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Welcome to Fayette County, WV History and Genealogy |
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Welcome to Fayette County, WV History and Genealogy |
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West Virginia Genealogy Trails |
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Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data for the free use of all researchers.
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Site Administrator: Norman R Adkins Email Address: Fayette.County.WV.GT@gmail.com
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Fayette County History
Fayette County was created by Act of the Virginia General Assembly and passed February 28, 1831, from parts of Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas, and Logan counties. It was named in honor of the Marquis de la Fayette, who had played a key role assisting the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. There was a Fayette County previously in Virginia, but it was lost to form the new state of Kentucky. Thus in the State records of Virginia, there will be listings for Fayette County from 1780–1792 and Fayette County from 1831-1863. Neither location is still located in Virginia. Virginia no longer has a county named for the Marquis de la Fayette.
A substantial portion of Fayette County was subdivided to form what is now Raleigh County in 1850. During the Civil War, Fayette was one of 50 counties that broke off from the rest of Virginia and formed the new state of West Virginia. In 1871, an Act of the West Virginia Legislature severed a small portion of Fayette County to form part of Summers County.
The Fayette County Courthouse is located at 100 Church Street, Fayetteville, WV 25840 (304) 574-4249
Fayette County Data Online
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Fayette County Site - Updates |
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| - Year to Come -- | Year 2013 Goal - Add 50000 more records --- Results --- 53.8 % | |
| May 2013 | 5 Newspaper Reports on Crime Stories | |
| April 2013 | Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter L 388 Surnames & 1762 Brides | |
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter T 285 Surnames & 2035 Brides | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter R 390 Surnames & 2119 Brides | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter M 765 Surnames & 3480 Brides | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter P 479 Surnames & 2299 Brides | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter W 370 Surnames & 3466 Brides | ||
| March 2013 | Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter N 180 Surnames & 787 Brides | |
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter F 159 Surnames & 537 Brides | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter K 295 Surnames & 1462 Brides | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter G 375 Surnames & 1493 Brides | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter J 104 Surnames & 1573 Brides | ||
| February 2013 | Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter E 155 Surnames & 948 Brides | |
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter X 0 Surnames & 0 Brides | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter Q 17 Surnames & 44 Brides | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter U 18 Surnames & 81 Brides | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter Y 34 Surnames & 194 Brides | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter Z 55 Surnames & 92 Brides | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter I 45 Surnames & 132 Brides | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter V 114 Surnames & 327 Brides | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter O 123 Surnames & 372 Brides | ||
| January 2013 | Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter C 730 Surnames & 3599 Brides | |
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter D 428 Surnames & 1840 Brides | ||
| Early Marriage Transcriptions from 1866-1880 from Transcription Team Member Brenda W.... Thanks Brenda!! | ||
| - Year in Review - | Year 2012 Goal - Add 30000 records --- Results --- 37900 Records ===== 126% !!! | |
| Added Deaths with Surnames starting with H, J, L, M, P, R, S, T, &W | ||
| Marriage records for Grooms With Surnames Starting with the Letter A, B, & C | ||
| Marriage records for Brides With Surnames Starting with the Letter A & B | ||
| Added Various other Items from Friends and Visitors | ||
| - Year in Review - | Year 2011 Over 22000 Records added to Site | |
| Added Deaths with Surnames starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, K. N, O, Q, U, V, W, X, Y, & Z | ||
| Fayette County Marriages 1866 - 1870 | ||
| Added Many Obituaries |
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