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Many people begin their genealogy research starting with the widely available
U.S. census records. The U.S. began taking a census every 10 years starting in 1790. The records from 1790 to 1840
contain only the name of the head of the household and limited information about the other individuals in the residence.
That changed in 1850 when the census began listing each member of the household individually. Look how West Virginia has grown! The following table details the population of the state from it's first census through 1940. The 1940 census is the last year currently available for genealogy use. The 1950 census won't be available until 2022. Information is shown for 1890, but that census was mostly lost due to a fire and mishandling in the 1920's and 1930's. |
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If the population figure below is underlined click on it to be taken to a free online version of the census | |||||||||||||||
55,873 | 78,592 | 105,469 | 136,808 | 176,924 | 224,537 | 302,313 | 376,688 | ||||||||
442,014 | 618,457 | 762,794 | 958,800 | 1,221,119 | 1,463,701 | 1,729,205 | 1,901,974 |
This is where you get to help out you're fellow researchers! If you know of a great West Virginia genealogy site, click below to send us an email with the url. Please provide a short description of whats on the site. We'll post it in the list below. |
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The links below are provided by your fellow researchers. They're ones they've found to be useful. DON'T FORGET TO USE THE LINKS TO FREE CENSUS RECORDS IN THE POPULATION TABLES ABOVE |
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West Virginia Births 1853-1930 | LDS Searchable Database |
West Virginia Births and Christenings 1853-1928 | LDS Searchable Database |
West Virginia Deaths 1804-1999 | LDS Searchable Database |
West Virginia Deaths and Burials 1854-1932 | LDS Searchable Database |
West Virginia Marriages 1780-1970 | LDS Searchable Database |
West Virginia Marriages 1854-1932 | LDS Searchable Database |
State of West Virginia Vital Records | Official State of West Virginia Site |
OTHER HELPFUL LINKS | |
If you know of a really useful non State or County specific website, click below to send us an email with the url. Please provide a short description of whats on the site. We'll post it in the list below. |
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Atlas of Historical County Boundaries | Interactive Research Tool |
Ellis Island | Searchable Passenger Database |
Find a Grave | Grave Registration and Search Website |
New Link | Click the link to the left to send us a new website url |
If you still have family living in West Virginia today, they may live in one of the larger cities of:
Charleston, Fairmont,
Huntington, Morgantown,
Parkersburg, Weirton or
Wheeling. Chances are their ancestors came from Germany, Ireland,
England, Italy or Scotland. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations. They may work at one of the companies based in West Virginia, like Charleston Area Medical Center, Mountaineer Race Track & Resort, Oglebay Resort, St. Mary's Medical Center or WV University Hospitals. Some of them may enjoy eating ramps or fried green tomatos. They probably root for the Pittsburgh Steelers or Pirates, Pittsburgh Penguins, West Virginia Mountaineers or the Marshall Thundering Herd. You might find them white water rafting or visiting Cathedral State Park. |
The vital records information contained on this site may be used by individuals, libraries and genealogical societies for their own personal use, however commercial use of this information is strictly prohibited. Please report any abuse of this copyright you might find by sending us an email |
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