I know the land records were saved when the Boone county court house was burned in the Civil war. All others perished,including birth,death, marriage records. Were any records saved when the Logan court house burned ? Shelby

Shelby, I have found the Logan County land records to be amazingly complete. Those available include, original land grants, land books, surveyors records and deeds. In researching for my book on the Brownings, I was overwhelmed and in some instances had to decide what to exclude. I found records going back to the early grants; for example, Edward (Edmund) Browning in 1825. Continuing with this example, Edmund was in Surveyor's Records in 1824, was listed on the Land Books starting in 1825 and deeded property on Main Island Creek in 1836. The Land Books, which are continuous and were supposed to record land ownership on a yearly basis, are most helpful, but the quality of the old material, plus the tendency of the recorders to skip years and pick them up later, has you going back to the records to verify that you didn't miss something or make a mistake in recording. When you undertake an in-depth study of land transactions in Logan County, be prepared to spend a lot of time and to know a lot of cuss words. STAN On Friday, April 28, 2006, at 10:12 AM, BurgessWV@aol.com wrote: > I know the land records were saved when the Boone county court house > was > burned in the Civil war. All others perished,including birth,death, > marriage > records. Were any records saved when the Logan court house burned ? > > Shelby > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Many years back I was told by an older relative that the County Court House was located in Man in the 1930's prior to burning down, is there any truth to that? Ralph ----- Original Message ----- From: <BurgessWV@aol.com> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 1:12 PM Subject: [WVLOGAN] Court House Records > I know the land records were saved when the Boone county court house was > burned in the Civil war. All others perished,including birth,death, > marriage > records. Were any records saved when the Logan court house burned ? > > Shelby > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >