Gale J. Belser papers

2 cartons, 1 box (2.5 linear feet)

(1972 – 1999)

bulk 1976-1983

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier	1999.032
Creator(s)	Belser, Gale
Acquisition	The Gale J. Belser papers were donated to the Nabb Research Center by Gale J. Belser in 1999.
Language(s)	English
Use	Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation	"Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution	Finding aid written by Leslie M. Van Veen, March 2014.
Related Materials	None
Separated Materials	See Nabb Center Staff

Abstract

The papers of Gale J. Belser document her extensive family history research conducted from 1972-1999 and includes extensive histories of the Alford and Gale families of the Eastern Shore as well as other families from Cecil, Dorchester and Somerset Counties. Family histories are documented via correspondence with family members, pedigree charts, deeds and wills, obituaries, as well as church and marriage records.

Biographical History

Gale Johnson Belser (1920-2000) a native of Edisto Island, South Carolina, who was educated at Winthrop College and graduated from the University of South Carolina. Post-graduation she was an Executive Secretary for the Columbia Merchant Association. Mrs. Belser was a member of the Junior League of Charleston, the Carolina Assembly and the National Society of the Colonial Dames. She was married to Dr. Richie H. Belser and had three children.

Scope and Content Note

Series I: Research Notes, documents the family history research performed and includes pedigree charts, deeds and wills, church and marriage records, obituaries and correspondence.

Series II: Research Materials, document the various organizations and types of records Gale Belser used to conduct family history research.

Arrangement Statement

The Gale J. Belser papers have been arranged into two series, RESEARCH NOTES and RESEARCH MATERIALS.

The intellectual arrangement of the collections mirrors the physical arrangement.

Folders are listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection.

Subject Terms

Topical Terms
- Alford Family
- Death Records
- Gale Family
- Genealogy
Personal Names
- Belser, Gale J. (1920-2000)
- Tilghman, Shukree Hassan
Location Terms
- Cecil County (Md.)
- Dorchester County (Md.)

Inventory List

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Series I: Research Notes

Box 1

1-4. Alford Family History

5. Alford Family History, Correspondence, 1981-1999

6. Baker Family History

7. Baker Family History, Correspondence, 1978, 1999

8. Belser Family History

9. Brown Family History

10. Budd Family History

11. Comegys Family History

12. Crane Family History

13. Dare Family History

14. Dare Family History, Correspondence, 1982

15. Dashiell Family History

16. Davenport Family History

17. Davis Family History

18. Davis Family History, Correspondence, 1982-1995

19. Dempsey Family History

20. Fassit Family History

21. Fleharty Family History

22-27. Gale Family History

28. Gale Family History, Correspondence, 1974-1980

29. Gale Family History, Correspondence, 1976-1997

Box 2

1. Gale Family History, Correspondence, 1976-1997

2-4. Hall Family History

5. Hall Family History, Correspondence, 1979-1981

6-7. Henry Family History

8. Henry Family History, Correspondence, 1976-1981

9. Hutton Family History

10. Johnson Family History

11. Johnson Family History, Correspondence, 1979-1983

12. Kay Family History

13. Larrimore Family History

14. Loverin Family History

15. Lundy Family History

16. McNeal Family History

17. McNeal Family History, Correspondence, 1981, 1997-1998

18. Magruder Family History

19. Matheson Family History, Correspondence, 1993-1996

20-21. Matlack Family History

22. Messick Family History

23. Middleton Family History

24. Mikel Family History

25. Newman Family History

26. Newman Family History, Correspondence, 1996-1997

27. Newman-Davis Family History

28. Nicholson Family History

29. Padgett Family History

30. Perinchief Family History

31. Poillon Family History

32. Robinett Family History

33. Rodgers Family History

34. Sherron (Cherron) Family History

35. Shreves Family History, Correspondence, 1977

36. Sickler Family History

37. Skirven Family History

38. Smith Family History

39. Von Rapp Family History

40. Von Rapp Family History, Correspondence, 1985-1996

41. Wainright (Winright) Family History

42. Wainright Family History, Correspondence, 1983

43. Ware Family History

Series II: Research Materials

44. Genealogical and Probate Research

45. Genealogy Information

46. Deeds, Maryland and New Jersey

47. Court Procedures

Box 3

1. Tax Records

2. Census Records

3. Church Records

4. Marriage Records

5. Burial Records

6. Military Records

7. Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore

8. Society of Colonial Wars

9. Immigrants in Pennsylvania

10. National Genealogical Society

11. Maryland Genealogical Society

12. Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania

13. Daughters of the American Revolution

14. College of Arms, London, England

15. Maps / City Directories

Artifacts