I have a couple of deeds that I need the information from. They are in Kanawha County and I have the book number and the page. How do I go about getting the information? Do I contact the courthouse or do I have to use the Archives to get this information? ALso can I get a print out of the indexes for the grantee and grantors? Someone sent me some pages several years ago and have no idea where these books were located. Thanks Pat PS what is the cost for this?
First I wanted to offer to look up the deed for you, if you'll send me the book and page number and names. I can make a print out of the deed and mail it to you, if you want. You know I have rented the film through the local LDS for many volumes of the Kanawha Co. grantor land deed books. But if your deed is not in a book I've rented, I can suggest a couple of avenues: #1, I would recommend that you rent the microfilm through your local LDS, like I did. That is, of course, assuming you have an LDS locally. You can check their website for localities: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp They only charge $3.25 per roll and the copies are, I think, $.50 each, if they have a microfilm printer. And depending on the local LDS's schedule, you might be able to get the microfilm rolls in as little as a week or two. I prefer doing it this way because then I can see with my own eyes that the record either exists or doesn't exists and I don't have to rely on someone else's efforts. But I think I'm a little more controlling than most :) #2, You could also mail your request (along with a check for $10) to the Archives, not the Kanawha Co. Clerk's Office. The Archives would respond much faster than the Clerk's Office. Just ask them for a specific book and page number (send them as much information as you have on the deed). You can send 2 or 3 requests in one letter but no more than 3 for the $10 fee. I'm sure the Clerk's Office charges less, but they might take months as opposed to the Archives just taking weeks. Their fees change periodically so you'd have to call them to get the current fee. So far as getting a printout of the actual index, you can do that yourself if you rent the index on microfilm through the LDS (or if I have the index, you can tell me and I can print it out for you and mail it to you). If you write to the Archives or the Clerk's Office, be sure to specifically request a copy of the index. They will not automatically send it to you. I had posted a question similar to this a few weeks ago and I didn't get many responses. But I have learned about the Archives having deed books on microfilm, so that's helpful. But I opted to rent the deed books on microfillm. It is a whole lot cheaper than $10 a pop. Let me know if you need addresses or phone numbers for any of the places I mentioned above. I'm glad to help. -- Cara Showers Anchorage, Alaska [email protected] Surnames I'm Researching: GREGORY: Charlotte, VA 1830s; Monroe, WV 1860s; Kanawha, WV 1870s--> ADKINS: Charles City, VA 1690; Goochland, VA 1735; Lunenburg, VA 1754 Montgomery, VA 1794; Cabel, (W)VA 1834; Kanawha 1873--> JONES: Prince William, VA 1760; Monroe, (W)VA 1802; Kanawha, WV 1870s--> LOISEAU: Taylor, (W)VA 1859; Kanawha, WV 1880--> GIBSON: Ireland 1700; Talbot, MD 1840; Greenbrier, (W)VA 1782; Kanawha, WV 1870--> THOMAS: Jersey City, NJ, 1839; Kanawha, WV 1874 HACKNEY: Russell, VA 1765; Tazwell, VA 1796; Pike, VA 1837; Kanawha, WV 1874--> BOWLES: Henry, VA 1850; Franklin, VA 1870; Kanawha, WV 1875--> COX: England 1705; VA 1738; Gilmer, VA 1819; Roane, WV 1888; Kanawha, WV 1918--> CARNEY: Prince William, VA 1730; Hampshire, VA 1769; Randolph, VA 1873; Mason, (W)VA 1821; Kanawha, (W)VA 1868--> WILLIAMS: Unknown, WV 1887; Kanawha, WV 1900--> ---------- From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 08:00:55 EST To: [email protected] Subject: [WVKANAWH] Grantor and Grantee information on deeds Resent-From: [email protected] Resent-Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 06:01:10 -0700 I have a couple of deeds that I need the information from. They are in Kanawha County and I have the book number and the page. How do I go about getting the information? Do I contact the courthouse or do I have to use the Archives to get this information? ALso can I get a print out of the indexes for the grantee and grantors? Someone sent me some pages several years ago and have no idea where these books were located. Thanks Pat PS what is the cost for this? ============================== Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! http://searches.rootsweb.com/