BIOGRAPHICAL SURNAMES MIDWEST COUNTY LINKS
RESOURCES:
Aler, F. Vernon, Aler's History of Martinsburg and Berkeley County, West Virginia, Hagerstown, MD, 1888
Cemeteries of Martinsburg and Berkeley County, West Virginia, Berkeley County Historical Society, Martinsburg, WV, 2006
Daughters of the American Revolution, Bible Records Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, Vol. I, DAR Library, Washington, DC (see SURNAME list below)
Evans, Willis F., History of Berkeley County, West Virginia, Heritage Book, Bowie, MD, 2001 (see SURNAME list below)
Gardiner, Mabel Henshaw, and Ann Henshaw Gardiner, Chronicles of Old Berkeley, The Seeman Press, Durham, NC, 1938 (see SURNAME list below)
Hardesty's West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, Richwood, WV, Reprint 1974 (Biographies p116-243) (see SURNAME list below)
Hutton, James V., In and Around Gerrardstown, West Virginia Southern Berkeley County, West Virginia and Northern Frederick County, Virginia, 1870s-1905, Iberian Press, Athens, GA, 1999
Hutton, James V., Obituaries and Other News, Berkeley County, West Virginia, Berkeley County Historical Society, Martinsburg, WV, 2005
Keesecker, Guy L., Marriages Records of Berkeley County, Virginia for the Period of 1781-1854, Located at Berkeley County Court House, Martinsburg, W.Va., The Compiler, 1969
Keesecker, Guy L., Marriages Records of Berkeley County, Virginia for the Period of 1854-1906, Located at Berkeley County Court House, Martinsburg, W.Va., The Compiler
Keesecker, Guy L., Marriages Records of Berkeley County, Virginia for the Period of 1906-1954, Located at Berkeley County Court House, Martinsburg, W.Va.,
The Compiler
Morrow, Dale W., and Deborah Jensen Morrow, Berkeley County, West Virginia Wills, An Index: 1778-1900, by the authors, Hagerstown, MD 1978
Morrow, Dale W., Recorder, Myers Cemetery, Berkeley Co., WV (USGENWEB, WV, Berkeley Co./Cemeteries
Morrow, Dale W., Recorder, Scrabble Mt. Wesley United Methodist Graveyard, Berkeley Co., WV (USGENWEB, WV, Berkeley Co./Cemeteries Note: many of the the stones in this graveyard since the recording are completely destroyed.
Morrow, Dale W., Recorder, Smoketown Cemetery, Berkeley Co., WV (USGENWEB, WV, Berkeley Co./Cemeteries
Shuck, Larry G., Berkeley County, West Virginia Deed and Will Abtracts: Deed Books 1-5 (1772-1781): Will Book 1-3 (1772-1805), Closson Press, Apollo, PA, 1999
BIOGRAPHICAL SURNAMES:
Evans, Willis F., History of Berkeley County, West Virginia, by the author, 1928
ARBURTIS, ALER, BAKER, BARDY, BAYLIS, BEALL, BEDINGER, BENDER, BERT, BOAH, BOGGS, BOWERS, BOYD, BRISCOE, BROWN, BURKHART, BUXTON, BYER, BYRD, CALDWELL, CASKEY, CHURCH, CLENDENING, CLIFFORD, CLOHAN, CODY, COLSTON, COOPER, CORSEY, CRAWFORD, CREIGHTON, CRISWELL, CROCKETT, CUNNINGHAM, CUSHWA, DANDRIDGE, DARBY, DARKE, DAVIS, DEAN, DEHAVEN, DICK, DODD, DOWNS, EVANS, FAULKNER, FELLERS, FINE, FITZGERALD, FLAGG, FLICKE, GALLAHER, GANO, GARTON, GASSMAN, GATES, GERHARDT, GRAHAM, GROVE, GRUNBY, HAMMERSLA, HARRISON, HEISTON, HELSLEY, HENSHAW, HENSON, HESS, HESSE, HETZEL, HOBBS, HOFFMAN, HOLMES, HUNTER, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JESSUP, KEEDY, KEES, KERNLY, KETTERING, KIBLER, KILMER, LAMAR, LANGFORD, LEITER, LINK, MACKEY, MARTIN, MASLIN, MCKOWN, MCSHERRY, METRE, MILLER, MINGHINI, MINOR, MOCK, MONG, MORE, MORGAN, MYERS, NADENBOUSCH, NOLL, O’NEAL, PARKS, PITZER, POINCE, PORTERFIELD, QUINN, RAMER, RAMSEY, ROBERTS, ROONEY, ROUSH, RUBLE, RUTHERFORD, RYNEAL, SCHELL, SCHINUCHER, SCOTT, SEIBERT, SEVERS, SHEPHERD, SHRIMP, SILER, SITES, SKIPPER, SMITH, SNAPP, SNODGRASS, SORTWELL, SPEROW, STEPHEN, STEPHENSON, STEWARD, STEWART, STROTHER, STUCKEY, TABLER, TALBOTT, TATE, THATCHER, THOMPSON, THORN, THROCKMORTON, TONKIN, TRUMP, VANMETRE, WAGGONER, WALKER, WALLACE, WARD, WEVER, WHITE, WHITMORE, WILLIS, WILSON, WILTSHIRE, WOLF, WOLFF, WOLFORD, WOODS, WORTHINGTON, ZEPP.
Gardiner, Mabel Henshaw, and Ann Henshaw Gardiner, Chronicles of Old Berkeley, The Seeman Press, Durham, NC, 1938
BEDINGER, BERKELEY, BOWERS, BUTLER, COLSTON, DARKE, FAULKNER, GATES, HARLEY, HENSHAW, LEE, MCCONNELL, MCSHERRY, MORGAN, ROBINSON, RUMSEY, SNODGRASS, STEPHENS, STEPHENSON, TATE, WHITE, WILLIAMS, WILSON.
Hardesty's West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, Richwood, WV, Reprint 1974 (Biographies p116-243)
ANDERSON, BARNES, BARRETT, BARTON, BEALL, BEARD, BENDER, BERKELEY, BISHOP, BLONDELL, BOGGS, BOLTZ, BOWEN, BOYD, BRISTOR, BRYARLY, BURKHRT, BURNS, BUSEY, CAMPBELL, CARTER, CHESTNUT, CHRISMAN, CLIFFORD, COACHMAN, COE, COLE, CRAWFORD, CROWL, CUNNINGHAM, CURTIS, CUSHWA, DAILY, DARKE, DITTO, DORN, EVANS, EVERHART, FAULKNER, FOLTZ, FOREMAN, FRENCH, FULK, GARRETT, GATES, GRATHAM, GROVE, GRUNDY, HARRISON, HEITT, HENSELL, HESS, HINTON, HIRSCH, HOFFMAN, HOLLIDA, HOLPP, HUBER, HULL, HUTSLER, JESSUP, KILMER, KITCHEN, KRANTZ, KYNER, LAISE, LAMAR, LANDERS, LAYMASTER, LEE, LEFEVRE, LEMEN, LEWIS, LIGHT, LOGAN, MACKEY, MACONAUGHY, MANOR, MCKOWN, MILLER, MINICH, MOHLER, MORGAN, MYERS, OILER, PAGE, PHILLIPY, PINE, PITSNOGLE, PITZER, PRATHER, PRYNE, RACEY, RANDALL, RIKER, RIPPLE, ROBINSON, ROHRBAUGH, ROPP, ROUSE, RUSH, SCHLINKMAN, SCHOPPERT, SEAMAN, SENCINDIVER, SHEPHERD, SHROADES, SILER, SILVER, SINNIGER, SLOAN, SMALL, SMALS, SMITH, SPECK, SPEER, SPEROW, STEWART, STRONG, STROTHER, STUCKEY,STUMP, SYESTER, TABB, TABLER, THATCHER, THOMAS, THOMAS, THORNBURG, THROCKMORTON, TRAMMELL, TROXELL, TURNER, VAN METRE, WALKER, WARD, WELSHANS, WILLET, WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON, WILSON, WOLFORD, WRIGHT.
Daughters of the American Revolution, Bible Records Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, Vol. I, DAR Library, Washington, DC
Bible Records: BOOTH, BOYD, HEDGES, LEMEN, LINGAMFELTER, MASON, MYERS, SILVER.Wills: BENDER, CHAPLINE, DIFFENDERFER, HEDGES, LINGAMFELTER, MORGAN, TABLER, WELSHANS, ZOMBRO.
Surnames of persons or families who migrated to counties in the Midwest from Berkeley County
ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY MISSOURI NEBRASKA OHIO
Carroll Co., IL: MIDDLEKAUFF, WOLF
Edgar Co., IL: LAMON
Edwards Co., IL: COMPTON
Madison Co., IL: GLASS, PULSE
Marion Co., IL: REES
Mason Co., IL: BUTTS, HARMISON
Ogle Co., IL: CUSHWA, ETNYRE, EVERSOLE, PRICE, ROUSER, ROWLAND, SCHNEIDER, SEIBERT, SMALL, TIMMONS, WELLER
Pike Co., IL: BURCKHURTT, KELLBREN, LYTLE, MILLER
Vermillion Co., IL: COOPER, HALLOWAY, LEMON
White Co., IL: KERNEY
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Bartholomew Co., IN: QUICK, RECORDS
Cass Co., IN: DELAPLANE, HARPER
Delaware Co., IN: ATLEY, BOWSER, MANOR, SUVERS
Elkhart Co., IN: MAXWELL, MCDONALD
Henry Co., IN: KILMER, SEIBERT
Howard Co., IN: CRONISE, DEHAVEN, RUNK
Jay Co., IN: MANOR, OWENS, SHERRARD, STARR, WRIGHT
LaGrange Co., IN: EVANS, SLATER
Laporte Co., IN: BIRCHIM, DOWNING, WAGNER, WHITE
Miami Co., IN: DUCKWALL, HAY, HOLCOME, HORTON, LINGINFELTER
Noble Co., IN: MUSSETTER, RUMBAUGH
Owen Co., IN: COUCHMAN, ELLIS
St. Joseph Co., IN: BOROUGH, CRITZ
Tippecanoe Co., IN: BEASLEY, O[DELL
Wayne Co., IN: GOODWIN, HOUCK, MARLATT, THURSTON
Wells Co., IN: CURTWRIGHT, LANCASTER, MCCORKLE, ROBINSON, SHIELDS
White Co., IN: BOORMAN, DYER, MILLER, POTTS, ROBERTS, RUNNER
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IOWA:
Benton Co., IA: RILEY
Crawford Co., IA: GOOD, MOOREHEAD
Delaware Co., IA: CROSIER, HOKE
Des Moines Co., IA: BASHER, PALMER
Marshall Co., IA: COOULTER, KEITER, MIDDLETON, VANMETRE
Shelby Co., IA: CARPES, HITE
Taylor Co., IA: AMBROSE, SEIBERT
Van Buren Co., IA: SAYRE, THATCHER
Wapello Co., IA: FALK, GEPHART, KISINGER, MCCORMICK
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Allen Co., KS: BREAKFIELD, MERCHANT, PINE, SMITH
Jackson Co., KS: GEHR, LEMEN, PRICE
Sumner Co., KS: BELLER, CARPENTER, ELDERDICE, MORGAN
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Daviess Co., KY: CAMPBELL
Greenup Co., KY: DOXIER, GAMMON, HARTLEY, WILLIAMS, WILSON
Nicholas Co., KY: HAM, TULL
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Boone Co., MO: WHARTON
Pike Co., MO: PITZER
Randolph Co., MO: HUNTER, OAK, MCCOWAN
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Dodge Co., NE: MONG, RICHARDS, ZORN
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OHIO:
Brown Co., OH: FITCH, REES
Butler Co., OH: DAUGHERTY, WARD
Champaign Co., OH: BARGER, CLARK, CUNNINGHAM, HARPER, HEDGES, MCGIBBEN, MILLER, MORGAN, SHIELDS, SHOWERS, STRAYER, TAYLOR, WHITENECK
Clarke Co., OH: BREWER, COALTER, COLVIN, DAVIS, LAFFEL, LITTLEJOHN, MOUSBY, TAYLOR
Clinton Co., OH: BAILEY, BARNES, COWGILL, ELLIS, LINDSEY, MCDONALD, NORDYKE, PITTSER, QUIGLEY, STRICKLAND, SWINGLEY,WICKERSHAM
Delaware Co., OH: CLAYTON, ROONEY
Fayette Co., OH: BREAKFIELD, BULL, CREAMER, EVANS, JONES, MERCHANT, MILLER, SMITH, TURNIPSEED, WELSHEIMER, WHITESEL, WILLIAMS,
Greene Co., OH: BARAKEFIELD, BROTHERTON, CLINE, LUCAS, THOMAS
Hardin Co., OH: BELL, BAILEY, HULLINGER, MCCULOUGH, MCDANIEL, RICHADSON, RIGHTSTONE, SHEPHERD, STEWART, TRUMAN, VANCE, WALTERS, WILLIAMS
Harrison Co., OH: FORNEY, STEEL, TIMMONS
Licking Co., OH: BUTT, DEVENNEY, DILLEY, FULTON, PARK, SHEPHERDSON, STATER, STERRETT, TABLER, WARD
Logan Co., OH: COUCHMAN, GROVE, EDDY, HENDERSON, KILMER, MCCONNELL, SMALL, STRAYER, WILLIAMS
Madison Co., OH: HARN, TAYLOR
Marion Co., OH: BARKS, CUNNINGHAM, HOLVERSTOTT, RAMEY, SELLERS
Medino Co., OH: HAYES, MCCOY
Miami Co., OH: BYKETT, CRON, FRESHOUR, MILLER, POINCE
Montgomery Co., OH: HOTT, RAMEY, WINTERS
Noble Co., OH: SHIELDS
Perry Co., OH: ASHBROOK, REDMOND, WILLIAMS
Preble Co., OH: BILBA, HUFFMAN, OSBORN, RINER, VAN AUSDAL
Richland Co., OH: MANNER, MENTZER, MOWERS, RAPP
Ross Co., OH: EWING, HAYNES, HOWARD, THOMPSON, WOOD
Sandusky Co., OH: YOUNG
Seneca Co., OH: CUNNINGHAM, KELLER, NICHOLS
Stark Co., OH: FIELD, FREASE,
Wayne Co., OH: LOCK, SILVER, TROUTMAN, WALTER
Trumbull Co., OH: MARCH
Union Co., OH: CALVERT, HERD, MCMANNIS, MORRIS
Warren Co., OH: CLEAVER, HAMILTON, HAYS, LUKENS, SHRACK
Wyandot Co., OH: GILMORE, GRUB, HARMAN, LEMASTER, MARCH, NICHOLS, PITZER, SHIVELY, ULUM
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