Preston County (W. Va.) Court Record Books

Access and use

Location of collection:: West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia & Regional History Center

West Virginia University

P.O. Box 6069

1549 University Avenue

Morgantown, WV 26506

Contact for questions and access:: POC: Lori Hostuttler

Email: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.edu

Phone: (304) 293-3536

Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Microfilm is only copy, no original material available

No microfilm copy available

Terms of access:

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:: [Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Preston County (W. Va.) Court Record Books, A&M 2578, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:: 21.34 Linear Feet Summary: 21 ft. 4 in. (7 unboxed ledgers, 1 ft. 5 in.); (1 record carton, 15 in.); (128 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each); (1 folder, .1 in.)
Creator:: Preston County Court
Abstract:: County court and public records consisting primarily of land and personal property tax books and civil and criminal dockets. There are also a few other record books of the jail, other court proceedings (such as jury, process, and rule books), and a private account book of the Park & McGrew dry goods store.
Language:: English .
Preferred citation:: [Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Preston County (W. Va.) Court Record Books, A&M 2578, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

County court and public records consisting primarily of land and personal property tax books and civil and criminal dockets. There are also a few other record books of the jail and other court proceedings books including jury, process, and rule books.

Additionally, there is one volume of an Alien Declaration Book, which contains immigration records from 1906-1909, a List of Qualified Voters (1876), and a private account book of the Park & McGrew dry goods store (1870-1874).

The majority of the materials in this collection exist only as microfilm, but there are also 13 physical record books, which have not been microfilmed. Additionally, there is one folder of paper records from Preston County, which include election records from 1896, and financial records such as war risk insurance, and certificates of stock.

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Eastside (1924-1925) and Westside (1925)

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1912 not included

Docket book of R. W. Monroe and L. C. Baker, Justices of the Peace

Justice of the Peace's Court Docket (1910-1915) and Civil Docket (1925-1926)

Two volumes, 1926-1928 and 1931-1949

Three volumes: 1911-1916; 1918-1942; 1914-1929

1906-1911 and 1925-1926

Check if this is on there, not on original copy

1926-1927 and 1932-1934

1934-1936 and 1941-1952

1891-1899; 1915-1920; 1899-1906

1864-1867; 1898-1911; 1884-1898

Union, Pleasant, Grant, Portland

Lyon District, Justice L. C. Baker

Dry goods store

One folder of unbound, paper records from Preston County, including: a deed of trust (13 July 1928); the cover of a Poor House record book dated 1878-1896; record of receipt of poll books, ballot boxes, booths, and lists of voters for 6 November 1896; and various financial records possibly of the Kingwood National Bank (1918-1931), including certificates of war risk insurance, stock, mortgage deposits, and cancelled checks. Materials in this folder are in original envelopes with names, and there are also a few empty envelopes.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Sheriff Wade Graham of the Preston County Jail, 1978 September 1 and December 11.

Reels PRE 1-15 were formerly A 0214, which was a gift of the Preston County Courthouse in Kingwood, WV, 1987 March 31.

Processing information:

During the 2026 reprocessing project, A&M 0214 was merged into this collection. Reels PRE 1- PRE 15 were formerly A&M 0214; since they were already connected with A&M 2578 and there were no other materials for A&M 0214, the decision was made to merge them.

Item 13 was a collection of papers, which were moved into a folder as part of the 2026 reprocessing project.

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

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Court records
Public records
County courts
Court calendars
Real property
Taxation
Justice, Administration of
Places:: Preston County (W. Va.)
Preston County (W. Va.) -- archives

Collection