Jake Adkins Heirs Deed to Ann Davis (1908)

23 Friday Nov 2018

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Ferrellsburg, Guyandotte River, Lincoln County Feud

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Albert Adkins, Ann Davis, Appalachia, Ben Walker, Bob Adkins, Brooke Adkins, C.E. Burns, Catherine Adkins, Clementine Dingess, Douglas Branch, Ed Dingess, Ferrellsburg, Fisher B. Adkins, Floyd Enos Adkins, Guyandotte River, Harts Creek District, Henry Adkins, Jake Adkins, Lincoln County, Marshall County, notary public, Ruby Adkins, Susan Adkins, West Virginia, Yantus Walker

Deed Book __, page ___, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. This property was located on or near Douglas Branch in Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County, WV.

Deed Book __, page ___, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. I knew Bob Adkins, the infant referenced in this deed. He was a key source about the Lincoln County Feud.

Deed Book __, page ___, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. Note who could and who could not sign their name.

Deed Book __, page ___, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. Note: Albert Adkins was incarcerated at the West Virginia State Penitentiary at the time of this deed, which is the reason for a Marshall County notary.

Julius David “Babe” Dingess Family Cemetery (2018)

04 Sunday Feb 2018

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

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Appalachia, Babe Dingess Family Cemetery, Brandon Kirk, Brandon Ray Kirk, cemeteries, Clementine Dingess, Ferrellsburg, genealogy, Halcyon, Harry Kirk, Harts Creek, history, Jake Adkins, Lettie McKibbon Adkins, Lincoln County, Logan County, Morning Star Freewill Baptist Church, photos, West Fork, West Virginia

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.

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.

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.

Albert Adkins, Ferryman of Ferrellsburg, WV (1910)

23 Thursday Nov 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Ferrellsburg, Hamlin

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A.E. Wagner, Albert Adkins, Appalachia, Ben Walker, Benjamin Scragg, E.G. Pauley, Ferrellsburg, ferryman, genealogy, Hamlin, history, Jake Adkins, Lettie Adkins, Lincoln County, Matthew Farley, W.C. Holstein, West Virginia

General Bonds No. 1, page 20, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. Albert G. Adkins (1866-1952), son of Enos “Jake” and Lettie M. (Toney) Adkins, operated a ferry in Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County, WV.

General Bonds No. 1, page 20, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.

General Bonds No. 1, page 20, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV.

Douglas Branch (2017)

26 Thursday Oct 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Boone County, Cemeteries, Ferrellsburg, Giles County, Green Shoal, Lincoln County Feud, Women's History

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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.

Charley Davis of Harts, WV

04 Sunday Jun 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Cemeteries, Ferrellsburg, Harts

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Appalachia, Charley Davis, Ferrellsburg, genealogy, Harts, history, Jake Adkins, Lincoln County, Mandy Davis, photos, Samp Davis, West Virginia

Charley Davis (1907-1995), son of Samp and Mandy (Messer) Davis, was a great man and a good friend. He always greeted me with a smile and shared many stories. Charley was one of the key persons who inspired me to seek out local history. In this photo, he is standing near the grave of his great-grandfather, Enos “Jake” Adkins (1825-1907). I really miss Charley and I always think of him when I drive past his old house.

Harts Creek Area Deed Index (1883-1910)

11 Friday Nov 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk 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.

Harts Creek Area Deed Index (1884-1910)

25 Tuesday Oct 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Ferrellsburg, Fourteen, Green Shoal, Guyandotte River, Hamlin, Little Harts Creek, Ranger, Sand Creek, Timber

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A.B. Harrison, A.B. Staley, A.C. Barrett, A.E. Wagner, A.F. Morris, A.P. Sanders, Aaron Adkins, Al Brumfield, Alex Hollandsworth, Allen Adkins Branch, Ben Walker, Big Branch, Big Ugly Creek, Blackburn Lucas, Brad Toney, Burbus C. Toney, C.E. Burns, Cain Adkins, Cain Lucas, Charley Lucas, David Farley, David Workman, E.E. Adkins, East Fork, Elias Vance, Elizabeth Duty, Emma Duty, Floyd Fry, Floyd Rakes, Francis Fork, genealogy, Georgia E. Staley, Green Shoal Branch, Guyandotte River, Hamlin, history, J.H. Fry, J.H. McComas, J.M. Brammer, J.P. Douglas, J.W. Johnson, Jake Adkins, James A. Holley, James L. Chafin, James P. Ferrell, Jeff Duty, Jefferson Lucas, John D. Shelton, John Dingess, John F. Duty, John P. Lucas, John W Runyon, Laurel Fork, Lee Fry, Lewis Nelson, Lincoln County, Little Harts Creek, Lorenzo D. Hill, Lottie Lucas, Louary Brumfield, Louis R. Sweetland, Louisa Lucas, Mack H. Adkins, Maggie Farley, Malinda Nelson, Martha Jane Lucas, Marvel Elkins, Mary Alice Manns, Mile Branch, Morgan Phipps, Moses Lucas, Nancy A. Holley, Nancy Jane Adkins, Nancy Webb, Nettie Ferrell, Peter M. Toney, Philip Hager, Rufus Pack, Samuel B. Price, Sand Creek, Sarah Adkins, Sarah Headley, Smith Ferrell, Spencer Adkins, Sulphur Spring Fork, timber, W.C. Mullen, Wesley Nelson, West Fork, West Virginia, William A. Sias, William Manns, William R. Duty

The following deed index is based on Deed Book 52 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 52. Researchers who desire the most accurate version of this material are urged to consult the actual record book.

Aaron and Nancy Jane Adkins to B.W. Walker 100 acres on Allen Adkins Branch of Guyandotte River 12 June 1885 Cain Adkins, JP p. 58-59 [NOTE: References logs, Mack H. Adkins]

Aaron Adkins, Jr. to B.W. Walker Ridge Between East Fork and Guyandotte River (Upper 1/3 of 200 acre survey) 12 October 1889 Elias Vance, JP p. 60 [references Samuel B. Price timber]

E.E. Adkins to Allen Brumfield, Jr. 185 5/8 acres 17 August 1897 p. 411-412

Enos Adkins et ux to Allen Brumfield, Jr. 2 Tracts 22 August 1895 p. 424-425

Enos Adkins et ux to Allen Brumfield 28 December 1894 Elias Vance, JP p. 413-414

Isaac Adkins et al to Allen Brumfield, Jr. 22 June 1892 p. 420-421

Sarah Adkins to B.W. Walker 100 acres Allen Adkins Branch 14 August 1889 p. 61-62

Spencer Adkins to John P. Lucas 221 1/2 acres Guyandotte River (Laurel Hill District) 14 March 1896 p. 273-274

Spencer Adkins et ux to Martha Jane Lucas 63 5/8 acres Big Branch (Laurel Hill District) 29 January 1908 p. 275-276

J.M. Brammer et ux to David Farley 44 1/2 acres Laurel Fork of Little Harts Creek 11 April 1910 A.E. Wagner, JP p. 300-301

Allen Brumfield to Hollena Brumfield 25 January 1904 p. 428-429

Allen Brumfield to Hollena Brumfield 70 acres 9 July 1904 p. 430-431

Louary Brumfield et al to A.C. Barrett et ux Lot No. 6 Hamlin 23 July 1903 p. 308-310

C.E. Burns to Nancy Webb 52 1/2 acres Frances Creek 10 August 1908 p. 10

James L. Chafin to L.C. Browning et ux Big Branch 19 January 1903 p. 314-315

John Conley et ux to Rosa N. Vannatter 66 acres Big Ugly Creek 19 October 1908 p. 117-118

B.C. Dial to Brad Toney 100 acres on East Side of Guyandotte River 23 October 1891 J.R. Wilson, NP p. 241-242

John Dingess to Hollena Brumfield 7 August 1891 p. 418-419

J.P. Douglas, trustee, to Hollena Ferguson p. 426-428

J.P. Douglas, trustee, to John D. Shelton 10 acres Sand Creek, Big Branch 6 June 1908 p. 38-39

Leo F. Drake et al to Lewis Thompson 100 acres Harts Creek 30 March 1905 p. 264-265

John F. Duty to Jefferson Duty 12 1/2 acres 28 July 1898 p. 114-115

William R. Duty to Emma Duty 80 acres 4 December 1897 p. 115-116

William R. Duty to Jefferson Duty 50 acres 4 December 1897 p. 113-114

Marvel Elkins to William A. Sias 100 acres Sulpher Spring Fork of Fourteen Mile Creek 7 February 1888 p. 27-28

Maggie Farley to Louis R. Sweetland 1/4 acre and 1 Lot Hamlin 15 August 1907 p. 365-367

Jonah Ferguson to Dollie Ferrell 30 acres Big Ugly 19 October 1907 P.M. Toney, NP p. 289-290

James P. Ferrell to Bradford Toney 7 June 1887 Philip Hager, NP p. 240-241

Smith and Nettie Ferrell to Elizabeth Duty 16 acres 21 November 1899 p. 116-117

Floyd Fry et ux to Bradford Toney 150 acre interest just above mouth of Green Shoal 28 June 1898 J.H. McComas, NP p. 243 [references B.C. Toney farm]

A.B. Harrison and J.H. Fry to A.B. Staley 86 acres Fourteen Mile Creek (Laurel Hill District) 8 April 1892 p. 81

Sarah Headley to E.C. Lucas et ux one acre Fourteen Mile Creek (Laurel Hill District) 2 March 1907 p. 313-314

L.D. Hill to Moses Lucas 100 acres Mile Branch 24 April 1903 p. 316-317

Alex Hollandsworth et ux to Lee Fry House and Lot, Hamlin 26 March 1908 p. 367-368

James A. Holley et ux to Allen Brumfield, Jr. Guyandotte River 6 June 1898 p. 415-418

Nancy A. Holley et ux to Maggie Farley 1/4 acre Hamlin 7 June 1907 p. 364-365

J.W. Johnson to Spencer Adkins and John P. Lucas right of way 11 July 1908 p. 277-278

B.B. Lucas to Lottie Lucas 75 acres Green Shoal branch 11 December 1906 M.C. Farley, NP p. 220-221

Charley and Louisa Lucas et vir to Morgan Phipps 7 acres Laurel Fork (Jefferson District) 13 September 1910 p. 371

John P. Lucas to A.B. Staley 65 acres West Side Guyandotte River 26 December 1899 Jefferson Lucas, JP p. 82-83

John P. Lucas to A.B. Staley 46 acres Fourteen Mile Creek (Laurel Hill District) 12 March 1907 Jefferson Lucas, JP p. 78-79

William Mans to Mary Alice Mans et al quit claim 12 May 1905 p. 11-12

A.F. Morris, special commissioner, to B.B. Lucas 75 acres on Green Shoal 7 December 1906 p. 218-219

W.C. Mullen et ux to A.P. Sanders 278 acres Lick Branch 17 October 1907 p. 369-370

Lewis and Malinda Nelson to A.E. Wagner 15 acres on West Side of Guyan River 4 December 1906 D.F. Smith, JP

Wesley Nelson to A.E. Wagner 23 acres 21 March 1906 p. 57-58

Floyd Rakes to Georgie E. Staley 50 acres on Fourteen Mile Creek (Laurel Hill District) 28 July 1892 p. 79-80

John W. Runyans to Canaan Adkins 66 2/3 acres (interest in 200 acres) West Fork and Guyandotte River 6 February 1889 p. 248

F.D. Stallings et ux to Abijah Workman 100 acre interest on Francis Creek 15 March 1899 p.7-8

Russell S. Stollings et ux to William D. Farley 35 acres Little Harts Creek and Francis Fork of Twelve Pole 24 March 1900 Isaac Fry, JP p. 298-299

Ralph and Anna Steel to William R. Duty 73 3/4 acres 14 August 1903 p. 112-113

B.C. Toney to Bradford Toney 20 acres and 80 acres Big Ugly 20 February 1884 -. 239-240

Moses B. Toney et al to Allen Brumfield 10 June 1892 p. 422-423

Wirt Toney et al to Bradford Toney 140 acres Guyandotte River 1 April 1887 p. 244-245

O.J. Wilkinson, Commissioner of School Lands, to J.H. Meek, trustee 25 acres Ranger School West Side Guyandotte River 20 December 1909 p. 207

F.B. Wilson to John D. Shelton 105 acres Sand Creek Jerry Lambert, NP 1 October 1908 p. 36-37

J.R. Wilson to J.A. Holley Timber on Bobbies Branch 15 November 1899 p. 155

Abijah Workman to Nancy Workman 30 acres Francis Creek 17 January 1900 Rufus Pack, NP p. 9

David Workman to Brad Toney 140 acres 20 October 1891 p. 237-238

NOTE: I copied all of these deeds.

Harts Creek Area Justices of the Peace (1847-1869)

28 Wednesday Sep 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Creek, Big Harts Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Ferrellsburg, Harts, Toney

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Aaron Adkins, Abijah Workman, Abner Vance, Andrew Robinson, Appalachia, Becky Workman, Cabell County, Calohill McCloud, Catherine Fry, Charles Adkins, Crispin Stone, Darby K. Elkins, Dolly Stollings, Elias Adkins, Elizabeth Dial, Gordon Lilly, Harts Creek, Harvey Elkins, Henderson Drake, Henry Adkins, Henry Conley, Henry Spears, Hezekiah Adkins, history, Isaiah Adkins, Jake Adkins, James Butcher, James Ferrell, James Lilly, James M. Berry, James Thompson, James Toney, John Chapman, John Elkins, John Godby, John Gore, Joshua Butcher, justice of the peace, Levi Collins, Logan County, Lorenzo Dow Hill, Lydia Eveline Mullins, Mary Workman, Meekin Vance, Noah Hainer, Obediah Workman, Reese W. Elkins, Richard Elkins, Robert Lilly, Robert Lilly Jr., Robet Lilly, Samuel Vanatter, Sarah Jane Dial, Spencer A. Mullins, Squire Toney, Stephen Lambert, Virginia, Wesley Stollings, West Virginia, William Lilly, William Smith, William Spears, William Thompson

Between 1847 and 1869, the following men served as justices of the peace in the Harts Creek community, then a part of Logan County, Virginia. The primary source for this material is Deed Book D, which is located at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV. Material is arranged based on the grantor’s name as given in the deed, the grantee’s name as given in the deed, and the date of the deed. Some of the deeds are partially destroyed, obscuring dates. This list is a work in progress and will be updated periodically. Many thanks to the county clerks and their employees who have always been so helpful to my research these past twenty-five years.

Elias Adkins (Logan County), 1847, 1850

Deed: James Thompson to John Godby 23 August 1847

Deed: Wesley and Dolly Stollings to Abner Vance 15 April 1850

Crispin S. Stone (Logan County), 1847, 1849, 1852, 1854, 1859, 1865

Deed: James Thompson to John Godby 23 August 1847

Deed: Henry Conley and William Thompson to John Godby 4 September 1849

Deed: Levi Collins to Noah Haner 2 March 1852

Deed: Robert Lilly to William Lilly 22 December 1854

Deed: Robert Lilly to Robert Lilly, Jr. 1 March 1859

Deed: Isaiah Adkins to Lydia Eveline Mullins 8 July 1859

Deed: Robert Lilly to Mary Workman 28 February 1865

Deed: Robert Lilly to Gordon Lilly 1 March 1865

Deed: Robert Lilly and James Lilly 26 March 1865

Joshua Butcher (Logan County), 1849

Deed: Henry Conley and William Thompson to John Godby 4 September 1849

Spencer A. Mullins (Logan County), 1853-1855

Deed: Richard Elkins to James Toney 5 March 1853

Deed: Price Lucas to Henry Adkins 7 October 1853

Deed: Richard Elkins to Isaac Adkins 27 December 1853

Deed: Enos “Jake” Adkins to Henry Adkins 12 April 1854

Deed: Squire Toney to Burbus C. Toney 14 October 1854

Deed: Darby K. Elkins to John W. Sartain 30 October 1854

Deed: Harvey Elkins to Isaiah Adkins 10 March 1855

Deed: Elizabeth Adkins et al to Charles and Isaiah Adkins 02 October 1855

Deed: Joel Elkins to Reece W. Elkins 17 November 1855

William Smith (?? County), 1853-1854

Deed: Baptist Fry to Charles Lucas 18 April 1853

Deed: Levi Collins to Anderson Barker 21 June 1853

Deed: Burbus C. Toney to Squire Toney 14 October 1854

Deed: John Workman to James Browning 17 November 1854

Lorenzo Dow Hill (Logan County), 1854-1856, 1858-1861, 1869

Deed: Burbus C. Toney to Squire Toney 14 October 1854

Deed: John Workman to James Browning 17 November 1854

Quit Claim Deed: Elias Adkins to Enos Adkins 18 August 1855

Deed: John Fry to Admiral S. Fry 26 January 1856

Deed: Robert Lilly to Gordon F. Lilly 8 April 1856

Deed: Rees W. Elkins to Elias Adkins 18 October 1856

Deed: Robert Lilly to James Lilly 16 April 1858

Deed: Meekin Vance to Andrew Robinson 31 March 1859

Deed: John and Catherine Fry to Aaron Adkins 11 February 1860

Summons: William T. Clark and Henry P. Gartin 28 February 1861

Commissioners Record Book No. 1, p. 122: January 1869

James Ferrell (Logan County), 1854-1858, 1860

Deed: Squire Toney to Burbus C. Toney 14 October 1854

Deed: Elizabeth Adkins et al to Spencer A. Mullins 07 February 1855

Deed: Squire Toney to Sarah Jane Dial 25 November 1855

Deed: Squire Toney to Sarah Jane Dial and Elizabeth Dial 20 May 1856

Deed: Squire Toney to Lorenzo D. Hill 24 January 1857

Deed: William Smith to James Lilly 17 February 1858

Summons: James M. Berry 18 February 1860

Hezekiah Adkins (Logan County), 1856

Deed: Darby K. Elkins et al to Rees W. Elkins 18 April 1856

John Chapman (Cabell County), 1856

Deed: Spencer A. Mullins to John Chapman 18 December 1856

Stephen Lambert (Logan County) 1856-1860, 1865

Deed: Rees W. Elkins to Elias Adkins 18 October 1856

Deed: Obediah Workman to Nighbert and Clarke 25 August 1857

Deed: Charles and Isaiah Adkins to John Elkins 24 November 1858

Deed: Meekin Vance to Andrew Robinson 31 March 1859

Deed: Isaiah Adkins to Lydia Eveline Mullins 8 July 1859

Deed: Obediah and Becky Workman to ____ Dempsey 28 September 1859

Deed: Henry Adkins to Aaron Adkins 31 March 1860

Summons: Jeremiah Lambert 3 September 1860

Deed: Abijah Workman to Calahill Daniel McCloud 12 January 1865

Samuel Varnater (Logan County), 1865

Deed: Abijah Workman to Calahill Daniel McCloud 12 January 1865

Henderson Drake (Cabell County), 1865

Deed: Henry Spears to William Spears 6 December 1865

John Gore (Logan County), 1868

Commissioners Record Book No. 1, p. 112: November 1868

Harts Creek Area Justices of the Peace (1879-1910)

16 Wednesday Dec 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk 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

Sims Index to Land Grants (1952)

20 Saturday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Fourteen, Green Shoal, Harts, Little Harts Creek, Queens Ridge, Sand Creek

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Persons receiving land grants between 1812 and 1860, including acreage totals, for the following streams located in Logan and Cabell counties, (West) Virginia: Big Harts Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Fourteen Mile Creek, Little Harts Creek, Sand Creek, Kiah’s Creek, Green Shoal, Brown’s (Abbott’s) Branch, Douglas Branch, Low Gap Branch, Lilly’s Branch, and Limestone (partial). This list does not necessarily reflect ALL of the person’s landholdings; only land in the Harts Creek community are noted. Also, some persons are duplicated due to receiving grants individually or jointly. Known nonresident landowners are denoted by a (*). My ancestors are placed in bold font. Note: This is a work in progress.

Anthony Lawson*, 6502 acres

Anthony Lawson et al*, 3400 acres

Charles Lattin et al, 2667 acres

John H. Brumfield et al, 2328 acres

Spencer A. Mullins, 2145 acres

John Dempsey et al*, 2090 acres

Isaiah Adkins, 2058 acres

Evermont Ward*, 1800 acres

William Johnson, 1794 acres

Elijah A. Garten, 1620 acres

Charles J. Stone, 1610 acres

Hamilton Fry, 1488 acres

William Johnson et al, 1435 acres

Burbus C. Toney, 1332 acres

William Straton et al*, 1319 acres

Thomas Dunn English*, 1085 acres

Thomas A. Childers et al*, 1050 acres

Samuel Damron et al, 1043 acres

Joshua Butcher, 808 acres

William Straton*, 791 acres

Elijah A. Garten et al, 770 acres

Isaac Adkins, 720 acres

Moses Harrison et al, 700 acres

Abner Vance, Jr., 642 acres

George Hager et al, 600 acres

Isaac Adkins, Jr., 595 acres

Samuel Short et al*, 561 acres

Elias Adkins, 560 acres

George Hager, 520 acres

Crispin S. Stone et al, 485 acres

John H. Brumfield, 480 acres

Moses Brown, 412 acres

Peter Mullins, 408 acres

Robert Lilly, 393 acres

Joseph and Dicy Adams, 384 acres

Charles Lattin, 378 acres

Albert Abbot, 370 acres

Christian T. Fry, 367 acres

Lorenzo D. Hill, 340 acres

Lewis Adkins et al, 325 acres

Enos “Jake” Adkins, 320 acres

Richard Elkins, 311 acres

Obadiah Merret*, 310 acres

Squire Toney, 307 acres

Isaac Samuels et al*, 300 acres

William T. Nicholls et al*, 296 acres

Samuel Lambert, 269 acres

Richard Elkin, Jr. et al, 260 acres

Anderson Barker, Jr. et al, 250 acres

Noah and William Haner et al, 250 acres

William Smith et al, 250 acres

Harvey S. Dingess, 242 acres

Abijah Workman, 239 acres

Samuel Ferrell, 238 acres

Noah Haner et al, 235 acres

Charles F. Dingess & Peter Dingess, Jr., 233 acres

Henderson Dingess, 233 acres

Richard Elkins et al, 230 acres

James Justice*, 220 acres

John Fry, 204 acres

Elias and Allen Adkins et al, 200 acres

James Smith and Harvey Smith, 200 acres

James Toney et al, 200 acres

James Browning, 190 acres

William Buffington et al*, 190 acres

Charles Lucas, 190 acres

James Wilson et al*, 190 acres

James Butcher, 185 acres

Jacob Stollings, 185 acres

A.F. McKendree et al*, 185 acres

Grandison B. Moore, 180 acres

Peter Dingess, 170 acres

Joseph Fry, 162 acres

Robert Elkin, 160 acres

Admiral S. Fry, 157 acres

Robert Hensley, 154 acres

Richard Vance, 153 acres

Levi Collins, 150 acres

Harvey Elkins, 148 acres

James Smith, 148 acres

Reese W. Elkins, 125 acres

John Fry, Jr., 125 acres

Price Lucas, 125 acres

Ralph Lucas, 125 acres

William Dalton, 123 acres

Andrew Dial, 120 acres

Lewis Adkins, 116 acres

Patton Thompson, Jr., 112 acres

John W. Adams, Jr., 110 acres

Charles Adkins, 110 acres

Obediah Workman, 106 acres

Stephen Lambert, 105 acres

John Goare, 104 acres

Moses Workman and John Workman, 100 acres

James Toney, 95 acres

Francis Browning, 94 acres

Alexander Tombolin, 94 acres

Allen Butcher, 93 acres

Ira Lucas, 93 acres

William P. Blankenship, 92 acres

David Robison, 92 acres

Joseph Gore, 90 acres

Archibald Elkins, 87 ½ acres

Anderson Barker et al, 85 acres

Isaac Fry et al, 85 acres

Paris Vance, 84 acres

William Brumfield, 75 acres

Henry Conley, 75 acres

Squire Toney et al, 75 acres

Andrew Dial et al, 73 acres

Burbus C. Toney et al, 73 acres

Henry Adkins, 70 acres

Isaiah and Charles Adkins, 70 acres

John W. Sartin, 70 acres

Barnabus Carter, 65 acres

Mathias Elkin, 63 acres

Patton Thompson, 62 acres

Samuel Parsons*, 60 acres

Harvey and Andrew Elkin, 55 acres

Meken Vance, 55 acres

Joel Elkins, 50 acres

Jeremiah Farmer, 50 acres

Baptist Fry, 50 acres

William Smith, 50 acres

Thomas P. Spears, 50 acres

Charles Spurlock, 50 acres

Samuel Vannatter et al, 50 acres

Edmund Toney, 46 acres

Sally McComas et al heirs, 45 acres

George Perry, 44 acres

Arnold Perry, Jr., 40 acres

William Thompson, 40 acres

John Workman, 40 acres

Josephus Workman, 40 acres

John Rowe, 38 acres

Melville Childers et al*, 37 acres

John Dalton, 34 acres

Polly Vance and William Vance (son), 33 acres

Garland Conley, Jr., 32 acres

Moses Workman, 26 acres

William Brown, 25 acres

Royal Childers*, 25 acres

Wesley Vance, 25 acres

Richard Vance, Jr., 13 acres

Source: Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia (Charleston, WV: State of West Virginia, 1952). Thanks to the West Virginia State Archives at the Cultural Center in Charleston, West Virginia, for use of the book.

Carter’s Company, 129th Regiment Virginia Militia

22 Sunday Mar 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Civil War

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Barney Carter’s company, 129th Regiment Virginia Militia, 1861

Clementine “Tine” Adkins

04 Wednesday Mar 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County Feud, Women's History

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Clementine “Tine” Adkins (1857-1944), daughter of Enos “Jake” and Lettie M. (Toney) Adkins of Ferrellsburg, WV

Lettie McKibbon “Kib” Adkins

22 Monday Dec 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County Feud, Women's History

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Lettie McKibbon Adkins (1833-1904), daughter of James and Nancy (Gillespie) Toney and wife of Enos “Jake” Adkins. Jake and Kib lived at Douglas Branch in present-day Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County, WV.

In Search of Ed Haley 155

21 Wednesday Aug 2013

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Benjamin Wade Walker, the man who organized the Milt Haley burial party, was born in June of 1851 in southwest Virginia. He came to Harts when he was very young with his mother Marinda (Steele) Davis and a few siblings. The family settled near Green Shoal where Marinda soon married Baptist T. Fry. Baptist was the uncle of George Fry — at whose home the Haley-McCoy murders took place — as well as his closest neighbor in 1889. Walker, then, was a step-first cousin (and former neighbor) to George Fry, perhaps explaining why he was inclined to remove Milt Haley and Green McCoy’s battered corpses from his yard and bury them.

Around 1877, Walker married Juliantes Adkins, a daughter of Enos “Jake” and Leticia McKibbon (Toney) Adkins, large landowners at Douglas Branch. Julia was also a first cousin to Al Brumfield. Mr. and Mrs. Walker settled on Walker’s Branch at Low Gap near West Fork. About 1883, Hezekiah “Carr” Adkins sold them this property, 25 acres on Guyan River originally part of a 260-acre 1855 survey for Abner Vance. The Walkers raised nine daughters and a grandson.

In 1889, following Milt and Green’s murder, Walker risked harm by organizing a burial party for them. He reportedly buried the men on his property. A year later, in 1890, he was ordained a minister in the United Baptist Church. In 1898, he was a founding member of the Low Gap United Baptist Church, which met for over forty years in a school building that still stands near the site of the old Walker homestead. He was president of the district board of education in 1902, 1911, 1912, and 1914. He died in December 1917.

“Rev. B.W. Walker, one of the best known citizens of the county, died at his home at Ferrellsburg, on last Wednesday, after a lingering illness of dropsy,” according to a front page story in the Lincoln Republican dated Thursday, January 3, 1918. “Rev. Walker was a great worker in the Master’s vineyard and had been a consistent Christian for years. He is survived by his wife and eight daughters. Burial services were conducted at the Low Gap cemetery.”

At the funeral, Walker’s beard was full of snow.

In Search of Ed Haley 68

19 Tuesday Feb 2013

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The next day, Al and his posse headed for Hugh Dingess’ “great old big house” on Harts Creek. Bob’s mother Brooke Dingess was a witness to events that followed.

“They stayed all night there and they wanted to be awful sure that they were right, you know,” Bob said. “See, they didn’t want to kill somebody that was innocent. Well they took Haley outside and put handcuffs behind him and gagged him so he couldn’t make a noise and stuck a gun in his back and told him if he made any noise they’d shoot him, see? And a funny thing happened out there, though. He broke loose from them and pretty near got away.

“And then they told McCoy that they had taken Milton down there to hang in the orchard, and if he had anything to say he had better be saying it, see? He broke down and cried and he told them the truth about it. And he told them that they pulled straws on which one would do the shooting and it fell on Green and he got sick — vomited — and he just couldn’t do it. So Haley said, ‘You ain’t got no nerve. Give me the gun and I’ll do it.’ And he claimed Haley was the one that shot. He didn’t do it.”

As if to prove his story, Green then said something to the effect of, “You go down there and check at that sinkhole and you’ll see a pile of shavings that I whittled with my long razor.”

Bob said, “Well, Haley came out and cursed McCoy and told him he didn’t have any nerve and said everything to him. Said that fellow just cried and said, ‘Now, you know I’m telling every bit the truth.'”

Bob said the mob was convinced by McCoy’s confession, but I felt it had a few holes in it. First of all, what if Green skewed the truth by blaming everything on Milt — who he thought was dead — in the hopes of saving his own life? Second of all, why would he and Milt have only had one gun between them for their ambush? Of course, maybe these details were worked out by subsequent confessions not remembered by any living person today. In any case, the mob was apparently satisfied.

Bob said, “They didn’t do anything to them there. They weren’t nobody’s fool, now. They didn’t want any murder going on around their home; then it would be too easy to pin it on them. They’d go to somebody else’s home.”

Bob said his aunt Catherine Fry — an eyewitness to subsequent events — told him the rest of the story about Milt’s murder. He said she was nineteen years old at the time and lived at the mouth of Green Shoal on the Guyandotte River. She said a mob arrived at her home during the night and woke her from her sleep.

“Well, Cat said the first thing she knew she was sitting in the living room — the front room, you know,” Bob said. “They had whiskey there. A lot of drinking going on and a whole bunch of them… Must have been ten to fifteen maybe. The Brumfields and Dingesses all mixed up, you know. Haley and McCoy were back in the bedroom under guard. They had them both in bed.”

Milt continued to verbally abuse Green for admitting their guilt.

“Around ten o’clock, somebody shot the lamp out and Cat run and jumped behind a flour barrel over in the kitchen corner until the fracas was over.”

Milt and Green were shot in bed then pulled out in the yard where the mob “took an axe and cut their heads open and shot them all up — shot them all to pieces.”

I asked Bob what happened next and he said, “They got on their horses and left — walked off and left them. Al Brumfield was one of the head fellows who was there and he was a first cousin of Dad’s. Evidently somebody else took his horse. He came down to Grandfather’s house, which was his uncle by marriage and he told Grandpaw what they had done. Grandpaw told him to go on upstairs and go to bed. No, he did not want to do that because he was afraid those McCoy and Haley people might come in on him, friends or something, [and trap him in the house]. He slept up in the hollow under a beech tree up there. It was summertime, you know. I bet he didn’t sleep good and if he did he shouldn’t have. And the next morning he got out and he ate his breakfast with Grandpaw and then he went on to Harts — home, you know?”

In the next few days, someone hauled Milt and Green’s bodies to the West Fork of Harts Creek and buried them in a single, unmarked grave.

Bob gave us directions to the grave, which he’d last seen as a boy.

“You go up main Harts Creek. It’s not over a mile, I don’t think. It’s the first big creek that turns off to your left. You turn to the left there across the creek and go up that road about a mile or a mile and a quarter and they’s a little hollow there and they’s a house right in there. It’s been a good while since I been up there. If you’ll ask some of them people there, they’ll tell you right where it is.”

Lawrence and I planned to go to Harts in a few days and find it.

Bob said, “We lived there in a house right down below there for one year before we came down here. We sold our old farm up there and we had no where to go and we moved over there on an uncle of mine’s farm. And I farmed one summer right down below there. I went up there and saw that. Had just a little stone. Two of them there. They was buried in the same grave. Them stones may be torn down and gone now. We left there in 1919 or ’20.”

Brandon Ray Kirk

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Jake Adkins Heirs Deed to Ann Davis (1908)

Julius David “Babe” Dingess Family Cemetery (2018)

Albert Adkins, Ferryman of Ferrellsburg, WV (1910)

Douglas Branch (2017)

Charley Davis of Harts, WV

Harts Creek Area Deed Index (1883-1910)

Harts Creek Area Deed Index (1884-1910)

Harts Creek Area Justices of the Peace (1847-1869)

Harts Creek Area Justices of the Peace (1879-1910)

Sims Index to Land Grants (1952)

Carter’s Company, 129th Regiment Virginia Militia

Clementine “Tine” Adkins

Lettie McKibbon “Kib” Adkins

In Search of Ed Haley 155

In Search of Ed Haley 68