WEST VIRGINIA GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH ADDRESSES: These are sources that I have gathered from publications, speakers, and from people in the MidAtlantic SIG. Bear in mind when researching West Virginia, that it was part of Virginia until 1863. If you have ancestors in the state before then, you might check with the Virginia sources. CENSUS RECORDS: Population Schedules. Indexed - (1810-1860 see Virginia; 1870) Industry and Agriculture Schedules. 1850, 1860 see Virginia; 1870, 1880 Mortality Schedules. Same as Industry and Agriculture. Slave Schedules. 1850, 1860 see Virginia. Union Veterans Schedules. 1890 HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES, ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES: Kanawa Valley Genealogical Society P.O. Box 8765 So. Charleston, WV 25303 KYOWVA Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1254 Huntington, WV 25715 Lincoln County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 92 Griffithsville, WV 25521 Logan County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 783 Logan, WV 25601 Marion County Genealogical Club Fairview, WV 26570 Ritchie County Historical Society 200 S. Church St. Harrisville, WV 26362 West Augusta Historical and Genealogical Society 118-11th St. Parkersburg, WV 26101 Wheeling Area Genealogical Society 2237 Marshall Ave. Wheeling, WV 26003 Archives and History Library Division of Culture and History Cultural Center, Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305 West Virgina Historical Society (Same address as Archives and History Library) West Virginia and Regional History Collection West Virginia University Library Colson Hall Morgantown, WV 26506 West Virginia Genealogical Society P.O. Box 172 Elkview, WV 25071 BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE RECORDS: For Birth and Death. Births and deaths begin January 1920; marriages January 1964. For marriages prior to 1964, write to the County Clerk of the county where the marriage license was issued. Division of Vital Statistics Department of Health Charleston, WV 25305 (304)558-2931 COUNTY ADDRESSES: Barbour (formed in 1843 from Harrison/Lewis/Randolph counties) P.O. Box 301 Philippi WV 26416 Berkeley (formed in 1772 from Frederick Co. VA) 100 W. King St Martinsburg WV 25401 Boone (formed 1847 from Kanawha/Cabell/Logan counties) Madison 25130 Braxton (formed 1836 from Lewis/Nicholas counties) P.O. Box 486 Sutton WV 26601 Brooke (formed 1797 from Ohio county) P.O. Box 272 Wellsburg WV 26070 Cabell (formed 1809 from Kanawha county) Huntington WV 25701 Calhoun (formed 1856 from Gilmer county) Grantsville WV 26147 Clay (formed 1858 from (formed from Braxton/Nicholas/Kanawha counties) Clay WV 25043 Doddridge (formed 1831 from Harrison/Tyler/Ritchie/Lewis counties) West Union WV 26456 Fayette (formed 1831 from Logan/Nicholas/Greenbrier/Kanawha counties) Fayetteville WV 25840 Gilmer (formed 1845 from Lewis/Kanawha counties) Glenville WV 26351 Grant (formed 1866 from Hardy county) 5 Highland Ave Petersburg WV 26847 Greenbrier (formed 1778 from Montgomery, VA/Botetourt, VA counties) P.O. Box 506 Lewisburg WV 24901 Hampshire (formed 1754 from Frederick, VA/Augusta, VA counties) Romney WV 26757 Hancock (formed 1848 from Brooke county) 102 N Court St. New Cumberland WV 26047 Hardy (formed 1786 from Hampshire county) P.O. Box 540 Moorefield WV 26836 Harrison (formed 1784 from Monongalia county) 301 W. Main Clarksburg WV 26301 Jackson (formed 1831 from Mason/Wood/Kanawha counties Ripley WV 25271 Jefferson (formed 1801 from Berkeley county) Charles Town WV 25414 Kanawha (formed 1788 form Greebrier/Montgomery counties) P.O. Box 3226 Charleston WV 25332 Lewis (formed 1816 from Harrison county) P.O. Box 87 Weston WV 26452 Lincoln (formed 1867-69 from Boone/Cabell/Logan/Kanawha/Wayne counties Hamlin WV 25523 Logan (formed 1824 from Giles, VA/Cabell/Tazewell, VA/Kanawha counties) Logan WV 25601 Marion (formed 1842 from Monongalia/Harrison counties) Fairmont WV 26554 Marshall (formed 1835 form Ohio county) P.O. Box 459 Moundsville WV 26041 Mason (formed 1804 from Kanawha county) Point Pleasant WV 25550 McDowell (formed 1858 from Tazewell, VA county) P.O. Box 967 Welch WV 24801 Mercer (formed 1837 from Giles, VA/Tazewell, VA counties) Princeton WV 24740 Mineral (formed 1866 from Hampshire county) P.O. Box 250 Keyser WV 26726 Mingo (formed 1895 from Logan county) P.O. Box 1197 Williamson WV 25661 Monongalia (formed 1776 from the District of West Augusta, VA.) Morgantown WV 26505 Monroe (formed 1799 from Greenbrier county) Union WV 24983 Morgan (formed 1820 from Berkeley/Hampshire counties) Fairfax St. Berkeley Springs WV 25411 Nicholas (formed 1818 from Greenbrier/Kanawha/Randolph counties) Summersville WV 26651 Ohio (formed 1776 from the District of West Augusta, VA) City County Building Wheeling WV 26003 Pendleton (formed 1788 from Augusta, VA/Hardy?Rockingham, VA counties) Franklin WV 26807 Pleasants (formed 1851 from Wood/Tyler/Ritchie counties) St. Marys WV 26170 Pocahontas (formed 1821 from Bath, VA/Randolph/Pendleton counties) 900 C 10th Ave Marlinton WV 24954 Preston (formed 1818 from Monongalia county) 101 W. Main Kingwood WV 26537 Putnam (formed 1848 from Kanawha/Cabell/Mason counties) P.O. Box 508 Winfield WV 25213 Raleigh (formed 1850 from Fayette county) Beckley WV 25801 Randolph (formed 1787 from Harrison county) Elkins WV 26241 Ritchie (formed 1842 from Harrison/Lewis/Wood counties) Harrisville WV 26362 Roane (formed 1856 from Kanawha/Calhoun/Jackson counties) Spencer WV 25276 Summers (formed 1871 from Fayette/Mercer/Greenbrier/Monroe counties) P.O. Box 97 Hinton WV 25951 Taylor (formed 1844 from Harrison/Barbour/Marion counties) Grafton WV 26354 Tucker (formed 1856 from Randolph county) Parsons WV 26287 Tyler (formed 1814 from Ohio county) P.O. Box 66 Middlebourne WV 26149 Upshur (formed 1851 from Randolph/Lewis/Barbour counties) Buckhannon WV 26201 Wayne (formed 1842 from Cabell county) Wayne WV 25570 Webster (formed 1860 from Nicholas/Braxton/Randolph counties) Webster Springs WV 26268 Wetzel (formed 1846 from Tyler county) P.O. Box 156 New Martinsville WV 26155 Wirt (formed 1848 from Wood/Jackson counties) P.O. Box 53 Elizabeth WV 26143 Wood (formed 1798 from Harrison county) Parkersburg WV 26101 Wyoming (formed 1850 from Logan county) P.O. Box 309 Pineville WV 24874