Tyler County (W. Va.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Leases for Rights to Oil and Gas Properties
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3148
Overview
The leases in this collection grant oil and gas rights to companies operating in Tyler County.
Dates:
1889-1912
William K. Smith Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3145
Overview
The collection is highlighted by the Civil War papers of William K. Smith of Tyler Co. Militia rosters, wartime letters, a military pass, commendation, and pension claim are among the papers. Smith, of the West Virginia 14th. Infantry, Company F, died in a Confederate prison hospital in 1865, and other papers in the collection belonged to his widow, Christena. Family letters, financial papers, and home remedies are included.
Dates:
1856-1912