16 Wednesday Dec 2015
Posted in Fourteen
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A.M. Adkins & Bro. General Store, Al Brumfield, Appalachia, Fourteen, genealogy, general store, Hamlin, history, James Madison Dial, U.S. South
Polk’s West Virginia State Gazetteer and Business Directory (1899)
16 Wednesday Dec 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Sand Creek, Warren
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A. Gill, A.A. Low, A.B. Lowe, Aaron Adkins, Abijah Workman Jr., Abner Vance, Al Brumfield, Albert Adkins, Albert G. Abbott, Allen Tomblin, Amanda McComas, Anderson Fry, Andrew D. Robinson, Andrew Elkins, Andrew Jackson Browning, Archibald Harrison, B.F. Scearcy, Ballard Lambert, Ben Walker, Bird Brumfield, Blackburn Lucas, Blackie Lucas, Cain Adkins, Caroline Brumfield, Catherine Dingess, Charles Adkins, Charles Browning, Charles Brumfield, Charles Kinser, Charles Lucas, Charles W. Mullins, Clementine Dingess, Cumberland Adkins, Cynthia Ann Mullins, David F. Smith, David Farley, Ed Dingess, Elias Vance, Elisha Vance, Elizabeth Elkins, Elizabeth Lucas, Elizabeth Mullins, Elvira Baisden, Emily Dingess, Emily Rakes, Emma Vance, Ene Adkins, Enos "Jake" Adkins, Evaline Sartin, Ezekiel K. Johnson, Farabell Vance, Floyd Rakes, Francis Vance, genealogy, George Alderson, George F. Miller, George Fry, George Shepherd, Hamlin, Harmon Stroud, Harts Creek, Henry C. Sias, Henry Workman, Hiram Lambert, history, Hugh Evans, Isaac F. Nelson, Isaac Fry, Isaac Gartin, Isaac Workman, J.B. Pullen, J.H. McComas, J.L. Caldwell, J.M. Brammer, J.S. Payne, Jake Adkins, James H. Marcum, Jefferson Lucas, Jeremiah Lambert, John B. Pullen, John H Fry, John H. Adkins, John Henry Adkins, John M. Thompson, John McCloud, John Messer, John Mullins, John Vance, John W. Sartin, Joseph Browning, Julia Alderson, justice of the peace, Lace Marcum, Laura Fry, Lewis C. Queen, Lewis Nelson, Lincoln County, Logan County, Logan County Banner, Louisa A. Wiley, Malinda Adkins, Malinda J. Vance, Malinda Nelson, Margaret Browning, Marine Spurlock, Martha J. Fry, Martha Sias, Mary A. Mullins, Mary L. Nelson, Mary Slate, Melissa Adkins, Melvin Butcher, Miles B. Browning, Minerva McCloud, Minnis W. Perry, Mitchell Browning, Moses Toney, Nancy E. Lucas, Nancy Jane Adkins, Nancy M. Workman, Olive F. Adkins, Peter M. Mullins, Peter Mullins, Pinkston Queen, Polly C. Bryant, Polly Spurlock, Rebecca Bell, Richard Adkins, Robert Fry, Robert Mullins, Rosa A. Fry, Rosa Browning, Rufus Pack, Rush Slate, Salena Vance, Sampson Brumfield, Sarah A. Perry, Sarah Ann Brumfield, Sarah B. Maynard, Sarah E. Gore, Sarah E. Thompson, Sarah E. Vance, Sarah M. Adkins, Sol Adams, Sophia Kinser, Stephen Lambert, Susan Stroud, T.R. Shepherd, Telitha Spears, Thomas H. Harvey, Thomas J. Adkins, Van Donley Lambert, Victory Thompson, Weddington Mullins, West Virginia, Wilford Fry, William Bell, William Conley, William Dingess, William Manns, William Toppins, William Workman, Wog Dalton
Between 1879 and 1910, the following men served as justices of the peace in the Harts Creek community. The primary source for this material is “Commissioner’s Record of Destroyed Title Papers 2,” which is located at the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office in Hamlin, WV. Material is arranged based on the person’s name as given in the deed, the date of the deed, and the date of the deed’s acknowledgment by a JP. I have also found JPs listed in Deed Book 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, and 60. Deed Book “S” at the Logan County Clerk’s Office as well as numerous records in the Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office have also provided information. Many thanks to the county clerks and their employees who have always been so helpful to my research these past twenty-five years.
Stephen Lambert (Logan County) 1879, 1885-1886
State v. John Mullins (1879-1880)
NOTE: Moses Dalton stated that he was a “magistrate” in c.1885.
Deed: W.T. Butcher to Birl Farley 11 September 1885 11 September 1885
Deed: William and Emily Dingess to Polly C. Bryant 25 January 1886
Hall v. Baker 30 September 1886, 16 October 1886
NOTE: Stephen Lambert died, according to court docket files, on 21 October 1886 or 23 October 1886
A.B. Lowe was appointed justice in place of Stephen Lambert, deceased 8 November 1886
Andrew D. Robinson (Lincoln County) 1879
State v. John Mullins (1879-1880)
John McCloud (Logan County) 1881-1884, 1890-1892
Deed: Margaret Browning 01 October 1879 29 January 1881
Deed: A.A. Low to Stephen Lambert 1 June 1881 25 March 1882
Deed: Weddington Mullins 14 March 1881 18 July 1882
Deed: Charles Browning 1 June 1881 22 July 1882
Deed: Francis Vance 1 July 1882 10 March 1883
Deed: John Messer 15 September 1882 12 February 1884
Deed: Henry Workman v. Melvin Butcher 24 March 1884
Deed: Henry Workman v. Melvin Butcher 28 March 1884
Deed: Ezekiel K. Johnson 1 July 1882 30 December 1884
Workman v. Butcher 24 March 1884, 28 March 1884, 9 June 1884
Deed: Robert Mullins to Sarah E. Gore 25 November 1890 3 December 1890
Deed: Sophia Kinser 1 June 1881 12 November 1891
Deed: Farabell and John Vance to Salena Vance 11 October 1892
Jeremiah Lambert (Lincoln County) 1881-1884
Deed: John Henry Adkins 10 May 188? 3 June 1881
Deed: Archibald B. Harrison 1 July 1882 7 July 1882
Deed: John H. Fry 1 July 1882 16 August 1882
Deed: Sampson S. Brumfield 1 July 1882 17 August 1882
Deed: Minnis W. Perry 1 June 1881 13 April 1883
Deed: Enos Adkins 1 July 1882 3 June 1883
Deed: Sarah E. Thompson 23 March 1883 23 June 1883
Deed: Miles B. Browning 14 April 1881 10 August 1883
Deed: Elisha Vance 15 September 1882 10 August 1883
Deed: Moses B. Toney 21 August 1882 21 August 1883
Deed: Jeremiah and Ballard Lambert 1 July 1882 12 September 1883
Deed: Van D. Lambert 15 September 1882 30 January 1884
Deed: Albert G. Abbott 23 March 1883 14 February 1884
James H. Marcum (Lincoln County) 1881
Deed: Harmon and Susan Stroud to Louisa A. Wiley 18 November 1881
Canaan Adkins (Lincoln County) 1885-1888
Deed: Mitchell Browning and Charles Kinser 23 March 1883 5 March 1885
Deed: John and Chloe Ann Messer to Floyd Caldwell 16 March 1885 16 March 1885
Deed: Aaron and Nancy Jane Adkins to B.W. Walker 12 June 1885
Deed: John M.P. and Victory Thompson 1 July 1882 18 July 1885
Deed: Sarah E. Vance, Mary L. Nelson, and Peter M. Mullins 25 April 1883 8 August 1885
Deed: Aaron and Nancy Jane Adkins to B.W. Walker 12 June 1885 12 June 1885
Deed: Abner Vance 21 August 1882 6 October 1885
Deed: Telitha Spears to Blackburn Lucas 26 July 1886 26 July 1886
Deed: Charles Lucas to Blackburn Lucas 18 September 1886 18 September 1886
Deed: Charles Lucas to William Bird Brumfield 18 September 1886 18 September 1886
Deed: Sarah A. Perry 14 April 1881 14 February 1887
Deed: William and Jane Manns to Josephine Robinson 19 February 1887 19 February 1887
Deed: Andrew Jackson Browning 23 March 1883 17 June 1887
Deed: Elvira Baisden 1 July 1882 19 November 1887
Deed: Aaron and Nancy Jane Adkins 24 August 1887 24 August 1887/14 February 1888
Deed: Jeremiah Lambert to Van D. Lambert 30 April 1888
Deed: Floyd and Martha Caldwell to Melvin Kirk 7 July 1888 7 July 1888
A.B. Lowe (Logan County) 1886
A.B. Lowe was appointed justice in place of Stephen Lambert, deceased 8 November 1886
Hall v. Baker 18 November 1886
John B. Pullen (Lincoln County) 1888
Robert Fry to Wilford Fry, Martha J. Fry, and Rosa A. Fry 3 January 1888
Elias Vance (Lincoln County) 1889-1896
Aaron and Nancy J. Adkins to Malissia Adkins 14 August 1889 14 August 1889
Marine and Polly Spurlock to Laura Fry 6 November 1889
Polly C. Bryant to children 15 July 1891
Minerva McCloud 15 September 1882 7 November 1891
2 June 1893
Andrew and Elizabeth Elkins to Thomas J. Adkins 27 March 1894
George A. and Julia Alderson, Floyd and Emily Rakes, and C.D. and Vietta T. Haverty to J.L. Caldwell 7 December 1894
Enos Adkins et ux to Allen Brumfield 28 December 1894 14 May 1895
Charles Lucas to Sarah Brumfield 6 July 1895 6 July 1895
Samuel Workman to Melvin Kirk 29 September 1896 29 September 1896
On 26 August 1898, JP Vance was sentenced to serve two years in the state penitentiary for embezzlement.
David F. Smith (Lincoln County) 1892-1907
Richard and Olive F. Adkins to Sarah M. Adkins 18 June 1892
Peter Mullins to Jerry Lambert 12 January 1901
Lewis and Malinda Nelson to A.E. Wagner 4 December 1906
Anderson Fry to A. Gill 7 January 1907
Jefferson and Nancy E. Lucas to Cumberland Adkins 11 April 1907 12 April 1907
Hiram “Hi” Lambert (Lincoln County) 1893-1894
Deed: Farabel and John Vance to John H. Adkins 6 December 1893
Deed: Salena Vance 25 December 1893 25 December 1893
Deed: Peter M. and Mary A. Mullins et al to J.L. Caldwell 24 November 1894 29 November 1894
J.S. Payne (Lincoln County?) 1894
I.N. and Elizabeth Mullins to J.L. Caldwell 1 September 1894 7 September 1894
Sol Adams (Logan County) 1895-1897, 1899, 1907-1908
Between September and October of 1895, the Logan County Banner referenced him as Squire Sol.
Between February and September 1896, the Logan County Banner referenced him as Squire Sol.
Deed: Allen and Sarah Tomblin to William Conley 07 July 1894 09 April 1897
Cynthia Ann Mullins deposition 21 October 1899
Deed: Charles Washington Mullins to Jerry Lambert 18 June 1907
Deed: Clementine and Ed Dingess et al to Catherine Adkins 1 October 1908 16 October 1908
Deed: Clementine and Ed Dingess et al to Ann F. Davis 1 October 1908 16 October 1908
Isaac Fry (Lincoln County) 1897-1904
Richard and Spencer Adkins to D.P. Lambert 17 July 1897
Charles Adkins to Malinda Adkins 25 April 1898
Russell S. Stollings et ux to William D. Farley 24 March 1900
25 June 1900
Susan and Levi Rakes et al to J.L. Caldwell 28 July 1900 30 July 1900
28 July 1904
Jefferson Lucas (Lincoln County) 1899-1907
Isaac G. Gartin to William Manns 3 January 1899 3 January 1899
William Manns to William H. Manns 3 January 1899 3 January 1899
John P. Lucas to A.B. Staley 12 March 1907
William Bird Brumfield (Lincoln County) 1899-1904
J.H. and Amanda McComas to Blackburn Lucas 30 August 1899 30 August 1899
William and Rebecca Bell et al to Thomas H. Harvey and George F. Miller 12 January 1900
Malinda J. Vance to Emma Vance 21 July 1904 21 July 1904
George F. Frye (Lincoln County) 1901-1902
Farabell Vance to Salena Vance 7 May 1901
Enos Adkins to A.G. Adkins and F.E. Adkins 15 February 1902 15 February 1902
Rufus Pack (Lincoln County) 1903-1909
Isaac and Nancy M. Workman to Abijah Workman, Jr. 2 February 1903
Henry C. and Martha Sias to Isaac F. Nelson 17 February 1909
Charles Adkins (Lincoln County) 1905-1910
02 November 1905
Charles and Caroline Brumfield to J.M. Brammer and B.F. Scearcy 7 November 1906
Blackie Lucas to Elizabeth Lucas 15 July 1907
Asa and Rebecca Williamson to Hugh Evans 18 February 1908
William Workman to Joseph Browning 15 July 1908
Malinda Adkins to Isaiah Adkins 20 July 1908
02 January 1909
Joseph and Rosey Browning to Lace Marcum and T.R. Shepherd 1 April 1910
William Toppins (Wayne County) 1907
Deed: L.C. and Pinkston Queen to Sarah B. Maynard 18 December 1907
Hugh Evans (Lincoln County) 1908
Deed: John W. and Evaline Sartin to George Shepherd 29 July 1908
A.E. Wagner (Lincoln County) 1910
Deed: Anderson Fry to Rush and Mary Slate 14 January 1910
J.M. Brammer et ux to David Farley 11 April 1910 19 April 1910
11 Friday Dec 2015
Posted in Atenville, Cemeteries
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Albert Adkins, Ardanie Caldwell, Ardith Lee Sias, Bethel J. Vance, cemeteries, Columbus Vance, David M. Wiley, Edith Wiley, Essie Wiley, Florence Vance, genealogy, Glen Allen Vance, history, Inez Sias, James R. Vance, James Ruel Vance, John Lee Caldwell, John Wiley, Lenore Randolph Vance, Lincoln County, Lizzie Wiley, Malinda Nester, Mallie Vance, Mary A. Vance, Melvin Sias, Michael Wiley, Nancy Vance, Nester-Wiley Cemetery, Paris S. Wiley, Paris Smith Vance, Paul Vance, Rachel Watts, Stuart Sias, Walter Caldwell, West Virginia, William Henderson Nester, Willie E. Wiley, Willie Watts
The Nester-Wiley Cemetery, which I visited on 18 September 2002, is located in the head of Short Bend of Little Harts Creek in Lincoln County, West Virginia.
Row 1
Ardith Lee Sias (24 Sep 1939-4 March 1995); d/o Melvin and Inez (Wiley) Sias
Stuart Sias (3 Jun 1937- Nov 1957); s/o Melvin and Inez (Wiley) Sias
Melvin Sias (8 Feb 1907-10 Feb 1987); s/o Filbert A. and Lettie Sias
Inez Sias (15 Jul 1910-31 Jul 1952); d/o John E. and Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Nelson) Wiley; m. Melvin Sias
Baby Caldwell
Baby Caldwell
Baby Caldwell
Row 2
John Lee Caldwells (7 Nov 1920-still alive)
Ardanie Caldwells (20 May 1922-19 Aug 1988); d/o John E. and Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Nelson) Wiley; m. John Lee Caldwell
Walter Caldwell (28 Jan 1956-28 Jan 1956); s/o John L. and Ardanie (Wiley) Caldwell
W.H. Nester (23 Nov 1877-10 Jan 1908); William Henderson “Willie” Nester; s/o John S. and Malinda (Dalton) Nester
Baby Caldwell
Baby Caldwell
Row 3
Molinda Nester (3 Jul 1854-5 Sep 1901); d/o James W. and Virginia Jane (Workman) Dalton; m. John S. Nester
Row 4
Mallie Vance (9 Feb 1937-11 Nov 2001); m. William A. Vance
Albert Adkins (1883-11 Mar 1963); s/o Elizabeth Adkins and Sam Dawson
Cinderblock
granite square
James R. Vance (27 Jun 1898-30 Apr 1963); s/o Lewis Green and Matilda (Lowe) Vance; middle name “Ruel”
Rachel Watts (20 May 1912-still alive); d/o Lewis Green and Matilda (Lowe) Vance; m. Willie Watts 12/31/1929
Willie Watts (24 Jan 1898-30 May 1977)
Row 5
Florence Vance (3 Mar 1924-15 Dec 1994); d/o Paris S. and Mary Ann (Vance) Vance
Paul Vance (27 Aug 1926-26 Mar 1992); s/o Paris S. and Mary Ann (Vance) Vance
Mary A. Vance (12 Oct 1889-4 Nov 1976); d/o Lewis Green and Matilda (Lowe) Vance; m. Paris Smith Vance
Paris S. Vance (7 Mar 1885-1 Jan 1967); s/o Absolum “App” and Helen (Spence) Vance
Lenore R. Vance (15 Aug 1921-29 Mar 1926); s/o Paris S. and Mary Ann (Vance) Vance; middle name Randolph
Paris S. Wiley (21 Mar 1938-29 Oct 1939); s/o Willie and Ruby Z. (Vance) Wiley
John Wiley (2 Aug 1883-March 1942); s/o Francis M. and Nancy E. (Lucas) Wiley
Essie Wiley (5 Oct 1928-30 Sep 1996); d/o John E. and Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Nelson) Wiley
Lizzie Wiley (3 Nov 1885-12 Nov 1964); d/o Lewis and Matilda (Vance) Nelson; m. John E. Wiley
Nancy Vance (31 Mar 1920-still alive)
Columbus Vance (8 Jun 1913-4 Mar 1997); s/o Paris S. and Mary Ann (Vance) Vance; PFC US ARMY WWII
Row 6
Glen Allen Vance (1971-1971)
Bethel J. Wiley (20 Jul 1953-20 Jul 1953); c/o Willie and Ruby Z. (Vance) Wiley
David M. Wiley (18 Mar 1945-1 Mar 1948); s/o Willie and Ruby Z. (Vance) Wiley
Willie E. Wiley (4 Jul 1940-25 Mar 1966)
Row 7
Michael Wiley (8 Jan 1947-27 Aug 1997)
Edith Wiley (24 Dec 1947-still alive)
07 Monday Dec 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Spottswood
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Appalachia, Brandon Kirk, Dicy Adams, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Joseph Adams, Joseph Adams Family Cemetery, Kathy Adams, Logan County, Spottswood, U.S. South, West Virginia
Joseph and Dicy (Mullins) Adams modern headstone. Joseph Adams is buried to the left where the old rock is marked “J.A.” Dicy Adams is buried at center where the old headstone is marked “Dicy A.” The person buried at right with a rock headstone is unknown. 14 October 2014.
Joseph and Dicy (Mullins) Adams headstones. On 24 April 2015, Kathy Adams and I restored this section of the cemetery.
Joseph and Dicy (Mullins) Adams headstone. 11 June 2014.
Joseph Adams original headstone. 14 October 2014.
Dicy (Mullins) Adams modern headstone. 11 June 2014.
Dicy (Mullins) Adams original headstone. 11 June 2014.
07 Monday Dec 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Albert Dingess, Allen Tomblin, Amy Hill, Andrew Fowler, Andrew J. Marcum, Appalachia, Cain Adkins, Clarissa Kirk, David Booth, David C. Dingess, David Farmer, David James, Edmund N. Marcum, Elisha Dial, Elizabeth Ratliff, Emily Carter, Eveline Hall, Farmer Nelson, genealogy, George Bryant, George W. Hensley, Harts Creek, Imogene Mullins, James Cline, James Dickinson, James Queen, James Workman, John F. Conley, Josephus Workman, Laurie B. Dingess, Logan County, Malinda Browning, Martha A. Bryant, Martha J. Chapman, Mary F. Lilly, Mary J. Roberts, Milt Haley, Nancy Cabell, Polly A. Dingess, Polly A. Hale, Robert Workman, Sarah Hensley, Sarah J. Vance, Sarah J. Wiley, Sol James, Thomas J. Jordan, Van B. Prince, Vashti Fry, VIctoria Davis, Victoria Lilly, West Virginia, William Christian Fry
The following list of Logan County marriages for the period of 1882 to 1884 reveals the names of preachers operating in the Harts Creek area. This is a “working list” and will be updated. The source for this material is “Marriages-Births-Deaths, 1872-1892,” pages 41-48, which is located at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV. Many thanks to the county clerks and their employees who have always been so helpful to my research these past twenty-five years. NOTE: Marriage records for the Lincoln County section of the community are unavailable.
1882
Josephus Workman 4 February 1882 Elisha Dial and Victoria Lilly
Canaan Adkins 9 February 1882 Edmund N. Marcum and Martha J. Chapman
Josephus Workman 11 March 1882 Thomas J. Jordan and Malinda Browning
Josephus Workman 19 March 1882 James Dickinson (colored) and Amy Hill (colored)
Canaan Adkins 23 March 1882 Eli Workman and Millie Marcum
Van B. Prince 12 August 1882 Allen Tomblin and Sarah Hensley
Canaan Adkins 17 August 1882 George Bryant and Polly A. Dingess
Canaan Adkins 21 September 1882 Albert Dingess and Martha A. Bryant
Canaan Adkins 7 December 1882 Robert Workman and Clarissa Kirk
1883
Josephus Workman 5 April 1883 Collumbus C. Pack and Victoria Lambert
Josephus Workman 17 April 1883 George W. Hensley and Rosa C. Hall
Josephus Workman 11 August 1883 John F. Conley and Elizabeth Ratliff
Josephus Workman 16 September 1883 David Booth and Victoria Davis
Josephus Workman 12 November 1883 Andrew Fowler and Mary F. Lilly
James Queen 8 November 1883 Andrew J. Marcum and Sarah J. Vance
James Queen 8 November 1883 Farmer Nelson and Sarah J. Wiley
1884
Josephus Workman 22 February 1884 David Farmer and Nancy Cabell
Canaan Adkins 22 March 1884 Thomas M. Hauley and Immagin Mullins
Josephus Workman 17 April 1884 David C. Dingess and Laurie B. Dingess
Van B. Prince 8 May 1884 James Workman and Emily Carter
Canaan Adkins 10 July 1884 James Cline and Mary J. Roberts
Josephus Workman 12 July 1884 David James and Polly A. Hale
Josephus Workman 23 August 1884 Sol James and Evaline Hall
Josephus Workman 26 October 1884 W.C. Fry and Vashti Kirk
28 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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America Toppins, Ann Conley, Anthelia Elkins, Appalachia, Arminda Roberts, Asa Williamson, Barbara Workman, Canaan Adkins, David Straton, David Thompson, Elgan Tomblin, Eliza Thomas, genealogy, Harts Creek, Henry S. Godby, history, Isaac Fry, James Browning, James P. Mullins, Jefferson Mullins, Jeremiah McCloud, Jesse Collins, John Bryant, John Frock Adams, Josephus Workman, Letilia Kinser, Lewis Collins, Lewis Dingess, Logan County, Lucinda Curry, Margaret Hensley, Martha Hall, Mary A. Lowe, Matilda Vance, Melissa Ann Hager, Nancy Dempsey, Nancy J. Mullins, Obediah Tomblin, preachers, Pricy Roberts, Rebecca Browning, Sarah Lambert, Stephen T. Myers, Thomas Browning, U.S. South, West Virginia, William B. Wheatley
The following list of Logan County marriages for the period of 1879 to 1881 reveals the names of preachers operating in the Harts Creek area. This is a “working list” and will be updated. The source for this material is “Marriages-Births-Deaths, 1872-1892,” pages 37-41, which is located at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV. Many thanks to the county clerks and their employees who have always been so helpful to my research these past twenty-five years. NOTE: Marriage records for the Lincoln County section of the community are unavailable.
1879
Isaac Fry 8 January 1879 James Browning and Margaret Hensley
James P. Mullins 15 February 1879 David Straton and Nancy J. Mullins
Canaan Adkins 21 February 1879 Obediah Tomberlin and Nancy Dempsey
Isaac Fry 22 March 1879 Lewis Collins and Pricy Roberts
Isaac Fry 24 April 1879 David Thompson and Barbary Workman
James P. Mullins 14 June 1879 James P. Mullins and Eliza Thomas
Isaac Fry 25 September 1879 Jeremiah McCloud and Sarah Lambert
Canaan Adkins 16 October 1879 Jesse Collins and Malisa Ann Hager
Canaan Adkins 14 November 1879 Jefferson Mullins and Anthelia Elkins
Isaac Fry 30 December 1879 Asa Williamson and Rebecca Browning
1880
Canaan Adkins 4 May 1880 Lewis Dingess and Martha Hall
James Mullins 9 May 1880 Elgan Tomlin and Arminda Roberts
Josephus Workman 25 December 1880 H.S. Godbey and Mary A. Lowe
1881
Josephus Workman 15 February 1881 John Bryant and America Toppins
Canaan Adkins 28 May 1881 John Adams and Lucinda Curry
Canaan Adkins 12 July 1881 Dr. Stephen T. Myers and Matilda Vance
Canaan Adkins 12 July 1881 Thomas Browning and Letilia Kinser
Josephus Workman 9 October 1881 William B. Wheatley and Ann Conley
23 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Bettie Thompson, Chloe Thompson, Cleveland O. Brumfield, Cora E. Miller, Darby K. Elkins, David Thompson, Delana Thompson, Elbert Oscar Thompson, Eliza J. Thompson, genealogy, Jenks Thompson, John F. Thompson, Kenneth Brumfield, Lizzie Thompson, Margaret Thompson, Martha J. Thompson, Martha Jane Caldwell, Melvin Kirk, Overton McCloud, Pat Kirk, Patton Thompson, Susan Kirk
My great-great-grandmother, Susan (Thompson) Kirk, recorded many family dates in her Bible. Her parents were Patton and Delana (Tomblin) Thompson. I descend from her son, Pat Kirk.
Cleaveland O. Brumfield, February 7? 1886, Lincoln County
Cora E. Miller, May 16, 1884, Lincoln County
Charles H. Harles?, 1831, Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia
Melvin Kirk, born February 18, 1862, married February 5, 1888
May 14, 1904
Patten Thompson, married May 23, 1905, Lizzie Mullins
Darby K. Elkins, April 11, 1850
Kenneth Brumfield, went to U.S. Army in 1943
Susan Kirk, June 15, 1868
Albert G. Ginkins Thompson, September 10, 1861
Mary Ann Thompson, May 15, 1864
Overton McCloud, November 23, 1846
Susan Thompson, June 15, 1868
Margaret Thompson, July 27, 1856
Dave Thompson, December 4, 1858
Delana Thompson, died April 26, 1902
Bettie Thompson, December 15, 1901
William Thompson, August 24, 1846
Overton McCloud, November 23, 1846
Susan Thompson, June 15, 1868
Martha J. Thompson, September 3, 1851
Chloa Thompson, June 24, 1854
Elbert Oscar the son of A.J. and Eliza J. Thompson, died Saturday, August 8, 1903
Miss _____ Yeager, died January 1906
Paten Thompson, born May 28, 1824, married October 1, 1845, 61 years old 24 day of May 1885
William Thompson, August 24, 1846
John F. Thompson, March 11, 1849
Martha Jane Colwell, born September 23, 1848, died 9 1941
23 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Civil War, Fourteen
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34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Andrew Elkins, Brandon Kirk, Confederate Army, Fourteen, genealogy, history, Lincoln County, Marvel Elkins, Phyllis Kirk, postmaster, preacher, Rhoda Elkins, U.S. South, West Virginia
Mom and I recently marked the grave of Andrew Elkins, our ancestor who served in Company D, 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry. After the war, Andrew, the son of Marvel and Rhoda (Vance) Elkins, was a Baptist preacher and postmaster at Fourteen in Lincoln County, WV.
18 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in Native American History
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Appalachia, Burkes Garden, French and Indian War, Garden Mountain, genealogy, history, James Burke, James Patton, Native Americans, U.S. South, Virginia
I recently visited Burkes Garden, Virginia, which was explored by my ancestor, James Patton. 10 October 2015
07 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Inez, Lincoln County Feud
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Aquillia Porter, genealogy, history, John W Runyon, Kentucky, Martin County, Mary M. Runyon, Milo, Samuel W. Porter, Stidham, Williamson Family Cemetery
Aquillia Runyon Porter grave at the Williamson Family Cemetery in Milo, Martin County, KY. Aquillia, wife of Samuel W. Porter, was the daughter of John W. and Mary M. (Williamson) Runyon.
Aquillia Runyon Porter grave at the Williamson Cemetery in Milo, Martin County, KY. Aquillia, wife of Samuel W. Porter, was the daughter of John W. and Mary M. (Williamson) Runyon.
07 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Allen Butcher, Archibald Brewster, Cain Adkins, Calvary Dingess, Charles Dingess, David Conley, Garland Conley, genealogy, Harvey Thompson, Hugh Caldwell, Isaac Toney, James Hawthorn, James J. Bradley, John Lackey, John W. Dingess, John Workman, Josephus Workman, Lafayette Brumfield, Lewis Jupiter Fry, Logan County, Michael Kinser, Osker H. Lambert, Paris Hensley, Peter Mullins, Philip Hager, Preston Dempsey, Robert Lilly, Sampson Thomas, Stephen Hensley, Thomas Bryant, Van B. Prince, West Virginia, William Thompson
The following list of Logan County marriages for the period of 1872 to 1876 reveals the names of preachers operating in the Harts Creek area. This is a “working list” and will be updated. The source for this material is “Marriages-Births-Deaths, 1872-1892,” pages 26-32, which is located at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV. Many thanks to the county clerks and their employees who have always been so helpful to my research these past twenty-five years. NOTE: Marriage records for the Lincoln County section of the community are unavailable.
1872
(Will add soon.)
1873
Van B. Prince 12 December 1873? Garland Conley and Sarah Dalton
Philip Hager 25 December 1873? Lafayette Brumfield and Sarah Workman
1874
Van B. Prince 13 January 1874 Thomas Bryant and Martha Thompson
Van B. Prince 13 January 1874 Preston Dempsey and Rebecca Lambert
Van B. Prince 14 January 1874 Peter Mullins and Elizabeth Bryant
Van B. Prince 15 January 1874 John W. Dingess and Minerva J. Adkins
Josephus Workman 23 January 1874 Lewis Fry and Vesta Barker
Josephus Workman 28 January 1874 Parris Hensley and Ann Fowler
Van B. Prince 15 February 1874 Archibald Brewster and Rose Lina
Van B. Prince 02 April 1874 William Thompson and Eliza Muncy
Van B. Prince 16 May 1874 Stephen Hensley and Delia Bryant
Van B. Prince 29 May 1874 Charles Dingess and Minerva Da___
Josephus Workman 03 July 1874 David Conley and Susan Hall
Josephus Workman 09 July 1874 Allen Butcher and Eliza A. Stollings
Josephus Workman 15 July 1874 James Hawthorn and Nancy Cabell
Van B. Prince 04 August 1874 Sampson Thomas and Dicy B. Adams
Van B. Prince 10 September 1874 Michael Kinser and Martha Carter
Van B. Prince 10 September 1874 John Workman and Minerva McCloud
Canaan Adkins 19 September 1874 Harvey Thompson and Harriet Caldwell
Van B. Prince 09 November 1874 John Lackey and Sarah J. Phillips
Van B. Prince 24 December 1874 Osker H. Lambert and Jane Collins
1875
Josephus Workman 16 May 1875 Robert Lilly and Milly C. Crum
1876
Canaan Adkins 06 January 1876 Hugh Caldwell and Nicoti Bryant
Isaac Toney 05 February 1876 Calvery Dingess and Evaline Adkins
Canaan Adkins 25 March 1876 James J. Browning and America Bradley
07 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Logan
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Appalachia, circuit clerk, Confederate Army, David Wilkinson, England, genealogy, Henry H. Hardesty, history, John B. Wilkinson, Logan, Logan County, Maggie Wilkinson, Mary B. Wilkinson, Nellie Wilkinson, prosecuting attorney, R.A. Brock, Rebecca Wilkinson, Richmond, U.S. South, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, West Virginia, Wythe County
From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for John B. Wilkinson, who resided at Logan Court House in Logan County, West Virginia:
Prosecuting attorney, Logan C.H., W.Va., is a member of one of the oldest and most honorable families of that State. His ancestors came from England, and were among the early settlers of Virginia, where their descendants have ever been held in the highest esteem for those sterling qualities of mind and heart that have been transmitted from father to son through many generations. The subject of this sketch is a son of David and Rebecca (Chafin) Wilkinson. The father, born in Wythe county, Va., Feb. 13, 1837, was married Feb. 11, 1859, and died in his native county Nov. 25, 1862, holding rank of captain in the Confederate army, in which he had been one of the bravest officers. His wife, and the mother of John B. Wilkinson, was born in Logan county, March 29, 1838; she resides there at present. Her son, the gentleman of whom this brief record is taken, was born in Logan county, W.Va., Feb. 13, 1860, and was married there Sept. 21, 1882, to Mary B. Straton, also a native of that county. Their home has been blessed with the following offspring: Maggie, born May 3, 1884; Nellie, born Nov. 14, 1886, died Aug. 5, 1888; and John B., born Nov. 30, 1888. Mrs. John B. Wilkinson was born March 20, 1864. Mr. Wilkinson was appointed Circuit Clerk of Logan county in 1883; was an efficient officer, but resigned the same year. In 1884 he was elected prosecuting attorney for that county, and served so ably that, at the expiration of his term, he was re-elected and has held the office ever since, having never had any opposition at either election. Though young, he is one of the ablest in his profession in his State, and is a citizen well meriting the confidence and trust that have been reposed in him by his fellow citizens. With his amiable and accomplished wife and their two promising children, he resides at his beautiful residence at Logan C.H., where he has the largest and most extensive library in the county, and his law office is the handsomest in the town.
Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 846-847.
17 Saturday Oct 2015
Posted in Big Ugly Creek, Cemeteries, Leet
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Appalachia, Big Ugly Creek, Brandon Kirk, cemeteries, genealogy, Hamilton Fry, history, Lincoln County, U.S. South, West Virginia
Hamilton Fry (1815-1864) grave, located at Leet on Big Ugly Creek, Lincoln County, West Virginia. I took this photo in 2011.
17 Saturday Oct 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Whirlwind
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Alvie L. Thompson, Appalachia, Fred Adams, Frederick Q. Thompson, genealogy, Gladys Adams, Harts Creek, Herbert Adams, Herbert Thompson, history, Hoover Fork, Logan County, Lola Mae Adams, Mary Ann Thompson, Millard Thompson, Myrtle Thompson, Nora G. Adams, Thompson-Adams Family Cemetery, U.S. South, Vernon Lee Thompson, West Virginia, Whirlwind, Willie Thompson
The Thompson-Adams Family Cemetery, which I visited on 24 June 2014, is located 0.7 miles up Hoover Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, WV.
Row 1
Vernon Lee Thompson (08 March 1971-10 March 1971)
Frederick Q. Thompson (26 October 1963-19 June 2004)
(gap in graves)
Mary Ann Thompson (1905-1987); d/o Richard and Emma (Keenan) Vance; m. Millard Thompson
Millard Thompson (1903-1983); s/o James and Margurette (Mullins) Thompson
Willie Thompson (17 August 1934-29 October 1976); c/o Millard and Mary A. (Vance) Thompson
Row Below (begin at foot of Willie Thompson)
What appears to be two baby graves are the legs of Mary (Vance) Thompson.
Row 2
Herbert Thompson (23 April 1897-18 June 1986); s/o James and Margurette (Mullins) Thompson
Myrtle Thompson (13 April 1901-19 January 1975); d/o Benjamin and V. Susan (Abbott) Adams
Row 3
Fred Adams (1907-1990); s/o Benjamin and V. Susan (Abbott) Adams
Lola Mae Adams (1907-1986); d/o Otto and Delilah Ann (Browning) Nichols; m. Fredrick Troy Adams
Herbert Adams (28 July 1921-11 April 1984); s/o V. Susan (Abbott) Adams
Gladys Adams (1909-1989); d/o Benjamin and V. Susan (Abbott) Adams
Nora G. Adams (18 February 1903-09 November 1934); d/o Benjamin and V. Susan (Abbott) Adams
Row 4
Alvie L. Thompson (31 March 1929-05 November 2011); s/o Herbert and Myrtle (Adams) Thompson
Little section nearby:
“Chance” (1998-2013)
“Katie”
“Chelsea”
Perhaps another marker
17 Saturday Oct 2015
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Addie B. Whited, Anna Whited, Appalachia, Celia Whited, Chautauqua County, circuit clerk, civil war, Confederate Army, education, Effie Whited, genealogy, Greenbrier County, Hattie P. Whited, Henry H. Hardesty, history, Ireland, John A. Totten, Juditha Totten, Kansas, Logan, Logan County, Lynchburg, Maryland, Methodist Episcopal Church, Oakland, R.A. Brock, Randolph County, Richmond, Robert Whited, Russell County, Superintendent of Schools, Thomas C. Whited, U.S. South, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, West Virginia, Willie G. Whited
From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Thomas C. Whited, who resided at Logan Court House in Logan County, West Virginia:
Of Logan C.H., was born in Russell county, Va., Nov. 25, 1854, and resided there till 1870, when he sent several years traveling in the western part of the United States; in 1877 he located at Logan C.H., and was engaged in teaching; was appointed in 1880 a member of the board of examiners for that county; this position he held until 1885, when he was elected county superintendent of public schools, which position he filled with much credit, and resigned in 1886, having been elected clerk of Circuit Court. He was married March 4, 1880, to Celia Totten. They have been blessed with the following offspring, born in order here given: Effie, born Feb. 20, 1882; Willie G., born Aug. 17, 1884; Hattie P., born Nov. 16, 1886; Addie B., born April 25, 1889. Mrs. Thomas C. Whited was born at Logan C.H., W.Va., Sept. 22, 1861. Her father, Rev. John A. Totten, a minister of the M.E. Church, was born in Oakland, Md., was married to Juditha Bonnifield in Randolph county, W.Va., and died in Greenbrier county, W.Va., in the Confederate camp, in 1861. His widow lives at Logan C.H. The subject of this sketch is a son of Robert and Anna (Meadows) Whited. The father, born near Lynchburg, Va., March 7, 1819, is now residing in Chautauqua county, Kan., where he owns extensive and valuable property, and is one of the largest stock raisers in that State. His wife, and the mother of Thomas C. Whited, was born near Lynchburg, Va., in 1821, and died in Russell county, Va., April 3, 1869. The Whited or Whitehead family came originally from Ireland to Virginia, and were among the first settlers of that State. Its branches are scattered in almost every State of the Union, and particularly in the Western States. They have always been people of influence and position, and noted for honor, industry and energy.
Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 845-846.
09 Friday Oct 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Harts
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Appalachia, Cecil M. Adkins, cemeteries, Cooper Hollow, Cora E. Adkins, Cornis A. Isaacs, genealogy, Harts, history, John Fitzgerald Dingess, Lincoln County, Ruby Adkins, Shirley Jean Adkins, U.S. South, West Virginia, William Aaron Adkins, William Aaron Adkins Family Cemetery
The William Aaron Adkins Family Cemetery, which I visited on 15 February 1998, is located at Cooper Hollow 1.3 miles up Guyan River Road on the right from Harts, Lincoln County.
William A. Adkins (1872-1970); s/o Burrell and Malissa Jane (Adkins) Adkins
Cora E. Adkins (1881-19XX); d/o Gordon and Martella (Workman) Lilly; m. William Aaron Adkins; died 1974
Ruby Adkins (1923-1976); d/o Fletcher and Rachel (Messer) Workman
Cecil M. Adkins (12 May 1909-12 Dec 1953); s/o W. Aaron and Cora E. (Lilly) Adkins
unmarked grave
Cornis A. Isaacs (1934-1935); s/o Ed and Hazel (Ramey) Isaacs
Shirley Jean Adkins; died at age of about one year; d/o Cecil and Ruby (Workman) Adkins
John Fitzgerald Dingess (1970-1970); s/o Gene and Rachel (Adkins) Dingess
08 Thursday Oct 2015
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7th West Virginia Cavalry, Bertha White, Bilton White, Carlos B. White, civil war, deputy sheriff, Francis M. White, genealogy, Henry H. Hardesty, history, James White, Janette White, Logan, Logan County, Mary M. White, Mary White, merchant, Millard White, R.A. Brock, Richmond, Sarah White, Union Army, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, West Virginia, Wheeling
From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Francis M. White, who resided at Logan Court House in Logan County, West Virginia:
Is now engaged in merchandising and farming in Logan county, owning a large store and residence at Logan C.H., and a valuable farm in the neighborhood. He has held several important offices of trust, among them that of deputy sheriff of Logan county for three terms; was postmaster at Logan C.H. for eight years, besides many others, all of which he filled honorably and with an efficiency that proves how fully he merits the confidence of his fellow citizens. At the age of 18 he enlisted as sergeant of Co. I, 7th W.Va. Cav., U.S.A., and served most gallantly from 1862, the date of his enlistment, until 1865, when he was honorably discharged and mustered out at Wheeling, W.Va. After the close of the war of the rebellion, against which his service had been rendered, he returned to his native county, and was there married to Miss Mary Riffe, July 25, 1866. Of this union the following are the issue: Sarah, born July 23, 1867, died Oct. 14, 1875; Mary M., born Oct. 4, 1868, died March 23, 1869; Carlos B., born Jan. 3, 1870, resides with his parents; Bilton, born Sept. 17, 1871, died Oct. 11, 1875; Cora, born July 12, 1875, resides with her parents; Janette, born Nov. 20, 1877, resides with her parents; Bertha, born Aril 13, 1879, resides with her parents; Millard, born Sept. 23, 1882, resides with his parents; James, born Set. 3, 1885. The father was born July 26, 1844; the mother Nov. 15, 1841. Mr. White is a descendant of an old and honorable family that has for many years been looked up to as leaders on account of their sterling worth and strong influence. The subject of this sketch is one of the most popular citizens of Logan co. Besides the business above spoken of, he is engaged in the management of his other valuable estate.
Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 845.
08 Thursday Oct 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Chapmanville, Civil War, Crawley Creek, Green Shoal, Harts, Little Harts Creek
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129th Regiment Virginia Militia, 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Aaron Adkins, Abbotts Branch, Abijah Workman, Abner Vance, Addison Vance, Admiral S. Fry, Albert Abbott, Alexander Bryant, Alford Tomblin, Allen B. Brumfield, Anderson Barker, Andrew D. Robinson, Andrew Jackson Browning, Andrew Jackson Vance, Arnold Perry, Barnett Carter, Battle of Boone Court House, Battle of Kanawha Gap, Benjamin Adams, Benjamin Barker, Big Branch, Burbus C. Toney, Calahill McCloud, Canaan Adkins, Carter's Company, Charles McCloud, Christian T. Fry, civil war, Crawley Creek, Daniel Bill Nester, David Workman, Douglas Branch, Edward Garrett, Enos "Jake" Adkins, Evermont Ward Brumfield, Fleming Fry, Fulton D. Ferrell, Garland Conley, genealogy, George Bryant, George Godby, Griffin Stollings, Guy Conley, Harts, Harts Creek, Harvey S. Dingess, Henderson Dingess, Henderson Lambert, Henry Conley, history, Hoover Fork, Ira Lucas, Isaac Adkins, Isaac G. Griffith, Jackson McCloud, James Bryant, James Dalton, James Dingess, James Mullins, James P. Ferrell, James Tomblin, Jefferson Thompson, Jeremiah Perry, Jesse W. Carter, John C. Chapman, John DeJarnett, John Dingess, John H. Adkins, John McCloud, John Quincy Adams, John R. Robinson, John W. Workman, Josiah Browning, Lewis Baisden, Lewis Jupiter Fry, Lewis Vance, Logan County, Martin Dalton, Martin Van Buren Mullins, Mastin Conley, Mathias Elkins, Moses Tomblin, Moses Workman, Obediah Workman, Oliver Conley, Peter C. Dingess, Peter Fry, Reuben Conley, Riland Baisden, Robert Bob Mullins, Robert Fry, Rufus Bryant, Russell Fry, Shade Estep, Smokehouse Fork, Spencer A. Mullins, Squire Toney, Thomas Conley, Thompson Perry, Tolbert S. Godby, Weddington Mullins, West Virginia, William A. Dingess, William C. Lambert, William D. Elkins, William S. Dingess, William T. Fowler, William Workman
The 129th Regiment Virginia Militia, commanded by Colonel John DeJarnett, consisted of men primarily from Logan County, (West) Virginia. The 129th existed to protect Logan County. Carter’s Company, captained by Barnett “Barney” Carter, consisted of many Harts Creek men, all of whom enlisted on 27 August 1861 at Logan Court House, Logan County, (West) Virginia. The 129th, including Carter’s Company, participated in the Battle of Boone Court House on 1 September 1861 and the Battle of Kanawha Gap on 25 September 1861. In 1862, Carter’s Company essentially became Company D, 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry. (This list will be updated periodically.)
Albert Abbott*, Abbotts Branch
Benjamin Adams, Crawley Creek
John Quincy Adams, Harts Creek
Aaron Adkins
Canaan Adkins, West Fork of Harts Creek [Lincoln County Feud]
Enos “Jake” Adkins, 1st Lieutenant, Douglas Branch (Ferrellsburg)
Isaac Adkins, Jr., Harts Creek (Big Branch area)
Isaac Adkins, 2nd Sergeant, Harts Creek (Big Branch area)
John H. Adkins
Lewis Baisden
Riland Baisden
Anderson Barker
Benjamin Barker
James M. Berry
Jacob Browning
Josiah Browning, 4th Sergeant
Andrew Jackson Browning, Harts Creek
Allen B. Brumfield, Big Ugly Creek
Evermont Ward Brumfield, Big Ugly Creek
Alexander Bryant, Harts Creek
George Bryant, Harts Creek
James Bryant, Harts Creek
Rufus Bryant, Harts Creek
Ed Burchett
William F. B_____
Jesse W. Carter
Barnett Carter, Captain, Hoover Fork of Harts Creek
John C. Chapman, 1st Corporal
Garland Conley, Smokehouse Fork of Harts Creek
Guy Conley, Conley Branch (Chapmanville)
Henry Conley, Conley Branch (Chapmanville)
Maston Conley, Chapmanville
Oliver Conley, Crawley Creek
Reuben Conley
Thomas Conley, Conley Branch (Chapmanville)
James Dalton, Harts Creek
Martin Dalton, Harts Creek
Harvey S. Dingess*, Crawley Creek
Henderson Dingess, Smokehouse Fork of Harts Creek [Lincoln County Feud]
James Dingess, 3rd Corporal
John Dingess
Peter C. Dingess, Crawley Creek
William A. Dingess
William S. Dingess
Mathias Elkins
William D. Elkins*, 2nd Corporal
D.J. Estep
Shade Estep, 4th Corporal
Fulton D. Ferrell, 3rd Sergeant
James P. Ferrell, Big Ugly Creek
Samuel Ferrell
Isaac Fleming
William T. Fowler, West Fork/Marsh Fork of Harts Creek
Admiral S. Fry, Green Shoal
Christian T. “Jack” Fry*, Abbotts Branch
Fleming Fry
Lewis “Jupiter” Fry, Big Ugly Creek (Gill)
Peter Fry
Robert Fry
Russell Fry
Edward Garrett, 2nd Lieutenant
Isaac G. Gartin, 2nd Lieutenant, Little Harts Creek
George Godby
Tolbert S. Godby, 1st Sergeant
Isaac O. Jeffrey
Henderson Lambert, Bend of the River
William C. Lambert, Bend of the River area
Ira Lucas
Calahill McCloud, Harts Creek or Twelve Pole Creek
Charles McCloud
Jackson McCloud
John McCloud
B. McNeely
James Mullins
Martin Van Buren Mullins, Harts Creek
Robert “Bob” Mullins, Harts Creek
Spencer A. Mullins, Bridge Branch area (Atenville)
Weddington Mullins, Harts Creek
Daniel “Bill” Nester, Browns Branch
William Owens
Arnold Perry
D.H. Perry
Jeremiah Perry
Thompson Perry
Andrew Robinson, Harts Creek
John R. Robinson
Griffin Stollings
Jefferson Thompson, Thompson Branch of Harts Creek
Alford Tomblin, Sr., Harts Creek
Alford Tomblin, Jr., Harts Creek
James Tomblin
Moses Tomblin
Burbus C. Toney, Green Shoal area (Toney)
Squire Toney, Big Ugly Creek
Andrew Jackson Vance
Abner Vance, West Fork of Harts Creek
Addison Vance
Lewis Vance
James Wills
Abijah “Bige” Workman
David Workman
John W. Workman
Moses Workman
Obediah Workman
William Workman
(*) denotes my direct ancestors
07 Wednesday Oct 2015
Posted in Wyoming County
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Augusta County, genealogy, Greenville, Henry H. Hardesty, history, Jefferson Medical College, John M. Tate, Mary Jane Tate, Oceana, R.A. Brock, Richmond, Virginia, Virginia and Virginians, Walter L. Tate, West Virginia, Wyoming County
From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Dr. Walter L. Tate, who resided at Oceana in Wyoming County, West Virginia:
Of Oceana, Wyoming county, W.Va., is a son of Dr. John M. and Mary Jane (Tate) Tate, of Augusta county, Va. He was born in that county Jan. 8, 1861; graduated at the University of Virginia in 1886, and located in Oceana September, 1889, where he has a lucrative practice, and gives promise of being one of the finest physicians of the times. His ancestors were Scotch-Irish, and came to America among the early settlers; they were some of the original first Virginia families. His father, one of the best physicians in Virginia, resides in Augusta county at Greenville, and is still, after 30 years practice, engaged in his professional work. He graduated at Jefferson Medical College during its most prosperous days. His wife, the mother of the subject of this sketch, is now deceased; she was a daughter of John… [missing page]
Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 842.
06 Tuesday Oct 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Ferrellsburg
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Adkins-Davis Family Cemetery, Albert Jake Davis, Albert Messer, Ann Frances Davis, Anna Davis, Appalachia, Barbara Sue Burger, Bilton McNeely, cemeteries, Clarence W. May, Dollie Newsome, Douglas Branch, Ed Dingess, Ed Dingess Jr., Elzie Adkins, Emma Jane Hager, Enos "Jake" Adkins, Ethel Williamson, Ferrellsburg, genealogy, George Compton, Giles Davis, history, James Hershel Messer, Janice May, Lawson Adkins, Lettie McKibbon Adkins, Lincoln County, Lona Compton, Mary F. Watts, Mary Florence Davis, Mike Bernie George, Mike George, Milcie McNeely, Nahoma Francis Messer, Naomi Davis, Narl Davis, Pauline Davis, Polly George, Susan Alice Davis, Tom Davis, U.S. South, Warn Davis, West Virginia, Winifred Messer
The Adkins-Davis Family Cemetery, which I visited on 11 November 2011, is located on Douglas Branch in Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County, WV.
Row 1
Dollie Adkins Newsome (1916-1984); d/o William and Margie (Mullins) Adkins; m1. Albert Messer; m2. Walt Newsome
Row 2
Warn Davis (1905-1956); s/o Tom and Anna (Bryant) Davis
Ethel Davis Williamson (19 February 1908-02 April 1955); s/o Tom and Anna (Bryant) Davis
rock headstone
Giles Davis (07 January 1910-16 October 1966); s/o Tom and Anna (Bryant) Davis
Winifred Messer (20 February 1919-23 May 1969); s/o Albert and Naomi (Davis) Messer; nicknamed “Pete”
James Hershel Messer (25 August 1914-11 June 1975); s/o Albert and Naomi (Davis) Messer
Row 3
Tom Davis (1881-1974); s/o Giles and Ann F. (Adkins) Davis
Anna B. Davis (1883-1965); d/o Norvel and Melvina (Thompson) Bryant; m. Tom Davis
Albert Messer (1896-1952)
Naomi Ome Davis (1897-1930); d/o Giles and Ann F. (Adkins) Davis; m. Albert Messer
Mary F. Watts (15 November 1917-07 November 1950); d/o Albert and Naomi (Davis) Messer
Pauline Davis (15 September 1921-20 April 1944); d/o Tom and Anna (Bryant) Davis
Nahoma Francis Messer (17 September 1935-06 October 1938); d/o James H. and Geneva (Brooks) Messer
Susan Alice Davis (25 September 1947-27 September 1947); d/o James Frank and Beatrice (Watts) Davis
rock headstone
Mike Bernie George (1930-1984); s/o Mike and Polly (McColester) George, Sr.
Row 4
Enos Adkins (28 February 1830-28 February 1907); s/o Elias and Susannah (Fry) Adkins; nicknamed “Jake”
Lettie McKibbon Adkins (1835-1903); d/o James and Nancy (Gillispie) Toney; m. Enos “Jake” Adkins
Ann Frances Adkins Davis (1852-1910); this grave stone is misplaced
Giles Davis (1843-1912); s/o James and Marinda (Steele) Davis; PVT CO D 34th VA CAV
(gap in graves)
Narl Davis (27 April 1913-11 May 1915); s/o Tom and Ann (Bryant) Davis
Row 5
Ed Jr. Dingess INFANT SON; s/o Edward and Clementine (Adkins) Dingess
Mary Florence Flar Davis (1876-1927); d/o Giles and Ann F. (Adkins) Davis
rock headstone
Row 6
Ed Dingess (10 November 1869-01 November 1907); s/o Jesse Irvin and Mary Ann (Fowler) Dingess
Albert Jake Davis (___-1948); s/o Giles and Ann F. (Adkins) Davis
Row 7
Barbara Sue Burger (1949-1989)
(gap in graves)
rock headstone
rock headstone
rock headstone
Row 8
George Compton (1900-1966)
Lona Compton (1903-no date)
(gap in graves)
Elzie Adkins (1901-1940); s/o Jones and Roxie Lena (Davis) Adkins
Lawson Adkins (1932-1941); s/o Elzie and Belva (Reynolds) Adkins
Row 9
Bilton McNeely (1891-1966); s/o Lafayette and Sarah McNeely
rock headstone
W.M., aged one year 11/17 days
Milcie McNeeley (1895-1973); d/o William Hansford and Lucinda (Elkins) Adkins; m. Bilton McNeely
Janice May (12 February 1937-18 December 2000); d/o Bilton and Milcie (Adkins) McNeely; m. Clarence W. May
Clarence W. May (26 March 1930-19 October 2004); PVT 2 CL US ARMY KOREA
Row 10
Polly George (1905-1984); m. Mike George, Sr.
Mike George (1893-1958); s/o Sam George; born in Bulgaria
Row 11
Emma Jane Hager (04 October 1866-21 January 1901); d/o Philip and Elizabeth (Dalton) Hager; m. Albert G. Adkins
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