Genealogy Helplist West Virginia

Cathy Thompson    thompsons@adelphia.net
Pocahontas County, Virginia (now West Virginia)

• Marriage Bonds 1822-1852
• Minister's Returns 1822-1871 - Compiled and published by James E. Wooddell and Rita H. Wooddell 1988

Jackie     Jackiesresearch@yahoo.com

• I have access to 1880 Census for West Virginia. .Will do one free lookup for each request. - please include as much info as possible.

Larry Heffner     Lheffner42@verizon.net
Please give as much info about the lookup, dates, county, parents or children..anything to help pinpoint the person or family.
Be as specific as possible!! No Surname lookups!! Include the name of the item you want searched!

G Cathell      gscathell@hotmail.com
Subject line of message must include: WV LOOKUP, THE FULL NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL, AND THE NAME OF THE SOURCE YOU WISH ME TO CHECK. Please, only 1 name per request!

• In Remembrance (Tombstone Readings of Preston County), Volumes I, II and III
• Written in Stone (Tombstone Readings of Preston County), Volumes I and II
• Rowlesburg Area Cemeteries
• Preston County Records 1853-1860 (Births, Marriages - 1859 missing, and Deaths)
• Preston County Census (1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880) - Please provide name of head of household
• Tucker County Census (1860 and 1880) - please provide name of head of household
• Randolph County Census (1880) - please provide name of head of household
• They Rest Quietly (Cemetery Records of Tucker County)
• Preston County Births (1868-1875) Volume I
• Preston County Marriages (1869-1885) Volumes I and II

Susan Snider    snider_susan@hotmail.com

please give as much info about the lookup, dates,county, parents or children..anything to help pinppoint the person or family. Be as specific as possible!! No Surname lookups!! Only one name per request. Include the name of the item you want searched!

Calhoun County

• Marriages 1856-1927
• Censuses 1850 to 1910
• early settlers, Calhoun Co.
• Listing of Co. C 11th inf. WV Volunteers
• Calhoun History Book, 1989 Calhoun Cemetery Listings

Harrison County

• Marriages 1785-1894
• Census 1850

Gilmer County

• Census 1850
• Marriages 1845-1933

Jackson County

• Marriages from 1831 to 1900

Lewis County

• 1850 Census
• Marriages from 1817 to 1880

Marion County

• Marriages from 1842 - 1899
• History Books by Core
• "Wilsons& Burchells", by the Rowlands
• Benjamin Willson and Ellinor Wilson descendants
• "Now and Long Ago" by Lough

Monongalia County

• early history books, Volumes 1 and 2 by Core
• Census 1860

Ritchie County

• Marriages, 1842-1915
• Census, 1850 and 1900
• both Mionnie Kendall Lowther's books on Ritchie Co. in early days
• all Ritchie County Cemetery Listings Book

Roane County

• Marriages 1856-1919
• Deaths 1856-1900
• some family bios from early settlers

Wirt County

• Marriages from 1854 to 1970
• Censuses from 1850 through 1920
• early settlers bios
• Wirt County History Book
• a few Cemeteries, Hartley, Mt. Zion, Pleasant Ridge, Woverton

Miscellaneous

• Cunningham Books and Histories
• "Border Settlers of Nothwestern Virginia" by McWhorter
• "Notes on Settlement and Indian Wars" by Doddridge Dehaas's
• "History of the Indian Wars"
• Wither's "Chronicles of Border Warfare"
• "Adam Cunningham and 500 More Cunninghams of the Valley of Virginia" by Betty Cunningham Newman....too many families to list

Elsie Cook    e4cook@verizon.net
Please give as much info about the lookup, dates, county, parents or children..anything to help pinpoint the person or family. Be as specific as possible!! No Surname lookups!! Only one name per request. Include the name of the item you want searched!

Wood County

• Wood Co. Census 1850-1870 by Wes Cochran
• Wood Co. Census 1880 by William Marsh
• Wood Co. Census 1900-1920 by Wes Cochran
• Wood Co, WV 1930 Census published by Wes Cochran.
• Wood Co. Marriages 1800-1936 by Wes Cochran
• Wood Co. Cemeteries by Wes Cochran
• Wood Co. Deaths 1853-1888 by Wes Cochran Hardesty's Biographical Atlas of Wood Co., WV 1882

Roane County

• Roane Co. Census 1860-1920
• Roane Co. Births A-Z
• Roane Co. Deaths 1856-1967
• Roane Co. Marriages 1856-1934
• Roane Co. Cemeteries
• Roane Co. 1930 Cenus

Jackson County

• Census 1850-1920
• Marriages 1831-1939
• Cemeteries

Pleasants Co

• 1860 Census by Wes Cochran
• 1870 Census by Wes Cochran
• 1900 Census by Wes Cochran
• Marriages 1853-1899 by Wes Cochran

Wirt Co.

• US Census 1850 through 1930
• marriages 1848-1970 by Wes Cochran

BRAXTON CO., WV

• 1850 Braxton Co., WV Census - Published by Wes Cochran
• 1860 Braxton Co., WV Census - Published by Wes Cochran
• 1870 Braxton Co., WV Census - Published by Wes Cochran
• 1880 Braxton Co., WV Census - Published by William A Marsh
• 1900 Braxton County, WV Census - Published by Wes Cochran.
• Braxton Co., WV Deaths 1853-1969 - Published by Wes Cochran.
• Braxton Co WV Marriages 1836 to 1932 - Published by Wes Cochran

CALHOUN CO.,

• WV 1860 Census of Calhoun Co., WV - Wes Cochran
• 1870 Census of Calhoun Co., WV - Wes Cochran
• 1880 Census of Calhoun Co., WV - William Marsh
• 1900 Census of Calhoun Co., WV - Wes Cochran
• 1910 Census of Calhoun Co., WV - Wes Cochran
• 1920 Census of Calhoun Co., WV - Wes Cochran
• 1930 Census of Calhoun Co., WV - Wes Cochran
• Marriage Records of Calhoun Co., WV 1856-1927 - Wes Cochran

Jill Leggett      vleggett@1st.net
Jackson County

• Casto-Hutton Cemetery
• Casto Cemetery at Fairplain

Laura Keys       yayo9992000@yahoo.com
Tyler/Doddridge

• Tyler Co. Marriages 1891-1932
• Doddridge Co. Marriages 1845-1937
• Doddridge Co. Deaths 1853-1969
• Doddridge Co. 1900 Census

Carol L. Haynes    chaynes704@aol.com

• Will do lookups in - "BLACK RESIDENTS OF GREENBRIER AND MONROE COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA - from settlement to 1920" (compiled by Carol L. Haynes).

Cheryl Craft-McCallister   ccmcwv@hotmail.com

When making a request of Cheryl be sure the subject line contains "HELPLIST, County Name, and Full name" to be researched. That will keep her from having to read the whole message to start her search. Only one name per request.

• LINCOLN COUNTY
• 1870 Annotated Lincoln County, WV Census -- Give Specific name
• 1880 Lincoln County, WV Census -- Give Specific name
• 1900 Annotated Lincoln County, WV Census -- Give Specific name
• Lincoln County, West Virginia and Its People 1867-1987 Family information and stories submitted by local people. Not all names listed--information not guaranteed to be accurate. Published by the Lincoln County Genealogical Society, Hamlin, WV 25523

• CABELL COUNTY
• 1880 Cabell County Census -- Give Specific name
• 1900 Cabell County Census -- Give Specific name
• Cabell County, WV Heritage 1809-1996 Family information and stories submitted by local people. Not all names listed--information not guaranteed to be accurate. Published by KYOWVA Genealogical Society, P.O Box 1254, Huntington, WV 25714
   
• WAYNE COUNTY
• 1850 Wayne County Census -- Give Specific name
• 1880 Wayne County Census -- Give Specific name
    
• LOGAN COUNTY
• 1860 Logan County Census -- Give Specific name
• 1880 Logan County Census -- Give Specific name
    
• BOONE COUNTY
• 1860 Boone County Census -- Give Specific name
• 1880 Boone County Census -- Give Specific name
• Boone County, WV History 1847-1990 Family information and stories submitted by local people. Not all names listed--information not guaranteed to be accurate. Published by the Boone County Genealogical Society, Inc.

Billie Miller     genealogynut@earthlink.net

• I have a book on Wayne County VA/WV marriages 1853 - 1900. The book states that it excludes Civil War years 1861 - 1864.
• Cabell County marriage records from 1851 thru 1899

Tresa Underwood     Tresajjjj@hotmail.com
Please Put RE: Nicholas County for request.

• Nicholas county births 1855-1899 LDS Family History Center film #250193 (You must give approximate year of event since there is no index for this film.)
• This film has birth 1855-1899 and some deaths 1853-1893 and some wills. There are some years missing

Linda   LLHANEY@aol.com
Cabell Co., W.Va.

• Willing to lookup: Marriages 1809-1899.
• Census 1850,1860,1870.
• Wills index 1800 and to present

GIVE A COMPLETE NAME AND BE SPECIFIC or you request will not be answered.

Leola Williams Andrews    Leola72@aol.com
Please give full name and which county.

I have Wes Cochran books: for Doddridge County.

• Deaths 1853-1969 Marriages 1845-1937 Census 1850-1860-1870

Wes Cochran books: for Harrison County.

• Marriages 1785-1894 Census 1850

Marion County)

• I also have Now and Lone Ago by Glenn D. Lough ( a history of Marion County) and willing to do look ups.

Pamela Baculpo    pam@ilhawaii.net
Pocahontas County

• 1870 Pocahontas Co WV Census by Wes Cochran.
• 1850 Pocahontas Co WV Census by Wes Cochran

Mason County

• 1850 Mason Co WV Census by Wes Cochran
• 1860 Mason Co WV Census by Wes Cochran

Please put the county you are requesting & a complete name in your request and if possible a town.

Tricia Hargis    talktome@columbus.rr.com
Jackson County

• Jackson County West Virginia Marriages 1880-1900

Tricia has requested that you put "jackson county marriage lookup" in the suhject line of your message so she is sure to answer it.

Jean W Moore     JWMoore@ruralnet.org
Ritchie County
Please send a complete name you are interested in. Jean will get back to you as soon as she can.

• 1850, 1870, 1880, 1900 Ritchie Co. Census
• Ritchie Co. Marriages from 1843 to 1945,
• Ritchie Co. Deaths 1918 to 1970,
• Ritchie Co. Cemeterys thru 1993 by the Historical Society
• History of Ritchie Co, by Lowther
• History & Romance by Lowther,
• Descendants of John Wilson, by Barr Wilson,
• I also have a booklet about the James Jones family that settled in Ritchie Co.
• Ritchie County Census 1920
• 1910 Ritchie Co. Census
• 1930 Ritchie Co. Census

• I have the History of Pocahontas County which I will do lookups in. Please give as much info as possible about the person you are searching for.

Denise Thompson   ddt399@hotmail.com
Wood County

• I will only look up tombstone readings from Tracewell and Riverview cemeteries in Wood County, WV. Only 3 names per request please.

Lesley Graff-Vincent    l.graffvincent@insightbb.com
Marion County

• 1850 Marion Co WV census - Must give complete name
• 1860 Marion Co WV census - Must give complete name
• NO SURNAME LOOKKUPS

Gary Patterson    garyepatterson@verizon.net
Tyler County WV

• Tyler County Census 1850
• Tyler County Census 1860
• Tyler County WV 1820, 1830, 1840 and 1870 Census.
• Tyler County WV marriages 1815-1852.
• Tyler County Marriages 1852-1890
• Tyler County Deaths 1853-1899

JoAnn Gonzalez    pln3745@blackfoot.net
Greenbrier County, WV

• I have the 1820-30-40-50 census book of Greenbrier Co. WVA. Will look up.

Michelle Rosedale Staggs
Mineral County, WV

• Michele has set up a web site that contains birth, death and marriage records from Mineral County.
  http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mineral/

Verna Bice   jbice@gator1.brazosport.cc.tx.us

Please give full name and, if possible the approximate age of person. Only one name per request

• 1820-1830-1840 TYLER Co., W.V. CENSUS
• 1850 WETZEL Co WV. - "Center Distric Only"
• 1870-WETZEL Co WV - "Center Distric Only"
• 1880 - WETZEL Co. - "All Districts" CENSUS, W.V.

Rev. John Gray,   revjgray@wowway.com

• Rick Toothman's Pendleton Co., Land Records
• Jefferson Co. Module, WV History Database (contains 1820 census and Theriault's History of Eastern Jefferson Co., WV
• family history "The Descendants of J. Frederich Schleich/Slyh."of the Harper's Ferry area
• WV Estates by Johnston (Counties of: Hampshire, Berkeley, Monongalia, Ohio, Greenbrier, Harrison, Randolph, Hardy, Pendleton, Kanawha, Brooke, Wood, and Monroe.)
• WV Marriages by Keesecker --Berkeley County only; however that includes present day counties that were once part of Berkeley (Jefferson & Morgan)

Amber Jaynes  ambojay@bellsouth.net
In the following references heads of household are listed with any information of other family members that was gathered at the census

• 1900 Wirt County West Virginia census book by Wes Cochran
• 1900 Wood County West Virginia, Slate district census book by Wes Cochran

Staci Porter   genquest@juno.com
Morgan County West Virginia

• Morgan County , WVA Marriage Records 1820-1865 published by the Morgan Co. Historical and Genealogical Society.
• Graveyard History of Morgan Co., WV published by the Morgan Co. Historical and Genealogical Society.
• 1850 Morgan Co., WVA Census printed by the Morgan Co. Historical and Genealogical Society.
• Morgan Co., WVa. 1860 Census printed by the Morgan Co. Historical and Genealogical Society.
• Morgan Co., WvA. 1870 Census printed by the Morgan Co. Historical and Genealogical Society.
• Morgan Co., WV Death Records 1865-1903 compiled by Leonard H. Davis
• Morgan Co., WV. Births 1865-1904 compiled by William O. Turner
• Morgan Co., WV. Marriage Records 1865-1903 compiled by William O. Turner
• 1880 Census of WV Vol. 13 (Hampshire, Morgan , Berkeley, Jefferson, Counties only). compiled by William A. Marsh
• Morgan Co. , WV. Obituaries 1936-1953 (Also 1907-1909) This book was published in 1998 by the Morgan Co. Historical & Genealogical Society.

Holly Cochran    
To contact Holly please use the e-mail address at this url: http://www.riverduck.com/genealogy/
Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA

• "Historical Sketches of Pocahontas County, WV", by Wm.T.Price, 1901 (Contains biographical info on many settlers from 1770s to 1880s)

Joanne Huntsberry      jhunts1@adelphia.net
Berkeley County Historical Society, Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA

• Berkeley County, VA Marriage Records (1781-1854)
• Berkeley County VA/WV Cemetery Listings (incl.names)
• Reconstructed Census of Berkeley Co. VA 1774-1810

• Monroe County Cemetery Book
• Greenbrier County Historical Book
• Monroe County census

Marjean Workman   Marjean.Workman@digital.com
Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA

• Marriage Records of Berkeley Co. VA 1781-1854

Donna Tivener dtivener@richnet.net
Roane, Ritchie, and Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

• Roane County marriages (1856-1919)
• Roane County deaths (1856-1900)
• Roane County cemeteries
• William Bishop's History of Roane County
• Ritchie County History, by Minnie Lowther, 1911
• Some Jackson County wills (1880-1890's)
• Some Jackson County Marriages (1880's and some 1900's)