Braxton County, West Virginia Genealogy

Guide to Braxton 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, death indexes 1853-1886 Probate and Land Records Clerk Circuit Court has Divorce and Court Records

Braxton County

History

 * History of Braxton County and central West Virginia 1919
 * History of Braxton County and central West Virginia at Ancestry.com ($)

Parent County
1836--Braxton County was created 15 January 1836 from Lewis, Kanawha and Nicholas Counties. County seat: Sutton

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
1861 A fire burned the courthouse in 1861, but many records still exist from 1836 on.

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Clay
 * Gilmer
 * Lewis
 * Nicholas
 * Webster

Cemeteries

 * Random Acts WV Cemetery Records Research Guide
 * Obituaries Braxton County, West Virginia
 * Political Graveyard Braxton County, West Virginia
 * West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association

Census
Braxton, West Virginia Federal Census

Local Histories
West Virginia Archives &amp; History Braxton County


 * Braxton County History at Ancestry.com ($)

Maps



 * Maps of West Virginia (1617-1995)


 * Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia Braxton County, West Virginia Map Braxton County West Virginia 1895

Military
Go here for general Military Records of West Virginia

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: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Western District, Braxton County on page 134.]

Civil War
Confederate


 * - 3rd Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company B.
 * - 9th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Hansbrough's) (Confederate). Company B (Capt. William H. Mollohan's Company) and Company C (Braxton Blues).
 * - 14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company L and Company M (Braxton Dragoons).
 * - 19th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company B (Braxton County Volunteers).
 * - 36th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company B.
 * - 60th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (3rd Regiment, Wise Legion) (Confederate). Company F (The James River Rifles).
 * - 62nd Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry (Confederate). Company G.

Union


 * - 8th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry.

Records and histories are available, including:


 * 1861 - 1865 West Virginia,
 * 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 Records

 * 1814 - 1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Braxton Citizens' News

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1724 - 1978 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records 1724-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1756 - 1971 at FamilySearch — index and images

Braxton County, West Virginia Wills 1835-1959

West Virginia Will Books

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 1836-1847, 1865-1967 - free.

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

Burnsville Public Library

Braxton County Libraries

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Braxton County, WV History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia
 * Braxton County, West Virginia Microfilms at the Library of Virginia
 * First Families of Braxton County Families
 * Braxton County, WV Biographies
 * Braxton County, WV Biographies

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