A&M 4468Deeds Family of Summers County Papers A&M 4468Grace MusgraveWest Virginia and Regional History Center

2020/09/14

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 14:01:56 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Deeds Family of Summers County Papers Deeds family A&M 4468 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/6592 18.4 Gigabytes 424 files, formats include .jpg, .tif, and .docx ca. 1837-1966 ca. 1850s-1940s 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: West Virginia & Regional History Center English Conditions Governing Access

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Deeds Family of Summers County Papers, A&M 4468, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Digital copies of papers of the Deeds Family of Jumping Branch, Summers County. Includes a genealogical chart, pre-Civil War land deeds, wills, legal correspondence regarding a property line dispute and other matters, and other material. Also includes postcards from various locations in West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, and other places; and photographs and postcards of various family members (most identified on the reverse).

Series include: Series 1. Genealogy, 1942-1951 Series 2. Photographs, ca. 1850s-1940s Series 3. Papers, 1837-1861, 1910-1966 Series 4. Notebook and Postcards, ca. 1883, 1907-1917, 1956

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Summers County (W. Va.) Series 1. GenealogyArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1302761942-1951Scope and Contents

This series (8 files) includes scans of a Deeds family genealogy handwritten by J.A. Deeds, scans and transcriptions of an article from the Beckley Post-Herald about William Dee Russie Deeds and his family home in Jumping Branch.

Series 2. PhotographsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/130277ca. 1850s-1940sScope and Contents

This series (153 files) includes photographs of various members of the extended Deeds family and others and postcards.

Photographs, Deeds familyArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/130278ca. 1894-1895, 1925Photographs, Griffith and othersArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1302791883-ca. 1930sPhotographs, GeneralArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/130280ca. 1850s-1910sDeeds familyArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/130281ca. 1880s-1910sDeeds familyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/130282ca. 1893-1920Photographs, Deeds familyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/130283ca. 1894-1940sPostcardsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/130284ca. 1880s-1930sSeries 3. PapersArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1302851837-1861, 1910-1966Scope and Contents

This series (144 files) includes land deeds, event programs, bills, receipts and other material.

Early historyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1302861912-ca. 1940sLand deedsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1302871848-1861Wills and legal documentsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1302881927-1938, 1966ChurchArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1302891911-1920Expense book of T. M. DeedsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/13029019141830Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/130291ca. 1837-18381840Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/13029218491850Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1302931851-18591890Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/13029418951910Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1302951910-19191920Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1302961918-19281940Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/13029719441970Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1302981973MiscellaneousArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/130299ca. 1910s, undatedClippings and historyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1303001951Series 4. Notebook and PostcardsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/130301ca. 1883, 1907-1917, 1956Scope and Contents

This series (119 files) includes postcards of various locations in West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania and various romantic postcards from a "Lena" to Marvin Deeds.