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[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/West West Virginia Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.  
[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/West West Virginia Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.  


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West Virginia's civil records start the following years:  
West Virginia's civil records start the following years:  


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| align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/West_Virginia_Vital_Records#State_Records_of_Births_and_Deaths Birth]'''  
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| align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Earliest  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="16.6%" align="center" | Earliest  
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1853-1900  
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1853-1900  
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1781
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1781
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1853-1900
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1853-1900
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| align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Statewide Registration  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="16.6%" align="center" | Statewide Registration  
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1917*  
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1917*  
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1853
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1853
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1917*
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1917*
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="16.6%" align="center" | General Compliance  
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1925
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1925
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1853
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1853
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1925
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[[West Virginia Probate Records|Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date.  
[[West Virginia Probate Records|Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date.  


[[West Virginia History|History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog.
[[West Virginia History|History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog.  


=== More Online Links  ===
=== More Online Links  ===
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[[Category:West_Virginia|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]]
[[Category:West_Virginia|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]]
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