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Monongalia County (W. Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 176 Collections and/or Records:

Monongalia County Historical Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3582
Scope and Contents Collection of records mostly relating to the history of Monongalia County, West Virginia. Over 300 historical photographs in this collection are available through the "digital material" link. Series include: 1) American Bicentennial Records; 2) Artifacts; 3) Books; 4) Burial Records of Monongalia County Servicemen; 5) Church Records; 6) Club Records; 7) Coal Industry Records; 8) Education Records; 9) Genealogy...
Dates: 1792-1982; Majority of material found within 1878-1976
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Monongalia County History

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0467
Overview

Bound typescripts of reminiscences and local history prepared by James R. Moreland, Morgantown, including "History of the Various Courts of the County of Monongalia...," and "Morgantown, West Virginia, Its Practical Jokes and Jokers...With Some Sketches Pertaining to Its History and Development." Indexed.

Dates: 1775-1950
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Monongalia County Incorporation Certificates

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0486
Overview

Incorporation certificates for various businesses registered in West Virginia.

Dates: 1920-1927
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Monongalia County, Land Grant to John O. Finn from Governor Patrick Henry

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4183
Overview

Land grant to John O. Finn from Virginia Governor Patrick Henry for 400 acres in Monongalia County on the Ohio River; 1803 copy of a 1785 document.

Dates: 1797, 1803
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Monongalia County, Plat for Land on Cheat River

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4099
Overview Plat for land located in Monongalia County dated 7 July 1794. The plat shows four pieces of land consisting of 7000 acres located on the waters of the Cheat River below the Dunker Bottom[s] settlements. The plat also indicates the owners of each piece and dates when the land was surveyed. Also contains a description of the land written by Clement Biddle. The document was mailed to Colonel William Deakins, on evidence of sealing wax and the address of Georgetown Potowmack [sic], Maryland...
Dates: 1794
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Monongalia County Property Tax Ledgers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3886
Overview Property tax ledgers of Monongalia County, Virginia (1851-1862), later West Virginia (1863-1954). There are 175 ledgers containing information collected annually regarding property owned by individual citizens of the county for purpose of taxation. Records for each year are entered by district, and for each district are listed the names of citizens in alphabetical order; from 1923 onward address information for each citizen is also included. Slave ownership and free African Americans are...
Dates: 1851-1954
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Monongalia County Revolutionary Soldiers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0091
Scope and Contents

Copies of statements made by Revolutionary War soldiers to prove services in the war. Taken from county court records of Monongalia County.

Dates: 1750-1850
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Monongalia County, Revolutionary Soldiers, Typed Document

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1212
Scope and Contents

Typescript Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Monongalia County, W.Va. Records compiled by genealogical committee, Col. John Evans Chapter D.A.R., Morgantown, 1940. Typescript, Revolutionary Soldiers who applied for Pension in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Copied from original statement made by the soldier. By genealogical committee, Col. John Evans Chapter, Morgantown, 1942.

Dates: 1940; 1942
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Monongalia County Revolutionary Soldiers, Typed Document

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0406
Scope and Contents

List of names showing birth and death dates, name of wife, and pages numbers from an unidentified volume; includes a few names of Ohio County soldiers.

Dates: No Date
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Monongalia County, Works Progress Administration, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3123
Overview

Instructions, memoranda, personnel reports, employee termination records, equipment rental invoices, property inventory and movement reports, employee time reports and, property incorporation records for W. P. A. projects in western Monongalia County.

Dates: 1939-1940
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center