28 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Ferrellsburg
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Appalachia, Billy Edd Wheeler, Brandon Kirk, Jim Comstock, Jim Comstock Seminar, journalism, Marshall University, newspaper, Richwood, Steve Eschelman, The West Virginia Hillbilly, West Virginia
I worked on two separate projects with Jim Comstock, West Virginia’s most famous newspaper editor, in 1994-1995. Here’s a little excerpt from The West Virginia Hillbilly (11 May 1995).
28 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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America Toppins, Ann Conley, Anthelia Elkins, Appalachia, Arminda Roberts, Asa Williamson, Barbara Workman, Canaan Adkins, David Straton, David Thompson, Elgan Tomblin, Eliza Thomas, genealogy, Harts Creek, Henry S. Godby, history, Isaac Fry, James Browning, James P. Mullins, Jefferson Mullins, Jeremiah McCloud, Jesse Collins, John Bryant, John Frock Adams, Josephus Workman, Letilia Kinser, Lewis Collins, Lewis Dingess, Logan County, Lucinda Curry, Margaret Hensley, Martha Hall, Mary A. Lowe, Matilda Vance, Melissa Ann Hager, Nancy Dempsey, Nancy J. Mullins, Obediah Tomblin, preachers, Pricy Roberts, Rebecca Browning, Sarah Lambert, Stephen T. Myers, Thomas Browning, U.S. South, West Virginia, William B. Wheatley
The following list of Logan County marriages for the period of 1879 to 1881 reveals the names of preachers operating in the Harts Creek area. This is a “working list” and will be updated. The source for this material is “Marriages-Births-Deaths, 1872-1892,” pages 37-41, which is located at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV. Many thanks to the county clerks and their employees who have always been so helpful to my research these past twenty-five years. NOTE: Marriage records for the Lincoln County section of the community are unavailable.
1879
Isaac Fry 8 January 1879 James Browning and Margaret Hensley
James P. Mullins 15 February 1879 David Straton and Nancy J. Mullins
Canaan Adkins 21 February 1879 Obediah Tomberlin and Nancy Dempsey
Isaac Fry 22 March 1879 Lewis Collins and Pricy Roberts
Isaac Fry 24 April 1879 David Thompson and Barbary Workman
James P. Mullins 14 June 1879 James P. Mullins and Eliza Thomas
Isaac Fry 25 September 1879 Jeremiah McCloud and Sarah Lambert
Canaan Adkins 16 October 1879 Jesse Collins and Malisa Ann Hager
Canaan Adkins 14 November 1879 Jefferson Mullins and Anthelia Elkins
Isaac Fry 30 December 1879 Asa Williamson and Rebecca Browning
1880
Canaan Adkins 4 May 1880 Lewis Dingess and Martha Hall
James Mullins 9 May 1880 Elgan Tomlin and Arminda Roberts
Josephus Workman 25 December 1880 H.S. Godbey and Mary A. Lowe
1881
Josephus Workman 15 February 1881 John Bryant and America Toppins
Canaan Adkins 28 May 1881 John Adams and Lucinda Curry
Canaan Adkins 12 July 1881 Dr. Stephen T. Myers and Matilda Vance
Canaan Adkins 12 July 1881 Thomas Browning and Letilia Kinser
Josephus Workman 9 October 1881 William B. Wheatley and Ann Conley
23 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries
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Adkins-Brumfield Family Cemetery, Bill Brumfield, Brandon Kirk, Cole Branch, Harts Creek, Lincoln County, West Virginia
Here I am visiting the grave of my great-great-grandfather, Bill Brumfield, who is buried on Cole Branch of Harts Creek in Lincoln County, WV. My late friend Betty Brumfield first showed me this cemetery over twenty-five years ago. I love visiting here. 4 August 2014
23 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Bettie Thompson, Chloe Thompson, Cleveland O. Brumfield, Cora E. Miller, Darby K. Elkins, David Thompson, Delana Thompson, Elbert Oscar Thompson, Eliza J. Thompson, genealogy, Jenks Thompson, John F. Thompson, Kenneth Brumfield, Lizzie Thompson, Margaret Thompson, Martha J. Thompson, Martha Jane Caldwell, Melvin Kirk, Overton McCloud, Pat Kirk, Patton Thompson, Susan Kirk
My great-great-grandmother, Susan (Thompson) Kirk, recorded many family dates in her Bible. Her parents were Patton and Delana (Tomblin) Thompson. I descend from her son, Pat Kirk.
Cleaveland O. Brumfield, February 7? 1886, Lincoln County
Cora E. Miller, May 16, 1884, Lincoln County
Charles H. Harles?, 1831, Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia
Melvin Kirk, born February 18, 1862, married February 5, 1888
May 14, 1904
Patten Thompson, married May 23, 1905, Lizzie Mullins
Darby K. Elkins, April 11, 1850
Kenneth Brumfield, went to U.S. Army in 1943
Susan Kirk, June 15, 1868
Albert G. Ginkins Thompson, September 10, 1861
Mary Ann Thompson, May 15, 1864
Overton McCloud, November 23, 1846
Susan Thompson, June 15, 1868
Margaret Thompson, July 27, 1856
Dave Thompson, December 4, 1858
Delana Thompson, died April 26, 1902
Bettie Thompson, December 15, 1901
William Thompson, August 24, 1846
Overton McCloud, November 23, 1846
Susan Thompson, June 15, 1868
Martha J. Thompson, September 3, 1851
Chloa Thompson, June 24, 1854
Elbert Oscar the son of A.J. and Eliza J. Thompson, died Saturday, August 8, 1903
Miss _____ Yeager, died January 1906
Paten Thompson, born May 28, 1824, married October 1, 1845, 61 years old 24 day of May 1885
William Thompson, August 24, 1846
John F. Thompson, March 11, 1849
Martha Jane Colwell, born September 23, 1848, died 9 1941
23 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Civil War, Fourteen
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34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Andrew Elkins, Brandon Kirk, Confederate Army, Fourteen, genealogy, history, Lincoln County, Marvel Elkins, Phyllis Kirk, postmaster, preacher, Rhoda Elkins, U.S. South, West Virginia
Mom and I recently marked the grave of Andrew Elkins, our ancestor who served in Company D, 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry. After the war, Andrew, the son of Marvel and Rhoda (Vance) Elkins, was a Baptist preacher and postmaster at Fourteen in Lincoln County, WV.
23 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Abijah Dempsey, Amos B. Lowe, Bradford Toney, Caroline Fry, Catherine Sanders, Dorcas Kelley, Emily Abbott, Emmazetta Farmer, Evaline Hall, Floyd Dingess, Isaac Fry, John H. Abbott, John S. Nester, Louisa Adkins, Malinda Dalton, Margaret McCloud, Mary A. Dingess, Miles A. Browning, Minerva Baisden, Nancy Spry, Peggy Mullins, Polly Ann Dingess, Polly Dingess, Rhoda J. Tomblin, Samuel H. stollings, Thomas J. Farley
The following list of Logan County marriages for the period of 1877 to 1878 reveals the names of preachers operating in the Harts Creek area. This is a “working list” and will be updated. The source for this material is “Marriages-Births-Deaths, 1872-1892,” pages 33-36, which is located at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV. Many thanks to the county clerks and their employees who have always been so helpful to my research these past twenty-five years. NOTE: Marriage records for the Lincoln County section of the community are unavailable.
1877
Isaac Fry 22 January 1877 John S. Nester and Malinda Dalton
Canaan Adkins 9 February 1877 Irvin Workman and Emily Abbott
Canaan Adkins 9 February 1877 Bradford Toney and Catherine Sanders
Canaan Adkins 22 March 1877 Abijah Dempsey and Rhoda J. Tomblin
Van B. Prince 10 April 1877 Isaac Workman and Nancy Spry
Isaac Fry (torn page) 1877 _____ Tomblin and Ph___ Avis
Canaan Adkins 5 July 1877 Alex Tomblin and Louisa Adkins
Canaan Adkins 17 July 1877 George A. Warrick? and Polly Ann Dingess
Canaan Adkins 18 July 1877 John H. Abbott and Caroline Fry
Josephus Workman 31 July 1877 Samuel H. Stollings and Emmazetta Farmer
Canaan Adkins 2 August 1877 James B. Farley and Mary A. Dingess
Van B. Prince 9 August 1877 John Baisden and Peggy Mullins
Van B. Prince 7 October 1877 Hugh Dingess and Viola Dingess
Van B. Prince 15 November 1877 Floyd Dingess and Evaline Hall
1878
Van B. Prince 7 January 1878 Miles A. Browning and Margaret McCloud
James P. Mullins 14 January 1878 Amos B. Lowe and Minerva Baisden
Canaan Adkins 18 March 1878 Thomas J. Farley and Dorcas Kelly
Van B. Prince 27 March 1878 John H. Mullins and Nancy Adkins
Josephus Workman 17 December 1878 French Bryant and Polly Dingess
18 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in Native American History
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Appalachia, Burkes Garden, French and Indian War, Garden Mountain, genealogy, history, James Burke, James Patton, Native Americans, U.S. South, Virginia
I recently visited Burkes Garden, Virginia, which was explored by my ancestor, James Patton. 10 October 2015
18 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in Civil War, Wyoming County
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Barbara Wilson, civil war, Francis A. Wilson, Henry H. Hardesty, Jesse Davis, Jesse E. Wilson, Josephine M. Wilson, Nancy Wilson, North Spring, R.A. Brock, Samuel R. Wilson, Simon Justice, Thomas A. Wilson, Thomas M. Wilson, Virginia and Virginians
From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Samuel R. Wilson, who resided at North Spring in Wyoming County, West Virginia:
Son of Thomas M. and Barbara (McCaulley) Wilson, was born Oct. 15, 1842, in Pike county, Ky. His father was born March 6, 1820, in Botetourt county, Va., and died June 20, 1840. His mother was born in Pike county, Ky., and is now the wife of Simon Justice. S.M. Wilson, subject of this sketch, was married Oct. 5, 1865, to Nancy, daughter of Jesse and Margaret (Godfrey) Davis, both natives of Giles county, Va., and both now deceased. Mrs. Wilson was born Aug. 26, 1846, in Mercer county, W.Va., and they were married in Wyoming county. The offspring of this union has been: Josephine M., born Dec. 18, 1866; Thomas A., born Nov. 21, 1867; Jesse E., born Sept. 2, 1868; and Francis A., born Sept. 8, 1871. Mr. Wilson enlisted in the Confederate States army on July 2, 1862, discharged Oct. 5, 1864. Since the war, and at the present, he has been engaged in the timber business and that of farming. Post office address: North Spring, West Va.
Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 847.
07 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Inez, Lincoln County Feud
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Aquillia Porter, genealogy, history, John W Runyon, Kentucky, Martin County, Mary M. Runyon, Milo, Samuel W. Porter, Stidham, Williamson Family Cemetery
Aquillia Runyon Porter grave at the Williamson Family Cemetery in Milo, Martin County, KY. Aquillia, wife of Samuel W. Porter, was the daughter of John W. and Mary M. (Williamson) Runyon.
Aquillia Runyon Porter grave at the Williamson Cemetery in Milo, Martin County, KY. Aquillia, wife of Samuel W. Porter, was the daughter of John W. and Mary M. (Williamson) Runyon.
07 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Allen Butcher, Archibald Brewster, Cain Adkins, Calvary Dingess, Charles Dingess, David Conley, Garland Conley, genealogy, Harvey Thompson, Hugh Caldwell, Isaac Toney, James Hawthorn, James J. Bradley, John Lackey, John W. Dingess, John Workman, Josephus Workman, Lafayette Brumfield, Lewis Jupiter Fry, Logan County, Michael Kinser, Osker H. Lambert, Paris Hensley, Peter Mullins, Philip Hager, Preston Dempsey, Robert Lilly, Sampson Thomas, Stephen Hensley, Thomas Bryant, Van B. Prince, West Virginia, William Thompson
The following list of Logan County marriages for the period of 1872 to 1876 reveals the names of preachers operating in the Harts Creek area. This is a “working list” and will be updated. The source for this material is “Marriages-Births-Deaths, 1872-1892,” pages 26-32, which is located at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV. Many thanks to the county clerks and their employees who have always been so helpful to my research these past twenty-five years. NOTE: Marriage records for the Lincoln County section of the community are unavailable.
1872
(Will add soon.)
1873
Van B. Prince 12 December 1873? Garland Conley and Sarah Dalton
Philip Hager 25 December 1873? Lafayette Brumfield and Sarah Workman
1874
Van B. Prince 13 January 1874 Thomas Bryant and Martha Thompson
Van B. Prince 13 January 1874 Preston Dempsey and Rebecca Lambert
Van B. Prince 14 January 1874 Peter Mullins and Elizabeth Bryant
Van B. Prince 15 January 1874 John W. Dingess and Minerva J. Adkins
Josephus Workman 23 January 1874 Lewis Fry and Vesta Barker
Josephus Workman 28 January 1874 Parris Hensley and Ann Fowler
Van B. Prince 15 February 1874 Archibald Brewster and Rose Lina
Van B. Prince 02 April 1874 William Thompson and Eliza Muncy
Van B. Prince 16 May 1874 Stephen Hensley and Delia Bryant
Van B. Prince 29 May 1874 Charles Dingess and Minerva Da___
Josephus Workman 03 July 1874 David Conley and Susan Hall
Josephus Workman 09 July 1874 Allen Butcher and Eliza A. Stollings
Josephus Workman 15 July 1874 James Hawthorn and Nancy Cabell
Van B. Prince 04 August 1874 Sampson Thomas and Dicy B. Adams
Van B. Prince 10 September 1874 Michael Kinser and Martha Carter
Van B. Prince 10 September 1874 John Workman and Minerva McCloud
Canaan Adkins 19 September 1874 Harvey Thompson and Harriet Caldwell
Van B. Prince 09 November 1874 John Lackey and Sarah J. Phillips
Van B. Prince 24 December 1874 Osker H. Lambert and Jane Collins
1875
Josephus Workman 16 May 1875 Robert Lilly and Milly C. Crum
1876
Canaan Adkins 06 January 1876 Hugh Caldwell and Nicoti Bryant
Isaac Toney 05 February 1876 Calvery Dingess and Evaline Adkins
Canaan Adkins 25 March 1876 James J. Browning and America Bradley
07 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Bailey Log Cabin, Blood in West Virginia, Bluefield, books, Brandon Kirk, history, Lincoln County Feud, tourism, U.S. South, Virginia
When traveling, I seldom miss an opportunity to introduce my book to a log cabin. Here we are at the Bailey Log Cabin in Bluefield, VA. October 2015
07 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Logan
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Appalachia, circuit clerk, Confederate Army, David Wilkinson, England, genealogy, Henry H. Hardesty, history, John B. Wilkinson, Logan, Logan County, Maggie Wilkinson, Mary B. Wilkinson, Nellie Wilkinson, prosecuting attorney, R.A. Brock, Rebecca Wilkinson, Richmond, U.S. South, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, West Virginia, Wythe County
From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for John B. Wilkinson, who resided at Logan Court House in Logan County, West Virginia:
Prosecuting attorney, Logan C.H., W.Va., is a member of one of the oldest and most honorable families of that State. His ancestors came from England, and were among the early settlers of Virginia, where their descendants have ever been held in the highest esteem for those sterling qualities of mind and heart that have been transmitted from father to son through many generations. The subject of this sketch is a son of David and Rebecca (Chafin) Wilkinson. The father, born in Wythe county, Va., Feb. 13, 1837, was married Feb. 11, 1859, and died in his native county Nov. 25, 1862, holding rank of captain in the Confederate army, in which he had been one of the bravest officers. His wife, and the mother of John B. Wilkinson, was born in Logan county, March 29, 1838; she resides there at present. Her son, the gentleman of whom this brief record is taken, was born in Logan county, W.Va., Feb. 13, 1860, and was married there Sept. 21, 1882, to Mary B. Straton, also a native of that county. Their home has been blessed with the following offspring: Maggie, born May 3, 1884; Nellie, born Nov. 14, 1886, died Aug. 5, 1888; and John B., born Nov. 30, 1888. Mrs. John B. Wilkinson was born March 20, 1864. Mr. Wilkinson was appointed Circuit Clerk of Logan county in 1883; was an efficient officer, but resigned the same year. In 1884 he was elected prosecuting attorney for that county, and served so ably that, at the expiration of his term, he was re-elected and has held the office ever since, having never had any opposition at either election. Though young, he is one of the ablest in his profession in his State, and is a citizen well meriting the confidence and trust that have been reposed in him by his fellow citizens. With his amiable and accomplished wife and their two promising children, he resides at his beautiful residence at Logan C.H., where he has the largest and most extensive library in the county, and his law office is the handsomest in the town.
Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 846-847.
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