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Revision as of 21:34, 2 May 2012
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| Pendleton County, West Virginia | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of West Virginia | |
 Location of West Virginia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | 1787 |
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| County Seat | Franklin |
| Courthouse | |
United States 
West Virginia Pendleton County
Contents
- 1 County Courthouse
- 2 History
- 3 Places / Localities
- 4 Resources
- 5 Societies and Libraries
- 6 Web Sites
- 7 References
County Courthouse
Pleasants County
301 Court Lane #101
Saint Mary's, WV 26170
304-684-3542
- County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, and probate records from 1853
- Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records[1]
History
Parent County
1787--Pendleton County was created 4 December 1787 from Augusta, Hardy and Rockingham Counties (Virginia).
County seat: Franklin [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Pendleton County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
- Augusta County, Virginia
- Grant
- Hardy
- Highland County, Virginia
- Pocahontas
- Randolph
- Rockingham County, Virginia
- Tucker
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Pendleton County, West Virginia Genealogy census records online, see: West Virginia Census.
LDS Ward and Branch Records
1810 Census of Pendleton County, Virginia
1850 Pendleton County Census
1930 Pendleton County Census Information
- Franklin
- Zigler
Court
Genealogy
- [Coberly] Harter, Mary. "James Cunningham of Western Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1985):9-16; Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1985):109-116. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 29 (1985).
- [Cunningham] Harter, Mary. "James Cunningham of Western Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1985):9-16; Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1985):109-116. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 29 (1985).
- [Harper] Rutherford, William Kenneth and Anna Clay Rutherford. Genealogical History of Our Ancestors. Revised Edition. 2 vols. Lexington, Mo., 1977. FHL Book 929.273 R933ra 1977 v. 1-v. 2.
- [Skidmore] Skidmore, Warren. Thomas Skidmore (Scudamore), 1605-1684, of Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, and Fairfield, Connecticut; His Ancestors and His Descendants to the Ninth Generation. 1980. FHL Book 929.273 Sk32sk; 1985 edition: FHL Book 929.273 Sk32sk 1985; 1998 edition: FHL CD-ROM.
- [Van Deventer] Vandevander, Paul J. and Ida Christobelle Van Deventer. The Van Deventer Family, 1550-1977. Parsons, W.Va.: McClain Print. Co., 1978. FHL Book 929.273 V286v.
- [Van Deventer] Arthaud, John Bradley and Catherine DeEtte Arthaud. The Mary Coberly and William Van Deventer Family of Pendleton and Randolph Counties, West Virginia, An Annotated Index to Paul J. Vandevander's The Van Deventer Family 1550-1977. Columbia, Mo., 1988. FHL Book 929.273 V286v index.
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia
Pendleton County, West Virginia Map
Military
Revolutionary War
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books. 1967 reprint: FHL Book 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Western District, Pendleton County on page 135.]
- Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." FHL Book 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]
Civil War
West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Sons of Confederate Veterans, Brig. Gen. James Boggs' Camp # 1706
Dewayne Borror, Commander
304-358-2746
mailto:borror@corlink.comborror@corlink.com
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 7th WV Infantry Camp #7
P.O. Box 622
Franklin, WV 26807
304-358-3261
pendhist@mountain.net
Naturalization
- West Virginia, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991.
Newspapers
Online Newspapers from Surrounding Areas
Pendleton Times
P.O. Box 906
Franklin, WV 26807-0906
Obituaries from Pendleton Times
Probate
Pendleton County, West Virginia 1788 - 1970 Will Books
West Virginia Will Books
Research Guides
- "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Pendleton County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 20, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1976):119-123. FHL; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
Taxation
How can West Virginia tax lists help me?
- 1792, 1802 - Images of the 1792 and 1802 Personal Property Tax Lists of Pendleton County, Virginia (now West Virginia) are available to browse online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
- 1815 -Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. FHL Books 975 E4w v. 5-v. 6. [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Pendleton County is included in Vols. 5 and 6.]
Vital Records
West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - Marriages. See also How to order West Virginia Vital Records or order electronically online.
Church
Societies and Libraries
Pendleton County Historical Society
Main Street
Franklin, West Virginia 26807
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- Cyndi's List
- Family Links
- Fort Seybert Heritage Education Association
- Pendleton County, West Virginia Microfilms at the Library of Virginia
- Pendleton County Links
- Pendleton County, West Virginia Wikipedia
Learning How to Edit our Wiki Sites
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
