{"id":24,"date":"2019-08-13T16:44:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T16:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calhounlib.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2019-08-13T16:44:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T16:44:09","slug":"genealogy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calhounlib.com\/index.php\/genealogy\/","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Knott’s Genealogy Room contains a microfilm reader and microfilm of Calhoun Chronicles going back to the late 1800’s, and many reference books for family research<\/em>
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Also available is the Hamilton West Virginia Room\u00a0
and a meeting room<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Genealogy Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CENSUS AVAILABLE FOR COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DATES           COUNTIES<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1785    Harrison                                 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1810    Wood County Hardesty Census                                <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1820    Wood County Hardesty Census<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1830    Wood County Hardesty Census                                <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1840    Wood County Hardesty Census<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1850    Barbour, Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson, Lewis, Randolph, Ritchie, Wood                                 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1860    Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood                                 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1870    Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1880    Braxton, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Grant, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Lewis, Mineral, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur, Webster, Wirt, Wood, Wyoming                            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1900    Calhoun     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MARRIAGE RECORDS FOR COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DATES           COUNTIES<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1843-1892; 1817-1880            Barbour<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1854-1927; 1856-1875            Calhoun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1845-1884                            Doddridge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1845-1933                            Gilmer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1785-1894                            Harrison<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1831-1879; 1880-1900           Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1806-1850                           Mason<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1856-1919                            Roane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1880-1925; 1801-1854; 1845-1879    Wood<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Histories of West Virginia Counties:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbour, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Nicholas, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, and Upshur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special editions of counties in West Virginia:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CALHOUN:<\/strong> 
Calhoun cemeteries in Calhoun County, 
Calhoun County in the Civil War by Robert J. Knotts, Jr., 
Calhoun County in World War II by Robert E. Stevens, 
The First Law & Order Book of Calhoun County Court April-July 1856.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BARBOUR:<\/strong> 
Footsteps of Our Fathers, Early Settler of Tacy, Barbour County by Mary Stemple Coffman; 
The Western Waters Early Settlers of Eastern Barbour County by Violet Gadd Coonts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GILMER: 
<\/strong>The Civil War in Gilmer County by Rosemary Layman Gainer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JACKSON:<\/strong> 
Grant District Cemeteries Tombstone Inscriptions & Genealogical Early Settlers and their Contributions to Jackson County by Winfred O’Brien<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also Available:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 Volumes West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia Bibliography by Jim Comstock<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 Volumes West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia Supplemental Volumes by Jim Comstock<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardesty’s WV Counties of Calhoun, Pocahontas, Braxton, and Berkeley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeHaas’ History and Indian Wars of Western Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pioneers and Their Homes on Upper Kanawha by Ruth Woods Dayton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heads of Families at the First Census of U.S. taken in the year of 1790<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17th Century Colonial Ancestors of Members of the National Society of Colonial Dames XVIII Century 1915-1975 by Hutton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Virginians in the American Revolution by Ross R. Johnston<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moccasin Rangers, Novel of Civil War by William E. Mitchell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A History of Original Settlements on the Delaware by Benjamin Ferris and A History of Wilmington<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Tax Payers 1782-1787 by Augusta B. Fothergill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pennsylvania German Marriages by Donna R. Irish<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Jersey Patents and Deeds by William Nelson (1664-1703)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A collection of family histories including a large collection of volumes donated to the library by Robert Knotts Jr on the Michael Stump family (45 volumes) and Knotts families (84 volumes) and 465 volumes on various family histories deriving from the Stumps and Knotts families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Genealogy Information CENSUS AVAILABLE FOR COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA DATES           COUNTIES 1785    Harrison                                  1810    Wood County Hardesty Census                                 1820    Wood County Hardesty Census 1830    Wood County Hardesty Census                                 1840    Wood County Hardesty Census 1850    Barbour, Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson, Lewis, Randolph, Ritchie, Wood                                  1860    Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood                                  1870    Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt         1880    Braxton, Clay, Doddridge,<\/p>\n

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