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BARBOUR COUNTY, formed in 1843 from Randolph, Harrison, and Lewis Counties

Census Records
1850 census
1860 census
1870 census
Marriage Records
1892-1935
General History
Western Waters: Early Settlers of Eastern Barbour County
Barbour County, WV Hardesty’s Biogrpahical Atlas, 1882, Volume 4

BRAXTON COUNTY, formed in 1836 from Lewis, Kanawha, and Nicholas Counties

Census Records
1850, 1860, and 1870 census
1900 census (Kanawha, Otter, Salt Lick, Birch, Holly Districts)
Marriage Records
1836-1875
1876-1932
Death Records
1831-1900
1853-1880
1901-1920
Cemeteries
Braxton County Cemeteries, Volume 1

CABELL COUNTY, formed in 1809 from Kanawha County

Marriage Records
1851-1899
General History
Cabell County West Virginia Heritage

CALHOUN COUNTY, formed in 1856 from Gilmer County

Census Records
1860 census
1870 census
1910 census (Sheridan, Sherman, and Washington District
Marriage Records
1856-1927
Cemeteries
Cemeteries in Calhoun County
Index to Calhoun County Cemeteries
General History
History of Calhoun County, 1989
Lines and Links, 1976-1979
Lines and Links, 1980-1983
Lines and Links, 1984-1987

CLAY COUNTY, formed in 1858 from Braxton, Kanawha, and Nicholas Counties

Census records
1860 census
1870 census
1900 census
1920 census
Marriage records
1858-1958
Index to Clay County Marraiges, 1858-1958
Cemeteries
Clay County Cemeterys
General History
History of Clay County
Families in 1850 Clay, Nicholas & Webster Counties, WV
The Claybourne Pierson Papers

DODDRIDGE COUNTY, formed in 1845 from Harrison, Tyler, Ritchie, and Lewis Counties

Census records
1850 census
1860 census
1870 census
1900 census
1910 census
Marriage records
1846-1937
1845-1884
Death records
1853-1969
Cemeteries
West Union, WV Cemeteries
General History
History of Nutter’s Fork Community, Doddridge County, WV

FAYETTE COUNTY, formed in 1831 from Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, and Logan Counties

General History
History of Fayette County, WV, 1993

GILMER COUNTY, formed in 1843 from Lewis and Kanawha Counties

Census records
1850 census
1860 census
1870 census
Death records
1853-1880
Cemeteries
Gilmer County, WV Cemeteries, volume 1 and 2
Gilmer County, WV Cemeteries, volume 2
General History
Gilmer County, WV History 1845-1989
History of Sinking Creek Community

GRANT COUNTY, formed in 1866 from Hardy County

Census records
1900 census

GREENBRIER COUNTY, formed in 1778 from Montgomery and Botetourt Counties, Virginia

Census records
1820 census (Greenbrier County, VA)
General History
History of Greenbrier County, 1917
Greenbrier County, WV Hardesty’s Biographical Atlas, 1882

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, formed in 1754 from Frederick and Augusta Counties, Virginia

Census records
1850 census

HARDY COUNTY, formed in 1786 from Hampshire County

Census records
1850 census
1860 census
1870 census

HARRISON COUNTY, formed in 1784 from Monongalia County

Census records
1850 census
1860 census
1870 census
1900 census
Marriage records
1785-1894
Cemeteries
Simpson District, Harrison County Cemeteries

JACKSON COUNTY, formed in 1831 from Kanawha, Wood, and Mason Counties

Census records
1850 census
1860 census
1900 census
Birth records
1853-1950 A-B
1853-1950 C
1853-1950 D-G
1853-1950 H-J
1853-1950 K-L
1853-1950 M-O
1853-1950 P-R
1853-1950 Sa-Sm
1853-1950 Sm-V
1853-1950 W-Z
Marriage records
1831-1879
1901-1925
1926-1939
1940-1950
Death records
1856-1949 A-E
1856-1949 F-M
1856-1949 N-Z
Cemeteries
List of Cemeteries in Jackson County
Jackson County, WV Grant District Cemeteries
Ravenswood Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions May 1984
Cemeteries of Jackson and Roane Counties
Some Early City Burying Grounds – Jackson, Roane, Wood, & Wirt Counties
General History
Early Settlers and Their Contribution to Jackson County and its county seat, Ripley, WV
A Dictionary of Jackson County Place Names
Jackson County, WV Past and Present 1990

KANAWHA COUNTY, formed in 1788 from Greenbrier and Montgomery County, VA

Census records
1810 census
1820 census
1830 census
1840 census
1850 census
1870 census
1880 census Big Sandy District
1910 and 1920 census
1920 census
Marriage Records
1869-1884
1885-1898
Cemeteries
101 Kanawha County, WV Cemete
Kanawha County Cemeteries, volume 3
Kanawha County Cemeteries, volume 4
Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, WV, volume 1 A-E
Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, WV, volume 2 F-K
Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, WV, volume 3 L-R
Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, WV, volume 4 S-Z
Kanawha Valley Cemeteries, volume 2 : Some Cemeteries from Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, and Putnam
General History
Kanawha County, WV Court Records 1789-1803
History of Charleston and Kanawha County, WV and Representative Citizens
Index to W. S. Laidley’s History of Charlestone and Kanawha County, WV
Kanawha County, VA (now WV) 1806-1809 Tax List
Kanawha County, VA (now WV) 1840 Tax List
History of the Great Kanawha Valley
Ancestors of Kanawha Valley Genealogy Society members, volume 1
Ancestors of Kanawha Valley Genealogy Society members, volume 2
Ancestors of Kanawha Valley Genealogy Society members, volume 3
The Kanawha Valley 1872 : Resources, Developments, and Special Business Directory

LEWIS COUNTY, formed in 1860 from Harrison County

Census records
1850 census
1860 census
1870 census
Birth records
1853-1886
1869-1877
Marriage records
Marriage bonds 1816-1865 Females
Marriage bonds 1816-1865 Males
1817-1880
1822-1899
1881-1937
Death records
1853-1868
1887-1905
1906-1929
1939-1940
Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Lewis County and Adjacent Counties, volume 1
Cemeteries of Lewis County and Adjacent Counties, volume 2
Cemeteries of Lewis County and Adjacent Counties, volume 3
Cemeteries of Lewis County and Adjacent Counties, volume 4
Cemeteries of Lewis County and Adjacent Counties, volume 5
Cemeteries of Lewis County and Adjacent Counties, volume 6
Cemeteries of Lewis County and Adjacent Counties, volume 7
Cemeteries of Lewis County and Adjacent Counties, volume 8
Cemeteries of Lewis County and Adjacent Counties, volume 9
General History
Lewis County Obituaries, Marriages, and Births 1942-1943 in the Weston Independent
Lewis County Obituaries, Marriages, and Births 1944-1945 in the Weston Independent
Lewis County Obituaries, Marriages, and Births 1948-1949 in the Weston Independent
Lewis County in the Civil War 1861-1865
History of Walkersville Community
Hardesty’s West Virginia Counties : Mason, Pleasants, Lewis and Roane
Lewis County, WV : Her People and Places

MARION COUNTY, formed in 1842 from Monongalia and Harrison Counties

Marriage records
1842-1899

MARSHALL COUNTY, formed in 1835 from Ohio County

Marriage records
1835-1889

MASON COUNTY, formed in 1804 from Kanawha County

Census records
1850 census
1860 census
1870 census
Marriage records
1806-1870
1850-1861

MONONGALIA COUNTY, formed in1776 from a district of West Augusta, VA

Census records
1860 census
1870 census
Marriage records
1841-1861

MORGAN COUNTY, formed in 1820 from Hampshire and Berkeley Counties

Census records
1870 census

NICHOLAS COUNTY, formed in 1818 from Kanawha, Greenbrier, and Randolph Counties

Census records
1860 census
1870 census
Marriage records
1817-1903
1903-1933
General History
Families of Nicholas County, WV which includes :
1809 tax list of the region
1820 federal census records
1830 federal census records
1840 federal census records
Index to 1840 federal census
Index History of the County

PENDLETON COUNTY, formed in 1788 from Augusta and Rockingham Counties, VA and Hardy County, WV

Census records
1810 census
1850 census
1860 census
1870 census
Marriage records
1791-1853

PLEASANTS COUNTY, formed in 1851 from Wood, Tyler, and Ritchie Counties

Census records
1860 census
1870 census
1900 census
Marriage records
1853-1899

POCAHONTAS COUNTY, formed in 1821 from Bath County, VA, Pendleton and Randolph Counties, WV

Census records
1850 census
1860 census
1870 census

PRESTON COUNTY, formed in 1818 from Monongalia County

Census records
1850 census

PUTNAM COUNTY, formed in 1848 from Kanawha, Mason, and Cabell Counties

Census records
1870 census
General History
Burials by Allen Funeral Home, Putnam County, WV 1930-1999

RANDOLPH COUNTY, formed in 1787 from Harrison County

Census records
1850 census
1860 census
1870 census
Marriage records
1787-1923

RITCHIE COUNTY, formed in 1843 from Wood, Harrrison, and Lewis Counties

Census records
1850 census
1860 census
1870 census
1900 census
1910 census
1920 census
Marriage records
1843-1915
1856-1919
General History
Index to Minnie Kendall Lowther’s History of Ritchie County, 1985

ROANE COUNTY, formed in 1856 from Kanawha, Jackson, and Gilmer Counties

Census records
1860 census
1870 census
1880 census
1900 census – Curtis, Geary, Harper, Reedy Districts
1900 census – Smithfield, Spencer, Walton Districts
1910 census
Birth records
1856-1960’s – A
1856-1960’s – B
1856-1960’s – C
1865-1960’s – D-E-F
1856-1960’s – G
1856-1960’s – H
1856-1960’s – I-J-K
1856-1960’s – L
1856-1960’s – M
1856-1960’s – N-O-P
1856-1960’s – Q-R
1856-1960’s – S
1856-1960’s – T-U-V
1856-1960’s – W-X-Y-Z
Marriage Records
1856-1899
1856-1919
Death Records
1856-1900
1901-1955
1956-1967
Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Roane County, WV, volume 1
Cemeteries of Roane County, WV, volume 2
Cemeteries of Roane County, WV, volume 3
Cemeteries of Roane County, WV, volume 4
Cemeteries in Walton District
Cemeteries in Harper District
Roane County, WV Cemeteries – Curtis and Geary Districts
Roane County, WV Cemeteries – Spencer District
Roane County, WV Cemeteries – Reedy District
Roane County, WV Cemeteries – Reedy & Smithfield Districts
Roane County, WV Cemeteries, 1983
Roane County, WV Cemeteries, 1991
Cemeteries of Geary District compiled by the WPA (Works Progress Administration) 1938-1940
Cemeteries of Smithfield District compiled by the WPA, 1938-1940
General History
History of the Harper District
Roane County Blue and Gray : an Index of Soldiers of the Civil War, including Union, Confederate, and Home Guard
History of Roane County, 1774-1926 by William H. Bishop
Index to History of Roane County, 1774-1926
Roane County in World War II
Pioneers in Roane County, WV by John A. House
Mostly Reedy Obituaries
Death Related Newspaper Articles from the Weekly Bulletin, Roane County, WV, 1898-1902
Death Related Newspaper Articles from the Weekly Bulletin, Roane County, WV, 1882-1897
Ancestor Charts of the Roane County Historical Society, volume 1
Ancestor Charts of the Roane County Historical Society, volume 2
Roane County in World War II
Roane County Journal, volume 1 & 2
Roane County Journal, volume 3 & 4
Roane County Journal, volume 5 & 6
Spencer High School Students and Graduates and Their Service to Their Country during World War II

TAYLOR COUNTY, formed in 1844 from Harrison, Barbour, and Marion Counties

Census records
1850 census
1860 census
1870 census
Marriage records
1853-1905

TUCKER COUNTY, formed in 1856 from Randolph County

Census records
1860 census

TYLER COUNTY, formed in 1814 from Ohio County

Marriage records
1891-1932

UPSHUR COUNTY, formed in 1851 from Randolph, Barbour, and Lewis Counties

Census records
1860 census
1870 census
Marriage records
1851-1896

WEBSTER COUNTY, formed in 1860 from Nicholas, Braxton, and Randolph Counties

Census records
1870 census

WETZEL COUNTY, formed in 1846 from Tyler County

Death records
1854-1895
General History
Wetzel County, WV Obituaries, volume 1, revised 1993

WIRT COUNTY, formed in 1848 from Wood and Jackson Counties

Census records
1850 census
1860 census
1870 census
1900 census
1910 census
Marriage records
1848-1854
1854-1899
1900-1970
Early Wirt County Marriages
Cemeteries
Wirt County Cemeteries by Mitchell
General history
Wirt County, WV Hardesty’s 1882
History of Wirt County, WV by Mitchell
The History of Wirt County, WV, 1981 (Depue Family)
A Pioneer History of Wirt County by Sewell

WOOD COUNTY, formed in 1798 from Harrison County

Census records
1820 census
1830 census
1840 census
1860 census
1870 census
1920 census
Marriage records
1880-1925
Cemeteries
Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, WV
IOOF Cemetery, Parkersburg, WV
Wood County Cemetery Inscriptions, volume 1
General History
Wood County Post Offices, 1850-1971
History of the City of Parkersburg
History of Mineral Wells Community, Wood County, WV, 1938
History of Leachtown, WV, 1989
History of Lee Creek Community, Wood County, WV, 1926
History of Locust Valley Community, 1930
Southern Sympathizers : Wood County Confederate Soldiers
Pioneers and Early Incidents of Wood County, WV
Genealogical Sketches of Washington, Wood County, WV, 1964