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| === Augusta County, Virginia Genealogy General Resources ===
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| {{Anchor|General}}As of November 2012, a query for [https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=Search&includedb=&lang=en&ti=&surname=&stype=Exact&given=&bplace=Augusta+Virginia&byear=&brange=0&dplace=&dyear=&drange=0&mplace=&myear=&mrange=0&father=&mother=&spouse=&skipdb=&period=All&submit.x=Search individuals born in Augusta, Virginia] at ''[[World Connect|World Connect]]'', results in more than 230,000 entries.
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| [http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_of_Augusta_County%2C_Virginia Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia] at WeRelate identifies biographical information about hundreds of local families.
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| Collections of the Augusta County Historical Society are described [http://www.augustacountyhs.org/archives.html online], including many compiled genealogies and family files.
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| [http://www.staunton.va.us/directory/departments-h-z/library/research-resources/genealogy/family-names Genealogy Surname Index] (GEN 929.42 H) is a book at the Staunton Public Library that indexes compiled genealogies at their facility. You can also search for your surname in their online catalog.
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| [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/augusta2.html#families Augusta County Families], at VAGenWeb, identifies many resources (mainly online) containing compiled genealogies of local families.
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| :The website includes a very useful description of the Katherine Bushman Collection at the Library of Virginia.<ref>VAGenWeb's hyperlink to the collection description is dead. Recommend using the hyperlinks created for this FamilySearch Wiki article.</ref> The Katherine Bushman Collection includes material about the following Augusta County families: "Alexander, Bell, Bushman, Craig, Curry, Davis, Fauber, Fulkerson, Greaver, Hogshead, Kinkead, McCutchan, Polk, Rankin, Robertson, Sheets, Steele, Tate, and Wilson." The compiler was a professional genealogist. For further information, see: [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/findaid/35743.htm Katherine Bushman Papers, 1961-1997]. See also: [http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/lva/vi00163.xml.frame Virginia Heritage], which offers a detailed guide to the collection.
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| [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/VA/Augusta/sur/ Augusta County, Virginia Surnames] (courtesy: Linkpendium) contains links to more than 500 online resources about this county's families, including compiled genealogies.
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| {{Tip|For families that lived in the area that split off to become Rockbridge County in the eighteenth century, see also [[Rockbridge County, Virginia Genealogy]].}}
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| Compilations that discuss multiple Augusta County families include:
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| *Allison, Elizabeth Kelly. ''Early Southwest Virginia Families: Families of Kelly, Smyth, Buchanan, Clark and Related Families of Edmonson, Keys, Beattie, Ryburn, McDonald''. Auburn, Ala., 1960.
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| *Burton, Charles T. ''Botetourt County, Virginia, Early Settlers: From the Earliest Times through 1795, in the Area that was Botetourt County in 1782, Covers Parts of Present-day Counties of Montgomery, Bath, Giles, Floyd, Alleghany, Roanoke, Craig and Monroe''. Troutville, Va.: [Burton?, 1979?]. {{FHL|635864|item}} 6015637 - 6015638
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| *Cleek, George Washington. ''Early Western Augusta Pioneers''. 1957; reprint, Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. Original edition: {{FHL|145489|item}} Book 975.591 D2cg, Film 1486619 Item 29; digital version at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49137 Ancestry] ($). [Specifically treats the following families: Bratton, Campbell, Carlile, Cleek, Craig, Crawford, Dyer, Gay, Givens, Graham, Gwin, Harper, Henderson, Hull, Keister, Lightner, Lockridge, McFarland, Moore, Warwick.]
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| *Diehl, George West and A. Maxim Coppage. ''Rockbridge County, Virginia Notebook: Compiled from Articles by Dr. George W. Diehl as Published in the News-Gazette, Lexington, Virginia; Additional Charts and Notes Have Been Added, As Well As Surname Index''. Utica, Ky.: McDowell Publications, c1982. {{FHL|221231|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5852 H2r}} Treats families that lived in the area that split off in the eighteenth-century as Rockbridge County.
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| *Heinegg, Paul. ''Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware.'' 2005-present. - [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Virginia_NC.htm free online book]. Ailstock, Anderson, Barnett, Battles, Bush, Cauther, Cooper, Fields, Jenkins, Kinney, Knox, McCoy, Mason, Maxfield, Nickens, Parr, Pryor, Redcross, Road, Roberts, Scot, Simpson, Tyre, Vena, Viers, Walden, Young families in pre-1820 Augusta County, Virginia.
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| *Hoge, Arista. ''The First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, Virginia''. Staunton, Va.: Caldwell-Sites, 1908 (1909). Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/324710-the-first-presbyterian-church-staunton-virginia?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; {{FHL|340287|item|disp=FHL Film 599249 Item 4}}.<br>
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| *King, Fannie Bayly. ''Partial List of Early Settlers, Revolutionary Soldiers and the Graves of Augusta County Soldiers Located to Date''. Staunton, Va.: unknown, 1935. {{FHL|301845|item}} 850091 Item 7; digital version at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10553 Ancestry] ($). [Also includes immigrants 1739-1740, some French and Indian War soldiers, and some dissenting preachers (ca. 1750-1840).]
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| *Leitch, Meredith. ''Papers, 1933-1953''. MSS. Available at [[Virginia Historical Society]]. Also, includes genealogical notes concerning the following families: Adams, Armstrong, Bartley, Beck, Carlyle, Clayton, Craig, Dunlap, Ervine, Estill, Fulton, Gabbard, Gay, Glendy, Graham, Guy, Henderson, Hodges, Houston, Hughart, Irvine, Kinkead, Knight, McCausland, McCutcheon, McKee, Miller, Miser, Montgomery, Pauley, Ramsey, Rich, Rubush, Shiplette, Summers, Walkup, and Wandless. <br>
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| *Peyton, John Lewis. ''History of Augusta County, Virginia''. Staunton, Va.: S.M. Yost, 1882. Original edition available at {{FHL|308678|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Film 30313}}; 1972 reprint at {{FHL|144133|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 975.591 H2p 1972}}; digital versions at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10548 Ancestry] ($); [http://books.google.com/books?id=h3kFAAAAQAAJ Google Books] (full-view); and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdva6082_augusta World Vital Records] ($).
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| *Strickler, Harry M. ''Forerunners, a History or Genealogy of the Strickler Families, Their Kith and Kin: Including Kauffmans, Stovfrs [i.e. Stovers], Burners, Ruffners, Beavers, Shavers, Brumbachs, Zirkles, Blossers, Groves, Brubakers, Neffs, Roth- gebs and Many Other Early Families of Shenandoah, Rockingham, Augusta, Frederick and Page Counties of the Shenandoah Valley: A Memorial to All Who Have Gone Before From About 1700 to the Present Time, 1924''. Harrisonburg, Va.: H.M. Strickler, 1925. {{FHL|28139|item}} 6046689; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=11028 Ancestry] ($).
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| *Towler, Sam. ''Excerpts from Augusta Chancery Drawers 188 to 258 and Other Charts''. Charlottesville, Va.: S. Towler, c1998. {{FHL|724581|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5916 P2t}}.<br>
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| *Trimble, Kelly Walker (1885-1955). ''Papers, 1770-1954''. MSS. Available at [[Virginia Historical Society]]. "Also, include Kelly Trimble's genealogical information and notes on the following Augusta County families: Alexander, Anderson, Baylor, Bell, Breckinridge, Bumgardner, Caldwell, Calhoun, Caruthers, Christian, Cochran, Crawford, Crockett, East, Eidson, Gilkeson, Hanger, Henderson, Hog, Hogshead, Jameson, Jamison, Johnston, McClanahan, McClenahan, McClure, McPheeters, Mitchell, Moffett, Newton, O'Friel, Peirpoint, Pilson, Ralston, Ruff, Scott, Sproul, Steele, Sterrett, Steritt, Swoope, Tate, Thompson, Trimble, Wallace, Wayland, Wilson, Young, and Zimmerman."<ref name="catalog">Online Catalog, Virginia Historical Society, accessed 26 October 2011, http://www.vahistorical.org.</ref><br>
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| *Waddell, Joseph Addison. ''Annals of Augusta County, Virginia, from 1726 to 1871''. Staunton, Va.: C.R. Caldwell, 1902. Available at {{FHL|144364|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book}} and {{FHL|144364|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Film 1000633 Item 2}}; digital versions at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10550 Ancestry] ($); [http://books.google.com/books?id=rZbEC1kEdpcC Google Books] (full-view); and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806345756_josawaddell1901 World Vital Records] ($) (second edition).
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| *Locate publications about direct ancestors | | *Locate publications about direct ancestors |
| *Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family | | *Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family |
| *Identify publications, to quote [[Elizabeth Shown Mills|Elizabeth Shown Mills]], about an ancestor's "FAN Club" ['''F'''riends, '''A'''ssociates, and '''N'''eighbors] | | *Identify publications, to quote [[Elizabeth Shown Mills|Elizabeth Shown Mills]], about an ancestor's "FAN Club" ['''F'''riends, '''A'''ssociates, and '''N'''eighbors] |
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| *{{Anchor|A}}'''[Adams]''' Coleman, C.W. "Genealogy of the Adams Family of New Kent and Henrico Counties, Va.," ''The William and Mary Quarterly,'' Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jan. 1897):159-164. Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1914878 JSTOR] - free. | | *{{Anchor|A}}'''[Adams]''' Coleman, C.W. "Genealogy of the Adams Family of New Kent and Henrico Counties, Va.," ''The William and Mary Quarterly,'' Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jan. 1897):159-164. Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1914878 JSTOR] - free. |