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	Pleasants County, West Virginia WV, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		The county was named for James Pleasants Jr., VA governor and senator.
		The county is in the Parkersburg-Marietta metro area.The estimated population in 2004 was 7,441.
		This was a decrease of -.97% from the 2000 census.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=23084 (439 words)

	Pleasants County, West Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pleasants County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
		In the county, the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older.
		The median income for a household in the county was $32,736, and the median income for a family was $37,795.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pleasants_County,_West_Virginia (372 words)

	Pleasants County, West Virginia Genealogical Records Information
		Pleasants County was created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in 1851 from parts of Ritchie, Tyler and Wood counties.
		James Pleasants Jr., was born in Goochland County, Virginia on October 24, 1769.
		He served in the Virginia General Assembly from 1796 to 1803 and was the clerk of the Virginia lower house from 1803 to 1810.
	www.mywestvirginiagenealogy.com /wv_county/pl.htm (1558 words)

	Pleasants County West Virginia Homepage
		CSX Train running down Main Street in St. Marys Pleasants Co. 1998
		Geocities will give you a free web site....
		Pleasants Co. was used this free service for 3 years with no problems.
	www.polsci.wvu.edu /wv/pleasants (41 words)

	Parkersburg/Wood County Convention & Visitors Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The county was created in 1851 from Wood, Tyler and Ritchie Counties, and named for James Pleasants, Jr., who represented Virginia in the United States Senate, and who was its governor, 1822-1825.
		The county's early development was due to resources of oil and natural gas.
		It was originally chartered in 1851 and named by its founder, Alexander H. Creel, in honor of the Virgin Mary, who according to legend appeared to him in a vision one night as the steamer upon which he was traveling on the Ohio River was passing the point where he afterwards established the town.
	www.parkersburgcvb.org /PleasantsCounty.htm (142 words)

	OUR HOXIE ANCESTRY (Site not responding. Last check: )
		George Fox HOXIE was born June 15, 1822 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
		He died November 27, 1917 due to complications of the brain in St. Marys, Pleasants County, West Virginia.
		Sylvanus HOXIE is buried at the Old St. Mary's Cemetery in St. Marys, Pleasants County, West Virginia.
	www.angelfire.com /nc2/CarawanOBX/page11.html (98 words)

	OUR SKINNER ANCESTRY
		Thomas Jefferson SKINNER was born 1856 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio.
		She married Harry Allen MORRIS, the son of William Morris and his wife Emily, on February 27, 1897 in St. Marys, Pleasants County, West Virginia.
		Blanche MORRIS died December 26, 1959 in Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia, and is buried with her husband and son in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sistersville, West Virginia.
	www.angelfire.com /nc2/CarawanOBX/page22.html (554 words)

	Pleasants County, West Virginia - History Heroes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The State of West Virginia has asked that state, county and local historical, genealogical, preservation, patriotic and/or museum organizations nominate a significant member for a History Hero Award for his/her dedicated service for the organization's programs or a recent significant contribution to state and local history through research, interpretation, publication or preservation.
		WALTER S. CARPENTER, president of the Pleasants County Historical Society, is regarded as the county's leading authority on its history.
		Carpenter provides support to the Pleasants County Public Library as well as to elementary, middle and high schools, on historical and genealogical projects and requests.
	www.rootsweb.com /~wvpleasa/historyhero.htm (259 words)

	Pleasants County history sources
		Fleming, Dan B. From a Riverbank: Sketches From Pleasants County History.
		St. Marys, West Virginia, The Oracle Press, 1929.
		Salem, West Virginia, Pleasants County Historical Society, 1980.
	www.wvculture.org /history/counties/pleasants.html (353 words)

	Pleasants County, West Virginia QuickLinks from the US Census Bureau
		Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino origin: West Virginia counties, Places in West Virginia
		Historical population counts, 1900 to 1990, for all counties in West Virginia
		Summary statistics for West Virginia counties by NAICS (North American Industry Classification System): 2002
	quickfacts.census.gov /qfd/states/54/54073lk.html (256 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Pleasants County, W.Va.
		For convenient presentation of this material, the site includes a page for each of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., as well as for various U.S. and foreign territories and countries.
		Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
		The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/WV/PL.html (483 words)

	Contact State Legislators for Pleasants County (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I am one of the many West Virginians who oppose raising the weight limits for coal trucks operating in our state.
		I believe the weights should remain where they are and that enforcement and penalties should be increased.
		Last year's vote in the House of Delegates confirms that a majority of West Virginians feel as I do.
	www.umwa.org /legaction/wv/PLEASANTS.SHTML (171 words)

	Pleasants County, West Virginia houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
		Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pleasants County is $393 a month.
		Churches in Pleasants County include: Beech Run Church, Shawnee United Methodist Church, Ruckman Church, Maple Lane Church, Raven Rock United Methodist Church, Calcutta United Methodist Church, Point Lookout Church, Pleasant Valley Church.
		Park in Pleasants County: Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
	www.city-data.com /county/Pleasants_County-WV.html (389 words)

	Ingram Cemetery - Pleasants County, West Virginia
		United States > West Virginia > Pleasants > Ingram Cemetery
		The cemetery is surrounded by a wire fence, but the grounds are not maintained and covered with weeds.
		Pleasants County researcher, Gerald Bills, provided three names of people also buried in this cemetery, but I found no stones for them.
	www.interment.net /data/us/wv/pleasants/ingram/index.htm (257 words)

	West Virginia Poorhouse History
		The building is presently being used by the Preston County Board of Education for storage purposes.
		Kim Varner [klvarner@yahoo.com] whose father was caretaker of the Preston County Poor House in Kingwood, and whose family lived there from 1973 until 2 years ago, has shared with us some wonderful photographs (then and now) in a photo album.
		They were replaced by annual contracts made by the county with private households where the poor were "consigned" for care.
	www.poorhousestory.com /poorhouses_in_west_virginia.htm (1272 words)

	David Franklin Kidder, b: 1809 - New York, (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Born: ABT 1847 - Tyler County, (West) Virginia
		Born: ABT 1881 - Pleasants County, West Virginia
		Born: ABT 1848 - Wetzel County, West Virginia
	www.ovis.net /~garyp/ghtout/gp355.htm (279 words)

	West Virginia Bios - Pleasants County, West Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In May of 1997, this project was organized by Jeff Murphy, using the established KY Biographies Project as a model.
		They were offered the system design and tools created for the KY project, but were free to set up their project in any way they chose.
		I am Linda Cunningham Fluharty and I am the coordinator for Pleasants County, West Virginia.
	members.aol.com /LCFlu/wvbios-pleasa.htm (143 words)

	Robert G. Kidder, b: 1856 - Pleasants County, West Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Born: ABT 1856 - Pleasants County, West Virginia
		Born: ABT 1863 - Tyler County, West Virginia
		Died: 25 JAN 1926 - Wetzel County, West Virginia
	www.ovis.net /~garyp/ghtout/gp315.htm (111 words)

	West Virginia Vital Research Records - Death Records Search
		To search this field for one of the names, use this format: name.
		Currently, death records are available for the following counties and years.
		Records maintained by West Virginia Archives and History
	www.wvculture.org /vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx (247 words)

	West Virginia, Pleasants County History - SHG Resources
		West Virginia, Pleasants County History - SHG Resources
		For James Pleasants, Jr., Senator from VA, and VA Governor, 1822-1825
		Its population grew some after being named the county seat (it is said that all of the inhabitants of Vaucluse moved to St. Mary's after St. Mary's was named the county seat).
	www.shgresources.com /wv/counties/pleasants (926 words)

	West Virginia Quilters, Inc.
		For information on ordering the this book, "West Virginia Quilts and Quiltmakers: Echoes from the Hills," by Fawn Valentine, click on the link for WV Heritage Quilt Search or the image above.
		West Virginia Quilters, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote quilting in West Virginia and...
		This organization continues the recording of the tradition, culture, and history of quiltmaking in West Virginia that began with the West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search, Inc. and will encourage the care and preservation of quilts, both old and new.
	www.wvquilters.org (152 words)

	Harness Family Cemetery - Pleasants County, West Virginia
		United States > West Virginia > Pleasants > Harness Family Cemetery
		It is not in a town, but the area is near a housing development called Oak Grove, which is situated between Waverly in Wood County, and Belmont in Pleasants County.
		This is a complete reading of all existing headstones when I walked and transcribed this cemetery in Mar 2002.
	www.interment.net /data/us/wv/pleasants/harness/index.htm (142 words)

	Pleasants County West Virginia Humane Society
		Pleasants County, West Virginia is in the beginning stages of forming a Humane Society to meet the needs of county residents.
		The WVHumane.com site is sponsored in part with the generous contributions and support of Shultz Realty, West Virginia and Charles White, Realtor® of Jefferson County, WV.
		Although we do our best to filter links, we are not responsible for sites we do not maintain.
	www.wvhumane.com /pleasants (120 words)

	Pleasants County, West Virginia \| Make It Your Future
		We're raising our child and earning a livingwith a lot less stress than relatives and friends that live other places, yet the community is economically, socially and educationally progressive.
		We feel truly blessed to live in Pleasants County and see ourselves here forever!" — Jay and Susan Powell
		Pleasants County, West Virginia \| Make It Your Future \| Enter the Site
	www.pleasantscountywv.com /index.html (161 words)

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