Marion County, West Virginia Genealogy

Guide to Marion County West Virginia ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse

 * 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).


 * History of the county of Marion, West Virginia at Ancestry.com ($)

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

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating West Virginia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation West Virginia County Boundary Maps" (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Harrison
 * Monongalia
 * Taylor
 * Wetzel

Cemeteries

 * Random Acts WV Cemetery Records Research Guide

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



 * Maps of West Virginia (1617-1995)
 * 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:


 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861 - 1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

Naturalization

 * 1814 - 1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records

Marion County West Virginia Will Books 1842 - 1970 West Virginia Will Books
 * 1724 - 1978 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records 1724-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1756 - 1971 at [https:/familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] — index and images

Online West Virginia Tax site
West Virginia real and personal property tax records are managed by the County Assessor in each county. Land and land improvements are considered real property while mobile property is classified as personal property.

Many County Assessors offer an online searchable database, where assessment record searches can be performed by name, account number, year, or mp/parcel number. Where online records are not available, requests for records can be made to the Assessment Office in person, by phone, or in writing.

The search for tax information can start here

Vital Records

 * . Includes marriages 1842-1970 - free.

Marriage

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

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of West Virginia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

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

 * Marion County, WV History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * 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