12 Wednesday Aug 2015
Posted in Logan
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Appalachia, Aracoma, history, life, Logan, Logan County, Logan County Banner, Main Street, merchant, U.S. South, Urias Buskirk, West Virginia
Logan County Banner, Logan, WV, 19 December 1889
12 Wednesday Aug 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Whirlwind
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Appalachia, Conley School, G.R. Claypool, genealogy, George Tucker Hensley, Harts Creek, history, Isaac Collins, Joe Blair, John Bryant, life, Logan Banner, Logan County, Tom Tomblin, U.S. South, West Virginia, Whirlwind
An unnamed local correspondent at Whirlwind in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on 01 May 1925:
Uncle Tom Tomblin has been very ill for some time.
George Tucker and John Bryant preached a wonderful sermon at Conley school Sunday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Collins a fine baby girl.
G.R. Claypool and Joe Blair have started to build a road down Harts Creek.
12 Wednesday Aug 2015
Posted in John Hartford, Music
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banjo, bluegrass music, Cumberland River, fiddler, John Hartford, Madison, music, Nashville, photos, Tennessee
John Hartford’s porch, Madison, TN
12 Wednesday Aug 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Chapmanville
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Appalachia, Bettie Adams, Brady Bowling, Brady Workman, Burl Adams, Burl Adams Family Cemetery, Carl Adams, cemeteries, Charley Adams, Clara Bowling, Claude Scaggs, Crawley Creek, Curtis Adams, Diana Workman, Easter Dingess, genealogy, history, Janice Hall, Jim Adams, Lell Adams, Logan County, Lola Pridemore, Lucille Adams, Nora Adams, Oscar Adams, Peggie Adams, Rhoda Dingess, Ricky Adams, Roy Adams, Ruby Yeager, Striker Fork, Vinson Gene Dingess, West Virginia
The Burl Adams Family Cemetery, which I visited in October 2007, is located at the mouth of Striker Fork of Crawley Creek in Logan County, West Virginia.
Row 1
Infant Scaggs (04 December 1960-06 December 1960)
Row 2
Lola (Adams) Pridemore (04 March 1912-29 September 2005); d/o Burl and Bettie (Adams) Adams
Claude Scaggs (19 January 1933-06 May 1957); s/o Joseph and Fannie (Adams) Scaggs
Infant Scaggs (01 December 1930-01 December 1930); c/o Joseph and Fannie (Adams) Scaggs
Lell Adams (10 January 1916-12 February 1951); named “McClellan;” s/o Burl and Bettie (Adams) Adams
Bettie Adams (07 September 1875-13 June 1949); d/o Benjamin and Sarah A. (Gore/Farley/Conley) Adams; m. Burl Adams
Burl Adams (07 January 1875-25 April 1941); s/o Anthony and Alafair (Chapman) Adams
Charley Adams (01 March 1902-11 November 1932); s/o Burl and Bettie (Adams) Adams
Rhoda A. Dingess (11 January 1914-03 April 1974); d/o Burl and Bettie (Adams) Adams
Row 3
Carl Adams (28 December 1921-19 February 1941); s/o Roy and Peggie (Dingess) Adams
Oscar Adams (07 November 1929-03 November 1932); s/o Roy and Peggie (Dingess) Adams
Peggie D. Adams (23 January 1900-17 August 1974); d/o Julius Caesar and Polly A. (Farley) Dingess; m. Roy Adams
Roy Adams (01 July 1898-13 December 1974); s/o Burl and Bettie (Adams) Adams
Nora Adams Craddock (29 March 1936-25 May 2000); d/o Roy and Peggie (Dingess) Adams; m. Scott Craddock
At headstone of Peggie: Janice Adams Hall (13 February 1943-18 May 1999); d/o Roy and Peggie (Dingess) Adams; m. Gary Hall
Row 4
Brady Bowling (16 Aril 1899-09 January 1946)
Clara Bowling (19 March 1900-09 June 1989); d/o Burl and Bettie (Adams) Adams; m. Brady Bowling
Ruby Bowling Yeager (05 September 1921, only date); d/o Brady and Clara (Adams) Bowling
Row 5
Infant Adams (20 January 1938-20 January 1938)
Ricky Adams (08 May 1955-08 May 1955)
Infant with two white rectangular markers (marble)
Jim Adams (09 June 1910-22 August 1960); s/o Burl and Bettie (Adams) Adams
Row 6
Curtis Adams (18 November 1920-22 January 1982); s/o Roy and Peggie (Dingess) Adams; S1 US NAVY WWII
Lucille W. Adams (09 March 1923-31 May 1999)
Row 7
Vinson Gene Dingess (09 March 1930-09 May 1998); CPL US ARMY
Easter A. Dingess (08 September 1927-still alive); d/o Roy and Peggie (Dingess) Adams; m. Vinson Gene Dingess
Row 8
Diana G. Workman (22 October 1949-still alive)
Brady D. “Punch” Workman (21 August 1949-06 March 1984)
09 Sunday Aug 2015
Posted in Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Brandon Kirk, Devil Anse Hatfield, feuds, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Jenny Wiley Theatre, Kentucky, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, photos, Pike County Tourism, Pikeville, sheriff, Tennis Hatfield, West Virginia, William K. Hatfield
Here I am earlier today with William K. “Billy” Hatfield, a descendant of Tennis Hatfield (son of Anse). My Kirk ancestors supported Tennis Hatfield, who served as Sheriff of Logan County (WV) during the 1920s
09 Sunday Aug 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Spottswood
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Appalachia, cemeteries, Gaynelle Thompson, genealogy, George Anna Adams, Glenn Allen Adams, Harts Creek, history, James Thomas Adams, Johnie Adams, Johnie Adams Family Cemetery, Logan County, Marvin Thompson, Megan D. Dingess, Richard Thompson, Terry Allen Adams, Trace Fork, Trace Fork Road, U.S. South, Wanda Hope Adams, West Virginia
The Johnie Adams Family Cemetery, which I visited on 3 August 2014, is located 1.9 miles up Trace Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia. Driving up Trace Fork Road, the cemetery is located to the left.
Row 1
Marvin Thompson (12 August 1951-30 January 2013)
Gaynelle Thompson (02 November 1932-still alive); d/o Johnie and George Anna (Adams) Adams; m. Richard Thompson on 18 November 1950
Richard Thompson (29 October 1926-23 November 1992); s/o Millard and Mary A. (Vance) Thompson
Row 2
James T. Adams (09 February 1940-23 March 1981); s/o Johnie and George Anna (Adams) Adams
Row 3
Megan D. Dingess (10 January 1989-17 March 1989)
(gap)
Anna A. Adams (23 February 1901-07 July 1982); d/o George W. and Victoria (Hager) Adams; m. Johnie Adams
Johnie Adams (06 January 1907-13 November 1977); s/o Anthony and Elizabeth (Mullins) Adams
Row 4
Terry Allen Adams (31 January 1950-09 March 2009)
Glenn Allen Adams (10 March 1956-19 May 1993); s/o Freeman and Mae (Farley) Adams
Row 5
Wanda Hope Adams (27 February 1968-28 October 2007)
09 Sunday Aug 2015
Posted in Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Lincoln County Feud, Pikeville
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Brandon Kirk, culture, Diggers, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Jenny Wiley Theatre, Kentucky, life, photos, Pike County Tourism, Pikeville, Tony Tackett, tourism
Here I am earlier today with Tony Tackett, Pike County (KY) Tourism Director, at Jenny Wiley Theatre in Pikeville, KY. Tony and his associates are unsurpassed in what they do. Many thanks to Tony and Pike County Tourism for inviting me to the Diggers premiere. It was a great time.
09 Sunday Aug 2015
Posted in Civil War, Wyoming County
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Bertie Camden Roach, Charles Philip Roach, circuit clerk, civil war, clerk, Demaris Roach, Franklin Pierce Roach, Franklin Pierce Roach Jr., genealogy, Henry H. Hardesty, history, Ira McDowell Roach, John Kenna Roach, Maggie Roach, Monroe County, Nellie Roach, Oceana, R.A. Brock, Reuben R. Roach, Richmond, Sarah Roach, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, West Virginia, William Roach, Wyoming County
From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Franklin Pierce Roach, who resided in Wyoming County, West Virginia:
The Roach family is of English descent. Reuben R. Roach, who was grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born in 1790; his wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Ball, about 1794. Their son, William Roach, father of Franklin P. Roach, was born in Monroe county, Va., May 17, 1822. He has always been looked up to as one of the leading citizens of his county, having filled several offices of trust, among them the office of sheriff for several terms, and is now U.S. Commissioner. During the war, he was a gallant soldier; he and his wife now reside in Wyoming county, W.Va. Mrs. Roach, whose maiden name was Nellie Cook, was born in Wyoming county June 13, 1828; they married there Feb. 13, 1845, the issue of this union being Franklin Pierce Roach, of whom this record is made. He was born at Oceana, W.Va., April 15, 1856; in 1872 he was appointed page of the Senate, W.Va., serving through two sessions; in 1875 he was elected doorkeeper of the Senate, though but 18 years old, being the youngest man who has ever filled that office. March 23, 1876, he was united in wedlock to Demaris Cook, who was born in Wyoming county, July 14, 1857. Their children have the following record: John Kenna, born Jan. 5, 1877; Bertie Camden, June 12, 1879; Ira McDowell, Oct. 6, 1881; Maggie, May 9, 1884; Charles Philip, Sept. 21, 1886; and Franklin P., Jr., July 15, 1889, died May 20, 1890. Mr. F.P. Roach was elected, Oct., 1884, to the office of clerk of Circuit and also County Court, in Wyoming county; both offices he is filling at present time with an ability that proves him fully entitled to the trust and confidence placed in him by his fellow citizens. The county can boast of no more honorable gentleman among her citizens than himself and father.
Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 837-838.
09 Sunday Aug 2015
Posted in Big Ugly Creek
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Abraham Shelton, Appalachia, assault, Cabell County, crime, Daniel Neil, Edward Franklin, genealogy, Henry Walker, history, James McCormack, James Stuart, Joel Estes, John Irwin, Obediah Bias, U.S. South, Virginia, West Virginia, William Hampton, William Wirt Brumfield
William Wirt Brumfield was found guilty of assault and fined $5. Cabell Law Order Book 1, County Clerk’s Office, Huntington, WV
05 Wednesday Aug 2015
Posted in Man
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36th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Ada M. Riffe, Appalachia, civil war, Confederate Army, Elliott S. Riffe, genealogy, Hattie B. Riffe, Henry H. Hardesty, history, James M. White, James O. Riffe, Jane Riffe, John G. Riffe, John Riffe, Laura E. Riffe, Leander Riffe, Logan County, Louemma F. Riffe, Man, Mary H. Riffe, Peter Riffe, Piedmont, R.A. Brock, Richmond, Sarah J. Riffe, Sarah White, Virginia, West Virginia, Wythe County
From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for John Riffe, who resided at Man, West Virginia:
Son of Peter and Jane (Perry) Riffe, was born Dec. 16, 1839, in Logan county, W.Va., of a family long seated in this section; his father, born here Aril 3, 1808, and, at the age of 80 years, died here on Aug. 30, 1888. His widow, who was born in this county also, on Sept. 25, 1810, is yet living. Mr. Riffe enlisted in the service of the Confederate States in 1861, in Co. D, 36th Va. V.I., in honorable and active service until captured in Piedmont, Va., on June 8, 1864, and held nine months; discharged March 4, 1865. On Aug. 30, 1866, he was joined in wedlock with Minerva White, the marriage solemnized in Logan county, where she was born May 17, 1846, a daughter of James M. and Sarah (Browning) White, the father a native of Wythe county, Va., born Dec. 3, 1817, now residing in Logan. The mother, born here on Oct. 9, 1819, died April 6, 1884. Mr. and Mrs. Riffe’s children were 10 in number, 8 of whom are deceased: Leander, born Oct. 23, 1867, died Oct. 18, 1875; Mary H. born June 5, 1869, died Oct. 29, 1875; Laura E., born Aril 5, 1871, died Oct. 20, 1875; Louemma F., born Feb. 15, 1873, died Oct. 10, 1875; Elliott S., born Feb. 11, 1875, died Oct. 3, 1875; Sarah J., born July 7, 1878, died Feb. 23, 1882; James O., born March 22, 1880, died Jan. 26, 1883; John G., born May 30, 1882, died May 31, 1882; Hattie B., born Dec. 16, 1883; and Ada M., born Feb. 4, 1887. Mr. Riffe is the possessor of an elegant home, on an extensive estate, where he is largely engaged in farming and dealing in timber. Post office address: Man, Logan county, W.Va.
Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 837.
05 Wednesday Aug 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, genealogy, Hatfield McCoy Day, Heritage Farm Village and Museum, history, Huntington, Lincoln County Feud, photos, Way Back Weekend, West Virginia
Heritage Farm Village and Museum in Huntington, WV, 01 August 2015
04 Tuesday Aug 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Shively
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Arminie Hensley, Artie Hensley, Betty Carter, Brady Hensley, Brown's Run, cemeteries, Christian Jude Swims, David Hensley, Donnie Hensley, Ella Mae Tomblin, Eveline Dalton, Ferbie Farley, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, James Hensley, James Pig Hall, James Pig Hall Family Cemetery, Jessie Marie Carter, Jim Williams, Julius Farley, Logan County, Lola Booth, Lucinda Collins, Lucinda Farley, Malinda Faye Hensley, Malinda Hensley, Mollie Farmer, Monroe Hensley, Peter Carter, Richie Hensley, Sandra Faye Hensley, Sherman Carter, Shirley Hensley, Susan Hall, Terry Fitzgerald Hensley, Terry Ray Hensley, Tolbert Hensley Jr., Wanda Lou Hensley, West Virginia
The James Pig Hall Family Cemetery, which I visited on 12 July 2014, is located on Browns Run of Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia. Driving up Browns Run Road, the cemetery is located on the right behind the residence of Mr. Hensley. Permission from Mr. Hensley to visit the cemetery is recommended.
Row 1
Jim Williams (1926-1997); s/o James and Mollie (Hensley) Williamson
Mollie Farmer (22 May 1894-16 September 1981); d/o George T. and Rosa (Hall) Hensley; m1. James Williams
Sandra Faye Hensley (born and died 15 September 1972)
Terry Ray Hensley (04 June 1970-09 January 1973)
Malinda Faye Hensley (04 June 1970-09 January 1973)
Jerry Fitzgerald Hensley (22 August 1971-09 January 1973)
Row 2
Sherman Carter (04 March 1933-25 September 1993)
Peter Carter (18 June 1894-15 June 1970); s/o James and Mary Etta (Burns) Carter
Betty Carter (12 June 1900-01 June 1965); d/o George T. and Rosa (Hall) Hensley
(gap)
Tolbert Hensley, Jr. (born and died 10 June 1966)
Arminie Hensley (14 October 1973-15 October 1973)
Row 3
rock headstone and footstone — baby
rock headstone and footstone — baby
homemade headstone with indentation possibly reading “ORK” and footstone
(gap)
Brady Hensley (02 May 1957-14 December 1959)
Row 4
Elder Monroe Hensley (03 May 1909-15 October 1985); s/o David and Arminta (Collins) Hensley
Malindia Hensley (09 October 1904-24 June 2004); d/o George W. and Georgia B. (Nester) Hensley; m. Monroe Hensley
Donnie Hensley (23 July 1945-23 July 1945)
(gap)
white pointed headstone and footstone — baby
Row 5
M.C. an D.C. carved on rock headstone
small rock headstone and footstone — faint writing on footstone
(gap)
J.P.H. D Aril 12 — James Pig Hall, born March 1840/ s/o Alexander and Susan Betsy (Morgan) Hall
S.H. DC Jun 15 1909 — Susan Shuler, born April 1834
R.H. AUGUST 28, 1907
rock headstone with nice footstone — adult
rock headstone and footstone
Row 6
several metal markers placed on unmarked baby grave:
Lewis Farley at rock headstone; footstone reads “Lucinda Hall, George B. Dump Farley”
Ferry Bell and Elbert Booth at rock headstone; footstone reads Baby Booth, First Born
P.H. DC 18__ on round rock headstone with round footstone
Lucinda Hall Farley wife of George B. Dump Farley; d/o James Pig and Susan (Shuler) Hall; m. George “Dump” Farley
pointed rock headstone and flat rock footstone
rock headstone with faded writing and rock footstone
rock headstone and footstone
rock headstone and footstone
Row 7
L.R.C. (17 March 1951-20 March 1951)
Jessie Marie Carter (1998-1998)
Row 8
B.C. on tall pointed rock headstone with short square footstone
N.C. DC Feb 20, 1917 on tall square headstone with square footstone
W.M.C. DC June 17, 1912
NIN C DC ____1
little thin flat rock headstone and footstone
small rock headstone and footstone
Row 9
Eveline Hall carved on rock; on its back: “ED DC JA _O”; d/o James Pig and Susan (Shuler) Hall; m1. William Hall; m2. Sol James; m3. Peter Dalton
A.H. DC MAR 1 1917 on square rock headstone
little rounded homemade headstone with faded writing; square footstone
pointy white rock headstone and tall pointy footstone
Lucinda Cendia Collins (24 September 1903-14 July 1970); d/o John and Pricie (Hensley) Bryant; m1. James Hensley
Row 10
___ell (little white pointy headstone) — child
Howard (little white pointy headstone) — child
writing faded (little white pointy headstone) — child
CARTER (little white pointy headstone) — child
B.F. B.C. 45.8.91 D.C. MAR 22, 1924
James Hensley (07 May 1884-28 February 1958); s/o George T. and Rosa (Hall) Hensley
Row 11
rock headstone and footstone
Gracie Tomblin (17 August 1912-12 March 1988)
large pointy white headstone and footstone
Row 12
small rock headstone and footstone — baby
rock headstone and footstone
Lola Booth (10 June 1919-__ January 1920)
Artie Hensley (18 November 1927-18 November 1927)
Row 13
Ella Mae Tomblin (12 December 1954-28 January 2011)
rock headstone and footstone — baby
thin pointy white rock headstone and footstone
Row 14
Ferbie Hensley Farley (22 December 1927-07 May 2013); d/o James and Lucinda (Bryant) Hensley; m. Julius “Jude” Farley on 30 December 1953
Julius “Jude” Farley (12 June 1918-02 March 1995); s/o William and Sarah (Adams) Farley
wide pointy rock headstone and footstone — baby
wide pointy rock headstone and footstone — baby
wide pointy rock headstone and square footstone — adult
wide pointy rock headstone and pointy footstone — adult
wide pointy rock headstone and pointy footstone — adult
Row 15
Christian Jude Swims (03 February 2011-03 February 2011)
David Hensley (1886-1958)
A N N A rock sculpted round with faded letters
Row 16
Richie Hensley (11 August 1935-still alive); s/o Monroe and Malinda (Hensley) Hensley
Shirley Hensley (07 July 1937-08 January 2004); m. Richie Hensley
Row 17
Wanda Lou Hensley (26 October 1961-31 August 2002); d/o Richie and Shirley Hensley
04 Tuesday Aug 2015
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud
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Appalachia, Bud McCoy, crime, David Straton, feuds, Frank Phillips, genealogy, George McCoy, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, James McCoy, Jasper McCoy, John B. Dotson, John Norman, Joseph F. Smith, Lark McCoy, Logan County, Samuel King, Samuel McCoy, West Virginia, William Saunders
State v. Frank Phillips, Bud McCoy, Jasper McCoy, Lark McCoy, James McCoy, Samuel McCoy (son of Randall), Samuel McCoy (son of Samuel), Samuel King, David Straton, John Norman, William Saunders, Joseph F. Smith, John B. Dotson, and George McCoy (5 April 1888), Law Orders Book E, 1887-1890 (p. 107), Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.
04 Tuesday Aug 2015
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5th Virginia Cavalry, American Revolution, Appalachia, civil war, Confederate Army, Finch Ragland, genealogy, Henry Clay Ragland, Henry H. Hardesty, history, House of Delegates, John Ragland, Kentucky, Lawrence County, lawyer, Logan, Logan County, Logan County Banner, Louisa Ragland, Maryland, Point Lookout, R.A. Brock, Revolutionary War, Richmond, Thomas Eads, U.S. South, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, Wales, War of 1812, West Virginia
From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Henry Clay Ragland, who resided at Logan, West Virginia:
Is of a family that has long been one of the most influential in the State. The founder of the family in America, John Ragland, came to this country directly from Wales, and settled in Virginia about the year 1630; his great-grandson, Finch Ragland, grandfather of the subject of the sketch, was a patriot of 1776 and fought through the Revolutionary war; his descendants have all inherited the spirit of patriotism, and have ever been foremost in enhancing the interests and defending the rights of their country. Thomas Eads, maternal grandfather of H.C. Ragland, was a soldier in the war of 1812. When the war between the States broke out in 1861 Henry Clay Ragland was among the first to volunteer his services in the cause of the South; he was a member of the 5th Va. Cav., was twice wounded, and was a prisoner at Point Lookout from Sept., 1864, to March, 1865. Since 1874 he has resided in Logan county, W.Va., where he is now editor of the Logan county Banner, besides has an extensive law practice in Logan and adjoining counties, being regarded as one of the leading lights in the profession. From 1886 to 1888 he was a member of the West Virginia legislature, in which he served with honor and distinction. His address is Logan Court House, W.Va. Mr. H.C. Ragland was born in Goochland county, Va., on the 7th of May, 1844; his wife, nee Miss Louisa Goings, was born in Lawrence county, Ky.; they were married at Logan Court House, W.Va., June 9, 1877.
Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 836-837.
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