Our Family's Journey Through Time
Title | West Virginia Birth Index, 1853-1914 | |
Publisher | MyHeritage | |
Record ID Number | MH:S500057 | |
_MEDI | 10688 | |
_TYPE | Collection | |
Source ID | S500057 | |
Text | In Virginia / West Virginia births began to be universally reported to counties in 1853 with a few counties collecting birth records as early as the late 1700s and early 1800s. In 1917, the West Virginia Department of Health Vital Registration office began collecting the county reports of births and issuing official state birth certificates from that year through the present, as well as creating “delayed” birth records by affidavit. The records in this collection were compiled by county in a few phases which results in some non-uniform year coverage due to changes in selection criteria and privacy regulations. Also gaps are present due to record loss. The listing below reflects the coverage for each of the 55 counties in West Virginia and year-ranges of records included.
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Linked to (9) | Chloe Gainer Malitus Godfrey Sophie Verus Godfrey Priscilla Estella Henline Clara Neva Regester P. J. Regester Brewer Britton Steerman Edward Steerman Mollie Ware |
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