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Taylor County (W. Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:

Francis L. Warder Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1669
Overview

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.

Dates: 1934-1952

General Store in Taylor County, Virginia, Account Ledger

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Collection Number: A&M 4156
Scope and Contents Ledger of ca. 340 pages documenting transactions for a general store in Williamsport, Virginia (Pruntyton, West Virginia, in Taylor County). Entries include last and first names, value of merchandise, and dates of transactions; specific merchandise is not indicated. The dimensions of the ledger are 3 in. x 6 1/2 in. x 15 in.The name of Williamsport was in use from 1801-1845; from 1845 on this community was named Pruntytown.According to the donor, names of interest...
Dates: ca. 1827-1832

Gibson Lamb Cranmer Papers regarding Statehood and Other Material

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Collection Number: A&M 2848
Overview Papers regarding West Virginia statehood and the history of Wheeling and Ohio County compiled by Judge Gibson L. Cranmer (1826-1903) of Wheeling, West Virginia, who served as secretary of the Wheeling Convention that repudiated Virginia's secession from the United States in 1861. Series 1 includes manuscript narratives and correspondence describing events of the West Virginia statehood movement, written by eyewitnesses at the request of Gibson L. Cranmer. Manuscript authors include John S....
Dates: 1787-1895, undated; Majority of material found within 1822-1881

Ira E. Robinson Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0155
Scope and Contents Some 270 letters, telegrams, and notes written to Robinson; the great majority of the items are by Stephen B. Elkins regarding the purchase of coal lands and the development of coal mining in the Cheat River Valley, Preston County, Masontown, Muddy Creek, Green Run, and Sandy Creek; political affairs in Taylor County are mentioned; also included are five letter books with some 2367 copies of letters sent by Ira E. Robinson and his nephew, Jed W. Robinson, relating to their law practice in...
Dates: 1898-1910

J. S. Algeo, An Unpublished History of the Hazel-Atlas Glass Company, Typed Document

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Collection Number: A&M 2514
Overview

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.

Dates: 1885-1956

John Thomas McGraw (1856-1920) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0086
Scope and Contents Papers of a Grafton attorney who was a lawyer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and prosecuting attorney of Taylor County, West Virginia, assistant to Governor J.B. Jackson, collector of internal revenue for West Virginia, and a member of the Democratic National Committee. There are case papers and letters pertaining to McGraw's law practice; records relating to the purchase, sale, and development of timber, coal, and oil lands; and records of his directorships in the Grafton and...
Dates: 1842-1927, 1948

Johnson Family Correspondence

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Collection Number: A&M 2294
Overview Correspondence of Johnson and allied families concerning local church matters and family news, a majority which concerns the descendants of Joseph and William Johnson, the most prominent members of the family. Joseph was the first governor of Virginia from the western part of the state. His brother, William, was the first postmaster at Bridgeport. Noteworthy is a letter to William Johnson dated November 29, 1864, from Mason Hesser a Confederate prisoner at Elmira, New York, during the Civil...
Dates: 1820-1987

Middleville Baptist Church (Taylor County, W.Va.) Records

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Collection Number: A&M 1442
Overview

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.

Dates: 1825-1984

Oak Grove Baptist Church Records

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Collection Number: A&M 3096
Overview

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.

Dates: 1853-1959

Patrick McGlynn, Civil War Bounty

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3809
Overview

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.

Dates: 1865