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201st National Guard Regiment Histories, 1949/1991 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in.

201st National Guard Regiment
Histories of the 201st National Guard Regiment. This regiment dates back to colonial times, beginning as Captain Morgan Morgan's company of militia, and has served with merit in nearly every war in which the United States has engaged. Specific details of this unit's deployment are included in an index.
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Capt. William Sommerville (1756-1826) Papers, 1799/1888 1.3 Linear Feet 1 ft. 3 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 index card box, 10 1/2 in.)

Sommerville, William.

Correspondence and genealogical materials related to the William B. Edwards family of King George County, Virginia, and the Capt. William Sommerville family of Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. These families were joined when Elizabeth Sommerville (1812-1886), daughter of the Revolutionary War veteran, married William B. Edwards (1810-1888), a Methodist clergyman from a planter family, in 1833.

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Cutright Collection, 1902/1949 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)

Cutright, Iva and Allene Reed Cutright

The correspondence and notes of Corinne E. Cutright, principally concerning her work as a genealogist, containing information on many family names, see processing notes for partial listing. There are, also, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous printed material regarding Upshur County, Harrison County, and general West Virginia history; obituaries; Civil War; and a list of Revolutionary War soldiers and pensioners.

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Ira E. Robinson Papers, 1818/1930 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case)

Robinson, Ira E.

Additional papers of Ira E. Robinson, including ts. and photostat copies of papers concerning the Revolutionary War service of Col. John Gibson and Col. Archibald Lochry; a tls. From J. Wm. DeGrange with accompanying articles on army activities in the vicinity of Philippi, W. Va. during the Civil War; and a clipping and reprint of articles by I. E. Robinson. There are, also, facsimilies of ms. letters and poems by James Whitcomb Riley; tls written by Edmond Eitel for Mrs. Riley to Mr. Robinson; a diploma from Fairmont Normal, and several certificates of appointment signed by Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, and [Wm.] M. O. Dawson; and autographed photographs of Herbert Hoover and Davis Elkins.

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J.C. Sanders, Collector, Papers, 1700/1950 0.48 Linear Feet Summary: 5 3/4 in. (1 folder, 1/2 in.); (3 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Sanders, John C.
A collection of court records, genealogies, historical sketches and other materials relating to Hampshire and Mineral counties in West Virginia and surrounding areas in Virginia and Maryland. Subjects include a naturalist description of the area and an early history of the region including Indians, white settlement, the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. There is material on the Civil War and World War I and World War II veterans.
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Mrs. Louise Morris, Collector, Papers, 1859/1864 0.81 Linear Feet Summary: 9 3/4 in. (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Morris, Mrs. Louise.

Materials Collected by Mrs. Louise Morris, genealogist and authority on local history. The collection includes a notebook kept by J. H. Wherry, a student at Jefferson College, Pa., in 1859; a genealogy of the DeVaul, Haun, [F]ast families of Marion and Monongalia counties, 1817-1957; an essay on "Immigration" by George Whitham, 1896, favoring immigration restriction because of the increased number coming from " the Latin races of southeastern Europe;" land surveys from dead books, 1827-1933, mostly in Monongalia County: and a scrapbook of pictures, early 20th century, including WVU buildings (Martin Hall, the old library, The Drill Field area), Raven Rocks at Uffington, the Cheat River and Cooper's Rocks, Cascades on Deckers Creek, Oak Park near Masontown, White Rocks in Marion County in 1912, and numerous unidentified people.

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Virginia Records, 1623/1921 64.60 Linear Feet Summary: 64 ft. 7 1/4 in. (443 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, Collector

Microfilm include State Land Office Records; S. Bassett French, Biographical Sketches; Mott-Alston Collection of Colonial Families; Confederate Service Records of Virginia Soldiers; Revolutionary War, Public Service Claims; Revolutionary War, Public Service Claims; Revolutionary War, Bounty Warrants; Revolutionary Pensions; Revolutionary War, Rejected Claims; Family Genealogical Notes; and List of Baptist records at the University of Richmond.

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Virginia Records, 1783/1863 17.94 Linear Feet Summary: 17 ft. 11 1/4 in. (123 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, Collector

Church and Bible records, personal property tax lists, index to Confederate service records of Virginia soldiers, Revolutionary War public service claims, index to Revolutionary War record, Revolutionary War pension and claim [indices], index cards to Virginia legislative petitions, and index to muster rolls of the Virginia militia in the War of 1812.

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West Virginia Adjutant General, Burial and Cemetery Records, 1825/1939 1.17 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 2 in. (8 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

West Virginia. Adjutant General's Office
West Virginia Adjutant General burial and cemetery records including cemetery maps. The records consists of forms containing name; residence at death (city, county, state); cemetery name and location including town and county; date of burial; type of grave marker; information on grave marker including additional identification; date and place of birth; date, place, and cause of death; next of kin and their address; dates enlisted and discharged; serial number; rank; race; service branch; war of service; and a summary of their war record. Most records are of those who served in the Civil War or World War I. There are very few records of those who served in other wars. There are also cemetery maps with cemetery name and county which include name listings of those veterans interred and plot location sketch diagrams.
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