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West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Primary Collecting Areas:
West Virginia and Appalachia History and Culture
Description:
The West Virginia & Regional History Center preserves and provides access to the records that document the history and culture of the state and the central Appalachian region. The Center is part of West Virginia University Libraries.
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Start Over Repository West Virginia and Regional History Center Date range 1923 Subjects Justices of the peace

Berlin B. Chapman Papers, 1922/1995 5.2 Linear Feet 6 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 record carton, 15 in.; 4 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 oversize folder, 0.1 in. total.; 3 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each

Chapman, Berlin B., 1900-1995

The Berlin B. Chapman Papers consists of postcards, photographs, books, and manuscript materials documenting Chapman's personal life and professional career. The bulk of the collection pertains to materials related to education, including Chapman's own academic experiences as well as the history of educational institutions and the teaching profession in Marion County and central West Virginia.

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Charles A. and Charles W. Wade Papers, 1880/1940 1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)

Wade, Charles A.
Private and business correspondence of Charles A. Wade, a farmer in Burnsville, and Charles W. Wade, a justice of the peace in Braxton County. Included are bills, receipts, and many agriculture-related advertisements and offers.
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F.A. Simpson Records, 1909/1942 3.3 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 4 in. (8 document cases, 5 in. each)

Simpson, F. A. (Frederick Arthur), 1883-1974
Records of F.A. Simpson, a justice of the peace in Barbour County. Also included, dating between 1914-1942, are a few papers and speeches of J.A. Viquesney, West Virginia Game and Fish Warden (1909-1916) and justice of the peace; 1930 election campaign material relating to Henry D. Hatfield, James Ellwood Jones, and Carl B. Harvey; and references to politics, game laws, cost of medical service, and prohibition.
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Grant County Justice Dockets, 1865/1923 2.1 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 1 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 records carton, 15 in.); (3 ledgers, 5 in.)

Grant County

Justice dockets for Milroy District, Grant County. Collection contains twelve volumes dating from 1865 to 1923. For a list of the justices and dates of each volume see control folder.

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Marshall County Archives, 1831/1948 19.38 Linear Feet Summary: 19 ft. 4 1/2 in. (41 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 ledgers, 6 1/2 in.); (12 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Marshall County Court
County and circuit clerks records, arranged chronologically. Records for the years 1835-1857, include bonds of ministers, tavern operators, ordinaries, ferries, and county officials; estate settlements; records pertaining to road, bridge, and public building; records of the overseer of the poor; school commissioners' and surveyors' appointments; and lists of county officials. Records for 1863-1874 include county supervisors' records; records of the Fairmont and Wheeling Turnpike; and muster certificates and reenlistment and bounty lists for the First, Second, Sixth, Seventh, Tenth, Fifteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiments, the First, Third, Fifth, Sixth West Virginia Cavalry, the First Light Artillery Regiment, and the Forty-fifth Regiment, United States Colored Troops. Papers for 1867-1907 include justice of the peace records, United States Admiralty Court records, and road surveyors' statements.
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Summers County (W. Va.) Court Records and Miscellaneous Papers, 1859/1949 41.27 Linear Feet Summary: 41 ft. 3.25 in. (97 document cases, 5 in. each); (5 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each); (1 ledger, 1.5 in)

West Virginia. County Court (Summers County)
County court records consisting primarily of marriage records and sheriff settlements relating to roads, schools, and poor funds. There are also estate administration papers; lunacy proceedings; Board of Education records; receipts and bank records; other misc. records, and an account book of the firm of Meador and Graham in Hinton, WV. There are also some papers of former clerks E. H. Peck and P. B. Pack.
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