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Toney News 1.26.1911

15 Tuesday Apr 2014

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“Ding Dong,” a local correspondent from Toney in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, January 26, 1911:

Winter still remains and there is lots of sickness in this vicinity. The Doctors are kept quite busy.

Miss Lottie Lucas closed her school on Hart Saturday. She gave general satisfaction in her school work in the report.

Fisher B. Adkins, of Ferrellsburg was a caller here Sunday.

Miss Leona Pauley visited Miss Maggie and Lottie Lucas Sunday.

The Lucas Bros. are hauling some fine timber for Ward Baisden.

Born: To Mr. and Mrs. John Lambert, Friday, a big girl.

K.E. Toney and Anthony Fry killed a fine fox Saturday.

Peter M. Toney made a business trip to Leet Monday.

John Toney, of Rector, was a business visitor here Monday.

Ed Reynolds, the “war horse” Republican of Leet, bought a fine yoke of oxen from Keenan Toney Saturday. Paid $1200.

J.B. Toney, of Big Creek, was visiting here Sunday.

Irvin Workman made a business trip to the West Fork of Hart, Saturday.

B.B. Lucas passed here Saturday with a fine gang of cattle.

Miss Ettie Baisden visited here Friday.

K.E. Toney’s new residence is nearing completion.

If this escapes the waste basket, will come again next week.

Sisters and brothers all come together and make the REPUBLICAN more interesting.

“Blood in West Virginia” is now available

15 Tuesday Apr 2014

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If you enjoy Appalachian history, please consider my book, Blood in West Virginia, which is now available at Pelican Publishing Company’s website.

http://www.pelicanpub.com/proddetail.php?prod=9781455619184#.U0zD94_D9dg

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Toney News 11.10.1910

14 Monday Apr 2014

Posted by in Atenville, Big Creek, Ferrellsburg, Leet, Rector, Toney

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“Ruben,” a local correspondent from Toney in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, November 10, 1910:

Our farmers are busy gathering corn.

The sick of this vicinity are progressing nicely toward recovery.

J.L. Hager passed through this section on business recently.

E.W. Lucas, of this place, was transacting business at Leet Monday.

County Superintendent Pauley was visiting our schools the past week delivering excellent instruction.

Christian Lambert is busily engaged delivering coal.

Quite a number of our people attended the marriage of J.A. Farley and Miss Etta Moore, at Atensville, Saturday.

J.W. Stowers, of Ferrellsburg, was calling on friends at Toney, Saturday.

We learn that J.W. Sias, who has been sick so long, is improving.

G.C. Fry, the C. & O. supervisor was a business caller at Toney this week.

Irvin Workman has returned home from “Pumpkin Center” where he has been engaged in business.

B.B. Holton and brother, Andrew, passed through our midst Saturday on their way to B. Abbotts.

Miss Dollie Toney, who is teaching school at Big Creek, Logan county, spent a day or two at home recently.

Philip Hager, of Hamlin was mingling with friends in our vicinity last week.

Anthony Fry, of this place, was called to Rector, Sunday, on account of the death of his niece.

Toney News 11.3.1910

12 Saturday Apr 2014

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An unknown local correspondent at Toney in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, November 3, 1910:

Tobacco cutting is over.

Miss Lottie Lucas, who is teaching school near Pumpkin Center, visited home friends Saturday and Sunday.

K.E. Toney is building a fine dwelling house near the old home place.

Mae Bias, of Hamlin, was a recent caller at this place.

Albert Wall, of Leet, was seen on Greenshoal, a few days ago.

Miss Dollie Toney, who is teaching school at Big Creek, Logan county, visited home folks Saturday and Sunday.

Misses Ettie Baisden and Maud Dial were visiting relatives and friends at Toney Sunday.

Fred Sanders, of Logan county, visited his sister, Mrs. B.D. Toney, Sunday.

Born: To Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Toney, a fine girl baby. Mother and daughter both are getting along fine.

Charley Curry Family Cemetery

11 Friday Apr 2014

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The Charley Curry Family Cemetery, which I visited on November 23, 2005, is located in the head of the Curry Branch of Big Harts Creek in Lincoln County, West Virginia.

Row 1

Dora Smith (01 June 1940-19 Mar 1981); d/o Victor and Virginia (Workman) Adkins; m. Okey Smith

Okey Smith (14 Sept 1938-still alive as of 2005)

Claude Adkins (1932-1993); s/o Benjamin and Hollena (Alford) Adkins

Betty J. Adkins (1938-2002); d/o Alvie and Vada Maynard; m. Claude Adkins

Row 2

Will Browning (14 Jan 1900-27 July 1972); s/o Lewis Kaleb and Cosby (Dalton) Browning; m. Nora Curry

Victor Adkins (1915-1982); s/o Charles Workman and Hollena Alford

Virginia Adkins (1920-1988); d/o Tilman and Flora (Curry) Workman; m. Victor Adkins

Row 3

Tammy Cox (26 June 1962-15 July 1993)

Unmarked rock

Unmarked rock

Row 4

Sadie Curry’s old headstone is used here to mark the grave of George Curry.

Homemade stone with no dates reading “Boy Baby.”

Sadie Curry (6 Jan 1867-26 July 1927); named Francis Parsadie Butcher; d/o Melvin Butcher and Lydia Eveline “Shug” Adkins; m. Charley Curry

Charley Curry (26 Nov 1866-10 April 1942); s/o Jesse and Nickiti (Thompson) Curry

Row 5

Georgia Bryant (26 Jan 1911-17 July 1978); d/o Charley and Sadie (Butcher) Curry; m. Hassell Bryant

George Curry (30 Dec 1893-28 Dec 1895?); s/o Charley and Francis (Adkins) Curry

Headstone reading “Son of Kenneth Tiller and Shirley Curtis June 21, 1963.”

Ellen Dalton (2 July 1940, only date); d/o John and Nessel (Curry) Dalton

Row 6

Owen Dalton (27 March 1927-9 Nov 1976); s/o John and Nessel (Curry) Dalton

John Dalton (20 March 1906-31 Aug 1993); s/o James and Viola (Tomblin) Dalton

Nessel C. Dalton (18 Sept 1909-08 Oct 1971); d/o Sallie Curry; m. John Dalton 11/26/1928

Gill News 10.13.1910

10 Thursday Apr 2014

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“Grandpa,” a local correspondent at Gill in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, October 13, 1910:

James Brumfield’s small child is very sick with pneumonia fever.

Charley Walker, who is working at this place visited home folks last Sunday.

Mrs. Emma Blake and son, of Huntington, are visiting relatives and friends at this place.

Squire Spurlock and son, of Spurlockville were business visitors here Thursday.

Miss Farabelle Smith fell while playing at school and sprained her ankle.

Mrs. Maggie Adkins, of Ten Mile is visiting her sisters, Mrs. Henon Smith and Mrs. James Brumfield.

Miss Maud Gill, of this place, is teaching the Pea Ridge school.

W.R. Jackson was calling on the merchants of this Creek the first of the week.

Tom Miller has just returned from a visit to his home in Kentucky.

Tobacco crops are fine in this vicinity.

I.J. Bowles, who has been confined to his room, caused by stepping on a rusty nail, is improving.

T.J. Gill made a trip to Bluefield this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Tender, of Gill, are visiting their former home in Kentucky.

Mrs. Tom Fry, of Big Branch, was visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Fry, Saturday and Sunday.

Miss Stella Fry was shopping at Gill, Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Holbrook’s little daughter is very sick.

Toney News 10.13.1910

09 Wednesday Apr 2014

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“Ruben,” a local correspondent at Toney in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, October 13, 1910:

Farmers are nearly finished saving their corn and tobacco.

A large crowd of people from different sections attended the funeral of Mr. Adkins on last Sunday. Dinner was served on the ground.

D.C. Fry has just returned from a business trip up the N. & W. Railroad.

Misses Fay and Bessie Gill, from Gill, were visiting at B.B. Lucas’ Saturday and Sunday.

A number of our young people attend the closing of a very successful singing school at Rector, taught by Zatto Cummings.

Wilburn Adkins has purchased a Camera.

Ed. Reynolds, a jovial republican of Leet, spent Sunday with friends in our midst.

Owing to the scarcity of mills, B.B. Lucas is working night and day trying to save the cane crop in this section.

M.C. Farley has just returned from the County Seat.

Clerk Lucas has just returned from “Pumpkin Center” and reports a delightful time.

Toney News 9.29.1910

08 Tuesday Apr 2014

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“Ruben,” a local correspondent at Toney in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, September 24, 1910:

The weather is fine.

The farmers are busily engaged in their tobacco and corn.

Mr. Stowers, the genial merchant at Ferrellsburg, is thinking of resigning the store business and taking up the study of medicine. His many friends will be sorry to see him depart for Louisville.

F.B. Adkins, prominent school teacher and business man, of Ferrellsburg, was calling on friends here Sunday.

Capt. Hill has just returned from a business trip to the Capital City, and made a fine horse trade on his way home.

Quite a number of people attended the funeral of Patterson Thompson at Low Gap Sunday.

M.C. Farley is attending Federal Court at Huntington.

The Lucas Bros.’ log job on Big Ugly is nearing completion.

Philip Hager, of Hamlin, passed through our midst last week, looking after road affairs.

The Green Shoal school is progressing nicely.

Miss Lottie Lucas was shopping in Ferrellsburg last Saturday.

Jim Brumfield had a barn raising Saturday in order to take care of a large crop of tobacco.

Emily Lucas Obituary

06 Sunday Apr 2014

Posted by in Big Creek, Fourteen, Green Shoal, Women's History

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Emily (Fry) Lucas was born on January 2, 1832 to John and Catherine (Snodgrass) Fry at the mouth of Green Shoal Creek in what is now Lincoln County, West Virginia but was then Logan County, Virginia. She married her first cousin, William R. Lucas, a son of John Lucas, who lived at nearby Big Creek. William and Emily made their home on Fourteen Mile Creek in Lincoln County. She died on June 7, 1910. I located her obituary many years ago in microfilm stored at the Hamlin-Lincoln County Public Library. Elder John Gartin penned her obituary, printed by the Lincoln Republican on June 20, 1910.

Our beloved sister, Emily Lucas, wife of W.R. Lucas, Sr., and mother of Jefferson Lucas, who is well known in this county, departed this life June 7th., at the age of almost 80 years. Mrs. Lucas united with the Church July 4th, 1883, and lived  faithfully her duty for almost 27 years. Funeral services were conducted by Eld. John Gartin, assisted by Eld. Andrew Elkins and Elder Grover Gartin. She leaves 5 children and many friends to mourn their loss and we extend our heart-felt sympathy to the bereaved ones.

Emily was my great-great-great-grandmother.