30 Wednesday Mar 2016
Posted in Logan
Tags
Appalachia, Aracoma, genealogy, Henry Clay Ragland, history, Logan County, Logan County Banner, West Virginia
Ragland’s History of Logan County, Logan County (WV) Banner, 11 December 1895.
Ragland’s History of Logan County, Logan County (WV) Banner, 11 December 1895.
Ragland’s History of Logan County, Logan County (WV) Banner, 11 December 1895.
30 Wednesday Mar 2016
Posted in Big Creek, Chapmanville, Harts, Rector, Whirlwind
Tags
Basil Dingess, Big Creek, Carlos Lowe, Chapmanville, Chapmanville District, constable, Ed Doss, Edward R. Chapman, Frank Adams, Harts, Harts Creek District, Henry Porter, history, Ira Fry, J.P. Workman, John E. Fry, John Vance, justice of the peace, K.C. Butcher, K.F. Ramsey, Lee Belcher, Lewis Dempsey, Lincoln County, Lindsey Workman, Logan County, Lon McCoy, Luther Dempsey, Rector, Robert Bryant, Robert Dalton, W.H. Hughie Ellis, Wallace Bryant, West Virginia, Whirlwind
Between 1943 and 1951, the following men served as justices of the peace and constables in the Harts Creek District of Lincoln County and the Chapmanville District of Logan County, West Virginia.
Harts Creek District (1943)
Justices of the Peace
Lewis Dempsey (D), Harts
John E. Frye (D), Rector
Constables
Robert Bryant (D), Harts
K.F. Ramsey (D), Harts
Chapmanville District (1941)
Justices of the Peace
K.C. Butcher (D), Chapmanville
Frank Adams (D), Whirlwind
Constables
Basil Dingess (D), Chapmanville
John Vance (D), Big Creek
Harts Creek District (1945)
Justices of the Peace
Lewis Dempsey (D), Harts
John E. Frye (D), Rector
Constables
J.P. Workman (D), Harts
K.F. Ramsey (D), Harts
Chapmanville District (1945)
Justices of the Peace
Basil Dingess (D), Chapmanville
W.H. (Hughie) Ellis (D), Chapmanville
Constables
Lee Belcher (D), Chapmanville
John Vance (D), Big Creek
Harts Creek District (1947)
Justices of the Peace
Henry Porter (D), Harts
John E. Fry (D), Rector
Constables
Lindsey Workman (D), Harts
Ira Fry (D), Harts
Chapmanville District (1947)
Justices of the Peace
Basil Dingess (D), Chapmanville
W.H. (Hughie) Ellis (D), Chapmanville
Constables
Lee Belcher (D), Chapmanville
John Vance (D), Big Creek
Harts Creek District (1949)
Justices of the Peace
Henry Porter (D), Harts
Luther Dempsey (D), Harts
Constables
Robert Dalton (D), Harts
Ira Fry (D), Harts
Chapmanville District (1949)
Justices of the Peace
Ed Doss (D), Chapmanville
W.H. (Hughie) Ellis (D), Chapmanville
Constables
Lon McCoy (D), Chapmanville
John Vance (D), Big Creek
Harts Creek District (1951)
Justices of the Peace
Henry Porter (D), Harts
Luther Dempsey (D), Harts
Constables
Robert Dalton (D), Harts
Ira Fry (D), Harts
Chapmanville District (1951)
Justices of the Peace
Edw. R. Chapman (D), Chapmanville
Carlos Lowe (D), no address given
Constables
Wallace Bryant (D), Chapmanville
John Vance (D), Big Creek
28 Monday Mar 2016
Posted in Whirlwind
Tags
Appalachia, crime, Harts Creek, history, Logan Banner, Logan County, moonshine, moonshining, West Virginia
Harts Creek Stills, Logan (WV) Banner, 19 June 1925.
28 Monday Mar 2016
Posted in Cemeteries, Harts
Tags
Bell Morris, Cecil Garrett, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Lincoln County, Mabel Richardson, Mart Morris, Merril Morris, Morris Family Cemetery, Myrtle Garrett, Paul Hersey Morris, Phyllis Marie Clark, Phyllis Marie Garrett, West Fork, West Virginia
The Morris Family Cemetery, which I visited on 27 March 2016, is located at the mouth of Spring Branch of West Fork of Harts Creek in Lincoln County, West Virginia.
Row 1
_______ Clark (03 July 19__)
Phyllis Marie Clark (04 February 1958-17 March 19__); d/o Harold and Wanda (Garrett) Clark
Row 2
Farabell Morris (1881-1960); d/o Elisha W. and Salena (Browning) Vance; m1. John M. Vance; m2. Martin Morris
Mart Morris (12 October 1875-23 May 1958); s/o John Wellington and Arsino (Galloway) Morris
Phyllis Marie Garrett (22 May 1935-18 August 1935); d/o Cecil and Myrtle (Morris) Garrett
Row 3
Paul Hersey Morris (10 January 1916-13 September 1916); s/o Mart and Bell (Vance) Morris; listed in the 1920 census
Cecil Garrett (1909-no death date)
Myrtle Garrett (1912-1967); d/o Mart and Bell (Vance) Morris; m. Cecil Garrett
Row 4
Mabel Richardson (1903-1961); d/o Mart and Belle (Vance) Morris; m1. Roy Dingess; m2. Carl Richardson
Merril Morris (09 September 1914-15 October 1991); s/o Mart and Bell (Vance) Morris; PFC US ARMY
NOTE: For my list here, I used name spellings and dates as provided by tombstones. Errors appear to exist and additional information is available.
28 Monday Mar 2016
Posted in African American History, Logan, Wyoming County
Tags
Appalachia, genealogy, history, Huff's Creek, J.J. Dolliver, John Cook, Logan County, Logan County Banner, Methodist Episcopal Church, R.M.L. Cook, slavery, Thursday Cook, West Virginia, Wyoming County
Thursday Cook obituary, Logan County (WV) Banner, 4 September 1895.
28 Monday Mar 2016
Tags
Bruce Dial, Burl Dingess, Chapmanville, Chapmanville District, Charley Stollings, constable, Curtis Dempsey, Democrat, Frank Adams, genealogy, Harts, Harts Creek District, history, J.E. Bryant, John E. Fry, John Mullins, justice of the peace, K.C. Butcher, K.F. Ramsey, Lewis Dempsey, Lincoln County, Logan, Logan County, Milton Vance, Mosco Conley, Rector, Republican, Robert Bryant, Scott Brumfield, Virgil Ferrell, W.H. Ellis, Wallace Bryant, Walter Toney, West Virginia, Whirlwind, Wilburn Mullins, Yantus
Between 1934 and 1941, the following men served as justices of the peace and constables in the Harts Creek District of Lincoln County and the Chapmanville District of Logan County, West Virginia.
Harts Creek District (1934)
Justices of the Peace
John E. Frye (D), Rector
Walter Toney (D), Rector
Constables
Charley Stollings (D), Harts
Scott Brumfield (D), Harts
Chapmanville District (1934)
Justices of the Peace
J.E. Bryant (D), Chapmanville
Burl Dingess (D), Yantus
Constables
Bruce Dial (D), Big Creek
Mosco Conley, Chapmanville
Harts Creek District (1936)
Justices of the Peace
John E. Frye (D), Rector
Walter Toney (D), Rector
Constables
Charley Stollings (D), Harts
Scott Brumfield (D), Harts
Chapmanville District (1936)
Justices of the Peace
J.E. Bryant (D), Chapmanville
Frank Adams (D), Yantus
Constables
Bruce Dial (D), Big Creek
Wilburn Mullins (D), Chapmanville
Harts Creek District (1938)
Justices of the Peace
Milton Vance (D), Harts
John E. Frye (D), Rector
Constables
Curtis Dempsey (D), Harts
K.F. Ramey (D), Harts
Chapmanville District (1938)
Justices of the Peace
W.H. Ellis (D), Chapmanville
Frank Adams (D), Yantus
Constables
Virgil Ferrell (D), Logan
Wallace Bryant (D), Chapmanville
Harts Creek District (1941)
Justices of the Peace
Lewis Dempsey (D), Harts
John E. Frye (D), Rector
Constables
Robert Bryant (D), Harts
K.F. Ramsey (D), Harts
Chapmanville District (1941)
Justices of the Peace
K.C. Butcher (D), Chapmanville
Frank Adams (D), Whirlwind
Constables
John Mullins (D), Logan
J.E. Bryant (D), Logan
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