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Pocahontas Times, Index of Obituaries Posted Since June 1998 (available
online) Link to USGenWeb
Project - Help for Genealogy Researchers
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Records, Homepages, Search Engines, Research Links
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1790 / 1800 County Tax Lists of Virginia - check the Augusta
County free online images |
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1810 Augusta County Census - USGenWeb Archives |
| • 1830 Pocahontas Co. Federal Census INDEX - SK Publications |
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1840 Pocahontas Co. Federal Census - USGenWeb Census Project
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| • 1840 Pocahontas Co. Federal Census INDEX - SK Publications |
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1860 Webster County Census - has some Pocahontas Co. people |
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"Deaths at the West Virginia Colored Tuberculosis Sanitarium at
Denmar", WV History Center |
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Allegheny Regional Family History Society - Gedcom Files in HTML
format surnames: Arbogast, Bradshaw, Buzzard, Friel, and many
more... |
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American Pioneers Held Captive or Killed By Indians (has John
EWING of Pocahontas Co.) surnames: Clendenin, Davis, Sargent, Dougherty |
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Arbovale Post Office, The History of - surnames: Arbogast, Burner,
Hidy, Maverly, O'Brien, Mullenax, Williams, Hamed, Gum, Summins,
Ervine, Judy, Sutton, Hannah, Woods, Lambert, Kerr, Wenger, Sheets,
Taylor |
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Bath Co VA Deed Book, Gleanings From - VAGenWeb surnames: McComb,
Campbell |
| • Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC Camps) - in West Virginia |
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Dilley Family Project - Allegheny Regional History Society (includes
Pocahontas Co.) |
| • Duffield, Robert Descendants Of - Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants |
| • Exploration & Early Settlements in West Virginia, Myers' History of West Virginia |
| • Family Bibles Website |
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Family History Library Catalog For Pocahontas Co. Church of
Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints. Also see "What
is the Family History Center?" |
| • Hammons, Edden - Portrait of a West Virginia Fiddler |
| • Hevener, John W. Papers, Southern Appalachian Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College |
| • Highland Co. Genealogies of Pioneer Families - Highland Co. VAGenWeb |
| • Highland Co. Soldiers in the Rev. War, Highland Co. VAGenWeb Archives - surnames: Briscoe, Curry, Gillespie, Gum, Gwin, McClintic, McGlaughlin, Sharp, Slaven, Hull, Arbogast, Simmons, Wamsley, and more... |
| • Hill Surname DNA Project - #5105: Richard David Hill surnames: McNeel, Davis |
| • Historical & Genealogy Societies - West Virginia |
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History of Ritchie County - WVGenWeb surnames: Cooper, Wooddell,
Kerr, Gillispie |
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John Reed's Files, of Dodd and Reed Funeral Homes in Webster Springs,
Webster Co. - burial records from 1937-1995. Has some Pocahontas
Co. listings and familiar surnames. |
| • Jordan, John and Miriam McNeel of Pendleton Co. and Pocahontas Co. |
| • Jordan, John of Pocahontas Co. by Jeff Jordan |
| • Keyser Newspapers, WVGenWeb Mineral Co. Transcribed old newspapers that contain some Marlinton news. You can search from here using keyword Marlinton. |
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Making of America Digital Library |
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McCoy Meeting Place, from several U.S. States - 1700's to the
present |
| • McNeill, Rev. Moore Bio, The History Of West Virginia, Old and New (McNeil, McNeel) surnames: Moore, Griffey, Adkisson, Cochran, and more... |
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Morrison Genealogy, a book by Granville Price Morrison - surnames:
Oldham, Kennison, Smith, Hoover, McKever, Moore, Rankin |
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Moses Hayes of Augusta County - surname: Mealy, Mealey |
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ObitCentral.com - search the Pocahontas Times obituary archives |
| • Obituary Index Pocahontas County |
| • Pendleton Times - Obituaries, WVGenWeb RootsWeb |
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Pennsylvania's Online Digital Archives - Records currently online
or in the process of being digitized are the Revolutionary War Military
Abstract Card File (Live), World War I Service Medal Application
Cards (Live), Spanish American War Veterans' Card File of United
States Volunteers (Live), Civil War Veterans' Card File (planned),
the Mexican Border Campaign Veterans' Card File (planned). |
| • Pioneer Nurses of West Virginia |
| • Pocahontas County Court Records - WV State Archives County Court Records Microfilm Holdings |
| • Showalter Lineage from Switzerland in 1566 to Alsace, France, to Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany to Ohio, U.S.A. |
| • Tallman DNA Project |
| • Tallman Genealogy Research |
| • Tallman Surname - Nauset, Wellfleet Massachusetts - Kew, Chase & Newby-Kew |
| • The Charleston Gazette Newspaper - Obituaries |
| • The Inter-Mountain (Elkins) Newspaper - Obituaries |
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The Pocahontas Times Newspaper - 50 Years Ago. Fun reading -
in addition to an invaluable research tool. |
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The Pocahontas Times Newspaper - Obituaries, current online
weekly edition |
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The Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia: 1745
to 1800 by Lyman Chalkley. Extracted from the Original Court
Records of Augusta County. (Note: at one time the area of Pocahontas
Co. was part of Augusta Co.) |
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The Pocahontas Times - Local newspaper based in the county seat
city of Marlinton. A new edition every Thursday. Published since
1883. |
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Virginia 1790 - 1860 Population Totals sorted by County |
| • Virginia Marriage Records 1740 to 1850, Tina's Family Genealogy Page |
• Virginia
Military Institute Archives, Online Rosters Database - surnames:
Gatewood (Andrew Cameron Lewis), Lightner (John Moore Lightner) |
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| • Wauchope / Walkup, The Surname and Family of; Including the Possible Branches of Bauchope, Warcop, and Waugh |
| • WebRoots.org Genealogy Foundation - History of Knapp's Creek Community |
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West Virginia State Archives and History - History 0f Minnehaha
Springs Community (consisting of Douthard's Creek, Cochran's
Creek, and about five miles of the Knapp's Creek Valley in Pocahontas
County) by Mrs. Sidney Wilson Assisted by J. C. Harper, II. Lee
White, Mrs. Maggie E. Lockridge, Mrs. Elmer Moore, and Miss Mamie
White |
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West Virginia State Archives and History - History Of Knapp's Creek
Community (consisting of "The Hills", Frost, Knapp's Creek,
and Minnehaha neighborhoods) Written by Enid Harper in 1924. Surnames:
Gibson, Moore, Dever, Ruckman, Cleek, Daugherty, Grimes, Sharp,
Herold, Harper, Dilley, Lockridge, Evick, Herold, Shinaberry, Buzzard,
Hannah, Wade, Driscol, McElwee, Kernel, Price, Pritchard, Gum, Gingar,
Beverage, Barnett, Newman |
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West Virginia State Archives and History - Newspaper and Newspaper
Clippings (microfilm holdings). |
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West Virginia State Archives and History - Pocahontas County Court
Records (microfilm holdings) |
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West Virginia State Archives and History - Services Available (including
research requests) |
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Wilson, Francis Papers in Steen Library, Stephen F. Austin State
University - surnames: Wanless, Moore |
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World Decendant Charts GenWeb - has donated Pocahontas County
Gedcom records |
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Ziegenfus, Hans Jacob Descendants of (1691- ? ) - surnames:
Zickafoose, Zickefoose Sigenfoos |
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American Pioneers Held Captive or Killed By Indians (has John
EWING of Pocahontas Co) surnames: Clendenin, Davis, Sargent, Dougherty |
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Arbogast, Adam VA Militia - Webster Co WVGenWeb |
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Beard, Samuel Christopher, M.D. bio of - WVGenWeb surnames:
McNeel, Davis |
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Childers, Clark L Bio of - WVGenWeb surnames: Rankin |
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Clark, George Lynn Bio of - WVGenWeb surnames: Dysard, Beard,
Dressler |
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• Dilley Project - Allegheny Regional Family History Society |
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Eagle, Edward Calvin of Summers Co. - WVGenWeb surnames: Hill,
McCarthy, Baker |
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Ewing, John Various Accounts of the Capture of, submitted by
Mary Hill. Has excerpt from "Historical Sketches Of Pocahontas
County", WV by Wm. T. Price , pub. 1901. Surnames: Sargent,
Clendennin, Moore, Dougherty |
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Fleshman, Benjamin Franklin Bio of - WVGenWeb surnames: Sydenstricker,
Hull, Cleek, Lightner |
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Gatewood, Andrew Cameron Lewis, Virginia Military Institute Archives,
Online Rosters Database (Note: also see his childhood friend James
Also see the following link for A Cadet Life & Civil War Collection from the VMI Archives, letters written by Andrew Cameron Lewis |
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Gibbs, James Edward Allen bio of - VAWebGen, inventor of Willcox
& Gibbs treadle sewing machine surnames: Poague, Given, Gibson,
Wilcox |
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Gillilan, Richard Hill Bio of - WVGenWeb surnames: Cruikshanks,
Hill, Handley, Beard |
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Graham Family History Part 1, Summers Co - WVGenWeb surnames:
Dunlap, Lockridge, Dysard |
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Hill, Summers B., Bio of - WVGenWeb surnames: Snedgar |
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History of WV Old and New: Will L. Wooddell Bio - WVGenWeb surnames:
Gum, Dyer, Sheets, Miller, and more... |
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Hull, Jessie Bio of - WVGenWeb surnames: Cleek, Crawford |
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Kincaid, Willis Will of - VAGenWeb surnames: Gwin, Dill, Cleek
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Knight Jr, Alexander of Greenbrier Co - WVGenWeb surnames: McMillion,
Whiting, Lancaster |
| • Lightner, John Moore, Virginia Military Institute Archives, Online Rosters Database |
| • Lincoln Family Lineage-Descendants of Robert Lincoln |
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Livesay, George Washington Bio of - WVGenWeb surnames: Beard,
Poage, Bright |
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Livesay, John of Greenbrier Co - WVGenWeb surnames: Switzer,
Bright, Sydenstricker, Wallace, Haptonstall |
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Moffett, George B. to Lyman C. Draper, October 18, 1883 - Draper
Manuscripts, USGenWeb |
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Moffett, George B. to Lyman C. Draper, September 13, 1883 -
Draper Manuscripts, USGenWeb |
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Moffett, James A Bio of - WVGenWeb surnames: Beale |
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Morrison Genealogy, a book by Granville Price Morrison - surnames:
Oldham, Kennison, Smith, Hoover, McKever, Moore, Rankin |
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Poague Bio's, Henry Co, MO MOGenWeb surnames: Davis, Hopkins,
Woods (has ref to Pocahontas Co Poague's) |
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Pocahontas County WV Bios surnames: McNeil, Yeager |
| • Price, Cal and The Pocahontas Times |
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Renick, James Henry Bio of - WVGenWeb surnames: See, Mathews |
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Swope Family, The - WVGenWeb surnames: Casebolt |
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Tallman Genealogical Record by Virgil Burdette Tallman surnames:
Crawford, Warwick, Bradshaw, Hull, Slaven, Poage, Gillespie, Arbogast,
Boone and more. Note: Reference James Tallman for specific Pocahontas
Co. connection. Reference Benjamin Tallman & Dinah Boone for
Daniel Boone - Tallman connection. This is a large Adobe Acrobat
.pdf file. |
| • Tallman Family History, Allen Donald Tallman - Brigham Young University |
| • Tallman History |
| • Tallman, Descendants of Michiel Taleman |
| • Tallman, Peter - Ancestors of Clinton Barnes |
| • Tallman, Peter - Steele Family History |
| • Waddell, John Bio of - WIGenWeb Richland Co. He was born in Pocahontas County. Search the site for additional Waddell references. (just discovered) |
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Walker, Mary & John Burnside Pocahontas Co. Descendants
- African Ancestored Genealogy site posting mentions a slave named
Lucy. |
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Waugh, H Roy bio of - WVGenWeb surnames: Morrison, McGuire,
Brown |
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Williams, John McElheny Bio of - WVGenWeb surnames: Kellison,
McColumn |
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Wilson, Francis Papers (1790-1867), circuit-riding Methodist
minister. References Wanless & Moore in inventory. |
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African Americans in West Virginia, West Virginia Archives and
History |
| • African-American Population of Present-day West Virginia Counties in 1860 - WV Division Of Culture And History |
| • BLACK RESIDENTS OF GREENBRIER,
MONROE, POCAHONTAS, and SUMMERS COUNTIES - Compiled by Carol L.
Haynes. Contact Carol via email at chaynes704@aol.com
for a "Lookup Request".
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| • History Of The American Negro, West Virginia Edition - WV Division Of Culture And History |
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Slave Births for Pocahontas County 1854-1860 - WVGenWeb Pocahontas
Co. Archives |
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Walker, Mary & John Burnside Pocahontas Co. Descendants
- African Ancestored Genealogy site posting mentions a slave named
Lucy. |
| • WebRoots.org Genealogy Foundation - Black America |
Also
see West Virginia Division Of Culture And History - County Info
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• 1738 - Augusta County, Virginia formed from Orange County |
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• 1769 - Botetourt County, Virginia formed from Augusta and Rockbridge counties. Rockbridge County gave only small portions at later dates (1821-1888) |
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• 1778 - Greenbrier County, West Virginia formed from Botetourt, Montgomery, Monroe, and Fayette counties |
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• 1778 - Rockbridge County, Virginia formed from Augusta and Botetourt counties |
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• 1786 - Randolph County, West Virginia formed from Harrison County, Virginia |
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• 1787 - Pendleton County, West Virginia formed from Augusta, Hardy, Rockingham, and Bath counties |
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• 1790 - Bath County, Virginia formed from Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier counties |
Link to 
Pocahontas Co. WVGenWeb Archive Records
Death Certificates 1916-1954, Pocahontas County