West Virginia, Berkeley County, Church Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection will include records from 1819-1889.

Index to marriages from various churches in Bunker Hill, Hedgesville and Martinsburg in Berkeley County, West Virginia. The rights to publish the images associated with these indexes are not available at this time.

Record Content
Marriage records may contain the following information:
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Place of marriage
 * Ages and estimated birth dates of bride and groom
 * Place of birth for bride and groom
 * Parents’ names
 * Previous spouses
 * Race

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 * Use the ancestors’ age and location to find family in census, church, and land records.
 * Use the county and the certificate number to obtain a copy of the original marriage certificate from the county.

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 * You may need to search for both their Indian name and their English name.
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General Information about These Records

 * Physical description or format of the original material
 * History of the record
 * Why the record was created
 * Reliability of the information in the record
 * Percentage of the population covered in the record
 * Preservation quality of the record

Related Websites

 * Genealogy Trails – Berkeley County Marriages
 * Berkeley County, West Virginia Marriages - Brides
 * Berkeley County, West Virginia Mariages – Grooms
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness, West Virginia
 * [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvberkel/ GenWeb Project – Berkeley, West Virginia
 * Link Pendium
 * Virginia Marriage Laws
 * Order West Virginia Certificates online

Related Wiki Articles

 * Berkeley County, West Virginia
 * West Virginia Vital Records
 * West Virginia Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records) 1854-1932
 * West Virginia, County Marriage Records (FamilySearch Historical Records) 1780-1970
 * West Virginia Genealogy

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