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Adoptee Rights Law Center - West Virginia

Summary of the laws in this state for adoptees and their original birth certificates.

Ancestry.com - Search Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Including baptisms, christenings, divorces, burials, cemeteries and obituaries. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

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FamilySearch - Free Family History and Genealogy Records

FamilySearch - West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928 ^FREE

Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of West Virginia. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 544,589 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

FamilySearch - West Virginia Births, 1853-1930 ^FREE

Name index of West Virginia county birth records. Data is searchable for all counties. However, records within each county may not be available for the full year range.

FamilySearch - West Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1854-1932 ^FREE

Name index to death and burial records from the state of West Virginia. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 48,702 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

FamilySearch - West Virginia Deaths, 1853-1970 ^FREE

Name index of West Virginia statewide and county death records. The statewide death index covers years 1917-1956 and includes all 55 West Virginia counties. The county deaths index covers years 1853-1970. Data is searchable for all state and county records. However, records within each county may not be available for the full year range.

FamilySearch - West Virginia Marriages, 1853-1970 ^FREE

Name index of West Virginia county marriage records. Data is searchable for all counties. However, records within each county may not be available for the full year range.

FamilySearch - West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932 ^FREE

Name index to marriage records from the state of West Virginia. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 203,378 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

FamilySearch Wiki - West Virginia Vital Records

An overview of vital records for this state and information for getting them by mail or online.

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Obtaining Copies of West Virginia Birth and Death Certificates

From the West Virginia state Dept. of Health and Human Resources' Health Statistics Center.

Online West Virginia Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

A Genealogy Records Guide by Joe Beine.

USGenWeb Archives

Vital Records Extracted From The Life, Travels, and Ministry of Milton M. Everly

August 1885-September 1897. Extractions of records for marriages, some baptisms, and funerals.
[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

Vital Records US - West Virginia Vital Records

Information and guidelines on acquiring vital records information in the United States. Includes state and county contact and pricing information.