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Charles R. Williams, Collector, Papers 0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 1 1/2 in. (1 folder)

Williams, Charles R.
An 1851 letter to Rebecca Coplin from Harriet Burdett of Pruntytown, West Virginia, on community health, family affairs and Methodist church matters. A merchandise account book, 1859-63, of an unidentified general store owner and inn keeper; steamboat bills of lading for the Kathryn and French of the Little Kanawha Packet Line (Creston-Parkersburg), 1899 and 1905. There are also mimeographed sketches on the history, topography, scenery, agriculture, geology, rural development and natural resources of West Virginia by a Wood County agricultural extension agent, C.R. Titlow.
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Enoch Rector (1804-1898) Papers 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 folder)

Rector, Enoch (1804-1898)

Correspondence of Enoch Rector, a Baptist minister in Ohio and in Wood and Wirt counties, West Virginia. Subjects include land sales, Western Virginia Education Society, Rector College, family affairs, and Rev. Joshua Bradley's work. There are pamphlets and typescripts on Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Wood County.

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First Baptist Church of Parkersburg Records 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

First Baptist Church, Parkersburg
Minutes of the church, 1817-1910, and of the Parkersburg Baptist Association, 1819-1869. Lists and reports of member churches, including Hughes River, Marietta, Bethesda, Sampson Creek, Mount Zion, Reedy Creek, and Elizabeth. Lists of early members (white and black) of the First Baptist Church 1817-1844. An historical sketch of the Parkersburg Baptist Association written by Rev. J.W. Carter in 1869, with a statistical report on member churches 1818-1869.
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Henry R. Kelly, Collector, Scrapbook 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Kelly, Henry R.
Scrapbook of a Parkersburg postal clerk containing historical clippings on Wood County and World War II, and the scrapbook (1854-1921) of A.L. Collins which has statements from numerous Parkersburg mercantile houses, criminal reward notices, and a few legal papers.
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Hugh Sayre, Collector, Papers 1.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 1 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.)

Sayre, Hugh

Correspondence, miscellaneous family papers, nineteenth century school records, ledgers, bank books, and memorabilia of Hugh F. Sayre and family of Parkersburg, Reedy, St. Marys and West Creek, West Virginia. Some material relates to oil and gas leases on the Sayre family farm and Sayre's invention of a scientific alphabet called EBDECORD.

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Paul Daugherty, Collector, Family History and Photographs 2.9 Linear Feet 2 ft. 10 1/2 in. (1 record carton, 1 in.); (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 4 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 1 in.)

Daugherty, Paul

Records collected by Paul Daugherty regarding family history. Includes materials documenting the Taylor, Broadwater, Lantz, Collins, Carmichael, and Ingraham families in the region of the counties of Ritchie, Doddridge, and Wood. The Taylors arrived in Ritchie County in 1842. The Broadwater family resided in Toll Gate, W. Va. in Ritchie County. There are family histories and genealogies, scrapbooks, photographs, and other material.

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Rathbone Family Papers 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (1 vol. and 2 folders), 1.75 in.)

Rathbone family
Clippings concern Parkersburg local history and the development of Burning Springs and other oil fields in the Wood County area.
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Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material 1.1 Linear Feet 1 ft. 1 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 3 in.)

Cook, Roy Bird, 1886-1961
Papers of Thomas Tavenner and the Tavenner family of western Virginia, including correspondence; memoirs; journals; financial and legal documents; pamphlets; newspapers; and other material. Much of the material in this collection regards the Civil War. The Tavenner family were Confederate sympathizers.
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Roy Bird Cook, Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material 0.25 Linear Feet 3 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)

Cook, Roy Bird, 1886-1961
Papers of the Tavenner family of western Virginia, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, maps, and other material. Much of the material in this collection regards the Civil War. The Tavenner family was sympathetic to the Confederate cause. One member of the family, William Cabell Tavenner, served in the Confederate army; his letters are part of the collection. This collection also contains material related to families allied to the Tavenner family by marriage, particularly the Withers family, including material regarding Alexander Scott Withers and his book Chronicles of Border Warfare . The collection is organized into six series, including: 1. Genealogy (1868-1952); 2. Correspondence (1778-1953); 3. Maps (1863, 1939, undated); 4. Miscellaneous (1822-1950, undated); 5. Newspaper Clippings (1829-1931); and 6. Oversize Materials (1829-1861). Please see "Scope and Content Note" and "Historical Note" for further information.
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Samuel Spencer Stone, Compiler, Stone Family Papers 2.8 Linear Feet 2 ft. 9.5 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each); (2 flat storage box, 1.5 in. each); (1 unboxed painting)

Papers regarding the genealogy and family history of the Stone Family of Vienna, Wood County, West Virginia. Includes family trees, narratives, newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, deeds, maps, publications, silver plated dishware and silverware. Also includes a painting of family member Augustus Israel Stone. The genealogy and family history material regards the Stone Family and allied families including the Barnes, Farnsworth, Hammett (or Hammet), Spencer, Tracewell (or Trachel), and Warne families.

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