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0518: Mason County, W.Va. Superior Court, 1831-1851, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of one volume of county court records for Mason County, Virginia (now West Virginia) titled, “Mascon County Superior Court, Memorandum Book, Law and Chancery Commencing June 16th, 1831”. The records document the plaintiffs and defendants appearing before the county court, any rulings or penalties, and annotations accompanying the case lists as required.

0315: Violette Somerville Machir, 1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains parts one and two of `Revolutionary war soldiers in Mason County, West Virginia,' which is composed of worksheets prepared for the national headquarters of the Sons of the American Revolution Graves Registry Committee. The manuscript lists all known Revolutionary war soldiers buried in Mason County and approximate place of burial.

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. …

0192: Mason-Jackson County Census And Marriage Records, 1806-1906, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of abstracts of county records, including marriage and census records from Jackson and Mason Counties in what was once Virginia and is now West Virginia. The Mason County marriages book also contains lists of undertakers and doctors in the county until 1906.

0165: Mason County, West Virginia Census Records, 1810-1840, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains census records for 1810, 1820, and 1840 for Mason County, Virginia (later West Virginia) transcribed by Mrs. Owen Crickard. The 1840 census includes heads of household only.