11 Thursday Feb 2021
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Matewan
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Appalachia, Big Sandy River, Elias Hatfield, Ephraim Hatfield, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, John Smith, Logan County, Mates Creek, Mingo County, Mitchell Branch, Valentine Wall Hatfield, W.A. Dingess, West Virginia
14 Friday Jun 2019
Posted in African American History, Ashland, Stone Branch
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A.J. Dickerson, African-Americans, Appalachia, Ashland, Dan Claytor, Fannie Hill, genealogy, history, John Smith, Kentucky, Logan County, Lucy Woodie, Mary Johnson, Minnie Gayhart, Nathaniel Hogans, Samuel Thomas, Stone Branch, West Virginia, Will Woodie
A correspondent named “S.T.B.” from Stone Branch in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following “colored” news, which the Logan Banner printed on January 12, 1923:
Mrs. Lucy Woodie has been visiting home folks at Ashland and we are very glad to have her back again.
Rev. Dan Claytor preached for us Sunday night. It was a very small attendance. Dear people, why don’t you come to the church and hear the word of the Lord?
Mrs. Minnie Gayhart is very sick at this time. We hope to see her improving soon.
Hughie Smith was here Tuesday. Hurry up, Hughie. Things are looking very sad without you.
Mrs. Mary Johnson and Mrs. A.J. Dickerson were seen going to the store Monday.
Mrs. Fannie Hill is progressing nicely with her school.
Nathaniel Hogans is able to be at school again.
Stone Branch is getting more like a city every day.
Famous combinations: A.J. Dickerson and his wagon; Mr. Will Woodie and his slop bucket; Samuel Thomas and his oil can; John Smith and his baby; Mrs. Lucy Woodie and her traveling bag.
18 Friday Jan 2019
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud
25 Wednesday Apr 2018
Posted in African American History, Cemeteries, Logan, World War I
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16th Infantry, 4th Infantry, African-Americans, Albert Adams, Albert Jeffrey, Alfred Prichard, Allen Bryant, Allen Tabor, American Legion, Appalachia, Argonne Woods, Arle J. Price, Armistice Day, Bee Stewart, Ben H. Gosney, Ben Maynard, Bert Rayborn, Bill Manville, Bird Dingess, Burnie G. Sanson, Burton W. Gore, Calvin Coolidge, Carl Ellis, Charles Brewster, Charles Burton Litten, Charlie M. Munsey, Charlie Warcovies, Clarence Bartram, Clarence Smith, Clarence W. Parkins, Clifton Manns, Clyde Jeffrey, Coal Branch, Crooked Creek Cemetery, Dan Craft, David Hensley, Dennie Robertson, Denver Mullins, Doc Workman, Earl Hager, East End, Edward Gunther, Elbert Billups, Elbert Carter, Elisha Ball, Ella Craddock, Elmer Cook, Everett Blankenship, Finne Walter Pugh, Floyd Chambers, Floyd Johnson, Floyd W. Clay, France, Frank Bell, Frank C. Reynolds, Frank C. Wilcoxen, Frank Ferrell, Frank J. Bell, Frank Ward, Fred E. Hahne, genealogy, George E. Covey, George F. Breeden, George Luty, George Meadows, Greenway Christian, Guy T. Conley, Harold Thompson, Haskell Phillips, Henan Jarrell, Henry H. Runyon, Herbert L. McKinney, Hill Brewster, Hirse C. Brown, history, Hoboken, Homer Hobbs, Homer Vance, James Chapin, James E. Peters, James G. Cyrus, James Jackson, James L. Robinson, James Linford Brown, James M. Ellis, Jasper Wooten, Jennings Robinson, Jim F. Crawford, Joe Hardy, John A. Shepherd, John B. McNeely, John B. Wilkinson, John H. Crittenden, John H. Harris, John L. Blankenship, John L. Ward, John Martin, John Roberts, John Smith, Johnie Johnson, Joseph White, Keefer Jennings Whitman, Lawrence Marcuzzi, Lee Cox, Lee Shelton, Levi J. Vance, Logan, Logan Banner, Logan County, Lovel H. Aldredge, Luther Lacy, Mack Smith, Meddie Graley, Mike Tarka, Ned Johnson, Newton Cook, Nick Malozzo, Noble J. Lax, Orvil Grubb, Oscar Dial, Otto Sanders, Patsy Vance, Peter White, Rector H. Elkins, Robert L. Gore, Roy Lowe, Roy Simms, Sam McNeely, Shellie Moxley, Sidney Ferrell, Spencer Mullins, Stonewall Hensley, Thomas J. Cox, Thomas P. Justice, Thomas R. Newman, Thomas Weir, Thomas Y. Davis, Tom Boring, Tom Williams, Tony Curia, Tony Ladas, Ulysses B. Vance, Walter S. Blake, West Virginia, Will Wilson, Willard Ball, William D. Maynard, William E. Hanshaw, William F. Munsey, William H. Adkins, William Harris, William O. Bailey, William R. Nowlan, Willie Allen, Willie F. Smith, World War I, Zatto Adkins
From the Logan Banner of Logan, WV, comes this story titled “Logan County Boys Killed or Wounded,” dated November 8, 1927:
Logan County Boys Killed or Wounded
Prayers in behalf of peace are suggested for Armistice Day by President Coolidge. It will likewise be proper to recall the names of those who sacrificed most in the cause of peace, who died or were wounded in the dreary days before the signing of the Armistice ended the most colossal conflict of all history. Twenty young men from Logan county were killed in action. Half that number died of wounds. Their names and the names of others who died in the service of their country a decade ago are reproduced from the official records:
Killed in Action
Willard Ball
Clarence Bartram
Floyd W. Clay
Newton Cook
Tony Curia
Oscar Dial
Edward Gunther
David Hensley
Roy Lowe
John B. McNeely
John Martin
William F. Munsey
James L. Robinson
Roy Simms
Willie F. Smith
Bee Stewart
Mike Tarka
Ulysses B. Vance
Peter White
Keefer Jennings Whitman
Died of Wounds
John L. Blankenship
Elmer Cook
Homer Hobbs
Noble J. Lax
Lawrence Marcuzzi
Denver Mullins
William R. Nowlan
Haskell Phillips
Henry H. Runyan
Harold Thompson
Died of Disease (A.E.F.)
Thomas J. Cox
Fred E. Hahne
Joe Hardy (colored)
Clyde Jeffrey
Johnie Johnson (colored)
Allen Tabor
Homer Vance
Levi J. Vance
Died of Disease in U.S.
William O. Bailey
Elbert Billups
James Linford Brown
Elbert Carter
Wounded in Action
Albert Adams
Zatto Adkins
William H. Adkins
Lovel H. Aldredge
Willie Allen
Frank Bell
Elisha Ball
Frank J. Bell
Walter S. Blake
Everett Blankenship
Tom Boring
George F. Breeden
Hill Brewster
Charles Brewster
Hirse C. Brown
Allen Bryant
Floyd Chambers
James Chapin
Greenway Christian
Guy T. Conley
George E. Covey
Ella Craddock
Dan Craft (colored)
Jim F. Crawford
John H. Crittenden
James G. Cyrus
Thomas Y. Davis
Bird Dingess
Rector H. Elkins
James M. Ellis
Carl Ellis
Frank Ferrell
Sidney Ferrell
Robert L. Gore
Burton W. Gore
Ben H. Gosney
Meddie Graley
Orvil Grubb
Earl Hager
William E. Hanshaw
John H. Harris
William Harris (colored)
Stonewall Hensley
James Jackson (colored)
Albert Jeffrey
Henan Jarrell
Ned Johnson
Floyd Johnson
Thomas P. Justice
Luther Lacy
Tony Ladas
Charles Burton Litten
George Luty
Herbert L. McKinney
Nick Malozzo
Clifton Manns
Bill Manville
Ben Maynard
William D. Maynard
George Meadows
Shellie Moxley
Charlie M. Munsey
Spencer Mullins
Thomas R. Newman
Clarence W. Parkins
James E. Peters
Arle J. Price
Alfred Prichard
Finne Walter Pugh
Bert Rayborn
Frank C. Reynolds
John Roberts
Dennie Robertson
Jennings Robinson
Otto Sanders
Burnie G. Sanson
Lee Shelton
John A. Shepherd
Clarence Smith
John Smith (colored)
Mack Smith
Patsy Vance
Frank Ward (colored)
John L. Ward
Charlie Warcovies
Thomas Weir
Joseph White
John B. Wilkinson
Frank C. Wilcoxen
Tom Williams
Will Wilson (colored)
Jasper Wooten
Wilson Workman
It seems likely there are errors of spelling in the foregoing list, and perhaps some names have been omitted from the roster from which this list was copied. Desiring a complete and perfect list The Banner will appreciate having its attention called to any omissions or misspellings.
Logan (WV) Banner, 9 September 1921.
21 Monday Dec 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Albert F. Gore, Alex Dalton, Anthelia Smith, Arrena Doss, Betty Nelson, Cain Adkins, Cordelia Thompson, David Bryant, Doshia Conley, Elizabeth Tomblin, Ellen Curry, Emeline Hall, Harriet Carter, Harts Creek, Henderson Bryant, James Kirk, James P. Mullins, John Adams, John Brumfield, John Smith, John W. Marcum, Joseph Baisden, Josephus Workman, Laura Butcher, Logan County, Mahala Browning, Mary A. Dingess, Mary A. Thompson, Mary Vance, Meekin Vance, Melvin Baisden, Minerva Tomblin, Moses Howard, Nancy Bryant, Nancy Mullins, Philip Hager, Solomon Adams, Stephen Yank Mullins, U.S. South, Van B. Prince, Weddington Mullins, William Carter, William Simpkins
The following list of Logan County marriages for the period of 1885 to 1887 reveals the names of preachers operating in the Harts Creek area. This is a “working list” and will be updated. The source for this material is “Marriages-Births-Deaths, 1872-1892,” pages 49-55, which is located at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV. Many thanks to the county clerks and their employees who have always been so helpful to my research these past twenty-five years. NOTE: Marriage records for the Lincoln County section of the community are unavailable.
1885
Van B. Prince 15 January 1885 David Bryant and Minerva Tomblin
Philip Hager 29 January 1885 John Brumfield and Mary A. Thompson
Josephus Workman 9 February 1885 Moses Howard and Mahala Browning
Josephus Workman 17 February 1885 William Simpkins and Nancy Bryant
Canaan Adkins 5 March 1885 W. Dempsey and E. Tomblin
Van B. Prince 19 March 1885 M. Baisden and M.J. Workman
J.P. Mullins 21 May 1885 John Adams and Anthelia Smith
Van B. Prince 16 August 1885 John Smith and Arrena Doss
1886
Van B. Prince 16 March 1886 W.H. Browning and Matilda Dempsey
Canaan Adkins 18 May 1886 James Kirk and C. Thompson
Van B. Prince 8 August? 1886 A.F. Gore and Sarah? McCloud
Josephus Workman July or August 1886 W. Smith and L.B. Booth
Josephus Workman 7? August 1886 T.D.E. Stollings and Mary A. Dingess
Van B. Prince 9 August 1886 Melvin Baisden and Emeline Hall
Van B. Prince 21 August 1886 Stephen Mullins and Harriet Carter
Josephus Workman September 1886 James Resner and Cela Hatton?
Van B. Prince 15 September 1886 Joseph Baisden and M.J. Williamson
Josephus Workman 29 November 1886 Alex Dalton and D.W. Conley
1887
Van B. Prince 13 January 1887 William Carter and Nancy Mullins
Van B. Prince 16 February 1887 Meekin Vance and Betty Nelson
Josephus Workman 18 February 1887 J.C. Marcum and Doshia Conley
Van B. Prince 25 February 1887 John W. Marcum and Mary Vance
Canaan Adkins 25 July 1887 J.H. Mullins and Elizabeth Tomblin
Van B. Prince 27 July 1887 Solomon Adams and E.E. Curry
Van B. Prince 20 August 1887 Weddington Mullins and Missouri Kinser
Van B. Prince 22 August 1887 Henderson Bryant and Laura Butcher
20 Sunday Jul 2014
Posted in African American History, Fourteen, Gill, Ranger, Wewanta
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Arthur Napier, Boyd Wiley, Dr. Crockett, East Fork, Elias Williamson, Fourteen Mile Creek, Garrett Webb, genealogy, Gill, Guyandotte River, history, Huntington, Jackson Mullins, John Smith, Lincoln County, Lincoln Republican, Maynard, Milton Nelson, P.J. Williamson, Rachel Adkins, Ranger, Sherman Nelson, Shirley Hankles, West Virginia, Wewanta, William Adkins, William Webb
An unnamed local correspondent from Wewanta in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Lincoln Republican printed on Thursday, June 22, 1922:
Mr. and Mrs. P.J. Williamson entertained a number of friends Sunday, among whom were: Mrs. Rachel Adkins, Mrs. Shirlie Hankles, Mrs. Elias Williamson, Jackson Mullins, of Maynard, and Mr. Elias Williamson.
Arthur Napier and Boyd Wiley, of this place, attended singing at East Fork of Fourteen, Saturday.
Milton Nelson, of Gill, tells of finding a dead man in the Guyan river near Gill. Inquest was held by Wm. Adkins at Ranger. Dr. Crockett was called and after examination, stated that he had been dead about three months. He had very costly cuff links, and a fine bill-book. He also had insurance papers on which his name and address, John Smith, of Huntington, W.Va., appeared. His bill-book contained $2. His body was in such a bad state that not much could be told of his features, but it is believed that he was a colored man. The body was found by Sherman Nelson and his son, Milton, while out fishing.
Garrett Webb was a visitor at Wm. Webb’s Sunday.
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