Anthony Lawson Survey (1849)
16 Tuesday Feb 2021
Posted in Atenville, Guyandotte River, Little Harts Creek
16 Tuesday Feb 2021
Posted in Atenville, Guyandotte River, Little Harts Creek
15 Saturday Dec 2018
Posted in Fourteen
Tags
Andrew Elkins, Appalachia, Confederate Army, Dry Branch, Elizabeth Elkins, Fork Ridge, Fourteen, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, history, Lick Fork, Lincoln County, postmaster, Rhoda Gartin, Robert A. Lewis, Thomas J. Adkins, West Virginia

Deed Book 55, page 27, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. Andy Elkins, a Confederate veteran and postmaster at Fourteen, is my great-great-great-grandfather.

Deed Book 55, page 27, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.

Deed Book 55, page 27, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
12 Wednesday Sep 2018
Posted in Atenville, Guyandotte River
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Appalachia, county clerk, Darby K. Elkins, Dry Branch, genealogy, Guyandotte River, Hezekiah Adkins, history, justice of the peace, Logan County, Reese W. Elkins, Sugar Camp Branch, Virginia, W.I. Campbell, Wayne County, West Virginia, William Straton

Deed Book C, page 461, Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. Note: This property is located near present-day Atenville, Lincoln County, WV.

Deed Book C, page 462, Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV
03 Sunday Dec 2017
Posted in Atenville, Big Ugly Creek, Harts, Little Harts Creek
Tags
Al Brumfield, Alice Dingess, Appalachia, Big Branch, Bridge Branch, Browns Branch, Caroline Brumfield, Cass Gartin, Charles Adkins, Charley Brumfield, Daisy Brumfield, Dave Dingess, Dry Branch, Elias Vance, Enos "Jake" Adkins, genealogy, George W. Dillon, Georgia Brumfield, Hamlin, Harts, Harts Creek, Harts Creek District, Hendricks Brumfield, history, Hollena Brumfield, Hollena Ferguson, Ike Fry Branch, James Brumfield, justice of the peace, L.C. Denison, Lettie Adkins, Lincoln County, Little Harts Creek, Martha J. Dial, Olga Brumfield, Paris Brumfield, Rachel Spry, Rhoda Gartin, Shingle Branch, Sidney Brumfield, W.L. Ferguson, Walton Brumfield, Ward Brumfield, Wesley Ferguson, West Fork, West Virginia, William Adkins, William Workman
The following deed index is based on Deed Book 50 at the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office in Hamlin, WV, and relates to residents of the Harts Creek community. These notes are meant to serve as a reference to Deed Book 50. Researchers who desire the most accurate version of this material are urged to consult the actual record book.
James and Sidney J. Brumfield to Olga Brumfield land for $245 30 June 1909 p. 46-47
L.C. and Rhoda Gartin to William Adkins 32 acres Dry Branch 2 June 1893 Elias Vance, JP p. 58-59
Caroline and Charles Brumfield to William Workman 50 acres Forks of Ike Fry Branch for $180 28 July 1904 Isaac Fry, JP p. 100-101
Allen and Hollena Brumfield to William Workman 195 acres Brown’s Branch for $200 26 June 1900 Isaac Fry, JP p. 101-102
W.L. Ferguson, Trustee of George W. Dillon (bankrupt), to William Workman and Rachel Spry 7 acres Mouth of Bridge Branch 18 November 1907 p. 103-104
Charles and Caroline Brumfield to William Workman and Rachel Spry 10 acres at Mouth of Little Harts Creek for $175 16 September 1909
Calls of Land Allotted to Rachel Spry from the Paris Brumfield Estate (Lot 7) 80 acres below Little Hart p. 106
Allen and Hollena Brumfield to Sarah Mullins and Mary A. Vance 25 acres Bridge Branch for $12 24 December 1903 p. 108-109
Charles Brumfield to Caroline Brumfield Three Tracts on Ike Fry Branch 07 August 1894 p. 111-112
Hollena and Wesley Ferguson, Ward Brumfield, Hendrix and Georgia Brumfield, to Charlie Brumfield 100 acres Guyan River 20 March 1907 Charles Adkins, JP p. 113-114
David and Alice Dingess to Caroline Brumfield 50 acres on Lower Branch of Little Harts Creek for $200 02 January 1909 Charles Adkins, JP p. 114-115
Walton and Daisy Brumfield to L.C. Denison 156, 59, 72 acres on Big and Shingle Branches of Big Ugly Creek 18 July 1908 p. 292-294
Enos and Lettice M. Adkins to Martha J. Dial 93 acres East Fork of Big Harts Creek for $250 12 June 1893 Elias Vance, JP p. 308-309
Note: I copied all of these deeds.
14 Tuesday Mar 2017
Posted in Fourteen
Tags
Appalachia, Aude Adkins Family Cemetery, Brandon Kirk, Dry Branch, Fourteen, Fourteen Mile Creek, Frye Family Cemetery, Frye Ridge, Lincoln County, nature, photos, West Virginia, Willard Frye, Willie Frye

This spot will always remind of my great-uncle Willard Frye and his cattle. During my high school years, I wrote poetry here. 30 October 2015.

Looking up toward Uncle Willard Frye’s old cattle grounds. 30 October 2015.

Nice slope near the fishing pond and the Aude Adkins Family Cemetery. 30 October 2015.

Frye Ridge Road near the Frye Family Cemetery, Fourteen, Lincoln County, WV. 30 October 2015.

Slope near the fishing pond and the Aude Adkins Family Cemetery. 30 October 2015.

Near the fishing pond. Frye Ridge, Fourteen, Lincoln County, WV. 30 October 2015.

Frye Ridge, Fourteen, Lincoln County, WV. 30 October 2015.

Frye Ridge is one of the area’s most beautiful places, especially if (like me) you are a Frye descendant.

Gravel road near the Frye Family Cemetery. Frye Ridge, Fourteen, Lincoln County, WV. 30 October 2015.

Uncle Willard Frye’s amazing barn…a landmark! Frye Ridge Road, Fourteen, Lincoln County, WV. 30 October 2015.

Frye Ridge Road, Fourteen, Lincoln County, WV. My great-grandfather, Willie Frye, owned most if not all of this ridge. Today, his descendants still own most of the land.
21 Saturday May 2016
Posted in Atenville, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud
Tags
Absolum Spry, Appalachia, Atenville, Blood in West Virginia, book, books, Brandon Kirk, Dry Branch, genealogy, history, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, photos, Rachel Spry, West Virginia

Absalom “Ap” Spry grave, located at Dry Branch in Atenville, Lincoln County, West Virginia. Mr. Spry (1850-1930), husband to Rachel Brumfield, appears as a character in the book.
06 Sunday Apr 2014
Tags
Appalachia, Dry Branch, Fourteen Mile Creek, Frye Ridge, Lincoln County, mountains, nature, photos, West Virginia
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