Marion County, West Virginia

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Marion County, West Virginia
Map
Location in the state of West Virginia
Location of West Virginia in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	1842
County Seat	Fairmont
Courthouse

County Courthouse

Marion County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG

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^[1]

History

The county is named after "The Swamp Fox" Revolutionary War Brigadier General Francis Marion (c1732-1795).^[2]

Parent County

1842--Marion County was created 14 January 1842 from Monongalia and Harrison Counties. County seat: Fairmont ^[3]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Marion County boundary changes.

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Marion County, West Virginia census records online, see: West Virginia Census.

Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

Church Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

Fairmont

Court

Genealogy

[Brand] Brand, Franklin Marion. The Brand Family of Monongalia County, Virginia (Now West Virginia). Morgantown, W. Va.: F.M. Brand, 1922. FHL Film 1033725 Item 7; digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Military

Civil War

Regiments. Service men in Marion 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 Marion County, West Virginia:

- 19th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company D.^[4]

- 20th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Companies A and B.^[5].

- 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Marion Guards).^[6]

Records and histories are available, including:

West Virginia, Naturalization Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

Naturalization

West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Newspapers

Probate

Marion County West Virginia Will Books 1842 - 1970
West Virginia Will Books

Vital Records

West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - Marriages

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

Web Sites

Marion County, West Virginia Various Records on Microfilm at the Library of Virginia
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References

↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Preston County, West Virginia. Page 744 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ "Francis Marion," Wikipedia.
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
↑ Richard L. Armstrong, 19th and 20th Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1994). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 101.
↑ Richard L. Armstrong, 19th and 20th Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1994). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 101.
↑ John M. Ashcraft, 31st Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1988). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 48.

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