Cameron, clendinen, doddridge, duke, eltingshepherd, hansford. Welcome to the official website of doddridge county. A directory of libraries throughout the world periodical source index search doddridge county, west virginia source. Doddridge county was created in 1845 from parts of harrison, tyler, ritchie, and lewis counties, and named for phillip doddridge, a distinguished statesman of western virginia, who spent the greater part of his life in brooke county, west virginia. Including its history, west union, the doddridge county courthouse, the north bend rail trail. Welcome to the doddridge county assessors office website.
We highlighted a few of the people that shaped the great state of west virginia, doddridge county and the. Its county seat is at west union, on middle island creek. Wv doddridgetylerpleasantsritchie county west virginia. Our goal at genealogy trails is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use. West union for animated maps illustrating west virginia county boundary changes, rotating formation west virginia county boundary maps 16171995 may be viewed for free at the website. Article 1st of that act defined the boundaries of the new county to be as follows. Diss debar and his reminiscences of doddridge county, 1883. Every page, including the end pages, is there for the viewing, and it is a lot cheaper. The history of west virginia is buried in doddridge county. Photographs of schools in west virginia, by west virginia archives and history photographs of schools in west virginia. Russell wright is consistently to be designated as one of the vital. Proud of my doddridge county roots souvenir coffee cup mug. A listing of all the schools in doddridge county, wv with maps, driving directions, and a local area search function.
Search doddridge county public property records online. Mar 17, 2016 the investigation of the doddridge county giants yielded several significant points not only for giantology, but also of the history of archeology in the ohio valley. Swiger robert thomas william herbert toothman lena a. However, the counties of grant, mineral, mingo, lincoln, and summers were formed after 1860. Diss debar, the first commissioner of immigration for the state of west virginia and the designer the great seal of west virginia.
This website strives to be compliant with ada guidelines as detailed by 47 u. Including its history, west union, the doddridge county courthouse, the north bend rail trail, and more black, johnathan on. It was named in honor of philip doddridge 17721832, a famous statesman who traveled widely throughout the current site of west virginia. Doddridge county vital records can be found at the west virginia office of vital records which has copies of birth and death records from january 1917 to present.
Doddridge countywas created by an act of the virginia general assembly on february 4, 1845 from parts of harrison, lewis, tyler, and ritchie counties. Please contact the doddridge county public library if you feel as though further accommodations can be made to this site to make it more accessible to individuals with disabilities. West virginia maps current maps of every wva county. Note that historical physical and cultural features are no longer visible on the landscape. Use our online people search to learn about telephone numbers and criminal records for individuals in doddridge county, wv. This project evolved from a simple family tree of the gaston and husk families who settled in doddridge county in the mid. The act providing for the formation of the county from parts of harrison, tyler, ritchie and lewis, was passed by the general assembly of virginia on the 4 th day of february, 1845. I hope this site will be a valuable resource to assist you in finding the information you are seeking. Doddridge county, west virginia historical schools. Mar 16, 2016 in the summer of 1930, a series of newspaper articles appeared describing a most sensational discovery. Hu maxwells history of randolph county, originally published in 1898, is a representative work of the day, combining political history and the progress of local institutions with sketches of contemporary luminaries and their families. Doddridge county, in central west virginia, was created in 1845 and named for statesman phillip doddridge.
Marion county records span from 1863 to 1899, and the database contains 11,168 names of those married in this northern west virginia county. The west virginia library commission sent ben cheeseman as acting director during the initial startup, and lillian wetzel was appointed as the librarys first permanent director. Bonds, 18451927 family history library doddridge county west virginia wills, inventories, etc. West virginia histories homepage contains a listing of history books that have been published relating to.
The 1979 history of doddridge county, west virginia has been out of print for over twentysix years. Law register, 1851 doddridge county lawyers source. Doddridge county, west virginia west virginia explorer. We are a 501c3 society dedicated to locating, restoring, preserving, and. This website is intended to provide you with an overview of our countys government and the unique opportunities our county has to offer. West virginiaatlas west virginia doddridge county, west virginia people quickfactsdoddridge countywest virginia population, 2005 estimate 7,4761,816,856 population, percent change, april 1, 2000 to july 1, 2005 1.
Charleston, west virginia, west virginia history, v. County courthouses hold records created by the clerks since the counties were formed. Doddridge county was created by an act of the virginia general assembly on february 4, 1845 from parts of harrison, lewis, tyler, and ritchie counties. Wv doddridge county history sources wv archives and history. A west virginia transplant in doddridge county moved here to enjoy the rural area, but soon after, saw well pads being placed within sight of her home. This website is intended to provide you with an overview of our county s government and the unique opportunities our county has to offer.
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Doddridge county doddridge county was created in 1845 from parts of harrison, tyler, ritchie, and lewis counties, and named for phillip doddridge, a distinguished statesman of western virginia, who spent the greater part of his life in brooke county, west virginia. Communities currently listed for this area by the national association of counties include. Billion graves for doddridge county, west virginia source. Focus on doddridge county and north central west virginia. This book has a terrific history of pendleton co, wv as well as lists of men who served in. Four counties in west virginia doddridgepleasantsritchietyler new. The exponent explains that the second mound was ten feet high and about sixty feet in diameter three meters high and 18 meters diameter, featuring three burials, one of which was a man of height, strength and power, measuring seven feet, six inches tall 228.
Photo added by joe mckenzie hattie s hurst tallman birth 21 jun 1893 doddridge county, west virginia, usa death 9 jul 1965 aged 72 weston, lewis county, west virginia, usa burial mount union met. Smith the centennial history of oregon, 18111912 source. Doddridge county, wv phone book find people in doddridge. Doddridge county blandville, center point, new milton, smithburg, west union county seat. My office and i are striving to provide assessment information from our office to you in the most efficient way. Many other counties were formed from that time until 1860, including webster county, which was the last in that group. West virginia counties hampshire county, west virginia was formed in 1754. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. Page 204 army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the united states as have become, or shall become members of the confederation or federal alliance of the said states, virginia inclusive, according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no. Meigs county oh 1900 census olive and orange townships.
West virginia and regional history center historical. Doddridge county west virginia division of culture and history. While the area was first settled about 1800, doddridge county was created by an act of the virginia general assembly on february 4, 1845, with territory contributions from harrison, tyler. Doddridge county, west virginia genealogy genealogy. Page 183 when we went to the fire the colonel was stripped naked, ordered to sit down by the fire, and then they beat him with sticks and their fists. Underwood charles edward vertner mildred merril ward ross stahl ward mary polly watson nancy watson mary jane. Doddridge county high school yearbook website created in. The doddridge county public library opened to the public on march 31, 1952 in the basement of the doddridge county courthouse. Doddridge county, west virginia doddridge county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi zapadna virdzinija savezna drzava. Mar 02, 2018 open text document 96 kb open original scanned document 86 mb title central station, doddridge county, wv subtitle railroad center to obscurity, the demise of a small town author james l. Diss debar, who designed the great seal and coat of. Doddridge county, west virginia public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. Doddridge county, west virginia public records directory.
Records from the 1800s and 1900s can also be found at the fhl, west virginia university library west virginia regional history collection in morgantown and the archives and history library in charleston. Doddridge county is part of the clarksburg, west virginia, wv micropolitan statistical area. Scope and contents this collection documents the dotson family of greenwood, west virginia in doddridge county. Books 283 books other collections 2 dap 3 in library only books 102 wv history tidbits 3 recent posts. The history of methodism in doddridge county and west union and related church and state history.
History of doddridge county, building forms, county office records inventories. Topographical dictionary of 2885 english emigrants to new england. Doddridge county,west virginia index genealogy trails. Doddridge county history sources west virginia division. The investigation of the doddridge county giants yielded several significant points not only for giantology, but also of the history of archeology in the ohio valley.
It was as if she was reading a whoswho of west virginia history. Library directory for doddridge county, west virginia source. Photographs of schools in west virginia, by west virginia archives and history. This is a genealogy focusing on north central west virginia, particularly doddridge county and, to a lesser extent, the nearby counties of ritchie, harrison, lewis, gilmer, tyler, wetzel and calhoun. Billion graves cemeteries of doddridge county source. Doddridge county je okrug u americkoj saveznoj drzavi zapadna virdzinija.
It contains nancy clark dotsons diaries from 19041946 including photocopies, indices, and supplementary information, other dotson family diaries and books, the marriage certificate of franklin and nancy clark dotson, a dotson family history, a cabinet card. They then tied a rope to the foot of a post about fifteen feet high, bound the colonels hands behind his back and fastened the rope to the ligature between his wrists. For phillip doddridge, a distinguished statesman of western virginian. Doddridge county high school 1940 doddridge county high school 1941. Doddridge county west virginia submitted to the west virginia biographies project by. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy. Apr 01, 2000 west virginiaatlas west virginia doddridge county, west virginia people quickfactsdoddridge countywest virginia population, 2005 estimate 7,4761,816,856 population, percent change, april 1, 2000 to july 1, 2005 1. Doddridge county high school 1943 doddridge county high school 1945. Group of students in front of allen school, located end of ralphs run road, rt. Genealogy database in interactive html formats, including family group sheets, pedigree charts, ancestor charts, and descendant charts. Doddridge county, west virginia, usa geni family tree. Doddridge county west virginia public broadcasting.
Fannie mariah carson ashcraft birth 14 may 1855 west virginia, usa death 12 oct 1927 aged 72 doddridge county, west virginia, usa burial ioof cemetery brown, harrison county, west virginia stella mae swiger 1884 1954. Doddridge county, wv phone book find people in doddridge county. Doddridge county history sources west virginia division of culture. West virginia doddridge county 118 east court street, room 102 west union, wv 26456 number. County courthouses hold records created by the clerks since the counties were. The american history and genealogy project doddridge county cemetery list source. The doddridge county historical society now has the 1979 history of doddridge county, west virginia available on cd in adobe pdf format. The area that became doddridge county, virginia now west virginia was first settled in the late 1780s by james caldwell, who owned 20,000 acres 81 km 2 of land that included present west union. Fileviewer provides access to scanned indexes and image of the historical and current documents, indexes and plats for real property, and oil and gas records all over texas and new mexico. Research the reverse phone lookups and mailing address of individuals in doddridge county, wv by using our nationwide people search.
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