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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Ohio County (W. Va.) Circuit Court. Deed, 1835. Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.

Historical Information

Ohio County (West) Virginia was named for the Ohio River, ohio being the Indian word for great river. It was created in 1776 at the same time as Monongalia County from part of the district of West Augusta. In 1785, part of Yohogania County was added to Ohio. Ohio County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863.

Scope and Content

Ohio County (West) Virginia Deed, 1835, conveying a lot from David Harper and his wife to Zachariah Jacob and Matthew H. Houston.

Related Material

Additional Ohio County (W. Va.) Land Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia web site.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Ohio County (W.Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--West Virginia--Ohio County.

Geographical Names:

• Ohio County (W.Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Deeds--West Virginia--Ohio County.
• Land Records--West Virginia--Ohio County.
• Local government records--West Virginia--Ohio County.

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