12 Sunday Jul 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County Feud, Whirlwind
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, Harts Creek, history, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, photos, Squire Sol Adams, West Virginia, Whirlwind, writers
I recently visited the Squire Sol Adams cabin at Whirlwind in Logan County, WV. I love the cabin and the way the land rolls here. When my book is placed at such a powerful historical site, an indescribable energy results. It’s electrifying. 11 July 2015
12 Sunday Jul 2015
Posted in Wyoming County
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Alonzo Justice, Appalachia, Eva F. Justice, farming, genealogy, Giles County, Grover E. Justice, Henry H. Hardesty, history, House of Delegates, Jacob Cook, James Justice, Jennie Justice, John K. Justice, Kentucky, Larkin Justice, Laura B. Justice, Laura S. Justice, Linda Cook, Logan County, Lotty I. Justice, Mollie Justice, Monroe County, North Spring, Pike County, R.A. Brock, Richmond, Teddy F. Justice, U.S. South, Violinna Justice, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, West Virginia, William E. Justice, Wyoming County
From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Hon. William E. Justice, who resided at North Spring, West Virginia:
Son of James and Jennie (Hatfield) Justice, was born May 16, 1849, in Logan county, W.Va., a worthy representative of a family which has long been seated in this section. His parents were born in Pike county, Ky., the father on Dec. 5, 1812, dying in Logan county, W.Va., Aug. 12, 1874; the mother born Jan. 10, 1813, dying here also on April 28, 1886. William E., the subject of this sketch, is one of fourteen children, twelve of whom are living. March 24, 1870, he married Laura S., daughter of Jacob and Linda (Chambers) Cook, long and honored residents of this section. Her father was born in Giles county, Va., May 21, 1814, and her mother in Monroe county, W.Va., on July 19, 1819. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Justice are ten in number: Alonzo, born March 31, 1871; Larkin, Feb. 27, 1873; Mollie, March 16, 1875; John K., June 1, 1877; Laura B., Sept. 20, 1879; Teddy F., Dec. 15, 1881; Grover E., April 20, 1883; Violinna, July 10, 1886, dying Aug. 19, the same year; Lotty I., Nov. 19, 1887; and Eva F., Feb. 5, 1890. Hon. W.E. Justice is engaged in farming and merchandising at North Spring, Wyoming county, W.Va., and has amassed extensive means and territory in both Logan and Wyoming counties, consisting of coal and timber lands. He was elected to represent Logan county in the House of Delegates on Nov. 6, 1888, his term having now expired, which he filled with credit and acceptability; 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. 834.
12 Sunday Jul 2015
Posted in Chapmanville
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Appalachia, C.S. Stone, Chapmanville Township, clerk, genealogy, history, John Gore, John Hale, John McCloud, justice of the peace, Logan County, overseer of the poor, road supervisor, school commissioner, supervisor, Theophilus Fowler, treasurer, U.S. South, West Virginia, William A. Stollings
Chapmanville Township officers elected 22 October 1868, November 1868. Commissioners Record Book 1 (p. 112), Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.
10 Friday Jul 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Spottswood
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Alfred W. Tomblin, Appalachia, Bertha Mullins, cemeteries, Edith Dingess, Eliza Mullins, Ewell Mullins, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Irvin W. Tomblin, Joe Dingess, Logan County, Lottie Cook, Mavis Dinah Mullins, Maxine Coen Brommer, Nunie Mullins, Peter Mullins, Peter Mullins Family Cemetery, Raymond Dingess, Stanley K. Tomblin, Trace Fork, U.S. South, Vonnie Tomblin, West Virginia
The Peter Mullins Family Cemetery, which I visited in August 2014, is located behind the Ewell Mullins homeplace on Trace Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia.
Row 1
Nunie Mullins (28 November 1918-15 June 1976); d/o Ewell and Bertha (Adams) Mullins
Bertha Mullins (01 July 1894-07 December 1981); d/o Wayne and Minerva (McCloud) Adams; m. Ewell Mullins
Ewell Mullins (25 December 1892-10 March 1956); s/o Peter and Eliza (Mullins) Mullins
Peter Mullins (10 October 1871-10 August 1948); s/o A. Jackson and Chloe (Gore) Mullins
Eliza Mullins (1876-1960); d/o Robert and Almeda (Mullins) Mullins; m. Peter Mullins
Lottie Cook (12 October 1896-12 November 1986); d/o Peter and Liza (Mullins) Mullins; m. Joe Cook
Row 2
Maxine Coen Brommer (22 January 1935-25 December 2001)
Joe Dingess (07 November 1942-11 December 2006); s/o Raymond and Edith (Mullins) Dingess
Edith Dingess (06 September 1915-06 September 1997); d/o Peter and Eliza (Mullins) Mullins; m. Raymond Dingess
Raymond Dingess (24 November 1916-30 July 1991); s/o Will and Stella (Stollings) Dingess
Mavis Dinah Mullins (04 February 1947-08 August 1947); d/o Louie and Eunice (Adams) Mullins
(gap)
Alfred W. Tomblin (22 July 1932-24 March 2006); s/o Ira and Eunice (Kelley) Tomblin
Vonnie Tomblin (26 February 1935-still alive); d/o Ewell and Bertha (Adams) Mullins; m. Alfred W. Tomblin
Irvin W. Tomblin (26 January 1956-25 July 1996); s/o Alfred and Vonnie (Mullins) Tomblin
Stanley K. Tomblin (04 July 1954-29 July 1954); s/o Alfred and Vonnie (Mullins) Tomblin
10 Friday Jul 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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American History, Appalachia, assistant professor, Brandon Kirk, Brumfield v. McCoy, Earl Ray Tomblin, history, hsitory, Lincoln County Feud, Lunch With Books, Marshall University, Ohio County Public Library, SWVCTC, West Virginia, West Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, Wheeling
SWVCTC’s “The Buzz” newsletter, 9 July 2015
10 Friday Jul 2015
Posted in Hatfield-McCoy Feud
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Appalachia, feuds, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Jim Vance, Jim Vance Jr., Logan County, U.S. South, West Virginia
Jim Vance, Sr. appraisement bill, 11 June 1888. Source: Appraisement Bill Sale Book 1 (p. 126), Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.
Jim Vance, Sr. appraisement bill, 11 June 1888. Source: Appraisement Bill Sale Book 1 (p. 126), Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.
10 Friday Jul 2015
Posted in Civil War, Wyoming County
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Almeda Justice, America Justice, Appalachia, Berkley's Battalion, Boone County, civil war, Confederate Army, Delia Bailey, Delia J. Justice, Ellen Justice, genealogy, George W. Justice, Henry H. Hardesty, history, Ingabo Justice, James Bailey, James Justice Sr., Jennie Justice, Kentucky, Laura C. Justice, Lee Justice, Logan County, Minnie Cook, North Spring, Pike County, R.A. Brock, Richmond, Russell County, Scott Justice, Thomas Justice, U.S. South, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, Wayne Justice, West Virginia, Wyoming County
From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Thomas Justice, who resided at North Spring, West Virginia:
Of North Spring, Wyoming county, W.Va., was born June 15, 1834, in Logan county, W.Va. (then Virginia); in this county, Aug. 20, 1854, he was united in marriage to Ingabo Bailey, who was born in Logan county, Jan. 29, 1832. Record of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Justice: George W., born June 20, 1855, married; Delia J., March 15, 1857, married; Laura C., June 11, 1859, married; Almeda, Dec. 4, 1861, married; Lee, April 20, 1866, married; Minnie, May 1, 1868, married to Berry L. Cook; Scott, Dec. 9, 1870, living with his parents; James, Sept. 15, 1874, living with parents. Record of Thomas Justice’s parents: James Justice, Sr., was born in Pike county, Ky., Dec. 5, 1812, departed this life in Logan county, W.Va., Aug. 12, 1874; Jennie (Hatfield) Justice was born in Pike county, Ky., Jan. 10, 1813, departed this life in Logan county April 28, 1886. Record of the parents of Mrs. Thomas Justice: James Bailey was born in Russell county, Va., Dec. 1, 1806, died in Logan county Feb. 9, 1874; Delia (Gore) Bailey was born in Boone county, W.Va., Oct. 11, 1806, died in Logan county Jan. 28, 1888. Thomas Justice enlisted in 1861 as lieutenant in Co. D, Berkley’s Battalion, C.S.A., and served with honor and distinction until the close of the war. At the present time he resides with his wife and their youngest two children in his pleasant home not far from the mouth of Huff’s Creek; here he is engaged in farming and in managing his estate. His plantation is well cultivated; he also owns valuable coal and timber lands. As citizens he and his family are loved and respected. His son, Lee Justice, was married June 11, 1890, in Logan county, to America, daughter of James N. and Lucinda (Steel) Justice. Record of the family of James N. Justice: He was born in 1847 in Pike county, Ky.; at present lives in Logan county, W.Va.; his wife was born in Logan county in 18_6, and died in the same county in 1884. Their son Wayne was born in 1872; daughter Ellen was born in 1877, and died in 1879.
Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 833-834.
08 Wednesday Jul 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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A.C. Hager, Bethlehem Association, Charlie Curry, Cole Branch Church, Ferrellsburg, Fourteen Mile Church, General Assembly, Gilbert Moore, Good Hope Association, Grover Gartin, Guyan Church, Harry Adkins, Harts Creek, Isaac Fry, Isaac Marion Nelson, John Gartin, Lincoln County, Marvel Elkins, Mountain Home Church, Mt. Era Church, Parris Hensley, W.M. Tomblin, West Virginia
The General Assembly formed on Harts Creek in 1911
05 Sunday Jul 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Whirlwind
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Adam Mullins, Add Mullins Family Cemetery, Appalachia, Bessie Christina Mullins, Bessie Mullins, cemeteries, Charles D. Mitchell, Christopher Davis Hallam, Clyde Mullins, Frank Mullins, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Hoover Fork, Juanita Kirk, Linville Bryant, Logan County, Mae Mullins, Mary E. Mitchell, Millard Mullins Drive, U.S. South, West Virginia, Willard Mullins
The Add Mullins Family Cemetery, which I visited on 27 June 2014, is located in the head of Hoover Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia. To reach the cemetery, proceed up Millard Mullins Drive and beyond… The road leading to the cemetery is unpaved, rocky, and jutted. Permission from local property owners to travel the road is required.
Row 1
Charles D. Mitchell (1942-1986)
Mary E. Mitchell (1937-still alive)
Row 2
Willard Mullins (01 April 1917-17 May 1929); s/o Adam and Bessie (Thompson) Mullins
Bessie Mullins (1893-1967); d/o James and Margurette (Mullins) Thompson; m. Adam Cado Mullins
Adam Cado Mullins (1882-1960); s/o Van Buren and Mary A. (Helmick) Mullins
Frank Mullins (1938-1982)
Row 3
Bessie Christina Mullins (03 April 1947-04 April 1947)
Mae Mullins (1918-1984); d/o Walter and Belle (Browning) Hensley; m. Clyde Mullins
Clyde Mullins (1919-1992); s/o Adam and Bessie (Thompson) Mullins
Christopher Davis Hallam (28 September 1984-01 August 2008)
Row 4
Linville Bryant (1939-1990); s/o Will and Cora (Tomblin) Bryant
Way behind the rest of the graves:
Juanita Kirk (1918-1990)
05 Sunday Jul 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Anthony Lawson, Appalachia, Crispen Stone, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, John Lawson, John Workman, land grant, Logan County, Moses Workman, Obediah Workman, Spring Branch, survey, U.S. South, Virginia, West Virginia
Moses and John Workman land grant and survey (1835/7), Logan County, (West) Virginia
04 Saturday Jul 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Whirlwind
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Appalachia, cemeteries, Daniel McCloud, Daniel McCloud Family Cemetery, Edgar A. McCloud, Edith McCloud, Fred McCloud, genealogy, George McCloud, Harold G. Mullins, Harts Creek, history, Hoover Fork, Logan County, Norma McCloud, Pearl Griffith, Randall R. Mullins, Ruth Farley, Susan McCloud, West Virginia
The Daniel McCloud Family Cemetery, which I visited on 27 June 2014, is located 0.7 miles up the Left Hand Fork of Hoover Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia. It is located 1.4 miles up Hoover Fork from its mouth.
Row 1
Norma McCloud (16 March 1951-18 February 1953); d/o George and Edith (Conley) McCloud
George McCloud (29 May 1911-12 February 1993); d/o Daniel and Susan (Martin) McCloud
Edith Conley McCloud (23 June 1917-29 January 2010); d/o Charles and Nancy (Payne) Conley; m. George McCloud
Row 2
Daniel McCloud (30 November 1881-11 August 1973); s/o Callohill and Sarah (Brewster) McCloud
Susie McCloud (01 February 1884-11 August 1950); d/o J. Allen and Margaret (Adams) Martin; m. Daniel McCloud
Edgar A. McCloud (05 December 1907-31 May 1963); s/o Daniel and Susan (Martin) McCloud
Ruth Mullins Farley (11 June 1916-21 October 1980); d/o Daniel and Susan (Martin) McCloud
Pearl McCloud Griffith (16 August 1912-30 November 1997); d/o Daniel and Susan (Martin) McCloud
Randall R. Mullins (31 December 1967-23 June 1981)
Fred McCloud (09 August 1924-25 December 1982)
Row 3
Harold G. Mullins, Sr. (22 December 1947-13 November 1980)
04 Saturday Jul 2015
Posted in Man
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Appalachia, Elk Creek, genealogy, history, James Christian, justice of the peace, Logan, Logan County Banner, West Virginia
James Christian, Logan County (WV) Banner, 2 July 1891
04 Saturday Jul 2015
Posted in Wyoming County
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Appalachia, Cyclone, Elizabeth A. Hinchman, genealogy, Grace Hinchman, Henry H. Hardesty, history, Laura Hinchman, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hinchman, Monroe County, R.A. Brock, Rebecca Hinchman, Revolutionary War, Richmond, Rosa Hinchman, timbering, U.S. South, Ulysses Hinchman, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, Walter Hinchman, West Virginia
From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Lorenzo D. Chambers, who resided at Cyclone, West Virginia:
Son of Ulysses and Rebecca (McDonald) Hinchman, was born Dec. 25, 1833, in Logan county. W.Va. His father was born April 6, 1817, in Monroe county, W.Va., but was for many years an honored resident of Logan county, where he died March 7, 1882; his wife, and the mother of the subject of this sketch, was of one of the oldest and wealthiest families of this section; her father served with distinction six years in the Revolutionary war; she died April 3, 1887. Lorenzo D. Hinchman was married Jan. 25, 1870, to Elizabeth A. Chambers, who was born March 23, 1842, in Logan county, W.Va. They have issue: Laura, born Nov. 9, 1870; Grace, July 26, 1873; and Rosa, June 22, 1877; one son, Walter, was born Aug. 224, 1878. Mrs. Hinchman’s parents were both born in Monroe county, W.Va., and both died in Logan county; the father, born Aug. 2, 1790, died Jan. 14, 1876; and the mother, born Aug. 20, 1794, dying Sept. 9, 1876. Mr. Hinchman is engaged in the timber business in connection with farming: his post office is Cyclone, Logan county, West Virginia.
Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 832-833.
04 Saturday Jul 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, Heritage Farm Village and Museum, history, Huntington, Lincoln County Feud, photos, West Virginia, writers
We sold out of books today at Heritage Farm Village and Museum’s Way Back Weekend in Huntington, WV. 4 July 2015
02 Thursday Jul 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud, Logan
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, feud, Guyandotte River, history, Lincoln County Feud, Logan, Logan County, Stratton Street Bookstore, true crime, U.S. South, West Virginia, writers
On Friday, July 3, 2015, the book and I will appear at Stratton Street Bookstore in Logan, WV. We will be there in the afternoon and evening. Come see us. We enjoy talking about the Guyandotte Valley’s most famous feud.
Stratton Street Bookstore in Logan, WV. 03 April 2015
01 Wednesday Jul 2015
Posted in Harts
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Alberta Adkins, Bill Adkins, Cora B. Thomas, Edith Adkins, genealogy, Goldie Adkins, Harts, history, House of Delegates, Inez Adkins, Irene Adkins, John Adkins, life, Lincoln County, Phillip Adkins, Rinda Adkins, Sam Adkins, sheriff, Virgie Adkins, Watson Adkins, West Virginia, Wetzel Adkins
Signatures of Rinda Adkins (1884-1980), Watson Adkins (1898-1961), Inez Adkins (1905-1990), and Bill Adkins (1906-1996). Watson Adkins was a member of the WV House of Delegates and a Lincoln County Sheriff.
Signatures of Virgie Adkins, Phillip Adkins (b.1912), Alberta Adkins (b.1922), John Adkins (1916-1980), Goldie Adkins (1918-1992), Sam Adkins (1914-1976), Edith Adkins (1912-1975), Wetzel Adkins (1923-1989), Irene Adkins (b.1928), and Cora B. Thomas (b.1900).
01 Wednesday Jul 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Whirlwind
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Albert Mullins, Billy Adkins, Boardtree Hollow, Buck Fork, Callohill McCloud, cemeteries, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, James Blackhawk Mullins, James Blackhawk Mullins Cemetery, Kimberly L. Mullins, King Mullins, Logan County, Lois Maynard, Lucinda Mullins, Manda Maynard, Octavia Mullins, Ralpph McCloud, Rhoda Mullins, Solomon Mullins, Solomon Mullins Jr., Spencer Mullins, Tennessee McCloud, West Virginia, Willie Mullins
The James “Blackhawk” Mullins Cemetery, which I visited on 26 June 2014, is located at Boardtree Hollow 1.5 miles up Buck Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia. This cemetery is very overgrown. Thanks to the late Willie Mullins who first showed me this cemetery on 25 October 1997.
Row 1
Ralph McCloud (carved on rock)
large unmarked rock headstone that has fallen over, with footstone
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
Row 2
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
Tennisee McCloud (21 February ____-__ Ma_ 1904); d/o James B. and Lucinda (Phillips) Mullins; b. about 1877; m. Callohill McCloud
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
unmarked rock headstone
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
unmarked square rock headstone and footstone
Row 3
Albert Mullins (1887-1965); s/o Solomon and Octavia (Mullins) Mullins, Jr. (visible in 1997, not in 2014)
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
unmarked large blackened rock headstone and footstone; this is James Benton “Blackhawk” Mullins; s/o Peter and Jane (Mullins) Mullins; b. about 1851; died 27 August 1929
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
stone that reads: “1894. Sep.the.7. SM DE”
unmarked rock headstone
ASVALENA MULLINS (04 June 1890-24 July 1912?)
Row 4
Spencer Mullins (1929-1964); s/o Solomon and Octavia (Mullins) Mullins, Jr.
Octavia Mullins (31 March 1886-24 February 1959); NOTE: This is Octavia’s old stone (see below)
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
Tavy Mullins (1886-1959); d/o Stephen “Yank” and Harriet (Carter) Mullins; m. Solomon Mullins, Jr.
Sol Mullins (1879-1967); s/o James B. and Lucinda (Phillips) Mullins
Kimberly L. Mullins (08 May 1973-23 October 1988)
Row 5
Mrs. Manda Maynard (15 May 1913-19 March 1937); d/o Reece and Louisa (Curry) Mullins; m. Woodrow Maynard
Lois Maynard (05? October 1934-09 October 1936); d/o Woodrow and Manda (Mullins) Maynard
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
Row 6
“Solomon” carved on rock; s/o William and Mary B. (Mullins) Mullins; b. about 1905
King Mullins (Sept 1893?-_______); s/o William B. and Mary B. (Mullins) Mullins; b. about 1903
NOTE: According to Willie Mullins, grandson of James “Blackhawk” Mullins, the following other persons are buried here:
Lucinda Mullins; d/o Henry and Mary (Browning) Phillips; b. about 1850; m. James B. “Blackhawk” Mullins; d. 1891-1899
Callohill McCloud; b. 19 March 1869; s/o Overton Obediah and Minerva (Vance) McCloud; m1. Tennessee Mullins; m2. Melvina Mullins; d. 25 August 1936
A notebook of Billy Adkins’ lists this grave:
Rhoda Mullins; born 07 August 1906; d/o Reece and Louisa (Curry) Mullins; died before 1910
01 Wednesday Jul 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Harts
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Adkins Family Cemetery, Appalachia, cemeteries, genealogy, Harts, history, Isaiah Adkins, Jacob K. Adkins, Lincoln County, Malinda Adkins, U.S. South, West Virginia
Isaiah Adkins grave, located at the Adkins cemetery in Harts, Lincoln County, WV. Isaiah was the son of Jacob K. and Malinda (Williamson) Adkins
01 Wednesday Jul 2015
Posted in Wyoming County
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Appalachia, Blankenship, board of education, Dorcas Hatfiefld, farming, genealogy, Henry H. Hardesty, history, James Hatfield, justice of the peace, Kenna Hatfield, Kentucky, Laura A. Hatfield, Lewis Hatfield, Logan County, Lucinda Lester, Marga L. Hatfield, Oce O. Hatfield, Pike County, Pleasant Lester, R.A. Brock, Rachel Hatfield, Raleigh County, Richmond, Susan B. Hatfield, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, Virginia Hatfield, West Virginia, William J. Hatfield
From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Lewis Hatfield, who resided at Blankenship, West Virginia:
Son of James and Rachel (Toler) Hatfield, was born Feb. 20, 1848, in Logan county, W.Va. His parents are now living in Wyoming county, the father born May 19, 1824, in Pike county, Ky., and his mother was born in Logan county. On March 8, 1873, Lewis Hatfield was joined in marriage with Dorcas D. Lester, who was born in this county on Nov. 5, 1845; she died on May 3, 1889, leaving five living children: Laura A., born May 13, 1874; William J., born June 25, 1877; Marga L., born Dec. 12, 1880; Kenna, born May 28, 1883; and Oce O., born April 6, 1887; two daughters, Virginia, born May 25, 1879, died Nov. 13, same year, and Susan B., born Aug. 20, 1885, and died June 3, 1887. Mr. Hatfield is a farmer, and has filled offices of trust and importance; was elected president of the board of education in 1883-5, and justice of the peace in 1885-9; post office address, Blankenship, W.Va. Mrs. Hatfield is a daughter of Pleasant and Lucinda (Miller) Lester, who were united in holy wedlock June 15, 1843; her mother’s birth occurred in Raleigh county, W.Va., Feb. 7, 1823. Pleasant Lester was born in Logan county, W.Va., Jan. 24, 1822; he has passed most of his life in this county, where he is honored and esteemed by all who know him; he is now engaged in farming, but has officiated as justice of the peace, filling the office with highest integrity and efficiency.
Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 832.
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