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Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society

P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

1630 WFCHS

Inventory created by Archives Staff on 11/85. Last Revised 03/17.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.

USE RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplications, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for information concerning these restrictions. The user assumed all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright.

EXTENT: 4.2 linear feet

DATES: 1787-1987

ALTERNATIVE FORM AVAILABLE: The Genealogical Society of Utah digitized selected materials from this collection in 2007. These copies are available on DVD in the Archives Room. [DISCS 007-11-007-13].

SCOPE AND CONTENT: This collection contains the notes of Connie Jean Casilear Mitchell, concerning her research about people and places in the area. Information on the people, places, and historic events include Frederick County, Warren County, Clarke County, and Loudoun County, VA as well as parts of the West Virginia Panhandle. The collection includes new clipping, articles, diaries, and book excerpts in addition to notes on over 200 area families.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Connie Jean Casilear Mitchell is a professional genealogist and a resident of Frederick County, VA.

CITE AS: Connie Jean Casilear Mitchell Collection, 456 WFCHS, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Acquired as a gift.

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1 

Beals Family genealogy

"Boarman/Buckles and Allied Families" - excerpts

Cather house

Clarke County, VA – news articles

Clevenger Family notes

Cloud Family genealogical material

Dubois Family

"(The) Dulaney Family" – book excerpt

Gillingham, Chalkley – Journal of Chalkley Gillingham, Friend in the Midst of Civil War, published by Alexandria Monthly Meeting, 40 pages, printed

Gochenour Family history – excerpt

Groves Family – genealogical material

"(The) Hagey Families in America" – book excerpt

Hall Family notes

Helfenstein Family

Henderson, George Washington – biographical sketch

"(The) Horn Papers" – book excerpt

Houseman Family

Jones, Samuel – Revolutionary War soldier

Kempline Family genealogy

BOX 2

Loudoun County, VA – brochure

Loudoun County, VA – genealogy and history, articles from "The Loudoun Legacy," 4 folders

Loudoun County, VA – news clippings

Lucas genealogy

Middleburg, VA – history, 1787-1987

Morgan, Daniel – return of Morgan's Rifle Company

News clippings – Virginia

"Origins and Descent of American Van Metre Family"

BOX 3 

Purcell Family – genealogical material

Ridings Chapel Methodist Church - Frederick County, VA

Smith, Jacob – news clipping

"Southwest Virginia Kin" – excerpts

Sunley, Emnil – pedigree chart

Warren County, VA – news clippings

West Virginia – news clippings

White Family notes

"Winchester, VA - Facts about the Queen City"

BOX 4         

First Virginia Cavalry

BOX 5

Aduddell

Allen

Anderson

Anderson, McElwee, Clower

Anderson/Perkins

Barbour

Barrett

Bastow

Baumgarner/Hotzenbeler

Bearinger/Schroeder

Bell

Beller/Linder

Bible

Blackburn

Blakemore/Vermillion

Blaker

Blanchard

Bonnett/Six

Bowling

Bowman

Boxell

Brindley/Brundley

Brinker/Bowma

Britton

Brock

Brooks

Broom

Brotherton

Brown

Bucher

Bunnell

Burk/Pickering

Burwell

Byrd

Caldwell

Calmes/Helm

Campbell

Capper

Carrell/Littler

Carson/Fauntleroy

Carter/Gilkerson

Cawthorn

BOX 6

Chapman

Chase/Lee/Burwell

Chrisman

Chism

Clark

Claypool/Houck

Clem

Clevenger

Cline

Coby/Borden

Cooper/Abernathy/McKeever

Cooper/Yost

Cooper

Cope

Corbin/Helm/Humphrey

Costello

Coulter

Crawford

Crider

Crosen

Crouse

Dale/Young

Darr

Davis

Dennison

Dove

Dunlap

Dyer

BOX 7

Eaton

Fackler/Lemon/Fenton

Fadely/Cowgill/Sherman

Fairburn

Fawcett

Fleming

Fogle/Sirbaugh

Followill

Fox

Fridley/Taventer

Frye

Fryman

Gann

Gander

Gibson

Glenn

Gochenour/Ritter

Gold/Gould

Grove/Maxwell

Hagey

Haines/Heintz

Halterman

Hancher

Hankins

Hansell/Adams

Harris/Carter

Haymaker

Heath

Heiskell

Heiskell/Grubb

Hester

BOX 8

Hite

Hoge

Hollingsworth/Malin

Holmes

Hott

Hottel/Keller

Humphrey

Hutchinson/Prickett

Hutton

Hyde Family

Jones

Keeling

Kelly

Kiger

King

Kremer

LaFawn

Lambert/Beydler

Larew/Dragov/Helm/Jolliffe

Larrick/Caudy/Marker

Lee

Lee/Allerton/Barton/Chichester

Linder/Keller

Lindsey

Lloyd

Looman

BOX 9

Magorian/Hamilton

Marlott

Mahaney

Marquis

Markham

Martin

McBride

McCarty/Norris/Pritchett

McCarty/Pinnell

McDonald

McGehee

McKenney

Maginnis/Caudy

Millar/Miller

Miller

Middleton

Mitchell

Morean/Sexton

Mounts

Murphy

Muse

Neil

Nicholas

Nichols

Nutt

Ogg/Mercer/Babb

Orear

Orndorff

Parker/French

Parker/Showater

Parkins

Parish/Thorn/Statler/Bryerly/Brown/Corbin

Pearis

Phillips

BOX 10

Pifer/Piper

Plum

Powell

Powell/Clark/Pearson

Powers

Price

Pritchett

Puffenberger

Pugh/Spaid

Rankin

Rawlines

Redmond

Reed/Shore

Richard

Russell/Bruner/Scnivner

Rust

Sanks

Self

Shank

Sharp

Shepherd

Shively

Simms

Simmons

Slagle

Smith

Sparks

Staff

Stine

Stratton/DeVoe/Greenway

Swann

BOX 11

Taylor

Tewell/Thomas/Payne

Thacker

Tharp

Thomas

Thompson

Tipton

Trenary

Trussell

Venable

Welch/Gilkerson

Werner/Richards

Wertmiller

West

Wetzel

Whitehead

Whiteman

Whittington

Williams

Wilson

Wolfe

Wolverton

Wright

Yates/Faris