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Court records

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:

Lewis County Archives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0062
Overview

Court cases, 1775-1933, and county record volumes and private account books of Lewis County, 1817-1932. The private accounts include records of a harness maker, millers, druggists, printers, and general merchants. A checklist of the bound volumes is available, as well as a chronological, subject, and name index to the suit papers.

Dates: 1775-1933
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Marion County Circuit Court Trial Docket

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2739
Overview

Trial docket, Marion County Circuit Court, 1879-1884.

Dates: 1879-1884
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Marshall County Archives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1672
Overview County and circuit clerks records, arranged chronologically. Records for the years 1835-1857, include bonds of ministers, tavern operators, ordinaries, ferries, and county officials; estate settlements; records pertaining to road, bridge, and public building; records of the overseer of the poor; school commissioners' and surveyors' appointments; and lists of county officials. Records for 1863-1874 include county supervisors' records; records of the Fairmont and Wheeling Turnpike; and muster...
Dates: 1831-1948
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Mary McKendree Johnson, Collector, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1132
Scope and Contents

The collection consists primarily of genealogical notes on a number of Virginia and West Virginia families. There are also lists of war pensioners, copies of county and parish records, historical news clippings on Virginia and West Virginia, one box of newsclippings and other material relating to Wood County history and a folder of John J. Jackson papers, 1837-1884.

Dates: 1932-1958
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Mason County Archives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0914
Scope and Contents Court case papers, 1786-1908, and record books, 1804-1903. Collection also contains poor claims, county claims, delinquent road lists, county road and bridge petitions, Justice’s reports, election certificates, road claims, birth reports, appraisements and bills of sale, Board of Education reports, abstracts of Judgements, oaths of county and district officer, bond records, administrator accounts, and surveyor appointments and road cases. A chronological index to the case papers is...
Dates: 1786-1908
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Monongalia County (W. Va.) Court Records and Miscellaneous Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0026
Scope and Contents County court records consisting primarily of records of court proceedings including dockets, executions, orders, and fees as well as case papers and public records consisting primarily of land and property records including deeds, land, and personal property books. There are also some records of private businesses, private organizations, Sheriff’s records, and voting records. This collection consists of three series and an addendum. The first series, Microfilm, consists of 398...
Dates: 1774-1954
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Monroe County (W. Va.) Court Records and Miscellaneous Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0102
Overview

County court records concerning court cases and proceedings, as well as some public records, primarily tax, birth, death, and marriage records. There is also a large collection of private account books from various local businesses.

Dates: 1751-1927
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Morgan County Court Archives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0919
Overview

Court case papers, record books, and papers from various county offices.

Dates: ca. 1790-1950
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Ohio County (W. Va.) Court Records and Miscellaneous Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0031
Overview

County court and public records consisting primarily of court dockets and records relating to these court proceedings, including order, execution, minute, and fee books. There are also various public records, including land records, birth, marriage, and death, estate settlement, and naturalizations. There are a small number of private papers of businesses involved in court cases.

Dates: 1772-1954; Majority of material found within 1777-1930
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Pendleton County Court Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0038
Overview

Legal papers pertaining to Pendleton County, (West) Virginia from 1789 to 1880. Includes bonds, marriage bonds, capiases, affidavits, indentures, and military commissions signed by Virginia governors.

Dates: 1789-1880
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center