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West Virginia Genealogy & History
West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863. Before that it was part of Virginia
Featured exclusive FREE West Virginia Genealogy Resources
 Ships Passenger Lists contain genealogy information - the name of the passenger, age, occupation, country of origin, port of arrival, port of departure, and more. Deaths and births are recorded on ships passenger lists. OliveTreeGenealogy.com has a large collection of FREE ships passenger lists for USA & Canada. Search for ancestors on Ships Passenger lists arriving in West Virginia
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 Naturalization Records consist of Declarations of Intent, Certificates of Arrival, Petition for Naturalization and a Certificate of Citizenship . Find ancestors in FREE transcribed Declarations of Intent, First Papers, Alien Registrations, Passport Applications, Naturalization Petitions and Citizenship Certificates on NaturalizationRecords.com
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Featured One-of-a-Kind West Virginia Family Photo Albums & Ledger Books
 Wishing you knew what your ancestor looked like? Search 1800s photographs and ancestor photo albums on Lost Faces. There are over 2,500 photos in this growing one-of-a-kind exclusive genealogy collection. Quality reproductions available.
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 Ledger Books 1772-1925 Find your West Virginia ancestors in unique collection of original Ledger Books, Journals and Diaries from stores, schools, and individuals.Quality reproductions available.
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