{"id":4496,"date":"2013-08-27T15:33:57","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T15:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=4496"},"modified":"2021-10-21T12:43:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T16:43:15","slug":"top-genealogy-websites-pt-5-state-vital-records-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/top-genealogy-websites-pt-5-state-vital-records-in-the-u-s.html","title":{"rendered":"Top Genealogy Websites, Pt. 5: State Vital Records in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A growing number of states in the U.S. are putting their vital records online, making it easier for genealogists to obtain these records.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4497\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4497\" style=\"width: 996px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-west-virginia-division-culture-history.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4497\" title=\"collage-0827-2013-west-virginia-division-culture-history\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-west-virginia-division-culture-history.png\" alt=\"collage of genealogy records available online from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History\" width=\"996\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-west-virginia-division-culture-history.png 996w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-west-virginia-division-culture-history-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-west-virginia-division-culture-history-500x231.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: West Virginia Division of Culture and History<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.wvculture.org\/vrr\/va_select.aspx\">West Virginia Division of Culture and History<\/span> is a prime example of how these state projects are revolutionizing family history research in the 21st Century.<\/p>\n<p>West Virginia has put up millions of genealogical documents including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WV Births 1790-1937<\/li>\n<li>WV Marriages 1780-1971<\/li>\n<li>WV Deaths 1753-1978<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4499\" style=\"width: 996px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-strother-davenport-wedding.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4499\" title=\"collage-0827-2013-strother-davenport-wedding\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-strother-davenport-wedding.png\" alt=\"wedding records for Joseph Strother and Amelia Davenport available online from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History\" width=\"996\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-strother-davenport-wedding.png 996w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-strother-davenport-wedding-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-strother-davenport-wedding-500x180.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: West Virginia Division of Culture and History<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With a click you can see the original vital records registers for the Mountain State.<\/p>\n<p>Take for example the marriage of Joseph Strother and Amelia Davenport on 5 June 1808 in Charles Town, West Virginia.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4500\" style=\"width: 995px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-strother-davenport-marriage-records.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4500\" title=\"collage-0827-2013-strother-davenport-marriage-records\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-strother-davenport-marriage-records.png\" alt=\"wedding records for Joseph Strother and Amelia Davenport available online from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History and GenealogyBank\" width=\"995\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-strother-davenport-marriage-records.png 995w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-strother-davenport-marriage-records-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/collage-0827-2013-strother-davenport-marriage-records-500x271.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: West Virginia Division of Culture and History and GenealogyBank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>West Virginia has given us easy online access to the original entry in the 1808 marriage register for this couple\u2019s marriage.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4501\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4501\" style=\"width: 992px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo-0827-2013-strother-davenport-wedding-register.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4501\" title=\"photo-0827-2013-strother-davenport-wedding-register\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo-0827-2013-strother-davenport-wedding-register.png\" alt=\"photo of the wedding register for Joseph Strother and Amelia Davenport available online from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History\" width=\"992\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo-0827-2013-strother-davenport-wedding-register.png 992w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo-0827-2013-strother-davenport-wedding-register-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo-0827-2013-strother-davenport-wedding-register-500x66.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: West Virginia Division of Culture and History<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brief and to the point: we get the date of their marriage, their names and the name of the minister that performed the wedding.<\/p>\n<p>Couple that information with their marriage announcement that we find in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/\">GenealogyBank<\/a> and we get the rest of the story.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4502\" style=\"width: 612px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/farmers-repository-newspaper-0610-1808-strother-davenport-wedding-announcement.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4502\" title=\"farmer's-repository-newspaper-0610-1808-strother-davenport-wedding-announcement\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/farmers-repository-newspaper-0610-1808-strother-davenport-wedding-announcement.png\" alt=\"wedding announcement for Joseph Strother and Amelia Davenport, Farmer\u2019s Repository newspaper article 10 June 1808\" width=\"612\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/farmers-repository-newspaper-0610-1808-strother-davenport-wedding-announcement.png 612w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/farmers-repository-newspaper-0610-1808-strother-davenport-wedding-announcement-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/farmers-repository-newspaper-0610-1808-strother-davenport-wedding-announcement-500x274.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farmer\u2019s Repository (Charleston, West Virginia), 10 June 1808, page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The marriage announcement tells us that the minister, Rev. Mr. Mines, is of Leesburg (Loudoun County), Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Now we know where to look for the church registers of that denomination.<\/p>\n<p>From the marriage announcement we also learn that the groom, Joseph Strother, is of Madison County, Virginia, and that the bride, Miss Amelia Davenport, is the daughter of Major A. Davenport of Jefferson County, West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>This is critical information for genealogists.<\/p>\n<p>Now we know where to dig deeper for information about the Strother and Davenport families: Jefferson, Loudoun and Madison counties.<\/p>\n<p>Newspapers are the cutting-edge source for genealogists. GenealogyBank has made it easy to find facts like these details of the Strother-Davenport wedding. Combine this newspaper information with states like West Virginia putting digital copies of the original birth, marriage and death registers online\u2014and it\u2019s easy to see that this is a great time for genealogists!<\/p>\n<p>For reference, here is a list provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of all the state websites offering vital records across the United States: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/w2w.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/w2w.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A growing number of states in the U.S. are putting their vital records online, making it easier for genealogists to obtain these records. The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is a prime example of how these state projects are revolutionizing family history research in the 21st Century. West Virginia has put up millions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12713],"tags":[4793,4789,4,1910,4794,4783,5289,5301,4790,5302,1797,1129,1658,2233,465,2191,3133,4785,4791,4792,945,22,2045,2741,2020,27,5426,5430,4786,4788,4678,1676,1094,1739,5455,1090,4787,3450],"class_list":["post-4496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genealogy-research-tips","tag-a-davenport","tag-amelia-davenport","tag-birth","tag-birth-records","tag-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention","tag-charles-town","tag-church","tag-daughter","tag-davenport","tag-death","tag-death-records","tag-family","tag-family-history-2","tag-family-research","tag-historical-newspapers","tag-history","tag-jefferson-county","tag-joseph-strother","tag-leesburg","tag-loudoun-county","tag-madison-county","tag-marriage","tag-marriage-records","tag-mines","tag-newspaper-archives","tag-newspapers","tag-records","tag-research","tag-state-vital-records","tag-strother","tag-top-genealogy-websites","tag-va","tag-virginia","tag-vital-records-2","tag-websites","tag-west-virginia","tag-west-virginia-division-of-culture-and-history","tag-wv"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4496"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81019,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4496\/revisions\/81019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}