13 Friday Dec 2019
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Appalachia, county clerk, David F. Smith, Eliza Adkins, F.M. Johnson, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, H.C. Adkins, history, justice of the peace, Laurel Hill District, Lewis Adkins, Lincoln County, Olive F. Adkins, Richard Adkins, Sarah Adkins, Spencer Adkins, West Virginia
Deed Book __, page __, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
Deed Book __, page __, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
27 Friday Sep 2019
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Fourteen
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A.F. Morris, Alvin Linville, Andrew J. Browning, Appalachia, Big Branch, Big Ugly Creek, C&O Railroad, C.C. Fry, C.W. Campbell, Carroll District, Charles Brumfield, coal, Cole Branch, Cora Adkins, Delana Thompson, Dick Elkins Branch, E.W. Holley, Emzy Adkins, Fourteen Mile Creek, gas, genealogy, Georgia Perry, Harts Creek, Harts Creek District, history, Ike Fry Branch, Isaac Gartin, J.H. Meek, J.W. White, James M. Toney, John Adkins, John Dingess, John P. Frye, John W. Robertson, John W. Tomblin, Josephine Robinson, Keenan Toney, Laura Aldridge, Lincoln County, Mary White, O.J. Spurlock, oil, Patton Thompson, Rockhouse Fork, Roma Spears, Sarah A. Perry, Thomas Browning, Wash Dempsey, William Manns, Wilson and Sons
The following deed index is based on Deed Book 60 at the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office in Hamlin, WV, and relates to residents of the Harts Creek community. Most notations reflect Harts Creek citizens engaged in local land transactions; some reflect Harts Creek citizens engaged in land transactions outside of the community. These notes are meant to serve as a reference to Deed Book 60. Researchers who desire the most accurate version of this material are urged to consult the actual record book.
A.F. Morris, special commissioner, and E.W. Holley to John P. Fry 75 acres Fourteen Mile Creek 13 January 1900 p.72-73
Laura Aldridge to C.C. Fry 3 acres Big Ugly Creek 17 May 1909 p. 79-80
William Manns et ux to Josephine Robinson 75 acres Big Harts Creek 19 February 1887 p. 82
Georgia Perry to John W. Robertson timber Big Branch Harts Creek 23 December 1909 p. 83-84
Sarah A. Perry to Georgia Perry 19 acres Ridge Between Dick Elkins Branch and Rockhouse Fork 14 September 1906 p. 85-86
Sarah A. Perry to Georgia Perry 26 acres Big Branch Harts Creek 15 September 1906 p. 86-87
Isaac G. Gartin to James M. Toney 56 acres and 35 1/4 acres Harts Creek District 3 January 1899 p. 125-127
Patten and Delana Thompson to J.W. and Mary White 102 acres and 22 acres Carroll District 22 February 1887 p. 136-137
Alvin Linville et ux to Roma Spears et ux 32 acres Big Ugly Creek 28 January 1910 p. 213-214
A.F. Morris et ux to Romie Spears et ux 32 acres Big Ugly Creek 19 July 1910 p. 214-215
J.H. Meek, trustee, to C&O Railway Company right of way Harts Creek District 30 June 1910 p. 283-284
John W. Tomblin et ux to K.E. Toney 100 acres interest in coal, oil, cas, etc. Big Harts Creek 13 August 1910 p. 300-301
John Adkins et ux to K.E. Toney 45 acres interest in coal, oil, gas, etc. Lower Big Branch 5 July 1910 p. 301-302
Emzy Adkins et ux to Cora Adkins 40 acres Harts Creek District 4 February 1905 p. 304-305
Charles Brumfield et ux to Wilson and Sons 100 acres Ike Fry Branch 12 may 1902 T.J. Wysong, notary public p. 375-376
A.F. Morris et ux to O.J. Spurlock 100 acres Big Ugly Creek 16 November 1909 p. 412-413
Andrew J. Browning et ux to K.E. Toney 200 acres coal, oil, gas, etc. Big Harts Creek 10 August 1910 JP Charles Adkins 17 August 1910 p. 425-426
Wash Dempsey et al to Thomas Browning Big Harts Creek 24 January 1905 p. 426-427
C.W. Campbell, special commissioner, to John Dingess Coal Branch 16 August 1898 p. 442-443
Note: I copied all of these deeds.
27 Tuesday Aug 2019
Posted in Atenville, Fourteen, Guyandotte River, Little Harts Creek, Twelve Pole Creek
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Appalachia, Charles Adkins, Charles Lattin, Elizabeth Adkins, Enos Adkins, Evaline Adkins, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, George W. Adkins, Guyandotte River, Harmon Stroud, Henry Adkins, Henry H. Adkins, history, Isaac Nelson, Jacob K. Adkins, Laurel Fork, Lewis Adkins, Lincoln County, Little Harts Creek, Mary Louisa Adkins, notary public, Price Lucas, Reece W. Elkins, Sand Island Branch, Spencer Adkins, Sulphur Spring Fork, Trough Fork, Twelve Pole Creek, West Virginia
Deed Book 59, page 269, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. Henry Adkins (c.1811-c.1873) was the son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Adkins) Adkins.
Deed Book 59, page 270, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
28 Friday Dec 2018
Posted in Fourteen, Lincoln County Feud, Wewanta
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Al Brumfield, Ann Brumfield, Appalachia, Bruner Hollow, Edward W. Clark, Fine Malinda Nester, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, history, Hollena Brumfield, Jefferson Lucas, John S. Nester, Lewis Adkins, Lincoln County, Louisa Wiley, notary public, Paris Brumfield, Sulphur Spring Fork, West Virginia
Deed Book 56, page 40, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. Al Brumfield was the son of Paris and Ann (Toney) Brumfield. Hollena Brumfield was the daughter of Henderson and Sallie (Adams) Dingess. Both were leading figures in the Lincoln County Feud.
Deed Book 56, page 40, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. Louisa (Nester) Wiley was the daughter of John S. and Fine M. (Dalton) Nester. Her father was a first cousin to Al Brumfield.
Deed Book 56, page 41, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. NOTE: Al Brumfield was literate; he signed this document with an “x” because he had gone blind by 1903.
15 Saturday Dec 2018
Posted in Fourteen
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Andrew Elkins, Appalachia, Confederate Army, Dry Branch, Elizabeth Elkins, Fork Ridge, Fourteen, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, history, Lick Fork, Lincoln County, postmaster, Rhoda Gartin, Robert A. Lewis, Thomas J. Adkins, West Virginia
Deed Book 55, page 27, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. Andy Elkins, a Confederate veteran and postmaster at Fourteen, is my great-great-great-grandfather.
Deed Book 55, page 27, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
Deed Book 55, page 27, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
06 Thursday Dec 2018
Posted in Fourteen, Women's History
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Andrew Lewis Sias, Appalachia, Archibald Elkins, county clerk, Fourteen, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, Henry H. Sias, history, Jefferson Lucas, John S. Brumfield, Lincoln County, Martha Ellen Brumfield, notary public, Robert Hager, West Virginia
Deed Book ___, page 13, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. Martha Ellen (Lambert) Sias is my great-great-great-grandmother. Henry H. Sias, her son, is my great-great-grandfather.
Deed Book ___, page 14, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
22 Saturday Sep 2018
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A.F. Morris, Appalachia, Charlie Lambert, Elisha Plumley, Fourteen, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, Georgia Cheuvront, Hamlin, Henry C. Sias, history, Isaac F. Nelson, John W. Nelson, Laurel Hill District, Lincoln County, Louisa Collins, Martha Sias, notary public, Rufus Pack, Steer Fork, Vicie B. Sias, West Virginia
Deed Book ___, page ___, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
Deed Book ___, page ___, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
Deed Book ___, page ___, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
09 Sunday Sep 2018
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A.F. Morris, Appalachia, Big Branch, Caleb Headley, E.W. Holley, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, George Hager, history, James Wilson Sias, Jeremiah Sias, John P. Frye, Laurel Hill District, Lincoln County, Louisa Sias, Steer Fork, Sulphur Spring Fork, T.M. Smith, West Virginia
Deed Book ___, page ___, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. John P. Frye is my great-great-grandfather.
Deed Book ___, page ___, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
Deed Book ___, page ___, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
21 Tuesday Aug 2018
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A.L. Smith, Aaron Adkins, Allison Ferrell, Arisba Ferrell, Big Branch, Big Ugly Creek, Bill Duty, Blucher Lucas, Broad Branch, Climena Lucas, Elizabeth Adkins, Ellen Adkins, Evermont Ward Fry, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, George W. Hill, Gilbert Topping, Guyandotte River, Harts Creek District, Heenan Smith, Henry Adkins, history, Isaiah Adkins, Jacob K. Adkins, James I. Kuhn, James Toney, John Adkins, John F. Duty, Keenan Toney, Kiahs Creek, Laurel Fork, Lena Ferrell, Limestone Creek, Lincoln County, Little Harts Creek, Lower Big Branch, Matthew Spurlock, Middle Fork, Minnie Mullins, Moses Adkins, Moses Dempsey, Mud River, N.B. Mobley, Nancy E. Fry, Overton Elkins, Parlee Hunter, Patton Thompson, Ralph Nelson, Sams Branch, Sankey Gillenwater, Sarah E. Thompson, Sarah Gillenwater, Sarah J. Nelson, Smith Ferrell, Susan Adkins, Trough Fork, U.G. Shipe, Van Donley Lambert, W.C. Smith, W.M. May, West Hamlin, West Virginia, William May
The following deed index is based on Deed Book 59 at the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office in Hamlin, WV, and relates to residents of the Harts Creek community. Most notations reflect Harts Creek citizens engaged in local land transactions; some reflect Harts Creek citizens engaged in land transactions outside of the community. These notes are meant to serve as a reference to Deed Book 59. Researchers who desire the most accurate version of this material are urged to consult the actual record book.
Aaron Adkins et ux to Moses Adkins et al 54 1/4 acres Little Harts Creek 12 March 1906 p. 481-482
Elizabeth Adkins et al to Jacob K. Adkins 1902 acres Little Harts Creek 01 September 1901 p. 272-273
Ellen Adkins to John Adkins 25 acres Lower Big Branch 22 February 1910 p. 95
Henry Adkins to Elizabeth Adkins et al 1962 acres Little Harts Creek, Fourteen Mile Creek, Trough Fork, Laurel Fork 28 June 1870 p. 269-270
Henry Adkins et ux to Ralph Nelson 20 acres Big Harts Creek 21 March 1905 p. 198-199
Isaiah Adkins et ux to John Adkins 45 acres Lower Big Branch 11 August 1906 p. 89
John Adkins Sr. et ux to K.E. Toney 30 acres mineral Big Harts Creek 27 July 1909 p. 91-92
John Adkins Sr. et ux to K.E. Toney 35 acres Big Harts Creek 25 February 1910 p. 93-94
Board of Education of Harts Creek District to John E. Fry et al 1/2 acre Big Ugly Creek 1 August 1905 p. 498
L.H. Burks et ux to Gilbert Topping 110 acres Little Harts Creek 30 March 1906 p. 5-7
Moses Dempsey to K.E. Toney 24 acres mineral Big Harts Creek 19 March 1910 p. 96-97
William Dempsey et al to Moses Dempsey 24 acres Big Branch 13 April 1908 p. 71-72
William R. Duty et ux to John F. Duty 50 acres Broad Branch 9 December 1887 p. 429-430
Allison Ferrell et ux to Sarah Gillenwater 133 acres Big Ugly Creek 26 October 1897 p. 499
Arisba Ferrell et al to Parlee Hunter 42 acres Broad Branch 15 February 1905 p. 168-169
Arrisba Ferrell et al to John F. Duty 25 acres Broad Branch 8 April 1891 p. 425-427
Lena Ferrell to Nancy E. Fry 5 acres Big Ugly 3 June 1905 p. 495
Smith Ferrell et ux to John F. Duty 55 acres Ugly Creek 5 April 1907 p. 428-429
William T. Fowler et ux to Mathew Spurlock 100 acres Sams Branch of Middle Fork of Mud River 9 January 1890 Elias Vance, JP p. 376-377
Sarah A. Gillenwater et vir to Nancy E. Fry 133 acres Big Ugly Creek 19 February 1898 p. 496-497
George W. Hill et ux to W.M. May 30 acres Limestone Creek 3 November 1906 p. 137-138
J.I. Kuhn, attorney, to Overton Elkins 100 acres Fourteen Mile Creek 1 June 1880 p. 420-423
V.D. Lambert et ux to Sarah J. Nelson 20 acres West Side Guyan River 13 April 1906 p. 289
Blucher N. Lucas to Climena Lucas 50 acres Fourteen Mile Creek 1 July 1910 p. 308-309
N.B. Mobley to Sankey Gillenwater 50 acres Limestone Creek 15 December 1909 p. 121-122
Minnie Mullins et vir to William May 30 acres Limestone Creek 29 January 1910 p. 140-141
A.L. Smith et ux to Susan Adkins 48 acres Big Harts Creek 11 July 1907 p. 225-226
A.L. Smith et ux to Ralph Nelson 2 acres Big Harts Creek 13 April 1907 p. 204-205
Heenan Smith to W.C. Smith 75 acres Guyandotte River 15 July 1902 p. 468-470
Sarah E. Thompson et vir to E.W. Fry 150 acres Guyandotte River, Laurel Hill District 12 February 1897 p. 487-488
P.T. Thompson to U.G. Shipe et al Lots 64-65 23 February 1909 p. 329
James Toney et ux to Gilbert Toppins 35 1/4 acres Kiahs Creek 03 January 1908 p. 7-8
NOTE: I copied all of these deeds.
16 Saturday Jun 2018
Posted in Fourteen
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Appalachia, Blucher Lucas, Climena Lucas, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, history, justice of the peace, Lincoln County, W.B. Sowards, West Virginia, Winferd Lucas
Deed Book __, page 308, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. Blucher Lucas’ half-brother Winferd Lucas is my great-grandfather.
Deed Book __, page 309, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
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