Taylor County (W. Va.)
Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:
Francis L. Warder Papers
Papers of a Grafton attorney, judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, and coal producer. Material includes papers of the Taylor County Democratic Executive Committee, 1934; Anna Jarvis' correspondence concerning her legal affairs in Taylor County; and records of coal production at the Warder mine, 1948-1952.
General Store in Taylor County, Virginia, Account Ledger
Gibson Lamb Cranmer Papers regarding Statehood and Other Material
Ira E. Robinson Papers
J. S. Algeo, An Unpublished History of the Hazel-Atlas Glass Company, Typed Document
An unpublished history of the Hazel-Atlas Glass Company compiled by J.S. Algeo, completed in 1956. In 1885 this firm originated in Wellsburg, West Virginia, as the Hazel Glass Company and established, later, plants at Clarksburg, Grafton, Wheeling, and Washington, Pennsylvania.
John Thomas McGraw (1856-1920) Papers
Johnson Family Correspondence
Middleville Baptist Church (Taylor County, W.Va.) Records
Six record books for the Middleville Baptist Church in Taylor County, West Virginia, list pastors, deacons, church clerks, and members of the congregation from 1825 to 1984. Materials also include minutes of church business meetings, dates of church building renovations, and a list of the church's founding members.
Oak Grove Baptist Church Records
Articles of faith, rules of decorum, meeting minutes, membership rolls, and a church history of a Taylor County church of the Regular Baptist denomination. The records reflect the problems and growth of a church which changed its name and location from Laurel Run to Oak Grove and part of whose records were lost in a fire. There is a record of this church belonging to the local Goshen Baptist Association whose most prominent member is the historic sister church, Forks of the Cheat Baptist.
Patrick McGlynn, Civil War Bounty
Document signed by Patrick McGlynn, who substituted his service in the Union Army for that of Enoch Tinsman for a bounty of four hundred dollars. The document was created in Grafton, West Virginia on 23 February 1865. Collection includes one full color reproduction (two pages) and one photocopy reproduction. See "Historical Note" for further information regarding bounties and commutation of service.