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Pomeroy Family Collection

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

1694 WFCHS

SCOPE AND CONTENT: This collection contains the genealogical research of Charles W. Pomeroy, and includes information on the Pomeroy, Beaty, Henry, Lehew, and Brown families as well as information about Warren County, VA.
(1 box) Last updated 02/11.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Charles Wilson Pomeroy (1936-2008) was born and lived the majority of his life in Front Royal, VA. After graduating from Warren County High School in 1955 Pomeroy earned a degree in engineering from Virginia Tech. After graduation he enlisted in the U. S. Air Force, serving from 1959-1987. He rose to the rank of Colonel and won many awards during his service, including the Bronze Star. After retiring from the Air Force, Pomeroy became the Director of Public Works for Front Royal. Pomeroy was married to Gail Clifton Pomeroy. He died on July 24, 2008.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Taken from the collection, and his obituary in the Northern Virginia Daily, July 26, 2008. .

CITE AS: Pomeroy Family Collection #1694 WFCHS, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1

Allied Families – Family Group Charts, unnumbered leaves, typescript
                             Includes: Duty, Fletcher, Henry, Kauffman, Lake families

Beatty Family – unnumbered leaves, printed (photocopy)

Beatty Family – Census Date, 1910-1920, unnumbered leaves, typescript

Brown Family – unnumbered leaves, typescript and printed

Correspondence – 2001-2003, unnumbered leaves, typescript

Heaton Family – unnumbered leaves, typescript, manuscript, and printed

Henry, Aaron – Research Project, 13 leaves, typescript

Henry Family -- Census Data, 1790-1900 – unnumbered leaves, manuscript (photocopy)

Henry Family – Warren County Court Marriage Bonds, 1836-1953, 20 leaves, typescript

The House of De La Pomerai by Edward B. Powley (book excerpt), introduction (pgs. v-xxiii), and pgs. 97-101, 12 pages, printed (photocopy)

Kibler, Lockhart, Edmond Family – Census Data, 1860-1870, unnumbered leaves, typescript

Lehew Family – unnumbered leaves, typescript, manuscript, and printed

Pomeroy –Beatty Family Bible Data – 6 leaves, 4 leaves typescript, 2 leaves, manuscript photocopy)

Pomeroy Family – Census Data, 1850-1920, unnumbered leaves, typescript (photocopy)

Pomeroy Family – DNA Research, 20 leaves, typescript/printed

Pomeroy Family – Family Group Charts, unnumbered leaves, printed/typescript

Pomeroy Family – Genealogical Charts, unnumbered leaves, printed/typescript/manuscript

Pomeroy, Charles W. -- Personalysis , 19 leaves, printed

Pomeroy, Charles W. – unnumbered leaves, manuscript, typescript, and printed

Pomeroy Family – unnumbered leaves, manuscript, typescript, and printed

Researcher Notes – unnumbered leaves, manuscript