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Justices of the Peace and Constables for Harts Creek and Chapmanville Districts (1934-1941)

28 Monday Mar 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Creek, Chapmanville, Harts, Logan, Rector, Whirlwind

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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

Harts Creek Area Preachers (1891-1892)

09 Saturday Jan 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Halcyon, Harts, Shively, Spottswood, Warren

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Albert Sidebottom, Allen Ellis, Andrew Conley, Ann Dingess, Bettie Conley, Brook Hager, Charley Conley, Cora Dingess, Dorthena Gore, Elbert Dingess, Eliza Mullins, Ellen Meadows, Emery Mullins, genealogy, George W. Deskins, Gordon Farley, Harts Creek, Henry Meeks, history, Jackson Adkins, James P. Mullins, Jeff Vinson, Jeremiah Sias, John Adams, John Coburn, John Conley, John F. Dingess, Josephus Workman, Leona Williamson, Leota Hager, Logan County, Lourena Fry, Margaret Adams, Margaret McCloud, Minnis W. Perry, Moses Dempsey, Nellie Workman, Ozilla Thompson, Peter Carter, Peter Dalton, Peter Mullins, Robert L. Browning, Rosa Marcum, Roxie Dempsey, Sallie Adkins, Sally Adams, Sarah Ball, Stella Abbott, Tilda Vance, Van B. Prince, Virginia Perry, Washington Dempsey, Washington Vance, West Virginia, William Fleming

The following list of Logan County marriages for the period of 1891 to 1892 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 65-69, and “Logan County Marriages, 1893-1913,” 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.

1891

Van B. Prince     __ January 1891     Peter Dalton and Evaline James

Josephus Workman     10 January 1891     Emery Mullins and Estella Abbott

Josephus Workman     05 February 1891     William Fleming and Lourena Fry

Van B. Prince     28 May 1891     Peter Carter and Margaret Adams

James P. Mullen     04 June 1891     J.D. Ellis and M.L. Berry

Van B. Prince     08 June 1891     Elbert C. Dingess and Ozilla Thompson

Gordon Farley     4 September 1891     Andrew Conley and Ellen Meadows

Van B. Prince     08 October 1891     Henry Meeks and Leota Hagar

Van B. Prince     15 November 1891     Robert L. Browning and Sarah Ball

Washington Dempsey     24? November 1891     Moses Dempsey and Sallie Adkins

Van B. Prince     23 December 1891     Jeremiah Sias and Margaret McCloud

Jackson Adkins     24 December 1891     John Cobern and Leona Williamson

Gordon Farley     31 December 1891     O.J. Simms? and Bettie Conley

1892

Van B. Prince     11 January 1892     Washington Vance and Sally Adams

Gordon Farley     26? January 1892     John Adams and Dorthena Gore

Van B. Prince     29 January 1892     Jeff Vinson and Brook Hagar

Gordon Farley     13 February 1892     Peter Mullins and Eliza Mullins

Van B. Prince     01 March 1892     John Conley and Nellie Workman

Isaac Fry     07 March 1892     Minnis W. Perry and Virginia Perry

Van B. Prince     08 March 1892     Allen Ellis and Tilda Vance

Gordon Farley     September 1892?     John F. Dingess and Ann Dingess

Gordon Farley     September 1892?     Albert Sidebottom and Cora Dingess

Wash Dempsey     October 1892     Charley Conley and Rosa Marcum

Washington Dempsey     December 1892     George W. Deskins and Roxie Dempsey

Harts Creek Area Preachers (1890)

08 Friday Jan 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Halcyon, Harts, Spottswood, Warren, Whirlwind

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Anthelia Gore, Arminta Thompson, Caroline Dingess, Charley Brumfield, Charley Curry, Dump Farley, Dyke Garrett, Ella Workman, Farabell McCloud, Floyd Hager, Frances Adkins, genealogy, George Thompson, Harts Creek, James A. Hager, James Messer, James P. Mullins, James Williamson, Jesse Gore, John Chapman, Josephus Workman, Julia Browning, Lena Chapman, Logan County, Lucinda Hall, Margaret Vance, Pat Anna Dingess, Richard Kirk, Rosa B. Farmer, Sarah Ann McCloud, Susan McCloud, U.S. Richards, Van B. Prince, Vinson Collins, West Virginia, Wilson Abbott

The following list of Logan County marriages for 1890 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 62-64, 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.

1890

Van B. Prince     23 February 1890     James Williamson and M.J. McCloud

Van B. Prince     25 March 1890     A.S. Lowe and Susan McCloud

Van B. Prince     28 March 1890     James Rose and Mary Marcum

Van B. Prince     17 April 1890     Vinson A. Collins and B. Ella Workman

Van B. Prince     25 April 1890     James Messer and Margarett Vance

J.P. Mullins     18 May 1890     John Chapman and Lena Chapman

Van B. Prince     23 May 1890     U.S. Richards and Pat Anna Dingess

Josephus Workman     25 May 1890     Wilson Abbott and Rosa B. Farmer

Van B. Prince     3 July 1890     Richard Kirk and Sarah Ann McCloud

M.V. Prince     19 July 1890     Floyd Hager and Farabell McCloud

Josephus Workman     14 September 1890     George B. Farley and Lucinda Hall

Van B. Prince     23 October 1890     James A. Hager and Julia Browning

Josephus Workman     __ November 1890     Jesse Gore and Araminta Thompson

Van B. Prince     9 November 1890     Charley Curry and Frances Adkins

Josephus Workman     13 November 1890     George Thompson and Anthelia Gore

Dyke Garrett     27 November 1890     Charley Brumfield and Caroline Dingess

Moses Brown Land Grant (1833)

11 Friday Dec 2015

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Anthony Lawson, Appalachia, Archibald Elkins, Guyandotte River, Harvey Elkins, Henry Adkins, John Lawson, Moses Brown, West Virginia

Moses Brown survey 1834 1

Surveyors Record Book A, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.

Moses Brown survey 1834 2

Surveyors Record Book A, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.

 

William Aaron Adkins Family Cemetery (1998)

09 Friday Oct 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Cemeteries, Harts

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Appalachia, Cecil M. Adkins, cemeteries, Cooper Hollow, Cora E. Adkins, Cornis A. Isaacs, genealogy, Harts, history, John Fitzgerald Dingess, Lincoln County, Ruby Adkins, Shirley Jean Adkins, U.S. South, West Virginia, William Aaron Adkins, William Aaron Adkins Family Cemetery

The William Aaron Adkins Family Cemetery, which I visited on 15 February 1998, is located at Cooper Hollow 1.3 miles up Guyan River Road on the right from Harts, Lincoln County.

William A. Adkins (1872-1970); s/o Burrell and Malissa Jane (Adkins) Adkins

Cora E. Adkins (1881-19XX); d/o Gordon and Martella (Workman) Lilly; m. William Aaron Adkins; died 1974

Ruby Adkins (1923-1976); d/o Fletcher and Rachel (Messer) Workman

Cecil M. Adkins (12 May 1909-12 Dec 1953); s/o W. Aaron and Cora E. (Lilly) Adkins

unmarked grave

Cornis A. Isaacs (1934-1935); s/o Ed and Hazel (Ramey) Isaacs

Shirley Jean Adkins; died at age of about one year; d/o Cecil and Ruby (Workman) Adkins

John Fitzgerald Dingess (1970-1970); s/o Gene and Rachel (Adkins) Dingess

129th Regiment Virginia Militia (Carter’s Company)

08 Thursday Oct 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Chapmanville, Civil War, Crawley Creek, Green Shoal, Harts, Little Harts Creek

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129th Regiment Virginia Militia, 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Aaron Adkins, Abbotts Branch, Abijah Workman, Abner Vance, Addison Vance, Admiral S. Fry, Albert Abbott, Alexander Bryant, Alford Tomblin, Allen B. Brumfield, Anderson Barker, Andrew D. Robinson, Andrew Jackson Browning, Andrew Jackson Vance, Arnold Perry, Barnett Carter, Battle of Boone Court House, Battle of Kanawha Gap, Benjamin Adams, Benjamin Barker, Big Branch, Burbus C. Toney, Calahill McCloud, Canaan Adkins, Carter's Company, Charles McCloud, Christian T. Fry, civil war, Crawley Creek, Daniel Bill Nester, David Workman, Douglas Branch, Edward Garrett, Enos "Jake" Adkins, Evermont Ward Brumfield, Fleming Fry, Fulton D. Ferrell, Garland Conley, genealogy, George Bryant, George Godby, Griffin Stollings, Guy Conley, Harts, Harts Creek, Harvey S. Dingess, Henderson Dingess, Henderson Lambert, Henry Conley, history, Hoover Fork, Ira Lucas, Isaac Adkins, Isaac G. Griffith, Jackson McCloud, James Bryant, James Dalton, James Dingess, James Mullins, James P. Ferrell, James Tomblin, Jefferson Thompson, Jeremiah Perry, Jesse W. Carter, John C. Chapman, John DeJarnett, John Dingess, John H. Adkins, John McCloud, John Quincy Adams, John R. Robinson, John W. Workman, Josiah Browning, Lewis Baisden, Lewis Jupiter Fry, Lewis Vance, Logan County, Martin Dalton, Martin Van Buren Mullins, Mastin Conley, Mathias Elkins, Moses Tomblin, Moses Workman, Obediah Workman, Oliver Conley, Peter C. Dingess, Peter Fry, Reuben Conley, Riland Baisden, Robert Bob Mullins, Robert Fry, Rufus Bryant, Russell Fry, Shade Estep, Smokehouse Fork, Spencer A. Mullins, Squire Toney, Thomas Conley, Thompson Perry, Tolbert S. Godby, Weddington Mullins, West Virginia, William A. Dingess, William C. Lambert, William D. Elkins, William S. Dingess, William T. Fowler, William Workman

The 129th Regiment Virginia Militia, commanded by Colonel John DeJarnett, consisted of men primarily from Logan County, (West) Virginia. The 129th existed to protect Logan County. Carter’s Company, captained by Barnett “Barney” Carter, consisted of many Harts Creek men, all of whom enlisted on 27 August 1861 at Logan Court House, Logan County, (West) Virginia. The 129th, including Carter’s Company, participated in the Battle of Boone Court House on 1 September 1861 and the Battle of Kanawha Gap on 25 September 1861. In 1862, Carter’s Company essentially became Company D, 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry. (This list will be updated periodically.)

Albert Abbott*, Abbotts Branch

Benjamin Adams, Crawley Creek

John Quincy Adams, Harts Creek

Aaron Adkins

Canaan Adkins, West Fork of Harts Creek [Lincoln County Feud]

Enos “Jake” Adkins, 1st Lieutenant, Douglas Branch (Ferrellsburg)

Isaac Adkins, Jr., Harts Creek (Big Branch area)

Isaac Adkins, 2nd Sergeant, Harts Creek (Big Branch area)

John H. Adkins

Lewis Baisden

Riland Baisden

Anderson Barker

Benjamin Barker

James M. Berry

Jacob Browning

Josiah Browning, 4th Sergeant

Andrew Jackson Browning, Harts Creek

Allen B. Brumfield, Big Ugly Creek

Evermont Ward Brumfield, Big Ugly Creek

Alexander Bryant, Harts Creek

George Bryant, Harts Creek

James Bryant, Harts Creek

Rufus Bryant, Harts Creek

Ed Burchett

William F. B_____

Jesse W. Carter

Barnett Carter, Captain, Hoover Fork of Harts Creek

John C. Chapman, 1st Corporal

Garland Conley, Smokehouse Fork of Harts Creek

Guy Conley, Conley Branch (Chapmanville)

Henry Conley, Conley Branch (Chapmanville)

Maston Conley, Chapmanville

Oliver Conley, Crawley Creek

Reuben Conley

Thomas Conley, Conley Branch (Chapmanville)

James Dalton, Harts Creek

Martin Dalton, Harts Creek

Harvey S. Dingess*, Crawley Creek

Henderson Dingess, Smokehouse Fork of Harts Creek [Lincoln County Feud]

James Dingess, 3rd Corporal

John Dingess

Peter C. Dingess, Crawley Creek

William A. Dingess

William S. Dingess

Mathias Elkins

William D. Elkins*, 2nd Corporal

D.J. Estep

Shade Estep, 4th Corporal

Fulton D. Ferrell, 3rd Sergeant

James P. Ferrell, Big Ugly Creek

Samuel Ferrell

Isaac Fleming

William T. Fowler, West Fork/Marsh Fork of Harts Creek

Admiral S. Fry, Green Shoal

Christian T. “Jack” Fry*, Abbotts Branch

Fleming Fry

Lewis “Jupiter” Fry, Big Ugly Creek (Gill)

Peter Fry

Robert Fry

Russell Fry

Edward Garrett, 2nd Lieutenant

Isaac G. Gartin, 2nd Lieutenant, Little Harts Creek

George Godby

Tolbert S. Godby, 1st Sergeant

Isaac O. Jeffrey

Henderson Lambert, Bend of the River

William C. Lambert, Bend of the River area

Ira Lucas

Calahill McCloud, Harts Creek or Twelve Pole Creek

Charles McCloud

Jackson McCloud

John McCloud

B. McNeely

James Mullins

Martin Van Buren Mullins, Harts Creek

Robert “Bob” Mullins, Harts Creek

Spencer A. Mullins, Bridge Branch area (Atenville)

Weddington Mullins, Harts Creek

Daniel “Bill” Nester, Browns Branch

William Owens

Arnold Perry

D.H. Perry

Jeremiah Perry

Thompson Perry

Andrew Robinson, Harts Creek

John R. Robinson

Griffin Stollings

Jefferson Thompson, Thompson Branch of Harts Creek

Alford Tomblin, Sr., Harts Creek

Alford Tomblin, Jr., Harts Creek

James Tomblin

Moses Tomblin

Burbus C. Toney, Green Shoal area (Toney)

Squire Toney, Big Ugly Creek

Andrew Jackson Vance

Abner Vance, West Fork of Harts Creek

Addison Vance

Lewis Vance

James Wills

Abijah “Bige” Workman

David Workman

John W. Workman

Moses Workman

Obediah Workman

William Workman

(*) denotes my direct ancestors

Vinson Family Cemetery (2000)

18 Friday Sep 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Cemeteries, Harts

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Bill Brewster, cemeteries, Ernest C. Tomblin, Gary H. Brewster, Gene Howard Brewster, genealogy, Genettie Sizemore, Harts, history, Kelley Denoris, Lincoln County, Moss Vinson, Moss Vinson Jr., Orchard Branch, Roxie Vinson, Vinson Family Cemetery, West Virginia

The Vinson Family Cemetery, which I visited on 28 June 2000, is located on Orchard Branch in Harts, Lincoln County, WV.

Row 1

Gene Howard Brewster (1945-1984)

Bill Brewster (1910-1984); s/o William and Aleyfare (Adkins) Brewster

Gary H. Brewster (18 May 1949-1 October 1981)

Genettie Sizemore (1900-1982)

Row 2

Kelley Denoris (17 December 1951-10 November 1990)

Row 3

Moss Vinson, Jr. (06 February 1948-03 June 1972); s/o Moss and Roxie (Tomblin) Vinson

Moss Vinson (05 September 1922-05 December 1989); s/o Lafayette and Elizabeth (Robinson) Vinson

Roxie Vinson (04 November 1926-1999); d/o Jackson and Elzina (Adkins) Tomblin; m. Moss Vinson on 07 May 1946

Row 4

Ernest C. Tomblin (13 January 1924-30 December 1986); s/o Jackson and Elzina (Adkins) Tomblin; US ARMY WWII

Hart (1891-1892)

27 Thursday Aug 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Harts, Lincoln County Feud

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Al Brumfield, Appalachia, geography, Green Shoal, Guyandotte River, Harts Creek, history, Lincoln County, map, photos, U.S. South, West Fork, West Virginia

Hart, noting "Brumfield's Store," in 1891-1892.

Hart, noting “Brumfield’s Store,” in 1891-1892. Al Brumfield owned the store.

Jessie Brumfield cup and saucer (2014)

29 Wednesday Jul 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Harts

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Jessie Brumfield cup and saucer, Harts, WV, 2014

Jessie Brumfield cup and saucer, Harts, WV, 2014

Andrew D. Robinson (1867)

12 Sunday Jul 2015

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Andrew D. Robinson, Appalachia, Guyandotte River, Harts Creek, history, Logan County, road supervisor, Smokehouse Fork, West Virginia

Andrew D. Robinson is appointed road supervisor, November 1867 (p. 49). Commissioners Record Book 1, Logan County Clerk's Office, Logan, WV.

Andrew D. Robinson is appointed road supervisor, November 1867 (p. 49). Commissioners Record Book 1, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.

Adkins Family Signatures

01 Wednesday Jul 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Harts

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Alberta Adkins, Bill Adkins, Cora B. Thomas, Edith Adkins, genealogy, Goldie Adkins, Harts, history, House of Delegates, Inez Adkins, Irene Adkins, John Adkins, life, Lincoln County, Phillip Adkins, Rinda Adkins, Sam Adkins, sheriff, Virgie Adkins, Watson Adkins, West Virginia, Wetzel Adkins

Adkins Family Signatures 1

Signatures of Rinda Adkins (1884-1980), Watson Adkins (1898-1961), Inez Adkins (1905-1990), and Bill Adkins (1906-1996). Watson Adkins was a member of the WV House of Delegates and a Lincoln County Sheriff.

Adkins Family Signatures 2

Signatures of Virgie Adkins, Phillip Adkins (b.1912), Alberta Adkins (b.1922), John Adkins (1916-1980), Goldie Adkins (1918-1992), Sam Adkins (1914-1976), Edith Adkins (1912-1975), Wetzel Adkins (1923-1989), Irene Adkins (b.1928), and Cora B. Thomas (b.1900).

Isaiah Adkins grave (2015)

01 Wednesday Jul 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Cemeteries, Harts

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Adkins Family Cemetery, Appalachia, cemeteries, genealogy, Harts, history, Isaiah Adkins, Jacob K. Adkins, Lincoln County, Malinda Adkins, U.S. South, West Virginia

Isaiah Adkins grave, located at the Adkins cemetery in Harts, Lincoln County, WV. Isaiah was the son of Jacob K. and Malinda (Williamson) Adkins

Isaiah Adkins grave, located at the Adkins cemetery in Harts, Lincoln County, WV. Isaiah was the son of Jacob K. and Malinda (Williamson) Adkins

Isaac Adkins grave (2003)

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in African American History, Harts

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The Isaac Adkins grave is located at the Adkins Cemetery in Harts, Lincoln County, WV. Isaac (1790-1854), my great-great-great-great-great-grandfather was the second-largest slave-owner in Logan County in 1850

Isaac Adkins (1790-1854), my great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, was the Harts Creek community’s wealthiest resident and Logan County’s second-largest slave-owner as of 1850. His grave is located at the Adkins Cemetery in Harts, Lincoln County, WV. 2003

Sims Index to Land Grants (1952)

20 Saturday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Fourteen, Green Shoal, Harts, Little Harts Creek, Queens Ridge, Sand Creek

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A.F. McKendree, Abbotts Branch, Abijah Workman, Abner Vance, Admiral S. Fry, Albert Abbott, Alexander Tomblin, Allen Adkins, Allen Butcher, Anderson Barker, Andrew Dial, Andrew Elkins, Anthony Lawson, Archibald Elkins, Arnold Perry, Baptist Fry, Barnabus Carter, Big Ugly Creek, Burbus C. Toney, Cabell County, Charles Adkins, Charles F. Dingess, Charles J. Stone, Charles Lattin, Charles Spurlock, Charleston, Christian T. Fry, Crispin S. Stone, Cultural Center, Dicy Adams, Douglas Branch, Edmund Toney, Elias Adkins, Elijah A. Gartin, Evermont Ward, Fourteen Mile Creek, Francis Browning, Garland Conley, genealogy, George Hager, George Perry, Grandison B. Moore, Green Shoal, Hamilton Fry, Harts Creek, Harvey Elkins, Harvey S. Dingess, Harvey Smith, Henderson Dingess, Henry Adkins, Henry Conley, history, Ira Lucas, Isaac Adkins, Isaac Fry, Isaac Samuels, Isaiah Adkins, Jacob Stollings, Jake Adkins, James Browning, James Butcher, James Justice, James Smith, James Toney, James Wilson, Jeremiah Farmer, Joel Elkins, John Dalton, John Dempsey, John Fry, John Gore, John H. Brumfield, John Rowe, John W. Sartin, John Washington Adams, John Workman, Joseph Adams, Joseph Fry, Joseph Gore, Josephus Workman, Joshua Butcher, Kiahs Creek, Levi Collins, Lewis Adkins, Lilly's Branch, Limestone Creek, Little Harts Creek, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Low Gap Branch, Mathias Elkins, Meekin Vance, Melville Childers, Moses Brown, Moses Harrison, Moses Workman, Noah Hainer, Obediah Merritt, Obediah Workman, Paris Vance, Patton Thompson, Peter Dingess, Peter Mullins, Polly Vance, Price Lucas, Ralph Lucas, Reese W. Elkins, Richard Elkins, Richard Vance, Robert Elkins, Robert Hensley, Robert Lilly, Royal Childers, Sally McComas, Samuel Damron, Samuel Ferrell, Samuel Lambert, Samuel Parsons, Samuel Short, Samuel Vannatter, Sand Creek, Sims Index to Land Grants, Spencer A. Mullins, Squire Toney, Stephen Lambert, Thomas A. Childers, Thomas Dunn English, Thomas P. Spears, Wesley Vance, West Virginia, West Virginia State Archives, William Brown, William Buffington, William Dalton, William Hainer, William Johnson, William P. Blankenship, William Smith, William Straton, William T. Nichols, William Thompson, William Vance, William Wirt Brumfield

Persons receiving land grants between 1812 and 1860, including acreage totals, for the following streams located in Logan and Cabell counties, (West) Virginia: Big Harts Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Fourteen Mile Creek, Little Harts Creek, Sand Creek, Kiah’s Creek, Green Shoal, Brown’s (Abbott’s) Branch, Douglas Branch, Low Gap Branch, Lilly’s Branch, and Limestone (partial). This list does not necessarily reflect ALL of the person’s landholdings; only land in the Harts Creek community are noted. Also, some persons are duplicated due to receiving grants individually or jointly. Known nonresident landowners are denoted by a (*). My ancestors are placed in bold font. Note: This is a work in progress.

Anthony Lawson*, 6502 acres

Anthony Lawson et al*, 3400 acres

Charles Lattin et al, 2667 acres

John H. Brumfield et al, 2328 acres

Spencer A. Mullins, 2145 acres

John Dempsey et al*, 2090 acres

Isaiah Adkins, 2058 acres

Evermont Ward*, 1800 acres

William Johnson, 1794 acres

Elijah A. Garten, 1620 acres

Charles J. Stone, 1610 acres

Hamilton Fry, 1488 acres

William Johnson et al, 1435 acres

Burbus C. Toney, 1332 acres

William Straton et al*, 1319 acres

Thomas Dunn English*, 1085 acres

Thomas A. Childers et al*, 1050 acres

Samuel Damron et al, 1043 acres

Joshua Butcher, 808 acres

William Straton*, 791 acres

Elijah A. Garten et al, 770 acres

Isaac Adkins, 720 acres

Moses Harrison et al, 700 acres

Abner Vance, Jr., 642 acres

George Hager et al, 600 acres

Isaac Adkins, Jr., 595 acres

Samuel Short et al*, 561 acres

Elias Adkins, 560 acres

George Hager, 520 acres

Crispin S. Stone et al, 485 acres

John H. Brumfield, 480 acres

Moses Brown, 412 acres

Peter Mullins, 408 acres

Robert Lilly, 393 acres

Joseph and Dicy Adams, 384 acres

Charles Lattin, 378 acres

Albert Abbot, 370 acres

Christian T. Fry, 367 acres

Lorenzo D. Hill, 340 acres

Lewis Adkins et al, 325 acres

Enos “Jake” Adkins, 320 acres

Richard Elkins, 311 acres

Obadiah Merret*, 310 acres

Squire Toney, 307 acres

Isaac Samuels et al*, 300 acres

William T. Nicholls et al*, 296 acres

Samuel Lambert, 269 acres

Richard Elkin, Jr. et al, 260 acres

Anderson Barker, Jr. et al, 250 acres

Noah and William Haner et al, 250 acres

William Smith et al, 250 acres

Harvey S. Dingess, 242 acres

Abijah Workman, 239 acres

Samuel Ferrell, 238 acres

Noah Haner et al, 235 acres

Charles F. Dingess & Peter Dingess, Jr., 233 acres

Henderson Dingess, 233 acres

Richard Elkins et al, 230 acres

James Justice*, 220 acres

John Fry, 204 acres

Elias and Allen Adkins et al, 200 acres

James Smith and Harvey Smith, 200 acres

James Toney et al, 200 acres

James Browning, 190 acres

William Buffington et al*, 190 acres

Charles Lucas, 190 acres

James Wilson et al*, 190 acres

James Butcher, 185 acres

Jacob Stollings, 185 acres

A.F. McKendree et al*, 185 acres

Grandison B. Moore, 180 acres

Peter Dingess, 170 acres

Joseph Fry, 162 acres

Robert Elkin, 160 acres

Admiral S. Fry, 157 acres

Robert Hensley, 154 acres

Richard Vance, 153 acres

Levi Collins, 150 acres

Harvey Elkins, 148 acres

James Smith, 148 acres

Reese W. Elkins, 125 acres

John Fry, Jr., 125 acres

Price Lucas, 125 acres

Ralph Lucas, 125 acres

William Dalton, 123 acres

Andrew Dial, 120 acres

Lewis Adkins, 116 acres

Patton Thompson, Jr., 112 acres

John W. Adams, Jr., 110 acres

Charles Adkins, 110 acres

Obediah Workman, 106 acres

Stephen Lambert, 105 acres

John Goare, 104 acres

Moses Workman and John Workman, 100 acres

James Toney, 95 acres

Francis Browning, 94 acres

Alexander Tombolin, 94 acres

Allen Butcher, 93 acres

Ira Lucas, 93 acres

William P. Blankenship, 92 acres

David Robison, 92 acres

Joseph Gore, 90 acres

Archibald Elkins, 87 ½ acres

Anderson Barker et al, 85 acres

Isaac Fry et al, 85 acres

Paris Vance, 84 acres

William Brumfield, 75 acres

Henry Conley, 75 acres

Squire Toney et al, 75 acres

Andrew Dial et al, 73 acres

Burbus C. Toney et al, 73 acres

Henry Adkins, 70 acres

Isaiah and Charles Adkins, 70 acres

John W. Sartin, 70 acres

Barnabus Carter, 65 acres

Mathias Elkin, 63 acres

Patton Thompson, 62 acres

Samuel Parsons*, 60 acres

Harvey and Andrew Elkin, 55 acres

Meken Vance, 55 acres

Joel Elkins, 50 acres

Jeremiah Farmer, 50 acres

Baptist Fry, 50 acres

William Smith, 50 acres

Thomas P. Spears, 50 acres

Charles Spurlock, 50 acres

Samuel Vannatter et al, 50 acres

Edmund Toney, 46 acres

Sally McComas et al heirs, 45 acres

George Perry, 44 acres

Arnold Perry, Jr., 40 acres

William Thompson, 40 acres

John Workman, 40 acres

Josephus Workman, 40 acres

John Rowe, 38 acres

Melville Childers et al*, 37 acres

John Dalton, 34 acres

Polly Vance and William Vance (son), 33 acres

Garland Conley, Jr., 32 acres

Moses Workman, 26 acres

William Brown, 25 acres

Royal Childers*, 25 acres

Wesley Vance, 25 acres

Richard Vance, Jr., 13 acres

Source: Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia (Charleston, WV: State of West Virginia, 1952). Thanks to the West Virginia State Archives at the Cultural Center in Charleston, West Virginia, for use of the book.

Watson Adkins timber ledger (1944)

06 Saturday Jun 2015

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Watson Adkins timber ledger, Harts, WV, 1944

Watson Adkins timber ledger, Harts, WV, 1944

Taylor Books

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Here I am meeting wonderful people at Taylor Books in Charleston, WV

Here I am meeting wonderful people on 30 May 2015 at Taylor Books in Charleston, WV

Bill Brumfield grave (2015)

26 Tuesday May 2015

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Bill Brumfield grave, located at Cole Branch of Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County, WV

Bill Brumfield grave, located at Cole Branch of Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County, WV

Isaac Adkins Shoals (2007)

11 Monday May 2015

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Isaac Adkins Shoals, Harts, WV, 2007

Isaac Adkins Shoals, Harts, WV, 2007

Harts 07.10.1925

03 Sunday May 2015

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An unnamed local correspondent at Harts in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on 10 July 1925:

Warren Browning, Harry Curry, John Dalton, Georgia Curry, Everett Adkins and Nessel Curry were seen car riding Sunday.

Tom Brumfield has bought him a Studebaker car and was seen riding Sunday.

Roxie Tomblin was calling on Ireland Mullins Sunday.

Harriet Curry was calling on Jerona Moore Adams Sunday.

Georgia Curry was calling on John Dalton Sunday evening.

George Curry was calling on John Willard Miller.

Wonder why Billy Brumfield is visiting Fry so much?

Warren Browning and Miss Mary Robinson were seen out car riding Sunday evening.

Fisher B. Thompson and Miss Lizzie Dalton were seen out walking Sunday.

Everett Adkins was calling on Miss Josephine Robinson Sunday.

Misses Laura Adkins and Bell Adkins were guests of Mrs. Josephine Robinson Sunday.

Misses Hollena Adkins and Weltha Adams were the guests of Mrs. Josephine Robinson Sunday.

Roxie Tomblin, Georgia Curry, Harriett Curry and Nessel Vance were seen out walking Sunday evening.

John Dalton was calling on Miss Susie Adkins, Sunday evening.

Harts 07.03.1925

02 Saturday May 2015

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An unnamed local correspondent at Harts in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on 3 July 1925:

Mr. and Mrs. Rosco Dingess, of Blair, spent the week end visiting friends and relatives at Harts.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dingess, of Logan, and sister, Miss Ina Dingess were visiting relatives at Harts, Sunday.

Miss Jessie Brumfield, of Harts was shopping in Logan, Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fisher B. Adkins, of Harts, spent Sunday at Camden Park in Huntington.

Mr. and Mrs. John McEldowney returned to their home at Charleston, Sunday after a few weeks visit with friends and relatives at Harts.

Mrs. John Beamins, of Holden, was the guest of Mrs. Robert Brumfield, at Harts, Sunday.

Miss Sylvia Shelton, of Sand Creek passed through our town Sunday.

Mr. Amon Ferguson, of Huntington, was calling on Miss Ora Dingess at Harts Saturday and Sunday.

Mr. Chas. Brumfield and little son, Howard were visiting relatives in Huntington and Ashland, Ky. this week.

Mr. James Auxier Newman, of Huntington, was calling on friends at this place, Monday, while enroute to Big Creek.

People at this place were glad to see Hendrix Brumfield on our streets again.

Rev. Gartin is teaching a successful singing school at Harts. Everybody is invited to come.

Miss May Caines, of Wayne, was calling on Miss Jessie Brumfield, at Harts, Sunday.

Herbert Adkins was transacting business in Logan, Saturday.

It was a great shock to the people of this place to hear of the death of Bill Porter, for he had a wide circle of friends at Harts.

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