Would You Like to Join the West Virginia Project?

Question

The West Virginia Project is looking for volunteers.

If you have family who came from West Virginia, members who live in West Virginia or are just interested in this great state, we would love to have you join us.

If you are a WikiTree member who would like to help improve West Virginia profiles, please:

1. Signed WikiTree's Honor Code 
2. Introduce yourself by answering this post. (Please post an answer, not a comment.) Tell us about your interests in West Virginia and we will get you a United States badge.
3. Add west_virginia to your followed tags, as well as tags for any special topics that you are focusing on.

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The West Virginia Project is under the umbrella of The United States Project.

Wikitree Profile: West Virginia Project

Answer 1

Yes, I would like to join the West Virginia Project.

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Sharon -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Check out our new member sticker!

{{Member|West Virginia}}

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Is Shenandoah considered west Virginia? My tree shows ancestors born in 1803 in Shenandoah. There are others with the Stults last name I haven't been able to merge with yet that date back to the 1600's. My tree is Stults-376 any help would be greatly appreciated. I've been stuck for quite a while.

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My husband has family from Shenandoah Valley. In fact, one of his grandfather's owned most of Shenandoah Valley. Do you have any Bailey's or Profit's in your family tree so far?

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I'm not sure of any Bailey's or Profit's. I haven't seen any but I've only researched my direct descendants not the siblings. Is that tree open to me? Thanks Mike Stults

Answer 2

Sandy, you know I'm in for this project. :-). I already have the Unted States Project badge--just making it official here.

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There can't be a WV project without you and your WV ancestors.  

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Check out our new member sticker!

{{Member|West Virginia}}

Answer 3

Hello, my name is Judy and I would like to join the West Virginia Project.  My grandfather was born in WV along with at least 2 generations of his family. Thank you.

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Judy -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Thank you! Joining! I have done lots of WV research. Many of my ancestors are included in county history books.

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Check out our new member sticker!

{{Member|West Virginia}}

Answer 4

I would like to join the WV Project.  I am a WV native whose ancestors settled here prior to the Civil War.

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Travis -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  It is great to have some of your early pioneer ancestors in the Project.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Answer 5

Yes I would like to be involved in the West Virginia project.

Karen Moats Bakkegard

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Karen -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  We would love for you to be involved in the Project.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Answer 6

Yes I would lie to join the West Virginia project. I have many family members from Marshall and Ohio County West Virginia.

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Nancy -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  Looks like your family members are in the Northern part of the West Virginia in beautiful Northern Appalachia.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Answer 7

I would love to join.  I have never joined a project before.  My grandmother was from the heart of WV, Webster County WV.  She grew up in a logging town, Hackers Valley.  I used to go and visit her family from a tiny tot and eventually took my daughter when she was a baby to meet her relatives.  

Thank you!!!

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Andrea -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  It is a complete honor that you chose West Virginia as your first WikiTree Project.  :)  And, the majority of my family also sprung from Webster County.  

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Answer 8

Yes, I would like to join the West Virginia Project. I am a native West Virginian, a true Mountain Momma, Holler Girl. Many of my ancestors lived in southern West Virginia for most of their lives. I severely lack skills in WikiTree, but am willing to learn how I can contribute.

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Connie -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  Hello Mountain Mama!  We are a bit distantly related but it is through my favorite Bonner family line.   And, anytime you need help in WikiTree, just give me a holler.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Answer 9

I am intersted in The West Virginia Project as my great grandparents came from Hardy Virginia/West Virginia.  One DNA report shows be as a descendant of the Stump family also.  I want to learn the correct format for citations also!  I will help where I can.

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Tom -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  Hardy County is a beautiful County where many pioneers ventured over the mountains.  I, too, am connected to a Stump family. We will have to compare.  Let me know if I can help with those citation formats. Thank you for your service.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Answer 10

Please include me in your project. A lot of my ancestors lived in West Virginia when it was part of Virginia.

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Mary -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!   It is great having a fellow Appalachian join the Project.  :)

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Answer 11

Have ancestors from West Virginia and working on history of family. Would like to join West Virginia project.

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Charles -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  Thanks for joining the Project and adding your West Virginia ancestors and their histories.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Answer 12

I was born and raised in West Virginia.   I've lived here all but two years of my life.  Most of my ancestors were in the State for generations----most while we were still Virginia.   West Virgina families in my tree include George, Tenney, Osburn, Eskew, Strader, Ratcliffe, Johnson, Hall, Hays, Arnold, Cochran, Edwards, Tallman, Dunnington, Rowan, Rohrbough, Hess, Hitt, Reger, and related families.

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Keith -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  You and I probably have a lot of connections since some of the names you listed are popular in my family line:  Tenney, Dunnington and the Rohrboughs.  My Upshur County family.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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For sure, Upshur County is/was the location of much of my family.   I have told people that I am related to everyone in Upshur County which is probably not far from the truth.  

I've never been part of a project and have a great deal to learn before I am much help.

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You just hit on the best thing about joining a Project: collaborative help.  When you get some spare time, let me know and I can help show you some of the great tips of WikiTree.  And, yep, we connect closely to my Linger family line.

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Hi, Keith, we are 5th Cousins, once removed through the Rohrbough line.  It's great to have you and so many new members of the West Virginia project.

Answer 13

I live in West Virginia. I have all of my ancestors born here through the 1800 to present with a few exceptions. I serve on the Boone and Lincoln County genealogical societies and the WV Mining Your History Foundation. Please add me on.

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Joetta -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  I appreciate you adding your ancestors to a part of the Project that could use some more profiles.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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I am researching my husband's Phillips and McKinney families. His dad is a Phillips and currently lives in Boone County. My father-in-law's paternal grandfather, was a judge named McKinney. Do you happen to have any knowledge or connections to these lines?

Answer 14

Just by updating my own ancestors I've already been part of this! Born and bred in WV, my mother was a WV history teacher. All of my ancestors to the early 1800s were from what is now West Virginia, and a sizeable number were in these hills from pre-Revolutionary times.

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Chris -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  I've always loved the fact that your Mom was a WV History teacher.   And, we share our Dodrill 4th Grandparents.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Answer 15

Yes, I would like to join the WV project.

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William -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  Thanks for adding your West Virginia ancestors to the global tree. If I can help in any way, just let me know.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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My family has a long history with WV. My 4th great grandfather was Paul Shaver the brother of the well known WV pioneer Peter Shaver of Shavers mountain and Shavers Fork. The next generations lived in the Charleston area.

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As you add more Profiles to WikiTree, I can't wait to see if we can connect closer than the 21st cousins we do currently. 

Answer 16

Yes, I'm very interested in the West Virginia Project!

I was born and raised in the Charleston area, Charleston High class of 1972.

My father was born in Cairo, Ritchie County, and grew up at the Henry Logan Chikdren's Home in Parkersburg. Parkersburg HS Class of 1937.

My mother was born and raised in Kingwood, Preston County. Kingwood High Class of 1937.

Both sets of grandparents were born and raised in West Virginia, as well.

Go Mountaineers!

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Michael -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  First, thank you for your service.  Second, I remember the buckwheat festival in Kingwood very well.  As you are just getting started with WikiTree, please let me know if I can help you in any way.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Answer 17

My great-grandfather was born in VA but by the time he was 3 1/2 he lived in WV but he hadn't moved.  I still have relatives in central WV.  Although I've been working on the family tree for many yrs, I'm sure there's more info I haven't found.  This could be very interesting.

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Suellen -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  Most of my ancestors are from Central WV too.  As you are just getting started in WikiTree, let me know if I can help in any way.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Answer 18

I was born in West Virginia and have ancestors that were living here when this area was still a colony. I would like to be part of the West Virginia project. I have already created and added to many West Virginia profiles.

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Bob -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  There would not be a West Virginia Project without you.  Thank you for all the dedicated work you do for the US SE Mining Disasters and Appalachia Projects as well.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Answer 19

I would love to join this project. I'm a lifelong West Virginian, and my family roots in West Virginia go back to before we became a state. I have a lot of experience researching records in West Virginia.

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Emily -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  As a life long West Virginian, the Project is thrilled to have you a member.  We share a common Bennett family line.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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Answer 20

Although I have no experience working on any project yet, this is one for me!.  I am a currant resident of WV and am born and raised here.  I have many family ties to WV and the surrounding states.  So I know the state well but I'm not real experienced in geneology.  But you have to state somewhere right?!

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Cindy -

Welcome to the West Virginia Project!  We are honored that you picked the West Virginia Project as the first project you joined on WikiTree.  We are one big happy family!  If you ever get stuck or have a genealogy question, I am happy to help.

We are joining together to improve the profiles of West Virginia starting with the Maintenance Categories and many other Goals to help out with.

Visit our West Virginia space page for more resources.

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