West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
The West Virginia Department of Health Vital Statistics microfilm (10 reels, labeled 21-25 and 35-39) contains the index for
deaths in West Virginia for the years 1917 to 1983. The indexes are organized alphabetically by year, and include name, date
of death, county, volume number, and certificate number for each decedent. Starting in 1945, a cause of death code is listed
for each decedent. Social Security numbers were added to each record beginning with the 1979 index. The microfilm collection
also contains obituaries for Roane County circa 1973 to 1987. (The "gaps" in the sequence of reel numbers reflects the original
numbering system as we inherited it.).
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia, Department of Health, Vital Statistics, A&M 3449, West
Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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