Frederick VanGilder Family Bible Records
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Frederick VanGilder Family Bible Records, A&M 3657, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 11 pages (1 folder)
- Creator:
- VanGilder family
- Abstract:
- Photocopied excerpts of the family Bible of Frederick (1793-1858) and Susannah Longstreth (1800-1880) VanGilder, including family genealogy and history. Birth, marriage, and death records of the twelve children of Frederick and Susannah are included, although incomplete. There is also a two page family history narrative by Todd and Connie Tennant VanGilder, and a copy of the "VanGilder Ancestors" from "The History of Marion County" (1985).
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Frederick VanGilder Family Bible Records, A&M 3657, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Photocopied excerpts of the family Bible of Frederick (1793-1858) and Susannah Longstreth (1800-1880) VanGilder, including family genealogy and history. Frederick was the son of Jacob VanGilder, a Revolutionary War veteran that had immigrated from Holland. Susannah was the daughter of Revolutionary War Captain Philip Longstreth. Birth, marriage, and death records of the twelve children of Frederick and Susannah are included, although incomplete. Children include: Salome, Sarah Anne, Joseph, Joseph, Margaret, Asenath, Jacob, William, Abigail, James, Philip, Martin S. and Nancy. There is also a two page family history narrative by Todd and Connie Tennant VanGilder, and a copy of the "VanGilder Ancestors" from "The History of Marion County" (1985). Color images of the Bible are included in the collection as well. The Bible itself is currently located at the Marion County Historical Society in Fairmont, West Virginia.
- Physical location:
- West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard