Big Ugly Creek Post Offices

17 Tuesday Feb 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Ugly Creek, Dollie, Gill, Leet, Rector

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Big Ugly Creek, located in Harts Creek District of Lincoln County, West Virginia, has hosted four post offices: Rector (1902-1939), Gill (1903-1968), Leet (1907-?), and Dollie (1919-1934). Today, no post offices exist on Big Ugly Creek.

Dollie Post Office (1919-1934)

Walton Ferrell: 10 December 1919 – 29 January 1923

Laura Ferrell: 29 January 1923 – 19 September 1933

Thomas Ferrell: 19 September 1933 (acting postmaster), 12 January 1934 – 31 March 1934 (appointment rescinded on 31 March 1934)

Post office discontinued: 24 March 1934, effective 14 April 1934, mail to Rector

Gill Post Office (1903-1968) — located at the mouth of Big Ugly Creek

Thomas J. Gill: 8 October 1903 – 9 June 1926/12 August 1927

Bradley W. Gill: 9 June 1926/12 August 1927 (conflicting dates in the record) – 9 October 1926

Arabelle Gill: 9 October 1926 – 6 November 1940 (deceased 6 November 1940)

Andrew J. Cyfers: 1 January 1941 (assumed charge), 11 January 1941 (acting postmaster) – August or October 1941 (see below)

Nannie F. Cyfers: 5 August 1941, 1 October 1941 (assumed charge) – 30 September 1956 (retired 30 September 1956)

Ruth B. Cyfers: 30 September 1955 (assumed charge), 4 October 1956 (acting postmaster), 19 October 1956 (assumed charge), 17 November 1967 (resigned)

Florence Vance: 17 November 1967 (acting postmaster) – 26 January 1968

Post office discontinued: 26 January 1968, mail to Ranger

Leet Post Office (1907-?) — located at the mouth of Laurel Fork of Big Ugly Creek

Albert Walls: 17 May 1907 – 3 September 1912

Linzy Huffman: 3 September 1912 – 15 February 1917

Moved to Gill: 15 February 1917

Albert J. Gill: 22 July 1921 – 30 May 1925

Post office discontinued: 30 May 1925, mail to Gill

John H. Brumfield: 18 September 1925 – 15 December 1927

Post office discontinued: 15 December 1927, mail to Rector

Grace DeHaven: 31 May 1934 – 30 November 1961, 30 November 1961 (retired)

Mildred DeHaven: 30 November 1961 (assumed charge), 13 April 1962 – ?

Rector Post Office (1902-1939)

John E. Stone: 17 July 1902 – 4 May 1903

Wallace Toney: 4 May 1903 – 13 July 1905

Leander C. Toney: 13 July 1905 – 14 March 1919

John Milton Ferrell: 14 March 1919, 5 April 1919 (assumed charge) – 25 June 1934

Walter Toney: 25 June 1934 (assumed charge), 20 August 1934 (acting postmaster) – 5 December 1934

Dixie Toney: 5 December 1934, 24 January 1935 (assumed charge) – 18 March 1938

Laura Ferrell: 18 March 1938 (assumed charge), 23 March 1938 (acting postmaster) – 3 November 1938

Martha J. Toney: 3 November 1938 – ? (order rescinded on 12 November 1938)

Post office discontinued: 11 March 1939, effective 31 March 1939, mail to Leet

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

Big Creek News 04.12.1923

27 Sunday Jul 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Holden, Logan, Rector, Toney

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An unnamed local correspondent from Big Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, April 12, 1923:

Charley Lilly is in very poor health.

Arline, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Kitchen, has been very ill during the past week.

Mrs. Robert Stone was a business visitor in Huntington the past week.

The Stone Branch school closed on April 5th. Many were present and all report a fine time.

Mr. Tom Vance was a recent visitor in our midst.

Mrs. Floyd Lilly left Saturday for Charleston where she will pay an extended visit to her sister, Mrs. Nellie Parsons.

Miss Maggie Lucas has just closed a successful term of school at Lime Stone. The pupils there all want Miss Lucas back next year.

Mr. D.E. Owens, of Columbus, Ohio, was calling on friends here recently.

Mr. K.E. Toney, of Toney, who has large business interests in this city was here the early part of the week looking after business affairs and mingling with friends.

Rev. J. Green McNeely, of Logan, delivered very able sermons to the Baptist congregation in this city, at the M.E. Church, South, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Rev. McNeely is a splendid expounder of the gospel and the people of our city are always delighted to hear him.

Miss Dixie Toney returned home Saturday evening from a shopping visit in Huntington.

Mr. Walter Fry, prominent young citizen of Rector, was in the city yesterday on matters of business.

Uncle Hub Vance continues in very poor health.

Mr. W. Birchard Toney, of this place attended Logan Lodge, No. 391, B.P.O.E., Thursday evening.

Miss Flossie Barker, of Logan, spent Easter with friends here.

Gilbert Thompson, of Holden, was the recent guest of friends in our midst.

Big Creek News 04.05.1923

24 Thursday Jul 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Creek, Coal, Ferrellsburg, Logan, Toney

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Anna Laura Lucas, Big Creek, Birdie Linville, Capitol City Commercial College, Clyde W. Peters, Cora M. Adkins, Daisy Coal Company, Dixie Toney, education, Elbert Baisden, Ella Baisden, Ferrellsburg, First National Bank of Huntington, genealogy, Harts Creek District, Hazel Toney, history, Hub Vance, Hunt-Forbes Construction Company, Huntington, Ida Lucas, John Thompson, Keenan Toney, life, Lincoln Republican, Logan, Logan Assessor's Office, Logan County, Logan Sheriff's Office, M.D. Bledsoe, Marshall College, Mary Sanders, Maud Ellis, Maud Gill, Mountain State Business College, Parkersburg, Roy Anderson, Toney, Walt Stowers, West Virginia, Williamson

An unnamed local correspondent from Big Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, April 5, 1923:

Uncle Hub Vance is suffering from the flu.

Miss Mary Sanders attended Federal Court in Huntington the past week.

Miss Hoaner Ferrell has returned from Parkersburg, where she has been attending Mountain State Business College.

Miss Dixie Toney was the guest of Mrs. Clyde W. Peters, of Huntington the past week.

Miss Cora M. Adkins, the popular teacher, was in Huntington the past week making arrangements to attend Marshall College.

Miss Birdie Linville was calling on friends at Toney, Sunday.

Miss Ida Lucas, who has a position with the First National Bank of Huntington, was here recently enroute to her home on Big Creek.

Mr. K.E. Toney is in Logan this week on matters of business.

Mr. John Thompson, of the Hunt-Forbes Cons. Co., was in town today. He reports that the Company’s contract in Harts Creek district will be completed within one month.

M.D. Bledsew was a recent visitor in Williamson.

J.W. Stowers, merchant of Ferrellsburg, was a recent visitor of his sister, Mrs. Ward Lucas, of this place.

Roy Anderson, Chief Clerk in the Logan Assessor’s office was the Sunday guest of K.E. Toney.

Elbert Baisden has been appointed Asst. Supt. of the Daisy Coal Co.

Miss Hazel Toney will complete her business course at the Capitol City Commercial College about April 15th, and will, we are informed be employed in the Sheriff’s office in Logan.

Miss Maud Gill’s school closed last Friday. Miss Gill is a fine teacher and met with great success in her work this year.

Miss Maud Ellis, of Logan, was the recent guest of Mrs. Ella Baisden.

News of Interest from Leet 03.11.1915

26 Thursday Jun 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Barboursville, Big Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Hamlin, Leet, Timber

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Albert Gill, Barboursville, Big Sulphur, Big Ugly Creek, C.C. Fry, Charles Bolin, Charles Hendrick, coal, Dixie Toney, Dr. Crockett, Dr. Henley, Ed Reynolds, Edna Hager, Elmer Ferrell, genealogy, ginseng, Hamlin, Henry D. Hatfield, history, Ida Hager, Island Creek, Jeff Duty, Jeff Miller, Jennie Toney, John B. Mullins, John Hunter, Kizzie Toney, Knights of Pythias, Leet, Lenzie Lane, Lincoln Republican, Linnie Gillenwater, Logan County, Lucy Reynolds, Madge Hager, Mary Hager, Maude Toney, Noah Adkins, Paris Bell, Pearl Hager, Philip Hager, pneumonia, Rome Lambert, Sharples, timbering, typhoid fever, West Virginia, World War I

“Observer,” a local correspondent from Leet in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, March 11, 1915:

There is an alarming lot of sickness in this vicinity at present.

Mrs. John B. Toney, Mrs. Wirt Toney, Misses Dixie and Kizzie Toney, Edna Hager and Elmer Ferrell are all very ill with typhoid fever. Drs. Crockett and Henley are in constant attendance.

Philip Hager, of Hamlin, is here with his daughter, Edna, who is seriously ill with typhoid fever. Misses Madge, Pearl and Ida Hager are also here with their sister, Miss Edna.

Charles Hendrick of Barboursville, was visiting on the creek Saturday and Sunday.

John B. Mullins has gone to Island Creek, where he has employment.

Business is at a stand still here and work is scarce.

A Knights of Pythias lodge was organized at Big Creek Saturday night. Albert Gill, C.C. Fry, Lenzie Lane and Chas. Bolin, of this place were charter members.

Jeff Miller has rented Philip Hager’s farm at the mouth of Big Sulphur and is preparing for a large crop.

The European war makes flour $9.00 per barrel; coal $1.00 per ton; cuts the price of lumber in halves; doubles the price of sugar and cuts the ginseng market “clean out.” Automatic-reversible-double-action — that war.

In all the criticism of the Governor by the democratic press, we have never seen where they claim that the rates of the Light and Heating Co. ought not to have been reduced. Then if they were too high, why all this hue and cry?

Mrs. General Gillenwater is real sick, being threatened with pneumonia.

Mrs. John M. Hager has been indisposed for several days.

John Hunter has been confined to his room the past week.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reynolds, born last Thursday, died Sunday.

J.B. Lambert, who is working at Sharples, Logan county, spent Saturday and Sunday with his family here.

Jeff Duty has purchased Paris Bell’s farm. Mr. Bell has purchased the Noah Adkins farm.

Rector Items 03.19.1914

12 Thursday Jun 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Barboursville, Big Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Holden, Leet, Rector

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Allie Gillenwater, Barboursville, Big Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Broad Branch, Curtis Haven, Della Ferrell, Dixie Toney, Dollie Toney, Estep, Garnet Hager, genealogy, Harts Creek District, history, Holden, Hugh Duty, Huntington, John B. Toney, John Bell, John E. Fry, John Hager, Junie Fry, Kate Hager, Kizzie Toney, Leet, Left Hand Branch, Lincoln County, Lincoln Monitor, Lula Ferrell, Maggie Fry, Marshall Adkins, Mary Miller, Mary Toney, Maude Toney, Myrtle Toney, Parlee Hunter, pneumonia, Polly Ann Toney, Rector, Rosa Ferrell, Thomas Vannatter, West Virginia, Willie Chapman, Wilson School, Wirt Toney

“Butterflie,” a local correspondent from Rector in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Monitor printed on Thursday, March 19, 1914:

Rev. Willie Chapman held services at the Wilson School-house on the Broad Branch of Big Ugly, Saturday and Sunday.

Wirt Toney was at Rector Monday on business.

Tracy Baird just returned from Barboursville.

John B. Toney was a business caller at Leet Monday.

John Bell is very ill with pneumonia. Little hopes are entertained for his recovery.

Miss Rosa Ferrell visited homefolks Saturday and Sunday from Estep.

Miss Allie Gillenwater paid her uncle, Wirt Toney, a visit Saturday night and Sunday.

Miss Junie Fry and Della Ferrell were the guests of their cousin Dollie Toney Saturday and Sunday.

Mrs. John Hunter was shopping in Rector Monday.

Miss Myrtle Toney was the guest of her brother John Toney Monday.

Misses Mary, Maude and Kizzie Toney were on Left Hand Branch the past week to see the gas well.

Mrs. Albert Wall is still very ill.

Miss Dixie Toney was calling on her cousin Allie Gillenwater, Saturday evening.

Squire John Fry of Harts Ck District made a business call on Hugh Duty, Monday.

Marshall Adkins has returned home from Huntington.

Misses Mary Miller and Lula Ferrell paid their uncle, John Hager, a visit the latter part of the past week.

Misses Kate Hager of Huntington and Garnet Hager of Big Creek are visiting relatives and friends on Big Ugly.

Curtis Haven of Holden is visiting his uncle Thomas Vannatter.

Miss Maggie Fry was a visitor at her uncle Wirt Toney’s, Sunday.

Brandon Ray Kirk

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Big Ugly Creek Post Offices

Big Creek News 04.12.1923

Big Creek News 04.05.1923

News of Interest from Leet 03.11.1915

Rector Items 03.19.1914