Virginia History - early

Scope and Contents

Typescript, "18th and 19th Century People, Couples, Family Groups, 'Bite of History', Sidelights of History" of early Virginia and Kentucky. Primarily names from county marriage registers.

Overview Historical research material collected by William Rice from ca. 1975-2015, mostly relating to the history of western Virginia and southeastern West Virginia, the Upper Potomac River basin, and particularly Elkins and Randolph County. There are three record series including subject files (boxes 1-4), miscellaneous research files (boxes 4-5), and family histories (boxes 5-16). Subject files are arranged alphabetically and cover many topics ranging from early settlement, the formation of cities...