Looking for info on Starkey's in West Virginia?

Question

Iam doing a family tree and need info on the Starkey's in West Virginia

Answer 1

You are in luck. WV is one of only 3 - 4 sates to have on-line BMD data:

http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.a...

They don't have all the records, nor all the counties, but if you get a hit you can see the actual record, not a transcription.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/...

has 2,277 entries for surname = Starkey and Birth Place = WV.

I didn't try WV as a marriage or death place, nor did I look for Starkeys born in Virginia before 1863, because I didn't want to hog all of the fun for myself.

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/f...

has over 200 Starkeys in WV in 1880. How many is anyone's guess; it shows 200 at a time.