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Haley-McCoy grave (2015)

29 Sunday Mar 2015

Posted by in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County Feud

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Haley-McCoy grave, located on West Fork of Harts Creek, Lincoln County, WV. In 2000, Smithsonian magazine featured the grave (and myself) in a story written by Edwards Park.

Haley-McCoy grave, located on West Fork of Harts Creek, Lincoln County, WV. In 2000, Smithsonian magazine featured the grave (and myself) in a story written by Edwards Park. Photo taken 27 March 2015

Haley-McCoy grave, located on West Fork of Harts Creek, Lincoln County, WV. In 2000, Smithsonian magazine featured the grave (and myself) in a story written by Edwards Park.

Haley-McCoy grave, located on West Fork of Harts Creek, Lincoln County, WV. In 2000, Smithsonian magazine featured the grave (and myself) in a story written by Edwards Park. Photo taken 27 March 2015

Scarborough Society Art and Lecture Series

27 Friday Mar 2015

Posted by in Lincoln County Feud

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We are pleased to announce our upcoming appearance at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, as part of the prestigious Scarborough Society Art and Lecture Series on April 9.

Burl Farley Bridge

17 Tuesday Feb 2015

Posted by in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County Feud, Timber

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James Burl Farley of Browns Run of Harts Creek was a leading timber figure in the Guyandotte Valley. He was also a key participant in the Lincoln County Feud. Farley later relocated to Roach in Cabell County, WV.

James Burl Farley of Browns Run of Harts Creek was a leading timber figure in the Guyandotte Valley. He was also a key participant in the Lincoln County Feud. Farley later relocated to Roach in Cabell County, WV.

Dr. Virginus R. Moss grave (2015)

15 Sunday Feb 2015

Posted by in Barboursville, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud

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Dr. V.R. Moss was one of two physicians who treated Hollena Brumfield after her ambush. Earlier today, I visited his grave at Barboursville Cemetery in Barboursville, WV.

 

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Dr. V.R. Moss was one of two physicians who treated Hollena Brumfield after her ambush. Earlier today, I visited his grave at Barboursville Cemetery in Barboursville, WV.

 

Judge Thomas H. Harvey grave (2015)

15 Sunday Feb 2015

Posted by in Cemeteries, Hamlin, Lincoln County Feud

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Judge Thomas H. Harvey was judge during the sensational Haley-McCoy murder trial in 1890. Here’s the Harvey family monument, located at Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington, WV.

 

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Judge Harvey was brother to the rather famous “Professor Coin.” Here I am earlier today at the Harvey monument.

 

Dr. Cecil L. Hudgins grave (2015)

15 Sunday Feb 2015

Posted by in Big Sandy Valley, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud, Logan

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Dr. Cecil L. Hudgins was one of two physicians who treated Hollena Brumfield after her ambush. At the time of the Lincoln County Feud, Dr. Hudgins lived in Logan, WV. Earlier today, I visited his grave in Ashland, Kentucky.

 

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Dr. Cecil L. Hudgins was one of two physicians who treated Hollena Brumfield after her ambush. At the time of the Lincoln County Feud, Dr. Hudgins lived in Logan, WV. He later settled in Olive Hill, Kentucky. Earlier today, I visited his grave in Ashland, Kentucky.

 

Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy

31 Saturday Jan 2015

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The book is currently selling quite well at Amazon — it’s in the top .06 percent among all books. It hasn’t sold this well since Christmas. Thanks to all those who are buying… http://www.amazon.com/Blood-West-Virginia-Brumfield-McCoy/dp/1455619183/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413332235&sr=1-1&keywords=blood+in+west+virginia

"Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy" (Pelican Publishing Company, 2014)

“Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy” (Pelican Publishing Company, 2014)

Hollena Brumfield grave (2015)

31 Saturday Jan 2015

Posted by in Cemeteries, Harts, Lincoln County Feud, Women's History

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Yesterday, I re-visited the Hollena (Dingess) Brumfield grave in Harts, Lincoln County, WV. Hollena was the daughter of Henderson and Sarah (Adams) Dingess and the wife of Allen Brumfield.

Ward Brumfield grave (2015)

31 Saturday Jan 2015

Posted by in Harts, Lincoln County Feud

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Here I am standing at the Ward Brumfield grave, located in Harts. Around 2002, I helped to write a grant and placed a modern tombstone at Ward's grave, which was previously marked with a rock. Ward appears as a child in my book, "Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy."

Yesterday, I visited the Ward Brumfield grave, located in Harts, Lincoln County, WV. Around 2002, I helped to write a grant and placed a modern tombstone at Ward’s grave, which was previously marked with a rock. Ward appears as a child in my book, “Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy.”