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Madison Hatfield Subpoena in Anderson Hatfield Suit (1882)

30 Tuesday Mar 2021

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Hatfield-McCoy Feud

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Appalachia, county clerk, crime, Devil Anse Hatfield, G.W. Taylor, history, John Chafin, Logan County, West Virginia

Subpoena for Sam McCoy (1882)

18 Thursday Feb 2021

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud

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Amos Acord, Appalachia, Bill Staton, county clerk, crime, feuds, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, John Chafin, Logan County, Mingo County, murder, Sam McCoy, true crime, West Virginia

Amos Acord subpoena (1882). Sam McCoy was accused of murdering Bill Staton in 1880.

James Toney Survey (1849)

03 Sunday Jan 2021

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Guyandotte River, Lincoln County Feud

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Charles I. Stone, county clerk, Daniel Nester, Guyandotte River, Harts Creek, James Lawson, James Toney, Joel Elkins, Lincoln County, Logan County, Virginia, West Virginia

James Toney survey (1849), 95 acres, lower side of Big Harts Creek, Logan County, VA. Surveyors Record Book B, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This property is located in present-day Lincoln County, WV. Note: I descend from James Toney through three of his children: Mary Jane Toney, Ann Toney, and Martha Rose Toney.

Paris “Witch” Brumfield to Tomblin and Rigsbey Deed (1911)

02 Saturday Jan 2021

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Atenville, Guyandotte River, Little Harts Creek

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Appalachia, Charles Adkins, county clerk, genealogy, Guyandotte River, Harts Creek District, history, J.B. Rigsbey, justice of the peace, Lincoln County, Little Harts Creek, Paris "Witch" Brumfield, Vira Brumfield, W.C. Holstein, West Virginia, William Harrison Tomblin, William Workman

Deed Book __, page 127, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.

William Anderson Dempsey Will (1875)

22 Tuesday Dec 2020

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Logan, Sports

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Appalachia, county clerk, Estella Dempsey, genealogy, Hiram Dempsey, history, Island Creek, Jack Dempsey, James A. Dempsey, John Chafin, John Dempsey, John Dempsey Jr., Joseph Dempsey, Lewis Dempsey, Logan County, Mahulda Dempsey, Mingo County, Mud Fork, West Virginia, William Anderson Dempsey

William A. Dempsey Will (1875), Will Book 1, page 7. Mr. Dempsey was the grandfather of Jack Dempsey, heavyweight boxing champion from 1919-1926.

James Nighbert v. Ephraim Hatfield (1870)

10 Tuesday Nov 2020

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud

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Appalachia, county clerk, crime, Ephraim Hatfield, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Isom Romans, J.M. Jackson, James Nighbert, Logan County, sheriff, West Virginia, William Straton

Perry A. Cline v. James Vance, Sr. et al. (1876)

15 Wednesday Apr 2020

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud

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Appalachia, county clerk, crime, Ephraim Hatfield Branch, feuds, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, James Vance Jr., Jim Vance, John Dils Jr., Kentucky, Lick Rock Hollow, Perry Cline, Pike County, Pounding Mill Branch, R.M. Ferrell, Tug River, William Daniels, William Daniels Branch

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James Vance to Perry A. Cline, 1874-1875.

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James Vance promissory note to Perry A. Cline, 1 February 1875.

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Perry A. Cline petition, 8 May 1876.

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Perry A. Cline petition, 8 May 1876.

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Perry A. Cline petition, 8 May 1876.

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Perry A. Cline petition, 8 May 1876.

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Perry A. Cline petition, 8 May 1876.

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Perry A. Cline affidavit, 8 May 1876.

Lena Ferrell Deed to Nancy E. Fry (1905)

10 Monday Feb 2020

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Ugly Creek

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Appalachia, Big Ugly Creek, county clerk, genealogy, history, Jacob D Smith, Lena Ferrell, Lincoln County, Nancy Fry, notary public, Philip Hager Jr., Robert Hager, Rock Pen Branch, West Virginia

Lena Ferrell to Nancy Fry 1

Deed Book 59, page 495, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.

Lena Ferrell to Nancy Fry 2

Deed Book 59, page 495, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.

Dils and Smith v. William McCoy (1865)

14 Tuesday Jan 2020

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Pikeville

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Appalachia, county clerk, crime, genealogy, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Jacob Smith, James H. McCoy, John Dils, Kentucky, merchant, Pike County, Pleasant McCoy, Randolph McCoy, S.K. Damron, Sallie McCoy, Sam McCoy, sheriff, William McCoy, William P. Johnson

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Promissory note between William McCoy and Dils and Smith (1861). Pike County, KY.

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Summons for William McCoy (1865). Pike County, KY.

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Summons for William McCoy (1865). Pike County, KY.

NOTE: This case is most definitely unrelated to the Hatfield-McCoy Feud. I included it here because of the involvement of John Dils. The William McCoy involved in the case is likely the brother to Sallie (McCoy) McCoy, wife of Randal McCoy.

Richard and Spencer Adkins Deed to Sarah Adkins (1892)

13 Friday Dec 2019

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Fourteen, Ranger

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Appalachia, county clerk, David F. Smith, Eliza Adkins, F.M. Johnson, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, H.C. Adkins, history, justice of the peace, Laurel Hill District, Lewis Adkins, Lincoln County, Olive F. Adkins, Richard Adkins, Sarah Adkins, Spencer Adkins, West Virginia

Richard Adkins to Sarah Adkins 1

Deed Book __, page __, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.

Richard Adkins to Sarah Adkins 2

Deed Book __, page __, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.

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