Researching At The WV State Archives In Charleston
The West
Virginia State Archives now has its own website where you can find
information about holdings that are available, directions, hours, etc...
for the entire state. I have pulled some of the relevant information
for Raleigh County and listed it here. You are encouraged to visit
their site for more detailed information or for listings for other counties.
Address:
Archives and History Library
The Cultural Center:
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, E.
Charleston, WV 25305-0300
Please read the Services
page to find out exactly how to request information and what the current
prices for research are.
Raleigh County Court Records
Available:
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Births 1853-1968
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Delayed Births 1941-1969
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Deaths 1853-1969
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Marriages 1890-1969
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Index to Marriages 1850-1895,
1919-1969
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Wills 1850-1969
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Deeds 1850-1903
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Index to Deeds, Leases and
Wills 1850-1969
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Order Book 1852-1878
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Appraisements 1856-1903
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Inventories, Appraisements
and Bills of Sale 1856-1926
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Trust Deeds 1883-1904
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Commissioners Records 1878-1900
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Court of Quarter Sessions
1850-1852
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Supervisors Records 1871-1872
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Vacation Order Book 1886-1914
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Recorders Court Records 1865-1900
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Discharges 1917-1943
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Marriage and Court Records
1850-1871
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Oath Book 1871-1886
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Miscellaneous Bonds 1852-1861,
1903-1933
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Overseers of the Poor 1873-1880
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Guardian Bonds 1880-1917
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Board of Correction of Land
Books 1870-1872
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Administrators, Executors,
Guardians Bonds 1916-1927
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Administrators Bonds 1880-1905,
1912-1931
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Fiduciary Bond Book 1902-1908
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Naturalization Law Order
1906
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Naturalization Petition and
Record 1908-1949
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Declaration of Intention
1907-1943
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Petition and Declaration
of Intention 1941-1961
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Petitions Denied and Granted
1930-1961
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Chancery Orders 1850-1926
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Law Orders 1850-1927
Records filmed at Virginia
State Library: shelved on 4th floor as Mi 42-8.8 (Parts torn and
illegible)
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Births 1853-1860
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Marriages 1854-1860
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Deaths 1853-1859
Special Collections
Relevant To Raleigh County:
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Henderson Family Papers,
ca. 1811-1889; Collection # Ms 78-6
Content:
Papers, most relating to Henderson, Massey and Wilson family members. Includes
correspondence, receipts and legal documents. Most materials deal with
Catherine
Henderson and Edward Henderson.
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Beckley
Family Papers 1795-1845; Collection# Ms80-132 - This link will take
you to an itemized listing of the contents of this collection. Use
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Smith-Riffe
Collection 1769-1977; Collection # Ms-80 - This link will take you
to an itemized listing of the contents of the Smith-Riffe collection.
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