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African American Genealogy Resources: States/West Virginia

From Christine's Genealogy Website.

African Americans in West Virginia

Selections from the James Randall Collection at the West Virginia State Archives.

AfriGeneas | African Ancestry in West Virginia

Don Norman's Family Histories from West Virginia

EVANS Family

Information on some of the early families connected to Mingo and Logan Counties in West Virginia. Also includes families from Pike and Martin Counties in Kentucky. Site has many old photos. EVANS, HENSLEY, DAVIS, MAYNARD, JEWELL, CURRY, FARLEY, VINSON.

GEDCOM Index .com - West Virginia

Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.

Mingo Genealogy

Early families connected to Mingo and Logan Counties in West Virginia and Pike and Martin Counties in Kentucky. Old photos. EVANS, HENSLEY, DAVIS, MAYNARD, JEWELL, CURRY, FARLEY, VINSON.

Online County and Town Histories - West Virginia

This site provides over 3,000 links to free county and town histories published from 1850 to the early 1920s. These histories often contain detailed biographies of their citizens.

Tribes and Villages of West Virginia

West Virginia Biographies Project

West Virginia Blacksheep Ancestors

Directory of links for prison and convict records, court records, executions, famous outlaws, criminals & bandits.

West Virginia Jewish History & Genealogy

Devoted to the promotion of West Virginia Jewish history, life and genealogy.

West Virginia Pioneer Families

Research about many families who were early settlers in what became WV. Site includes maps, photos, cemeteries and family histories. Extensive research on the Dodson/Dotson and Greathouse lines as well as Enoch, Hinkle, Connolly, Lockhart, Boggs, Cheuvront, Hylbert, Renick and Walker families.

West Virginia Pioneers

Originally connecting pioneers of Jackson Co, WV, and now spreading out to encompass surrounding counties in WV and OH and moving eastward.