Registers of births, etc. [includes marriage and death]
Found in 86 Collections and/or Records:
Harry T. Leeper, Collector, Papers
Haymond-Fleming Law Firm Papers
J. H. Kelley, Physicians' Accounts
Four volumes titled "Physician's Visiting List," dated 1886, 1891, 1905, and 1906, for the Parkersburg, West Virginia, area. The 1891 copy contains a prescription written by J.H. Kelley, M.D. of Parkersburg, suggesting that all volumes were Kelley's. They contain numerous names, addresses, charges, and treatments, as well as other miscellaneous notes.
James W. Wells, Rare Book Specialist, Obituary
Photocopy of the obituary of James W. Wells (1917-2014), a specialist in rare books who was born and raised in West Virginia and briefly taught at West Virginia University. Most of his professional career was spent as a curator at the Newberry Library of Chicago. The obituary was written by Graydon Megan and published in the Chicago Tribune on 12 September 2014.
J.C. Sanders, Collector, Papers
A collection of court records, genealogies, historical sketches and other materials relating to Hampshire and Mineral counties in West Virginia and surrounding areas in Virginia and Maryland. Subjects include a naturalist description of the area and an early history of the region including Indians, white settlement, the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. There is material on the Civil War and World War I and World War II veterans.
John C. Sanders, Collector, Papers
Records of marriages, 1816-1867, performed by the Reverend William Welch, Mineral County, West Virginia; Civil War typescripts, including "Capture of Generals Kelly and Crook," by Capt. Jesse C. McNeill, and "Capture of a Railroad Train," by John T. Peerce. There are scrapbooks on South Branch Valley history, and account books for grain, carding, and other activities in Morgantown. There are also clippings and photographs.
Katherine Williams, Collector, Williams Family Papers
Kingwood Methodist Church History and Baptismal Record
A Brief History of Methodism in Kingwood and Vicinity from the Earliest Times to March, 1874, by W.C. Snodgrass. Also a typed Baptismal Record, dating between 1852 and 1896, listing dates and places of birth, parents' names, and officiating ministers.
Kingwood Methodist Episcopal Church Records
Church record, 1852-1896, listing baptisms, marriages, probationers, members and various classes; quarterly conference records, 1899-1903, 1917-1920; church ledgers, 1910-1936; the minutes of the Women's Home Missionary Society, 1914-1937; and "A Brief History of Methodism in Kingwood and Vicinity from Our Earliest Times to March, 1874," by W.C. Snodgrass.