A&M 3449West Virginia, Department of Health, Vital Statistics, 1917-1987 A&M 3449Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:20:15 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center West Virginia, Department of Health, Vital Statistics West Virginia. Department of Health A&M 3449 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/1763 1.46 Linear Feet 1 ft. 5 1/2 in. (10 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each) 1917-1987 The West Virginia Department of Health Vital Statistics microfilm (10 reels, labeled 21-25 and 35-39) contains the index for deaths in West Virginia for the years 1917 to 1983. The indexes are organized alphabetically by year, and include name, date of death, county, volume number, and certificate number for each decedent. Starting in 1945, a cause of death code is listed for each decedent. Social Security numbers were added to each record beginning with the 1979 index. The microfilm collection also contains obituaries for Roane County circa 1973 to 1987. (The "gaps" in the sequence of reel numbers reflects the original numbering system as we inherited it.). West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center English . Conditions Governing Access

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