Deaths

Beginning in 1853, a law required that deaths be reported in the county of residence. However, it seems that most were not. In 1917, the West Virginia Department of Health Vital Registration began collecting the county reports of deaths and issued death certificates.

These death records were typed by Irene Read from hard copies
provided by Linda Fluharty.

DEATHS, 1855 - 1899

The West Virginia State Archives has these actual death records ONLINE:

Calhoun: 1855-1859, 1864-1867, 1891-1969

OTHER DEATHS

CHAMP, Joseph Columbus - b 7 Aug 1875 Ritchie Co., WV; d 7 Aug 1935 Big Springs, Calhoun Co., WV. (Submitted by Donsel Champ.)

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