24 Sunday Dec 2017
Posted in Green Shoal
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Appalachia, genealogy, Green Shoal, Green Shoal Creek, history, Jerry Lambert, Julia Lambert, Lincoln County, Minnie Lambert, notary public, W.C. Holstein, Wade Lambert, West Virginia
Deed Book 57, page 335, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
Deed Book 57, page 336, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
Deed Book 57, page 336, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
26 Thursday Oct 2017
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Adkins-Davis Family Cemetery, Al Brumfield, Albert Adkins, Appalachia, Boone County, Brandon Kirk, Douglas Branch, Elizabeth Jane Hager, Emery Mullins, Emma Jane Adkins, Ferrellsburg, genealogy, Giles County, Gilmer County, Green McCoy, Green Shoal, history, Jacob Douglas, Jake Adkins, Lettie Adkins, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, Milt Haley, Philip Hager, photos, Phyllis Kirk, Sallie Fry, Virginia, West Virginia
Douglas Branch, located in present-day Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County, WV, was named for Jacob Douglas, husband of Sallie Fry, who settled in the area by 1829-30 from Giles County, Virginia. Mr. Douglas, born about 1804, appears in the 1830 Logan County Census. In 1850, he lived in Boone County. He died in 1855 in Gilmer County.
Enos “Jake” and Leticia “Lettie” McKibbon (Toney) Adkins were early residents of Douglas Branch. Following the Haley-McCoy murders at the mouth of Green Shoal in 1889, Al Brumfield rode up this hollow and spent the night under a beech tree. In the early 1920s, my great-great-grandfather Emery Mullins just up this hollow and to the left.
Emma Jane (Hager) Adkins was the daughter of Philip and Elizabeth Jane (Dalton) Hager. On July 14, 1888, she married Albert G. Adkins, a son of Jake and Lettie Adkins. Adkins-Davis Family Cemetery, Douglas Branch, Lincoln County, WV. 21 October 2017. Photo by Mom.
11 Monday Sep 2017
Posted in Green Shoal, Huntington, Lincoln County Feud, Music, Women's History
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Admiral S. Fry, Anderson County, Appalachia, Burbus Toney, Charleston, Cincinnati, Franklin County, Garnett, genealogy, George Fry, Green Shoal, history, Huntington, J.S. Caldwell, Kansas, Lincoln County, music, Ohio, Ottawa, Rhoda Fry, Tolbert S. Godby, West Virginia
I descend from three of A.S. Fry’s siblings: Christian Fry, Emily (Fry) Lucas, and Druzilla (Fry) Abbott. A.S. Fry’s son, George Fry, is a central character in my book, “Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy.”
24 Friday Mar 2017
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Civil War, Green Shoal
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34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Abbotts Branch, Appalachia, Branson Tomblin, Chloe Thompson, constable, David Thompson, Delana Thompson, deputy sheriff, Feriba Tomblin, genealogy, Green Shoal, Guyandotte River, Harts, Harts Creek, Henry H. Hardesty, history, Jenks Thompson, John F. Thompson, Lincoln County, Logan County, Margaret Thompson, Martha J. Thompson, Mary A. Thompson, North Carolina, Patsy Thompson, Patton Thompson, Susan Kirk, Susan Thompson, Tazewell County, Virginia, West Virginia, William Thompson
From “Hardesty’s History of Lincoln County, West Virginia,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Patton Thompson, who resided near Green Shoal in Lincoln County, West Virginia:
Patton Thompson and Delana Tomblin were united in the holy bonds of matrimony in Logan county, (now) West Virginia, October 1, 1845, and they have been blessed with nine children, born as follows: William, August 24, 1846; John F., March 11, 1849, died in 1858; Martha J., September 3, 1851; Chloe, January 24, 1854, died in 1864; Margaret, July 27, 1856; David, December 4, 1858; Albert G., September 10, 1861; Mary A., May 15, 1864; Susan, June 15, 1868. Mrs. Thompson was born in Tazewell county, Virginia, in 1826, and her parents are Branson and Feriba (Lewis) Tomblin, natives of North Carolina. Patton Thompson is a native of Logan county, born May 28, 1834, and his parents, William and Patsy (Wilkins) Thompson, came to this county in 1823. Mr. Thompson owns 100 acres of farming land on Guyan river, and 300 acres in Logan county on Hart creek. The land produces well and is highly cultivated. Patton Thompson is deputy sheriff of Lincoln county, and is also constable of Hart Creek district. He is a man of considerable means and ability, is tilling the soil in this district, and receives his mail at Hart, Lincoln county, West Virginia.
Source: The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Vol. 7 (Richwood, WV: Jim Comstock, 1974), p. 138.
NOTE: Most likely, when this history was compiled about 1883, Patton Thompson lived at what has been called “the Baisden farm” on the Guyandotte River above present-day Abbotts Branch near the Logan County line.
NOTE: Patton Thompson, a veteran of Company D, 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, is my great-great-great-grandfather. I descend from his daughter, Susan (Thompson) Kirk.
09 Thursday Mar 2017
Posted in Ferrellsburg, Guyandotte River, Lincoln County Feud
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Allen Adkins Branch, Appalachia, Ben Walker, Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Kirk, Ferrellsburg, Green McCoy, Green Shoal, Guyandotte River, history, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Melvin Kirk, Milt Haley, photos, Walker Branch, West Fork, West Virginia
Walker Branch is a tributary of the Guyandotte River located in Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County, WV. Photo taken 27 November 2016.
Walker Branch is named for Benjamin Wade Walker (1851-1917), a United Baptist preacher who once lived along the stream. Photo taken 27 November 2016.
Walker Branch appears in early deeds as Allen Adkins Branch. Photo taken 27 November 2016.
In October of 1889, Ben Walker and Melvin Kirk brought the corpses of Haley and McCoy from Green Shoal to West Fork via Walker Branch and through Low Gap. Photo taken 27 November 2016.
22 Wednesday Feb 2017
Posted in Civil War, Giles County, Green Shoal
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Abbotts Branch, Anthony Fry, Appalachia, Boone County, Cabell County, Caroline Fry, Catherine Fry, Christian Fry, Cora A. Fry, Druzilla Abbott, Elizabeth Fry, Elizabeth Hunter, Emily Lucas, farming, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, Giles County, Green Shoal, Hardin Fry, Harts Creek District, Henry H. Hardesty, history, John Fry, John Henan Fry, Julia A. Fry, Kanawha County, Lincoln County, Lurana Fry, Mary A. Fry, Robert Hunter, Sulphur Spring Fork, timber, Virginia, West Virginia
From “Hardesty’s History of Lincoln County, West Virginia,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Christian T. Fry, who resided at Hart in Lincoln County, West Virginia:
One of the farming population of Hart Creek district, was born in Cabell county, West Virginia, in 1824, and he is a son of John and Catherine (Snodgrass) Fry, natives of Giles county, Virginia. Mr. Fry chose for a help-meet Elizabeth Hunter, and in Boone county, West Virginia, in 1849, they were married. Their children number eight, born as follows: Julia A., April 26, 1850; Anthony, November 1853; Caroline, December 1856; Mary A., August 1859; John H., September 1861; Cora A., September 1864; Hardin, June 15, 1867; Lurana, July 1871. Mrs. Fry was born in Kanawha county in 1835, and her parents are Robert and Elizabeth (Tayler) Hunter, who reside in Boone county. Christian T. Fry is a prosperous farmer in Hart Creek district, owning 300 acres of good farming land, situated on Browns branch. The land has good improvements, a fine orchard, and a part is heavily timbered with pine, poplar and oak. There is mineral, coal and iron ore in abundance. Mr. Fry’s post office address is Hart, Lincoln county, West Virginia.
Source: The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Vol. 7 (Richwood, WV: Jim Comstock, 1974), p. 134.
NOTE: Christian Thomas “Jack” Fry is my great-great-great-grandfather. I descend through his son, John Henan Fry, who settled on Sulphur Spring Fork of Fourteen Mile Creek. I also descend from two of Christian Fry’s sisters, Emily (Fry) Lucas and Druzilla (Fry) Abbott.
NOTE: The Browns Branch referenced in this history is now called Abbotts Branch.
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.
03 Sunday Apr 2016
Posted in Cemeteries, Green Shoal, Toney
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Abbott-Lambert Family Cemetery, Abbotts Branch, Albert Frye, Anna Virginia Boyce, Annette Lynn Lambert, Anthony D. Lambert, Anthony Lambert, Anthony Paul Ferrell, Arthur Fred Lambert, Bertha Abbott, Bessie Adkins, Carlos Courts, Caroline Abbott, cemeteries, Christian Fry, Christian Lambert, Christy Jean Stollings, Clauda Rousey Lambert, Claudey A. Lambert, Clyde T. Lambert, Cooney Mullins, Dale Wagner, David Alexander Lambert, Deborah Ann Courts, Delia Abbott, Della Mae Lambert, Donna Kaye Lowe, Dora Lopez, Eveline Abbott, Gary Winfred Abbott, genealogy, General Abbott, Gracie Justice, Grady Abbott, Green Shoal, Guy Harris, Helen Louise Fry, Henry Mullins, history, Hubert Abbott, Irvin Cooney Lambert, Irvin K. Lambert, Irvin Lambert Jr., J.A. Simpkins, James Donald Aliff, Jannette Lynn Lambert, Jeremy Brandon Shelton, Jerry Lane Stollings, Jesse Abbott, Jesse Lambert, Joe Basadre, John Donald Lambert, John L. Lambert, Juley Lambert, Julia Lambert, Larry Delano Collins, Leota Mullins, Lincoln County, Lona Frye, Lucille Collins, Luraney Fleming, Macie J. Lambert, Margie Lambert, Marie Ferrell, Mary Elizabeth Harvey, Mary Jane Burns, Millard Frye, Mineral Adkins, Minnie Lambert, Mona Courts, Myrtle Abbott, Noah Mayhorn, Oliver R. Davis, Opal Stollings, Pamela Ann Courts, Pearlie Dingess, Phyllis Ann Varney, Ray Lambert, Raymond Lambert, Rome Lambert, Rosa Abbott, Roy Lee Lowe, Ruby V. Workman, Sena J. Abbott, Sherlie Lambert, Sherry Wagner, Shirley Frye, Sidney Mullins, Toney, Valley Kazee, Verlie Lambert, Viola Lambert, Wade Lambert, West Virginia, William Abbott, William Fleming, William J. Justice, Willie Abbott, Willie E. Davis, Woodrow Abbott
The Abbott-Lambert Family Cemetery, which I visited on 1 April 2016, is located between the communities of Green Shoal and Toney at the mouth of Abbotts Branch along the Guyandotte River in Lincoln County, West Virginia. This cemetery was established by Christian T. Fry (b.1824) and his family. Later, due to the prominence of Lambert-Fry descendants, it became known as the Lambert Cemetery. I first visited this cemetery in the early 1990s and periodically return to update my list.
Row 1
large rock headstone
rusted iron flag pole
(gap)
rock in ground; likely not a grave
Row 2
cinderblock headstone
cinderblock headstone and cinderblock footstone
cinderblock headstone and flat rock footstone
cinderblock headstone and cinderblock footstone
cinderblock footstone
Row 3
tree with deer stand
Anthony Lambert (04 August 1891-23 July 1892); s/o Wade and Julia (Fry) Lambert
Juley Lambert (20 December 1897-26 April 1902)
Row 4
J.A. Simpkins (2_ January 1915-14? February 1943)
rock headstone
rock headstone with faint writing: “E I IBI DC. THIA 1896”
rock headstone
cinderblock headstone
Row 5
Sherlie Lambert (10 October 1918-10 October 1918)
Verlie Lambert (25 October 1916-26 October 1916)
rock headstone and rock footstone
(gap)
flat cinderblock headstone
Row 6
Albert Frye (1896-1950); s/o John H. and Cosby (Headley) Fry
Lona Frye (1896-no date); d/o Henry and Ellen Mullins; m. Albert Frye
John Lambert (15 March 1881-21 March 1919); s/o Wade and Julia (Fry) Lambert
broken lamb headstone and broken footstone
Row 7
Larry Delano Collins (22 January 1950-20 September 1950); s/o T. and Gertrude (Abbott) Collins
Lucille Collins (06 August 1939-26 May 1947); d/o T. and Gertrude (Abbott) Collins; death certificate provides the date of May 9, 1947
Sharley Frye carved on rock; d/o Albert and Lona (Mullins) Frye
(gap)
Millard Frye carved on rock; s/o Albert and Lona (Mullins) Frye; born April 22, 1920; died April 28, 1920
rock headstone and cinderblock footstone
(gap)
cinderblock headstone
Row 8
Woodrow W. Abbott (1913-2000); s/o Bill and Rosa (Mullins) Abbott
Delia Tarthena Abbott (1921-1956); d/o Noah Mayhorn; m. Woodrow Abbott
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Abbott
Donal Abbott
Perle Abbott
(gap)
Willie Abbott (1894-1972); s/o John H. and Caroline (Fry) Abbott; born December 18, 1894; nicknamed “Bucky”
Eveline Abbott (1892-June 1939); d/o George W. and Rosa (Mullins) Baisden; born March 1896
(gap)
Anna Virginia Boyce (18 August 1934-18 August 1934); d/o F.M. and Hattie Boyce
tin marker missing name (1911-1938)
Row 9
Noah Mayhorn (17 June 1887-13 February 1962); s/o Tom and V. (Chafin) Mayhorn
(gap)
Hubert Abbott (1922-1976); s/o Willie and Eveline (Baisden) Abbott
(gap)
BABY on stone; could be footstone for grave marked (A) below
rock headstone and rock footstone (child)
rock headstone with writing: “H I I 8”
cinderblock headstone
small white square headstone
small white square headstone
Row 10
Sidney Mullins (1917-1967); s/o Henry and Leota (Abbott) Mullins; born September 7, 1917; died May 26, 1967
Cooney Mullins (1921-1957); s/o Henry and Leota (Abbott) Mullins
Dorey Lopez (died 1951); d/o Henry and Leota (Abbott) Mullins
Henry Mullins (died July 1943); s/o John H. and America (Sowards) Mullins
Leota Mullins (died March 1938); d/o John H. and Caroline (Fry) Abbott; m. Henry Mullins
raised marker, no writing
raised marker, no writing
small flat rock headstone
pointy rock headstone (A)
cinderblock headstone and rock footstone (child?)
cinderblock headstone
broken rock headstone
General Abbott (no dates); s/o John H. and Caroline (Fry) Abbott; born February 1886; died October 22, 1948
Bertha Abbott (no dates); born about 1902; m. General Abbott
Row 11
Mineral Adkins (10 August 1913-08 October 1980); PFC US ARMY WWII
Bessie Adkins (1923-1993); d/o Bill and Rosa (Mullins) Abbott
William Abbott (1849-1927); s/o Albert and Druzilla (Fry) Abbott
Rosa Abbott (1874-January 1955); d/o John H. and America (Sowards) Abbott; nicknamed “Sis;” m1. George W. Baisden; m2. John Henry Mullins; m3. William “Bill” Abbott
Pearlie Dingess (1905-1992); d/o John H. and Rosa (Mullins) Mullins; m. Wallace Jesse Dingess
William Fleming (01 March 1862-01 July 1951); s/o William Preston and Arty (Mullins) Fleming
Luraney Fry Flemmings (1867-1961); d/o Christian T. and Elizabeth “Betsy” (Hunter) Fry; m. William Fleming
John L. Lambert (20 October 1900-07 November 1943); s/o Christian and Minnie V. (Holley) Lambert
Anthony D. Lambert (03 September 1902-13 January 1931)
Cristen C. Lambert (05 September 1879-16 March 1938); s/o Wade and Julia (Fry) Lambert
Minnie V. Lambert (12 June 1883-30 November 1966); m. Christian Lambert
Arthur Fred Lambert (01 November 1928-04 February 1976)
Jesse Lambert (05 December 1904-31 October 1977); s/o Christian and Minnie (Holley) Lambert
Raymond L. Lambert (09 February 1941-18 September 1960)
Row 12
Gracie Justice (04 M arch 1916-24 March 1981); d/o Bill and Rosa (Mullins) Abbott; m. Mink Justice
William J. Justice (19098-1952); nicknamed “Mink”
(gap)
Christy Jean Stollings (23 March 1973-23 March 1973)
Jr. Abbott (January 1945-January 1945)
Ray Lambert (1925-1925); s/o Irvin L. and Della Mae (Priddy) Lambert
Irvin L. Lambert (19 February 1894-29 March 1946); s/o Jerome B. and Viola (Lucas) Lambert
Della Mae Lambert (15 August 1898-25 February 1976); m. Irvin L. “Cooney” Lambert
Clyde T. Lambert (1919-1994); s/o Irvin L. and Della M. (Priddy) Lambert
Margie Lambert (1926-1996); m. Clyde T. Lambert
Row 13
Joe Basadre (04 February 1961-27 May 2003)
Jerry Lane Stollings, Jr. (18 February 1979-05 March 1997)
Pamela Ann Courts (12 February 1968-12 February 1968)
Mona Laquetta Courts (31 December 1930-06 October 1996); d/o Irvin L. and Della M. (Priddy) Lambert; m. Carlos Courts
Carlos C. Courts (23 November 1929-30 October 2003); SFC US ARMY KOREA
Clauda R. Lambert (10 December 1931-18 August 1932); s/o Dennie R. and Ensel (Rousey) Lambert
Wade S. Lambert (31 May 1852-20 October 1923); s/o Jeremiah and Sarah (Hedrick) Lambert; middle name “Samuel”
Juley A. Lambert (04 July 1849-06 January 1934); d/o Christian and Elizabeth “Betsy” (Hunter) Fry; m. Wade Lambert
David Alexander Lambert (06 June 1982-08 February 1996)
James Donald Aliff (08 December 1946-30 June 2015)
Row 14
Jerome Lambert (1871-1946); s/o Wade and Julia (Fry) Lambert; born November 23, 1871; middle name “Bonapare;” died September 5, 1946
Viola Lambert (1874-1939); d/o Irvin and Susan (Brumfield) Lucas; m. Jerome Lambert
Claudey A. Lambert (15 January 1901-08 November 1922); s/o Rome and Viola (Lucas) Lambert
base stone but names, etc. are missing
Guy W. Harris (1914-1955); born October 6, 1913; s/o Guy French and Lucretia (Sias) Harrison; died July 28, 1955
Opal Stollings (26 January 1914-23 May 1983); d/o Rome and Viola (Lucas) Lambert; m. Guy Harris
Marie Ferrell (29 February 1936-27 February 2009)
Anthony Paul Ferrell (25 September 1929-25 December 2011)
Row 15
Gary Winfred Abbott (11 June 1959-21 March 1916)
Sena J. Abbott (28 May 1934-31 July 2001); m. Jesse Abbott
Jesse Abbott (20 February 1933-15 February 1999); s/ Willie and Eveline (Baisden) Abbott
cinderblock headstone
(gap)
Annette Lynn Lambert (06 March 1958-12 March 1958)
Phyllis Ann Varney (19 January 1950-30 July 2000)
Row 16
Jeremy Brandon Shelton (10 September 1984-12 March 1987)
Valley Kazee
Oliver R. Davis (17 July 1888-29 December 1941); s/o Mose and Amanda (Chaney) Davis
Willie E. Davis (15 April 1892-26 August 1941); d/o Lowery and Emma Davis; m. Oliver R. Davis
Jannette Lynn Lambert (06 March 1958-07 March 1958)
Viola Lambert (21 March 1932-12 August 2008)
Grady Abbott (30 April 1916-12 December 2001); s/o Willie and Eveline (Baisden) Abbott
Myrtle Abbott (08 February 1924-08 February 2000); d/o Rome and Viola (Lucas) Lambert; m. Grady Abbott
Row 17
Dale Wagner (1955-still alive)
Sherry L. Wagner (1958-2013); m. Dale Wagner
Roy Lee Lowe (10 August 1955-still alive)
Donna Kaye Lowe (13 June 1953-06 March 1999)
Irvin K. Lambert (08 October 1955-28 February 1997)
Macie J. Lambert (27 February 1935-03 August 1998); m. Irvin Lambert, Jr.
Irvin Lambert, Jr. (23 March 1929-02 April 2010); s/o Irvin and Della Mae (Priddy) Lambert
Mary Elizabeth (Turner) Harvey (17 February 1923-30 January 2007)
(gap)
Helen Louise Fry (27 January 1922-30 March 1996); d/o Irvin and Della M. (Priddy) Lambert
Ruby V. Workman (22 January 1927-14 April 1985)
Row 18
Deborah Ann Courts (12 February 1970-29 July 2015)
NOTE: The following persons are also buried in this cemetery:
Christian Thomas Fry, born 1824, s/o John and Catherine (Snodgrass) Fry, CSA veteran, died before 1900
Caroline Abbott, born June 7, 1854/December 1856, d/o Christian T. and Elizabeth “Betsy” (Hunter) Fry; m. John Henry Abbott; died July 20, 1939
Mary Jane Burns, born August 1859, d/o Christian T. and Elizabeth “Betsy” (Hunter) Fry; m. Cassander Burns, died after 1920
I could speculate about others and will update the list as I search additional death certificates.
NOTE: Nearly all of the people buried in this cemetery are related to me. Christian Fry is my great-great-great-grandfather.
27 Thursday Aug 2015
Posted in Harts, Lincoln County Feud
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Al Brumfield, Appalachia, geography, Green Shoal, Guyandotte River, Harts Creek, history, Lincoln County, map, photos, U.S. South, West Fork, West Virginia
Hart, noting “Brumfield’s Store,” in 1891-1892. Al Brumfield owned the store.
22 Monday Jun 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Green Shoal
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The John Fry Family Cemetery, which I revisited on 12 June 2015, is located at the mouth of Green Shoal Creek in Lincoln County, West Virginia.
ADKINS SECTION
Row 1
Randal S. Adkins (11 July 1953-04 July 2014); s/o Samuel and Edith (Gore) Adkins
David Ray Adkins (20 August 1937-05 May 1973); s/o Samuel and Edith (Gore) Adkins
Edith Gore Adkins (31 October 1912-10 April 1975); d/o M. French and Weltha (Kirk) Gore; m. Samuel Adkins
Samuel Adkins (18 March 1914-20 March 1976); s/o Pleasant B. “Fed” and Marinda S. (Davis) Adkins
Samuel D. Adkins (24 October 1960-30 June 1984); s/o David R. and Donna L. (Adkins) Adkins
Donna Lou Adkins (17 December 1941-23 December 2005); d/o Ernest C. and Bessie (McNeely) Adkins; m. Samuel D. Adkins
Rodney David Adkins (15 November 1965-still alive); s/o David R. and Donna L. (Adkins) Adkins
Row 2
John D. Adkins (18 June 1916-01 May 1980); s/o Pleasant B. “Fed” and Marinda S. (Davis) Adkins; nicknamed “Red John;” S2 US NAVY WWII
Goldie Adkins (21 September 1918-04 February 1992); d/o Joseph and Georgia (Gartin) Brumfield; m. John D. Adkins
Row 3
Georgia Brumfield (1900-1984); d/o James A. and Chloe A. (Fry) Gartin; m. Joseph “Joe” Brumfield
BRUMFIELD SECTION
Row 1
Wayne C. Brumfield (1901-1976); s/o James S. and Letilla (Dial) Brumfield
Maggie A. Brumfield (1917-1996); d/o Richard A. and Sarah A. (Wiley) Adkins; m. Wayne C. Brumfield
(gap)
Jack Brumfield (23 June 1918-23 March 1990); s/o James S. and Letilla (Dial) Brumfield
Belva Brumfield (11 June 1922-16 March 1984); m. Jack Brumfield
A bench placed on Jack and Belva’s graves reads: Jackie G. Brumfield (17 August 1950-25 December 2011); d/o Jack and Belva (Simpkins) Brumfield
Row 2
Christopher Lee Adkins (23 March 1983-24 August 2000)
Row 3
George E. Taylor (19 May 1919-03 May 1975)
Ida P. Taylor (14 December 1914-2007); d/o James S. and Letilla (Dial) Brumfield; m. George E. Taylor
Sarabeth Shelton (19 April 1989-17 November 1993); d/o Robert and Jackie (Easterling) Shelton
Jackie Lee Easterling (16 April 1941-still alive)
Sarah Lee Easterling (11 May 1942-29 March 2005); d/o George E. and Ida P. (Brumfield) Taylor; m. Jackie Lee Easterling
Row 4
Michael E. Taylor (25 February 1949-16 January 2008); s/o George and Ida (Brumfield) Taylor; nicknamed “Mickey”
LAMBERT SECTION
Row 1
Lonnie Lambert (14 March 1901-22 July 1995); s/o Samuel and Georgia E. (Lucas) Lambert
Edna Mae Lambert (30 September 1905-19 November 1980); d/o James S. and Letilla (Dial) Brumfield; m. Lonnie Lambert
Row 2
Cecil Lambert, Jr. (27 September 1925-2014); s/o Lonnie and Edna (Brumfield) Lambert
Kathleen Ann Lambert (01 October 1926-19 February 2010)
Billy Ray Lambert (06 February 1950-16 August 1950)
Row 3
Everett Lonnie Dean (08 May 1950-29 January 1951)
FRY SECTION
Row 1
Zola Frye (07 May 1919-09 September 1964); d/o Clarence and Angaline (Mullins) Fry
Thelma P. Carter (1918-1967); d/o Clarence and Angaline (Mullins) Fry; m. Hassell Carter
Row 2
unmarked grave with rock headstone and little square footstone
C.L. Fry (Clarence Fry); born November 1886; s/o Daniel C. “Tucker” and Rachel (Lucas) Fry; died 2 March 1948
Angie Fry (Angaline Fry); born 16 December 1896; d/o Emery and Stella (Abbott) Mullins; m. Clarence Fry; died 14 September 1947
Elsie L. Mullins (16 December 1911-08 November 1959); d/o Clarence and Angaline (Mullins) Fry; m. William Mullins
William Mullins, Sr. (12 August 1894-04 February 1975)
ABBOTT SECTION
Row 1
Ottie Fry (1909-1987); s/o G. Cleveland and Betty (Fry) Fry
Row 2
Bobby Ray Abbott (02 April 1969-16 June 2001)
Brian Scott Abbott (04 October 1971-21 March 2011)
Row 3
Woodrow E. Abbott (1914-1977); PVT US ARMY WWII
Wallace Abbott (22 January 1930-30 March 1987); s/o John E. “Cricket” and S. Evona (Fry) Abbott; SP 4 US ARMY KOREA VIETNAM
Denny Hobert Abbott (15 February 1928-22 June 1996); s/o John E. “Cricket” and S. Evona (Fry) Abbott; PFC US ARMY
Row 4
Luther W. Abbott (09 February 1917-02 March 1963); s/o John E. “Cricket” and S. Evona (Fry) Abbott; WV PFC CO E 16 INF WWII P4
John E. Abbott (1892-1966); s/o John H. and Caroline (Fry) Abbott
Evona Abbott (1892-1983); d/o Daniel C. “Tucker” and Rachel (Lucas) Fry; m. John E. Abbott
Row 5
John “Duke” Abbott, Jr. (08 August 1924-03 July 1992); s/o John E. and S. Evona (Fry) Abbott
(gap)
Michael Roy Fry (19 February 1944-20 February 1944); s/o Curtis and Birdie (Bryant) Fry
Row 6
tall rectangular rock headstone and rock footstone
Delphia Adams Bryant (the date of August 22 and an illegible year appears on a small cinderblock); m. Marshall “Bud” Bryant/Mullins
(gap)
perhaps another grave marked by a flat rock that has fallen over
MIDSECTION
Row 1
Wealthy Hatfield (01 May 1904-27 December 1928); d/o Samuel and Georgia E. (Lucas) Lambert; m. Bruce Hatfield
Kenneth Hatfield (05 October 1924-10 October 1925); s/o Bruce and Wealthy (Lambert) Hatfield
unmarked grave with rock headstone and footstone
unmarked grave with rock headstone and footstone
broken baby headstone with rock footstone
Row 2
Katie A. Hunter (died 11 August 1895, aged 13 years, 11 months, 27 days); d/o John E. and Parlee (Ferrell) Hunter
unmarked grave with rock footstone
unmarked grave with rock headstone
UPPER SECTION
Row 1
Rinda Fry (26 January 1826-29 July 1887); d/o Reuben and Clarissa (Perry) Steele; m1. James Davis; m2. ___ Walker; m3. Baptist “Nab” Fry
Baptist Fry (26 November 1824-15 June 1881); s/o John and Catherine (Snodgrass) Fry
(large gap)
Michael George Brumfield (29 January 1948-01 February 1948); s/o Wayne C. and Maggie (Adkins) Brumfield
unmarked grave with rock headstone and footstone (baby)
Cleo Lambert (born and died 18 August 1924); Lonnie C. and Edna (Brumfield) Lambert
Lottie Brumfield (1904-1907); d/o James S. and Letilla (Dial) Brumfield
Bird Brumfield (1850-1905); s/o William R. and Mary A. (Elkins) Brumfield
Sarah A. Brumfield (1853-1932); d/o Charles and Lucinda (Fry) Lucas; m1. William Bird Brumfield; m2. Josephus Irvin Workman
unmarked grave with rock headstone (fallen over) and footstone
Letilla Brumfield (1881-1947); d/o Elisha and Catherine (Fry) Dial; m. James S. Brumfield
Row 2
unmarked grave with small footstone
Julia Ann Dean (born and died 13 June 1948)
Row 3
unmarked grave with rock footstone above Albert Abbott grave
unmarked grave above Lucinda Lucas grave — small rock headstone and footstone
“K.L.” — square rock headstone and footstone above Charles Lucas grave
unmarked grave with sharp rock headstone and footstone above Eliza Fry grave
(large gap)
W.W.A. (29? May 1917-10? June 1917)
Wetzel Brumfield (1910-1932); s/o James S. and Letilla (Dial) Brumfield
unmarked grave with rock headstone and footstone
H.C. Fry painted on a rock (possibly Harvey Fry, son of Baptist Fry)
Row 4
John Fry (10 March 1794-20 October 1883); s/o George and Keziah (Adkins) Fry; PVT CAPT SHIELD CO 7 VA MILITIA WAR OF 1812
“Wilson Abbott, died M.11.92” carved on rock
Albert Abbott (no dates); born 11 July 1824; s/o John A. and Elizabeth (Scott) Abbott; CAPTAIN CARTER’S CO. 129 VA MIL CSA; died before 1900
Druzilla Fry Abbott (11 January 1826-27 September 1889); d/o John and Catherine (Snodgrass) Fry; m. Albert Abbott
L.L. (Lucinda Lucas); born 27 September 1819; d/o John and Catherine (Snodgrass) Fry; m. Charles Lucas; died before 1900
Charles Lucas (2 September 1818-24 November 1904); s/o John and Mary (Fry) Lucas
E.F. (Eliza Virginia Fry); born November 1865; d/o Charles and Lucinda (Fry) Lucas; m. George F. Fry; died c.1902
NOTE 1: Some John Fry descendants are POSITIVE that John Fry died and was buried on Fourteen Mile Creek in Lincoln County. His tombstone was placed at Green Shoal in the 1990s based on a WPA cemetery map.
NOTE 2: I know of other persons buried in this cemetery but cannot identify their exact location. There are also some family members who I suppose to be buried here but have no proof.
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