Marion County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Marion County

County Courthouse


Marion County Courthouse 217 Adams Street Fairmont, WV 26554 Phone: 304-367-5440


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records from 1872
 * Clerk Circuit Court probate and land

History


The county is named after "The Swamp Fox" Revolutionary War Brigadier General Francis Marion(c1732-1795).

Parent County
1842--Marion County was created 14 January 1842 from Monongalia and Harrison Counties. County seat: Fairmont

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Marion County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Harrison
 * Monongalia
 * Taylor
 * Wetzel

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Fairmont

Genealogy

 * [Brand] Brand, Franklin Marion. The Brand Family of Monongalia County, Virginia (Now West Virginia). Morgantown, W. Va.: F.M. Brand, 1922. ; digital version at - free.

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Civil War

 * - 19th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company D.
 * - 20th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Companies A and B..
 * - 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Marion Guards).

Records and histories are available, including:


 * West Virginia,

Naturalization

 * West Virginia,

Probate
Marion County West Virginia Will Books 1842 - 1970 West Virginia Will Books

Vital Records

 * . Includes marriages 1842-1970 - free.

Marriage

 * 1851-1863 - Virginia Marriages 1851-1863 (Ancestry) ($).

Societies and Libraries
Marion County Genealogical Club, Inc. Marion County Library, Monroe Street Fairmont, West Virginia, 26554

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Fairmont West Virginia Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Cyndi's List
 * Linkpendium
 * Linkpendium

Marion County, West Virginia Various Records on Microfilm at the Library of Virginia Learning How to Edit our Wiki Sites