Kanawha County, West Virginia Genealogy

 United States West Virginia  Kanawha County



County Courthouse
Kanawha County

409 Virginia Street East Charleston, WV 25301

304-372-2011


 * County Clerk has Birth, Death Records 1853
 * Marriage Records 1831,
 * Probate Records 1831
 * Land Records 1786

Parent County
1788--Kanawha County was created 14 November 1788 from Greenbrier and Montgomery (Virginia) Counties. County seat: Charleston

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Clay
 * Fayette
 * Jackson
 * Lincoln
 * Nicholas
 * Putnam
 * Raleigh
 * Roane

Cemeteries
Census

 Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Charleston

DNA
DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Kanawha County, (West) Virginia residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.


 * [Fletcher] Descendant of William Fletcher, b. England, resident of Kanawha and Monroe Counties, Virginia. Y-DNA 12 Marker Test, FTDNA. Genetic signature available online (labelled William Fletcher of Accomac County, Virginia/James Fletcher of Brunswick County, Virginia), courtesy: The Fletcher DNA Project.

Genealogy
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Military
West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: . [See Virginia, Western District, Kanawha County on page 135.]
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." ; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

Naturalization
West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991 Newspapers

Occupations

 * Cutten, George Barton. The Silversmiths of Virginia (Together with Watchmakers and Jewelers) from 1694 to 1850. Richmond, Va.: The Dietz Press, Incorporated, 1952. . [Includes a section on Charleston silversmiths.]

Probate
West Virginia Will Books

Taxation
How can Virginia tax lists help me?


 * [1792] Indexed images of the 1792 Personal Property Tax List of Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia) are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
 * [1802] Images of the 1802 Personal Property Tax List of Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia) are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
 * [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. . [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Kanawha County is included in Vol. 6.]

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries
Kanawha County Family History Hall of Fame "May we preserve their memories &amp; Contributions!" Please write about deceased historians &amp; Genealogist!

Genealogical Society
Kanawha Valley Genealogical Society P O Box 8555 South Charleston, WV 25303

WV Midland Trail Genealogical Society

2614 Furlong Avenue

St Albans, West Virginia 25177

Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia,

1608 Virginia Street East

Charleston, WV 25311

304-344-3597 Fax 304-343-3295

Libraries

 * Archives and History Library, Division of Culture and History, The Cultural Center, Capital Complex, Charleston, West Vriginia 25305-0300 304-558-0220 fax 304-558-2779
 * Division of Archives &amp; History, Cultural Center: Capital Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
 * Vital Registration Office; State Capitol Complex No 3, Run 516 Charleson, WV 25305 304-558-2931; Fax 304-558-1051

Family History Centers

 * Charleston West Virginia Family History Center

Websites


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