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Family histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Allen-Bertrand Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1455
Abstract

The Allen and Bertrand families emigrated to Nevada in the 1860s, settling in the central part of the state near Austin, Cortez, and Carlin. The collection contains genealogical materials of the Allen and Bertrand families as well as extensive correspondence and photographs.

Dates: 1860-2025

E. B. Coffin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1062
Abstract

The E. B. Coffin Papers contains genealogical materials about Coffin family members, such as birth, marriage, and death certificates; lineage notes; obituaries; and newspaper clippings. Also included is correspondence (usually on the death of a family member), deeds and legal agreements, a scrapbook and autograph album, and many photographs of the family.

Dates: 1850-1981

Dalzell Family Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC765
Abstract

History of the Dalzell family in Ireland, Pennsylvania, California, Oregon, and the Mason Valley of Nevada. Also included is an account of the escape of twenty-nine convicts from the Nevada State Penitentiary (1871), and photos.

Dates: 1946

Fulton Family Genealogical Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-11
Abstract

Genealogical materials regarding the Fulton, Bertheau, and Jordan families collected between 1927-2001 by Margaret Fulton, relative. The collection consists of mainly secondary source material in the form of self-published books. Some original materials, such as formal invitations and photographs, documenting both the Bertheau family in San Francisco and the Fulton family in Reno, are included.

Dates: 1927-2011; Majority of material found within 2000 - 2011

Huffaker Family Genealogy

 Collection
Identifier: NC361
Abstract

The Huffaker Family lived in and around Washoe County and Carson City, Nevada. The collection includes one microfilm reel containing information on Granville W. Huffaker, an early settler in Washoe County and on Anthony Huffaker, a Carson City physician.

Dates: undated

Verna Stumpf Paterson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1251
Abstract Verna Stumpf Paterson (1897-1994) was one of the founding members of the Nevada chapter of the Daughters of the American Colonists (DAC), a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in the 1930s, the Twentieth Century Club, the American Association of University Women; and the Daughters of the American Revolution. The collection, dating from 1865-1967, principally contains Nevada genealogical records compiled from western Nevada cemeteries, Bibles, family histories of Reno residents, and...
Dates: 1865-1967

The Veerkamp Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 89-57
Abstract

Transcript history of the Frank Francis Veerkamp family which originated in Germany, spent time in St. Louis, Missouri, and moved in 1852 to El Dorado County, California, where they farmed. Includes accounts of trips to Nevada and photographs.

Dates: 1825-1956