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Certificates of deaths (West Virginia), 1917-1973; indexes, 1917-1991

Authors

Format

Microfilm 16mm

Language

English

Publication Date

1994-1998

Publisher

Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah

Place of Publication

Salt Lake City, Utah

Physical

361 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

References

Notes

For several years, certificates for stillborn children were not given a number, but the word "skip" was used instead of a number. These certificates are not listed in the index.

Certificates give certificate number, place of death, name of deceased, sex, color or race, marital status, age, occupation, birthplace, names of parents and their birthplaces, date of death, cause of death, date and place of burial, informant's name, name of attending physician, and place and length of residence. Information is not always complete.

Microfilm of original records at the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (WVDCH) and the Vital Registration Office, West Virginia Division of Health, in Charleston, West Virginia.

To search WVDCH images of statewide deaths 1917-1954 click http://wvculture.org/vrr/ (as of 9 April 2018).

West Virginia Deaths are available online, click here.

View this catalog record in WorldCat for other possible copy locations.

Subjects

Locality Subjects

Film/Digital Notes

Column headers with buttons are sortable.
NoteLocationCollection/ShelfFormat
1917-1925, Death indexes (Need name, county, and death date to find death certificates 1917-1920. Certificates are arranged by county, and then by death date. To find certificates after 1920 use only death certificate number. Death certificates after 1920 are arranged by certificate number.)Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984577 8227748
1925-1931, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984578 8512868
1932-1938, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984579 8512869
1939-1946, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984580 8411273
1947-1953, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984581 8512870
1954-1962, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984582 8512871
1963-1969, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984583 8512873
1970-1976, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984584 8512872
1977-1983, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984585 8413405
1984-1991, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984586 8512931
NoteLocationCollection/ShelfFilmImage Group Number (DGS)Format
1917-1925, Death indexes (Need name, county, and death date to find death certificates 1917-1920. Certificates are arranged by county, and then by death date. To find certificates after 1920 use only death certificate number. Death certificates after 1920 are arranged by certificate number.)Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984577 8227748
1925-1931, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984578 8512868
1932-1938, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984579 8512869
1939-1946, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984580 8411273
1947-1953, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984581 8512870
1954-1962, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984582 8512871
1963-1969, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984583 8512873
1970-1976, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984584 8512872
1977-1983, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984585 8413405
1984-1991, Death indexesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1984586 8512931

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