Coburn family

Overview

Genealogical information compiled by Isabel T. Coburn regarding the families of James Coburn and his son, Enos Coburn of Monongalia Co., WV. Included is a lost of reference works which contain erroneous information pertaining to the Coburn Family. Material covers the years 1781-1926.

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Genealogical research compiled by Raymond H. Coburn on the Cobun/Coburn family and allied families (Queen, Radcliff and Brady) of north central West Virginia. Research extends back nine generations and covers military service data as well as names of those who first settled in the region, such as Charles Queen, Jr., a pioneer settler of Harrison County. Material covers the years 1752-1988.

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Genealogy research papers of Eileen Peters. Includes genealogies, research notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, maps, photographs, books, and other publications documenting primarily Preston County, West Virginia families, as well as families of the tri-state region of West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia. Also includes histories of Preston County, West Virginia (18th through 20th centuries), and general information on how to conduct genealogical research.

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The papers of a locally noted genealogist, Miss Marion E. Tapp, including family and local histories and articles about fraternal historical organizations such as the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Overview M.K. Lowther (1869-1947) was a journalist and one of the first women newspaper editors in West Virginia. She was the author of the HISTORY OF RITCHIE COUNTY; BLENNERHASSETT ISLAND IN ROMANCE AND TRAGEDY; FRIENDSHIP HILL, HOME OF ALBERT GALLATIN; MARSHALL HALL AND OTHER POTOMAC POINTS IN STORY AND PICTURE; and MT. VERNON: ITS CHILDREN, ITS ROMANCES, ITS ALLIED FAMILIES AND MANSIONS. There are complete and incomplete typescripts, rough drafts, revisions, photographs and plates of her books....

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Chiefly the genealogy of the Enos and Sarah Pierpoint Coburn family of West Virginia. Sarah Pierpoint, granddaughter of John and Nancy Ann Morgan Pierpoint and the great-granddaughter of Zackquill Morgan, married Enos Coburn in 1836. Two typed pages chart the genealogy of Sarah Pierpoint Coburn's parents and of her children with Enos Coburn and their grandchildren. Provides birth, marriage, and death dates for most family members.