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Court records

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:

United States District Court, Wheeling, Naturalization Petitions

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3227
Overview

Naturalization petitions of the U.S. District Court for Northern WV at Wheeling. These are declarations of intent for U.S. citizenship from immigrants who are overwhelmingly either of British, Irish or German nativity.

Dates: 1844-1872

U.S. Works Progress Administration, West Virginia Historic Records Survey, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0046
Overview Copies of records from each county in West Virginia gathered by the depression-era public records survey funded by the Works Progress Administration. Included are registers of births, marriages, deaths, wills, estate settlements, and land records. Transcriptions of county and circuit court minute and order books are included as well as cemetery readings and registers; church record surveys; mimeographed calendars of the papers of West Virginia governors; and American Imprint Inventory slips...
Dates: ca. 1930-1939

Volcano, Wood County Historical Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1800
Overview

Material relating to Volcano, Wood County, the center of a booming oil industry, 1865-1879. Specifically mentioned is the Stiles Oil Company, owned by William Cooper Stiles, Jr. The collection consists of articles, photographs, court proceedings, correspondence, and record books.

Dates: 1857-1964

Webster County Archives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0763
Scope and Contents The Webster County records include court cases; marriage licenses, 1924-1930; county financial; department of public assistance, and Farm Bureau records. Also, Justice of the Peace, Circuit court, and County record books, 1886-1943, including record of the Articles of Incorporation of several Boom companies, miscellaneous correspondence of various county officials 1890-1951, and one picture plate of the Webster Springs Agriculture Club.The collection's microfilm may be found in...
Dates: 1851-1951

Webster County Archives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1235
Scope and Contents

Court Order books, nos. 5-9 (December 1892 -1910) and Deed books, nos. 12-28 (1888-1910).

The collection's microfilm may be found in the West Virginia Webster County records, reels 35a – 44.

Dates: 1880-1910

Wetzel County Archives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0455
Overview

Court case papers and record books consisting of road reports, order books, bonds, dockets, executions, oaths and land papers. There are also wills and estate settlements, contracts, royalty leases, liens, receipts, licenses and tax apportionments.

Dates: 1846-1872

Wood County Archives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0458
Overview

Records from the offices of circuit and county clerks containing inventories, wills, appraisements, estate and administrative settlements, and bills of sales.

Dates: 1785-1935