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A collection of court records, genealogies, historical sketches and other materials relating to Hampshire and Mineral counties in West Virginia and surrounding areas in Virginia and Maryland. Subjects include a naturalist description of the area and an early history of the region including Indians, white settlement, the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. There is material on the Civil War and World War I and World War II veterans.

Contains material regarding the genealogy and history of the Cuming, Sanders, and Gill Families. It focuses on the English ancestors of the families, who primarily originated from Devon. The Cuming family is traced back to the 13th century and a direct line of descent is established in the 17th century starting with Nicholas Cuming. The Sanders family begins in the late 18th century with the descendants of Elburton Sanders. Less material is available regarding the Gill family, tracing only a few generations beginning in the late 18th century with Joseph Gill. Some of the American descendants of these families were associated with Parsons, St. Marys, and other locations in and around West Virginia. The collection also includes reproductions of photographs and documents, as well as photographs, taken in 2003, of locations in Britain relevant to the history of the families.

Miscellaneous family papers of John E. Jenkins, Albright, relating to Preston County, West Virginia. Included are correspondence and genealogies of Preston County families and papers dealing with education and churches in the county. Bound volumes include a minute book, "Regimental Courts of Enquiry," for the One Hundred Fourth Regiment, Virginia Militia, later the Twenty-fourth Regiment, West Virginia Militia, 1836-1866; and a minute book of the Brandonville and Terra Alta Telephone Company, 1903-1923. Johns, Mrs. Darsie. Oral History. Oak Hill, Fayette County, WV, 25 November 1980. An interview with the wife of a railroad worker, conducted by Paul J. Nyden concerning life and work in the New River Gorge. One cassette, transcription available.

Three volumes of genealogical compilations of family group sheet forms of the Murphy family and allied families by John Burns Murphy (b. July 5, 1914-d. November 24, 1992). There are three separate name indexes, one for each volume, and 12 captioned photos of the William and Hester Murphy family of Moatsville, Barbour Co., WV, 1770-1988, 1 1/2 ft. Other families mentioned most often in the index are Allen, Amos, Anderson, Anon, Arnett, Ashcraft, Bailey, Baker, Ball, Barnes, Barr, Bartlett, Baughman, Bennett, Benson, Blake, Boggess, Bolyard, Booth, Boyles, Brady, Brown, Bryan, Campbell, Canfield, Carpenter, Coffman, Cole, Copenhaver, Corder, Cox, Crim, Crites, Cross, Cunningham, Davis, Davisson, Digman, Duckworth, Duncan, Dye, Edgell, Ellifritt, Elliot, Ellison, Ellyson, Eneix, Farence, Felton, Ferguson, Flowers, Forman, Fortney, Freeman, Friend, Gainer, Gall, Gatrell, Glasscock, Glover, Godwin, Griffin, Gum, Haddix, Hall, Haller, Hannah, Harbert, Hart, Harvey, Hathaway, Hawker, Hawkins, Heldreth, Hess, Hoffman, Holbert, Huey, Huffman, Hustead, Ice, Isner, Jackson, James, Jefferies, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones, Keller, Kelly, Kennedy, Kittle, Knotts, Laulis, Lawson, Leach, Linville, Long, Looman, Lyons, Markley, Marple, Marsh, Martin, Mason, Matthews, McDaniel, McGee, McIntire, McIntosh, McVicker, Minear, Mitchell, Moats, Moore, Mouser, Nay, Nestor, Nutter, Odle, Ogden, O'Neal, Phillips, Pigott, Poe, Poling, Price, Pritchard, Proudfoot, Rector, Reed, Rice, Richardson, Rittenhouse, Robbins, Robey, Robinson, Rogers, Rusk, Saffell, Sanders, Sandy, Sayre, Shaffer, Shanabarger, Sharp, Shaver, Shaw, Shinn, Shreve, Simons Sinsel, Stansberry, Stark, Stemple, Stewart, Stickel, Straight, Stump, Sturm, Swiger, Swisher, Switzer, Talbott, Talkington, Taylor, Tetrick, Tharp, Thompson, Tibbs, Van Scoy, Wadsworth, Wass, Watson, Weaver, Webb, White, Whiteman, Whitman, Williams, Williamson, Wilmoth, Wilson, Woodford, Wright, Wyer, Zinn. Materials cover the years 1770-1988.