Franklin Genealogy (in Pendleton County, WV)

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Franklin Birth Records

1804-1938 West Virginia Births Index Ancestry online

1853-1914 West Virginia Births Index MyHeritage online

Births, deaths, 1853-1970 FamilySearch Library

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

Franklin Cemetery Records

Bible Cemetery #20 (Buffalo Hills) Find a Grave online

Bowers Cemetery #26 Find a Grave online

Byrd Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cedar Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cedar Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Dahmer Family Cemetery Billion Graves online

Dice-Jones-Masters Cemetery #4 Billion Graves online

Hartman Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hedrick Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Henry Hammer Cemetery Find a Grave online

Isaac H. Hartman Cemetery Find a Grave online

John Hammer Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Johnston Cemetery Find a Grave online

Joseph & Mahulda Hiner Family Find a Grave online

Judy Cemetery Find a Grave online

Judy Cemetery #19 Billion Graves online

Lough Cemetery #2 Find a Grave online

Mauzy Cemetery #18 Find a Grave online

Miller/Champ Cemetery Find a Grave online

Morgan Family Find a Grave online

Mount Hiser Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Hiser Cemetery Billion Graves online

Moyers Cemetery Find a Grave online

Moyers Cemetery #11 Find a Grave online

Moyers Cemetery #13 Find a Grave online

Moyers Cemetery #21 Billion Graves online

Moyers Cemetery #47 Find a Grave online

Moyers Cemetery #49 Find a Grave online

Nettie Memorial Cemetery #14 Billion Graves online

Pinecrest Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Pinecrest Memorial Gardens Billion Graves online

Rexrode Cemetery #24 Find a Grave online

Rexrode Cemetery #6 Find a Grave online

Ruddle Presbyterian Church #11 Billion Graves online

Samuel B. Propst Cemetery Find a Grave online

Simmons Cemetery #9 Find a Grave online

Simmons Cemetery - Smith Creek - L. Armentrout Far Find a Grave online

Sponaugle Cemetery #17 Find a Grave online

Sponaugle Cemetery #17 Billion Graves online

Vandevander Cemetery Find a Grave online

Willis Family Find a Grave online

Franklin Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, Franklin in Pendleton County, West Virginia LDS Genealogy online

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

Franklin Church Records

Church records, 1866-1960 (Franklin Presbyterian Church (Franklin, West Virginia)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1906-1960 (Ruddle Presbyterian Church (Ruddle, West Virginia)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, [1939]-1942 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Franklin Branch (West Virginia)) FamilySearch Library

Franklin Death Records

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1853-1964 West Virginia Death Index & Certificates MyHeritage online

1853-1973 West Virginia Deaths Index Ancestry online

Births, deaths, 1853-1970 FamilySearch Library

Deaths, Pendleton County : 1853-1894 FamilySearch Library

Deaths, Pendleton County : 1856-1860 FamilySearch Library

Obituaries cut from Pendelton Co., West Virginia newspapers FamilySearch Library

Obituaries from Pendleton County Times, Franklin, W. Va., 1940-1966 FamilySearch Library

Obituaries from Pendleton County Times, Franklin, W. Va., 1940-1966 Genealogy Gophers online

Records from Daily News Record, Harrisonburg, Virginia; Pendleton Times of Franklin, West Virginia; and Grant County Press of Petersburg, West Virginia : clippings of obituaries, marriages and miscellaneous items FamilySearch Library

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

Franklin Histories and Genealogies

A history of Franklin, the county-seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia FamilySearch Library

Franklin Immigration Records

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

Franklin Land Records

Deeds, 1788-1902; deed index, 1788-1951 FamilySearch Library

Franklin Marriage Records

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

Marriages, 1800-1970 FamilySearch Library

Records from Daily News Record, Harrisonburg, Virginia; Pendleton Times of Franklin, West Virginia; and Grant County Press of Petersburg, West Virginia : clippings of obituaries, marriages and miscellaneous items FamilySearch Library

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

Franklin Newspapers and Obituaries

County collections : Pendleton County 1748-1751 FamilySearch Library

Obituaries cut from Pendelton Co., West Virginia newspapers FamilySearch Library

Obituaries from Pendleton County Times, Franklin, W. Va., 1940-1966 FamilySearch Library

Obituaries from Pendleton County Times, Franklin, W. Va., 1940-1966 Genealogy Gophers online

Records from Daily News Record, Harrisonburg, Virginia; Pendleton Times of Franklin, West Virginia; and Grant County Press of Petersburg, West Virginia : clippings of obituaries, marriages and miscellaneous items FamilySearch Library

The Herald 1932-1932 Potomac State College online

Offline Newspapers for Franklin

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.

Herald. (Franklin, W. Va.) 1929-1933

Mountain News. (Franklin, W. Va.) 1884-1890s

Pendleton County News. (Franklin, W. Va.) 1884-1894

Pendleton News. (Franklin, W. Va.) 1874-1879

Pendleton Times. (Franklin, W. Va.) 1913-Current

South Branch Review. (Franklin, W. Va.) 1894-1913

Franklin Probate Records

1724-1978 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Franklin School Records

Franklin High School - Panther Yearbook (Franklin, WV), 1960 E Yearbook online

Franklin High School yearbook, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Franklin High School yearbook, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Classmates online

Franklin High School yearbook, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Pendleton County High School yearbook, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Classmates online

Pendleton County High School yearbook, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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