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Language
English
Abstract
Typescript genealogical notes and narrative family histories of the Newlon and Camden families from the 1600s to the 1930s.
Chiefly contains information about the James H. Camden family of Maryland (and later, West Virginia) from the 1720s to the
1930s, including records about properties owned and the sale of land; birth, marriage, and death dates; transcripts of obituaries;
and transcripts of letters sent between family members researching and gathering family history between 1909 and 1932. Also
includes short narrative histories of Bernard H. Camden's Coast Guard service from 1896 to 1927 and his life after the military;
about the Civil War service of Col. Edwin Duncan Camden (1840-1922), who served in the 25th Virginia Infantry from July 1861
until the end of the war; and about the division of the Camden family between the North and South during the Civil War. Collection
also contains a history of various branches of the Newlon family in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, from 1600s
to early 1900s and information about the related Bland and Sprigg families.
This collection is divided into 8 Sections.
Section 1. The Newlon Family Dating Back to 1720 in America
Section 2. Camden Family and its relation to the Sprigg and Belt Families
Section 3. Camden Family Dating Back to the early 1600s
Section 4. Camden Family - Record of participation in Civil War
Section 5. Camden Family - Deaths in the early 20th Century
Section 6. T.B. Camden Civil War experiences and Henry Camden
Section 7. Camden Genealogy
Section 8. Notes on West Virginians of distinction
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Newlon-Camden Families, History and Genealogy, A&M 1802, West Virginia
and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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