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Brodnax Papers, 1870/1926 538.00 Linear Feet

Letters written to John Wilkes Brodnax concerning genealogy of the Brodnax family. Many letters written by members of the Brodnax family. Includes genealogical data on Bathurst, Munford, Perkins, Smith, Holmes, and Walker families. Includes a photograph of Brodnax at work on a bust of Hunter McGuire and two publications by Brodnax on art and anatomy.

  1. College of William and Mary

Earl Gregg Swem Genealogy Collection, 1719/1982 1.25 Linear Feet

Swem, Lilia Hansbrough, 1876-1971

Papers collected by Earl Gregg Swem concerning the genealogies of his family and the family of his wife Lilia Hansbrough Swem. Families on which there is data include Swem (Swaim), Luce, Gregg, Wright, Farish and Smith. Includes written histories, documents, genealogical charts, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

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Gerald Stephens, Compiler, Stephens and Smith Family Genealogy, 1897/2002, bulk 1920/2002 3.3 Linear Feet 3 ft. 3 1/2 in. (2 records cartons, 15 in. each); (1 photograph box, 7 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.) 1.41 Gigabytes 3 files, formats include .iso, .cue, .md5

Stephens, Gerald
Genealogy of the Stephens and Smith families, primarily covering the 18th to 21st centuries. The families are related through the 1899 marriage of Ora Mae Smith to Leaman Clark Stephens in Ritchie County, West Virginia. Includes series of 1) Genealogy Notebooks, 2) Transcripts of Compiled Genealogies, 3) Miscellaneous Notes and Papers, 4) Stephens Family Genealogy Papers, 5) Smith Family Genealogy Papers, 6) Genealogy Research Correspondence, 7) Photographs, and addenda.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Goodwin Family Papers, 1826/1959 1.85 Linear Feet

Ballard, James William, 1875-1920

Letters, memoirs, journals, sermons, monographs, genealogical material concerning the Goodwin, Archer, Silvester, Ballard and Smith families.

  1. College of William and Mary

Michael K. Johnson, Collector, Papers, 1830/1958 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)

Johnson, Michael K.
Correspondence, business records, legal papers, and miscellaneous papers of the Haldeman, Baldwin, and Smith families of Monongalia and Preston counties in West Virginia and of Greene, Fayette, and Washington counties in Pennsylvania. The major portion of the collection relates to the business dealings of the Rev. T.A. Haldeman, who built and repaired carriages, wagons, and buggies at a shop in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and also dealt in fruits and vegetables. There is genealogical material on the Haldeman family, information about the Drummond Chapel Sunday School (Morgantown, West Virginia), and the journal of the Rev. T.H. Trainer (1881-1899), who served Drummond Chapel, Rock Forge, Woodland, Mellon, and other Monongalia County churches.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers, 1774/1943 5.5 Linear Feet 5 ft. 6 in. (10 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (2 large flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 3 in.); (3 oversize folders, 1 in.)

Cook, Roy Bird, 1886-1961
Includes genealogy and Civil War records collected by Roy Bird Cook of Lewis County, West Virginia. Series 1 through 5 were compiled by Marcellus W. Zimmerman. They include correspondence, church records, academic records, genealogical records, research manuscripts, and clippings regarding primarily the genealogy and history of Lewisburg and Greenbrier County, and the life and career of Confederate Brigadier General Alexander W. Reynolds. Series 6 through 8 were collected by Roy Bird Cook. They include military records and clippings regarding West Virginia units, the Confederate 31st Virginia Infantry, and other Confederate units from Virginia; there are also business and miscellaneous records, including ledgers, clippings, research notes, etc. Series 9 includes oversized material from earlier series.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Smith Family of Barbour and Harrison Counties, Papers, 1908/2013, bulk 1930/2013 0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 1 1/2 in. (1 flat storage box) 0.1 Gigabytes 19 files, formats include .jpg, .docx, .tif

Papers from the Smith family from Barbour and Harrison County, West Virginia. Includes digital content, slides, high school diplomas, and a marriage certificate. Digital content includes photographs and genealogical information. Photograph subjects include family members, ephemera, degrees, and other family papers pertaining to the Smith family as well as Smith ancestors and descendants of the House and Wamsley families.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Smith Family Papers, 1800/1942 0.5 Linear Feet Summary: 5 1/2 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (3 scrapbooks, 3 in.)

Smith family
Papers of the Mortimer Wilson Smith family, Clarksburg, West Virginia. There are letters of the Chapin family of Springfield, Massachusetts, and Clarksburg, 1800-1904. Subjects include descriptions of Clarksburg, schools, churches, and family affairs. Included are three scrapbooks of the Mortimer W. Smith family, covering family history, and typescripts of speeches made by Smith, 1936-1939, as chief engineer of the West Virginia State Road Commission and as director of the Motor Carrier Department, Public Service Commission of West Virginia.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Smith-Walker Papers, 1764/1916 3098.00 Linear Feet

This collection of 3,098 pieces, dated about 1764-1916, consists of papers of a family of Smiths who lived at Smith's Cross Roads, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and the Walker family who lived at Brunswick County, Virginia. Most of the papers are dated about 1860-1900. Some of the more interesting works include the following:

  1. College of William and Mary

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