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Appalachia, Browns Branch, C&O Railroad, genealogy, Guyandotte River, Harts, Harts Creek, Harts Creek District, history, Lincoln County, map, West Virginia
Hart, 1914
Hart, 1914
30 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Harts
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Big Creek Budget 09.18.1903
29 Monday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Creek
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Anna Garrett, Appalachia, Big Creek, Boone County, Charley Ferrell, genealogy, Grace McComas, history, Hunter Bros., Hurricane, J.L. McComas, J.M. Mitchell, J.M. Nelson, Kanawha County, Lake, Logan Banner, Logan County, Manila, Otto Bethel, Peter Craddock, R.H. Vickers, Sally Blevins, St. Albans, Susie Garrett, typhoid fever, W.B. Phipps, W.H. Vickers, West Virginia
“Forest,” a local correspondent at Big Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, written on September 15, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, September 18, 1903:
Seeing your earnest solicitation for correspondents from each village, we will try to give you a few items from this vicinity.
The drought still continues in this section of the country and people and property are almost suffering from want of water.
The law school convened Monday with W.H. Vickers as teacher. We predict for him a successful term of school.
Work on the new residence of W.B. Phipps, near the Lane, is being rapidly pushed forward. Hunter Bros. are doing the work.
Quite a number of our young people attended church on Hewett Sunday.
We are pleased to chronicle that R.E. Vickers is able to be out again after being confined to his room several weeks with typhoid fever.
Miss Sally Blevins has been the honored guest of Mrs. J.L. McComas at Manila for several days.
Charley Ferrell, a prominent young man from St. Albans, was transacting business on the creek last week.
Rev. Peter Craddock preached to a large congregation at the Lane Saturday night. We hope the people will all turn out to hear him again Thursday night.
Miss Grace McComas of Lake came over Sunday to stay with her uncle, J.L. McComas, and attend school at Hurricane.
Mrs. J.M. Nelson and children, who have been visiting friends and relatives here for several weeks, will leave next week for her home in Kanawha county.
Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Mitchell, Misses Susie and Anna Garrett and Otto Bethel were pleasant callers at the home of John Phipps last Sunday and were treated to a nice lot of melons.
Hart, 1882
27 Saturday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Harts
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Andrew D. Robinson, Appalachia, Bill Fowler, blacksmith, Blood in West Virginia, distiller, genealogy, general store, Hamlin, Harts, history, Isaac Fry, Jackson Browning, James P. Mullins, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Paris Brumfield, Polk's State Gazetteer and Business Directory, postmaster, U.S. South, Wheeling
“Hart,” Polk’s West Virginia State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1882-1883.
Whirlwind-McCloud 03.12.1912
27 Saturday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Holden, Whirlwind
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Appalachia, Dingess, Emma Riddle, Ewell Mullins, genealogy, Gordon Farley, Harts Creek, Hattie Riddle, history, Holden, Ida Martin, James Baisden, Jeff Baisden, Lincoln County, Logan Banner, Logan County, Mettie Raines, Mingo County, Tom Mullins, U.S. South, West Virginia, Whirlwind, Willis Dingess
“J.M.,” a local correspondent at Whirlwind on Big Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, March 12, 1912:
James Baisden, of Dingess, was a Whirlwind visitor Friday.
Mrs. F.F. Riddle and daughter Miss Hattie, were shopping Friday.
Gordon Farley was here on business one day recently.
Miss Ida Martin has returned home at this place after visiting friends in Lincoln County.
Miss Mettie Raines is teaching a successful school at this place.
Willis Dingess is very low at the present writing.
M. Tomblin and Allen ______ killed a fine fox, Friday.
The infant child of Tom Mullins was badly burned one day the past week.
Jeff Baisden and Ewell Mullins passed here for Holden Saturday.
Miss Ida Martin was shopping Friday.
Jeff Mullins
25 Thursday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Spottswood, Whirlwind
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Almeda Mullins, Appalachia, Bob Mullins Cemetery, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Jeff Mullins, Logan County, photos, Robert Mullins, U.S. South, West Virginia
Jeff Mullins (c.1883-1961), son of Robert “Bob” and Almeda (Mullins) Mullins, resident of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV.
Yantus 10.20.1911
25 Thursday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Logan, Yantus
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Anna Dingess, Appalachia, Beeval Adams, Crawley Creek, culture, genealogy, Guy Gore, Harts Creek, history, Joe Acord, Leander Cary, Lee A. Dingess, life, Logan, Logan Banner, Logan County, Susan Ferrell, U.S. South, Vincent Dingess, West Fork, West Virginia, Yantus
“Mountaineer,” a local correspondent at Yantus in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, dated October 17, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, October 20, 1911:
Lee A. Dingess, of Hart’s creek, was a visitor at Logan last week.
Lee A. Dingess and Guy Gore began working the road Monday.
Miss Anna Dingess spent Sunday at home, Halcyon, with her mother.
Vincent Dingess, of Crawley’s creek, was a visitor on Hart’s Cr Sunday.
Leander Cary, who went home wounded, has returned to his work in Logan.
Mrs. Susan Ferrell was at meeting on Crawley Sunday and says she had a good time.
Mr. Joe Acord of Logan, who has been employed by Beeval Adams, has returned home.
Thomas Dunn English obituary (1902)
25 Thursday Dec 2014
Posted in Logan
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Appalachia, Aracoma, author, Ben Bolt, Henry Clay Ragland, history, lawyer, Logan, Logan County, Logan County Banner, New Jersey, Newark, physician, poet, statesman, Thomas Dunn English, West Virginia, writer
Thomas Dunn English obituary, Logan County (WV) Banner, 13 March 1902
Hart’s Creek-West Fork 01.05.1912
25 Thursday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Chapmanville, Halcyon
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Appalachia, Bill Watts, Chapmanville, genealogy, Georgie Dingess, Harts Creek, history, Leander Cary, Lee A. Dingess, Logan Banner, Logan County, May Thompson, Scott Thompson, U.S. South, West Fork, West Virginia
An unnamed correspondent at West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, January 5, 1912:
Mr. Lee A. Dingess is on the sick list at this writing.
Mr. Bill Watts is very ill at this writing.
Sunday school is increasing at this place.
Prayer meeting was largely attended Saturday night.
Mr. Scott Thompson was a visitor to Chapmanville last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leander Cary and son attended prayer meeting Sunday night at Georgie Dingess’.
French Gore and family
24 Wednesday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Halcyon
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Appalachia, Edith Gore, French Gore, genealogy, Halcyon, Harts Creek, history, life, Logan County, photos, Weltha Gore, West Fork, West Virginia
Weltha (Kirk) Gore, Edith Gore, and French Gore, residents of West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV, c.1913
Halcyon-Yantus 12.08.1911
24 Wednesday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Chapmanville, Halcyon, Holden, Logan, Yantus
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Anna Dingess, Chapmanville, Crawley Creek, Eva Thompson, French Gore, genealogy, Green Jackson, Guy Gore, Halcyon, Harts Creek, history, Holden, Isaac Marion Nelson, J.H. Vickers, Leander Cary, Lee A. Dingess, Logan, Logan Banner, Logan County, Low Gap Church, Scott Thompson, Simon Dingess, Striker Fork, Venila Dingess, West Fork, West Virginia, Yantus
An unnamed correspondent at Halcyon on the West Fork of Harts Creek and Yantus on the Striker Fork of Crawley Creek, Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, December 8, 1911:
The Sunday school on Crawley is increasing.
Mr. Simon Dingess was at Crawley to Sunday school last Sunday.
Mr. French Gore, of Halcyon, killed a fine hog a few days ago. He said it weighed about twenty pounds.
Mr. Scott Thompson killed a fine hog last week.
Mr. Lee A. Dingess, of Halcyon, visited Logan last week.
Mr. Guy Gore was a visitor to Chapmanville last Saturday.
Leander Cary visited home last Sunday.
Marian Nelson preaches at the Low Gap church on next Sunday.
Eva Thompson, of Holden, was a visitor on last Sunday.
Green Jackson, who has been sick, is improving.
To buy cheap goods go to J.H. Vickers, Chapmanville.
Miss Anna Dingess spent last Sunday with her mother at Halcyon.
Moses Brown survey (1834)
24 Wednesday Dec 2014
Posted in Harts
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Anthony Lawson, Archibald Elkins, genealogy, Guyandotte River, Harvey Elkins, Henry Adkins, history, John Lawson, Lincoln County, Logan County, Moses Brown, West Virginia
Moses Brown survey, 25 acres, 1834
Moses Brown survey, 25 acres, 1834
Whirlwind 12.29.1911
24 Wednesday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Coal, Dingess, Harts, Whirlwind
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Amanda Riddell, Bulwark, coal, Crockett Farley, Dingess, Elizabeth Bryant, genealogy, Harts, Harts Creek, history, James Mullins, John Collins, John Mullins, Lee Ward, Logan Banner, Logan County, Maggie Preece, mail carrier, Martha Jane Kinser, Moses Tomblin, Nelsonville, North Carolina, Ohio, photographer, Richard Collins, Sol Riddell, Tema Adams, Thomas Carter, Trace Fork, Vinson Collins, West Virginia, Whirlwind
“J.M.,” a local correspondent at Whirlwind in Upper Hart, Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, December 29, 1911:
Coal digging is all the go at Whirlwind.
John Mullins, of Trace was in town Friday.
Mrs. Geo. Bryant was calling at Whirlwind, Friday.
Richard Collins passed through the city one day since.
Quite a crowd attended church, near Dingess, last Sunday.
James Mullins is the champion photographer at Whirlwind.
S. Riddell made a business trip down to Hart, Saturday.
James Mullins was transacting business on 12 Pole, Sunday.
Mrs. Mike Kinser was among the Whirlwind visitors Friday.
Miss Tenia Adams called on Mrs. S. Riddle, Thursday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lowe, Saturday night, a girl baby.
Mr. Lee Ward, of Nelsonville, O., is visiting his brother here.
Crockett Farley is the mail carrier from Whirlwind to Dingess.
Mr. Fall has returned from North Carolina after a month’s trip.
M. Tomblin is furnishing the Whirlwind people with coal this winter.
Thomas Carter paid Miss Maggie Preece a visit one day last week.
John Collins made a business trip to Whirlwind, Friday. James Mullins was also here the same day.
Vinson Collins and Moses Tomblin are opening a new coal mine on Bulwark Creek, at this time, Nov. 30.
Jackson Mullins grave
24 Wednesday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Civil War, Ed Haley, Lincoln County Feud, Spottswood, Whirlwind
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34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Blood in West Virginia, Bob Mullins Cemetery, Brandon Kirk, cemeteries, civil war, Confederacy, Confederate Army, Ed Haley, genealogy, Harry Kirk, Harts Creek, Jackson Mullins, Lincoln County Feud, Lionel Adams, Little Harts Creek, Milt Haley, photos, Spottswood, West Virginia, Whirlwind
Jackson Mullins grave (to the right, marked by rocks), identified by a WPA map
Jackson Mullins tombstone, courtesy of the U.S. government
Dad and I; photos by Mom
Dad and I
Dad, Lionel Adams, and I. Lionel is the great-great-grandson of Jackson Mullins.
Jackson Mullins was the father-in-law of Milt Haley and the grandfather of Ed Haley
Jackson Mullins tombstone, placed at the Bob Mullins Cemetery on Harts Creek in Logan County, WV
Whirlwind 11.24.1911
22 Monday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Dingess, Harts, Holden, Shively, Whirlwind
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Appalachia, Boyd Kinser, Bulwark, Charles W. Mullins, Conley Cemetery, Dingess, Dode Tomblin, Francis M. Collins, Fred F. Riddle, genealogy, Gordon Farley, Guy Gore, Halcyon, Harts, Harts Creek, Harve Smith, history, Holden, Huntington Hospital, Jackson Conley, James Mullins, Logan Banner, Logan County, Luke Curry, Martha Kinser, McCloud, Mose Tomblin, Mullins & Riddle, Peter Workman, Pollie Adams, Pollie Workman, Shively, Sol Riddle, Twelve Pole Creek, W.J. Bachtel, West Virginia, Whirlwind, William H. Workman
“J.M.,” a local correspondent at Whirlwind in Upper Hart, Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, November 24, 1911:
Success to the Banner.
F.F. Riddle was here Tuesday.
Prof. J. Mullins was on 12 Pole Monday.
Mrs. Pollie Adams was shopping Thursday.
Mose Tomblin is hauling corn for W.J. Bachtel at this writing.
Harve Smith, of this place, has moved to Bulwark, W.Va.
James Mullins attended church on Twelve Pole Sunday.
Peter Workman is still our special mail carrier from Whirlwind to Dingess.
F.M. Collins, of McCloud, was here on business Thursday.
C.W. Mullins was visiting Mullins & Riddle Thursday.
W.H. Workman made a business trip to Holden Wednesday.
Boyd Kinser is the champion horse dealer of Whirlwind.
Rev. Gordon Farley transacted business here one day since.
Mrs. Martha Kinser was calling on Wednesday.
Dode Tomblin, of Dingess, visited Whirlwind Thursday.
S. Riddle was down to Hart on business one day recently.
Guy Gore, of Halcyon, transacted business at this place Thursday.
Mrs. Pollie Workman died with consumption at her home near this place, on the 11th inst.
Luke Curry was out on business the _____ of the freight, by which they were to be shipped.
Jackson Conley, of Shively, died in the Huntington Hospital one day last week and was buried at the Conley Cemetery, Monday, the 13th.
Lettie McKibbon “Kib” Adkins
22 Monday Dec 2014
Posted in Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County Feud, Women's History
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Appalachia, Douglas Branch, Ferrellsburg, genealogy, history, Jake Adkins, James Toney, Lettie Kib Adkins, Lincoln County, Nancy Toney, photos, West Virginia
Lettie McKibbon Adkins (1833-1904), daughter of James and Nancy (Gillespie) Toney and wife of Enos “Jake” Adkins. Jake and Kib lived at Douglas Branch in present-day Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County, WV.
Whirlwind 11.10.1911
21 Sunday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Holden, Timber, Whirlwind
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Albert Gore, Amanda Riddell, Brown's Run, Carter Workman, Crockett Farley, Dalton School, Dicey Bush, Elias Workman, Emma Riddell, George Mullins, Georgia Lowe, Gordon Farley, Harts Creek, Holden, J.I. Johnson, James Mullins, Jerry Sias, Kentucky, Logan Banner, Logan County, Mollie Dalton, Moses Tomblin, Mullins & Riddell, Pattie Riddell, Pike County, Roane County, Sol Riddell, Thomas Carter, Thomas J. Wysong, timbering, West Virginia, Whirlwind, Will Dingess
“J.M.,” a local correspondent at Whirlwind in Upper Hart, Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items on October 13, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, November 10, 1911:
We are having plenty of rain in this section.
Jerry Sias was here on business Thursday.
S. Riddell made a business trip to Logan Thursday.
Mrs. Mollie Dalton was out shopping Wednesday.
Moses Tomblin returned to his work at Holden Sunday.
Miss Willson, of Roane county, is teaching the Dalton school this term.
Mrs. F.F. Riddell and daughter, Miss Pattie, were calling on Mrs. S. Riddell, of this place, Thursday.
A. F. Gore and Will Dingess passed this place on their way to Holden on Thursday.
George Mullins was calling on friends recently.
James Mullins was calling on his best girl Thursday.
Deputy Sheriff T.J. Wysong was around serving court papers Monday.
Thomas Carter, of Brown’s Run, was calling on Mullins & Riddell one day recently.
Mrs. Dicey Bush was shopping at Whirlwind Tuesday.
Miss Georgia Lowe was visiting Mullins & Riddell’s store Tuesday.
Crockett Farley transacted business here Wednesday.
Carter Workman passed through the city Thursday.
Elias Workman left Monday for Pike county, Ky., where he will take charge of a large timber job for J.I. Johnson.
Gordon Farley, the leading cross-tie man of Whirlwind, was in the city one day recently.
Weddie Mullins (1886)
21 Sunday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County Feud, Spottswood
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, book, Chloe Mullins, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Jackson Mullins, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, Milt Haley, photos, Trace Fork, Weddie Mullins, West Virginia
Weddie Mullins, son of Jackson and Chloe (Gore) Mullins. Weddie was also a brother-in-law to Milt Haley. All were residents of the Trace Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, WV.
Whirlwind Items 10.13.1911
16 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Holden, Whirlwind
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Amanda Riddell, Ann Eliza Smith, Appalachia, Dr. William D. Ratcliff, Effie Mullins, Emma B. Riddell, Fort Gay, genealogy, Harold Riddell, Harts Creek, history, Holden, Hoover School, Logan Banner, Logan County, Margaret Sias, McCloud, Moses J. Tomblin, Mullins & Riddell, Murlie Riddell, Naomi Collins, Oma Workman, Sallie Mullins, Sol Riddell, typhoid fever, Wayne County, Wes Smith, West Virginia, Whirlwind
An unnamed local correspondent at Whirlwind in Upper Hart, Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, October 13, 1911:
Wes Smith was in this vicinity Thursday.
Misses Sallie and Effie Mullins were shopping at Whirlwind, Thursday.
Miss Oma Workman is very low with typhoid fever at this writing, but it is hoped that she will soon recover.
The new school house on Hoover will soon be completed.
Moses J. Tomblin was here from Holden, Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Sias, of McCloud, was calling at Whirlwind, Wednesday.
S. Riddell is teaching a successful school at McCloud, this fall.
Mrs. F.F. Riddell is staying with Mrs. S. Riddell, of this place, at this time.
Dr. Wm. D. Ratcliff left for his home at Ft. Gay, Wayne county, Tuesday.
Miss Naomi Collins has been visiting at this place for a few days.
Born — To Mrs. S. Riddell, a fine boy.
Miss Murlie Riddell was shopping at Whirlwind, Wednesday.
Mullins & Riddell are prepared to give you top prices for country produce. Call and be convinced.
Mrs. Thomas Smith was calling Thursday.
Anthony “Ant” Adams, Jr.
15 Monday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County Feud, Spottswood
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Anthony Adams Jr., Appalachia, Ben Adams, Blood in West Virginia, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, photos, Victoria Adams, West Virginia
Anthony Adams, Jr. (1880-1955), son of Benjamin and Victoria (Dingess) Adams. Ant was a child during the Lincoln County Feud. This image was made about 1917.
Whirlwind 09.29.1911
15 Monday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Dingess
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Charles Curry, Dingess, education, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Isaac Marion Nelson, Logan Banner, Logan County, Peter Workman, W.J. Bachtel, West Virginia, Whirlwind, William Tomblin Jr., Workman Cemetery
“J.M.,” a local correspondent at Whirlwind in Upper Hart, Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items on September 5, which the Logan Banner printed on Friday, September 29, 1911:
W.J. Bechtel is teaching a successful school here.
Peter Workman is mail carrier from Whirlwind to Dingess now.
The Revs. Nelson and Curry preached an interesting sermon at this place on the 3rd. Two were baptized.
The infant child of Wm. Tomblin, Jr. of Dingess died Sunday, the 3rd, and was buried in the Workman cemetery near here Monday.
Brandon Ray Kirk 