Lewis County, West Virginia Book Page and Look up    

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Send  email to Patricia at wvgal@tds.net if you have material you'd be willing to share, or know of books available on Lewis County.

Rules for Lookup Volunteers

• Volunteers may do unlimited lookups if and only if:
• 1. The lookup volunteer is the actual author and copyright holder of the publication.
  2. The lookup volunteer is using primary source documents ... whether they are treking to the courthouse or using their own xeroxed copies of public domain documents.
  3. The lookup volunteer has written permission from the author / copyright holder to use their publication for lookups
• Volunteers may be able to make certain limited scope lookups in copyrighted publications under the "fair use" provisions of existing law. LIMIT OF 2 LOOK-UPS PER BOOK
• Potential volunteers are encouraged to review the explanations of copyright protection, especially the "fair use" provisions, available elsewhere on the Web.
• Rules for Lookup Requests

• Mention the name of the book in your message.
• • Our volunteers aren't mind-readers &
  • they may not remember which books they volunteered for.
• Make your requests for lookup limited in scope.
• • "Tell me everything about the Smiths" is probably too broad.

-- Researchers should not ask, nor may lookup volunteers offer, to violate copyright laws in responding to requests for lookups in any copyrighted material. --

Lookup Offers

Click on book title to send request or note address for later use.

compiled by Wes Cochran, Linda Camp and Martha Metz

PERMISSON HAS BEEN GIVEN VIA PHONE

MR. WES COCHRAN HAS MANY PUBLICATION'S TO AID IN YOUR WEST VIRGINIA RESEACH. DROP HIM A LINE AND LET HIM KNOW WHAT COUNTY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN AND I'LL BET HE HAS SOMETHING FOR YOU AND AT A GREAT PRICE.

For a list of publications, go to: http://rootsweb.com/~hcpd/cochran.htm

WE WISH TO THANK BETTY MARSH FOR HER GENEROUS PERMISSION TO USE WILLIAM'S WONDERFUL WORK. THANK YOU BETTY

To order any of the 1880 census books by William Marsh, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/

Lewis Co., WV. 1850 Census           Wes Cochran               

Lewis Co., WV. 1860 Census           Wes Cochran                Patricia Viellenave

Lewis Co., WV.  1870 Census          Wes Cochran                Patricia Viellenave 

We now have a volunteer that is willing to do limited look ups in the Lewis County, West Virginia Court House records. Please limit your requests to 2 per request, we would not want to over load her.

MAKE SURE YOU ENTER IN THE SUBJECT LINE:                                             LEWIS CO COURTHOUSE LOOKUP

Let me introduce Debbie and thank her very much for this generous offer.  

 has voluntered to do look-up in:

1880 U.S. Census on CD-Rom published by the LDS Church

Folks need to provide at least a State name and preferably a County name for the lookup. Please limit your request to no more than 2 at a time.

Barb Ragucci    has voluntered to do look-up in:  Barb I need your new address

'Collins Settlement of Old' It says it is an "original press manuscript as it appeared in The Weston Independent 1921-1922.

There is no copyright information on this book.                  

Books Listed for Sale by Vendors

We do not warrant pricing information or availability

Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants, Route 1  Box 238, Jane Lew, WV. 26378

They have several publications, so please stop by their Home Page and take a look at their Publication list and place your order. You may contact them by phone 304-269-7091 or better yet at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/ 

Wes Cochran ,  2515 10th Avenue, Parkersburg, WV. 26101

Most orders are filled within two days of receipt and mailed out "Library Rate" through the post office.

Prices listed may not be the current prices, please contact Mr. Cochran at   http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/cochran.htm

#40  Lewis County, West Virginia 1850 Census         $8.00

#41  Lewis County, West Virginia 1860 Census         $8.00

#42  Lewis County, West Virgina  1870 Census         $8.00

Family Line Publications, Rear 63 E. Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157

• Shipping US Mail $2.50 for first item, plus $0.50 each additional item
• Shipping UPS $4.50 first item, plus $0.50 each additional item

Heritage Books, Inc., 1540-E Pointer Ridge Place, Bowie MD 20716

• Postage is $3.00, regardless of the number of books
• Check out their site at http://www.heritagebooks.com
• The Virginia Genealogist John Frederick Dorman, Vol. 7, 1963: $20.00

The History Of Roanoke, West Virginia

by: Emma Riffle Snider and Nettie Robinson Gregory  copyright 1996     $12.00 includes postage...Contact: N. Gregory

"We know the first 'permanent' settler in the vicinity of Roanoke, WV was John Mitchell around 1812. Jacob Bush, John Hacker and others were in the area around the 1790's, and the Bushes, Mitchells, Smiths, Godfreys, Duvalls and others coming soon after, but the Village of Roanoke itself, was laid off in lots in the early 1870s. William Peterson surveyed a tract of 80 acres for Joseph Hall who began selling lots which became Roanoke. William Watson performed as the first Mayor, Chief of Police, and Town Council around 1871. Roanoke, it is said, was given its name by the Editor of the Weston Democrat, William E. Arnold, in honor of John Randolph of Roanoke, Virginia. The name Bush's Mill ceased to be. The village of Roanoke, WV then VA, was a small place inhabited by settlers around 1775 and was torn down when the Stonewall Jackson Dam took the land in the 1980's, and is now covered with water."

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