20 Sunday Nov 2016
Posted in Chapmanville, Logan
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Appalachia, C.H. Gore, Elizabeth Conley, genealogy, H.H. Bryan, history, Jefferson Hale, John Fon Conley, Logan, Logan County, physician, West Virginia
Source: C.H. Gore, Sheriff v. Elizabeth Conley et al, File No. 47, Case No. 2, Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.
20 Sunday Nov 2016
Posted in Chapmanville, Civil War
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Alexander Burton, Appalachia, C.H. Gore, Chapmanville Township, civil war, Cow Hollow, Crawley Creek, Dempsey Fork, Elizabeth Conley, Elizabeth Farley, Garland Conley, Garland Conley Jr., genealogy, history, James Conley, John Fon Conley, justice of the peace, Logan, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Pigeon Roost Fork, S.S. Altizer, West Virginia, William Straton
Garland Conley, born about 1782, was a pioneer settler in the Crawley Creek section of present-day Logan County, West Virginia. Mr. Conley, husband to the former Elizabeth “Bettie” Farley, died on May 6, 1859. In May or June, the Logan County Court recognized Conley’s last will and testament. During the Civil War, Union soldiers burned the county courthouse and destroyed most antebellum records, including Conley’s will. In 1868, grandson John Fon Conley refiled the will; by the early 1890s, it was once again lost to record. The Conley as transcribed below comes from records pertaining to C.H. Gore, Sheriff v. Elizabeth Conley et al. (1894).
Garland Conley deceased
To copy (set up copy)
Last Will and Testament
State of West Virginia
Logan County to wit:
A True Copy of the last will and testament of Garland Conley deceased so far as said will relates to the lands bequeathed by said Conley to Alexander Burton, James Conley, Oliver Conley, Garland Conley, Jr.
1st. I give and bequeath to Alexander Burton a certain tract of land in Logan County on Crawley Creek Beginning at the mouth of the Cow hollow running up the point on the upper side of said hollow so as to include all the land on the Pigeon Roost fork above said point to the head of said Pigeon Roost fork.
2nd. I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Conley my beloved wife the house and apple orchard lot [for] her life time then after her Death to James Conley his life time and after his death to the heirs of his body forever.
3rd. I give and bequeath to James Conley [for] his life time and after his death to the heirs of his body the following land. Beginning at the mouth of the middle fork of Crawley thence up the end of the apple orchard thence to the top of the ridge between said middle fork and main Crawleys creek including all the land on said Crawleys creek up to a walnut log.
4th. I give and bequeath to Oliver Conley [for] his life time after his Death to the heirs of his body all the lands from the mouth of the first right hand hollow of Dempsey fork to the head of said Dempsey fork.
5th. I give and bequeath to Garland B. Conley [for] his life time and after his death to the heirs of his body all the land on Crawleys creek above the walnut log (the upper end of the land that I have this day willed to James Conley) by the said Crawley Creek to the head thereof (of the main creek).
Witness my hand this 4th day of May 1859
Garland Conley
***
State of West Virginia
Logan County to wit:
This day John Conley personally appeared before me L.D. Hill a Justice of the peace in and for Logan County and Chapmansville Township and County aforesaid and made oath that the above will of Garland Conley deceased so far as the said will relates to the lands set forth in said will is true and that said will was duly proved in the County Court of Logan County at the May or June Term of said Court for the year 1859 and admitted to record by said Court.
Given under my hand and seal this 2nd day of May 1868.
Lorenzo D. Hill, J.P.
***
Logan County to wit:
I, W. Straton late clerk of Logan County Court and was Deputy in Logan Circuit Court, do certify that there was a will of Garland Conley late of said County admitted to and recorded in said County Court and that the same has become lost by means of the records and papers of said Court being destroyed in time of the late war.
Logan C.H., W.Va. May 4, 1868
Wm. Straton
***
At a county court Began and held for Logan County W.Va. at the Court House thereof on Monday the 11th day of November 1889
On motion of John F. Conley
A partial copy of the last will of Garland Conley deceased is hereby allowed to be recorded in the clerk’s office of the County Court of Logan County, it appearing to the Court that said Copy of said will was admitted to record on the 11th day of August 1868 and that no record of said copy can now be found among the records of said office.
It is therefore ordered that the clerk of this court record in the proper will book the copy of said will.
A True Copy, Teste S.S. Altizer Clk
Source: C.H. Gore, Sheriff v. Elizabeth Conley et al, File No. 47, Case No. 2, Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.
17 Thursday Nov 2016
Posted in Gill, Hamlin, Harts, Huntington, Logan, Sand Creek, West Hamlin
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Anna Lambert, Appalachia, Bessie Adkins, Blanch Lambert, Catherine Adkins, Charles Brumfield, Charleston, Cole Branch, Cora Adkins, Dr. Ferrell, Easter, Enos Dial, genealogy, Gill, Hamlin, Hardin Marcum, Harts, Hawkins Perry, Hendricks Brumfield, history, Jewell Brumfield, John C. McEldowney, Laura Lambert, Lincoln County, Logan, Logan Banner, Luther Dempsey, Mae Brumfield, Nora Brumfield, Sadie Powers, Sand Creek, Sylvia Cyfers, Victoria Pack, Ward Brumfield, Watson Adkins, Wesley Ferguson, West Virginia
An unknown local correspondent from Harts in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on February 26, 1926:
Several boys and girls of this place attended singing school at Coal Branch Sunday.
Dr. Ferrell and Cora Adkins were calling on friends at Sand Creek last Saturday evening.
Miss Jewell Brumfield attended Sunday school at Gill Sunday and was accompanied by Sylvia Ciphers and Hawkins Perry.
J.C. McEldowney of Charleston was calling on friends and relatives at Harts Saturday.
Chas. Brumfield was a business caller in Huntington Saturday.
Ward Brumfield was transacting business in Hamlin Saturday.
Blanch, Anna and Laura Lambert were visiting friends in Harts Wednesday.
Hardin Marcum was calling on Shirlie Adkins at West Hamlin Sunday.
Hendrix Brumfield attended singing at Coal Branch Sunday and reported there were over fifty singers present and the singing was progressing nicely.
Every body is planning to hunt Easter eggs here.
Mrs. C.C. Pack and daughter, Miss May, were visiting relatives in Logan Saturday and Sunday.
Enos Dials spent Sunday in Huntington.
Daily Happenings: Bob Hendrix meeting the train; Ward with the tax books; Watson with his pipe; Herb in the garage; Nora and Jewell teaching school; Bessie and Cora in the store; Aunt Cathrine with her hair; Sadie with her glasses on; Luther in his old rattle trap; Wesley reading the newspaper; Fred, the law maker.
14 Monday Nov 2016
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Shively
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Appalachia, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, John Clay Farley, Logan County, photos, Sarah Headley, Smokehouse Fork, West Virginia, William A. Farley
William A. “Bill” Farley (1830-1915) grave, located on Smokehouse Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, WV. I descend from two of Bill’s siblings: John Clay Farley and Sarah (Farley) Headley. 14 November 2016. Photo by Kathy Adams
14 Monday Nov 2016
Posted in Cemeteries, Stone Branch
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Anthony Hamilton, Appalachia, Bert Surgoine, Betty Joe Spencer, Callie Morrisett, Cecil L. Hager, Cecil L. Hager Jr., cemeteries, Dicy Susan Nelson, Dixie Motel, Floyd G. Lilly, Floyd Lilly Family Cemetery, genealogy, history, Lacy E. Nelson, Logan County, Mary June Hager, Mary Lilly, Mollie Surgoine, Nancy Hager, Robert Adkins Jr., Shirley Surgoine, Stone Branch, West Virginia, William C. Surgoine
The Floyd Lilly Family Cemetery, which I visited on 12 November 2016, is located at Stone Branch along Route 10 in Logan County, West Virginia. The Dixie Motel was once located across Route 10 from the cemetery.
Row 1
Mary June Hager (5 January 1935-27 January 1935)
Row 2
Mary Lilly (1882-1944); d/o Ben and Sarah (Gore) Adams; m. Floyd Lilly
Floyd G. Lilly (25 October 1882-31 January 1961); s/o Gordon and Martella (Workman) Lilly
Row 3
Nancy Lilly Hager (26 April 1908-1 May 1995); d/o Floyd and Mary (Adams) Lilly; m. Cecil Hager
Cecil L. Hager (24 December 1900-11 February 1969); s/o John and Mary (Ferrell) Hager
Cecil Lawrence Hager, Jr. (22 June 1927-2 March 1994); s/o Cecil L. and Nancy (Lilly) Hager
Row 4
William C. Surgoine (30 September 1908-29 October 1980); s/o Bert and Mollie Surgoine
Shirley Lilly Surgoine (25 May 1917-29 July 2000); s/o Floyd and Mary (Adams) Lilly; m. William Surgoine
(large gap)
Dicy Susan Nelson (1884-1978)
Lacy E. Nelson (1884-1952)
Row 5
Callie Morrisett (31 January 1862-12 September 1942)
Bert Surgoine (15 May 1883-10 October 1951)
Mollie Surgoine (20 December 1890-27 April 1987)
(large gap)
Anthony Hamilton (1882-1950)
Robert Adkins, Jr. (10 March 1947-17 May 1948)
Betty Joe Spencer (31 December 1936-12 December 1946)
11 Friday Nov 2016
Posted in Ferrellsburg, Fourteen, Gill, Green Shoal, Guyandotte River, Little Harts Creek, Ranger, Sand Creek, Wewanta
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Al Brumfield, Albert Adkins, Ann Davis, Ann Mullins, Appalachia, Arabell Gill, Arena Ferrell, Ben Walker, Big Branch, Big Sulphur Branch, Big Ugly Creek, Brooke Adkins, C.D. Haverty, C.E. Burns, Cain Lucas, Catherine Adkins, Charles V. Huffman, Charles W. Mullins, Clementine Dingess, Columbia Gas and Electric Company, Cove Creek, Cumberland Adkins, D.P. Lambert, David F. Smith, Durg Fry, Ed Dingess, Edmund Fowler, Elizabeth Mullins, Elizabeth Nelson, Emily Rakes, Emmazetta Adkins, Ene Adkins, Fisher B. Adkins, Flora Lucas, Floyd Rakes, Fourteen Mile Creek, Fowlers Branch, genealogy, George Alderson, George E. McComas, George R. McComas, Gilbert Hager, Giles Davis, Granville Wiley, Green Shoal, Guyandotte River, Hamlin, Harriet McComas, Hellen M. Burks, Henry Adkins, Henry C. Sias, Henry H. Sias, Herb Adkins, Hiram Lambert, history, Hollena Brumfield, I.N. Mullins, Isaac F. Nelson, Isaiah Mullins, J.B. Pullen, J.L. Caldwell, J.S. Payne, Jacob K. Adkins, Jake Adkins, Jefferson Lucas, John A. McComas, John Q. Adams, John S. Brumfield, John W. Nelson, Joseph Browning, Julia Alderson, Keenan Ferrell, Keenan Toney, L.H. Burks, Lace Marcum, Laura Fry, Leander Wiley, Levi Rakes, Lewis Adkins, Lewis C. Queen, Lincoln County, Little Harts Creek, Little Ugly Creek, Louisa Wiley, Major Adkins, Martha E. Brumfield, Martha Fry, Martha Sias, Mary A. Mullins, Mary E. Williamson, Mary F. Fry, Mary J. Mullins, Mary L. Nelson, Mary McComas, Matilda Wiley, Milton Nelson, Minerva J. Fowler, Nancy E. Lucas, Olive F. Adkins, Peter M. Mullins, Philip Hager, Pinkston Queen, Polly Spurlock, Richard Adkins, Rine Spurlock, Robert Fry, Robert L. Fry, Rosa A. Fry, Rosa Browning, Rufus Estep, Rufus Pack, Salena Estep, Sand Creek, Sarah B. Maynard, Sarah E. Adkins, Sarah M. Adkins, Sarah Mullins, Sherman Nelson, Solomon C. Mullins, Spencer Adkins, Spring Branch, Squire Sol Adams, Steer Fork, Sulphur Spring Fork, Susan Adkins, Susan Lucas, T.R. Shepherd, United Fuel Gas Company, Vietta Haverty, W.S. Enochs, Walt Stowers, West Fork, West Virginia, Wilford Fry, Yantus Walker
The following deed index is based on Deed Book 56 at the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office in Hamlin, WV, and relates to residents of the Harts Creek community. Most notations reflect Harts Creek citizens engaged in local land transactions; some reflect Harts Creek citizens engaged in land transactions outside of the community. These notes are meant to serve as a reference to Deed Book 56. Researchers who desire the most accurate version of this material are urged to consult the actual record book.
Enos A. Adkins to late Ann F. Davis 200 acres Green Shoal Creek (her interest in Enos’ future estate) 6 November 1883 p. 99-100
Fisher B. Adkins to Catherine and Herb Adkins 1 acre 1/2 interest in land where store of F.E. Adkins and J.W. Stowers is located, 1/2 interest in store and stock of merchandise, farm items conveyed by F.E. Adkins on 14 May 1909, one pair of bay horses 15 June 1909 K.E. Toney, NP 3 July 1909 p. 82-83
Lewis and Emezetta Adkins to Sarah M. Adkins 50 acres West Side Guyandotte River 8 August 1899 Jefferson Lucas, NP 24 February 1900 p. 147-148
Richard and Olive F. Adkins to Sarah M. Adkins 50 acres Below Mouth of Fourteen Mile Creek 18 June 1892 David F. Smith, JP p. 145-147
Richard Adkins and Spencer Adkins to D.P. Lambert 80 1/4 acres Fourteen Mile Creek (Laurel Hill District) 17 July 1897 Isaac Fry, JP p. 42-44
George A. and Julia Alderson, Floyd and Emily Rakes, and C.D. and Vietta T. Haverty to J.L. Caldwell 8 acres (mineral) Sand Creek 7 December 1894 Elias Vance, JP p. 19-22
Joseph and Rosey Browning to Lace Marcum and T.R. Shepherd 45 acres Ridge Between Little Harts Creek and Big Branch 30 March 1910 Charles Adkins, JP 1 April 1910 p. 252-253
Allen and Hollena Brumfield to Louisa Wiley 176 acres Sulpher Spring Fork of Fourteen Mile Creek 12 February 1903 Jefferson Lucas, NP p. 40-42
Martha E. and John S. Brumfield to Henry H. Sias and his heirs 87 1/2 acres East Fork of Fourteen Mile Creek 24 October 1907 Jefferson Lucas, NP p. 13-14
L.H. and Hellen M. Burks to Gilbert Hager 50 acres Little Ugly Creek 19 February 1906 p. 106-108 [includes survey map]
Clementine and Ed Dingess, Ann F. and G.D. Davis, Susan and Henry Adkins, Julia Y. and B.W. Walker, Brooke and A.G. Adkins, F.E. Adkins, C.E. Burns (special commissioner) to Catherine Adkins 33 acres West Side Guyandotte River (land conveyed to Enos Adkins by J.K. Adkins on 29 October 1892) 1 October 1908 Fisher B. Adkins, NP 12 October 1908 Sol Adams, JP 16 October 1908 p. 86-88
Clementine and Ed Dingess, Susan and Henry Adkins, F.E. and Catherine Adkins, Brooke and A.G. Adkins, Julia Y. and B.W. Walker, and C.E. Burns (special commissioner) to Ann F. Davis 225 acres 1 October 1908 Fisher B. Adkins, NP 12 October 1908 Sol Adams, JP 16 October 1908 p. 101-103
Salena Estep to Rufus Estep 360 acres Spring Branch of West Fork 25 April 1910 p. 320-321
Arena and Keenan S. Ferrell to J.W. Stowers one acre Fowler’s Branch (part of tract conveyed by John Q. Adams on 25 May 1896) 28 October 1908 K.E. Toney, JP 30 October 1908 p. 84-85
Anderson Fry to A. Gill 25 acres Big Ugly Creek 7 January 1907 D.F. Smith, JP p. 128-129
Robert Fry to Wilford Fry, Martha Fry, and Rosa A. Fry 110 acres Ketchum Branch Guyandotte River 3 January 1888 J.B. Pullen, Jr. p. 287-289
Robert L. and Mary F. Fry to Arabell Gill Big Sulpher Branch of Big Ugly Creek 16 January 1904 Philip Hager, Jr., NP 16 February 1904 p. 125-126
Philip Hager to Robert Lee Fry 50 acres Big Sulpher Spring Branch of Big Ugly Creek 10 February 1898 John A. McComas, NP p. 124-125
E.C. and Flora Lucas to W.S. Enochs 20 acres and 39 acres Fourteen Mile Creek at or Near the Mouth of Cove Creek (Laurel Hill District) 29 March 1907 Jefferson Lucas, NP p. 268-269
Jefferson and Nancy E. Lucas to Cumberland Adkins 295 acres Fourteen Mile Creek (Laurel Hill District) 11 April 1907 D.F. Smith, JP 12 April 1907 p. 234-236
George E. and Mary McComas to J.L. Caldwell 24 acres East Side Guyandotte River 23 July 1900 p. 31-33
George R. and Harriet McComas to J.L. Caldwell 75 acres East Side Guyandotte River 19 February 1902 James McComas, NP p. 28-30
I.N. and Elizabeth Mullins to J.L. Caldwell 43 1/2 acres and 95 acres East Side Guyandotte River 1 September 1894 J.S. Payne, JP 8 October 1894 p. 23-25
Peter M. and Mary A. Mullins, A.S. and Sarah E. Adkins, Solomon C. and Mary J. Mullins, Granville and Matilda Wiley, John W. and Mary L. Nelson, C.W. and Ann Mullins, Edmund and Minerva J. Fowler, Isaiah and Sarah Mullins to J.L. Caldwell 43 1/2 acres East Side Guyandotte River 24 November 1894 Hiram Lambert, JP 30 November 1895 and 29 November 1894 p. 25-29
Milton and Elizabeth Nelson to Sherman Nelson 94 acres Big Branch and Fourteen Mile Creek 15 March 1906 Jefferson Lucas, NP p. 17-18
Milton and Elizabeth Nelson to Sherman Nelson 213 acres Big Branch of Guyandotte River 29 March 1909 Jefferson Lucas, NP 4 June 1909 p. 15-16
L.C. and Pinkston Queen to Sarah B. Maynard 113 3/4 acres Wiley Branch of Twelve Pole Creek 18 December 1907 William Toppins, JP p. 250-251
Levi Rakes et al to J.L. Caldwell 47 acres East Side Guyandotte River 28 July 1900 Isaac Fry, JP 30 July 1900 p. 36-38
Henry C. and Martha Sias to Isaac F. Nelson 85 acres Steer Fork of Fourteen Mile Creek (Laurel Hill District) 17 February 1909 Rufus Pack, NP p. 266-267
Marine and Polly Spurlock to Laura Fry 15 acres Ketchum Branch Guyandotte River (Laurel Hill District) 6 November 1889 Elias Vance, JP p. 289-290
United Fuel Gas Company to Columbia Gas and Electric Company 87 acres of Charles V. Huffman (26 March 1908) and 258 acres of Susan Lucas (24 March 1908) 1 December 1909 p. 270-275
Louisa and Leander Wiley to Mary E. Williamson Part of 176 acres made to Louisa Wiley by Allen Brumfield (Laurel Hill District) 7 July 1905 Jefferson Lucas, NP 11 July 1905 p. 38-40
NOTE: I copied all of these deeds.
11 Friday Nov 2016
Posted in Cemeteries, Queens Ridge
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Appalachia, Brandon Kirk, genealogy, history, James Maynard, Jesse Maynard, Kiahs Creek, Queens Ridge, Queens Ridge Cemetery, Sarah Maynard, Wayne County, West Virginia
I first visited Queens Ridge Cemetery on 24 February 1998. Since that time, I’ve returned at least twice. My great-great-great-great-great-grandfather James Maynard (a veteran of the Revolutionary War) is buried in this cemetery. 29 October 2016. Photo by Mom.
My great-great-great-great-grandparents, Jesse and Sarah (Welch) Maynard, are buried here. 29 October 2016. Photo by Mom.
01 Tuesday Nov 2016
Posted in Big Creek, Guyandotte River
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A.F. Morris, Abijah Workman Jr., Andrew Elkins, Appalachia, Asa Williamson, B.J. Workman, Big Branch, Big Ugly Creek, Cassie Williamson, Charles Adkins, Charles Plaster, David Workman, Drusilla Neace, Elias Workman, Eliza J. Hager, Elizabeth Elkins, Elizabeth Thompson, Ella Spears, F.D. Stollings, Fourteen Mile Creek, Francis Creek, Franklin Neace, G.L. Estabrook, genealogy, George Alderson, George Hill, George W. Estep, Harmon Stroud, Harts Creek, history, Hollywood Branch, Hugh Evans, Isaac F. Workman, Isaac Workman, Isaiah Adkins, James A. Williamson, James H. Manns, James W. Workman, Jefferson Adkins, Jefferson Lucas, John Brumfield, John Chandler, John M. Workman, John Thompson, Joseph Browning, Julia Alderson, Kelley Chambers, Kiahs Creek, Lace Marcum, Leo F. Drake, Limestone Creek, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Land Assocation, Little Harts Creek, Lottie Harrison, Louisa A. Wiley, Luella A. Stollings, Lynn Branch, M.J. Chandler, Malinda Adkins, Margaret Neace, Mary A. Brumfield, Mary I. Plaster, Mary J. Manns, Matilda Adkins, Mollie Drake, Mud River, Nancy Adora Chandler, Nancy M. Workman, Nancy Miller, Nine Mile Creek, O.R. Fowble, Obediah Hill, P.T. Thompson, Patton Camp Branch, Patton Thompson, Peyton Spears, Rebecca Williamson, Rhoda Gartin, Rollem Fork, Roma Spears, Rufus Pack, S.W. Colton Jr., Salt Lick Branch, Samuel Moore, Sand Creek, Saphronia Gartin, Sarah J. Toney, Scary Creek, Scott Gartin, Seth Miller, Sulphur Spring Fork, Susan Hill, Susann Stroud, Sylvanus Neace, T.R. Shepherd, Tennessee Workman, Trace Fork, Twelve Pole Creek, Upton Creek, West Virginia, William Bell, William Manns, William T. Harrison, William Workman, Yantus Dingess, Zachary Taylor Neace
The following deed index is based on Deed Book 55 at the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office in Hamlin, WV, and relates to residents of the Harts Creek community. Most notations reflect Harts Creek citizens engaged in local land transactions; some reflect Harts Creek citizens engaged in land transactions outside of the community. These notes are meant to serve as a reference to Deed Book 55. Researchers who desire the most accurate version of this material are urged to consult the actual record book.
Charles Adkins to Malinda Adkins 100 acres Southeast Side of Harts Creek 25 April 1898 Isaac Fry, JP p. 52-53
Malinda Adkins to Isaiah Adkins 25 acres near Mouth of Hollywood Branch of Big Harts Creek 20 July 1908 Charles Adkins, JP p. 53-54
Matilda and Jefferson Adkins to Rhoda Gartin 37 acres, 103 acres Little Harts Creek and Fourteen Mile Creek 11 March 1898 p. 28-30
George and Julia Alderson to Lace Marcum and T.R. Shepherd 3 acres Mouth of Sand Creek 16 September 1909 p. 252
Mary A. and John Brumfield and P.T. and Elizabeth Thompson to Kelley Chambers 15 acres Scary Creek of the Middle Fork of Mud River 17 November 1905 p. 83-84
John and M.J. Chandler and H.C. and Nancy Adora Chandler to George W. Estep 70 acres and 148 acres on Ugly Creek 9 August 1900 p. 362-363
S.W. Colton, Jr. and G.L. Estabrook, trustees of Lincoln County Land Association, to O.R. Fowble Timber on Upper Big Creek and Upton Creek of Mud River and Big Branch of Big Ugly Creek 27 December 1909 p. 366-367
Leo F. and Mollie Drake and Yantus Dingess and ___ Phipps to John Thompson 300 acres Main Harts Creek 22 March 1905 p. 388-389
Andrew and Elizabeth Elkins to Rhoda Gartin 87 acres East Fork of Fourteen Mile Creek 18 November 1899 p. 27-28
W.T. and Lottie Harrison to Eliza J. Hager 75 acres Waters of Nine Mile Creek 29 September 1894 p. 43-44
George and Susan Hill to Obediah J. Hill 391 9/40 acres on Big Ugly Creek 8 July 1904 p. 92-94
William and Mary J. Mans to Samuel Moore 25 acres head of Left Fork of Rollhimin Fork of Hezekiah Creek, Fork of Twelve Pole River 5 January 1905 p. 116-117
A.F. Morris, special commissioner, to Isaac Workman 19 1/2 acres Francis Creek 10 January 1907 p. 151-153 [regards a case in which Patton Thompson et als were plaintiffs and Isaac Workman et als were defendants]
Sylvanus and Drusilla Neace to Scott and Frona E. Gartin 103 acres on East Fork of Fourteen Mile Creek 9 May 1907 p. 423-425 [references Patton Camp Branch]
Z.T. and Margaret Neace and Franklin Neace to Saphronia E. and Scott Gartin 100 7/8 acres East Fork of Fourteen Mile Creek 16 August 1902 Jefferson Lucas, NP p. 421-423
Charles and Mary I. Plaster to Hugh Evans 4 and 80 acres Francis Creek of Hezekiah Creek of Twelve Pole Creek 6 October 1903 p. 220-221
Peyton Spears patent from Commonwealth of Virginia 100 acres Nine Mile Creek (Laurel Hill District) 6 April 1855 (survey) p. 466-467
Roma and Ella Spears to Allen Estep 75 acres on Trace Fork of Big Ugly Creek 2 October 1909 p. 364-365
F.D. and Luella A. Stollings to Nancy M. Workman 70 acres Francis Creek of Hezekiah’s Creek 1 February 1901 p. 145-146
Harmon and Susann Stroud to Louisa A. Wiley 50 acres Sulphur Spring Fork of Fourteen Mile Creek (Laurel Hill District) 18 November 1881 James H. Manns, JP p. 360-361
P.T. and Elizabeth Thompson to Kelley Chambers 35 acres Scary Creek of the Middle Fork of Mud River 11 November 1905 p. 81-83
Sarah J. Toney to Seth and Nancy Miller 37 1/2 acres Senging Branch of Mud River (Jefferson District) 17 March 1905 p. 386-387 [references Isaac Adkins’ line]
Asa and Rebecca Williamson to Hugh Evans 63 acres Lynn Branch of Hezekiah Creek 18 February 1908 Charles Adkins, JP p. 222-223
B.J. and Tennessee Workman to Isaac F. Workman 125 acres Francis Fork of Hezekiahs Fork of Twelve Pole 18 April 1896 p. 146-148
David Workman et al to William Bell et al Right of Way Limestone Creek 10 saw logs paid 23 April 1907 p. 332-333
Isaac and Nancy M. Workman to Abijah Workman, Jr. 40 acres and Right of Way for Road, Francis Creek of Hezekiah’s Creek 2 February 1903 Rufus Pack, NP p. 143-144
Isaac and Nancy M. Workman to James W. Workman 40 acres Francis Creek of Hezekiah’s Creek 1 April 1901 Rufus Pack, NP p. 149-150
William Workman to Joseph Browning 45 acres Between Little Harts Creek and Big Branch of Big Harts Creek 15 July 1908 Charles Adkins, JP p. 450-452 [references Nester heirs]
James A. and Cassa Williamson to Elias Workman 75 acres on Salt Lick Branch of Right Fork of Twelve Pole Creek 24 September 1908 p. 212-213
John M. Workman to Isaac Workman 25 acres Francis Creek of Hezekiah Fork of Twelve Pole 9 April 1896 p. 148-149
NOTE: I copied all of these deeds.
01 Tuesday Nov 2016
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Ferrellsburg, Fourteen, Green Shoal, Leet, Little Harts Creek, Rector
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A.H. Sanders, A.P. Sanders, Andrew J. Browning, Appalachia, Big Branch, Big Ugly Creek, Broad Branch, Brooks Summerville, Buck Lick Branch, Cassander Spurlcok, Charles Bowden Brumfield, Chloe Maynard, Climena Lucas, Clinton Spurlock, Daisy Brumfield, Ellen Ferguson, Evermont Ward Fry, F.F. Starcher, Fourteen Mile Creek, Francis Fork, G.H. Chenoweth, genealogy, George F. Miller, Giles Davis, Granville Mullins, Green Shoal Creek, Guyandotte River, Harts Creek, Henry C. Sias, Hezekiah Adkins, history, Hugh Evans, Isaac Gartin, J.H. Meeks, J.W. Breeding, J.W. Stowers, James C. Tomblin, James D. Porter, James I. Kuhn, Johnny Headley, Joseph E. Chilton, Joseph Gartin, Joseph Maynard, Julia Yantis Walker, Kiahs Creek, Koontz Realty Company, L.V. Koontz, Laurel Fork, Lena Ferrell, Leonard Lucas, Lettie Belle Fowler, Limestone Branch, Lincoln County, Lincoln Fuel Oil and Lumber Company, Mary A. Mullen, Mary Maynard, Midkiff, Nary Gartin, Nine Mile Creek, O.J. Wilkinson, Panther Branch, Patsy Ann Porter, Patterson Toney, Philip Hager, Polly Browning, Smith Ferrell, Squire Toney, Sulphur Spring Fork, Sylvanis Neace, Tucker Fry, Twelve Pole Creek, W.C. Mullen, W.L. Rector, W.L. Starcher, W.T. Gillenwater, Wallace Hager, West Virginia, William U. Stollings, Wirt Toney
The following deed index is based on Deed Book 53 at the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office in Hamlin, WV, and relates to residents of the Harts Creek community. Most notations reflect Harts Creek citizens engaged in local land transactions; some reflect Harts Creek citizens engaged in land transactions outside of the community. These notes are meant to serve as a reference to Deed Book 53. Researchers who desire the most accurate version of this material are urged to consult the actual record book.
Hezikiah Adkins to Julia Y. Walker 25 acres on West Side of Guyan River 7 January 1909 Fisher B. Adkins, NP p. 40
Polly Browning to Joseph Maynard 75 acres Laurel Branch of Twelve Pole Creek 14 January 1905 Hugh Evans, JP p. 412-413
Daisy Brumfield to Charley Brumfield 68 acres Big Branch of Big Ugly 7 September 1907 p. 219-220
J.E. Chilton to Lettie B. Fowler 150 acres East Side of Guyandotte River 15 February 1883 p. 365-366
G.D. Davis to Koontz Realty Company 113 3/5 acres (mineral) 8 May 1907 p. 329
Ellen Ferguson to L.V. Koontz 79 4/5 acres on Green Shoal Creek 14 December 1906 p. 304-305
Lena Ferrell to A.H. Sanders 49 acres (oil and gas) 5 December 1906 p. 305-306
D.C. Fry to Koontz Realty Company 4 acres 8 May 1907 p. 320-321
D.C. Fry to Koontz Realty Company 90 acres Green Shoal Creek 8 May 1907 p. 322-323
Joseph and Nary Gartin to W.R. and Mary Lucas and L.C. and Climina Lucas 75 and 15 acres on Sulpher Spring Fork of Fourteen Mile Creek 8 January 1910 p. 45-46
W.T. Gillenwater to Koontz Realty Company 82 acres (mineral) 16 July 1907 p. 315-316
Philip Hager to Koontz Realty Company 136 1/2 acres 17 May 1907 p. 318-319
Wallace Hager to Smith Ferrell 158 acres Broad Branch of Big Ugly 4 April 1907 R.E. Lowe, JP p. 166-167
L.V. Koontz to Koontz Realty Company 799 2/3 acres Big Ugly Creek 24 June 1907 p. 310-311
J.I. Kuhn to Isaac G. Gartin 75 acres Little Harts Creek 1 September 1879 p. 281-284
J.I. Kuhn to Climenia Lucas et al 496 acres on Fourteen Mile Creek 6 June 1880 p. 288-291
James I. Kuhn to William Mann and Isaac Garten 1 August 1879 Francis Fork of Hezekiah Creek p. 285-288
Lincoln Fuel, Oil, and Lumber Company v. A.P. Sanders, W.C. Mullen, and Mary A. Mullen correction to deed 5 October 1910 p. 243-244
L.C. Lucas to Climena Lucas 37 acres on Fourteen Mile Creek 13 December 1909 p. 53
Chloe Maynard to Joseph Maynard 100 acres Twelve Pole Creek 10 October 1907 p. 410-411
Mary Maynard to Joseph Maynard 85 acres Twelve Pole Creek 21 October 1905 p. 409-410
George F. Miller to Koontz Realty Company 33 acres (mineral) 13 May 1907 p. 317-318
Granville Mullins to William U. Stollings 10 acres Limestone Branch 28 March 1910 p. 416
Sylvanis Neace to J.W. Breeding 75 acres on Buck Lick Branch of Guyandotte River (Laurel Hill District) 12 February 1910 p. 133-134
J.D. Porter et ux to W.L. Rector Big Ugly Creek 27 March 1902 p. 333-339
Patsy Ann Porter to Joseph Maynard Tract on Ridge Between Laurel Branch and Wiley Branch 4 August 1908 p. 414-415
W.L. Rector et ux to G.H. Chenoweth 3/16 undivided interest in tracts on Harts Creek and Big Ugly Creek 28 December 1903 p. 340-
W.L. Starcher et ux to F.F. Starcher interest in four tracts on Big Ugly Creek 27 September 1907 p. 347-349
A.H. Sanders et ux to L.V. Koontz Stowers Farm on Green Shoal 10 December 1906 p. 288-291
A.H. Sanders et ux to L.V. Koontz 49 acres on Big Ugly Creek 12 March 1907 p. 301
A.H. Sanders et al declaration of trust to A.P. Sanders 25 July 1907 p. 329
A.P. Sanders to W.C. Mullen 150 acres Big Ugly Creek 2 October 1907 p. 164-165
A.P. Sanders to A.H. Sanders 278 acres Lick Branch of Laurel Fork of Big Ugly 31 October 1907 p. 227-228
Henry C. Sias to John T. Headley 75 acres on Steer Fork of Fourteen Mile Creek 17 February 1909 p. 1-2
Cassander Spurlock et ux to A.H. Sanders 89 1/3 acres on Big Ugly Creek 5 December 1906 p. 307-308
Clinton Spurlock et ux to E.W. Fry et ux 15 acres near Nine Mile Creek on Guyandotte River 3 June 1901 p. 194
Clinton Spurlock to Clinton Spurlock and E.W. Fry 7360 square feet at Midkiff 1 January 1906 p. 195-196
J.W. Stowers et al to A.H. Sanders 144 1/3 acres 7 December 1906 p. 308-309
Brooks Summerville et ux to F.F. Starcher interest in four tracts on Big Ugly Creek 1 November 1907 p. 346-347
James C. Tomblin to Andrew J. Browning Painter Branch, Big Branch of Harts Creek 19 March 1875 Jeremiah Lambert, JP p. 170-171
Patterson Toney et ux to L.V. Koontz 437 acres on Big Ugly Creek 29 December 1906 p. 302-303
Squire Toney et ux to Koontz Realty Company 295 52/100 acres Big Ugly Creek (mineral) 27 June 1907 p. 312-314
Wirt Toney et ux to Koontz Realty Company 203 61/100 acres (mineral) 4 May 1907 p. 324-326
O.J. Wilkinson, commissioner of school lands, to J.H. Meeks, trustee 1 February 1910 Piney Fork of East Fork p. 104-105 [references Abner Vance]
NOTE: I copied all of these deeds.
29 Saturday Oct 2016
Posted in African American History, Cemeteries, Civil War, Kiahsville, Queens Ridge
Tags
Alberta Jones, Anna Mae Slade, Annie Slade, Appalachia, Betty E. Ramey Jones, Brack Jones, Calista Jones, cemeteries, civil war, Cubie Jones, Cubie Workman, Dova Manns, Eddie Jones, Elizabeth Maynard, Ellen A. Jones, Eugene Manns, Fanny Rigsby, Flora Etta Slade, genealogy, Geraldine Curry, Golden Jones, history, Howard Queen, Isaac Slade, J.B. Rigsby, James Maynard, Jenny Slade, Jesse F. Jones, Jesse Jones, John Jones, Johnny Slade, Jones Chapel Cemetery, Joseph Slade, Josephine Slade, Kiahs Creek, Leonard Manns, Lila Jones, Major Curry, Margaret Jones, Maxine Queen, Nelven Queen, Noah Queen, Noah Slade, Normal Queen, Ora T. Curry, Ossie Rigsby, Polly Slade, Ray Manns, Robert H. Hughes, Rufus Slade, Sallie Jones, slavery, Tennessee Queen, Twelve Pole Creek, Union Army, Virgie Jones, Virginia Ramey, Wayne County, West Virginia, Willie Jones, Yorkie Rigsby
The Jones Chapel Cemetery, which I visited on 29 October 2016, is located at Kiahs Branch of Twelve Pole Creek in Wayne County, West Virginia.
Level 1
Row 1
Little Brack Jones (17 May 1912-6 May 1925)
Eddie Jones (28 April 1868-17 March 1937)
Sallie Jones (19 October 1881-28 January 1957)
Robert H. Hughes (30 May 1910-29 May 1965)
Level 2
Row 1
L. Leonard Manns (13 February 1925-7 October 1994)
Ray Manns (16 March 1931-25 May 1949)
Dova Manns (8 July 1904-10 February 1933)
Eugene Manns (28 December 1932-28 December 1932)
Row 2
Cubie Jones (1890-1954); m. Willie Jones
Willie Jones (1884-1973); s/o Robert L. and Elizabeth Jones
Fanny Rigsby (1865-1955)
J.B. Rigsby (1857-1925)
Ossie Rigsby (12 June 1887-13 February 1919)
Yorkie Rigsby (1 December 1916-10 April 1919)
Geraldine Curry (9 May 1934-19 May 1935)
Major Curry (1882-1955)
Ora T. Curry (1896-1974); m. Major Curry
Level 3
Row 1
John Jones (17 February 1817-15 August 1903)
Margaret Jones (19 September 1839-1920); d/o ___ Helms; m. John Jones
Row 2
Alberta Jones (1905-1936); mother to Quentin Ferrell
Jesse F. Jones (1883-1911); s/o John and Margaret Elizabeth (Helms) Jones
Ellen A. Jones (1886-1909); d/o Sanders and Mary Elizabeth (Maynard) Adkins; m. Jesse F. Jones
Virgie Jones (1905-1908)
Level 4
Row 1
Golden Jones (19 May 1919-17 October 1981)
Jesse Jones (12 July 1904-25 December 1971)
Lila Jones (1877-1965); d/o ___ Maynard; m. John B. Jones
John Jonnie Jones (1873-18 March 1955); s/o John and Margaret Elizabeth (Helms) Jones
little square headstone
rock headstone and footstone
rock headstone and footstone
Row 2
Cubie Workman (12 August 1945-16 September 1945)
(little gap between graves)
Betty E. Ramey Jones (1 November 1861-14 February 1906); m. Robert L. Jones
(little gap between graves)
square headstone and round footstone
rock headstone and footstone
(little gap between graves)
rock headstone and footstone
rock headstone and footstone
Row 3
Maxine Queen (23? April 1933-18? June 1933)
Queen (baby)
Tomblin (baby)
Tennessee Queen (1894-1934); d/o Robert L. and Elizabeth Jones; m. Noah Queen
Noah Queen (1883-1968)
Howard Queen (27? December 1929-February 1936)
Nelven Queen (29 January 1919-24? July 1935)
Chlista Jones (8 June 1888-10 June 1905); d/o Robert L. and Elizabeth Jones
Virginia Jones Ramey (26 April 1881-13 December 1902); d/o Robert L. and Elizabeth Jones; m. Kelly Ramey
Row 4
Normal Queen (9 January 1914-12 October 1964)
Nelven Queen (9 November 1935-24 February 1968)
Slade Section
Row 1
rock headstone and footstone
rock headstone and footstone
Row 2
Jenny Slade
Joseph Slade
rock headstone and footstone
rock headstone and footstone
Row 3
Noah Slade
Polly Slade (12 December 1917-15 March 1920); d/o Joseph and Anna (Park) Slade
Josephene Slade (3 July 1902-27 June 1926); d/o Joseph and Anna (Park) Slade
Annie Slade (20 September 1881-6 July 1921); m. Joseph Slade
Joseph Slade (2 August 1877-15 July 1944)
Row 4
Anna Mae Slade (2 February 1931, only date)
Rufus Slade (12 November 1925-2 October 1926)
Isaac Slade (13 February 1904-1931); s/o Joseph and Anna (Park) Slade
Row 5
Floraetta Slade (6 May 1940-20 January 1941)
Johnny Slade (26 February 1934-24 July 1934)
***
John: Freed Slave of John Jones (c.1850-c.1875)
Level 5
Row 1
James Maynard (November 1814-August 1862); born 19 November 1813; s/o Jesse and Sarah (Welch) Maynard; Union soldier killed during Civil War on 9 August 1862; Damron’s Co., Independent WV INF
Elizabeth Maynard (1817-Unknown); born 13 June 1814; d/o James and Sarah (Ratliff) Maynard; m. James “Tar Keg” Maynard
John Doe, Negro Soldier, Died August 1862
Infant Maynard (death date unknown)
25 Tuesday Oct 2016
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Spottswood
Tags
Anthony Adams Family Cemetery, Appalachia, Brandon Kirk, Buck Fork, cemeteries, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Logan County, photos, Spottswood, West Virginia
Anthony Adams Family Cemetery, Mouth of Buck Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 9 October 2016. Photo by Kathy Adams.
25 Tuesday Oct 2016
Tags
A.B. Harrison, A.B. Staley, A.C. Barrett, A.E. Wagner, A.F. Morris, A.P. Sanders, Aaron Adkins, Al Brumfield, Alex Hollandsworth, Allen Adkins Branch, Ben Walker, Big Branch, Big Ugly Creek, Blackburn Lucas, Brad Toney, Burbus C. Toney, C.E. Burns, Cain Adkins, Cain Lucas, Charley Lucas, David Farley, David Workman, E.E. Adkins, East Fork, Elias Vance, Elizabeth Duty, Emma Duty, Floyd Fry, Floyd Rakes, Francis Fork, genealogy, Georgia E. Staley, Green Shoal Branch, Guyandotte River, Hamlin, history, J.H. Fry, J.H. McComas, J.M. Brammer, J.P. Douglas, J.W. Johnson, Jake Adkins, James A. Holley, James L. Chafin, James P. Ferrell, Jeff Duty, Jefferson Lucas, John D. Shelton, John Dingess, John F. Duty, John P. Lucas, John W Runyon, Laurel Fork, Lee Fry, Lewis Nelson, Lincoln County, Little Harts Creek, Lorenzo D. Hill, Lottie Lucas, Louary Brumfield, Louis R. Sweetland, Louisa Lucas, Mack H. Adkins, Maggie Farley, Malinda Nelson, Martha Jane Lucas, Marvel Elkins, Mary Alice Manns, Mile Branch, Morgan Phipps, Moses Lucas, Nancy A. Holley, Nancy Jane Adkins, Nancy Webb, Nettie Ferrell, Peter M. Toney, Philip Hager, Rufus Pack, Samuel B. Price, Sand Creek, Sarah Adkins, Sarah Headley, Smith Ferrell, Spencer Adkins, Sulphur Spring Fork, timber, W.C. Mullen, Wesley Nelson, West Fork, West Virginia, William A. Sias, William Manns, William R. Duty
The following deed index is based on Deed Book 52 at the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office in Hamlin, WV, and relates to residents of the Harts Creek community. Most notations reflect Harts Creek citizens engaged in local land transactions; some reflect Harts Creek citizens engaged in land transactions outside of the community. These notes are meant to serve as a reference to Deed Book 52. Researchers who desire the most accurate version of this material are urged to consult the actual record book.
Aaron and Nancy Jane Adkins to B.W. Walker 100 acres on Allen Adkins Branch of Guyandotte River 12 June 1885 Cain Adkins, JP p. 58-59 [NOTE: References logs, Mack H. Adkins]
Aaron Adkins, Jr. to B.W. Walker Ridge Between East Fork and Guyandotte River (Upper 1/3 of 200 acre survey) 12 October 1889 Elias Vance, JP p. 60 [references Samuel B. Price timber]
E.E. Adkins to Allen Brumfield, Jr. 185 5/8 acres 17 August 1897 p. 411-412
Enos Adkins et ux to Allen Brumfield, Jr. 2 Tracts 22 August 1895 p. 424-425
Enos Adkins et ux to Allen Brumfield 28 December 1894 Elias Vance, JP p. 413-414
Isaac Adkins et al to Allen Brumfield, Jr. 22 June 1892 p. 420-421
Sarah Adkins to B.W. Walker 100 acres Allen Adkins Branch 14 August 1889 p. 61-62
Spencer Adkins to John P. Lucas 221 1/2 acres Guyandotte River (Laurel Hill District) 14 March 1896 p. 273-274
Spencer Adkins et ux to Martha Jane Lucas 63 5/8 acres Big Branch (Laurel Hill District) 29 January 1908 p. 275-276
J.M. Brammer et ux to David Farley 44 1/2 acres Laurel Fork of Little Harts Creek 11 April 1910 A.E. Wagner, JP p. 300-301
Allen Brumfield to Hollena Brumfield 25 January 1904 p. 428-429
Allen Brumfield to Hollena Brumfield 70 acres 9 July 1904 p. 430-431
Louary Brumfield et al to A.C. Barrett et ux Lot No. 6 Hamlin 23 July 1903 p. 308-310
C.E. Burns to Nancy Webb 52 1/2 acres Frances Creek 10 August 1908 p. 10
James L. Chafin to L.C. Browning et ux Big Branch 19 January 1903 p. 314-315
John Conley et ux to Rosa N. Vannatter 66 acres Big Ugly Creek 19 October 1908 p. 117-118
B.C. Dial to Brad Toney 100 acres on East Side of Guyandotte River 23 October 1891 J.R. Wilson, NP p. 241-242
John Dingess to Hollena Brumfield 7 August 1891 p. 418-419
J.P. Douglas, trustee, to Hollena Ferguson p. 426-428
J.P. Douglas, trustee, to John D. Shelton 10 acres Sand Creek, Big Branch 6 June 1908 p. 38-39
Leo F. Drake et al to Lewis Thompson 100 acres Harts Creek 30 March 1905 p. 264-265
John F. Duty to Jefferson Duty 12 1/2 acres 28 July 1898 p. 114-115
William R. Duty to Emma Duty 80 acres 4 December 1897 p. 115-116
William R. Duty to Jefferson Duty 50 acres 4 December 1897 p. 113-114
Marvel Elkins to William A. Sias 100 acres Sulpher Spring Fork of Fourteen Mile Creek 7 February 1888 p. 27-28
Maggie Farley to Louis R. Sweetland 1/4 acre and 1 Lot Hamlin 15 August 1907 p. 365-367
Jonah Ferguson to Dollie Ferrell 30 acres Big Ugly 19 October 1907 P.M. Toney, NP p. 289-290
James P. Ferrell to Bradford Toney 7 June 1887 Philip Hager, NP p. 240-241
Smith and Nettie Ferrell to Elizabeth Duty 16 acres 21 November 1899 p. 116-117
Floyd Fry et ux to Bradford Toney 150 acre interest just above mouth of Green Shoal 28 June 1898 J.H. McComas, NP p. 243 [references B.C. Toney farm]
A.B. Harrison and J.H. Fry to A.B. Staley 86 acres Fourteen Mile Creek (Laurel Hill District) 8 April 1892 p. 81
Sarah Headley to E.C. Lucas et ux one acre Fourteen Mile Creek (Laurel Hill District) 2 March 1907 p. 313-314
L.D. Hill to Moses Lucas 100 acres Mile Branch 24 April 1903 p. 316-317
Alex Hollandsworth et ux to Lee Fry House and Lot, Hamlin 26 March 1908 p. 367-368
James A. Holley et ux to Allen Brumfield, Jr. Guyandotte River 6 June 1898 p. 415-418
Nancy A. Holley et ux to Maggie Farley 1/4 acre Hamlin 7 June 1907 p. 364-365
J.W. Johnson to Spencer Adkins and John P. Lucas right of way 11 July 1908 p. 277-278
B.B. Lucas to Lottie Lucas 75 acres Green Shoal branch 11 December 1906 M.C. Farley, NP p. 220-221
Charley and Louisa Lucas et vir to Morgan Phipps 7 acres Laurel Fork (Jefferson District) 13 September 1910 p. 371
John P. Lucas to A.B. Staley 65 acres West Side Guyandotte River 26 December 1899 Jefferson Lucas, JP p. 82-83
John P. Lucas to A.B. Staley 46 acres Fourteen Mile Creek (Laurel Hill District) 12 March 1907 Jefferson Lucas, JP p. 78-79
William Mans to Mary Alice Mans et al quit claim 12 May 1905 p. 11-12
A.F. Morris, special commissioner, to B.B. Lucas 75 acres on Green Shoal 7 December 1906 p. 218-219
W.C. Mullen et ux to A.P. Sanders 278 acres Lick Branch 17 October 1907 p. 369-370
Lewis and Malinda Nelson to A.E. Wagner 15 acres on West Side of Guyan River 4 December 1906 D.F. Smith, JP
Wesley Nelson to A.E. Wagner 23 acres 21 March 1906 p. 57-58
Floyd Rakes to Georgie E. Staley 50 acres on Fourteen Mile Creek (Laurel Hill District) 28 July 1892 p. 79-80
John W. Runyans to Canaan Adkins 66 2/3 acres (interest in 200 acres) West Fork and Guyandotte River 6 February 1889 p. 248
F.D. Stallings et ux to Abijah Workman 100 acre interest on Francis Creek 15 March 1899 p.7-8
Russell S. Stollings et ux to William D. Farley 35 acres Little Harts Creek and Francis Fork of Twelve Pole 24 March 1900 Isaac Fry, JP p. 298-299
Ralph and Anna Steel to William R. Duty 73 3/4 acres 14 August 1903 p. 112-113
B.C. Toney to Bradford Toney 20 acres and 80 acres Big Ugly 20 February 1884 -. 239-240
Moses B. Toney et al to Allen Brumfield 10 June 1892 p. 422-423
Wirt Toney et al to Bradford Toney 140 acres Guyandotte River 1 April 1887 p. 244-245
O.J. Wilkinson, Commissioner of School Lands, to J.H. Meek, trustee 25 acres Ranger School West Side Guyandotte River 20 December 1909 p. 207
F.B. Wilson to John D. Shelton 105 acres Sand Creek Jerry Lambert, NP 1 October 1908 p. 36-37
J.R. Wilson to J.A. Holley Timber on Bobbies Branch 15 November 1899 p. 155
Abijah Workman to Nancy Workman 30 acres Francis Creek 17 January 1900 Rufus Pack, NP p. 9
David Workman to Brad Toney 140 acres 20 October 1891 p. 237-238
NOTE: I copied all of these deeds.
20 Tuesday Sep 2016
Posted in Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Logan
Tags
Devil Anse Hatfield, genealogy, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Logan, Logan County Banner, Oakland House, West Virginia
Logan County Banner (Logan, WV), 13 April 1893.
10 Saturday Sep 2016
Posted in Big Creek, Chapmanville
Tags
Appalachia, Big Creek, C.J. Shelton, Chapmanville, David Woods, genealogy, history, Hugh Butcher, John Dingess, Liza Conley, Logan, Logan County, Logan County Banner, Mary Chambers, Mary Dingess, Mary Stone, Nettie Cabell, Rocky School, West Virginia
An unknown local correspondent from Chapmanville in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan County Banner printed on October 16, 1897:
David Woods of Illinois is visiting friends at this place.
Miss Mary Stone, a bright little brunette, was calling on friends here Tuesday.
Mr. Hugh Butcher and Miss Nettie Cabell were quietly married on Big creek last Saturday.
Mrs. Dr. _____ visited her parents at Peck Sunday.
Miss Mary Chambers, one of Crawley’s charming belles, was calling on her many friends in this city last week.
Miss Mary Dingess is attending the Rocky school.
Madam rumor says that one of our old maids will soon leave the state of single blessedness for the sake of one of Big Creek’s most prominent widowers.
Miss Liza Conley and John Dingess were the guests of Dr. C.J. Shelton Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Turley of Logan passed through the city Sunday.
10 Saturday Sep 2016
Posted in Barboursville, Civil War, Salt Rock, West Hamlin
Tags
Appalachia, Barboursville, Bear Creek, Cabell County, civil war, Confederate Army, Enon Church, Falls of Guyan, genealogy, George Rogers, Guyandotte River, history, Lincoln County, Mud River, Salt Rock, South Carolina, Thomas H. Perry, Tylers Creek, Union Army, Virginia, West Virginia, William R. Brumfield
About 1910, Rev. Thomas H. Perry reflected on his long life, most of which was spent in the vicinity of Tylers Creek in Cabell County, West Virginia. In this excerpt from his autobiography, Mr. Perry recalled the early years of the Civil War in his locale:
In November, 1860, South Carolina seceded from the Union. That was more than a sign of war; it was a declaration of war. Soon afterwards six other southern states seceded, and a little later three other states followed suit, and last of all, in May, 1861, Virginia seceded.
My father said he had worked, prayed, voted for the Union, but he thought he owed his allegiance first to the state and then to the general government. However, he advised us boys to stay at home, as there are many things involved in this war and its hard to say what the outcome will be. One Sunday, in 1861, many of our young people were at Enon church, and at that time the union army was at Barboursville, ten miles away. While we were at church a man came on horseback in great speed with his hat off, and when he got to the church he cried out: “Get to the mountains; the Federals are on their way to Tyler’s creek, and are destroying everything before them.”
We all ran to the woods in great haste, and remained there until the next day, except the women and the children, who returned home that evening; the old men advised the women and children to stay at home, as they did not believe the soldiers would do them any harm. But several young men from this first scare, joined the Confederate army, but I stayed at home and dodged the soldiers until the spring of 1862. During this time I thought of going north and going to school, and then I would think if I went north they would force me to join the army and I would have to fight my own people, and I could not do that. I thought if I was in the south I could not go to school; they would force me in the army and I knew I could not stay at home. So I decided as there was no neutral ground for me I would go to Dixie. At this time the Federals were scouting the country in every direction which made it difficult to go, but we set a time to meet in a low gap east of Joseph Johnson’s, a half-way place between Guyan and Mud rivers. That night we filled that gap more than full of men and horses. It was a dark night and we never knew how many men we had present, but think there were two or three hundred. We were suspicious of traitors among us that night. We did our work quickly, appointed a captain and mapped out our way for that night’s march. The way was down Tyler’s creek to the Salt Rock and then up the Guyan river. About midnight our captain said: “Gentlemen, follow me,” and as we slowly moved out of that gap it was whispered, “we do not know whose hands we are in , as there are so many more here tonight than we expected, and so many strangers.”
When we came to where my father lived on Tyler’s creek, I asked George Rogers, a man of our company to wait with me until I could go to the barn and get my horse, for I had left my horse in the barn until we were ready to march. This delayed me about twenty minutes. Mr. Rogers and I thought we would soon overtake our men, but when we came to a bridle path that led to the mouth of Bear Creek, much nearer than by way of Salt Rock, it was so dark we could not see the track of a horse, and as we did not know which way our men had gone we were much perplexed and lost some time at this point, but decided to go the nearer way, and when we came within one mile and a-half of the falls of Guyan, we heard considerable shooting in our direction, and as our men were twenty-five or thirty minutes in the advance of us, the shooting must have been at our men, and as our men were not armed the shooting was all from one side and it may be that half of our men are killed. we stopped and decided that we would wait for daylight. We hitched our horses about fifty yards from the road and lay down under a beech tree that stood about twenty-five yards from the road, and we went into a doze. Suddenly, in front of us, there was a moving army and we could not tell whether they were going up or down the road until the rear guard passed, and then we knew they were going down the road. While they were passing, I said: “George, these are our men.” George said: “Be still, say nothing.”
When morning came, Mr. Lucas, a man living in that neighborhood, said to us: “The men that have just passed down the road killed Mr. Brumfield and had fired into a body of unarmed men at the falls just before day, this morning.” We understood the rest and at noon that day we were back again at my father’s house.
Source: From Youth to Old Age by T.H. Perry, Chapter 5, p. 14-16. Note: As of 1862, Cabell County remained a part of Virginia and Lincoln County did not exist.
05 Monday Sep 2016
Posted in Giles County
Tags
Appalachia, Brandon Kirk, genealogy, Giles County, history, photos, Virginia, West Virginia, William B. Giles
Before my Adkins, Brumfield, Farley, Fry, and Lucas ancestors settled in what is today southwestern West Virginia, most of them lived in Giles County, Virginia. I love to visit this county. 6 August 2016. Photo by Mom.
15 Friday Jul 2016
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County Feud, Warren
Tags
Charleston, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Hoover Fork, Huntington, Huntington Advertiser, Lincoln County Feud, Logan, Pat Napier, Union Army, Van B. Prince, West Virginia
Van B. Prince Arrested, Huntington (WV) Advertiser, 04 December 1886. Mr. Prince was the primary preacher of Upper Hart during the Lincoln County Feud.
09 Saturday Jul 2016
Posted in Chapmanville, Harts, Ranger
Tags
Carman Mitchell, Charles W. Brumfield, constable, Don Stollings, Frank Blevins, genealogy, George Dalton, Goza Shelton, Guyan District, Harts, Harts Creek District, history, justice of the peace, Lincoln County, Logan County, Luther Dempsey, Neal Dingess, Otis Tomblin, Parker Stollings, Ranger, Ray McFarlin, Tyler Fender, Virgil Farley, W.E. Wheatley, West Virginia
Between 1972 and 1976, the following men served as justices of the peace and constables in the Harts Creek District of Lincoln County and the Guyan District of Logan County, West Virginia.
1972
Harts Creek District
Justices of the Peace
Charles Wilson Brumfield (D), Harts
Luther Dempsey (D), Harts
Constables
George D. Dalton (D), Harts
Carman Mitchell (D), Harts
Guyan District
Justices of the Peace
Frank Blevins (D)
Tyler Fender (D)
Constables
W.E. Wheatley, Jr. (D)
Ray McFarlin (D)
1973
Harts Creek District
Justices of the Peace
Charles Wilson Brumfield (D), Harts
Luther Dempsey (D), Harts
Constables
George D. Dalton (D), Harts
Carman Mitchell (D), Harts
Guyan District
Justices of the Peace
Frank Blevins (D)
Neal E. Dingess (D)
Constables
Don A. Stollings (D)
Ray McFarlin (D)
1975
Harts Creek District
Justices of the Peace
Charles Wilson Brumfield (D), Harts
Otis Tomblin (D), Harts
Constables
Goza T. Shelton (D), Ranger
Carman Mitchell (D), Harts
Guyan District
Justices of the Peace
Parker Stollings (D)
Neal E. Dingess (D)
Constables
Don A. Stollings (D)
Ray McFarlin (D)
1976
Harts Creek District
Justices of the Peace
Charles Wilson Brumfield (D), Harts
Otis Tomblin (D), Harts
Constables
Goza T. Shelton (D), Ranger
Carman Mitchell (D), Harts
Guyan District
Justices of the Peace
Parker Stollings (D)
Neal E. Dingess (D)
Constables
Virgil Farley (D)
Ray McFarlin (D)
19 Sunday Jun 2016
Posted in Big Ugly Creek, Leet
Tags
Bruce Hatfield, Drury Frye, Edith Frye, Edna Lambert, genealogy, Georgia Lambert, H.M. Hill, history, Huntington, Jim Brumfield, Leet, Lincoln County, Logan Banner, Lonnie Lambert, Nellie Lucas, Ossie Dial, Pearl Brumfield, Thelma Huffman, W.M. Payne, Wayne Brumfield, Wealthy Hatfield, West Virginia
An unknown local correspondent from Leet in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on July 25, 1924:
Dear Banner: Our news has been very scarce for quite awhile, but am glad to say the weather is improving nicely.
Miss Thelma Huffman entertained Mr. W.C. Brumfield Sunday with good music.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Lambert are visiting friends and relatives in Leet this past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hatfield spent a few days the guests of Mrs. Samuel Lambert.
Mr. Ossie Dial seemed to have been broken hearted Sunday. The reason was he lost his sweetheart Saturday night.
Mr. L. Hoffman is spending a few days at home with his wife and children.
Miss Nellie Lucas went to Sunday school Sunday and reported a nice time.
Mr. Jim Brumfield and his son were seen going through here late Monday evening.
Miss Pearl Brumfield stayed home all day Sunday. Wonder why?
There will be a pie supper at the Laurel Fork Saturday night. Hope there will be a large gathering.
Mrs. W.M. Payne made a flying trip to Sunday school Sunday.
Most everybody seems to be busy now-a-days picking berries.
Misses Drury and Edith Frye were at Sunday school.
Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Hill are vacationing now in Huntington, W.Va.
21 Saturday May 2016
Posted in Atenville, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud
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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.
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