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See also Virginia, and these surnames: Bailey, Crites and Cunningham, Sellards, Stephenson, Walker, Waugh.

"1870 Head of Household Census Index for VA." Heritage. GB4

"The Casdorphs from Hamburg to the Kanawha Valley 1625-1995." Rayma Casdorph Atkinson, published by the author in 1995. KARSDORP/CASDORP/CASDORPH descendants, emigrants allied with KOLB, SCHUMACHER, DE VOSS, ALLEN families around Germantown prior to migration to the Kanawha Valley. GBR

"DUKE, SHEPHERD, VAN METRE GENEALOGY." Published in 1909. GR3

"Early WV Settlers 1600-1900-s." Family Tree Makers Family Archives Family Tree Maker, Broderbund, 2000. Family local histories, marriage records, military records, and court records for 200,000 individuals. S2

"Family Tree Maker's Marriage Index: West Virginia, 1863-1900." Broderbund. GB4

"History of the Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory." David E. Johnson, Reprinted by Commonwealth Press Incorporated, 1969. Peoples Names. Covers Augusta, Mercer, Botetourt, Fincastle, Montgomery, Greenbrier, Wythe, Monroe, Taxewell and Giles Counties only. SW6

"The Memories and Writings of Harold David Somerville." Smith, 2000. Many pioneer families. B20

"Morris & Jarretts of West Virginia." Flora Beeler, Janette Bishop, Campbell Inc, 1974. Family tree information for William Morris & Elizabeth Stepp, first permanent settlers of the Kanawha Valley. I have transcribed in tree form the entire 300 pages of individuals. S2

"Proceedings of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons of the State of West Virginia 1938." published in 1938. This is a collection of the proceedings of all West Virginia masonic lodges in 1938. JSM

"Roots & Wings." Leslie W. Hamrick, Jr. The family records of Benjamin Hamrick (~1728-~1787) & Mary Sias and their descendants. JI

"South-Western West Virginia Descendants of Thomas and 'Jenny' (Sellards) Wiley." Harold R. Smith, P. O. Box 346, Ranger, WV 25557. Available from the Jenny Wiley Association, Box 217, Auxier, KY 41602-0217. BJW

"Virginians & West Virginians 1607-1870." Volume 3. Compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, published by Heritage Books, Inc. 1992. SN

"West Virginia Stories and Biographies." Charles Henry Ambler-Rand McNally 1937-42. This book is 570 pages of Wv histories, biographies, surnames, and different places. Dates are from the Pre-historic mound builders to the 1930's. JR5

Barbour Co.

"1870 Census Records of Barbour County, WV." Compiled by Marian (Waters) Challender. Indexed by Charles & Joy Gilchrist. AD

Berkeley Co.

"Cemeteries of Martinsburg and Berkeley County, West Virginia." Compiled by the Berkeley County Historical Society, 1988. MHW

"Marriage Records of Berkeley Co., VA 1781-1854. Compiled and edited by Guy L. Keeseeker. Reprinted by the Genealogical Publishing Company 1983. MHW

"Wills of Berkely Co., West Virginia and other Estate Documents. An Index 1744-1880." Dale W. Morrow and Deborah J. Morrow, 1984 and 1992. Please note, this is only an index and does not contain transcripts of the actual wills. Only the name of the deceased is listed and the year of the probate paper (will, administration, etc.). No other names from within the probate papers are listed. MHW

Braxton Co.

"1900 Braxton County, WV Census." Covers Holly and Birch Districts ONLY! Compiled by Wes Cochran. EC3

"1900 Braxton Co., WV Census, Kanawha, Otter & Saltlick Districts." Wes Cochran. EC3

"Braxton Co., WV Deaths 1853-1969." Wes Cochran. EC3

Cabell Co.

"1815 Tax List of Cabell Co., WV." The 1815 Tax List has transcribed by Sandi and posted online at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~evilsizer/1815cabe.html. SJK

"1880 Census of West Virginia-Volume 11." William A. Marsh- Gateway Press, 1990. 1880 Census for the counties of Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, Logan (Mingo). BTC

"Cabell County Will Book I 1820-1848." Carrie Eldridge, self published, 1989. The index can be found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~evilsizer/Cabelldex.html. Please check the index before requesting a look up.SJK

Calhoun Co.

"1860 Census of Calhoun Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1870 Census of Calhoun Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1880 Census of Calhoun Co., WV." William Marsh. EC3

"1900 Census of Calhoun Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1910 Census of Calhoun Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1920 Census of Calhoun Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1930 Census of Calhoun Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"Marriage Records of Calhoun Co., WV 1856-1927." Wes Cochran. EC3

Doddridge Co.

"Doddridge County Cemeteries." Vols. 1, 2, 3 & 4. Donald Edward Ramage (author and publisher) 1984, 1988 & 1994. DM6

"Doddridge County and West Virginia Deaths." Vol.1. Donald Edward Ramage (author and publisher) 1983. Included in vol.1 are the deaths that were recorded in the West Union Record from January, 1901 through December 1904. The West Union Record was a county weekly newspaper covering Doddridge County, West Virginia. DM6

Greenbrier Co.

"Greenbrier County, WV Marriages 1782-1900." Larry G. Shuck, Iberian Publishings Co.,1991. Transcription is in 3 volumes. Includes marriage abstracts alphabetized by husband, wife and overall index. KD2

Hampshire Co.

"Allegheny Passage, Churches and Families, West Marva District, Church of the Brethren, 1752-1990." Author: Emmert F. Bittinger. Place/Date Published: Camden, Maine/1991. MP3

Hancock Co.

"The History of Newell and Vicinity." 1st and 2nd edition. Newell Bi-Centennial Book Commission, Henderson Print 1982. This is a history of Newell, Hancock County, WV and vicinity. I have the 1st and 2nd edditions. It includes histories, biographies, surnames, and places. JR5

"Locust Hill Cemetery Transcriptions." Tri-State Genealogical Society 1999. This is a transcription from the Locust Hill Cemetery, Hancock County, Chester, WV. Rubbings may also be available. JR5

"Windows on Hancock County, West Virginia." Tri-state Genealogical & Historical Society, 1999. Biographical and local history from 1850-2000. Many surnames listed. CJT

Hardy Co.

Harrison Co.

"Davis: The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia." (Their Ancestors and Some of Their Descendants). Revised and Enlarged. Susie Davis Nicholson. Strasburg, OH: Gordon Printing, Inc., 1979. A 454 page compilation of the lineage of families early associated with the Seventh Day Baptist Church, a northern Baptist denomination that started with congregations in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ; Hopkinton, near Westerly, Washington Co., RI; and Philadelphia. Many of its members migrated to Salem, WV (then New Salem, VA) and its environs, apparently in 1792. The work is focused on the Davis lineage but has brief sections on Babcock, Burdick, Cook, Cooper, Crandall, Maxson, Mosher and Mosier families of New England; Clawson, Fitz-Randolph and Sutton families associated with the Mid-Atlantic states; others. The book is on indefinite loan to the volunteers from Connie Hoover Weatherford, a Davis descendant. MPR

"Harrison County, West Virginia Death Records 1853-1903." Patricia B. Hickman, Heritage Books, Inc. 1991. AD

Jackson Co.

"1990 Jackson County Past and Present." Jackson County Historical Society, Walsworth Publishing 1990. History and family stories of Jackson County, West Virginia. CB12

"Jackson Co., WV 1850 Census." JCHS. EC3

"Jackson Co., WV 1860 Census." JCHS. EC3

"Jackson Co., WV 1870 Census." JCHS. EC3

"Jackson Co., WV 1880 Census." JCHS. EC3

"Jackson Co., WV 1900 Census." Wes Cochran. EC3

"Jackson Co., WV 1920 Census." Betty McIntyre. EC3

"Jackson Co., WV Cemeteries." Indexed by Raymond D. Slaughter. Published by the Jackson Co., WV Historical Society, 1986. EC3

"Jackson Co., WV Marriages 1831-1900." Wes Cochran. EC3

"Jackson Co., WV Marriages 1901-1925." JCHS. EC3

"Jackson Co., WV Marriages 1926-1939." Linda Murdock,/Jackson Co. Public Library. EC3

Lincoln Co.

"1880 Census of West Virginia-Volume 11." William A. Marsh- Gateway Press, 1990. 1880 Census for the counties of Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, Logan (Mingo). BTC

Logan Co.

"1880 Census of West Virginia-Volume 11." William A. Marsh- Gateway Press, 1990. 1880 Census for the counties of Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, Logan (Mingo). BTC

Marion Co.

"History of Worthington and surrounding Communities." Harvey C. Fortney, McClain Printing Co., 1968. History of the town of Worthington, WV with the stories of many of the families and businesses. Early inhabitants, Indian and Pioneers, Lanjd grants, Cemetery readings, Communications, transprtation, VFD, industry, floods, news briefs, and more. Hundreds of persond named and indexed. KS6

"Marion County West Virginia Marriages 1842-1899." Wes Cochran, Parkersburg, WV. AD

McDowell Co.

"The Heritage of McDowell Co., WV, 1858-1995." Various authors. Pub. by McDowell Co. Historical Society, 1995. Assorted family histories and photos. SL

Mineral Co.

"Allegheny Passage, Churches and Families, West Marva District, Church of the Brethren, 1752-1990." Author: Emmert F. Bittinger. Place/Date Published: Camden, Maine, 1991. MP3

Monongalia Co.

"Batelle District cemetery readings, Monongalia Co." Marion County Genealogy Society. 1980. Transcriptions of cemeteries located in the Battelle District of Monongalia County, WV. Contains many small/family cemeteries. Contains many small/family cemeteries. Contains information on the following cemeteries: Africa or Patterson Cemetery, Wadestown; Butcher Cemetery, Burton; Clovis or Hennen Cemetery, Burton; Conaway Cemetery, Fairview; Core Cemetery, Blacksville; Cross Cemetery, Wadestown; Cross Cemetery, Wana; Haught Cemetery, Fairview; Hennen Cemetery, Burton; Highland Church Cemetery, Fairview; Hliiery Cemetery, Burton; Hindergardner Cemetery, Wana; Kennedy Cemetery, Burton; Kennedy Cemetery, Wadestown; Liming Cemetery, Burton; Miracle Run or Park cemetery, Blacksville; Morris Cemetery, Wana; Mount Tabor Cemetery, Wana; Oak Forest Cemetery, Wadestown; Phillips Cemetery, Wadestown; Price Cemetery, Wadestown; Rice Cemetery, Wadestown; Shriver Cemetery, Wadestown; Stiles Cemetery, Wadestown; Tennant Cemetery, Wadestown; Tennant Cemetery, Blacksville; Thomas Cemetery, Brave, PA; Valley Chapel Cemetery, Burton; Wadestown ME Church Cemetery, Wadestown; White Cemetery, Hundred; White Cemetery, undred; Wier Cemetery, Wadestown; Wiley Cemetery, Wana; Wise Cemetery, Wadestown. J29

"Clay District cemetery readings, Monongalia Co." Marion County Genealogy Club, 1980. Transcriptions of cemeteries located in the Clay District of Monongalia County, WV. Contains information on the following cemeteries: Ammons Cemetery, Berry Cemetery #1 and #2; Blacksville Cemetery; Brewer Cemetery; Britton or Piles Cemetery; Brock Cemetery; Brookover Cemetery; Brown Cemetery; Conner Cemetery #1 and #2; Cunningham Cemetery; Daybrook Cemetery; Doll's Run Cemetery; Eddy Chapel Cemetery; Fletcher Cemetery; Foley Cemetery; Old Fox Cemetery; Hagans Cemetery; Haught Cemetery; Henderson Cemetery #1 and #2; Hibbs Cemetery; Lancaster Cemetery; Lemley Cemetery #1 1, 2, and 3; Marshall Cemetery; McCord Cemetery; McCoy Cemetery; McCurdysville Cemetery; Michael Cemetery #1 and #2; Minor Cemetery; Moore Cemetery #1 or Varner; Moore Cemetery #2; Morris Cemetery #1 and #2; Mount Harmon Cemetery; Mount Olive ME Cemetery #1; Mount Olive ME Cemetery #2; Myers Cemetery; Parks Cemetery; Piles Cemetery, Pratt Cemetery; Price Memorial Cemetery; Saint Luke Cemetery; Shriver Cemetery #1 and #2; Shuman or Darrah Cemetery; Strosnider Cemetery; Tennant Cemetery #1-8; Tennant Memorial Cemetery; Thomas Cemetery; Varner Cemetery; Williams Cemetery; Wilson Cemetery; Wright or Marshall Cemetery; Yost Cemetery #1 and #2; Youst Cemetery. J29

"From Strength to Strength, A History of the 1st Presby. Church of Morgantown, W.Va." J.R. Moreland & R. M. Hicks; First Presbyterian Church of Morgantown, 1989. Presbyterian Church history of one of the very first churches in Morgantown. Lists names of members and includes a number of family histories. Has membership lists and pew owners. Also general town and region history. Time of coverage 1788 -1988. NO INDEX. A unique resource that has no ISBN # and was published by the church. TJD

"Monongalia County, West Virginia, Clinton District cemeteries." Carter, Eleanor Yost. Marion County Genealogical Club. 1987. Transcriptions of cemeteries located in the Clinton District of Monongalia County, WV. Contains many small/family cemeteries. J29

Morgan Co.

"Morgan County West Virginia Births 1865-1904." William O. Turner, June 12, 1998. AR

The Morgan Co., WV GenWeb page also has a nice list of lookup volunteers available for resources in this county.

Nicholas Co.

"Nicholas Co., WV Marriages 1817-1903." Wes Cochran. EC3

Ohio Co.

"Ohio County, West Virginia Marriages Minister's Returns 1790-1835." Wetzel County Genealogical Society, 1991. JL

Pendleton Co.

Pleasants Co.

"1860 Census of Pleasants Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1870 Census of Pleasants Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1900 Census of Pleasants Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"Pleasants Co., WV Marriages 1853-1899." Wes Cochran. EC3

Pocahontas Co.

"Historical Sketches of Pocahontas County, West Virginia." William T. Price, 1901. JB9

"History of Pocahontas County West Virginia 1981." Pocahontas County Historical Society. JB9

"Pocahontas County West Virginia Cemetery Headstone Listings, Vol.1." Allegheny Regional Family History Society, 2000. JB9

Randolph Co.

"Historic Beverly: A Guide Book." Donald L. Rice and Phyllis Baxter, Tom's Printing Service, 1993. This guide book is intended to provide a brief desciption and history of the primary historic buildings still in Beverly, WV: (tells about the families behind the buildings) Chapters: * Early Settlers; * Historic Beverly Tour; * New County - New Town; * An important Crossroads; * Civil War brings Turmoil; * Beverly rebuilds. CB12

"The History of Randolph County, West Virginia." Maxwell, Hu. 1898. Hu Maxwell's History of Randolph County, originally published in 1898, is a representative work of the day, combining political history and the progress of local institutions with sketches of contemporary luminaries and their families. The first third of the book Maxwell devotes to the history of the state of West Virginia, with emphasis on the Indian Wars, the Revolution, and, of course, the formation of the new state from the western portion of Virginia during the War for Secession. Part II focuses on Randolph County itself, in particular on early settlers, organization of the county, court proceedings, lists of officials, religious denominations, newspapers, railroads, etc. It is the third part of the book, however, that holds greatest interest for genealogists since it consists of genealogical/biographical essays of 300 Randolph County citizens and their families (some of them illustrated). L20

"History of Randolph Co., WV." 1898. MEH

"They Rest Quietly - Cemetery Records of Randolph County, West Virginia." Odie Velta Nestor Chapman; McClain Printing Co., 1996 Alphabetized listing of individuals buried in Randolph Co., WV cemeteries as of early to mid-1995. MEH

Ritchie Co.

"1850 Census of Ritchie Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3, JWM

"1850 U.S. Census, Ritchie County, (West) Virginia." S-K Publications, S-K Publications, no year given. Complete listing of the Ritchie county, 1850 census. JSM

"1860 Census of Ritchie Co., WV." Wes Cochran, Martha Metz, & Linda Camp. AD, EC3, JWM

"1870 Census of Ritchie Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1880 Census of Ritchie Co., WV." William Marsh. EC3, JWM

"1900 Census of Ritchie Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3, JWM

"1920 Census of Ritchie Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3, JWM

"Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries- Through 1993." Ritchie County Historical Society, 1995. This is a listing of cemeteries in Ritchie County, West Virginia. JSM, RF5

"Ritchie County, West Virginia History and Romance." Minnie Kendall Lowther, 1990. RF5

"Ritchie Co., WV Marriages 1843-1945." Wes Cochran. EC3

Roane Co.

Taylor Co.

"American Wars and Taylor County Men." Brinkman, Charles, Taylor Co Historical and Genealogical Soc, 1988. Much, much info on Taylor County's men in mainly the Civil War with lesser coverage of other wars. This work contains material NOT found elsewhere, including the war diary of Fabricus A Cather and the files of N F Kendall and Charles Brinkman. NOT indexed. JS2

"Cemetery Readings in West Virginia, Taylor County." The Historical Records Survey, Charleston, WV 1939. WPA readings. JS2

"Taylor County, WV 1850 Census." Wes Cochran. 1850 National Census. JS2

"Taylor County WV 1860 Census." Wes Cochran, March 1989. 1860 National Census. JS2

"Taylor County WV 1870 Census." Wes Cochran, April 1989. JS2

"1880 Census of WV, Vol 1, Taylor Co, WV." William A Marsh, 1979. 1880 National Census. JS2

"Census Taylor County 1900." John Nuzum, Poor Richard Service, 2000. 1900 Taylor County Census. JS2

"Census Taylor County 1910." John Nuzum, Poor Richard Service, 2000. 1910 Taylor County Census. JS2

"Early Marriages of Taylor County." Melba Pender Zinn. Taylor County marriages 1844-1853. JS2

"Marriages of Taylor County 1853-1905." Wes Cochran, Feb 1987. JS2

"Flemington, WV District History, Vol I, II, and III." Geneva Phelps, Main St Printers, Grafton, WV, 1998, 1999, 2000. History, images, business, and family records of Flemington, WV and surrounding communities. NOT Indexed. JS2

"A History of Taylor County West Virginia." Taylor County Historical and Genealogical Society, 1986. General History, Town history, churches, schools, etc. The main part is family histories contributed by family members. Some are accurate and surprisingly detailed, others are not. The family portion is indexed - the remainder is not. JS2

"The History of Taylor County, Vol 1, 2, and 3." Charles Brinkman, Taylor. The history was originally published as newspaper. NOT indexed. JS2

"Taylor County Families Genealogical Database." Simon, James, self, 2001. Brings together the genealogy of families of the area presently known as Taylor County, WV. It contains records gathered from local official records, family records, cemetery records, and excerpts of data from various published works. Specific family or individual data can be provided and serve as a guide for research. This is a work in progress and is not to be considered an absolute authorative work but as an excellent guide for those desiring Taylor Co family information. JS2

Tucker Co.

"History of Tucker County, West Virginia." Hu Maxwell. Kingwood, WV, Preston Publishing, 1884. MEH

"History of Tucker County, West Virginia." Homer Floyd Fansler. Parsons, WV, McClain Printing, 1962. MEH

"History of Tucker County, West Virginia." Cleta Long, 1996. MEH

"They Rest Quietly - Cemetery Records of Tucker County, West Virginia." Odie Velta Nestor Chapman; McClain Printing Co., 1998 Alphabetized listing of individuals buried in Tucker Co., WV cemeteries as through 1997. MEH

Tyler Co.

"Tyler County, WV 1820-1830-1840 Census." Wetzel County Genealogical Society, 1991. JL

"Tyler Co., WV Marriages 1891-1932." Wes Cochran. EC3

"Wetzel-Tyler Counties, WV 1890 Census of Union Vets. and Widows." Wetzel County Genealogical Society, 1981. JL

Upshur Co.

"The History of Upshur County, WV" W. B. Cutright; Upshur County Historical Society, 1907; reprinted by McClain Printing Company, 1977 Detailed county history with extensive biographies. SG4

"Upshur Co., WV Marriages 1851-1923." Wes Cochran. EC3

Wayne Co.

"1880 Census of West Virginia-Volume 11." William A. Marsh- Gateway Press, 1990. 1880 Census for the counties of Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, Logan (Mingo). BTC

Webster Co.

"Allen M. Anderson, Abraham B. Grimes and John Hamrick Families and Descendants." Col. A. S. Anderson, McClain Printing Company, 1983. Family descendants of three pioneer families in Webster County, West Virginia. SWH

Wetzel Co.

"History of Wetzel Co WV." 1983. Wetzel Co Geneaogical Society. History of Wetzel Co with Towns and people of that county. NM2

"Wetzel County, WV 1850 Census." Wetzel County Genealogical Society, 1986. JL

"Wetzel County, WV 1860 Census." The Wetzel County Genealogical Society, 1982. JL, NM2

"Wetzel County, WV 1870 Census." Wetzel County Genealogical Society, 1985. JL

"Wetzel Co., WV 1880 Census." Wetzel Co. Genealogical Society. EC3

"Wetzel Co WV 1900 Census - Grant District." Wetzel Co Genealogical Society. List of people in County. NM2

"Wetzel Co., WV 1910 Census of Wetzel Co., WV - Grant & Magnolia Districts." Wetzel Co. Genealogical Society. EC3

"Wetzel-Tyler Counties, WV 1890 Census of Union Vets. and Widows." Wetzel County Genealogical Society, 1981. JL

Wirt Co.

"1850 Census Wirt Co, WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1860 Census Wirt Co, WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1870 Census Wirt Co, WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1880 Census, Wirt Co., WV." William Marsh. EC3

"1900 Census, Wirt Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1910 Census, Wirt Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1920 Census, Wirt Co., WV." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1930 Census of Wirt Co., WV." Wes Cochran - August 2002. EC3

"Wirt Co., WV Cemeteries." William E. Mitchell. EC3

"Wirt Co., WV Marriages 1848-1970." Wes Cochran. EC3

Wood Co.

"Wood Co., WV Census 1850." EC3

"Wood Co., WV Census 1860." EC3

"Wood Co., WV Census 1870." EC3

"Wood Co., WV Census 1880." EC3

"Wood Co., WV Census 1900." EC3

"Wood Co., WV Census 1910." EC3

"Wood Co., WV Census 1920." EC3

"Wood Co, WV 1930 Census, Harris, Steele & Slate Districts." Wes Cochran. EC3

"1930 Census of Wood Co., WV - Lubeck & Tygart Districts." Wes Cochran - June 2002. EC3

"Wood Co., WV 1930 census - Parkersburg District." Wes Cochran, author and publisher, October 2006. EC3

"Wood Co., WV Cemetery Inscriptions." Wes Cochran. EC3

"Wood Co., WV Deaths 1853-1888." Wes Cochran. EC3

"Wood Co., WV Marriages 1800-1925." Wes Cochran. EC3

Wyoming Co.

"Wyoming County Heritage." Various authors; Wyoming Co. Genealogical Society, 1995. Assorted family articles and photos. SL

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