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Whirlwind News 02.03.1928

29 Friday Jun 2018

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Queens Ridge, Whirlwind

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Appalachia, Carl Adams, Charley Adams, genealogy, George McCloud, Harts Creek, history, Ireland Mullins, Logan Banner, Logan County, Mingo County, Peter Mullins, Queens Ridge, Robert Martin, Susan McCloud, Twelve Pole Creek, West Virginia, Whirlwind

An unknown correspondent from Whirlwind in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on February 3, 1928:

Carl Adams was visiting friends on Twelve Pole Friday.

Ireland Mullins was the all night guest at Mollie Robinson’s Friday.

Charley Adams is very ill at this writing.

We are glad that Carl Adams is improving.

George McCloud spent Friday night with his uncle R.L. Martin of Queens Ridge.

Susan McCloud was calling on friends at Peter Mullins’ Wednesday.

Whirlwind News 08.24.1926

13 Wednesday Jun 2018

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Coal, Queens Ridge, Whirlwind

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Anna Adams, Appalachia, Bernie Adams, Carl Adams, Charlie Mullins, Clinton Adams, coal, Edgar McCloud, Frank Bradshaw, genealogy, George McCloud Jr., Harts Creek, history, Hoover School, Howard Adams, Logan Banner, Logan County, Lucy McCloud, Margaret Wiley, Mary Honaker, May Robinson, Mildred Adams, Mt. Gay, Mud Fork, Pearly McCloud, Peter Mullins, Queens Ridge, Roy Browning, Sol Adams, Trace Fork, West Virginia, Whirlwind

An unknown correspondent from Whirlwind in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on August 24, 1926:

We are having plenty of rain at this writing.

Howard Adams is going to teach our school on Hoover. We are expecting a good school.

Miss Lucy McCloud visited her grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Wiley of Queen’s Ridge, last Tuesday.

Mrs. Anna Adams of Trace Fork is very ill at present.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Browning of Mud Fork are visiting Mrs. Browning’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mullins of Hart’s Creek.

Miss Pearly McCloud made a flying trip to Sol Adams’ Wednesday.

Charlie Mullins and Edgar McCloud have completed their coal tipple.

Carl Adams and Geo. McCloud Jr., are coal mining on the left hand Fork of Hoover.

Miss Mildred Adams has returned from Mt. Gay where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Bradshaw.

Mrs. Mary Honaker was the guest of Miss May Robinson last Sunday.

Clinton Adams was taking his vacation last week.

Wonder what makes Bernie Adams look so downhearted? Ask Tilda. She knows.

Howard Adams was seen coming up the creek with a broom. Wonder what’s going to happen?

Daily happenings: Edgar and his new slippers; Carl and his white hogs; Herb and his lantern; Pearl and her blue dress; Howard and his talking machine; Charlie and his kodak; Bernie and his cob pipe.

Henry Conley Deed to John Workman (1854)

10 Saturday Mar 2018

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Kiahsville, Queens Ridge

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Appalachia, genealogy, Harts Creek District, Henry Conley, history, John Workman, justice of the peace, Kiahs Fork, Lincoln County, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Twelve Pole Creek, Vance Trace Branch, Virginia, West Virginia, William Straton

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Deed Book C, page ___, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This property is located in present-day Harts Creek District off Lincoln County, WV.

Queens Ridge News 05.13.1927

27 Monday Nov 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Queens Ridge, Spottswood, Whirlwind

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Appalachia, Belle Dora Adams, Carl Mullins, Cecil McCloud, Garnet Martin, Garnet Mullins, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Hoover Fork, Howard Adams, Ireland Mullins, Jonas Branch, Logan Banner, Logan County, Lucy McCloud, New Orleans, Paralee Browning, Queens Ridge, Robert Martin, Trace Fork, Troy Town, West Virginia

An unknown correspondent from Queens Ridge (Harts Creek) in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on May 13, 1927:

Mrs. Paralee Browning and Garnet Mullins of Lower Hoover were the evening guests of Cecil McCloud Sunday.

Ireland and Carl Mullins went up Hoover late Sunday enroute to Troy Town.

Mrs. Belle Dora Adams is going to have a son-in-law, some one said. Gee, the girls will have to quit flirting with Charley.

Lucy McCloud was visiting her aunt Mrs. Garnet Martin here Saturday.

R.L. Martin was renewing old acquaintances on Jonas Branch.

Howard Adams made a business trip to New Orleans. Many tears were shed on account of his own absence.

Whirlwind News 01.18.1927

25 Wednesday Oct 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Chapmanville, Logan, Queens Ridge, Whirlwind

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Anthony Adams, Appalachia, Bob Dingess, Bob Mullins Cemetery, Burl Adams, Chapmanville, Christian Church, Elias Workman, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Howard Adams, Isaac Marion Nelson, John Adams, Logan, Logan Banner, Logan County, Queens Ridge, R.G. Short, Trace Fork, Viola Adams, West Virginia, Whirlwind

An unknown correspondent from Whirlwind in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on January 18, 1927:

The Trace Sunday school is progressing nicely. A large crowd attended Sunday.

Anthony Adams of Logan was visiting relatives on Harts Creek Saturday.

Viola Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Adams, died of appendicitis Monday. Funeral services were held at the Mullins cemetery.

Burl Adams of Chapmanville was visiting relatives on Harts Creek Sunday.

Cole Baisden made a business trip to Logan Monday.

David Dingess…

Rev. I.M. Nelson and R.G. Short are going to hold a revival at the Christian church on Trace, beginning January 16.

R.L. Dingess of Whirlwind spent Saturday with his parents at Queen’s Ridge.

Some of the daily acts: Grover and his dogs; Phillip collecting the news; Charley and his kodak; Pearly looking for Burl; Carl cold trailing and Clinton carrying the news.

Howard Adams was seen going through town Saturday. Guess he was out on business.

Elias Workman has been on the sick list for the past two weeks.

Whirlwind News 03.08.1927

03 Sunday Sep 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Logan, Queens Ridge, Whirlwind

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Annie Dingess, Anthony Adams, Appalachia, Bob Dingess, Buck Creek, Burl Mullins, Carl Adams, Charles Curry, Charley Mullins, Daniel McCloud, Edward Hensley, Ewell Mullins, Frank Adams, genealogy, Harts Creek, Hoover Fork, Hoover School House, Isom Workman, Logan, Logan Banner, Logan County, Lora Belle Martin, Lucy B. Mullins, Lucy McCloud, moonshine, moonshining, Mud Fork, preacher, Queens Ridge, T.H. Adams, Twelve Pole Creek, Washington, West Virginia, Whirlwind, Wilburn Mullins

An unknown correspondent from Whirlwind in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on March 8, 1927:

Edward Hensley, the prohibitionist, and Frank Adams, the constable, are constantly on their duty trying to catch all the moonshiners at present.

Anthony Adams of Logan visited relatives at Whirlwind Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Dingess of Whirlwind spent Sunday with their parents at Queens Ridge.

A large crowd visited the Hoover school house Sunday expecting to hear a sermon delivered by Rev. Chas. Curry, but were badly disappointed as Curry was not present.

Daniel McCloud has postponed his singing school, as there are several pupils suffering with smallpox at the place where the school is being taught.

T.H. Adams went through town with a basket in his hand Sunday.

Burl Mullins of Buck Creek spent Sunday on Hoover with his sweetie.

Wilburn Mullins of Mud Fork is still visiting Hoover regularly.

Charley Mullins made a business trip to Twelve Pole Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Ewell Mullins made a flying trip to Washington, D.C., last week. Guess they had a message for the President.

Carl Adams is still cold trailing. Carl says he is going to stop if the trail doesn’t get warmer.

Isom Workman was calling on Miss Lucy B. Mullins Sunday.

Miss Lucy B. McCloud of Hoover was visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lora B. Martin, of Queens Ridge Sunday.

Whirlwind News 11.26.1926

15 Saturday Jul 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Dingess, Queens Ridge, Whirlwind

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Alice McCloud, Appalachia, Carl Adams, Charley Mullins, Dingess, Florence Adams, genealogy, George McCloud Jr., Gillis Adams, history, Hoover Fork, Howard Adams, Ireland Mullins, Logan Banner, Logan County, Lucy McCloud, Mason Adams, May Robinson, Mollie Robinson, Queens Ridge, timber, timbering, West Virginia, Whirlwind

An unknown correspondent from Whirlwind in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on November 26, 1926:

All the boys and girls of Hoover attended the spelling match at the Hoover school Friday and all reported a nice time.

Ireland Mullins was calling on friends at Mollie Robinson’s Saturday evening.

Mason Adams was the guest of Florence Adams Saturday.

Lucy McCloud was visiting her grandmother at Queen’s Ridge Wednesday.

Alice McCloud was looking sad Friday. Cheer up, Alice. I hope Si won’t forsake you.

Wonder who the three good-looking boys were leaving the left fork of Hoover late Sunday evening.

Look out, boys. Gillis Adams is coming back to Hoover Saturday.

Charley Mullins and George McCloud, Jr. were hauling lumber from Dingess Saturday. Boys, are you going again next Saturday?

May Robinson looked so sad Sunday. Cheer up, May. Winter sure is here.

Howard Adams is looking lonely since his girl went to Twelve Pole to spend a few weeks.

Carl Adams is right on his job this week. Stay right with it, Carl. Sunday comes but once a week.

Daily happenings: Carl and his chewing gum; Burl and his tie; Howard and his shoes; Hays and his milk; Burnett and his ring.

Chapmanville District Schools (1927) 2

15 Thursday Jun 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Civil War, Halcyon, Native American History, Queens Ridge, Shively, Spottswood, Stone Branch, Warren, Whirlwind, Yantus

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Albert Thornton, Alice Dingess, Alonzo, Anna Adams, Appalachia, Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Beatrice Adams, Ben Adams, Bob Dingess, Brown's Run, Browns Run School, Buck Fork, Buck Fork School, Bud Dingess School, Bulwark School, Chapmanville District, civil war, Cole Adams, Confederate Army, Conley School, Crawley Creek, Daisy Dingess, Dalton School, Dave Dingess School, Dixie Mullins, E. Burton, East Fork, Ed Dalton, education, Edward Chapman, F.M. McKay, Fisher B. Adkins, Fisher Thompson, genealogy, George Doss, George Mullins School, Harts Creek, history, Hoover School, Howard Adams, Hugh Dingess School, Ina Dingess, Ivy Branch School, J.A. Vickers, J.L. Thomas, John Conley, John Dingess, L.D. Stollings, Lee Dingess School, Limestone Creek, Local History and Topography of Logan County, Logan County, Lower Trace School, Manor School, Marsh Fork, Melvin Plumley, Middle Fork, Native Americans, Pigeon Roost, Piney School, Reuben Conley, Road Fork, Rocky School, Sallie Dingess, Smokehouse Fork, Stephen Hart, Striker School, T. Doss, Thelma Dingess, Three Fork School, Tim's Fork, Timothy Dwight, Twelve Pole Creek, Ula Adams, Union Army, West Fork, West Virginia, White Oak School, Workman School, World War I

Teachers identified the following schools in Chapmanville District of Logan County, WV, and offered a bit of local history in 1927:

Dave Dingess School, est. 1814

Ula Adams, teacher

One room frame school

“Harts Creek derived its name from Steven Harts, said to have been killed by Indians on the creek.”

Striker School, est. about 1874

Edward Chapman, teacher

One room frame building

Three Fork School, est. 1878

One room frame building, originally a log house

Nine Confederate veterans live here: George Doss, T. Doss, L.D. Stollings, Ed Dalton, Ruben Conley, John Conley, Ben Adams, E. Burton, Melvin Plumley. A Union veteran lives here; he originated elsewhere. Three branches of Crawley Creek are Road Fork, Middle Fork, and Pigeon Roost. Alonzo is the local post office.

Bulwark School, est. 1880

Robert Dingess, teacher

One room frame building

“All fought on the Confederate side” during the Civil War. One man gained great merit from our district as a marksman with the American marines during World War I.

Lee Dingess School, est. 1891

Cole Adams, teacher

One room frame

Five local men served in the Confederate Army.

Browns Run School, est. 1892

Ina Dingess, teacher

One room frame building

“Sent several soldiers to help the South.” The fork is named for a Brown who lived at its mouth.

Buck Fork School, est. 1894

No teacher given

One room frame building

A Church of Christ exists nearby. Three local men served in the Confederate Army. One local soldier lost both hands in World War I.

Ivy Branch School, est. 1895

Anna Adams, teacher

Albert Thornton was the first teacher here. “Trace Fork received its name from the original road leading to Twelve Pole Creek.”

Hugh Dingess School, est. 1897

Sallie Dingess, teacher

One room frame building

Conley School, est. 1897

J.L. Thomas, teacher

One room frame building

The first house built on Smoke House Fork at its mouth had no chimney for quite a while and smoked badly.

Dalton School, est. 1897

Thelma Dingess, teacher

One room frame building

“This district furnished a lot of Civil War veterans and played her part.”

Bud Dingess School, est. 1904

Beatrice Adams, teacher

One room frame building

“East Fork named on account of its being the most Eastern fork of Harts Creek.” One local soldier served in the Confederate Army.

Hoover School, est. 1910

Howard Adams, teacher

One room frame building

A Christian Church exists in the vicinity. Four local men served in the Confederate ARmy. “Harts Creek named from Steven Harts murdered by Indians.” Three boys went from here and one was wounded at the battle of Argonne.

George Mullins School, est. 1910

Dixie Mullins, teacher

One room frame building

“Buck Fork named from large number of male deer on creek.”

Rocky School (no date)

Daisy Given Dingess, teacher

References an Indian mound on Pigeon Roost where tomahawks, arrowheads, etc. can be found. Indian burial ground.

Under the Tim’s Fork entry, it says that John Dingess was killed in battle at Cloyd’s farm. Tim’s Fork is named for Timothy Dwight, who lived there.

Lower Trace School, est. 1919

Alice Dingess, teacher

Two room frame building

“Sent several soldiers to help the South.” Also, “Harts Creek named from Steven Harts.”

Piney School, est. 1921

F.M. McKay, teacher

One room building

No permanent churches exist locally; people meet occasionally in one of the school houses. Four local men served in the Confederate Army. “Piney was named because of so much pine growing there.”

White Oak School, est. 1922

Fisher Thompson, teacher

One room rented frame building

Manor School, est. 1923

Located at Limestone

Workman School, est. 1924

Fisher B. Adkins, teacher

One room frame building

Marsh Fork derived its name from the marshy land near its mouth.

Source: Local History and Topography of Logan County by J.A. Vickers (Charleston, WV: George M. Ford, State Superintendent, 1927).

Harts Creek District Educational Directory, 1914-1929

12 Monday Jun 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Banco, Big Harts Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Dollie, Ferrellsburg, Fourteen, Harts, Queens Ridge, Rector, Sand Creek, Toney

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Appalachia, Banco, Ben Walker, board of education, Bob Brumfield, Brad Toney, education, Ferrellsburg, genealogy, Harts, Harts Creek District, history, James B. Toney, Jim Brumfield, Joe Maynard, John Hager, Lee Toney, Lewis Dempsey, Lincoln County, M.F. McComas, Matthew Farley, Milt Ferrell, Queens Ridge, Ralph Nelson, Rector, Robert Martin, Sand Creek, Toney, Ward Brumfield, Watson Adkins, West Virginia

The following persons served as members of the Harts Creek District Board of Education in Lincoln County, WV:

1914-1915

B.W. Walker, president, Ferrellsburg

Lewis Dempsey, commissioner, Ferrellsburg

B.D. Toney, commissioner, Toney

Ward Brumfield, secretary, Queens Ridge

1915-1916

J.B. Toney, president, Queens Ridge

Lee Toney, commissioner, Rector

B.D. Toney, commissioner, Toney

Ward Brumfield, secretary, Ferrellsburg

1916-1917

J.B. Toney, president, Queens Ridge

Lee Toney, commissioner, Rector

B.D. Toney, commissioner, Toney

Ward Brumfield, secretary, Harts

1917-1918

J.B. Toney, president, Queens Ridge

Lee Toney, commissioner, Rector

John Hager, commissioner, Rector

Ward Brumfield, secretary, Harts

1918-1919

J.B. Toney, president, Queens Ridge

Lee Toney, commissioner, Rector

John Hager, commissioner, Rector

Ward Brumfield, secretary, Harts

1919-1920

M.F. McComas, president, Banco

Ralph Nelson, commissioner, Queens Ridge

John M. Hager, commissioner, Rector

Watson Adkins, secretary, Sand Creek

1920-1921

M.F. McComas, president, Banco

Ralph Nelson, commissioner, Queens Ridge

John M. Hager, commissioner, Rector

Lewis Dempsey, secretary, Harts

1921-1922

No board members listed

1922-1923

J.M. Ferrell, president, Dollie

Watson Adkins, secretary, Harts

1923-1924

Robert Brumfield, president, Harts

Ward Brumfield, secretary, Harts

1924-1925

Robert Brumfield, president, Harts

James Brumfield, commissioner, Ferrellsburg

J.M. Ferrell, commissioner, Rector

Ward Brumfield, secretary, Harts

1925-1926

No board members listed

1926-1927

Robert Brumfield, president, Harts

Milton Ferrell, commissioner, Rector

James Brumfield, commissioner, Toney

Robert Martin, secretary, Queens Ridge

1928-1929

M.C. Farley, president, Fourteen

Gilbert Toppings, commissioner, Queens Ridge

Joe Maynard, commissioner, no address given

R.L. Martin, secretary, Queens Ridge

NOTE: In 1928-1929, Harts Creek District had 24 one-room schools with a total enrollment of 574.

Manns Knob Fire Tower and Residence (2017)

14 Friday Apr 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Fourteen, Little Harts Creek, Queens Ridge

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Appalachia, Brandon Kirk, fire towers, Gartin Knob, history, Lincoln County, Little Harts Creek, Lloyd Frye, Manns Knob, photos, Phyllis Kirk, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Reference Mark, Wayne County, West Virginia

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West Virginia once hosted more than 70 fire towers. Today, the number is just over a dozen. For more on West Virginia fire towers, follow this link: http://www.firehouse.com/news/10508169/west-virginia-fire-towers-make-unique-tourist-attractions

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The Manns Knob Fire Tower, built during the 1930s, sits at an elevation of 1439 feet. I love the little house that is located beside of the tower. My great-uncle Lloyd Frye once lived here. 12 February 2017.

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U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Reference Mark. For more on these, follow this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._National_Geodetic_Survey

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One view from the tower. 12 February 2017.

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Photo by Mom. 12 February 2017.

Queens Ridge News 05.21.1926

06 Monday Mar 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Holden, Queens Ridge

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Annie Dingess, Appalachia, Bob Dingess, Cecil Brumfield, Charley Brumfield, Charley Evans, Dixie Adams, farming, genealogy, Gillis Adams, Harts Creek, history, Holden, Hoover Fork, Howard Adams, Inez Dingess, Isom Glover, Jake Workman, Logan Banner, Lucy Dingess, Mag Brumfield, Monaville, Mud Fork, Queens Ridge, Roxie Workman, Thompson Branch, Ula Adams, Wayne County, West Virginia

An unknown local correspondent from Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on May 21, 1926:

How do you do, old Banner? Glad to see you again.

We are having some rainy weather at this writing.

Jake Workman, of Holden, is visiting his parents of this place this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Isom Glover of Mud Fork were visiting homefolks Sunday of Thompson Branch.

Gillis Adams of Monaville spent the weekend with homefolks of Hoover.

Charley Evans of Mud Fork attended church here Sunday.

Chas. Brumfield passed through our vicinity last week attending business affairs.

Robert Dingess made a flying trip… [cropped]

[cropped]… ill for the past week or so but is able to be out again.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brumfield, a baby girl.

Mrs. Roxie Workman of Holden has returned home from a visit with her parents of Queen’s Ridge.

Misses Inez and Lucy Dingess were… [cropped]

[cropped]…downhearted Sunday? Cheer up, Freda, maybe it’s not so.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dingess was out car riding Sunday.

Jake Workman was calling on Miss Ula Adams Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Adams are very busy farming this year.

Note: Queens Ridge P.O., located in Wayne County, served Harts Creek in Lincoln and Logan counties. The above news is for Harts Creek area, not Wayne County.

Kiahs Creek Surface Mine (2016)

17 Thursday Nov 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Coal, Kiahsville, Queens Ridge

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Appalachia, coal, Kiahs Creek, photos, Queens Ridge, Wayne County, West Virginia

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Queens Ridge, Kiahs Creek, Wayne County, WV. 29 October 2016

Queens Ridge Cemetery (2016)

11 Friday Nov 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Cemeteries, Queens Ridge

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Appalachia, Brandon Kirk, genealogy, history, James Maynard, Jesse Maynard, Kiahs Creek, Queens Ridge, Queens Ridge Cemetery, Sarah Maynard, Wayne County, West Virginia

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I first visited Queens Ridge Cemetery on 24 February 1998. Since that time, I’ve returned at least twice. My great-great-great-great-great-grandfather James Maynard (a veteran of the Revolutionary War) is buried in this cemetery. 29 October 2016. Photo by Mom.

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My great-great-great-great-grandparents, Jesse and Sarah (Welch) Maynard, are buried here. 29 October 2016. Photo by Mom.

James “Tar Keg” Maynard Grave (2016)

01 Tuesday Nov 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Cemeteries, Civil War, Kiahsville, Queens Ridge

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Appalachia, Brandon Kirk, cemeteries, civil war, history, James Maynard, Jones Chapel Cemetery, photos, Twelve Pole Creek, Union Army, Wayne County, West Virginia

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I recently visited the grave of my great-great-great-uncle, James “Tar Keg” Maynard, a Union soldier killed during the Civil War. He is buried at the Jones Chapel Cemetery on Twelve Pole Creek in Wayne County, WV. 29 October 2016. Photo by Mom.

Jones Chapel Cemetery (2016)

29 Saturday Oct 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in African American History, Cemeteries, Civil War, Kiahsville, Queens Ridge

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Alberta Jones, Anna Mae Slade, Annie Slade, Appalachia, Betty E. Ramey Jones, Brack Jones, Calista Jones, cemeteries, civil war, Cubie Jones, Cubie Workman, Dova Manns, Eddie Jones, Elizabeth Maynard, Ellen A. Jones, Eugene Manns, Fanny Rigsby, Flora Etta Slade, genealogy, Geraldine Curry, Golden Jones, history, Howard Queen, Isaac Slade, J.B. Rigsby, James Maynard, Jenny Slade, Jesse F. Jones, Jesse Jones, John Jones, Johnny Slade, Jones Chapel Cemetery, Joseph Slade, Josephine Slade, Kiahs Creek, Leonard Manns, Lila Jones, Major Curry, Margaret Jones, Maxine Queen, Nelven Queen, Noah Queen, Noah Slade, Normal Queen, Ora T. Curry, Ossie Rigsby, Polly Slade, Ray Manns, Robert H. Hughes, Rufus Slade, Sallie Jones, slavery, Tennessee Queen, Twelve Pole Creek, Union Army, Virgie Jones, Virginia Ramey, Wayne County, West Virginia, Willie Jones, Yorkie Rigsby

The Jones Chapel Cemetery, which I visited on 29 October 2016, is located at Kiahs Branch of Twelve Pole Creek in Wayne County, West Virginia.

Level 1

Row 1

Little Brack Jones (17 May 1912-6 May 1925)

Eddie Jones (28 April 1868-17 March 1937)

Sallie Jones (19 October 1881-28 January 1957)

Robert H. Hughes (30 May 1910-29 May 1965)

Level 2

Row 1

L. Leonard Manns (13 February 1925-7 October 1994)

Ray Manns (16 March 1931-25 May 1949)

Dova Manns (8 July 1904-10 February 1933)

Eugene Manns (28 December 1932-28 December 1932)

Row 2

Cubie Jones (1890-1954); m. Willie Jones

Willie Jones (1884-1973); s/o Robert L. and Elizabeth Jones

Fanny Rigsby (1865-1955)

J.B. Rigsby (1857-1925)

Ossie Rigsby (12 June 1887-13 February 1919)

Yorkie Rigsby (1 December 1916-10 April 1919)

Geraldine Curry (9 May 1934-19 May 1935)

Major Curry (1882-1955)

Ora T. Curry (1896-1974); m. Major Curry

Level 3

Row 1

John Jones (17 February 1817-15 August 1903)

Margaret Jones (19 September 1839-1920); d/o ___ Helms; m. John Jones

Row 2

Alberta Jones (1905-1936); mother to Quentin Ferrell

Jesse F. Jones (1883-1911); s/o John and Margaret Elizabeth (Helms) Jones

Ellen A. Jones (1886-1909); d/o Sanders and Mary Elizabeth (Maynard) Adkins; m. Jesse F. Jones

Virgie Jones (1905-1908)

Level 4

Row 1

Golden Jones (19 May 1919-17 October 1981)

Jesse Jones (12 July 1904-25 December 1971)

Lila Jones (1877-1965); d/o ___ Maynard; m. John B. Jones

John Jonnie Jones (1873-18 March 1955); s/o John and Margaret Elizabeth (Helms) Jones

little square headstone

rock headstone and footstone

rock headstone and footstone

Row 2

Cubie Workman (12 August 1945-16 September 1945)

(little gap between graves)

Betty E. Ramey Jones (1 November 1861-14 February 1906); m. Robert L. Jones

(little gap between graves)

square headstone and round footstone

rock headstone and footstone

(little gap between graves)

rock headstone and footstone

rock headstone and footstone

Row 3

Maxine Queen (23? April 1933-18? June 1933)

Queen (baby)

Tomblin (baby)

Tennessee Queen (1894-1934); d/o Robert L. and Elizabeth Jones; m. Noah Queen

Noah Queen (1883-1968)

Howard Queen (27? December 1929-February 1936)

Nelven Queen (29 January 1919-24? July 1935)

Chlista Jones (8 June 1888-10 June 1905); d/o Robert L. and Elizabeth Jones

Virginia Jones Ramey (26 April 1881-13 December 1902); d/o Robert L. and Elizabeth Jones; m. Kelly Ramey

Row 4

Normal Queen (9 January 1914-12 October 1964)

Nelven Queen (9 November 1935-24 February 1968)

Slade Section

Row 1

rock headstone and footstone

rock headstone and footstone

Row 2

Jenny Slade

Joseph Slade

rock headstone and footstone

rock headstone and footstone

Row 3

Noah Slade

Polly Slade (12 December 1917-15 March 1920); d/o Joseph and Anna (Park) Slade

Josephene Slade (3 July 1902-27 June 1926); d/o Joseph and Anna (Park) Slade

Annie Slade (20 September 1881-6 July 1921); m. Joseph Slade

Joseph Slade (2 August 1877-15 July 1944)

Row 4

Anna Mae Slade (2 February 1931, only date)

Rufus Slade (12 November 1925-2 October 1926)

Isaac Slade (13 February 1904-1931); s/o Joseph and Anna (Park) Slade

Row 5

Floraetta Slade (6 May 1940-20 January 1941)

Johnny Slade (26 February 1934-24 July 1934)

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John: Freed Slave of John Jones (c.1850-c.1875)

Level 5

Row 1

James Maynard (November 1814-August 1862); born 19 November 1813; s/o Jesse and Sarah (Welch) Maynard; Union soldier killed during Civil War on 9 August 1862; Damron’s Co., Independent WV INF

Elizabeth Maynard (1817-Unknown); born 13 June 1814; d/o James and Sarah (Ratliff) Maynard; m. James “Tar Keg” Maynard

John Doe, Negro Soldier, Died August 1862

Infant Maynard (death date unknown)

Malinda Nester grave (2016)

24 Sunday Apr 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Atenville, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud, Little Harts Creek, Queens Ridge

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I recently visited the grave of Malinda Nester, whose husband John S. Nester appears as a character in “Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy.” 23 April 2016

Wiley-Dalton Cemetery (2016)

24 Sunday Apr 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Atenville, Cemeteries, Little Harts Creek, Queens Ridge

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The Wiley-Dalton Cemetery, which I visited on 23 April 2016, is located in the head of Short Bend of Little Harts Creek in Lincoln County, West Virginia. I last visited this cemetery about 2002.

Milton Maynard (03 August 1949-24 September 2011)

DALTON SECTION

Row 1

Little Alvie (02 August 1963-08 February 2014)

Eloise Dalton (23 March 1939-24 February 2012); m. Alva Dalton on 06/23/1956

Alva Dalton (05 September 1931-09 June 2001); s/o Robert and Elizabeth (Workman) Dalton

Christine Nunley Dalton (09 June 1934-23 December 2002)

Emmett Dalton (23 February 1929-21 August 1984); s/o Robert and Elizabeth (Workman) Dalton; PVT US ARMY KOREA

Elizabeth Dalton (10 February 1909-04 July 1986); d/o Carter and Belle (Browning) Workman; m. Robert Dalton

Robert Dalton (23 February 1902-15 December 1988); s/o James and Viola (Tomblin) Dalton

Row 2

Mary A. Dalton (20 March 1947-28 February 2012); m. Coleman Dalton on 06/21/1972

Coleman “Bud” Dalton (19 August 1937-12 January 1998); s/o Robert and Elizabeth (Workman) Dalton

(gap)

Gail F. Dalton (16 November 1956-05 May 2013)

 

WILEY SECTION

Row 1

Audrey R. Wiley (17 September 2009-16 December 2009)

Row 2

Andrea Renee Wiley (01 October 1965-still alive)

Tony Lee Wiley (12 September 1958-02 October 2004)

Row 3

Linda Sue Wiley (25 September 1957-01 May 1958)

James Odell Wiley (19 August 1955, only date)

Row 4

Silvia Wiley (20 August 1948-still alive)

Ernest Wiley (02 October 1944-01 May 1991); s/o Roosevelt and Hester (Nelson) Wiley

Roosevelt Wiley (27 September 1907-13 June 1985); s/o John and Lizzie (Nelson) Wiley

Hester Wiley (23 August 1916-09 March 2012); d/o MacHurston and Viola (Lovejoy) Nelson; m. Roosevelt Wiley

Elsie M. Kinder (15 August 1942-06 September 2012); d/o Roosevelt and Hester (Nelson) Wiley; m. Edward R. Kinder

Edward R. Kinder (11 September 1940-21 April 1997)

Row 5

Ina Simms (02 July 1951-16 January 2008)

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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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.

Post Offices of Wayne County, WV

28 Saturday Feb 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Adkins Mill, Cove Gap, East Lynn, Kiahsville, Queens Ridge, Stiltner

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The following post offices in Wayne County, West Virginia, represent some of my favorite locations: Adkin’s Mills (1869-1891), Cove Creek (1869-1912), Cove Gap (1877-?), Kiahsville (1884-?), Queen’s Ridge (1884-?), and Stiltner (1906-?). This list will be updated as time permits.

Adkin’s Mills Post Office (1869-1891)

Chapman Adkins: 19 August 1869 – 19 February 1873

Noah Peters: 19 February 1873 – 11 August 1874

Joseph Workman: 11 August 1874 – 14 March 1876

Nathaniel Turner: 14 March 1876 – 5 July 1876

John H. Napier: 5 July 1876 – 8 October 1877

Albert Watts: 8 October 1877 – 23 April 1879

Chapman Fry: 23 April 1879 – 8 January 1880

William Vaughan: 8 January 1880 – 20 September 1888

Charles W. Tabor: 20 September 1888 – 15 August 1889

Thomas Jackson: 15 August 1889 – 14 January 1891

Changed to East Lynn: 14 January 1891

Cove Creek Post Office (1869-1912)

Walter Queen: 17 May 1869 – 11 August 1870

John H. Queen: 11 August 1870 – 31 July 1871

Post office discontinued: 31 July 1871

Jackson Adkins: 8 April 1873 – 25 November 1874

Jesse Fry: 25 November 1874 – 31 May 1881

Walter Queen: 31 May 1881 – 16 August 1889

Walter Frasher: 16 August 1889 – 27 August 1909

Lindsey Frasher: 27 August 1909 – 15 July 1912

Post office discontinued: 15 July 1912, mail to East Lynn

Cove Gap Post Office (1877-?)

John McCoy: 10 January 1877 – 9 October 1877

Alexander Collins: 9 October 1877 – 23 October 1878

George W. Wiley: 23 October 1878 – 31 August 1885

Charles W. Tabor: 31 August 1885 – 20 January 1886

Frank M. Dickson: 20 January 1886 – 16 August 1887

William P. Mankin: 16 August 1887 – 12 October 1889

Rufus Pack: 12 October 1889 – 11 November 1889

G.F. Collins: 11 November 1889 – 8 March 1890

Mrs. Malinda M. Enochs: 8 March 1890 – 17 April 1896

Winfield S. Enochs: 17 April 1896 – 28 July 1898

Walter G. Sparks: 28 July 1898 – 6 November 1900

Rayburn Adkins: 6 November 1900 – 30 January 1901

Leander J. Adkins: 30 January 1901 – 31 January 1903

George W. Wiley: 31 January 1903 – 8 August 1912

Rayburn Adkins: 6 June 1914 – 6 January 1921

Samuel Dyer: 6 January 1921 – ?

Kiahsville Post Office (1884-present)

Joshua Queen: 16 June 1884 – 19 July 1895

Thomas P. Maynard: 19 July 1895 – 1 December 1921

Raymond Maynard: 1 December 1921 – ?

Queen’s Ridge Office (1884-?)

Louis C. Queen: 16 June 1884 – 5 May 1914

Checker S. Queen: 5 May 1914 – 13 September 1917

Willie Jones: 13 September 1917 – ?

Stiltner Post Office (1906-?)

Sherman Maynard: 12 November 1906 – 31 May 1907

William D. Frasher: 31 May 1907 – 18 June 1914

Frank H. Fry: 18 June 1914 – 7 December 1918

William D. Frasher: 19 April 1929 – ?

Source: U.S. Appointments of Postmasters, 1832-1971, maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Additional notes provided by Lucian W. Osborn in his “History of East Lynn Community” (1927): “There was no post office in this section until after the Civil War and the people here and for many miles above here had to go to Wayne Court House for their mail. But in 1868 Adkins Mill postoffice was established at the water mill then owned by Attison Adkins, one and one-half miles from our present community center. Chapman Adkins was the first postmaster. I am told that the amount of mail then received was so small that no mail bags were required to carry it in, and the mail only went once a week. After a few years the office was moved to the community center, and after going through various hands W. D. Vaughan was appointed postmaster in 1876. He moved the office down to where “Uncle Robert” Napier lived, a short distance from where the railroad depot now stands. Later Mr. Vaughan moved the office to where he now resides and kept it till about 1888 when C. W. Tabor was appointed postmaster. The office was then moved back to the community center and placed in H. Watts’ store. Soon after this the name was changed from Adkins Mill to East Lynn. Mr. Vaughn informs me that when he took charge of the office the pay for one month was only about five dollars and that not as much mail was received at the office in two months as is now received in one day.”

Harts Creek District structures, 1903

07 Wednesday Jan 2015

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

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America Dalton, Andrew Elkins, Appalachia, Arena Ferrell, Ben Walker, Blackburn Lucas, Brad Toney, Cabell County, Catherine Adkins, Charles Adkins, Charles Lucas, D.K. Adkins, Emma Duty, Floyd Enos Adkins, Floyd Fry, genealogy, George Alderson, George Duty, George Hill, George Staley, Greenville Perry, Harts Creek District, Hezekiah "Carr" Adkins, history, Hollena Brumfield, Irvin Lucas, Isaac Gartin, John Clay Farley, John F. Duty, John H Fry, John W. Berry, L.H. Burks, Levina Hager, Lincoln County, M.B. Adkins, Malinda Johnson, Melissa Adkins, Nancy Alford, Overton Elkins, Patterson Ferrell, Patterson Toney, Sarah A. Brumfield, Sarah Berry, U.S. South, Wade S. Lambert, West Virginia, William Bell, William R. Lucas, Wirt Toney

Based on land books available at the Lincoln County Clerk’s office, the following persons owned property with buildings in Harts Creek District in 1903. Many of the persons listed below were business owners. The value of their structures are provided:

Hollena Brumfield, $750

Catharine Adkins, $300

George Hill, $250

Blackburn Lucas, $250

Bradford Toney, $250

Floyd E. Adkins, $150

L.H. Burks of Cabell County, $150

George and Emma Duty, $150

John H. Fry, $150

Wirt Toney, $150

George Staley, $75

$100

D.K. and M.B. Adkins

John C. Farley

Arena Ferrell

Patterson Ferrell

Levinie Hager

Malinda Johnson

Charles Lucas

Wade S. Lambert

Irvin Lucas

William R. Lucas et als

Greenville Perry

Patterson Toney

$50

Charley Adkins

Hezekiah Adkins

Malissa Adkins

George Alderson

Nancy A. Alford

William Bell

J.W. and Sarah Berry

Sarah A. Brumfield

L.H. Burks of Cabell County

America Dalton

John F. Duty

Andrew Elkins

Overton Elkins

Floyd Fry

Isaac G. Gartin

Blackburn B. Lucas

Benjamin W. Walker

Source: Land Book (1901-1904), Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.

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