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Appalachia, Aracoma Drug Company, Buskirk Hotel, history, Logan, Logan County, Logan Democrat, West Virginia
Logan (WV) Democrat, 9 January 1913.
Buskirk Hotel Burns in Logan, WV (1913)
17 Saturday Feb 2018
Posted in Logan
Tag Archives: Appalachia
Killing of Burwell Chapman (1903)
17 Saturday Feb 2018
Posted in Chapmanville
Tags
Appalachia, Burwell Chapman, Chapmanville District, crime, fishing, genealogy, history, Lloyd Ellis, Logan County, Maudie Mullins, S.B. Mullins, true crime, W.W. Perry, West Virginia
The following documents relating to the killing of Burwell Chapman in Chapmanville District are located in the Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV.
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Logan, W.Va.
Sept. 14, 1903
Mr. S.B. Mullins,
Dear Friend:
I write this to inform you that I expect to have you and Maudie summoned to my trial pretty soon. The time has come that I must face bitter enemies and as you know they would be glad to see me hung whether I was guilty or not. I know and God knows I am not guilty of the charge which is alleged against me, though my life is at stake because they hate me so bad. You know that I stayed at your boat on the night the house was burned and you know that we talked about it the next morning and you said that you were glad that I did stay at your house that night. I am positive that I was not off your boat on the night the house was burned. I can’t swear positive that a fishing crew passed your boat on the night the house was burned but I was positive that I talked to you that night about going fishing.
Don’t you remember seeing that light at the head of the shoal above the boat the night the house was burned? I know that you can safely swear that I stayed at your boat anyhow till 11 o’clock that night. How would you like to be taken away from your family for something you did not do?
It is in your power to make me a free man and I know that you will do so. I want you to come up to see me just as soon as you get this letter. No matter what you are doing when you must drop it and come. I will pay you more for your time than you can get for working on the mill. I want you to go to work for me and help me to show up the truth in this matter. Justice is all on earth I ask.
Your Friend,
L.A. Ellis
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, LOGAN COUNTY.
The Grand Jurors of the State of West Virginia in and for the body of the County of Logan, upon their oaths present that Lloyd Ellis on the 14th day of May 1903, in the County aforesaid, willfully, maliciously, deliberately, feloniously, and unlawfully did slay, kill and murder one Burwell Chapman, against the peace and dignity of the State.Found at the October Term of said Court, 1903, upon the information of Lena Chapman sworn in open Court and sent before the Grand Jury to give evidence to that body.
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We the Jury find the Defendant Not Guilty.
W.W. Perry
Robert A. “Bob” Lewis Grave (2018)
14 Wednesday Feb 2018
Posted in Cemeteries, Timber, West Hamlin
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Appalachia, cemeteries, genealogy, history, Lewis Family Cemetery, Lincoln County, Robert Lewis, Tyler Creek, West Hamlin, West Virginia
Robert “Bob” Lewis was a regional timber boss in the Guyandotte Valley. He’s buried at West Hamlin, Lincoln County, WV. 10 February 2018.
Bob Lewis grave. 10 February 2018.
Bob Lewis grave. 10 February 2018.
Clinton Crane (1917)
14 Wednesday Feb 2018
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Appalachia, Christmas, Cincinnati, Clinton Crane, Cole and Crane Company, Fred Cole, genealogy, Guyandotte River, Guyandotte Valley, Henry D. Hatfield, Highland Avenue, history, Logan, Logan County, Logan Democrat, logging, Ohio, optometry, photos, timber, timbering, W.H. Cole, West Virginia
The following news items relating to Clinton Crane (1844-1917) and Cole & Crane Co. were printed in the Logan Democrat of Logan, WV, in 1917:
HONOR FOR LOGAN CITIZEN
C. Cole Appointed Member of State Board in Optometry
C. Cole of this city has been appointed by Governor Hatfield a member of the State Board of Examiners in Optometry, and the senate has confirmed the appointment.
It will be Mr. Cole’s duty to meet at the state capital with the other members of the board at regular intervals to prepare examinations and to examine applications who wish to practice optometry in this state, and to issue certificates to those who pass a satisfactory examination.
Mr. Cole has been practicing optometry for about sixteen years, and when the law requiring a certificate came into effect, he would have been exempt from taking the examination on account of his long practice, but preferred to take it.
In 1912 he passed a satisfactory examination and secured a life certificate, and since that time has been practicing in this profession and has taken an active part in the state optical work.
He has supervised the training and study of his two sons, W.H. and Fred Cole, who also hold certificates.
Source: Logan (WV) Democrat, 1 March 1917.
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CAPT. CRANE IS BETTER
Veteran Timberman and Lumber Manufacturer Will Get Out Again
Capt. Clinton Crane of Cincinnati, millionaire timber and lumber dealer and manufacturer, who has been very ill for several weeks at his home in the Ohio metropolis, and whose life was for a time despaired of, is now improving, according to advices received by friends and business acquaintances here.
The messages state that Capt. Crane will be able to get out again as soon as the weather improves.
Source: Logan (WV) Democrat, 8 March 1917.
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Work on remodeling the Cole residence on Highland avenue, which was damaged by fire before Christmas, is progressing rapidly. W.H. Cole, son of C. Cole, expects to build a house for himself later on the lot above his father’s.
Source: Logan (WV) Democrat, 27 April 1917.
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CLINTON CRANE DEAD
Well Known Lumber Magnate Passes Away At His Home In Cincinnati
The death of Clinton Crane, a well known lumber man, at his home in Cincinnati, last Friday, came as a shock to a number of people in Logan county who were well acquainted with him.
Mr. Crane had extensive holdings in West Virginia, being junior partner in the firm of Cole & Crane. He was 77 years old. He entered the West Virginia timber market about 1880, and came to own thousands of acres in the Guyandotte valley. His firm had booms at the mouth of the Guyandotte river and drifted millions of logs from the upper waters, rafting them to the booms and then towing them to Cincinnati. Lately, they have used trains mostly for this work.
Mr. Crane kept in close touch with his vast business interests. He also had large coal interests in the Guyan valley. He leaves a widow and two daughters. He was buried last Monday. His interests in Logan county were put in the hands of trustees before his death, so his passing will have no effect on the companies in which he held interest here.
Source: Logan (WV) Democrat, 10 May 1917.
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The late Clinton Crane, who died recently in Cincinnati, was among the first to recognize the vast resources of this part of West Virginia. He accumulated over a million dollars as a result. The same opportunities that were open to him are still open to others. The coal development of Logan county will produce many more millionaires within the lifetime of the present generation.
Source: Logan (WV) Democrat, 17 May 1917.
Shelton Cemetery at West Hamlin, WV (2018)
12 Monday Feb 2018
Posted in Cemeteries, Civil War, West Hamlin
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8th Virginia Cavalry, Appalachia, Bettie Thompson, Brandon Kirk, cemeteries, civil war, Confederate Army, genealogy, Harvey May, history, Patton Thompson, Shelton Cemetery
The road up from Tyler Creek. 10 February 2018.
This cemetery contains over one hundred graves. 10 February 2018.
Most graves are marked by beautiful headstones. 10 February 2018.
My great-great-great-grandfather Patton Thompson (1824-1909) is buried here. His rock reads “P.T.” I didn’t find his grave, but I’ll be back! A few Thompson graves are located in this section. The headstone visible in this photo belongs to Patton’s great-granddaughter, Bettie Thompson (1913-1926). 10 February 2018.
Harvey May, “An Old Rebel Soldier” from Company K of the 8th Virginia Cavalry. 10 February 2018.
The road down to Tyler Creek. 10 February 2018.
Branchland Coal Company (1913)
12 Monday Feb 2018
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Appalachia, Branchland Coal Company, coal, Guyandotte Valley, Henry D. Hatfield, history, James R. Branch, Kitchen, Lincoln County, Logan, Logan County, Logan Democrat, photos, West Virginia
From the Logan Democrat of Logan, WV, comes this letter from James R. Branch of the Branchland Coal Company, dated May 15, 1913:
Kitchen, W.Va., May 9, 1913
Editor Logan Democrat,
Logan, W.Va.
Dear Sir:–
It may be of interest to you to know that the mines in the Guyan Valley operated by the Branchland Coal Co. adopted this month the nine hour day and two monthly pay-days suggested by Governor Hatfield.
These miners are probably the first in West Virginia to pay off on the double pay-day system, Saturday the tenth of May being the first day the men were paid off. I must say that it seems to make them happy and contented, and I am of the opinion that the changes will benefit the operator as well as the employee, for although men will have been scarce we are being flooded with them now. Miners live a hazardous life and are entitled to more consideration than they frequently receive. Our effort has always been to keep in touch with them and their complaints and troubles which are sometimes almost childish, but by sifting the real from the unreal and then acting justly the men are not hard to deal with, and they soon learn to trust those who treat them with consideration, justice and humanity.
West Virginia’s welfare and prosperity largely depend on her mines, and while I do not wish to pose as the preceptor of others, I sincerely believe that nearly all of our labor troubles could be adjusted by showing the miners as much liberality and kindness as possible.
Faithfully yours,
Jas. R. Branch, Pres.
Price Lucas Deed to Henry Adkins (1853)
08 Thursday Feb 2018
Posted in Guyandotte River, Little Harts Creek
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Amanda Lucas, Appalachia, Archibald Elkins, genealogy, Guyandotte River, Henry Adkins, history, James Ferrell, justice of the peace, Lincoln County, Little Harts Creek, Logan County, Price Lucas, Spencer A. Mullins, Virginia, West Virginia
Deed Book C, page ___, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This property is located in present-day Lincoln County, WV.
Deed Book C, page ___, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.
Logan Train Station and C. & O. Railroad News (1917)
08 Thursday Feb 2018
Posted in Coal, Huntington, Logan
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Appalachia, C&O Railroad, coal, E.F. Parkins, H.A. Davin, H.C. Davis, history, Huntington, Logan, Logan Democrat, Logan District, Peach Creek, R.W. Mumfort, W.E. Webb, West Virginia
From the Logan Democrat of Logan, WV, comes this item of news about the C&O and a proposed new Logan train station, dated May 10, 1917:
C. & O. PLANS NEW STATION
Great Volume of Business in Logan Compels Road to Consider Step
The C. & O. has decided on building a new freight and passenger station in Logan, according to a widely circulated rumor in railroad circles. The step has been under consideration for some time and it is said that the need for a bigger terminal in Logan has become imperative since this division was detached from the Huntington division and created into a separate branch of the system.
It is impossible at this time to verify the report that the new station is assured but a couple of railroad men who are said to have the confidence of those “higher up” have declared that a new station at Logan has become an absolute necessity.
Along with this rumor is another to the effect that the rapid development of the Logan county coal fields and the ever increasing volume of coal produce here will soon result in the system being doubletracked from Logan to Huntington. This measure is said to have been decided upon as a measure of economy as the existing conditions do not permit the railroad to realize the full extent of its possibilities.
More Than Talk
These rumors which have gained circulation before have been vigorously revived in railroad circles and the increasing importance attached to the Logan division make it appear as if more than talk would eventuate.
The Logan division is well known among traffic men in this part of the country is the most productive of the entire C. & O. system. More business is done through the Logan freight office than in Cincinnati or any other large city which is touched by that railroad. Furthermore, the constantly increasing number of new coal operations in Logan county show that the possibilities of this field are as yet only in their infancy. In a few more years, traffic under a single track system would be entirely congested and a double track will be the only means of enabling the railroad to care for the business in this field.
The creation of Logan as a separate division emphasizes the necessity of a new station to care for the force of officials and clerks who are brought to the city. At the present time, superintendent W.E. Webb and his staff are compelled to occupy offices at Peach Creek which they will use until an addition is built to the yard office, but this too will be only of a temporary nature. Larger quarters, such as afforded in the Huntington station, are needed by the division chief and his staff and are said to be contemplated in the plans under consideration for a new station at Logan.
Supt. Webb Arrives
Supt. Webb and his staff arrived in Logan last week and were busy seeking suitable accommodations the first few days. Supt. Webb is not new to this field as he was for many years chief clerk to the division superintendent at Huntington who formerly had charge of the Logan District. Mr. Webb is a comparatively young man and is looked upon as one of the most promising younger railroad executives in the country. As chief clerk he had the respect and confidence of both officials and clerks and doubtless will make an enviable reputation as chief of the newest division on the C. & O. system. He bears the reputation of never speaking without coming directly to the point and wasting no unnecessary words.
The other officials and clerical staff heads here now are: H.A. Davin, trainmaster; H.C. Davis, assistant trainmaster; R.W. Mumfort, chief engineer and E.F. Parkins, time keeper. A number of other clerks are expected in a few days.
Source: Logan (WV) Democrat, 10 May 1917.
Beaver Pond and Barber Hollow Ridge (2017)
08 Thursday Feb 2018
Posted in Cemeteries, Fourteen, Gill, Ranger
Tags
Appalachia, Barber Hollow, Beaver Pond, cemeteries, genealogy, history, Lincoln County, photos, West Virginia
Beaver Pond Road, Lincoln County, WV. 4 November 2017.
Compressor Station, Barber Hollow Ridge, Lincoln County, WV. 4 November 2017.
Compressor Station, Barber Hollow Ridge, Lincoln County, WV. 4 November 2017.
Barber Cemetery at Barber Hollow Ridge, Lincoln County, WV. 4 November 2018. Three graves are located here: a woman (center) and her two husbands (on each side).
Banco News 07.13.1926
08 Thursday Feb 2018
Posted in Banco, Battle of Blair Mountain, Big Creek, Boone County, Chapmanville, Hamlin, Huntington, Logan, Timber
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Albert Estep, Appalachia, Banco, Battle of Blair Mountain, Big Creek, C.A. Justice, Chapmanville, Charleston, Charlie Stone, Cornell Chapman, Dr. J.T. Ferrell, Estep, Fourth of July, genealogy, H.F. Lucas, Hamlin, Hazel Saunders, history, Huntington, J.A. Pardue, J.A. Stone, J.B. Lucas, Jeanne Eleanor Lucas, John Vance, Joseph Varney, Limestone, Logan, Logan County, Luther Bias, Minta Jeffrey, Nellis, Polly Ellis, Ruby Saunders, Samuel Pardue, Sarah Ferrell, singing schools, Spring Dale, Sylvia Hinds, T.D. Butcher, Ted Hager, Thomas' Circle, timbering, W.M. Gullett, West Virginia, Wilkinson
An unknown correspondent from Banco on Big Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on July 13, 1926:
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Varney and children of Thomas Circle attended the singing school at Banco last Sunday conducted by Prof. Albert Estep of Limestone.
Mr. and Mrs. T.D. Butcher and children of Wilkinson motored through Banco Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hager of Banco left for their home in Big Creek Monday.
Charlie Stone of Blair was the all-night guest of his parents Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Stone at this place last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Vance and children motored to Hamlin in their new Ford last Tuesday.
J.A. Pardue and sister-in-law, Miss Sylvia Hinds, of Huntington motored to Banco last Sunday were the all-day guest of Mr. Pardue’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pardue.
Rev. Jeffrey of Chapmanville was visiting his mother, Mrs. Minta Jeffrey, near Banco last week.
Spring Dale is getting livelier every day. W.M. Gullett has purchased a new truck to haul lumber.
Misses Hazel and Ruby Saunders spent the Fourth in Logan.
Miss Ollie and Mattie Varney and Irene Lunsford were calling in our town one evening last week.
H.F. Lucas, mother, and little sister Jeanne Eleanor returned from Nellis, W.Va., Monday. Mrs. Lucas reports her brother, C.A. Justice, who recently removed from Charleston hospital where he was operated on for appendicitis, is getting along nicely.
Mrs. Polly Ellis of Big Creek and Miss Cornell Chapman of Estep and Dr. Ferrell of Chapmanville were out motoring last Wednesday.
Luther Bias of Chapmanville sure does think a lot of the girls as he had three in his little Ford last Monday evening. Be careful, Bias. Don’t get too many. Someone might get jealous.
Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Lucas spent the Fourth of July with Mr. Lucas’ aunt, Mrs. Sarah Ferrell at Chapmanville.
Coontown 400 Advertisements (1913)
06 Tuesday Feb 2018
Posted in African American History, Logan
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A Song by Two Girls, A Visit to a Couple of Girls, African-Americans, Appalachia, Coontown 400, Dance by Old Ham Bones, history, Holden, Holden Opera House, I Want to Buy a Dog, John Easley, Logan County, Logan Hippodrome, Miss Bessie and Her Sweetheart, Mr. Brown, West Virginia
Logan (WV) Banner, 31 January 1913.
Logan (WV) Banner, 21 February 1913.
Logan County, WV, Jail (1879)
05 Monday Feb 2018
Posted in Logan
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Appalachia, crime, genealogy, history, jail, James R. Perry, John B. Laidley, Logan, Logan County, Ulysses Hinchman, West Virginia
Law Orders Book B (1875-1883), page 333, 3 October 1879, Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.
Law Orders Book B (1875-1883), page 333, 3 October 1879, Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.
Banco News 07.09.1926
05 Monday Feb 2018
Posted in Banco, Big Creek, Boone County, Chapmanville, Music
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Alice Justice, Appalachia, Banco, Basil Duty, Big Creek, Chapmanville, Charles Duty, Charleston, Clara Harmon, Crissie Simmons, Ed Stone Branch, Elm Street, Estep, Ethel Ferrell, genealogy, Glasgow, H.F. Lucas, history, Jeanne Lucas, John Hager, John Vance, Logan, Logan Banner, Logan County, Manbar, Marea Lucas, music, Needmore, Nellis, Okey Justice, Robert Varney, Rosa Ellis, Spring Dale, Vickers Branch, W.H. Perry, West Virginia
An unknown correspondent from Banco on Big Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on July 9, 1926:
Here we come with a rush and a bound,
No better news from Banco can be found.
Everybody around Banco is lively. A large crowd attended the singing sat this place Sunday.
H.F. Lucas and mother and little sister Jeanne motored to Nellis, W.Va., last Saturday to visit Mrs. Lucas’ brother who is in the Charleston hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Crissie Simmons and children of Glasgow are the guests of Mrs. Simmons’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Perry of Vicker’s Branch.
Mrs. Rosa Ellis of Needmore left for Logan Sunday where she spent the Fourth.
Mrs. Ethel Ferrell and daughter of Estep were visiting Mrs. Jno. Hager on Ed Stone Branch last Sunday.
Basil Duty spent Saturday and Sunday in Logan.
John Vance has purchased a new model Ford.
Mr. and Mrs. Okey Justice and little daughter Alice are visiting Mr. Justice’s parents on Elm street this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Varney and children of Manbar were calling on Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duty at Spring Dale Saturday and Sunday.
Wonder what has become of Mr. Bias of Chapmanville that we never see him anymore?
Miss Clara Harmon spent Sunday on Elm street with Miss Marea Lucas. They enjoyed the evening playing music.
Good luck to one and all.
Julius David “Babe” Dingess Family Cemetery (2018)
04 Sunday Feb 2018
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Ferrellsburg, Halcyon, Women's History
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Appalachia, Babe Dingess Family Cemetery, Brandon Kirk, Brandon Ray Kirk, cemeteries, Clementine Dingess, Ferrellsburg, genealogy, Halcyon, Harry Kirk, Harts Creek, history, Jake Adkins, Lettie McKibbon Adkins, Lincoln County, Logan County, Morning Star Freewill Baptist Church, photos, West Fork, West Virginia
Julius David “Babe” Dingess (c.1847-bef.1900) was the son of Julius C. and Eliza (Smith) Dingess. He married Venila Stollings. 3 February 2018.
This cemetery is located near Morning Star Freewill Baptist Church on West Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, WV. I last visited here on October 20, 1997. 3 February 2018.
Clementine “Tine” (Adkins) Dingess grave… Tine was the daughter of Enos “Jake” and Lettie Kib (Toney) Adkins of Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County, WV. 3 February 2018. Photo by Dad.
Plyant Mahon Petition (1889)
04 Sunday Feb 2018
Posted in Hatfield-McCoy Feud
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Appalachia, crime, F.M. Chafin, F.M. White, genealogy, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Logan County, Plyant Mahon, Plyant Mahorn, S. Kelly, Thomas H. Harvey, Valentine Hatfield, Vicie Hatfield, Vicie Mahon, Wall Hatfield, West Virginia
Plyant Mahon/Mayhorn, born c.1855, married Vicie Hatfield, daughter of Valentine “Wall” Hatfield in 1877 in Logan County, WV. He was an active participant in the Hatfield-McCoy Feud.
State of West Virginia
Logan County to wit
The Petition of Plyant Mayhorn filed in the Circuit Court of Logan County in vacation
To the Hon. Thos. H. Harvey, Judge of the Circuit Court of said County.
Your Petitioner would beg to represent unto your Honor that at the April term 1889 of the circuit court of Logan County he was indicted by the Grand Jury of said County there in session at said term of said court for unlawfully accepting a gift with the intent that he your said Petitioner should vote for one F.M. White at a general election held in this county in November 1888 that he was not apprised or notified of the finding of said indictment during the said term of said court that he was not aware nor had he any knowledge whatever of the existence of said indictment until a few days ago it then being fifty days after the finding of said indictment.
Your Petitioner would further represent unto your Honor that a few days since a capias was issued from the circuit court of this county in said indictment and placed in the hands of F.M. Chafins sheriff of said county who immediately and unceremoniously arrested your Petitioner, ruthlessly tore him from his home and family in the dead of night and hurled him into the Jail of this County where he is now ignominiously incarcerated.
And your Petitioner would still further represent unto your Honor that he is a husband and father with a wife in delicate health and five children of tender age looking up to him alone for bread, that he is a farmer without any other means whatever of support but the product of the soil of his little farm realized by the hard and continuous daily labor of your Petitioner, that this is the season of the year in which the husbandmen must attend carefully to his sewing or there will be no reaping next harvest, and that he is ready and willing to comply with any order made by the circuit court of this County or by your Honor in vacation.
Your Petitioner therefore prays that your Honor make an order in vacation directing the clerk of the circuit court of Logan County to admit your Petitioner to bail taking bond with good security in such sum as your Honor may see fit to fix. He also prays such other and general relief as your Honor may see fit to grant. And in duty bound he will ever pray etc.
Plyant Mahorn
Plaintiff
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State of West Virginia
Logan County to wit
Plyant Mahorn the Petitioner in the foregoing Petition being duly sworn says that the facts and allegations therein contained are true.
Plyant Mayhon (his mark)
Taken, sworn and subscribed before me this __ day of May 1889.
S. Kelly, Notary
Source: Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.
C.C. Chambers Advertisement (1916)
04 Sunday Feb 2018
Posted in Logan
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Appalachia, Buskirk Building, C.C. Chambers, genealogy, history, lawyer, Logan, Logan County, Logan Democrat, West Virginia
Logan (WV) Democrat, 26 October 1916.
Banco News 07.02.1926
04 Sunday Feb 2018
Posted in Banco, Big Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Chapmanville
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Anna Ferrell, Appalachia, Banco, Basil Duty, Battle of Blair Mountain, Big Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Chapmanville, E.C. Varney, Ed Turner, Edith Chapman, Ella Jane Toney, Ellis Fork, Elm Street, Estep, Eva Ellis, Gardner Baisden, genealogy, H.F. Lucas, Hassel Vance, Hazel Thomas, Henlawson, history, Howard Vannatter, J.A. Stone, J.M. Harmon, J.W. Harmon, J.W. Miller, Jennie Thomas, John Hager, Kathleen Hager, Logan Banner, Logan County, Luther Bias, Marea Lucas, Marjory Lucas, Mary Thomas, Nella Varney, Pearl Hager, Pumpkin Center, Ted Hager, Thomas' Circle, West Virginia
An unknown correspondent from Banco on Big Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on July 2, 1926:
Rev. White of Henlawson delivered a delightful sermon in Banco last Sunday morning. A large audience attended. Those taking a part in the evening service were Rev. Gillenwater of Big Ugly, Rev. Elkins of Banco, and Rev. Vickers of Chapmanville.
Mrs. J.W. Miller of Big Ugly attended church at Banco Sunday and was the dinner guest of her brother, Howard Vanatter.
J.M. Harmon and Mrs. J.W. Harmon of Big Creek motored to Banco Sunday.
Earl Justice of Whitman was calling on homefolks on Elm Street Sunday.
Wonder how Hassel Vance and Basil Duty like Pumpkin Center?
Misses Eva Ellis of Ellis Fork and Edith Chapman attended church in Banco Saturday night and Sunday, and were all night guests of Mrs. E.C. Varney of Elm Street.
Luther Bias and Miss Ella Jane Toney of Chapmanville motored over to Pumpkin Center Tuesday.
Misses Mary and Jennie Thomas of Estep were shopping in Banco Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Ted Hager and Kathleen Hager were the dinner guests of Mrs. D.H. Harmon last week.
Misses Hazel Thomas and Nella Varney of Thomas Circle attended church at Banco Sunday and were the dinner guests of Miss Marea Lucas.
Gardner Baisden of Estep was in Banco Sunday.
H.F. Lucas and sister Marjory motored to Big Creek Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Turner and children of Chapmanville were calling on Mrs. Turner’s father, who has been ill for some time.
J.A. Stone, Jno. Hager, and Misses Pearl and Kathleen Hager and Anna Ferrell motored to Blair Sunday evening.
Good luck to The Banner.
State v. Frank Phillips (1894)
03 Saturday Feb 2018
Posted in Culture of Honor, Hatfield-McCoy Feud
Tags
Appalachia, Frank Phillips, genealogy, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Logan County, Mack France, Noah White, W.R. France, West Virginia
Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. Accessed 2 February 2018.
Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. Accessed 2 February 2018. Note: This event occurred after the Hatfield-McCoy Feud.
Banco News 06.29.1926
03 Saturday Feb 2018
Posted in Banco, Big Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Huntington, Logan
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Appalachia, B.R. Lucas, Banco, Big Creek, Big Ugly Creek, C.C. Varney, C.E. Justice, Charles Robert, Clara Harmon, D.H. Harmon, Ed Stone Branch, Elm Street, Estep, Ethel Ferrell, Frank Pardue, Fred Lucas, genealogy, H.F. Lucas, history, Huntington, J.A. Stone, J.B. Lucas, J.H. Workman, J.W. Thomas, Jean Eleanor Lucas, Jennie Thomas, John Hager, John Workman, L.A. Ellis, Lane Church, Levi Duty, Logan, Logan Banner, Logan County, Lynn Street, Madeline Varney, Marea Lucas, Mary Hager, Myrtle Lucas, Needmore, Nora Gullett, Risby Stone, Robert Gullet, Ruby McGraw, Samuel Pardue, singing schools, Spring Dale, Squirrel Branch, Ted Hager, West Virginia, Willard Varney
An unknown correspondent from Banco on Big Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on June 29, 1926:
Up the poplar and down the pine
We sure do think The Banner is fine.
A large crowd attended the singing at Banco last Sunday.
J.A. Stone and John Hager motored to Huntington last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Thomas and daughter Jenie of Estep were calling in Banco last Saturday.
Frank Pardue of Big Creek was calling on homefolks at this place Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Thomas attended singing school at Banco Sunday.
Miss Ruby McGraw of Logan was visiting her mother, Mrs. Nora Gullett, on Ed Stone Branch Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. L.A. Ellis of Needmore is visiting in Logan this week.
B.R. Lucas and son Fred and daughter Marea attended the business meeting at the Lane church Saturday night.
Mrs. C.E. Justice and son Charles Robert of Elm Street were calling on Mrs. John Workman in Lynn Street Tuesday.
Mrs. J.H. Workman of Estep was a business caller in Banco last week.
Mrs. Levi Duty of Squirrel Branch was visiting her sister Mrs. Samuel Pardue and other relatives at this place Sunday.
Clara Harmon was the Sunday night guest of her sister, Mrs. Myrtle Lucas.
H.F. Lucas and little sister Jean Eleanor were out joy riding Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ethel Ferrell and children of Estep and Mrs. Mary Hager of Banco were visiting Mrs. Hager’s mother, Aunt Rispa Stone on Big Ugly last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Master Willard Varney of Estep was the Saturday night guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hager at this place.
Mrs. C.C. Varney and daughter Madeline, Mrs. J.B. Lucas and Miss Marea Lucas were the dinner guests of Mrs. D.H. Harmon Sunday.
The girls of Spring Dale and Banco can now don their traveling attire as Robert Gullet has bought a new 5-passenger automobile.
H.F. Lucas motored to the North Pole Sunday evening.
Rev. White will preach at the Ed Stone Branch next Saturday and Sunday. Everybody invited.
Bearwallow Gap at Piney Fork and Hugh Dingess Hollow (2018)
28 Sunday Jan 2018
Posted in Cemeteries, Halcyon, Lincoln County Feud
Tags
Appalachia, Auglin Watts, Bearwallow Gap, Bill's Branch, Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Kirk, Bryant-Dingess Cemetery, Burl Bryant, cemeteries, French Bryant, genealogy, Harry Kirk, Harts Creek, history, Hugh Dingess Hollow, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, Mosco Dingess, photos, Piney Fork, Smokehouse Fork, West Fork, West Virginia
Dad and I recently cleared the Bryant-Dingess cemetery at Bearwallow Gap in the head of Piney Fork and Hugh Dingess Hollow on Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. I last visited this cemetery over twenty years ago. 27 January 2018.
The cemetery was overgrown with saplings. Four persons are buried here: French Bryant, Burl Bryant, Auglin Watts, and Mosco Dingess. 27 January 2018.
French Bryant (1855-1938), son of Rufus Bryant, is a major character in my feud book, “Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy.” My Kirk family liked French. 27 January 2018
Burl Bryant grave (lower) and Auglin Watts grave. 27 January 2018.
Looking downhill toward cemetery. 27 January 2018.
Up above the cemetery are these magnificent rocks. 27 January 2018.
Looking from the rocks down into Hugh Dingess Hollow of Smokehouse Fork of Harts Creek. 27 January 2018.
The ridge above the cemetery. 27 January 2018.
Brandon Ray Kirk 