Nicholas County, West Virginia Genealogy

Guide to Nicholas County, West Virginia ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth records from 1855 Marriage and land Records from 1812 Death records from 1890 Probate from 1880 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records

History
Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA Nicholas County, WV, heritage, 2000 Summersville, West Virginia : Nicholas County Historical &amp; Genealogical Society, 1998

Parent County
1818--Nicholas County was created 30 January 1818 from Kanawha, Greenbrier and Randolph Counties. County seat: Summersville

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating West Virginia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation West Virginia County Boundary Maps" (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Braxton
 * Clay
 * Fayette
 * Greenbrier
 * Kanawha
 * Webster

Cemeteries

 * The Nicholas County West Virginia Political Graveyard.com
 * Random Acts WV Cemetery Records Research Guide

Census
Nicholas County, West Virginia Census Records USGenweb Archives

Genealogy

 * Coberly - Arthaud, John Bradley. "Dr. James Stell Coberly 18th Century Migrant from New Jersey to Virginia and Revolutionary Patriot," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1982):112-117; Vol. 26, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1982):183-189. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..

Local Histories
Bell C. W. ''The Double Grave: A Chapter in the Early History of Nicholas County. Summersville, West Virginia'', Press of the Nicholas Chronicle, 1929. 975.469 B433 Pam.

Bell, Carol Hughes and Hilda Grose. Summersville Pictorial History, 1820-1991. Marceline, Missouri, Heritage House Publishing, 1991. 975.469 B433.

Brown, William Griffee. History of Nicholas County, West Virginia. Richmond, Virginia, Dietz Press, 1954. 975.469 B881.

__________________. History of Nicholas County, West Virginia. Richwood, West Virginia, The News Leader, 1981. 975.469 B881 1981.

Campbell, Edward. "Nicholas County's First Settlers," West Virginia History, Charleston, West Virginia, Department of Archives and History, 1954-55. Arc 1. 4:16.

Deitz, J. Dennis. Mountain Memories II. Charleston, West Virginia, Jalamap Publications, 1983. 818.54 D325 2.

_____________. Mountains Memories III. Charleston, West Virginia, Jalamap Publications, 1984. 818.54 D325 3.

_____________. Mountains Memories IV. Charleston, West Virginia, Mountain Memories Books, 1985. 818.54 D 325 4.

Groves, James Huling. Life at the Bend. s. l., William Groves Long, 1995. 975.469 G884.

Just For Old Time Sake: A Book From The Past. s. l., Jim Comstock and Bronson McClung, 1949. Q975.469 C739.

Legg, A. J. A History of Panther Mountain Community (Nicholas County, West Virginia). Morgantown, West Virginia, Agricultural Extension Division, 1930 (On-line version). Xwv 1. Agr 3. 2: L45.

''Leivasy Centennial Committee. Leivasy, West Virginia'', Centennial, 1979. s. l., n. p., 1979. 975.469 L533 Pam.

''Nicholas County Historical and Genealogical Society. Nicholas County West Virginia ''Heritage 2000. Summersville, West Virginia, Nicholas County Historical and Genealogical Society, 2000. 975.469 N597 2000.

__________________________________________. Nicholas County West Virginia History, 1985. Summersville, West Virginia, Nicholas County Historical and Genealogical Society Inc., 1985. 975.469 N597.

Nicholas County State Troops, Enrolled and Enlisted Men. s. l., n. p., n. d. MS 79-229.

Stults, Erma. Only In Memories: Crupperneck: West Virginia: Recollections of Rural America. Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Southern Heritage Press, 1998. B S934.

Van Bibber, Mathias. Mathias Van Bibber Papers, 1799-1844. s. l., n. p. MS 80-152.

''Webster County Historical Society. Nicholas County, (West) Virginia Records of the Pioneers, 1818-1860.'' Upper Glade, West Virginia, Webster County Historical Society, Inc., 1985. 929.3 N597w.

Maps



 * Maps of West Virginia (1617-1995)
 * Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia Nicholas County West Virginia 1895 Nicholas County, West Virginia Map

Revolutionary War

 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." ; digital version at Ancestry ($). Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.

Civil War

 * - 14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company L.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (1st Kanawha Regiment). Company D (Nicholas Blues).
 * - 36th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (2nd Kanawha Infantry) (Confederate). Company F (Mountain Riflemen).

Records and histories are available, including:


 * West Virginia, Civil War
 * 1861 - 1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861 - 1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Nicholas County.


 * August 26, 1861 = Kessler's Cross Lanes, also known as Cross Lanes
 * September 10, 1861 = Carnifex Ferry


 * Map showing Civil War battles in West Virginia.

Naturalization

 * 1814 - 1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records

Nicholas County, West Virginia Will Book 1820 - 1969
 * 1724 - 1978 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records 1724-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1756 - 1971 at [https:/familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] — index and images


 * West Virginia
 * Nicholas County, West Virginia Wills

Online West Virginia Tax site
West Virginia real and personal property tax records are managed by the County Assessor in each county. Land and land improvements are considered real property while mobile property is classified as personal property.

Many County Assessors offer an online searchable database, where assessment record searches can be performed by name, account number, year, or mp/parcel number. Where online records are not available, requests for records can be made to the Assessment Office in person, by phone, or in writing.

The search for tax information can start here

Vital Records

 * . Includes marriages 1817-1833, 1837-1843, 1847, 1849, 1853-1861, 1864-1869, 1873-1969 - free.


 * Nicholas County, West Virginia marriages by Bride and Groom

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of West Virginia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Newsletter (Nicholas County Historical and Genealogical Society : West Virginia)1992-1998

Nicholas County Libraries

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Nicholas County, WV History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * West Virginia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Cyndi's List for West Virginia
 * Nicholas County, West Virginia Families
 * Southeast Kansas Genealogy Bibliography Nicholas County, West Virginia
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