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Registers of births, etc. [includes marriage and death]

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Includes vital records, such as records on birth, marriage, and death. Can include baptismal records, marriage licenses, obituaries, funeral records, etc.

Found in 86 Collections and/or Records:

Alston Gordon Dayton Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0215
Scope and Contents

Letters of condolence received by Arthur S. Dayton and Mrs. Dayton on the death of Judge A. G. Dayton, 30 July 1920; an issue of The Philippi Republican, 5 August 1920, containing an Obituary notice; and nineteen envelopes of newspaper clippings and editorial comment from West Virginia newspapers on Judge Dayton's death.

Dates: 1920

Anita Cutright Burnett, Collector, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2148
Overview

Papers of Anita Cutright Burnett, an Upshur County genealogist and active member of the Upshur County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The collection contains DAR membership applications, genealogical correspondence, vital statistics for Lewis and Upshur counties and typed copies of the 1850 census returns for Ritchie and Taylor counties.

Dates: ca. 1790-1935

Anna Shue Atkins Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3984
Overview

Papers of Anna Shue Atkins (1918-2010), a poet, writer, and schoolteacher who was born and spent her early life in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Contains Atkins's poetry and autobiographical writings, as well as her genealogical research, legal documents, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other material. See "Scope and Content Note" and "Historical Note" for further information.

Dates: 1918-2013

Assorted Morgan County Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1219
Overview

School commissioners' papers, 1821-1846, containing reports to the president and directors of the Literary Fund; treasurer's accounts and reports; reports of tuition paid for poor children; and a report on the formation of school districts. The collection also includes marriage lists and certificates of the officiating clergymen, 1820-1854.

Dates: 1820-1854

Avery Methodist Protestant Church Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1803
Scope and Contents

Records of a church near Morgantown, including minutes, 1843-1855; register of members, baptisms, deaths, and marriages, 1919-1929; organization of the Young People's Meeting, 1935-1943; the Sunday school, 1935; and organization of the Christian Endeavor Society, 1934; minutes of the Easton-Avery Community Building, 1939-1946; minutes of the Community Center Board of Directors; and Bible Class records, 1908-1926.

Dates: 1843-1948

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

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0789
Overview

County court and public records consisting primarily of case papers; records of county officers; estate settlements; birth, marriage and death records; and land and tax records. There are also election records; deeds and deed indexes; and records of the administration of public health and welfare.

Dates: 1830-1953

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

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0043
Overview

County court and public records consisting primarily of case papers and record books related to court proceedings, as well as some personal property and land tax records and private account books.

Dates: 1780-1918

Centerville Presbyterian Church Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2672
Overview

This collection consists of material from the Centerville Presbyterian Church including histories, correspondence, scrapbooks, programs, and papers about the women's auxiliary, missionary society work, finances, and social activities.

Dates: 1913-1914

Charles Brinkman, Collector, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1086
Scope and Contents The papers include 36 volumes of business and other records, such as the ledgers of the George W. Brinkman merchandising firm, the Mutual Building Company, minutesof the Grafton Rotary Club; journal and statistical report of the Grafton Baptist Church, 1897-1906; and a mas. history of Taylor County in various American wars, and extracts from the Civil War diary of Fabricius A. Cather. Also included are 2 boxes of financial records, miscellaneous newspaper clippings, a partial index to...
Dates: 1868-1938

Charles Brinkman, Collector, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0111
Scope and Contents The papers received from Mr. Brinkman in 1938 include manuscripts, typescripts, and printed items, and general merchandise account books. The manuscript items are mainly letters, receipts, account statements, and certificates concerning the general merchandise business of George Brinkman in Grafton, Grafton Gas Works, Charles Brinkman's History of Grafton, history of the first memorial service and the location of the National Cemetery in Grafton (Box 13), and stock in the Grafton &...
Dates: 1852-1952