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Heritage Farm Museum and Village

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Lincoln County Feud

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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