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A Guide to the Delia McMahan Papers, 1975-1980 McMahan, Delia, Papers, 1975-1980 38828

A Guide to the Delia McMahan Papers, 1975-1980

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the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 38828


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Accession number
38828
Title
Delia McMahan, Papers, 1975-1980
Physical Characteristics
.90 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Physical Location
Personal Papers Collection, Acc. 38828
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Delia McMahan. Papers, 1975-1980. Accession 38828, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Charles Scarlett, 17 November 1994.

Scope and Content Information

This accession contains the genealogical research files kept by Delia McMahan and Helen Lorraine for McMahan's publication, "Pioneer Familes." Information is included on the Allen, Bird (Byrd), Gannaway, Gregory, Love, Shepard, Wright, and Yancey families of Augusta, Botetourt, Buckingham, Cumberland, Essex, Louisa, Pittsylvania, Shenandoah, and Wythe Counties, Virginia; and Ohio and North Carolina. Included are abstracts of deeds and wills, tax and vital statistics records, correspondence, family group sheets, notes, and published sources. Also included are two copies of "Pioneer Families", revised in 1977 and 1978.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by family name, with correspondence, notebooks, and copies of the finished genealogical notes arranged to the rear.

Contents List

Box 1 Folder 1
Allen family
Box 1 Folder 2
Allen, Benjamin
Box 1 Folder 3
Allen, Davis
Box 1 Folder 4
Allen, Margaret
Box 1 Folder 5
Bird family
Box 1 Folder 6
Bird, Abraham
Box 1 Folder 7
Bird, Andrew
Box 1 Folder 8
Gannaway family
Box 1 Folder 9
Gannaway, John
Box 1 Folder 10
Gregory, Isaac
Box 1 Folder 11
Gregory, John
Box 1 Folder 12
Gregory, William
Box 1 Folder 13
Hubbard, Robert
Box 1 Folder 14
Love family
Box 1 Folder 15
Love, Philip
Box 1 Folder 16
Love, William
Box 1 Folder 17
Shepard family
Box 1 Folder 18
Shepard, Burwell
Box 1 Folder 19
Shepard, Carroll
Box 1 Folder 20
Shepard, Lucy
Box 1 Folder 21
Shepard, Robert
Box 1 Folder 22
Shepard, Samuel (b. 1695)
Box 1 Folder 23
Shepard, Samuel (1730-1792)
Box 1 Folder 24
Shepard, Samuel (1762-1852)
Box 1 Folder 25
Shepard, William
Box 1 Folder 26
Shepard, William E.
Box 1 Folder 27
Williams, Bailey
Box 1 Folder 28
Wright family
Box 1 Folder 29
Wright, Ambrose
Box 1 Folder 30
Wright, Ann
Box 1 Folder 31
Wright, Archibald
Box 1 Folder 32
Wright, Benjamin
Box 1 Folder 33
Wright, Eliza
Box 2 Folder 1
Wright, George
Box 2 Folder 2
Wright, George II
Box 2 Folder 3
Wright, Griffin
Box 2 Folder 4
Wright, James
Box 2 Folder 5
Wright, John
Box 2 Folder 6
Wright, Richard
Box 2 Folder 7
Wright, Samuel
Box 2 Folder 8
Wright, Seymour
Box 2 Folder 9
Wright, Susanna
Box 2 Folder 10
Wright, Thomas
Box 2 Folder 11
Wright, William
Box 2 Folder 12
Yancey family
Box 2 Folder 13
Correspondence 1975-1980
Box 2 Folder 14
Notebooks
Box 2 Folder 15
Pioneer Families: McQueen, Williams, Goss, Bird (Byrd), Allen, Neely, Love, and Gannaway 1977
Box 2 Folder 16
Pioneer Familes: Goss, Quakers, Butcher, Allen, McQueen, Love, Neely, Townsend, Collins, park, Button, Gorton 1978