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West Virginia Compiled Genealogies (view source)
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'''Elisha B. Iams Collection'''. This is a collection of over 70 volumes of information. It was extracted from the records of 16 counties in southwest Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio and thus is an important source of information about early Virginia and Pennsylvania settlers. It includes a card index with 6,500 entries. The collection has not been microfilmed. It is available at: | '''Elisha B. Iams Collection'''. This is a collection of over 70 volumes of information. It was extracted from the records of 16 counties in southwest Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio and thus is an important source of information about early Virginia and Pennsylvania settlers. It includes a card index with 6,500 entries. The collection has not been microfilmed. It is available at: | ||
[http://www.citlib.org/ Citizen's Library]<br | [http://www.citlib.org/ Citizen's Library]<br>55 S. College Street<br>Washington, PA 15301<br>'''Phone: 724 222-2400 <br>''''''Fax: 724 225-7303 ''' | ||
'''West Virginia University Library, Genealogies'''. This is a collection of alphabetized pedigrees and genealogies of West Virginia families. It is available at the Family History Library (FHL films 239244-53). | '''West Virginia University Library, Genealogies'''. This is a collection of alphabetized pedigrees and genealogies of West Virginia families. It is available at the Family History Library (FHL films 239244-53). | ||
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=== Published Sources === | === Published Sources === | ||
An excellent source for information on early families and settlers of West Virginians is Jim Comstock's ''West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia ''and the supplemental series. | An excellent source for information on early families and settlers of West Virginians is Jim Comstock's ''West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia''and the supplemental series. | ||
You may also want to consult Earl G. Swem's ''Virginia Historical Index'' | You may also want to consult Earl G. Swem's ''Virginia Historical Index'' for references to genealogical information published in several outstanding historical and genealogical periodicals. Also see Wardell's''Time Saving Aid to Virginia-West Virginia Ancestors. '' | ||
Other published sources include: | Other published sources include: | ||
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http://www.wvculture.org/HiStory/genealog.html | http://www.wvculture.org/HiStory/genealog.html | ||
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