James Wooddell, Compiler, Genealogy Research Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James Wooddell, Compiler, Genealogy Research Papers, A&M 3422, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
16.5 Linear Feet 16 ft. 6 in. (13 record cartons, 15 in. each); (part of 1 flat storage box, 3 in.)
Creator:
Wooddell, James, Compiler
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James Wooddell, Compiler, Genealogy Research Papers, A&M 3422, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Genealogy research papers of James Wooddell regarding familes of primarily Pendleton, Pocahontas, and Randolph Counties, West Virginia. This collection also includes lists of veterans of various wars from Pocahontas County; deeds and surveys from Pocahontas County; papers regarding various towns and communities; and other related material.

Series include:
Series 1. Genealogy Research Papers, 1823-2000, undated (boxes 1-11)
Series 2. Subject Files, 1914-1990, undated (boxes 5 and 7)
Series 3. Towns and Communities, 1909-1983, undated (box 5)
Series 4. Pocahontas County Veterans, 1937-2000, undated (boxes 5-6)
Series 5. Subject Files -- Clippings and Typescripts, 1916, 1937-1993, undated (box 6)
Series 6. Land Records -- Pocahontas County, 1886, undated (box 7)
Series 7. Genealogy Research -- Miscellaneous, ca. 1850s, 1940-1990, undated (boxes 7 and 11)
Series 8. Photographs, ca. 1900-1925 (box 11)
Series 9. Add. of 2003 September 24, Genealogy Research -- Miscellaneous, ca. 1840s-1870s, 1892-2000 (boxes 11-14)
Series 10. Add. of 2003 September 24, Subject Files, ca. 1990-2000, undated (boxes 11 and 14)
Series 11. Add. of 2003 September 24, Genealogy Research -- Miscellaneous -- Data Culled from the Federal Census, 1810–1910 (boxes 11-12)
Series 12. Add. of 2003 September 24, Sound Recordings, 1998, undated (box 13)

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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