• About

Brandon Ray Kirk

~ This site is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and promotion of history and culture in my section of Appalachia.

Brandon Ray Kirk

Monthly Archives: June 2015

Heritage Farm Museum and Village

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Lincoln County Feud

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, Heritage Farm Museum and Village, history, Huntington, Ice Cream Social, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Thad McClung, U.S. South, Way Back Weekend, West Virginia, writers

The book and I will appear at Way Back Weekend Ice Cream Social at Heritage Farm Museum and Village in Huntington, WV, on Saturday, July 4, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We will be situated near Thad McClung and his cannon. http://www.heritagefarmmuseum.com/ The book is titled “Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy” and details the Lincoln County Feud.

Heritage Farm Museum and Village in Huntington, WV

Heritage Farm Museum and Village in Huntington, WV

Isaac Adkins grave (2003)

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in African American History, Harts

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Adkins Family Cemetery, Appalachia, cemeteries, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Isaac Adkins, Lincoln County, Logan County, slaves, U.S. South, Virginia, West Virginia

The Isaac Adkins grave is located at the Adkins Cemetery in Harts, Lincoln County, WV. Isaac (1790-1854), my great-great-great-great-great-grandfather was the second-largest slave-owner in Logan County in 1850

Isaac Adkins (1790-1854), my great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, was the Harts Creek community’s wealthiest resident and Logan County’s second-largest slave-owner as of 1850. His grave is located at the Adkins Cemetery in Harts, Lincoln County, WV. 2003

Hill Family Cemetery (2013)

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in African American History, Cemeteries, Chapmanville

≈ 4 Comments

Tags

Acre Wilson, Allen Johnson, Appalachia, Benjamin L. Hill, Carrie Lowe, Chapmanville, Crawley Creek, Della Ferguson, Dorsey M. Moon, Ethel D. Lowe, Fannie Johnson, Floyd Johnson, genealogy, George Hill, Guyandotte River, Hattie Lowe, Hattie Wilson, Hiram Hill, history, Hugh Hill, Jack Hill, James A. Johnson, James Arden Lowe, James Hill, Joseph M. Kitchens, Juanita M. Moon, Juley Hill, Lewis Hamilton, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Martha Hill, Mary Hill, Molly Claytor, Myrtle A. Johnson, Nancy Hill, Ned Johnson, Nellie Jo Akers, Paradazie Stuart, Patrick D. Williams, Peter H. Hill, Robert E. Lowe, Robert Nelson Lowe, Sarah Hill, slaves, Stone Branch, Thomas Hill, U.S. South, West Virginia, Will Hill, William Craddock Ferguson, William Johnson, William Ward Hill

The Lorenzo D. Hill Family Cemetery, which I visited on 20 September 2013, is located across the Guyandotte River from Stone Branch in Logan County, West Virginia. Prior to the War Between the States, Lorenzo Dow Hill was a prominent resident and slave-owner in the Crawley Creek section of Logan County. This cemetery is also noteworthy in that it contains the final remains of numerous African-American residents. The cemetery can be accessed by following Sawmill Road, near Chapmanville.

Row 1

Robert E. Lowe (1851-1936); s/o Elisha and Elizabeth (Doss) Lowe

Carrie Lowe (1856-1947); d/o Lorenzo Dow and Nancy (Browning) Hill; m. Robert E. Lowe

Row 2

Hattie Lowe (1878-1908); d/o Robert and Caroline (Hill) Lowe

Pearl F. Lowe (1893-1909); d/o Robert and Caroline (Hill) Lowe

Row 3

James Hill (no dates); s/o Lorenzo Dow and Nancy (Browning) Hill

Thomas Hill (no dates); s/o Lorenzo Dow and Nancy (Browning) Hill

Sarah Hill (no dates); d/o Lorenzo Dow and Nancy (Browning) Hill

Robert Nelson Lowe (1916-1918); s/o Jim Lowe

Row 4

Ethel D. Lowe (1882-1903); d/o Robert and Caroline (Hill) Lowe

Nancy Browning Hill (1811-1891); m. Lorenzo Dow Hill

Lorenzo D. Hill (1808-1904); s/o Jacob and Sarah (Thomas) Hill

James Arden Lowe (1884-1930); s/o Robert and Caroline (Hill) Lowe

Row 5

unmarked rock headstone

Joseph M. Kitchens (29 April 1871-31 August 1905)

unmarked small rock headstone

unmarked rock headstone

unmarked rock headstone

Row 6

sunken spot — possible grave

unmarked rock headstone

unmarked rock headstone

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

unmarked rock headstone and footstone (child)

unmarked rock headstone

(pine tree)

unmarked rock headstone

Row 7

Dorsey M. Moon (1900-1957); s/o Samuel H. and Hattie (Stratton) Moon

Della Ferguson (30 January 1888-14 February ____); d/o George and Martha Hill; m. William Craddock Ferguson

W.C. Ferguson (08 August 1873-14 September 1945); s/o Joshua and Ellen (Craddock) Ferguson

(pine tree)

sunken spot — possible grave

Jack Hill (dates are buried); born 1858; died after 1930

Row 8

sunken spot — possible grave

Molly Claytor (03 July 1894-22 October 1946); d/o George and Martha Hill; m. Daniel Claytor of Floyd County, VA

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

Hiram Hill (30 March 1896-14 July 1919); s/o George and Martha Hill

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

unmarked rock headstone

mossy mound — perhaps a grave

George Hill (died 08 December 1930); s/o Hiram and Mary (Hill) Hill

Martha Hill (died 24 August 1906); m. George Hill

Peter H. Hill (22 December 1894-22 April 1958); s/o George and Martha Hill; WV PVT CO D 3 DEVELOPMENT BN WWI; fiddler who played with Dick Justice

Acre Wilson (1888-1959); s/o General and Adaline (Jones) Wilson

Row 9

sunken spot — possible grave

William Ward Hill (19 September 1923-09 January 1953); WV PVT WWII

unmarked rock footstone

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

Will Hill (15 June 1878-11 October 1896)

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

Row 10

unmarked rock headstone

unmarked rock headstone

(gap in graves, perhaps one or two graves here?)

unmarked rock headstone

unmarked rock headstone and footstone (baby?)

unmarked rock headstone

perhaps another grave, no rock markers

Row 11

Benjamin L. Hill (16 June 1916-07 July 1958); WV PVT CO E 357 ENGINEERS WWII

sunken spot — no rock markers

unmarked rock footstone

Juley Hill (1900-1922); d/o Melvin and Parlena J. (Robertson) Hill

Hugh Hill (12 November 1883-27 December 1904)

sunken spot — possible grave

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

Row 12

unmarked rock headstone

(pine tree)

Hariam Hill (1831-1913)

Mary Hill (1832-1907); d/o Lorenzo Dow Hill (master) and Julia the slave; m. Hiram Hill

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

perhaps one more grave, no rock markers

Row 13

Lewis Hamilton (1880-1916); m. Paradazie Hill

rock

unmarked rock headstone

(pine tree)

(gap)

Paradazie Stuart (14 August 1892-18 April 1960); d/o George and Martha Hill; m1. Lewis Hamilton; m2. John C. Stuart

John C. Stuart (05 March 1885-10 April 1961); PFC CO D 327 SERVICE BN QMC WWI

Hattie Wilson (1904-1961); likely Hattie Inez Bickley; d/o Charles and Mary (Black) Bickley; m. Acre Wilson

Row 14

Juanita M. Moon (1933-1971)

Row 15

Patrick D. Williams (18 September 1961-10 January 1962)

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

Row 16

Floyd Johnson (07 April 1895-21 December 1975); s/o Charles Johnson/ PVT US ARMY WWI

Ned Johnson (16 January 1893-16 October 1973); s/o Charles Johnson; PVT US ARMY WWI

William Bill Johnson (10 October 1890-27 June 1970); s/o Charles Johnson

Allen Johnson (1880-1960); s/o Charles and Mary Johnson

Row 17

Fannie Johnson (29 March 1903-23 January 1977); m. Willie Johnson

James A. Johnson (1949-still alive)

Myrtle A. Johnson (1955-2003); m. James A. Johnson

Nellie Jo Akers (13 January 1938-03 March 2009)

Matewan Depot (2015)

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Sandy Valley, Lincoln County Feud, Matewan

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, feud, Gretna, history, Lincoln County Feud, Louisiana, Matewan, Matewan Depot, Mingo County, Pelican Publishing Company, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia, writers

Matewan Depot

“Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy” is available for purchase at Historic Matewan Depot in Matewan, WV. 20 June 2015

Francis M. Harless

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Wyoming County

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

45th Virginia Volunteer Infantry, Appalachia, Araminta J. Harless, Bird Lockhart, civil war, Confederacy, Confederate Army, Dixie E. Harless, Elias E. Harless, Elizabeth Harless, Elizabeth P. Harless, farming, Francis M. Harless, genealogy, Henry H. Hardesty, Henry L. Harless, history, India I. Harless, James C. Harless, Jane Lockhart, Lorenzo D. Harless, Lucy A. Harless, McDowell County, Millie E. Harless, minister, North Spring, R.A. Brock, Rachael Harless, Richmond, Sarah M. Harless, U.S. South, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, West Virginia, William H. Harless

From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Francis M. Harless, who resided at North Spring, West Virginia:

Son of Lorenzo D. and Elizabeth P. (Kelly) Harless, was born in Giles county Feb. 22, 1844. His parents were born and both died in this county, the father born Nov. 12, 1817, and died July 16, 1864; the mother born April 8, 1822, dying May 2, 1882. Francis M., the subject of this sketch, enlisted in the service of the Confederate States July 3, 1862, in Co. H, 45th Va. V. I., serving honorably and creditably until discharged on Oct. 15, 1864. On Feb. 22, 1866, he was joined in wedlock with Rachael Lockhart, who was born Aug. 15, 1845, their marriage being solemnized in McDowell county, W.Va. The offspring of this union have records as follows: Elizabeth, born Jan. 20, 1868, now married; Araminta J., Dec. 20, 1869; Millie E., May 8, 1871; James C., Jan. 29, 1873; Elias E., May 1, 1875; William H., Oct. 12, 1876; India I., Nov. 10, 1878; Dixie E., Aug. 18, 1880; Henry L., Sept. 29, 1883; Sarah M., born Nov. 3, 1885, and died Oct. 17, 1887p and Lucy A., born Oct. 15, 1888. The parents of Mrs. Harless were Bird Lockhart, who died April 15, 1851, and Jane (Staten) Lockhart, now residing in McDowell county, W.Va. Mr. Harless is a minister of the Gospel, and is engaged in farming: post office address, North Spring, W.Va.

Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 831-832.

Marc Harshman (2015)

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Lincoln County Feud

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Appalachia, Beckley, Blood in West Virginia, book, books, Brandon Kirk, Gretna, Louisiana, Marc Harshman, Pelican Publishing Company, poetry, Tamarack, U.S. South, West Virginia, West Virginia Writers Weekend, writers, writing

Here I am with West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman at West Virginia Writers Weekend, where I promoted my book, "Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy." 27 June 2015

Here I am with West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman at West Virginia Writers Weekend, where I promoted my book, “Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy.” 27 June 2015

Baisden Family Cemetery (2014)

29 Monday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Cemeteries, Whirlwind

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Albert Buster Vance, Albert F. Elkins, Albert F. Gore, Almeda Vance, Andy Adams, Baisden Family Cemetery, Buck Fork, Cary Baisden, cemeteries, Charles McCloud, Daught Adams, Dow John Jackson, Earl Baisden, Edmond Adams, Elaine Adams, Emily Vance, Eunice F. Adams, Frank Adams, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, James C. Jonas, Jamie Adams, Jessie J. Baisden, Josephine Baisden, Larry David Canty, Leana Adams, Leander Gore, Lee T. Curry, Leroy Adams, Lizzie Beth Burns, Logan County, Lois Baisden, Lucille Baisden, Martha Kinser, Mary Carter, Mathias Elkins, Millard Baisden, Mundy Adams, Noah Gore, Norman Gore, Pricy Elkins, Randolph Baisden, Sally Gore, Sarah Gore, Thomas Baisden, Troy Vance, Troy Vance Family Cemetery, Wash Vance, West Virginia, Willie Carter, Woodrow Mullins

The Baisden Family Cemetery, which I visited on 22 June 2014 is located 2.1 miles up Buck Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia. The Mathias “Tice” Elkins family, including Albert F. Gore (Elkins), originally used the cemetery. Today, it is best known as Troy Vance Cemetery. Troy Vance first married Emily Gore, granddaughter of Tice and Pricy (Mullins) Elkins, then married Almeda Baisden, daughter of Thomas and Josephine (Mullins) Baisden. Emily and Almeda were first cousins. Both of Troy’s mothers-in-law are buried in the cemetery (they were sisters), as are both of his fathers-in-law. Troy’s mother married first to Wash Vance, then to Albert F. Gore (Elkins); in other words, his widowed mother married his widowed father-in-law. The McCloud family connects to the cemetery through Albert F. Gore’s first wife, Sarah McCloud.

Row 1

Jamie Adams (03 January 1985-03 January 1985); d/o Timmie and Renee Adams

Leroy Adams (20 October 1959-22 October 1959); s/o Andy and Eunice Adams

Andy Adams (23 August 1932-07 September 1963); s/o Fred and Margaret (Baisden) Adams

Eunice F. Adams (29 May 1933-09 September 1984)

Elaine Adams (20 December 1955-30 July 2004)

(gap)

Cary Baisden (09 July 1910-07 January 1985); s/o Thomas and Josephine (Mullins) Baisden

Millard Baisden (20 January 1934-07 August 1978); s/o Cary and Lucille Baisden

Lucille Baisden (02 October 1910-01 March 1999); m. Cary Baisden

Larry David Canty (06 June 1947-06 June 1947); s/o Charles and Juanita Canty

Row 2

Rock that reads: “D.S.”

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

Lizzie Beth Burns; possibly d/o Stephen and Eleanor (Workman) Lambert; born about 1847; m. George Burns; died 1910s

Marthey Kinsor; possibly d/o Barney and Mahulda (Mullins) Carter; m. Michael Kinser; died 16 September 1935

unmarked rock headstone

unmarked rock footstone

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

(large gap)

Almeda Vance (23 February 1893-__ December _____); NOTE: Almeda Vance has a more modern tombstone elsewhere in the cemetery

Row 3

large pointed rock headstone

Dow John Jackson (1933-1973); s/o John and Mattie (Adams) Jackson

possibly two graves with no stones

unmarked rock headstone and foostone

Willie Carter (February 1908-February 1908)

Mary Carter (04 September 1868-27 February 1908); d/o George and Elizabeth (Lambert) Burns; m. James Carter

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

nice headstone with no writing

unmarked rock headstone

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

unmarked rock headstone

Almeda Vance (23 February 1893-09 June 1955); d/o Thomas and Josephine (Mullins) Baisden; m1. Vess Mullins; m2. Troy Vance

Woodrow Mullins (25 November 1920-08 February 1945); s/o Albert and Lena (Baisden) Mullins; WV PFC 149 INF WWII

Thomas Baisden (1857-1936); s/o James R. and Elvira (Johnson) Baisden

Josie Baisden (1865-1938); d/o Robert and Almeda (Mullins) Mullins; m. Thomas Baisden

Randolph Baisden (06 May 1904-31 July 1975); PVT US ARMY WWII

Row 4

unmarked rock headstone

Mrs. Lee T. Curry (1903-1966)

unmarked rock headstone

Troy Vance (01 January 1894-14 November 1941); s/o Washington and Sarah (Adams) Vance; m1. Emily Gore; m2. Almeda (Mullins) Baisden

Emily Gore Vance (06 November 1889-09 March 1920); d/o Albert F. and Sarah (McCloud) Gore

nice stone with illegible writing

Clive? Dingess (21 February 1909-21 March 1909)

Jace? Dingess (24 January 1908-26 January 1909)

Lee Gore (November 1891-01 November 1906); s/o Albert F. and Sarah (McCloud) Gore

Norman Gore (________ 13-__ October ____); s/o Albert F. and Sarah (McCloud) Gore; born August 1897

Noah Gore (31 January 1894-23 September 18__)

(large gap)

James C. Jonas (09 November 1941-23 November 1941)

Row 5

Leana Adams (08 September 1890-01 November 1932); NOTE: She has a modern tombstone elsewhere in the cemetery

Mundy Adams (30 September 1930-10 October 1930); d/o B. Frank and Leana (Baisden) Adams

Leana Adams (08 September 1890-01 November 1932); d/o Thomas and Josephine (Mullins) Baisden; m. B. Frank Adams

Frank Adams (11 January 1905-14 April 1942); s/o George and Mary Jane (Mullins) Adams; m1. Leana Baisden; m2. Lizzie Bryant

Sally Adams Vance Gore (25 December 1873-31 January 1959); d/o Benjamin and Victoria (Dingess) Gore; m1. Wash Vance; m2. Albert F. Gore

Albert “Buster” Vance (25 October 1913-15 December 1989); s/o Troy and Emily (Gore) Vance

(gap)

Pricy E (died 05 July 1905); d/o Peter and Jane (Mullins) Mullins; born April 1832; m. Mathias “Tice” Elkins

Tice E (died 13 June 1885); s/o Archibald and Hannah (Stephenson) Elkins; born about 1829

Charles McCloud (died 1914); s/o John and Sarah (Vance) McCloud/Browning; born May 1835; his brother Anderson McCloud married Rhoda J. Elkins, d/o Tice and Pricy; his brother Lewis McCloud married Lydia E. Elkins, d/o Tice and Pricy

Daught Adams (31 March 1931-31 March 1931)

unmarked rock headstone

Edmond Adams (06 July 1943-01 November 1949); Freddie and Margaret (Baisden) Adams

Earl Baisden (22 April 1907-05 July 1953); s/o Thomas and Josephine (Mullins) Baisden

Row 6

Jessie J. Baisden (1928-1929); s/o James R. and Sadie (Carter) Baisden

Lois Baisden (1927-1927)

West Virginia Writers Weekend (2015)

29 Monday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Lincoln County Feud

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Appalachia, authors, Beckley, Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Kirk, history, Hugh Dingess, Kimberly Collins, Lincoln County Feud, Simple Choices, Tamarack, U.S. South, West Virginia, West Virginia Writers Weekend, writers, writing

At West Virginia Writers Weekend, I was fortunate to meet author Kimberly Collins ("Simple Choices") and her amazing family, who are descended from Hugh Dingess, an important character in my book

At West Virginia Writers Weekend, hosted by Tamarack, I was fortunate to meet author Kimberly Collins (“Simple Choices”) and her amazing family, who are descended from Hugh Dingess, an important character in my book. 27 June 2015

Henderson Grimmit

29 Monday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Man

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Appalachia, Etta Lee Grimmit, farming, genealogy, Guyandotte River, Henderson Grimmit, Henry H. Hardesty, history, John Grimmit, Lillie B. Grimmit, Logan County, Man, Nancy Grimmit, R.A. Brock, Richmond, Rosa M. Grimmit, Sanford Grimmit, U.S. South, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, West Virginia, Wyoming County

From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Henderson Grimmit, who resided at Man, West Virginia:

Was born in Logan county, W.Va., Jan. 28, 1854. His wife, Nancy (Hatfield) Grimmit, was born in Wyoming county Nov. 18, 1854; they were married Nov. 25, 1873, in Wyoming county, and have had four children, all of whom now live with their parents; Sanford, born April 15, 1875; Lillie B., born May 16, 1882; Rosa M., born Sept. 22, 1887; Etta Lee, born May 1, 1889. They are all intelligent, amiable children. Parents of Henderson Grimmit are: John Grimmit, who was born in Logan county Dec. 15, 1815, and died June 21, 1884; Nancy (Toler) Grimmit was born in Logan county Nov. 16, 1823, and still resides there; they were married in that county April 8, 1850. The subject of this sketch is a farmer and owns a beautiful home on Guyandotte River. His post office is Man, Logan county, W.Va.

Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 831.

West Virginia Writers Weekend at Tamarack (2015)

26 Friday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Lincoln County Feud

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Beckley, Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Kirk, culture, history, life, photos, Tamarack, tourism, West Virginia, West Virginia Writers Weekend, writers

The book and I will appear at West Virginia Writers Weekend at Tamarack in Beckley, WV, on Saturday, 27 June 2015 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The book and I will appear at West Virginia Writers Weekend at Tamarack in Beckley, WV, on Saturday, 27 June 2015 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

"Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy" is available for purchase at Tamarack

“Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy” is available for purchase at Tamarack

John Hartford’s Hands

26 Friday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in John Hartford

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

banjo, bluegrass music, Brandon Kirk, country music, fiddle, fiddler, history, John Hartford, life, Madison, Marie Hartford, music, Tennessee, writers, writing

Let me try to describe John’s hands. They were very small in every way. He had frail hands as a gentleman might have, with little hair on them. I don’t recall that his fingers were unusually long. His knuckles were slightly larger than his actual fingers, maybe because his fingers were so thin. He kept his fingernails clean and filed smooth with a file. I remember he often filed his nails while on the bus during road trips; sometimes he filed his nails when conversations barely held his interest, half-listening. He absolutely never bit his fingernails. He seldom used his hands for any type of physical work because he didn’t want to risk hurting them; they were, he said, what paid the bills. The skin on his hands was somewhat loose and pale. When you shook his hand, it was very soft, although I’m sure he had slight callouses on the ends of his left hand fingers from playing the fiddle nearly every waking minute of the day. When I first met John at Morrow Library, he shook my hand and insisted that I call him John, not Mr. Hartford. When I later visited his home in Nashville during the summer for weeks or a month, before I had moved to Nashville, he would always shake my hand before I left for West Virginia. I recall at the end of my first trip how he stood in his driveway between his house and the guest house and remarked that we shouldn’t say goodbye because we would see each other again. John did not particularly like goodbyes; he preferred until next times. At the end of his life, upon commencement of his chemotherapy, he would shake very few people’s hand. Due to the chemotherapy, he was particularly concerned about germs. At that time, we shared a laptop and I always took care to clean the keys with alcohol before passing the laptop to him for manuscript review. I did this because I did not want to pass germs and make him ill; he never asked me to do it. Actually, I recall times he told me that it wasn’t necessary, but I did it anyway. Almost always, if he met someone at an event, they would greet him with a handshake, which he had to decline. It was awkward and in a peculiar way I think he enjoyed it. I may be mistaken, but it seems as if he contemplated or did in fact wear gloves for a short time just for handshakes. On a few occasions, he complained about having shaken hands with stout men who nearly crushed his hand; he detested an unnecessarily firm handshake because he said it might affect his ability to play. Later, after I moved to Nashville and visited and stayed many days and nights in his home I observed and he said that one of his favorite things to do was to sit with Marie on the bedroom couch at night and hold her hand while the two of them watched television. These were, of course, private moments and I only intruded if I had a question about the manuscript or a related matter. John’s wrists were small. He never wore a watch on his wrist, preferring instead to keep a pocket watch – usually tucked in his overalls front pocket or in the pocket of his vest, which he nearly always wore. If I remember correctly, his watch was colored gold, not silver. When I think of his hands, I see them holding a fiddle and bow at the dining room table and on stage, I see them moving across a banjo, I see them holding a fork and knife at dinner, I see them placing tiles on a Scrabble board during our games together, I see them holding a glass of red wine late at night during our conversations, I see them holding a book or a magazine at the couch by the fireplace, I see them gripping the wheel of his Cadillac on our way to Piccadilly Cafeteria, I see them pushing PLAY and turning up the volume on his car stereo…

Goldenseal magazine (2015)

26 Friday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Lincoln County Feud

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, culture, Goldenseal, Harts, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, John Lilly, life, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, magazines, Pelican Publishing Company, West Virginia

Goldenseal magazine's summer edition has offered kind words regarding the book

Goldenseal magazine’s summer edition has featured a small review of the book; thanks to retiring editor, John Lilly

Goldenseal has offered treatments of the Lincoln County Feud in 1986 and 1992

Goldenseal offered treatments of the Lincoln County Feud in 1986 and 1992; Goldenseal helped inspire me to write the book

James R. Godfrey

26 Friday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Wyoming County

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Almira C. Godfrey, Appalachia, Armour L. Godfrey, Cordova C. Godfrey, England, Fayette County, genealogy, Guyandotte River, Henry H. Hardesty, history, Huff's Creek, James C. Godfrey, James R. Godfrey, Jesse Davis, Margaret Davis, Mercer County, North Spring, photos, R.A. Brock, Rebecca Godfrey, Richmond, Sarah M. Godfrey, U.S. South, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, West Virginia, Wyoming County

From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for James R. Godfrey, who resided at North Spring, West Virginia:

Is among the most highly respected citizens of Wyoming county, and is of a family that has always stood among the first in purity and nobility of character and brilliancy of mental endowments. As a teacher he has no superior and but few equals in that county, and is always zealously active for the advancement of education. He was appointed in 1885 on the board of teachers’ examination, served that term and two other terms since. He was born in this county July 25, 1859, and was married there Nov. 2, 1882, to Sarah M. Davis, who was born in Fayette county, W.Va., May 15, 1857. Their union has been blessed with the following offspring: Almira C., born Aug. 30, 1883; Cordova C., born Aug. 14, 1885; James C., born Oct. 2, 1889; they are all now living with parents. Mr. Godfrey owns a beautiful home on Huff’s Creek not far from Guyandotte River, surrounded by extensive mineral lands underlying valuable timber growth. His post office is North Spring, Wyoming county, W.Va., and his vocation is teaching and conducting his farm. His father, Armour L. Godfrey, was born in Mercer county, W.Va., March 25, 1827, and at present resides in Wyoming county. His mother, whose maiden name was Rebecca Lister, was born in Wyoming county, Aug. 15, 1827. They were united in marriage in Wyoming county, Aug. 14, 1851. Her father, Jesse Davis, was born about 1800 and died in Wyoming county at the age of 72 years. Her mother, whose maiden name was Margaret Godfrey, was born in 1802 and died in Wyoming county at the age of 63 years. The Godfrey family came from England, and have long been seated in Virginia and in Wyoming and Mercer counties, W.Va. They have always commanded respect among the citizens, having filled many offices ably and honorably.

Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 830-831.

Wheeling, West Virginia (2015)

24 Wednesday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Lincoln County Feud

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Appalachia, Blood in West Vorginia, Boney Lucas, books, Brandon Ray Kirk, Cain Adkins, feuds, Guyandotte River, Harts, Harts Creek, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Huntington, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Linda Comins, Logan, Logan County, Paris Brumfield, photos, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, West Virginia, Wheeling, Wheeling Intelligencer, Wheeling Register

Lincoln County Feud (2015)

22 Monday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Lincoln County Feud

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Appalachia, Baker-White Feud, Blood in West Virginia, Boney Lucas, books, Brandon Kirk, feud, Harts Creek, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Martin-Tolliver Feud, Matewan Depot, Paris Brumfield, photos, U.S. South, West Fork, West Virginia, writers

Our feud…we have arrived! 20 June 2015

Dr. Millard F. French

22 Monday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Logan

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Annie French, Appalachia, Bland County, Carter County, Concord Normal School, Continental Army, David Eaton, Elizabeth French, Ella L. French, genealogy, Giles County, Henry H. Hardesty, history, Ireland, Isaac French, John Hoge, Kentucky, Logan, Logan County, Martha French, Mary Ann Wilburn, Mathew French, Millard F. French, Montgomery County, Patterson Wilburn, physician, R. Moss French, Revolutionary War, Rhoda French, Richmond, Richmond Medical College, Tazewell County, Thomas Pullion, U.S. South, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, West Virginia, William Henderson French

From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Dr. Millard F. French, who resided at Logan Court House, West Virginia:

The French family in America was founded by one of that name who came to this country in the 18th century and settled in Virginia. He was the father of Mathew French, who was born Feb. 2, 1735; married in Montgomery county, Va., Jan. 20, 1758. He served in the Continental army during the Revolutionary war, and died in 1810. His wife, whose maiden name was Annie Locke, was born in Montgomery county, Va., in 1739, dying at the age of 85. The issue of this union was Isaac French, born Nov. 20, 1770, in Montgomery county; was married Sept. 20, 1792, in Tazewell county, Va., to Elizabeth Stowers, who was born in that county Dec. 18, 1774; they passed from life in Giles county, Va., the husband Nov. 15, 1850, the wife Dec. 19, 1839, leaving a son, Isaac French, Jr., who was born in that county July 11, 1803, and died there June 28, 1876. He was married in Tazewell county April 24, 1824, to Rhoda Day, who was a native of that county, having been born Jan. 9, 1806, and died in Giles county, Va., on the anniversary of her marriage, 1869. Their son, William Henderson French, is father of the subject of this record. This gentleman was born in Giles county Feb. 2, 1828; was married to Martha Burton, of Bland county, Va., where she was born Oct. 9, 1830; their marriage was solemnized by Rev. John Hoge, Feb. 25, 1847. The mother died in Giles county June 13, 1885. Dr. Millard F. French was born in Giles county, Va., March 4, 1861; graduated at Concord, W.Va., Normal School July 22, 1881; in 1882 he entered Richmond, Va., Medical College, where he graduated in 1884, with the degree of M.D.; locating in Bland county, Va., he practiced there until Jan. 23, 1885, when he removed to Logan C.H. He is one of the most skillful young physicians in the State, and though he has been at his present home but a few years, he has built up a fine and extensive practice, not only his skill as a physician and surgeon has rendered him popular, but the amiability and generosity of his disposition, with his exemplary moral character, have won him a host of friends wherever he has lived. Aug. 19, 1884, Rev. Thos. Pullion officiating, he was united in marriage to Ella L. Wilburn, who was born in Carter county, Ky., Nov. 22, 1865; the ceremony was performed in Giles county, Va. Their only child, R. Moss French, was born Dec. 17, 1888. Mrs. French’s parents were born in Giles county, Va., and married there. Her father, Patterson Wilburn, was born Jan. 17, 1820, and died in Carter county, Ky., May 20, 1871; her mother, nee Mary Ann Eaton, was born Nov. 30, 1824; they were united in wedlock Sept. 19, 1850. The Eaton family of Giles county are descended from David Eaton, who came to Virginia from Ireland.

Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 829-830.

Suzy Phillips (2015)

22 Monday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Women's History

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Appalachia, Big Sandy Valley, Brandon Kirk, Frank Phillips, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Kentucky, Matewan, Matewan Depot, Mingo County, photos, Pike County, Suzy Phillips, Tug Fork, U.S. South, West Virginia

When I visit the Tug River section, Suzy Phillips is often my guide and partner. She is a descendant of Frank Phillips, who gained fame during the Hatfield-McCoy Feud. She loves history. 20 June 2013

John Fry Family Cemetery (2015)

22 Monday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Cemeteries, Green Shoal

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

Albert Abbott, Angeline Fry, Appalachia, Baptist Fry, Belva Brumfield, Billy Ray Lambert, Bird Brumfield, Bobby Ray Abbott, Brian Scott Abbott, Cecil Lambert, cemeteries, Charles Lucas, Christopher Adkins, Cleo Lambert, Cleve Fry, David Ray Adkins, Delphia Bryant, Denny Hobert Abbott, Donna Lou Adkins, Druzilla Abbott, Edith Adkins, Edna Lambert, Eliza Fry, Elsie L. Mullins, Everett Lonnie Dean, Evona Abbott, genealogy, George E. Taylor, Georgia Brumfield, Goldie Adkins, Green Shoal, Harvey Fry, history, Ida Taylor, Jack Brumfield, Jackie G. Brumfield, Jackie Lee Easterling, John "Duke" Abbott, John D. Adkins, John E. Abbott, John Fry, Julia Ann Dean, Kathleen Ann Lambert, Kenneth Hatfield, Letilla Brumfield, Lincoln County, Lonnie Lambert, Lottie Brumfield, Lucinda Lucas, Luther W. Abbott, Maggie Brumfield, Michael E. Taylor, Michael George Brumfield, Michael Roy Fry, Ottie Fry, Randal S. Adkins, Rinda Fry, Samuel Adkins, Samuel D. Adkins, Sarabeth Shelton, Sarah A. Brumfield, Sarah Lee Easterling, Thelma Carter, U.S. South, Wallace Abbott, Wayne C. Brumfield, Wealthy Hatfield, West Virginia, Wetzel Brumfield, William Mullins, Wilson Abbott, Woodrow E. Abbott, Zola Fry

The John Fry Family Cemetery, which I revisited on 12 June 2015, is located at the mouth of Green Shoal Creek in Lincoln County, West Virginia.

ADKINS SECTION

Row 1

Randal S. Adkins (11 July 1953-04 July 2014); s/o Samuel and Edith (Gore) Adkins

David Ray Adkins (20 August 1937-05 May 1973); s/o Samuel and Edith (Gore) Adkins

Edith Gore Adkins (31 October 1912-10 April 1975); d/o M. French and Weltha (Kirk) Gore; m. Samuel Adkins

Samuel Adkins (18 March 1914-20 March 1976); s/o Pleasant B. “Fed” and Marinda S. (Davis) Adkins

Samuel D. Adkins (24 October 1960-30 June 1984); s/o David R. and Donna L. (Adkins) Adkins

Donna Lou Adkins (17 December 1941-23 December 2005); d/o Ernest C. and Bessie (McNeely) Adkins; m. Samuel D. Adkins

Rodney David Adkins (15 November 1965-still alive); s/o David R. and Donna L. (Adkins) Adkins

Row 2

John D. Adkins (18 June 1916-01 May 1980); s/o Pleasant B. “Fed” and Marinda S. (Davis) Adkins; nicknamed “Red John;” S2 US NAVY WWII

Goldie Adkins (21 September 1918-04 February 1992); d/o Joseph and Georgia (Gartin) Brumfield; m. John D. Adkins

Row 3

Georgia Brumfield (1900-1984); d/o James A. and Chloe A. (Fry) Gartin; m. Joseph “Joe” Brumfield

BRUMFIELD SECTION

Row 1

Wayne C. Brumfield (1901-1976); s/o James S. and Letilla (Dial) Brumfield

Maggie A. Brumfield (1917-1996); d/o Richard A. and Sarah A. (Wiley) Adkins; m. Wayne C. Brumfield

(gap)

Jack Brumfield (23 June 1918-23 March 1990); s/o James S. and Letilla (Dial) Brumfield

Belva Brumfield (11 June 1922-16 March 1984); m. Jack Brumfield

A bench placed on Jack and Belva’s graves reads: Jackie G. Brumfield (17 August 1950-25 December 2011); d/o Jack and Belva (Simpkins) Brumfield

Row 2

Christopher Lee Adkins (23 March 1983-24 August 2000)

Row 3

George E. Taylor (19 May 1919-03 May 1975)

Ida P. Taylor (14 December 1914-2007); d/o James S. and Letilla (Dial) Brumfield; m. George E. Taylor

Sarabeth Shelton (19 April 1989-17 November 1993); d/o Robert and Jackie (Easterling) Shelton

Jackie Lee Easterling (16 April 1941-still alive)

Sarah Lee Easterling (11 May 1942-29 March 2005); d/o George E. and Ida P. (Brumfield) Taylor; m. Jackie Lee Easterling

Row 4

Michael E. Taylor (25 February 1949-16 January 2008); s/o George and Ida (Brumfield) Taylor; nicknamed “Mickey”

LAMBERT SECTION

Row 1

Lonnie Lambert (14 March 1901-22 July 1995); s/o Samuel and Georgia E. (Lucas) Lambert

Edna Mae Lambert (30 September 1905-19 November 1980); d/o James S. and Letilla (Dial) Brumfield; m. Lonnie Lambert

Row 2

Cecil Lambert, Jr. (27 September 1925-2014); s/o Lonnie and Edna (Brumfield) Lambert

Kathleen Ann Lambert (01 October 1926-19 February 2010)

Billy Ray Lambert (06 February 1950-16 August 1950)

Row 3

Everett Lonnie Dean (08 May 1950-29 January 1951)

FRY SECTION

Row 1

Zola Frye (07 May 1919-09 September 1964); d/o Clarence and Angaline (Mullins) Fry

Thelma P. Carter (1918-1967); d/o Clarence and Angaline (Mullins) Fry; m. Hassell Carter

Row 2

unmarked grave with rock headstone and little square footstone

C.L. Fry (Clarence Fry); born November 1886; s/o Daniel C. “Tucker” and Rachel (Lucas) Fry; died 2 March 1948

Angie Fry (Angaline Fry); born 16 December 1896; d/o Emery and Stella (Abbott) Mullins; m. Clarence Fry; died 14 September 1947

Elsie L. Mullins (16 December 1911-08 November 1959); d/o Clarence and Angaline (Mullins) Fry; m. William Mullins

William Mullins, Sr. (12 August 1894-04 February 1975)

ABBOTT SECTION

Row 1

Ottie Fry (1909-1987); s/o G. Cleveland and Betty (Fry) Fry

Row 2

Bobby Ray Abbott (02 April 1969-16 June 2001)

Brian Scott Abbott (04 October 1971-21 March 2011)

Row 3

Woodrow E. Abbott (1914-1977); PVT US ARMY WWII

Wallace Abbott (22 January 1930-30 March 1987); s/o John E. “Cricket” and S. Evona (Fry) Abbott; SP 4 US ARMY KOREA VIETNAM

Denny Hobert Abbott (15 February 1928-22 June 1996); s/o John E. “Cricket” and S. Evona (Fry) Abbott; PFC US ARMY

Row 4

Luther W. Abbott (09 February 1917-02 March 1963); s/o John E. “Cricket” and S. Evona (Fry) Abbott; WV PFC CO E 16 INF WWII P4

John E. Abbott (1892-1966); s/o John H. and Caroline (Fry) Abbott

Evona Abbott (1892-1983); d/o Daniel C. “Tucker” and Rachel (Lucas) Fry; m. John E. Abbott

Row 5

John “Duke” Abbott, Jr. (08 August 1924-03 July 1992); s/o John E. and S. Evona (Fry) Abbott

(gap)

Michael Roy Fry (19 February 1944-20 February 1944); s/o Curtis and Birdie (Bryant) Fry

Row 6

tall rectangular rock headstone and rock footstone

Delphia Adams Bryant (the date of August 22 and an illegible year appears on a small cinderblock); m. Marshall “Bud” Bryant/Mullins

(gap)

perhaps another grave marked by a flat rock that has fallen over

MIDSECTION

Row 1

Wealthy Hatfield (01 May 1904-27 December 1928); d/o Samuel and Georgia E. (Lucas) Lambert; m. Bruce Hatfield

Kenneth Hatfield (05 October 1924-10 October 1925); s/o Bruce and Wealthy (Lambert) Hatfield

unmarked grave with rock headstone and footstone

unmarked grave with rock headstone and footstone

broken baby headstone with rock footstone

Row 2

Katie A. Hunter (died 11 August 1895, aged 13 years, 11 months, 27 days); d/o John E. and Parlee (Ferrell) Hunter

unmarked grave with rock footstone

unmarked grave with rock headstone

UPPER SECTION

Row 1

Rinda Fry (26 January 1826-29 July 1887); d/o Reuben and Clarissa (Perry) Steele; m1. James Davis; m2. ___ Walker; m3. Baptist “Nab” Fry

Baptist Fry (26 November 1824-15 June 1881); s/o John and Catherine (Snodgrass) Fry

(large gap)

Michael George Brumfield (29 January 1948-01 February 1948); s/o Wayne C. and Maggie (Adkins) Brumfield

unmarked grave with rock headstone and footstone (baby)

Cleo Lambert (born and died 18 August 1924); Lonnie C. and Edna (Brumfield) Lambert

Lottie Brumfield (1904-1907); d/o James S. and Letilla (Dial) Brumfield

Bird Brumfield (1850-1905); s/o William R. and Mary A. (Elkins) Brumfield

Sarah A. Brumfield (1853-1932); d/o Charles and Lucinda (Fry) Lucas; m1. William Bird Brumfield; m2. Josephus Irvin Workman

unmarked grave with rock headstone (fallen over) and footstone

Letilla Brumfield (1881-1947); d/o Elisha and Catherine (Fry) Dial; m. James S. Brumfield

Row 2

unmarked grave with small footstone

Julia Ann Dean (born and died 13 June 1948)

Row 3

unmarked grave with rock footstone above Albert Abbott grave

unmarked grave above Lucinda Lucas grave — small rock headstone and footstone

“K.L.” — square rock headstone and footstone above Charles Lucas grave

unmarked grave with sharp rock headstone and footstone above Eliza Fry grave

(large gap)

W.W.A. (29? May 1917-10? June 1917)

Wetzel Brumfield (1910-1932); s/o James S. and Letilla (Dial) Brumfield

unmarked grave with rock headstone and footstone

H.C. Fry painted on a rock (possibly Harvey Fry, son of Baptist Fry)

Row 4

John Fry (10 March 1794-20 October 1883); s/o George and Keziah (Adkins) Fry; PVT CAPT SHIELD CO 7 VA MILITIA WAR OF 1812

“Wilson Abbott, died M.11.92” carved on rock

Albert Abbott (no dates); born 11 July 1824; s/o John A. and Elizabeth (Scott) Abbott; CAPTAIN CARTER’S CO. 129 VA MIL CSA; died before 1900

Druzilla Fry Abbott (11 January 1826-27 September 1889); d/o John and Catherine (Snodgrass) Fry; m. Albert Abbott

L.L. (Lucinda Lucas); born 27 September 1819; d/o John and Catherine (Snodgrass) Fry; m. Charles Lucas; died before 1900

Charles Lucas (2 September 1818-24 November 1904); s/o John and Mary (Fry) Lucas

E.F. (Eliza Virginia Fry); born November 1865; d/o Charles and Lucinda (Fry) Lucas; m. George F. Fry; died c.1902

NOTE 1: Some John Fry descendants are POSITIVE that John Fry died and was buried on Fourteen Mile Creek in Lincoln County. His tombstone was placed at Green Shoal in the 1990s based on a WPA cemetery map.

NOTE 2: I know of other persons buried in this cemetery but cannot identify their exact location. There are also some family members who I suppose to be buried here but have no proof.

McVeigh, Kentucky (2015)

21 Sunday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Ed Haley, Music

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Brandon Ray Kirk, history, Kentucky, McVeigh, Molly O'Day, music, photos, Pinsonfork, Tim Williamson

During my recent visit to McVeigh, Kentucky, Tim Williamson showed me the remnants of Molly O’Day’s childhood home. Tim is her nephew. To call this a powerful experience would be a great understatement. 13 June 2015

John B. Ellison

21 Sunday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Logan

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

Appalachia, Boone County, genealogy, Henry H. Hardesty, history, John B. Ellison, lawyer, Logan, Logan County, Monroe County, R.A. Brock, Raleigh County, Richmond, U.S. South, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, West Virginia, Wyoming County

From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for John B. Ellison, who resided at Logan Court House, West Virginia:

Attorney and counselor at law, Logan Court House, West Va., is a native of Monroe county, Va., where he was born Jan. 15, 1853. He first began the practice of his profession in 1878, and has since practiced in Boone, Raleigh, Wyoming and Logan counties; is also notary public; the duties of this position are ably executed by him. He is a lawyer of superior ability and has won a distinguished position in his profession; being gifted with a brilliant intellect, he has by close study and extensive practice acquired a thorough knowledge of law that can compete with the oldest and most learned at the bar, but it is his indefatigable energy and zeal in the interest of his clients for which he is most conspicuous. He resides at Logan Court House, and practices in all the neighboring counties.

Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 829.

← Older posts

Feud Poll 1

If you had lived in the Harts Creek community during the 1880s, to which faction of feudists might you have given your loyalty?

Categories

  • Adkins Mill
  • African American History
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Ashland
  • Atenville
  • Banco
  • Barboursville
  • Battle of Blair Mountain
  • Beech Creek
  • Big Creek
  • Big Harts Creek
  • Big Sandy Valley
  • Big Ugly Creek
  • Boone County
  • Breeden
  • Calhoun County
  • Cemeteries
  • Chapmanville
  • Civil War
  • Clay County
  • Clothier
  • Coal
  • Cove Gap
  • Crawley Creek
  • Culture of Honor
  • Dingess
  • Dollie
  • Dunlow
  • East Lynn
  • Ed Haley
  • Eden Park
  • Enslow
  • Estep
  • Ferrellsburg
  • Fourteen
  • French-Eversole Feud
  • Gilbert
  • Giles County
  • Gill
  • Green Shoal
  • Guyandotte River
  • Halcyon
  • Hamlin
  • Harts
  • Hatfield-McCoy Feud
  • Holden
  • Hungarian-American History
  • Huntington
  • Inez
  • Irish-Americans
  • Italian American History
  • Jamboree
  • Jewish History
  • John Hartford
  • Kermit
  • Kiahsville
  • Kitchen
  • Leet
  • Lincoln County Feud
  • Little Harts Creek
  • Logan
  • Man
  • Matewan
  • Meador
  • Midkiff
  • Monroe County
  • Montgomery County
  • Music
  • Native American History
  • Peach Creek
  • Pearl Adkins Diary
  • Pecks Mill
  • Peter Creek
  • Pikeville
  • Pilgrim
  • Poetry
  • Queens Ridge
  • Ranger
  • Rector
  • Roane County
  • Rowan County Feud
  • Salt Rock
  • Sand Creek
  • Shively
  • Spears
  • Sports
  • Spottswood
  • Spurlockville
  • Stiltner
  • Stone Branch
  • Tazewell County
  • Timber
  • Tom Dula
  • Toney
  • Turner-Howard Feud
  • Twelve Pole Creek
  • Uncategorized
  • Warren
  • Wayne
  • West Hamlin
  • Wewanta
  • Wharncliffe
  • Whirlwind
  • Williamson
  • Women's History
  • World War I
  • Wyoming County
  • Yantus

Feud Poll 2

Do you think Milt Haley and Green McCoy committed the ambush on Al and Hollene Brumfield in 1889?

Blogroll

  • Ancestry.com
  • Ashland (KY) Daily Independent News Article
  • Author FB page
  • Beckley (WV) Register-Herald News Article
  • Big Sandy News (KY) News Article
  • Blood in West Virginia FB
  • Blood in West Virginia order
  • Chapters TV Program
  • Facebook
  • Ghosts of Guyan
  • Herald-Dispatch News Article 1
  • Herald-Dispatch News Article 2
  • In Search of Ed Haley
  • Instagram
  • Lincoln (WV) Journal News Article
  • Lincoln (WV) Journal Thumbs Up
  • Lincoln County
  • Lincoln County Feud
  • Lincoln County Feud Lecture
  • LinkedIn
  • Logan (WV) Banner News Article
  • Lunch With Books
  • Our Overmountain Men: The Revolutionary War in Western Virginia (1775-1783)
  • Pinterest
  • Scarborough Society's Art and Lecture Series
  • Smithsonian Article
  • Spirit of Jefferson News Article
  • The Friendly Neighbor Radio Show 1
  • The Friendly Neighbor Radio Show 2
  • The Friendly Neighbor Radio Show 3
  • The Friendly Neighbor Radio Show 4
  • The New Yorker
  • The State Journal's 55 Good Things About WV
  • tumblr.
  • Twitter
  • Website
  • Weirton (WV) Daily Times Article
  • Wheeling (WV) Intelligencer News Article 1
  • Wheeling (WV) Intelligencer News Article 2
  • WOWK TV
  • Writers Can Read Open Mic Night

Feud Poll 3

Who do you think organized the ambush of Al and Hollene Brumfield in 1889?

Recent Posts

  • Sheriff Joe D. Hatfield, Son of Devil Anse (1962)
  • The C&O Shops at Peach Creek, WV (1974)
  • Map: Southwestern West Virginia (1918-1919)

Ed Haley Poll 1

What do you think caused Ed Haley to lose his sight when he was three years old?

Top Posts & Pages

  • Sheriff Joe D. Hatfield, Son of Devil Anse (1962)
  • Anse Hatfield Letter to Perry Cline (1886)
  • John Hartford's home
  • Anthony Lawson founds Lawsonville
  • Jack Dempsey’s Broadway Restaurant Location in New York City (2019)

Copyright

© Brandon Ray Kirk and brandonraykirk.wordpress.com, 1987-2021. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Brandon Ray Kirk and brandonraykirk.wordpress.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Archives

  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • February 2022
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 2,747 other subscribers

Tags

Appalachia Ashland Big Creek Big Ugly Creek Blood in West Virginia Brandon Kirk Cabell County cemeteries Chapmanville Charleston civil war coal Confederate Army crime culture Ed Haley Ella Haley Ferrellsburg feud fiddler fiddling genealogy Green McCoy Guyandotte River Harts Harts Creek Hatfield-McCoy Feud history Huntington John Hartford Kentucky Lawrence Haley life Lincoln County Lincoln County Feud Logan Logan Banner Logan County Milt Haley Mingo County music Ohio photos timbering U.S. South Virginia Wayne County West Virginia Whirlwind writing

Blogs I Follow

  • OtterTales
  • Our Appalachia: A Blog Created by Students of Southern West Virginia CTC
  • Piedmont Trails
  • Truman Capote
  • Appalachian Diaspora

BLOOD IN WEST VIRGINIA is now available for order at Amazon!

Blog at WordPress.com.

OtterTales

Writings from my travels and experiences. High and fine literature is wine, and mine is only water; but everybody likes water. Mark Twain

Our Appalachia: A Blog Created by Students of Southern West Virginia CTC

This site is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and promotion of history and culture in Appalachia.

Piedmont Trails

Genealogy and History in North Carolina and Beyond

Truman Capote

A site about one of the most beautiful, interesting, tallented, outrageous and colorful personalities of the 20th Century

Appalachian Diaspora

  • Follow Following
    • Brandon Ray Kirk
    • Join 749 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Brandon Ray Kirk
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...