31 Saturday Jan 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Appalachia, Cecil Brumfield, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Logan County, Mag Brumfield, photos, Smokehouse Fork, U.S. South, West Virginia
Cecil Brumfield home, erected c.1932 on Smokehouse Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, WV
31 Saturday Jan 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, book, books, Brandon Kirk, feud, feuds, history, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Pelican Publishing Company, U.S. South, West Virginia
The book is currently selling quite well at Amazon — it’s in the top .06 percent among all books. It hasn’t sold this well since Christmas. Thanks to all those who are buying… http://www.amazon.com/Blood-West-Virginia-Brumfield-McCoy/dp/1455619183/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413332235&sr=1-1&keywords=blood+in+west+virginia
“Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy” (Pelican Publishing Company, 2014)
31 Saturday Jan 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Harts, Lincoln County Feud, Women's History
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Al Brumfield Cemetery, Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, genealogy, Harts, history, Hollene Brumfield, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
Yesterday, I re-visited the Hollena (Dingess) Brumfield grave in Harts, Lincoln County, WV. Hollena was the daughter of Henderson and Sarah (Adams) Dingess and the wife of Allen Brumfield.
31 Saturday Jan 2015
Posted in Harts, Lincoln County Feud
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Al Brumfield Cemetery, Appalachia, Benedum Foundation, Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Kirk, cemeteries, genealogy, Harts, history, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, photos, U.S. South, Ward Brumfield, West Virginia
Yesterday, I visited the Ward Brumfield grave, located in Harts, Lincoln County, WV. Around 2002, I helped to write a grant and placed a modern tombstone at Ward’s grave, which was previously marked with a rock. Ward appears as a child in my book, “Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy.”
20 Tuesday Jan 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud, Spottswood
15 Thursday Jan 2015
Posted in Big Creek, Big Harts Creek, Chapmanville, Halcyon, Spottswood, Timber, Warren, Whirlwind
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Alfred Cabell, Alifair Adams, Almeda Mullins, Andrew J. Fowler, Anthony Adams, Appalachia, Barker School, Betsy Fowler, Big Creek, Bruce McDonald, Buck Fork, Burl Farley, Chapmanville, Chapmanville District, Crawley Creek, David C. Dingess, David Kinser, Dorcas Barker, E.C. Duty, education, Etta Robertson, F.D. Young Tie and Lumber Company, Fowlers Branch, Garland B. Conley, genealogy, Green Farley, Harriet Duty, Harriet Thompson, Harts Creek, Harvey Thompson, history, Hugh Dingess, Huntington, J.E. Peck, J.T. Ferrell, James I. Dingess, James Lowe, Jane Ferrell, Jennie Dingess, Joe Phipps, John G. Butcher, Lane School, Logan County, Louisa Butcher, Lucinda Lucas, M.D. Stone, M.J. Stone, Marsh Fork, Martha J. Dingess, Mary Ann Farley, Mary Peck, North Fork, North Fork School, Peter Dingess, Polly Conley, Robert L. Barker, Robert Mullins, Rocky Branch, Rocky School, S.B. Robertson, Smokehouse Fork, Sophia Kinser, Striker, Theophilus Fowler, Three Forks, Tim's Fork, Trace Fork, U.S. South, West Fork, West Virginia, William Barker
In 1908, A.J. Fowler, James Lowe, and Alfred Cabell, members of the Chapmanville District board of education, recorded deeds for district school property at the Logan County (WV) Clerk’s Office. Most of the deeds had been previously destroyed in a house fire. At the time of their destruction, 1897, Joe Phipps was secretary of the district board of education. Given below is the date of transfer, the grantor’s name, the location of the property, and the amount of money paid by the board to the grantor.
October 3, 1896: Louisa Butcher, 1/2 acre on Crawley Creek, near Striker, $25
August 4, 1897: Betsy Fowler, widow of Theophilus Fowler, et al, 1/4 acre Fowler’s Branch in Chapmanville, $50
August 10, 1897: Jennie Dingess, widow of Peter Dingess, and David C. Dingess, 1/2 acre Tim’s Fork, $0
August 10, 1897: James I. Dingess and Martha J. Dingess, “Rocky School,” 1/2 acre mouth Rocky Branch, $30
August 10, 1897: Harvey and Harriet Thompson, 1/2 acre, East Fork, $15
August 10, 1897: Lucinda Lucas, main Harts Creek, $8
August 10, 1897: Jane Ferrell, widow of J.T. Ferrell, et al, Lane School, $15
August 10, 1897: Hugh Dingess, Smoke House Fork, $15
August 10, 1897: Louisa Butcher, widow of John G. Butcher, 1/2 acre Crawley, Striker, $20
August 10, 1897: Anthony and Alafair Adams, mouth of Buck Fork, $0
August 10, 1897: E.C. and Harriett Duty, 1/2 acre North Fork, “North Fork School,” $15
August 10, 1897: Robert L. Barker and Dorcas Barker, widow of William, Big Creek, “Barker School,” $15
August 10, 1897: J.E. and Mary Peck (originally from Green Farley), Three Forks of Crawley, $10
August 17, 1897: Polly Conley, widow of Garland B. Conley, et al, Smoke House, $8
August 18, 1897: Sophia and David Kinser, Trace Fork, $0
August 24, 1897: Mary Ann and Burwell Farley, Smoke House Fork, $15
February 7, 1902: Robert and Almeda Mullins, main Harts Creek, $10
January 2, 1904: F.D. Young Tie & Lumber Company of Huntington, 1/2 acre Marsh Fork Branch of West Fork, $10
December 2, 1905: M.D. and M.J. Stone, 425/1000 acre, $25
July 21, 1908: S.B. and Etta Robertson and Bruce McDonald, Lot 64 in Chapmanville, $125
15 Thursday Jan 2015
Posted in Ferrellsburg
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Allen Bryant, Appalachia, Ben Vance, Bilton McNeely, Dick Adkins, Ed Dingess, Ferrellsburg, Florence Hill, Frank Vance, genealogy, George Simpkins, history, Isaac Marion Nelson, Jake Fowler, Lincoln County, Low Gap United Baptist Church, Oden Dempsey, U.S. South, Walker School, Wash Dempsey, West Virginia
Low Gap United Baptist Church record, 1911. The Low Gap UB Church met for over fifty years at the Walker School, situated in the headwaters of Walker Branch, near Ferrellsburg.
12 Monday Jan 2015
Posted in Atenville, Big Ugly Creek, Ferrellsburg, Fourteen, Harts, Leet, Rector, Toney
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Adam Cummings, Allen, Atenville, Ben Walker, Brad Toney, Ferrellsburg, Fisher B. Adkins, Fourteen, genealogy, Harts, Harts Creek District, history, Isaac Fry, John B. Pullen, John S. Brumfield, John W. Sias, Leet, Lincoln County, Matthew C. Farley, Philip Hager, Ras Fowler, Rector, Squire Toney, Superintendent of Schools, Toney, Wallace Hager, Ward Lucas, West Virginia
Given below are Harts Creek District boards of education between 1905 to 1913:
1905-1906
J.B. Pullen of Rector, president
William E. Fowler of Ferrellsburg, secretary
John S. Brumfield of Fourteen
Squire Toney of Rector
1906-1907
Squire Toney of Rector, president
William E. Fowler of Hart, secretary
John S. Brumfield of Fourteen
Wallace Hager of Rector
1908-1909
Matthew C. Farley of Fourteen, president
Philip Hager of Leet, secretary
Adam Cummings of Leet
Ward Lucas of Toney
1909-1910
John W. Sias of Fourteen, president
Philip Hager of Leet, secretary
Adam Cummings of Allen
Bradford D. Toney of Toney
1911-1912
B.W. Walker of Ferrellsburg, president
William E. Fowler of Ferrellsburg, secretary
Isaac Fry of Toney
Bradford D. Toney of Toney
1912-1913
B.W. Walker of Ferrellsburg, president
William E. Fowler of Ferrellsburg, secretary
Isaac Fry of Atensville
Bradford D. Toney of Toney
NOTE: Fisher B. Adkins of Ferrellsburg was Lincoln County Superintendent of Schools from 1915-1919.
12 Monday Jan 2015
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Appalachia, Big Sandy News, Big Sandy River, Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Henry Sullivan, Ike Baldwin, Kentucky, Lawrence County, Louisa, Richardson, Richardson Cemetery, U.S. South
“Disgrace and Suicide,” Big Sandy News (Louisa, KY), 18 June 1903
12 Monday Jan 2015
Posted in Ferrellsburg, Green Shoal, Toney
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Admiral S. Fry, Burbus Toney, C. Brumfield, Erastus Kelly Steele, Ferrellsburg, Fry, George W. Ferrell, Green Shoal, Green Shoal Post Office, Guyandotte River, Harts Creek District, James H. McComas, Lincoln County, Logan County, postmaster, Route 10, Toney, Virginia, West Virginia
Green Shoal Creek is a tributary of the Guyandotte River located in Harts Creek District of Lincoln County, West Virginia. Prior to 1863, the stream was located in Virginia, and prior to 1869, it was located in Logan County. Today, it is situated on Route 10 between the communities of Ferrellsburg and Toney. Prior to the Civil War, Green Shoal was a sort of community hub for the Harts Creek area. Green Shoal had the first post office located in the Harts area.
Green Shoal Post Office was established on January 4, 1855. It was discontinued on July 9, 1866. Burbus C. Toney, son of Squire and Nancy (Brown) Toney, was postmaster from 1855 to 1866.
Green Shoal Post Office was re-established on November 25, 1873. Admiral S. Fry, a Confederate veteran and merchant, served as postmaster until November 1, 1878. Kale Steele served as postmaster until November 17, 1879. The post office was discontinued on November 17, 1879.
Greenshoal Post Office was established on December 20, 1899. James H. McComas served as postmaster until April 5, 1901. According to one period newspaper account, C. Brumfield replaced McComas on April 2, 1901. Official records cite McComas as postmaster until December 22, 1902. George W. Ferrell, adopted son of local merchants, served as postmaster from December 22, 1902 until December 27, 1904. At this latter date, the post office was discontinued to Ferrellsburg.
In the twentieth century, the Green Shoal area was called “Fry.”
11 Sunday Jan 2015
Posted in Ferrellsburg
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Appalachia, Clyde Dean, Ferrellsburg, genealogy, Georgia Stowers, Harts Creek District, history, Lincoln County, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
Clyde Dean (1915-1995) of Ferrellsburg, WV, nephew of Georgia Stowers
11 Sunday Jan 2015
Posted in Chapmanville, Logan
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Appalachia, B.W. Drake, Buffalora Post Office, Chapmanville Post Office, Enoch Hager, genealogy, George S. Claypool, Guyandotte Valley, history, Huff's Creek Post Office, J.H. Hindman, Lincoln County, Logan County, Logan Court House Post Office, post offices, Rich Creek Post Office, Ten Mile Post Office, Thomas Buchanan, Tolbert S. Godby, U.S. South, West Virginia
Below is a list of Guyandotte Valley post offices located in Lincoln and Logan counties, West Virginia in 1868:
Buffalora, Enoch Hager (postmaster), Logan County
Chapmanville, Tolbert S. Godby (postmaster), Logan County
Huff’s Creek, George S. Claypool (postmaster), Logan County
Logan Court House, Thomas Buchanan (postmaster), Logan County
Rich Creek, J.H. Hindman (postmaster), Logan County
Ten Mile, B.W. Drake (postmaster), Lincoln County
Source: List of Post Offices in the United States (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1868)
10 Saturday Jan 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County Feud, Whirlwind
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Anthony Adams, Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Kirk, Buck Fork, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, West Virginia
Yesterday, I revisited Anthony Adams’ grave at the mouth of Buck Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, WV.
07 Wednesday Jan 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Fourteen, Green Shoal, Harts, Little Harts Creek, Queens Ridge, Toney
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America Dalton, Andrew Elkins, Appalachia, Arena Ferrell, Ben Walker, Blackburn Lucas, Brad Toney, Cabell County, Catherine Adkins, Charles Adkins, Charles Lucas, D.K. Adkins, Emma Duty, Floyd Enos Adkins, Floyd Fry, genealogy, George Alderson, George Duty, George Hill, George Staley, Greenville Perry, Harts Creek District, Hezekiah "Carr" Adkins, history, Hollena Brumfield, Irvin Lucas, Isaac Gartin, John Clay Farley, John F. Duty, John H Fry, John W. Berry, L.H. Burks, Levina Hager, Lincoln County, M.B. Adkins, Malinda Johnson, Melissa Adkins, Nancy Alford, Overton Elkins, Patterson Ferrell, Patterson Toney, Sarah A. Brumfield, Sarah Berry, U.S. South, Wade S. Lambert, West Virginia, William Bell, William R. Lucas, Wirt Toney
Based on land books available at the Lincoln County Clerk’s office, the following persons owned property with buildings in Harts Creek District in 1903. Many of the persons listed below were business owners. The value of their structures are provided:
Hollena Brumfield, $750
Catharine Adkins, $300
George Hill, $250
Blackburn Lucas, $250
Bradford Toney, $250
Floyd E. Adkins, $150
L.H. Burks of Cabell County, $150
George and Emma Duty, $150
John H. Fry, $150
Wirt Toney, $150
George Staley, $75
$100
D.K. and M.B. Adkins
John C. Farley
Arena Ferrell
Patterson Ferrell
Levinie Hager
Malinda Johnson
Charles Lucas
Wade S. Lambert
Irvin Lucas
William R. Lucas et als
Greenville Perry
Patterson Toney
$50
Charley Adkins
Hezekiah Adkins
Malissa Adkins
George Alderson
Nancy A. Alford
William Bell
J.W. and Sarah Berry
Sarah A. Brumfield
L.H. Burks of Cabell County
America Dalton
John F. Duty
Andrew Elkins
Overton Elkins
Floyd Fry
Isaac G. Gartin
Blackburn B. Lucas
Benjamin W. Walker
Source: Land Book (1901-1904), Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
07 Wednesday Jan 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud
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Adkins Cemetery, cemeteries, Cole Branch Church, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Lincoln County, Missell Dingess, photos, Randolph Dingess, U.S. South, West Virginia
Randolph and Missell (Farley) Dingess grave, Adkins Cemetery, Harts Creek, Lincoln County, WV. 2014
07 Wednesday Jan 2015
Posted in Chapmanville, Logan
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Alton S. Isaacs, assessor, Bill Brewster, Bill Turley, Bird Dingess, board of education, Bob Barker Jr., C.C. Chambers, C.L. Williams, Carl Kane, Carlos Lowe, Charlie Staton, Chris Holt, circuit clerk, Claude A. Joyce, Cole Blair, constable, Curtis B. Trent Jr., Democrat Party, E.R. Hall, Earl Hager, Edward R. Chapman, Elbert Mounts, Election of 1952, Eugene Chapman, Floyd Crook Murphy, Floyd Dingess, Frank Adams, Frank L. Chambers, Frank Workman, Glenn Jackson, Greenway Christian, Grover Lowe, H.T. Elliott, Harvey D. Dingess, history, Jack Johnson, James C. Ferrell, Jim Toney, Jimmie Singleton, John Asbury, John C. Barber, John Edward Estep, John Vance, justice of the peace, Lee Collins, Logan County, Lon McCoy, Martin L. White, politics, prosecuting attorney, R.F. Hill, Ray Ellis, Ray McCloud, Ray Porter, Ray Watts, Roy L. Hatcher, sheriff, surveyor, Tony Tiolo, Vernon Dingess, Virgil Belcher, Virgil Farley, W.E. Flannery, Wallace Bryant, Wallace E. Ferrell, West Virginia
U.S. Senator
Harley M. Kilgore, 9985
J. Horner Davis, 3583
Dallas Arthur Tickle, 542
Congressman, 6th District
Robert C. Byrd, 6944
Dale G. Casto, 2545
Ned H. Ragland, 1959
Lewis A. Hatcher, 800
Garland F. Wilkinson, 312
John M. Eckard, 245
Governor
Dr. E.H. Hedrick, 9018
William C. Marland, 4666
Cyrus S. Kump, 2564
Everett Ray Shafer, 267
Secretary of State
Sam B. Chilton, 4112
D. Pitt O’Brien, 3289
Fred D. Wolfe, 2226
Superintendent of Schools
W.W. Trent, 7895
Homer H. May, 1911
J. Alfred Poe, 1458
Auditor
Edgar B. Sims, 5599
James M. Hatch, 4071
Treasurer
William H. Ansel, Jr., 6559
Attorney General
Chauncey Browning, 12,042
W.C. Haythe, 1399
Commissioner of Agriculture
James Blaine McLaughin, 4306
V.L. Martin, 4014
Judge of the Supreme Court
W.T. Lovins, 6783
Frank C. Haymond, 5190
State Senator, 7th District
Glenn Jackson, 6527
Harvey D. Dingess, 4096
John Edward Estep, 1976
Judge of Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit
C.C. Chambers, 10,151
Sheriff
Ray Watts, 9576
Floyd (Crook) Murphy, 8406
Prosecuting Attorney
Claude A. Joyce, 8180
Curtis B. Trent, Jr., 6587
House of Delegates
W.E. Flannery, 5817
C.L. Williams, 3939
Earl Hager, 3784
Carl Kane, 3141
H.T. Elliott, M.D., 3107
Frank L. Chambers, 3104
Virgil Belcher, 2856
R.A. “Bob” Barker, Jr., 2852
Alton S. Isaacs, 2848
R.A. “Jack” Jackson, 2512
James C. Ferrell, 2323
Chris Holt, 2276
John Asbury, 1979
Bevley Burks, 1889
Rasha “Barber” Smith, 1362
Charlie Staton, 1303
Greenway Christian, 1171
Ray Porter, 1016
Circuit Clerk
Mrs. Simon Dingess, ___
Grover Lowe, 2335
Tony Tiolo, 2153
Assessor
Floyd Dingess, 5128
Jim Toney, 4614
W.C. “Bill” Turley, 4248
John C. “Dutch” Barber, 3945
Wallace E. Ferrell, 3696
J.A. “Jimmie” Singleton, 3130
Roy L. Hatcher, 2696
Vernon Dingess, 1564
County Surveyor
E.R. Hall, 5885
Justice of the Peace, Precincts 1-11 (Chapmanville area)
Frank Workman, 598
Ray Ellis, 407
Carlos Lowe, 381
Frank Adams, 352
Edward R. Chapman, 305
Bird Dingess, 284
Martin L. White, 239
Cole Blair, 193
R.F. Hill, 169
Constable, Precincts 1-11 (Chapmanville area)
Wallace Bryant, 553
John Vance, 560
Virgil Farley, 500
Lee Collins, 435
Eugene Chapman, 329
Lon McCoy, 190
Elbert Mounts, 176
Ray McCloud, 142
Bill Brewster, 63
Board of Education
Woodrow Gordon, 5014
M.C. Totten, 4227
Grady E. Yeager, 2645
J.E. “Ed” Dingess, 2060
W.M. Webb, 1521
Raymond E. Hatfield, 1246
Charles Harris, 1210
Charles E. Price, 1090
David Chapman, 793
Aaron Darnell, 158
Should voting machines be used in Logan County?
Yes, 15,349
No, 4532
07 Wednesday Jan 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud, Logan
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Appalachia, author, Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Kirk, Chief Logan State Park, history, log cabin, Logan, Logan County, Pelican Publishing Company, photos, Phyllis Kirk, U.S. South, West Virginia, writer
Log cabin at Chief Logan State Park, Logan, WV, 2014. Photo by Mom.
06 Tuesday Jan 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Harts, Lincoln County Feud
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Alice Dingess, Almeda Chapman, Appalachia, Belle Adkins, Bill Fowler, Cain Adkins, Caleb Headley, education, Elias Adkins, Elisha Vance, Elizabeth Elkins, Harts Creek District, Henry Shelton, Henry Spears, Isaac Nelson, J.B. Pullen, J.W. Stowers, Jennie Riddell, John B. Pullen, John Gore, John Neace, John Stowers, John W. Gartin, Lincoln County, Philip Hager Sr., Stephen Lambert, teacher, Thomas H. Buckley, Thomas P. Moore, Van Prince, Verna Riddell, West Virginia, West Virginia Educational Directory
The Fred B. Lambert Papers, the West Virginia Educational Directory, and the Annual Report of the General Superintendent of Public Schools provides the following information regarding Harts area teachers in Lincoln County for 1871 to 1883:
Lincoln County, 1871
Elias Adkins, 4 certificate
Philip Hager, 4 certificate
Caleb Headlee, no grade on certificate
Thomas P. Moore, 4 certificate
Isaac Nelson, 5 certificate
V.B. Prince, 4 certificate
Henry Spears, 4 certificate
Lincoln County, 1872
Cannan Adkins, 4 or 5 certificate (varies by source)
Elizabeth Elkin, 3 certificate
W.T. Fowler, 5 certificate
J.W. Gartin, 5 certificate
Philip Hager, 3 certificate
Stephen Lambert, 3, 4, or 5 certificate (varies by source)
Elisha W. Vance, 5 certificate
NOTE: This year, two log school houses were “neatly and substantially gotten” up in Harts Creek District.
Lincoln County, 1873
T.H. Buckley, 1 certificate
Elizabeth Elkin, 2 certificate
John Neace, 4 certificate
Lincoln County, 1877-1878
Belle Adkins, 3 certificate
Canaan Adkins, 2 certificate
Thomas H. Buckley, 2 certificate
Alice Chapman, 2 certificate
Almeda Chapman, 2 certificate
Alice Dingess, 1 certificate
John Gore, 2 or 3 certificate (varies by source)
Stephen Lambert, 5 certificate
Henry Shelton, 1 certificate
NOTE: Total youths in county (2771); total students (2199); average daily attendance for county students: 47 percent.
Lincoln County, 1879-1880
Bell Adkins, 2 certificate
Alice Chapman, 1 certificate
Almeda Chapman, 1 certificate
J.W. Stowers, 2 certificate
Lincoln County, 1883
John B. Pullen, 2 certificate
Jennie Riddel, 2 certificate
Verna Riddel, 1 certificate
John Stowers, __
NOTE: I spelled names as they were spelled in the record.
05 Monday Jan 2015
Posted in Chapmanville, Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Aracoma Drug Store, author, Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Kirk, Chapmanville, genealogy, history, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, Pelican Publishing Company, U.S. South, West Virginia, writer
The book and I will appear at Aracoma Drug Store in Chapmanville, WV, today from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. If you’re local, come see us!
Aracoma Drug Store in Chapmanville, WV
05 Monday Jan 2015
Posted in Atenville, Big Creek, Big Harts Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Dollie, Ferrellsburg, Fourteen, Gill, Green Shoal, Harts, Leet, Little Harts Creek, Queens Ridge, Rector, Sand Creek
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Adkins School, Atenville School, Banco, Bessie Thompson, Big Creek, Broad Branch School, Charley Tomblin, Charlie Gore, Cole Branch School, Copley Trace School, Dollie School, Ed Brumfield, education, Enos Dial, Ferrellsburg, Fourteen School, G.W. Nicholas, Garnett Hickman, Gartin School, Gill, Gill School, Green Shoals School, Harts, Harts Creek District, Harts School, High Top School, Jamie Nelson, Jessie Brumfield, Leet School, Limestone School, Lincoln County, Lucas School, Lucy Dingess, Luther Manns, Mae Caines, Manns School, Maud Pugh, Nora Brumfield, Perry School, Queens Ridge, R.L. Martin, Reb Adkins, Rector, Ruby Bowling, Sand Creek School, Stone School, Sylvia Cyfers, teacher, Toney School, Vesta Cyfers, W.J. Hauldren, Walker School, Walter Hauldren, West Virginia, West Virginia Educational Directory
In 1926-1927, the West Virginia Educational Directory provided the following information regarding Harts Creek District’s 21 schools, school locations, teachers, and enrollment. Harts Creek District is located in Lincoln County.
Adkins School at Queens Ridge, Jamie Nelson, 28
Atenville School at Queens Ridge, Jessie Brumfield, 39
Broad Branch School at Banco, Ruby Bowling, 16
Cole Branch School at Queens Ridge, Rebel Adkins, 42
Copley Trace School at Queens Ridge, Luther Manns, 36
Dollie School at Rector, W.J. Hauldren, —
Fourteen School at Rector?, Bessie Thompson, 41
Gartin School at Queens Ridge, G.W. Nicholas, 8
Gill School at Gill, Sylvia Cyfers, 15
Green Shoals School at Ferrellsburg, Charles Gore, 44
Harts School at Harts, Nora Brumfield, 20
High Top School at Queens Ridge, Lucy Dingess, 44
Leet School at Gill, Vesta Cyfers, 39
Limestone School at Big Creek, Garnett Hickman, 14
Lucas School at Rector, Walter Hauldren, 20
Mans School at Queens Ridge, Mae Cane, 34
Perry School at Queens Ridge, Charley Tomblin, 20
Sand Creek School at Queens Ridge, Ed Brumfield, 22
Stone School at Queens Ridge, R.L. Martin, 27
Toney School at Rector, Maud Pugh, 25
Walker School at Ferrellsburg, Enos Dial, 15
The highest paid teachers are given below:
Maud Pugh, $960/yr.
Charlie Gore, $840/yr.
W.J. Hauldren, $840/yr.
Walter Hauldren, $840/yr.
Garnett Hickman, $840/yr.
The lowest paid teachers received $400/yr.
Source: West Virginia Educational Directory for the School Year 1926-1927
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