McCullough Genealogical Collection
Collection Overview
Abstract
The McCullough Genealogical Collection consists of genealogical research papers, letters, legal documents, printed materials, and photographs related to the McCullough family and its various branches.
Dates
- Creation: 1850-2010
Extent
3 Cubic Feet (8 letter manuscript boxes)
Creator
- Heaton Family (Family)
Scope and Contents
The McCullough Genealogical Collection consists of genealogy materials accumulated by Lynette McCullough. The families represented consist of the various ancestors to Lynette and Elmer McCullough and include, but are not limited to: Buckwalter, Crist, Ewing, Heaton, Holcomb, Hurlbut, Manifold, Moore, Phelps, Purkey, Ritchey, Rosendale, Smith, Spencer, Stecker, Towsley, Trisch, Trumble, Woodbury, and Ziegler. This collection consists of family subject files, literary productions, legal documents, printed materials, and photographs.
The family subject files make up the majority of the documents and primarily consist of family group records and pedigree charts. The literary productions include letters written by various branches of the family. The legal documents are comprised of marriage licenses and certificates, wills, and a cemetery lot for Henry Purkey. The printed materials section has obituaries, wedding programs, and a 1900 U.S. census of Wood County. Finally, this collection contains copies of photographs compiled by McCullough.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Center for Archival Collections by Elmer McCullough in March 2013.
Subject
- Heaton Family (Family)
- Holcomb family (Family)
- Hurlburt Family (Family)
- Purkey Family (Family)
- Ritchie Family (Family)
- Trisch Family (Family)
Source
- McCullough, Elmer (Person)
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the McCullough Genealogical Collection
- Author
- Matthew Kilmer, Mark Sprang
- Date
- July 2013, August 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English