A short history of page county, virginia heritage books. Calhoun county, west virginia births, marriages, deaths, wills inventories, church records. In class i and ii counties, the position is fulltime with outside employment prohibited. Uncover links to record collections, history, and genealogy sources to aid you find your ancestors. The traveling mammy jane book mammy janes house in calhoun county, wv. Lowell octoberfest lowell ohio community organization. November 20 brian stuart kestersons new book, coauthored with charles r. Dehaas history and indian wars of western virginia. With biographical sketches of its pioneers and their ancestors, and with interesting reminiscences of revolutionary and indian times minnie kendall lowther wheeling news litho company, 1911 ritchie county w. Very good info on families in pendleton, west virginia. Calhoun county wvgenweb books for sale wvgenweb project. The county was founded in 1856 and named for south carolina politician john c. The community was named after losie smith, the wife of an early settler. History of calhoun county, west virginia, 1989 read.
Cemeteries in calhoun county, west virginia family history library cemeteries in calhoun county, west virginia worldcat. Barbour county berkeley county braxton county brooke county cabell county calhoun county clay county fayette county greenbrier county. The mission of the calhoun county museum is the acquisition, documentation, preservation, study and exhibition of artifacts relating to the history, natural history and maritime history of calhoun county. History of calhoun county, west virginia, 1989 calhoun county historical and genealogical society grantsville, w. Harry stricklers classic work on the stricklers of the shenandoah valley is back in print in electronic format. Calhoun county west virginia historical society home. A history of pendleton county, west virginia by morton, oren frederic, 18571926. Calhoun county vital records can be found at the west virginia office of vital records which has. Calhoun county historical and genealogical society. If youre looking for intrigue, romance and generations of history that shaped this area and our country, a river to cross. Calhoun has one of the largest genealogy collections in the state, housed at calhoun county library. The history of barbour county, west virginia, from its. Calhoun county is home to one of the last 500 drivein theaters in the nation, mt.
He was a war correspondent during world war ii, and author of several west virginia history books, including wv in the civil war, and coauthored wv yesterday and today, and several books on john brown. Calhoun county wvgenweb marshall county wvgenweb ohio county wvgenweb pleasants county wvgenweb wvgenweb military research. This wvgenweb site, part of the usgenweb project, contains an abundance of information pertaining to the genealogy and history of calhoun county, west virginia. Pioneers and their homes on upper kanawha by ruth woods. History of calhoun county, west virginia unknown binding 1969 by h.
These counties became the state of west virginia in 1863 calhoun was part of. School records edit edit source tax records edit edit source west virginia real and personal property tax records are managed by the county assessor in each county. History calhoun county online history resources source. The bicentennial history of wood county, west virginia is for you. First public library in calhoun county alexandria women built the margaret woodruff library in year 1915 by j. Calhoun county, west virginia genealogy research page. California county, calhoun county or roane county, west. She was born 1814 in wood county, virginia wv, and died abt.
Where can find calhoun county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Annamoriah is an unincorporated community in calhoun county, west virginia, united states. Before the primary election, county commissions in class iii, iv, and v counties require that the position be fulltime beginning with the next term but they must then pay the salary of a class ii county. American state, county, and town sources, third ed. H hardesty author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. See calhoun county, west virginia for further information about calhoun county, virginia in 1861 counties in what became west virginia began seceding from the confederate state of virginia. Hur herald local news calhoun county west virginia. Roane county history sources west virginia division of.
Index to hardestys history of calhoun county, west virginia. The calhoun county historical and genealogical society was organized in march 1975. Calhoun county, west virginia genealogy, books, cds, maps. It lies along west virginia route 5 to the west of the town of grantsville, the county seat of calhoun county. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Calhoun county was founded in 1856, and is named for south carolina politician john c. Wv state archives county court records microfilm holdings. Familysearch a guide to west virginia county records on microfilm calhoun county source. County prosecuting attorney calhoun county, west virginia. West virginia history history books childhood memories coloring pages films movies authors heaven god. This only searches files stored at each wvgenweb site has separate site search. History of calhoun county, west virginia book, 1969. Calhoun county west virginia historical society facebook. Buy the paperback book calhoun county, west virginia.
Guide to calhoun county, west virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history. Publishing history this is a chart to show the when this publisher published books. Lindas books not for sale on the way home west virginia soldiers on the sultana civil war. Calhoun county vital records can be found at the west virginia office of vital records which has copies of birth and death records from january 1917 to present. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. It is believed that here was the first settlement of the shenandoah valley at massanutten in 1726. Every four years, all fiftyfive counties elect a prosecuting attorney. Arnoldsburg, big bend, big springs, chloe, five forks, floe, county seat, millstone, minnora, mount zion, nobe, orma, sand ridge, tanner. Free calhoun county records for family tree ancestor research. Including its history, grantsville, the alberts chapel, the little k. Calhoun county is home to the anniston museum of natural history and the berman museum of world history. Calhoun county, wv history, records, facts and genealogy. Hardestys wv counties of calhoun, pocahontas, braxton, and berkeley. Meetings were held for a few years at the calhoun county library and, later, at other locations, including the courthouse, former jail, classroom doublewide behind the grantsville grade school, library again, then, in 2001, to a permanent home in the newly acquired family history.
This history book chronicles the past 200 years of wood county. See notes on jonathan cornell for verification on census and marriage book. Includes history, services, hours, staff, board of directors and information about the genealogy collection. Reprinted in calhoun chronicle, grantsville, west virginia, august 1967august 1968. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. West virginia and regional history center historical. Calhoun also has one of the largest genealogy collections in the state, housed at calhoun county library. Communities currently listed for this area by the national association of counties include some are not mentioned in the booklet. See more ideas about west virginia, virginia and west virginia history. West virginia union lives lost civil war letters of lt. Calhoun county west virginia index genealogy trails. Calhoun county, west virginia births, deaths, marriages, church and cemetery records, 18551900 sycamore baptist church sycamore, west virginia family history library carpenter cemetery find a grave.
The library of virginia library directory for calhoun county, west virginia source. Calhoun county west virginia historical society, grantsville. The west virginia association of counties goal is to achieve unity of purpose among elected county officials including assessors, circuit clerks, county clerks, county commissioners, prosecuting attorneys and sheriffs in order to promote the professionalism, reservation and protection of county government for the benefit of all county citizens. Stutler, who launched his formidable journalistic career in calhoun county, was a recognized authority on brown, creating the most important john brown collections in existence. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy. Losie is an extinct town in calhoun county, in the u. Wharton august 11, 1938 the margaret woodruff library in alexandria was the first free public library founded in calhoun county. History of calhoun county west virginia 1989 hardcover 1990. Calhoun county, west virginia genealogy familysearch. First baptist church of grantsville religious organization.
He soon attracted attention and his practice grew rapidly. He was nominated by the republicans, in 1892 for the office of prosecuting attorney of calhoun county, the county being then, as now, largely democratic. A post office called losie was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1951. Bell, was born in monongalia county, west virginia, in 1812. Wv history book, circa 1940s west virginia history. The contents of the site are free for you to use in compiling your family histories. Calhoun county, virginia now west virginia birth records 18551860 and death records 18551859. Wv civil war historian publishes new book incidents of morgans raid with an account of stovepipe johnsons retreat 0720 in memory calhoun high alumni who passed, remembered during alumni day. Parsons, west virginia, mcclain printing company, 1982. Calhoun county history sources west virginia division of.
Along the x axis is time, and on the y axis is the count of editions published. Calhoun county history sources west virginia division of culture. Stutler went on to work for several west virginia newspapers, regional magazines and was an editor of the american legion magazine in new york. Early history roster of war of 1812 wv west virginia maps. Hardestys history of calhoun county, west virginia. Calhoun county west virginia historical society, grantsville, west virginia. Originally reprinted in the calhoun chronicle, grantsville, west virginia, august 1967august 1968.
Berkeley county braxton county brooke county cabell county calhoun county clay county fayette county greenbrier county hampshire county harrison county lewis county mcdowell county mercer county monongalia county monroe county pendleton county raleigh county summers county tyler county wood county wyoming county. Calhoun county west virginia genealogy trails history group. West virginia state archives county court records microfilm holdings. The society was founded in 1974, with 72 charter members. He served both as constable and justice of the peace in calhoun county, and at the outbreak of the civil war he joined the confederate army in 1862. The library is also home to the west virginia room which includes books. The history of barbour county, west virginia, from its earliest exploration and settlement to the present time by maxwell, hu, 18601927. West virginia archives and history calhoun county library genealogy resources. The west virginia archives and history web site offers detailed information on the states history, outlines the documents available in the state archives, and provides assistance in conducting genealogical research. History of roane county, west virginia, from the time of its exploration to a. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. Heritage books has this book in first edition, hardback, for those readers who appreciate a great old, original ritchie county history. The library is also home to the west virginia room which includes books on west virginia and by west virginians. The west virginia state archives placed online a new electronic database of materials pertaining to brown from the boyd b.
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