Indigenous Peoples of West Virginia

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Online Resources

 * County and Town Histories with biographies
 * Men of West Virginia ... v. 1, Vol. 2, e-book
 * 1915 hand-book of West Virginia : the state's wonderful development, its natural resources and industrial advantages, biographies of prominent citizens and stories of leading business institutions, e-book
 * An inside view of the formation of the state of West Virginia. With character sketches of the pioneers in that movement, e-book

Tribes and Bands of West Virginia
The following list of American Indians who have lived in West Virginia has been compiled from Hodge's Handbook of American Indians... and from Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.


 * Cherokee -- Mostly associated with North Carolina and points south and west.
 * Conoy
 * Delaware
 * Honniasont
 * Moneton
 * Shawnee
 * Susquehanna

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

For Further Reading
See also American Indian For Further Reading.


 * FamilySearch Catalog Places search for titles of interest
 * Indians of Virginia Wiki page
 * Virginia Military Records Wiki page for a list of forts
 * Gilbert, William Harlen, Jr. Surviving Indian Groups in the Eastern United States. Pp. 407-438 of the Smithsonian Report for 1948. Available online.