Ritchie County WVGenWeb Archives

• 1850 Census - Surnames A to D - [66.5kb]
• 1850 Census - Surnames E to H - [41kb]
• 1850 Census - Surnames J to M - [59kb]
• 1850 Census - Surnames N to R - [41kb]
• 1850 Census - Surnames S to V - [39.1kb]
• 1850 Census - Surnames W to Z - [31kb]
• S-K Publication 1850 Census Book Index - Ritchie County - [7 kb]
  This file is a surname index to the original, handwritten records on the census microfilm.
• 1880 1% Sample Census - Ritchie County - [21kb]
• Cox Surname - 1880 Census - Ritchie County - [8.5kb]
• Scott Surname - 1880 Census - Ritchie County - [6kb]

Biographies and Family Histories

• Biography - Phillips Family - [2.3kb]
• Biography - Robert S. BLAIR - [3.4kb]
• Biography - A. C. BLAIR - [3.8kb]
• Biography - Calvin F. Brown - [3.3kb]
• Biography - J.W. Cole - [3.45kb]
• Biography - Victor F. Cooper - [4kb]
• Biography - Philip COX - [3kb]
• Biography - Moses H. Davis - [3.9kb]
• Biography - Honorable Michael K. Duty - [3.7kb]
• Biography - Oliver A. Flesher - [2.6kb]
• Biography - Honorable Romeo H. FREER - [3.7kb]
• Biography - J. Townson HALL - [4.1kb]
• Biography - Todd W. Keith, MD - [2.9kb]
• Biography - Joseph C. Lawson, MD - [4.6kb]
• Biography - Benjamin F. McGINNIS - [3.2kb]
• Biography - David Allen McGINNIS - [4kb]
• Biography - MOATS Family - [3kb]
• Biography - Sylvester O. Prunty - [3.8kb]
• Biography - John L. Rymer - [3.3kb]
• Biography - Joseph N. Shrapnack - [3.4kb]
• Biography - Charles W. Sinnett - [3.8kb]
• Biography - Henry J. Straley - [4.2kb]
• Biography - C.B. Summers - [3.7kb]
• Biography - James B. Wilson, MD - [3.9kb]

Bible Records

• Robert A. Sommerville Family Bible - [1.3kb]
• Lemon Family Bible - [3kb]
• Collins Family Bible - [3kb]
• Cunningham Family Bible - [2kb]

Vital Records - Births, Deaths, Marriages

Births
• 1869 Births Ritchie County - [8.6kb]
• Birth records - Ritchie County WVGenWeb Page - [10kb]
• Index of Births - RICHARDS Surname - [5.5kb]
Deaths
• Death records Ritchie County - 1874 - [5.6kb]
• Death records Ritchie County - 1873 - [3.7kb]
• Death records Ritchie County - 1871 - [5.8kb]
• Death records Ritchie County - 1870 - [7.3kb]
• Death records Ritchie County - 1869 - [6.5kb]
• Death records Ritchie County - 1862 - [4.3kb]
• Death records Ritchie County - 1861 - [4.3kb]
• Death records Ritchie County - 1860 - [5.6kb]
• Death records Ritchie County - 1857 - [4.8kb]
• Death records Ritchie County - 1856 - [3.5kb]
• Death records Ritchie County - 1855 - [5.5kb]
• Death records Ritchie County - 1854 - [2.9kb]
• Death records Ritchie County - 1853 - [4.3kb]
• Death records - Ritchie County WVGenWeb Page - [5kb]
• Obits - Various Surnames - [12kb]
• Obits - Parkersburg News 1951 - [6kb]
• Obit - Mary Barlett Hickman - [3kb]
Marriages
• Marriage records - Ritchie County WVGenWeb Page - [6kb]
• Ritchie Co. Marriages - 11/14/1899 - 1/04/1900 - [3kb]
• Minister Returns - 1852 - pg 10 - Various Sunames - [2.3kb]
• Register of Marriages 1853 - 1862 - pg 1 line 1 to pg 1 line 23 - [5.7kb]
• Register of Marriages 1853 - 1862 - pg 1 line 24 to pg 2 line 2 - [6kb]
• Register of Marriages 1853 - 1862 - pg 2 line 3 to pg 2 line 45 - [9.3kb]
• Register of Marriages 1853 - 1862 - pg 2 line 46 to pg 3 line 126 - [7.4kb]
• Register of Marriages 1853 - 1862 - pg 3 line 127 to pg 4 line 14 - [6.6kb]
• Register of Marriages 1853 - 1862 - pg 4 line 15 to pg 4 line 41 - [6.3kb]
• Register of Marriages 1853 - 1862 - pg 4 line 42 to pg 5 line 11 - [3.7kb]
• Register of Marriages 1853 - 1862 - pg 5 line 12 to pg 6 line 4 - [5.7kb]
• Register of Marriages 1853 - 1862 - pg 6 line 5 to pg 6 line 23 - [4.5kb]
• Register of Marriages 1853 - 1862 - pg 6 line 24 to pg 7 line 33 - [5.5kb]
• Register of Marriages 1853 - 1862 - pg 7 line 34 to pg 9 line 14 - [6.7kb]

Wills - Probate Records

• Will of Benjamin Richards - [4.3kb]
• Will of G. W. Richards - [3.9kb]
• Will of Elijah Clayton - [3kb]
• Will of Sarah Denning - [4kb]
• Will of Henry H. Goodwin - [4kb]
• Will of Peter Simmons - [4kb]
• Will of Levi Smith - [3.4kb]
• Will of Hugh Pribble Jr. - [3kb]

Land Records

• Deed - Henry Switzer - [kb]
• Deed - George Switzer - [kb]

General History

• Leavin Tracks Part I - [5kb]
• Boat Explosion - [2.9kb]
• Some History of Petroleum, WV - [3.8kb]
• Early Mills of Ritchie County - [4kb]
• Ritchie County Sheriffs - [2.5kb]
• The History of Ritchie Mines - [15kb]
• German Settlers from Pendleton County - [10kb]
• Good Will Community - History of Holbrook, W.V. - [59kb]
• Chapters 1 - 3 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [116kb]
• Chapters 4 - 6 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [75kb]
• Chapters 7 - 9 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [98kb]
• Chapters 10 - 12 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [79.9kb]
• Chapters 13 - 15 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [60kb]
• Chapters 16 - 18 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [72.7kb]
• Chapters 19 - 21 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [78.2kb]
• Chapters 22 - 24 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [84.6kb]
• Chapters 25 - 27 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [51.5kb]
• Chapters 28 - 30 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [38.2kb]
• Chapters 31 - 33 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [42.3kb]
• Chapters 34 - 36 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [38.4kb]
• Chapters 37 - 39 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [92.1kb]
• Chapters 40 - 42 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [86.2kb]
• Chapters 43 - 45 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [64.3kb]
• Chapters 46 - 48 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [40.5kb]
• Chapters 49 - 52 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [62.7kb]
• Chapters 53 - 55 History of Ritchie County - Minnie K. Lowther - [39.5kb]

Churches

• History of LDS Church - [kb]
• Smith Chapel Baptist Church - [kb]
• Auburn Baptist Church - [3.2kb]
• Mt. Zion Church - [1.9kb]
• Walnut Grove M.E. Church History - [2kb]
• Smithville Baptist Church Organized - [1kb]
• Chevauxdefrise Church - [1kb]
• White Oak Church - [1kb]

Military Records

Revoluntionary War
• Pension Application Ulrich Hostetter - [2.8kb]
Civil War
• Roster Co. D 6th WV Inf. Vol. - Civil War - [6kb]
• Roster Co. E 6th WV Inf. Vol. - Civil War - [5kb]
• Roster Co. K 6th WV Cav. - Civil War - [4kb]
• Roster Co. K 10th WV Inf. Vol. - Civil War - [4kb]
• Roster Co. D 14th WV Inf. Vol. - Civil War - [3kb]
• History & Muster Roll Joe Hooker Post 45 - G.A.R. - [21kb]

Cemetery Records

• Highlaid Cemetery - [8.2kb]
• Scott Cemetery - [2.9kb]
• Webb Cemetery - [2.9kb]
• White Oak M. E. Church Cemetery - [10kb]
• Goff Cemetery - [2.3kb]
• Taylor Cemetery - [4kb]
• Charles Moyer Cemetery - [1.6kb]
• Kite Farm Cemetery - [1.6kb]
• Dry Ridge Cemetery - Petroleum, WV - [5.2kb]
• Buck Run Cemetery - [6.1kb]
• Catholic Cemetery - Silver Run, WV - [7.3kb]
• Rose Hill Cemetery - Pennsboro, WV - [1.7]
• Campbell or Rexroad Cemetery - [2kb]
• Pleasants Hill Cemetery - [3kb]
• Smith Cemetery - [3kb]
• Reeves Cemetery - [3kb]

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