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Appalachia, Bill Brumfield, Cole and Crane Company, Cole Branch, Enoch Adkins, Eva Brumfield, Harts Creek, history, Lincoln County, Pat Kirk, photos, West Virginia

Welcome to Cole Branch of Harts Creek, Lincoln County, WV. The tributary is reportedly named for C. Crane & Company, a timber firm active locally at the turn of the century. My great-great-grandfather Bill Brumfield once lived on a farm shown at the center of this photo. My great-grandparents, Pat Kirk and Eva Brumfield, were married here in 1911. My great-great-great-uncle Enoch Adkins built the house shown to the left in the 1920s. Photo taken on 2 April 2017.