Marion County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Marion County

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

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

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