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West Virginia and Regional History Center
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Eileen Peters, Compiler, Genealogy, A&M 3281, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Genealogy research papers of Eileen Peters. Includes genealogies, research notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, maps, photographs, books, and other publications documenting primarily Preston County, West Virginia families, as well as families of the tri-state region of West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia. Also includes histories of Preston County, West Virginia (18th through 20th centuries), and general information on how to conduct genealogical research.
Separated Material
Separations--Microfilm
One reel of the 1850 Preston County Census to the duplicate microfilm collection.
Separations--Books:
"Campbell Family Records," J. Montgomery Seaver, undated
"The Dramatic Story of Early American Methodism," Frederick E. Maser, 1965.
"The Fortineux-Fortinet Family (Fortney, Fortna, Fordney, Furtney) in America," Fortney-Fortna Genealogy Family, Inc., 1989.
"Genealogy of Some Early Families in Grant and Pleasant Districts, Preston County, West Virginia," Genealogical Publishing
Company, Inc., 1977.
"Great Gunfighters of the Kansas Cowtowns, 1867-1886," Nyle H. Miller and Joseph W. Snell, 1963.
"Historical Address Delivered by General David Hunter Strother at Berkeley Springs, West Virginia at the Centennial Celebration
July 4, 1876," Frederick T. Newbraugh, 1973.
"A History of Pendleton County, West Virginia," Oren F. Morton, 1974.
"History of St. John's Methodist Church," The Methodist Youth Fellowship, 1965.
"Locating Your Immigrant Ancestor," James C. and Lila Lee Neagles, 1975.
"The Peters Family," The American Genealogical Research Institute, 1972.
"Virginia Valley Records," John W. Wayland, 1973.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Apke, Johann Henrich.
- Born, Dutch Henry.
- Bourne family
- Campbell family
- Coburn family
- Connelly family
- Fairfax family
- Field family
- Fortney family
- Fowler family
- Genealogy
- Grogg family
- Hartman family
- Linger, Bernard L.
- Lowther family
- Martin family.
- McKinney family
- Menear family
- Miller family
- Minear family
- Moats family
- Morgan family
- Nichols family
- Orr family
- Patton family
- Peters family
- Peters, Eileen
- Pierpont family
- Preston County (W. Va.)
- Preston County - families.
- Ray family
- Shaffer family
- Spencer family
- Squire family
- Stevens family
- Stough, John.
- Strawbridge, Robert.
- Taylor family
- Waggy family
- Watson family
- Wells family
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Apke, Johann Henrich.
- Born, Dutch Henry.
- Linger, Bernard L.
- Peters, Eileen
- Stough, John.
- Strawbridge, Robert.
Container List
This series includes mostly genealogies and research notes on 39 familiesof the tri-state region of West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia. Records date from 1887 to 1992. The date span of the genealogical information on each family is recorded in the Dates field of each folder.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Apke, Johann Henrich1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2-9
Born Family1845–1975
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10-13
Born, Dutch Henry1851-1974
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14-21
Campbell Family1778-1993
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 22
Cobun Family (Also Fortney, Menear, Watson)1700-1903
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 23-37
Conley Family1660–1987
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 38
Fairfax Family (Also Fortney, Cobun, Conley, Field, Watson, Patton, Menear, Orr)1560–1904
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 39
Field Family1760-1981
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 40-48
Fortney Family1654-1986
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 49-52
Fowler Family1624-1982
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 53-63
Grogg Family1700-1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1
Linger, Bernard L.--Memoriam1984
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2-9
Lowther Family1041-1979
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10-19
McKinney Family1673-1992
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 20-27
Menear Family1676-1985
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 28-30
Minear Family1732-1992
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 31-33
Nichols Family150-1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 34
Orr Family (Also Fortney, Menear, Martin)1758-1981
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 35-49
Peters Family1670-1992
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 50-54
Shaffer Family1670-1986
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 55
Shaffer Family (Also Fortney, Morgan, Pierpont, Watson, Stevens, Wells, Squires, Taylor, Hartman, Moats)1688–1921
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Spencer, Ray, Patton, Martin, Miller Families1745-1975
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Squires Family1765-1982
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Stough, Rev. John1786-1840
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4
Strawbridge, Robert1770s
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5-8
Waggy Family1733-1992
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 9
Waggy-Wagy Family1740-1976
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 10-14
Watson Family1740–1981
This series includes correspondence between Eileen Peters and 375 individuals regarding personal and genealogical information. Material is arranged alphabetically by last name. Peters recorded related family names and personal comments onto the front of some of her correspondence folders. These notes were copied verbatim upon folder replacement. This series also includes some photographs.
This series includes Eileen Peters's address book and genealogical research resources such as catalogs, pamphlets, notes, and blank forms.
This series consists of mostly hand-drawn and photocopied 1976-1980 maps of the Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland regions from the 1600s to the 1900s. Also includes a 1976 highway map of Preston County, West Virginia.
This series includes notes, newspaper clippings and photocopies from books regarding the history of Preston County, West Virginia from the late 1700s to the late 1900s.
This series includes regional journals and photocopies of books relating to regional history.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 33
"The Aurora Documents: An Accurate and Complete Translation and Transcription of Books I and II of the Original Records of Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Aurora, Preston County, West Virginia" (photocopy) by Karl K. Gower1957
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 34
"The Baltimore and Ohio: The Story of the Railroad that Grew up with the United States" (photocopy) by Carroll Bateman1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 35
"Country Roads West Virginia" (pictoral booklet)undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 36
"Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants." Hacker's Creek Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 2.October 1982
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 37-40
"Trans-Allegheny Pioneers: Historical Sketches of the First White Settlers West of the Alleghenies, 1748 and After" (photocopy) by John P. Hale1931
This series consists of miscellaneous newspaper clippings, post cards, and photocopies of books relating to West Virginia history from the late 1700s to the late 1900s.
This series includes books on West Virginia history and genealogical research.
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"Abstracts from the Preston County Journal, 1866-1868" by Joy L. Gilchrist1982
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"The Badman of the West" by George Hendricks1970
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"Bicentennial Biographies: Gilmer County, West Virginia" by The Gilmer County Historical Society1976
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"Canaan Valley and the Black Bear" by Ruth Cooper Allman1976
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"Chronicles of Border Warfare" by Reuben Gold Thwaites1970
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"Genealogy and Local History" by Goodspeed's Book Shop, Inc.undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"Genealogy, Local History, and Heraldry" by Genealogical Publishing CompanySpring 1979
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"Genealogical Research, Methods, and Sources" by The American Society of Genealogists1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"Handy Book for Genealogists" by George B. Everton, Sr.1971
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"History and Government of West Virginia" by Virgil A. Lewis, A.M.1973
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"The March of Civilization in Maps and Pictures" by C.S. Hammond & Company1959
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"The Monongalia Story: A Bicentennial History, I. Prelude" by Earl L. Core1974
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"The Monongalia Story: A Bicentennial History, II. The Pioneers" by Earl L. Core1974
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"West Virginia by Rail and by Trail" by Ross B. Johnston1927
- Mixed Materials Box: 6
"West Virginia Estate Settlements (1753-1850)" by Ross B. Johnston1969