Freda, My dad was born in Mingo county and was told he could not get a birth certificate because they were destroyed in the fires and floods. One day my mom wrote to the capital in Charleston and they sent her a copy of his birth certificate! The Archives in Charleston is really a GREAT place to do research. They have census records, marriage records, birth records, newspapers, etc for most of the counties in the state (I found my grandparents marriage certificate on microfilm there... Mingo county 1913). The Archives and History Library is opened Monday-Friday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. They close for state holidays and were doing some remodeling last fall (hopefully that is finished now). Their phone number is 304-558-0230. If you go there take plenty of change for the parking meter (I ususally try to park in the lot right next to the center but it can fill up fast). Below is some information taken from their brochure (pick one up if you visit - it's GREAT). Good Luck! Debbie Ullom ------ Directions: (taken from one of their brochures - "The West Virginia State Archives is located in the Cultural Center which is part of the State Capitol Complex. From Interstate 64/77, take Exit 99 (State-Capitol/Greenbrier Street). There is limited, metered parking at the Capitol Complex. Additional visitor parking is available at Laidley Field on Elizabeth Street with shuttle service to the Capitol." The following resources are listed in the brochure as being available: REFERENCE SOURCES: Index to Land Grants in West Virginia (by Sims), Making of a State (by Sims), West Virginia Estate Settlements (1750-1850) (by Johnston), Index to Printed Virginia Genealogies (by Stewart), Virginia Historical Index (by Swern), Atlas to county Boundary Changes in Virginia (by Doran), Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (by Thorndale and Dollarhide), West Virginia Gazetteer (by WV Geological and Economic Survey), Archives of Maryland, Calendar of Virginia State Papers, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, New Jersey Archives, Pennsylvania Archives, Vital Records of the Towns of Massachusetts. PRIMARY STATE RECORDS Microfilm copies of original county records for all West Virginia counties (except Lincoln County records prior to 1909 which were destroyed by fire): births and deaths (since 1853), marriages, wills, deeds, surveys, estate records and some circuit court records. Land tax books (from date of counties' formation to the 1930's and for almost one-half the state's counties through 1959) Personal property tax records for select West Virinia counties, some as early as 1782 (microfilmed) Vital Statistics: death certificates (1917-1970), delayed and regular birth certificates (c. 1880-1919). More recent records kept at Vital Registration Office, Bureau of Public Health, 1900 Kanawha Blvd, East, Charleston, WV 25305-0514. CENSUS RECORDS Virginia census (1790, 1810-1870) Slave schedules (1850 and 1860) WV census (1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920) Indexes for 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 1890 Special Census of Union Veterans and Widows MILITARY RECORDS Records of service in the colonial wars, Revolutionary War, and War of 1812 can be found in lists of pensioners and in printed sources such as: Virginia's Colonial Soldiers (by Bockstruck) The Soldiery of West Virginia (by Lewis) West Virginias in the Revolution (by Johnston) West Virginia Revolutionary Ancestors Whose Services were Non-Military (by Reddy) Microfilm records and index for West Virginia Union troops (1861-1865) [includes regiment, company, name, age, residence, date, place of enlistment and discharge, and brief notes concerning some men's service] Microfilm records and index for Virginia and West Virginia confederate soldiers Veterans' burial file (interred in WV prior to 1936) Several printed Civil War regimental histories Spanish-American War records are printed in Report of the Adjutant General, 1899-1900 Records from the Adjutant General's Office provide muster information on men in the National Gurard from 1890 through World War I and other World War I enlistments. Additional U.S. military records (especially for 20th century engagements) are maintained by the Office of the Adjutant General, Coonskin Armory, Charleston, WV 25311 NEWSPAPERS Microfilm of primarily West Virginian daily and weekly titles (some for their entire period of publication) COUNTY, COMMUNITY, AND FAMILY Book collection: county histories, community histories, published court records, census records and cemetery readings. Family histories (many donated by the researchers and compilers) - includes a large number of similar volumes dealing with adjacent states. PHOTOCOPYING AND FEES Photocopying done by library staff (within limits of Copyright Law and condition of material). Standard fee for regular and legal size photocopies is 25 cents. Reader-printer microfilm copies are 50 cents per exposure. Oversize document copies require additional fees (available upon request). Birth and death certificate copies $2.50 per document (additonal $2.50 for certification) Current fees subject to change --------- -----Original Message----- From: jgidley <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, January 23, 2000 7:54 AM Subject: Re: [WVMINGO] MINGO RECORDS??? >Freda, the court house in Williamson for Mingo Co. or Court house in Logan >for Logan Co. Good luck in Williamson due to fires and flood they may not >have what you need and don't get discourage if names and dates are >missspelled alot of their paper work had to be recopied. I went there last >summer and was disappointed that I couldn;t get anything birth, death >nothing on my uncle that was murdered in 1932, he was born and raised in >Mingo Co.but being from there I do remember the floods. Jerry >-----Original Message----- >From: Freda Cannon <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Sunday, January 23, 2000 1:43 AM >Subject: [WVMINGO] MINGO RECORDS??? > > >>Where in Mingo County are the records kept such as birth certificates, >>marriage licenses, Census records for 1900 and later (possibly earlier if >I >>find what I'm looking for)etc......I have been everywhere but have failed >to >>get an addy so that I can visit and find what I'm looking for. >> >>Any help you can be would be appreciated, as I plan to visit there at the >>end of the month. >> >>Freda >> >> >> >>==== WVMINGO Mailing List ==== >> >> > > >==== WVMINGO Mailing List ==== > > >