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Genealogy 

Mason County Courthouse records room is open from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.   Phone calls for genealogy questions are not suggested.  Written request of information lookups may be sent to:  Dottie Campbell, Mason County Courthouse, Clerk’s Office, 200 Sixth Street , Point Pleasant , WV 25550 .  It is also requested that all written inquires include a self-addressed stamped envelope for a prompt response. 

Birth and Death Records date back to 1853 and the Marriage Records are dated back to 1806.  Copies of these records are $5.00 per copy and Dottie stated that most of the records are in mint condition. 

 :  

  • www.rootweb.com (great for message boards)
  • www.familysearch.org (Latter Day Saints site, has complete US Census for 1880 that lists entire household)
  • www.gencircles.com (upload site for gedcoms by other people)
  • www.ancestry.com (pay site that indexes 1920 US Census and 1930 index that is not complete for all states but is complete for West Virginia)

 

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