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10/24/09 Update: Schools: Tyler County School History (Lists names of teachers of 1907);
Military: World War II Casualties;
History: Tyler County Resources;
10/03/09 Update: Friendly: Long Reach Information
8/26/09 Update: Newspaper Articles: Court News: News of the Day - Seckman/Jordan; Miscellaneous News: Deceived Husband - Shurte;
8/21/09 Update:

Newspaper Articles: Court News: A Sensational Case At Middlebourne - McCoy/Devone; Mrs. Morgan Indicted & Other Criminal News; Slavery-Related News: Patrick Wilson;
Obituaries: Keller

6/21/09 Update: Census: 1850 Tyler, District 61 Census - Pages 3 through 8 - Work in Progress!
6/02/09 Update: Biographies: Nathan Cooper & Elizabeth Oldham - Submitted by Don Rivara - Many Thanks!!
5/09/09 Update: Census: 1850 Tyler, District 61 Census - Pages 1 & 2
4/16/09 Update: Deaths: WV Vital Records 1853-1970 - Various Deaths; Cemeteries: Oak Grove Cem. - Jenkins; Oakwood Cem. - Mikes; Tuttle Cem. - Grimes; Mount Hope Cem. - Hartman; Wilbur Chapel Cem. - Underwood; Alf SmithCem.  - Wilcox; Davis Cem - Groves.
3/18/09 Update: Newspaper Articles: Wheeling Feb. 14, 1832 - Ohio River
3/16/09 Update: Offsite Links: Ohio Valley Goddards Page - Submitted by Steve Bower - Many Thanks!!
2/14/09 Update: Newspaper Articles: Miscellaneous News Stories: West Virginian Disputes Professor Morse's Claim
Biographies: Hill, Williamson
History: Transportation: Sistersville Ferry
History: County History from West Virginia Official Register, 1919
1/13/09 Update: Biographies: Gilbert Smith, John D. Sweeney, and Benjamin Rymer Twyman
Schools: History of Free Schools
Cities & Towns: Brief Description of Sisterville, Wick, & Middlebourne prior to becoming state of West Virginia.
12/28/08 Update: Biographies: J. C. Wells & Charles P. Robinson
12/07/08 Update: History: Tyler County, West Virginia Executions - Permission to post data granted by Rob Gallagher - Many Thanks!!
11/29/08 Update: History: Pre-1900 Storms - Severe Storm 1894 & Terrible Storm in Sistersville - 1896
History: Index of Newspapers
Churches of Tyler County
Cities & Towns: Brief History of Paden, Friendly, Sistersville,
Newspaper: Enjoyable Function Last Evening, Liquor License Article, Main Street Building, and Wedding Announcement.
11/15/08 Update: Tyler Co. VA (now WV) - Sistersville 1860 Census - Complete!
10/11/08 Update: Tyler Co. VA (now WV) - Sistersville 1860 Census
09/30/08 Update: Tyler Co. VA (now WV) - Middlebourne 1860 Census - Complete!
09/08/08 Update: Obituaries: William Cupp & Mabel M. Spencer - Submitted by JoAnn Cupp - Many Thanks!! 
09/03/08 Update: Newspaper Article: A Sharp Crusade, Col. Dan Johnson,
Obituary: Negro named Brown - 7/21/1896
08/30/08 Update: Biographies: Lazear Family and James A. Meredith and family.
08/28/08 Update: Newspaper Articles: Murder in Tyler County & The Metz Murder
07/27/08 Update: Biography: Captain Abner Martin;   
History: Directory of Industries 1922 - Paden and Sistersville;
Cemeteries: Greenwood, Middle Fork Cemetery, Middlebourne Cemetery, Oak Grove Cemetery, Oakwood Cemetery and Spring Hill Cemetery - various records.
Obituaries: Mrs. Betts
06/24/08 Update: Military: Revolutionary War Data
06/01/08 Update: Military: Korean War Casualties
05/18/08 Update: Marriages: Eloped With A Married Man, 1888 Swiger - Ash.
Obituaries: J. W. Barnes, Col. Daniel Johnson, Charles William Tyler.
Newspaper Articles: A Pleasant Surprise Party, Destructive Fire.
04/23/08 Update: Marriage: WIlson - Talbot 1894
Obituaries: Frank Deutz
04/20/08 Update: Obituaries: John P. Madden, Geo. Bradley, Unknown Brown, James Anderson, Mrs. Cusick, Mrs. D. H. Matheny, Geo. Butler, Mrs. & Jean S. Philips.
Marriages: Sweeney and Reid - 1893, McCormick and Furginson - 1885, Chapman and Kinney - 1895, Hill and Eddy - 1891, Bryant and McCoy - 1895, Effie Way and H. A. Kelly - 1895, Ella Way and J. R. Carroll - 1895, Barbour and Cowell - 1896, & Williamson and Ashin - 1896.
Newspaper Articles: Hit By An Engine - 1896, & Rabies in Tyler - 1895.
04/05/08 Update: History: Tyler County Map 1897.
Military: World War II Enlistees.


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