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  2. List of West Virginia archives - Wikipedia

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    The Fayette County Public Library houses microfilm records of census records from 1840 to 1930, newspapers from 1906-present, WV county death, marriage, and birth records, Fayette County yearbooks, local magazines, family collections, the West Virginia Collection, and other miscellaneous collections about West Virginia. [11]

  3. Ruth Ann Davis - Wikipedia

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    Ruth Ann Davis (May 25, 1936 – September 18, 2009) was an American educator and academic who lived and worked in the U.S. states of Michigan and West Virginia.Davis was born in Keyser, West Virginia, in 1936 and graduated from Keyser High School as valedictorian and an honor student in 1954.

  4. Lists of deaths by year - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in February 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025

  5. Walter E. "Jack" Rollins - Wikipedia

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    Walter Engle "Jack" Rollins (September 15, 1906 – January 1, 1973) was an American musician born in Scottdale, Pennsylvania and raised in Keyser, West Virginia. [1] Rollins wrote the lyrics to holiday favorites "Here Comes Peter Cottontail," "Frosty the Snowman," and "Smokey the Bear." The music was written by his partner Steve Nelson.

  6. Deaths in March 2015 - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2015. ... F. Ray Keyser, Jr., ... American politician, West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture (1965–1989 ...

  7. William Keyser - Wikipedia

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    The town of Keyser, West Virginia was named for him. While at the B&O, he was instrumental in labor negotiations during the 1871 and 1877 railroad workers strikes. In 1881, Keyser left the B&O. His action was precipitated by Garrett's decision to promote his son, Robert Garrett, over Keyser. [2]

  8. Thomas Carskadon - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Rosabaum Carskadon (May 17, 1837 – January 21, 1905) [1] from Keyser, West Virginia, U.S. had a national reputation as a Prohibition Party leader. [2] He was the Prohibition candidate for Governor of West Virginia in 1884 and again in 1888. [3] He was an influential Mineral County farmer and political leader.

  9. List of people executed in West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of West Virginia from 1861 to 1959. Capital punishment was abolished in West Virginia in 1965. [ 1 ] From 1861 to 1959, 112 people have been executed in West Virginia, [ 2 ] 102 by hanging , 9 by electrocution and 1 by hanging in chains .