West Virginia. Department of Health

Overview

Correspondence, notes, clippings, and articles on the town of Bath (Berkeley Springs), West Virginia, West Virginia Foundation for Crippled Children, the State Health Department, and the genealogy of the Allen-Kesecker, Buzzard, Joseph Cox, Ensminger, John Grove, Gano, Gore, High, Wheat, and Zeilor families.

Overview

County court and public records consisting primarily of case papers; records of county officers; estate settlements; birth, marriage and death records; and land and tax records. There are also election records; deeds and deed indexes; and records of the administration of public health and welfare.

Overview The West Virginia Department of Health Vital Statistics microfilm (10 reels, labeled 21-25 and 35-39) contains the index for deaths in West Virginia for the years 1917 to 1983. The indexes are organized alphabetically by year, and include name, date of death, county, volume number, and certificate number for each decedent. Starting in 1945, a cause of death code is listed for each decedent. Social Security numbers were added to each record beginning with the 1979 index. The microfilm...

Scope and Contents

WV Dept. of Health Marriage Certificate Index is a listing categorized by groom or bride in alphabetical order by surname/name. Also included are marriage certificate date, county issuing certificate, and numbered identification where the certificate information is found.