Deeds Family of Summers County Papers A&M 4468

Deeds Family of Summers County Papers A&M 4468


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Grace Musgrave

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 4468
Title
Deeds Family of Summers County Papers ca. 1837-1966 ca. 1850s-1940s
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/211222
Quantity
18.4 Gigabytes, 424 files, formats include .jpg, .tif, and .docx
Creator
Deeds family
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Deeds Family of Summers County Papers, A&M 4468, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Scope and Contents

Digital copies of papers of the Deeds Family of Jumping Branch, Summers County. Includes a genealogical chart, pre-Civil War land deeds, wills, legal correspondence regarding a property line dispute and other matters, and other material. Also includes postcards from various locations in West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, and other places; and photographs and postcards of various family members (most identified on the reverse).

Series include:
Series 1. Genealogy, 1942-1951
Series 2. Photographs, ca. 1850s-1940s
Series 3. Papers, 1837-1861, 1910-1966
Series 4. Notebook and Postcards, ca. 1883, 1907-1917, 1956

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Summers County (W. Va.)

Container List

Series 1. Genealogy
1942-1951
Scope and Contents

This series (8 files) includes scans of a Deeds family genealogy handwritten by J.A. Deeds, scans and transcriptions of an article from the Beckley Post-Herald about William Dee Russie Deeds and his family home in Jumping Branch.

Series 2. Photographs
ca. 1850s-1940s
Scope and Contents

This series (153 files) includes photographs of various members of the extended Deeds family and others and postcards.

  • Photographs, Deeds family
    ca. 1894-1895, 1925
  • Photographs, Griffith and others
    1883-ca. 1930s
  • Photographs, General
    ca. 1850s-1910s
  • Deeds family
    ca. 1880s-1910s
  • Deeds family
    ca. 1893-1920
  • Photographs, Deeds family
    ca. 1894-1940s
  • Postcards
    ca. 1880s-1930s
Series 3. Papers
1837-1861, 1910-1966
Scope and Contents

This series (144 files) includes land deeds, event programs, bills, receipts and other material.

  • Early history
    1912-ca. 1940s
  • Land deeds
    1848-1861
  • Wills and legal documents
    1927-1938, 1966
  • Church
    1911-1920
  • Expense book of T. M. Deeds
    1914
  • 1830
    ca. 1837-1838
  • 1840
    1849
  • 1850
    1851-1859
  • 1890
    1895
  • 1910
    1910-1919
  • 1920
    1918-1928
  • 1940
    1944
  • 1970
    1973
  • Miscellaneous
    ca. 1910s, undated
  • Clippings and history
    1951
Series 4. Notebook and Postcards
ca. 1883, 1907-1917, 1956
Scope and Contents

This series (119 files) includes postcards of various locations in West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania and various romantic postcards from a "Lena" to Marvin Deeds.