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Registers of births, etc. [includes marriage and death]

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Includes vital records, such as records on birth, marriage, and death. Can include baptismal records, marriage licenses, obituaries, funeral records, etc.

Found in 86 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas Ray Dille Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0357
Scope and Contents Gift of the brothers and sisters of Thomas Ray Dille, lawyer, historian, and genealogist of Morgantown W.Va. This collection contains the family histories of the Dille, David Evans, and John Evans families, as well as the Ray, Stewart, McFarland, and Tennant families. Materials include five loose leaf volumes of cemetery records of Monongalia County; family records of Monongalia County, and family Bible records. Additional materials about the Forks of Cheat Baptist Church,...
Dates: ca. 1774-1939
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Upshur County Physicians Record of Births

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4372
Content Description One "Physician's Record", a small pamphlet used by doctors or other medical professionals to document births. This record was used from 1936-1944, mainly for births in Upshur County. These books were issued by the West Virginia State Department of Health to physicians for purposes of statistics and record-keeping. Each page of the book contains a form that can be filled in with the relevant information, including the infant's name, date of birth, birthplace, race, and legitimacy, as well as...
Dates: 1936-1944
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

U.S. Works Progress Administration, West Virginia Historic Records Survey, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0046
Overview Copies of records from each county in West Virginia gathered by the depression-era public records survey funded by the Works Progress Administration. Included are registers of births, marriages, deaths, wills, estate settlements, and land records. Transcriptions of county and circuit court minute and order books are included as well as cemetery readings and registers; church record surveys; mimeographed calendars of the papers of West Virginia governors; and American Imprint Inventory slips...
Dates: ca. 1930-1939
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Violette S. Machir, Compiler, Revolutionary War Pension Applications and Genealogies (Mason County)

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2587
Scope and Contents

Transcriptions of six Revolutionary War pension applications from the Mason County Order Book 1828-1833. Also contains genealogies from Mason County families, including the Somerville, Edwards, Lemaster, Lewis, Long, etc. Contains numerous obituaries from Mason County. Several articles and newspaper clippings written about Mason County topics including the Battle of Point Pleasant, Presbyterian Church (Point Pleasant), the Silver Bridge Disaster, etc.

Dates: 1828-1995
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Virginia Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1240
Scope and Contents

Microfilm include State Land Office Records; S. Bassett French, Biographical Sketches; Mott-Alston Collection of Colonial Families; Confederate Service Records of Virginia Soldiers; Revolutionary War, Public Service Claims; Revolutionary War, Public Service Claims; Revolutionary War, Bounty Warrants; Revolutionary Pensions; Revolutionary War, Rejected Claims; Family Genealogical Notes; and List of Baptist records at the University of Richmond.

Dates: 1623-1933
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Virginia Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1246
Scope and Contents

Church and Bible records, personal property tax lists, index to Confederate service records of Virginia soldiers, Revolutionary War public service claims, index to Revolutionary War record, Revolutionary War pension and claim [indices], index cards to Virginia legislative petitions, and index to muster rolls of the Virginia militia in the War of 1812.

Dates: 1783-1863
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Virginia Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1293
Scope and Contents

Deeds, wills, court orders, marriage and other records for Accomack County; Alexandria City; and parish registers, vestry books, marriage bonds, etc. for Albemarle County, Alexandria City, Abingdon, Atrim and Augusta parishes.

Dates: 1623-1933
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

W. Guy Tetrick, Compiler, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1306
Overview Marriage, birth, and death records; wills; estate inventories and settlements from various West Virginia counties; Sons of the Revolution applications; Harrison County family records and obituaries, and obituary clippings for West Virginia. Thistle, Roy, Collector. Papers, 1853-1934. ca.30 items (photocopies) and 1 reel of microfilm (1 vol.). Loaned for duplication by Roy Thistle, 1961. No.1443. A scrapbook containing: a brief history of Sistersville and the oil industry, particularly in...
Dates: ca. 1780-1950
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Webster County (W. Va.) Court Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0763
Scope and Contents County court and public records consisting primarily of case papers, Administration of Justice-related books, financial records, and vital statistics records. There are also many court calendar (docket) records and land-related records.Of the original paper materials and record books, only box 15 of the original materials have been microfilmed. Highlights include:Item 69 (of the record books) is a court transcript of the case State v. Annie L. McKenzie...
Dates: 1851-1953
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia Adjutant General, Burial and Cemetery Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3137
Overview West Virginia Adjutant General burial and cemetery records including cemetery maps. The records consists of forms containing name; residence at death (city, county, state); cemetery name and location including town and county; date of burial; type of grave marker; information on grave marker including additional identification; date and place of birth; date, place, and cause of death; next of kin and their address; dates enlisted and discharged; serial number; rank; race; service branch; war...
Dates: 1825-1939
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center