Tag Archives: Harts Creek

Whirlwind News 12.06.1927

16 Saturday Jun 2018

Posted by in Big Harts Creek, Dingess, Logan, Whirlwind

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

An unknown correspondent from Whirlwind in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on December 6, 1927:

Miss Gertrude Clendenin has just returned from Ohio where she has been visiting her parents.

Wilburn Mullins made a business trip to Dingess Monday.

Elias Workman made a business trip to Charleston last week.

Daniel McCloud was a business caller in Logan Monday.

Frank McCloud made a visit to Hoover one night last week.

Anna Mullins of Twelvepole was a visitor of Harts Sunday.

Curtis Hamlin is on the sick list this week.

Joe Martin and family of Buck Fork motored to Hoover Sunday.

Whirlwind News 08.24.1926

13 Wednesday Jun 2018

Posted by in Big Harts Creek, Coal, Queens Ridge, Whirlwind

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

An unknown correspondent from Whirlwind in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on August 24, 1926:

We are having plenty of rain at this writing.

Howard Adams is going to teach our school on Hoover. We are expecting a good school.

Miss Lucy McCloud visited her grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Wiley of Queen’s Ridge, last Tuesday.

Mrs. Anna Adams of Trace Fork is very ill at present.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Browning of Mud Fork are visiting Mrs. Browning’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mullins of Hart’s Creek.

Miss Pearly McCloud made a flying trip to Sol Adams’ Wednesday.

Charlie Mullins and Edgar McCloud have completed their coal tipple.

Carl Adams and Geo. McCloud Jr., are coal mining on the left hand Fork of Hoover.

Miss Mildred Adams has returned from Mt. Gay where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Bradshaw.

Mrs. Mary Honaker was the guest of Miss May Robinson last Sunday.

Clinton Adams was taking his vacation last week.

Wonder what makes Bernie Adams look so downhearted? Ask Tilda. She knows.

Howard Adams was seen coming up the creek with a broom. Wonder what’s going to happen?

Daily happenings: Edgar and his new slippers; Carl and his white hogs; Herb and his lantern; Pearl and her blue dress; Howard and his talking machine; Charlie and his kodak; Bernie and his cob pipe.

Rebecca McGuire Deed to Isaiah Adkins (1855)

10 Sunday Jun 2018

Posted by in Big Harts Creek, Guyandotte River

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Rebecca McGuire to Isaiah Adkins Deed 1

Deed Book C, page 423, Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. Isaiah Adkins was my great-great-great-great-grandfather.

Rebecca McGuire to Isaiah Adkins Deed 2

Deed Book C, page 424, Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.

Henry Conley v. William Straton et al. (1854)

04 Monday Jun 2018

Posted by in Big Harts Creek, Crawley Creek, Logan

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Henry Conley and William Straton Deed 1

Deed Book C, page 367, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This land is located in present-day West Virginia.

Harts, WV (2018)

03 Sunday Jun 2018

Posted by in Big Harts Creek, Guyandotte River, Harts

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

IMG_1263.JPG

During the feud, this site hosted Bill Fowler’s store and saloon, as well as the Hart Post Office. During the 1890s, Al Brumfield’s saloon and store was situated here. 24 May 2018.

IMG_1265

Looking up the Guyandotte River from Harts, WV. The mouth of Big Harts Creek is just to the right. 24 May 2018.

IMG_1267

Looking up the CSX (former C&O) Railroad tracks from Harts, WV. This site is part of the old Isaac and Aaron Adkins farm. 24 May 2018.

IMG_1258

Here’s a cramped view of the new Harts PreK-8 School, built on what was once the Paris Brumfield farm. Charley Brumfield’s family owned this property from the 1890s until several years ago. 24 May 2018.

Melvin and Susan (Thompson) Kirk Homeplace (2018)

28 Monday May 2018

Posted by in Cemeteries, Halcyon, Lincoln County Feud, Timber

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

IMG_1107.JPG

Melvin and Susan (Thompson) Kirk Homeplace, Piney Fork of West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 24 May 2018. Melvin and Susan are my great-great-grandparents.

IMG_1282

Kirk Homeplace sign, Piney Fork of West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 24 May 2018. Melvin was born in 1862 to Thomas and Elizabeth “Betty” (Maynard) Kirk and was partly raised in Lawrence (later Martin) County, KY. To see Melvin with his father in the 1870 Lawrence County, KY, Census, follow this link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D8S9-4LS?i=7&cc=1438024 

IMG_1220

Kirk Cemetery sign, Piney Fork of West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 24 May 2018. Melvin followed his mother to Piney before 1880. To see Melvin in the 1880 Lincoln County Census, follow this link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB2-9WFZ?cc=1417683 

IMG_1128

Heading up to the cemetery. 24 May 2018. Melvin was a powerful left-handed timberman. In 1888, he bought a 35-acre farm from Floyd Caldwell.

IMG_1209

Kirk Cemetery Statue, Kirk Cemetery, Piney Fork of West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 24 May 2018. Melvin played an important role in the Lincoln County Feud. https://www.amazon.com/Blood-West-Virginia-Brumfield-McCoy/dp/1455619183 

IMG_1194

Melvin Kirk grave, Kirk Cemetery. 24 May 2018. Photo by Mom. Melvin’s property was assessed in Lincoln County until 1897, when it transferred to Logan County. To see Melvin in the 1900 Logan County Census, follow this link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-68V3-C77?i=31&cc=1325221 

Albert Dingess Family Cemetery (2018)

04 Friday May 2018

Posted by in Cemeteries, Shively, Timber

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

IMG_9139

Albert Dingess Family Cemetery, Shively, Smokehouse Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. You can see the old Shively Post Office down past the trees and along the road. 28 April 2018.

IMG_9136

Albert Dingess Family Cemetery, Shively, Smokehouse Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 28 April 2018.

Albert Dingess Grave 1

Albert Dingess was an important splasher and timberman on Harts Creek in Logan County, WV. His sister, Minerva (Dingess) Adkins, is my great-great-great-grandmother. 8 March 2013.

Martha Ann Bryant Dingess Grave

Martha Ann (Bryant) Dingess was Albert’s second wife. 8 March 2013.

Albert Dingess Cemetery Map

Here’s an old WPA map of the cemetery that shows graves for Albert Dingess and his father-in-law, James Bryant. Courtesy of the WV State Archives, Charleston, WV.

Caleb Browning Deed to Bertha Browning (1908)

25 Wednesday Apr 2018

Posted by in Big Harts Creek, Guyandotte River

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Caleb Browning to Bertha Browning Deed 2

Deed Book __, page 396, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. Justice of the Peace Charles Adkins, a resident of Caney Branch, is my great-great-great-grandfather.

Caleb Browning to Bertha Browning Deed 3

Deed Book __, page 397, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.

Smith Cemeteries on Brier Branch of Harts Creek (2018)

31 Saturday Mar 2018

Posted by in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Civil War, Tazewell County, Whirlwind

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

IMG_7185.JPG

Heading up Brier/Briar Branch of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 29 March 2018.

 

IMG_7254

Up we go! 29 March 2018.

IMG_7191

Lower Smith Cemetery. Right Hand Fork of Brier Branch. I counted six graves here. 29 March 2018.

IMG_7188

Lower Smith Cemetery. Right Hand Fork of Brier Branch. 29 March 2018.

IMG_7199

Upper Smith Cemetery. Some records refer to this cemetery as “Brier Branch Cemetery.” Right Hand Fork of Brier Branch at left; Sugar Camp on the right. 29 March 2018.

IMG_7214

Thomas Smith grave. Mr. Smith, a veteran of the Confederate Army, was a native of Tazewell County, VA. 29 March 2018.

Conley Cemetery (2018)

31 Saturday Mar 2018

Posted by in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Shively

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

IMG_6949

Heading up the mountain to the Conley Cemetery, located on a ridge between Smokehouse Fork and White Oak Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. My young guide was a Conley descendant. 26 March 2018.

IMG_6836

Conley Cemetery — beautiful! Several of Garland and Mollie (Farley) Conley’s children are buried here. I descend from two of Mollie’s siblings. 26 March 2018.

IMG_6843

Conley Cemetery. I mapped at least 74 graves. 26 March 2018.

IMG_6857

Conley Cemetery. “Garland Bock Conley section.” 26 March 2018.

IMG_6950

I first heard of Charles Conley in the early 1990s; it was great to finally locate his grave. 26 March 2018.

IMG_6945

I was sure to place flowers at the grave of Charles Conley. 26 March 2018.

IMG_6953

Lee Conley grave. 26 March 2018.

IMG_6905

Garland Bock Conley grave. 26 March 2018.

Patton Thompson, Jr. Deed to Guy Conley (1857)

06 Tuesday Mar 2018

Posted by in Big Harts Creek

≈ 7 Comments

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Patton Thompson Jr. to Trustee Deed.JPG

Deed Book C, page ____, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. Local historian Billy Adkins believes that Richard Elkins Branch is now called Thompson Branch. This property is located in present-day Lincoln County, WV.

Elkins Men Deed to Reese W. Elkins (1856)

25 Sunday Feb 2018

Posted by in Big Harts Creek

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Elkins Men to Reece W. Elkins Deed 1

Deed Book C, page _____, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This property is located in present-day West Virginia.

Don Chafin’s Deputies (1913)

18 Sunday Feb 2018

Posted by in Big Harts Creek, Logan, Man

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Chafin's Deputies LD 01.02.1913.JPG

Logan (WV) Democrat, 2 January 1913.

Julius David “Babe” Dingess Family Cemetery (2018)

04 Sunday Feb 2018

Posted by in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Ferrellsburg, Halcyon, Women's History

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

IMG_4467

Julius David “Babe” Dingess (c.1847-bef.1900) was the son of Julius C. and Eliza (Smith) Dingess. He married Venila Stollings. 3 February 2018.

IMG_4468

This cemetery is located near Morning Star Freewill Baptist Church on West Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, WV. I last visited here on October 20, 1997. 3 February 2018.

IMG_4444

Clementine “Tine” (Adkins) Dingess grave… Tine was the daughter of Enos “Jake” and Lettie Kib (Toney) Adkins of Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County, WV. 3 February 2018. Photo by Dad.