Records that survive
These are the record books from Tyler County that the Library of Virginia has on microfilm, grouped into series with the earliest and latest years filmed. A span can include gaps. The original books are still kept by the county.
Deeds and land
- Delinquent Land Sales Record Book1842
Wills and estates
- General Index to Wills1815–1992
- Record Book1815–1836
- Will Book1836–1908
- Executors' and Administrators' Bonds1843–1863
- Fiduciary Bonds1850–1863
- Index and Record of Fiduciaries1850–1930
- Record of Fiduciaries1850–1878
- Settlement of Estates1863–1883
- Administrators' Bonds1864–1907
- Executors' Bonds1864–1915
- Fiduciary Record Book1867–1903
- Fiduciary Orders1881–1918
Other records
- Register of Persons Who Have Taken the Oath of the Convention1862–1863
See every volume and reel at the Library of Virginia
Source: Library of Virginia, West Virginia County Records Microfilm. The reels can be viewed in Richmond but can't be borrowed through interlibrary loan. Counties began recording births and deaths in 1853; the state began collecting them in 1917, though most state records from 1917 to 1920 were lost in a fire.
Where to find the records
- Tyler County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county clerk and the circuit clerk, and any online record search the county offers.
- The county clerk
Deeds, wills and estate (fiduciary) records, marriages from the county's beginning, and births and deaths from 1853.
- The circuit clerk
Lawsuits, chancery cases and divorces.
- The West Virginia Archives and History
In Charleston: some counties' original court records, microfilm of county records, and the state's online vital records.
- Library of Virginia: West Virginia county records on microfilmfree
Every filmed volume for Tyler County, with its years and reel number.
- West Virginia Vital Research Recordsfree
Search scanned county birth, death and marriage records by name, county and year.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "West Virginia, Tyler" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Ohio County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Ohio County
Later formed partly from Tyler County: Pleasants County, Wetzel County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1814, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
West Virginia was part of Virginia until 1863, so for an ancestor here before then, also use Virginia's statewide records at the Library of Virginia, such as land grants and land tax lists. The county clerk's birth and death registers from 1853 often name parents.