07 Monday Dec 2020
Posted in Guyandotte River, Sand Creek
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Appalachia, Crispin S. Stone, Edward Chapman, genealogy, Guyandotte River, history, Isaac Adkins, James Lawson, James Mullins, Lincoln County, Logan County, Mile Branch, Reece Elkins, Sand Creek, Spencer A. Mullins, Virginia, West Virginia
21 Saturday Sep 2019
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Appalachia, Charles Adkins, Cole Branch, Elias Adkins, Elizabeth Adkins, genealogy, Harts Creek, Henry Adkins, history, Isaac Adkins, Isaac Adkins Jr., Isaiah Adkins, Lincoln County, Logan County, Lydia Eveline Mullins, Parthena Adkins, Polly Adkins, Spencer A. Mullins, Virginia, West Virginia
Deed Book ___, page 447, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. Note: This property is located in present-day Lincoln County.
Deed Book ___, page 448, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. Note: Isaiah Adkins is my great-great-great-great-grandfather.
16 Sunday Dec 2018
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Appalachia, Charles Adkins, county clerk, genealogy, Harts Creek, Harts Creek District, history, Isaac Adkins, Isaac Fry, Isaiah Adkins, J.L. Hager, justice of the peace, Lincoln County, Lower Big Branch, Lower Big Branch Mountain, Malinda Adkins, Mill Branch, Robert Hager, West Virginia
Deed Book 55, page 52, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
Deed Book 55, page 52, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
Deed Book 55, page 53, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.
12 Wednesday Dec 2018
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Guyandotte River
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Appalachia, Charles Adkins, county clerk, Edmond Toney, Elizabeth Adkins, genealogy, Guyandotte River, Harts Creek, Henry Adkins, history, Isaac Adkins, Isaiah Adkins, Jane Toney, Lincoln County, Logan County, Lydia Eveline Mullins, Mary Jane Adkins, Parthena Adkins, Spencer A. Mullins, Virginia, W.I. Campbell, West Virginia, William Straton
Deed Book C, page 446, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. Isaac and Elizabeth (Adkins) Adkins are my great-great-great-great-grandparents. I descend through their son, Isaiah.
Deed Book C, page 446, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This land is located in present-day Harts, Lincoln County, WV.
25 Tuesday Sep 2018
Posted in Guyandotte River
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Appalachia, county clerk, genealogy, Guyandotte River, history, Isaac Adkins, Lincoln County, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Mile Branch, Squire Toney, Virginia, W.I. Campbell, West Virginia, William Straton
Deed Book C, page 488, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This property is located in present-day Lincoln County, WV.
15 Saturday Sep 2018
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Appalachia, Charles Adkins, Cole Branch, county clerk, Elias Adkins, Elizabeth Adkins, genealogy, Harts Creek, Harvey Elkins, Henry Adkins, history, Isaac Adkins, Isaiah Adkins, Jacob Stollings, Lower Big Branch, Lydia Eveline Mullins, Mary Jane Adkins, Polly Adkins, Spencer A. Mullins, W.I. Campbell, William Straton
Deed Book C, page ___, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. Note: This property is located in present-day Lincoln County, WV. Also note the spelling of COAL (not COLE) Branch.
07 Friday Sep 2018
Posted in Atenville, Guyandotte River, Sand Creek
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Appalachia, Bend of the River, Emerine Lambert, genealogy, Guyandotte River, history, Isaac Adkins, Jefferson Lucas, Lincoln County, Martha Sias, notary public, Sand Creek, Sarah J. Nelson, Van Donley Lambert, West Virginia
Deed Book ___, page ____, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. This property is likely located at the Bend of the River opposite Sand Creek and below Atenville.
Deed Book ___, page ____, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. I descend from Van Donley’s sister, Martha (Lambert) Sias.
03 Sunday Jun 2018
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Guyandotte River, Harts
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Aaron Adkins, Al Brumfield, Appalachia, Bill Fowler, C&O Railroad, Charley Brumfield, CSX Railroad, Guyandotte River, Harts, Harts Creek, Harts PreK-8 School, Isaac Adkins, Lincoln County, Paris Brumfield, photos, West Virginia
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.
Looking up the Guyandotte River from Harts, WV. The mouth of Big Harts Creek is just to the right. 24 May 2018.
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.
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.
04 Friday May 2018
Posted in Atenville, Guyandotte River, Little Harts Creek
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Appalachia, Charles Adkins, Elizabeth Adkins, genealogy, Guyandotte River, Henry Adkins, history, Isaac Adkins, Isaac Adkins Jr., Isaiah Adkins, Lincoln County, Little Harts Creek, Logan County, Polly Adkins, Spencer A. Mullins, Virginia, W.I. Campbell, West Virginia, William Straton
Deed Book C, page ___, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This property is located in present-day Lincoln County, WV. Isaiah Adkins is my great-great-great-great-grandfather.
15 Sunday Apr 2018
Posted in Guyandotte River, Harts
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Appalachia, genealogy, Guyandotte River, history, Isaac Adkins, Lincoln County, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Mile Branch, Squire Toney, Virginia, W.I. Campbell, West Virginia, William Straton
Deed Book C, page 488, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This property is located in present-day Lincoln County, WV.
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