Braxton County, West Virginia
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[http://www.braxtoncounty.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx Braxton County Courthouse]<br>300 Main Street<br>P O Box 486<br>Sutton, WV 26601<br>Phone: 304-765-2833 <br> | [http://www.braxtoncounty.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx Braxton County Courthouse]<br>300 Main Street<br>P O Box 486<br>Sutton, WV 26601<br>Phone: 304-765-2833 <br> | ||
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Revision as of 23:43, 31 January 2013
United States 
West Virginia Braxton County
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| Braxton County, West Virginia | |
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 Location in the state of West Virginia | |
 Location of West Virginia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | 1836 |
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| County Seat | Sutton |
| Courthouse | |
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County Courthouse
Braxton County Courthouse
300 Main Street
P O Box 486
Sutton, WV 26601
Phone: 304-765-2833
County Clerk has birth, marriage, death indexes 1853-1886
Probate and Land Records
Clerk Circuit Court has Divorce and Court Records[1]
History
Parent County
1836--Braxton County was created 15 January 1836 from Lewis, Kanawha and Nicholas Counties.
County seat: Sutton [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Braxton County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
USGENWEB Archives Project Cemtery Listing
Braxton County Tombstone Transcription Braxton County
Find a Grave - Braxton County, West Virginia
USGENWEB Archives Project Obituaries
Obituaries Braxton County, West Virginia
Political Graveyard Braxton County, West Virginia
West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association
Miscellaneous Braxton County, West Virginia Obituaries
Census
For tips on accessing Braxton County, West Virginia census records online, see: West Virginia Census.
Braxton, West Virginia Federal Census
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
West Virginia Archives & History Braxton County
Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia
Braxton County, West Virginia Map
Braxton County West Virginia 1895
Military
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: FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Western District, Braxton County on page 134.]
Civil War
Regiments. Service men in Braxton County, West Virginia served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Braxton County, West Virginia:
- - 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).[3]
- - 14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company L and Company M (Braxton Dragoons).[4]
- - 19th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company B (Braxton County Volunteers).[5]
- - 36th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company B.[6]
Records and histories are available, including:
- West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Naturalization Records
West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991
Newspapers
Probate
Braxton County, West Virginia Wills 1835-1959
West Virginia Will Books
Taxation
Vital Records
West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - Marriages
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- 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
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References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Braxton County, West Virginia. Page 743 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Richard L. Armstrong, 25th Virginia Infantry and 9th Battalion Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1990). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 71.
- ↑ Robert J. Driver, 14th Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1988). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 47.
- ↑ Richard L. Armstrong, 19th and 20th Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1994). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 101.
- ↑ J.L. Scott, 36th and 37th Battalions Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1986). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 24.
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