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0252: Sayre Family Papers, 1929, Marshall University Special Collections

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Typescript history of Sayre family in Long Island, New York; obituary of Drs. Reginald Hall Sayre and John Stanford Sayre.

0288: Riley G. Baumgardner Manuscript, 1592-1926, Marshall University Special Collections

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Consists of the genealogical manuscript, “Maternal Ancestors of Nora Mac (Baumgardner) Gebhardt.”

0289: Francis Mcculloch Family Records, 1639-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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Manuscript titled `The Family of Isaac Lemaster of Mason County, West Virginia.' Includes marriages into Love, Meeks, Eekard, and Barnett families.

0282: Lawrence Corbly Papers, 1890, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains objects belonging to Lawrence J. Corbly that would commonly be found on a desk. These materials appear to have been collected during Corbly’s European travels, especially in Switzerland and Germany. This collection absorbed accession 0272, the folder labelled “Corbly Family”. This folder contains a 1979 manuscript sent to Marshall President Robert B. Hayes regarding Lawrence J. Corbly’s ancestors. Also included is a manuscript possibly by Agnes Corbly Kiger (niece of Lawrence Corbly) regarding the “Corbly’s as She Knew Them”, Andrew Lynn Corbly and Miranda Moore Corbly.

0279: Francis L. Mcculloch Typescript, University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a copy of “The Family of Thomas Kincade of Mason County, West Virginia” manuscript by Francis L. McCulloch in 1979. It is an annotated lineage of Thomas Kincade’s descendants.

0260: Alice Blondina Carder Sauer Papers, 1855-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is split into two series: Carder and Sauer family materials as well as materials related to Alice’s work in the Point Pleasant Chapter of the WVDAR. Some materials, such as the newspaper clippings and to a lesser extent correspondence, are mixed DAR and family materials. In box order, the collection contains the following:

Newspaper clippings cover subjects related to the Carder and Sauer family as well as Alice’s participation in the NSDAR. NSDAR participation focuses on the coordination of local and state events surround the bicentennial of the Battle of Point Pleasant as well as local history events. …

0262: Walker Family Bible Records, 1814-1944, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of copies of the front matter from the Walker Family Bible, containing birth and death records for members of the Walker, Swann, and Ullom Families.

0265: David O. Ryan Collection, 1872-1900, Marshall University Special Collections

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The collection consists of two volumes of Logan County, West Virginia vital records. The first volume contains Logan County births, 1872-1900 while the second volume contains primarily Logan County Marriages for 1872-1900. The Marriages volume also contains Logan County Wills and Inventories, Etc., 1873-1900, Logan County Deaths, 1872-1873-1885, as well as limited family bible records for the Dingess family.

0281: Collins Family Papers, 1878-1920, Marshall University Special Collections

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Newark, Ohio, family. Papers consist of a diary kept by Louise Scheidler Collins (1878-1884); letters to Louise and Aimee Collins; deeds and certificates.

0266: Everard Meynell Letters, 1923(?), Marshall University Special Collections

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The collection consists of two letters by Everard Meynell to a Wilma (no last name) in Belmont, San Mateo County, California. The letters include comments on the sale of “The Letters of George Meredith to Alice Meynell, with annotations thereto, 1896-1907”, and gives news of the family. The letters were found in a copy of said book.

0274: Thornburg Family Papers, 1889-1960, Marshall University Special Collections

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Pioneer Cabell County, West Virginia, family. Primarily papers of Charles William Thornburg (1866-1960); personal account book (1889-1891), death certificate and newspaper clippings.