A&M 0199Stiles Family Oil and Mining Company Records A&M 0199Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:34:11 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Stiles Family Oil and Mining Company Records Stiles family (Volcano, WV) A&M 0199 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2516 1.46 Linear Feet 1 ft. 5.5 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2.5 in.) 1837-1951 Papers, maps, and photos of William C. Stiles and Samuel B. Stiles, developers associated with J.C. Rathbone and J.N. Camden in the oil industry of Wood County, in particular of the oil boom town of Volcano. Most of the papers are business correspondence, receipts and oil drilling records dealing with family owned business in Parkersburg and Volcano, namely the Zero Oil Company, the Power Oil Company, and the Jackson Land and Mining Company. There are family photographs, and records and correspondence about Volcano in which the Stiles had substantial holdings. On August 4, 1879, there was a fire in Volcano which nearly destroyed the whole town and which was presumed to be due to arson with the intent to hurt the family's financial fortune. The history of Volcano is reflected in subsequent Pinkerton reports, news clippings, and correspondence between S.B. Stiles and local historian H.E. Metheny. 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/ English . Conditions Governing Access

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 Parkersburg (W. Va.) Volcano (W. Va.) Wood County (W. Va.) Maps. Oil and Gas Industry and Fields. Photography Jackson Land & Mining Company Pinkerton's National Detective Agency Zero Oil Company Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908 Matheny, H. E. (Herman Edmond), 1910- Rathbone, John Castelli Stiles, Samuel B. Stiles, William C. Stiles family