Clay Genealogy (in Clay County, WV)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Clay are also found through the Clay County and West Virginia pages.


Clay Birth Records

1804-1938 West Virginia Births Index Ancestry online

1853-1914 West Virginia Births Index MyHeritage online

Birth and death records, 1858-1968 FamilySearch Library

Births, Clay County : 1858-1899 FamilySearch Library

West Virginia, Birth Records, 1917-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Clay Cemetery Records

Clay District Cemeteries US Gen Web Archives online

Duffield Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Harold Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mullins-Nicholas Cemetery Find a Grave online

Murphy Cemetery Mud Fork Find a Grave online

Smith Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Wallback Cemetery Find a Grave online

Clay Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Clay Death Records

1853-1964 West Virginia Death Index & Certificates MyHeritage online

1853-1973 West Virginia Deaths Index Ancestry online

Birth and death records, 1858-1968 FamilySearch Library

Deaths, Clay County : 1858-1899 FamilySearch Library

West Virginia, Death Records, 1917-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Clay Immigration Records

West Virginia Naturalization Records, 1814-1991 MyHeritage online

West Virginia, Federal Naturalization Records, 1844-1943 Ancestry online

Clay Land Records

Deed books, 1858-1914 FamilySearch Library

Clay Marriage Records

1785-1971 West Virginia Marriages Index (selections) Ancestry online

Clay County marriage records, 1858-1958 : 100 years of West Virginia history FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1858-1968 FamilySearch Library

West Virginia, Marriage Records, 1921-present West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Clay Newspapers and Obituaries

Offline Newspapers for Clay

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Clay County Free Press. (Clay, W. Va.) 1905-Current

Clay Messenger. (Clay, W. Va.) 1883-1983

Clay Probate Records

1724-1978 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Clay School Records

Clay County High School yearbook, 1927, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1964, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Clay High School - Tiskelwah Yearbook (Clay, WV), 1927, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1964 E Yearbook online

Clay High School yearbook, 1927, 1949, 1950, 1953 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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