Justices of the Peace and Constables of Harts Creek and Chapmanville Districts (1961-1965)

09 Monday May 2016

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Between 1961 and 1965, the following men served as justices of the peace and constables in the Harts Creek District of Lincoln County and the Chapmanville District of Logan County, West Virginia.

1961

Harts Creek District

Justices of the Peace

Henry Porter (D), Harts

Ira Hill (D), Harts

Constables

James Adkins (D), Harts

Ira Fry (D), Harts

Chapmanville District

Justices of the Peace

James C. Ferrell, Chapmanville

Ezra Butcher, Chapmanville

Constables

Bobby Dingess, Chapmanville

Eugene Chapman, Chapmanville

1962

Harts Creek District

Justices of the Peace

Henry Porter (D), Harts

Ira Hill (D), Harts

Constables

James Adkins (D), Harts

Ira Fry (D), Harts

Chapmanville District

Justices of the Peace

James C. Ferrell, Chapmanville

Ezra Butcher, Chapmanville

Constables

Bobby Dingess, Chapmanville

Eugene Chapman, Chapmanville

1963

Harts Creek District

Justices of the Peace

Henry Porter (D) Harts

Ira Hill (D), Harts

Constables

James Adkins (D), Harts

Ira Fry (D), Harts

Chapmanville District

Justices of the Peace

James C. Ferrell, Chapmanville

Ezra Butcher, Chapmanville

Constables

Bobby Dingess, Chapmanville

Eugene Chapman, Chapmanville

1964

Harts Creek District

Justices of the Peace

Henry Porter (D) Harts

Ira Hill (D), Harts

Constables

James P. Workman (D), Harts

Ira Fry (D), Harts

Chapmanville District (1964)

Justices of the Peace

James C. Ferrell, Chapmanville

Ezra Butcher, Chapmanville

Constables

B.J. McComas (D), Chapmanville

Eugene Chapman (D), Chapmanville

1965

Harts Creek District

Justices of the Peace

Walden Frye (D), Harts

Jesse Tomblin, Harts

Constables

Collie Lambert, Harts

Ira Fry (D), Harts

Chapmanville District

Justices of the Peace

Billy Martin (D), Chapmanville

Ezra Butcher, Chapmanville

Constables

Thurman Baisden (D), Chapmanville

Ray McFarlin, Chapmanville

Justices of the Peace and Constables for Harts Creek and Chapmanville Districts (1954-1960)

24 Sunday Apr 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Creek, Chapmanville, Harts

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Big Creek, Bill Fugate, Carlos Lowe, Chapmanville, Chapmanville District, constable, Democratic Party, Earl Tomblin, Eugene Chapman, Frank Adams, Harts, Harts Creek District, Henry Porter, history, Hughey Ellis, Ira Fry, Ira Hill, J.W. Barker, James C. Ferrell, James P. Workman, John Vance, justice of the peace, K.F. Ramsey, Lee Collins, Lincoln County, Logan County, Luther Dempsey, Robert Bryant, Verdayne Shelton, West Virginia

Between 1954 and 1960, the following men served as justices of the peace and constables in the Harts Creek District of Lincoln County and the Chapmanville District of Logan County, West Virginia.

Harts Creek District (1954)

Justices of the Peace

Henry Porter (D) Harts

Luther Dempsey (D) Harts

Constables

James P. Workman (D) Harts

Ira Fry (D) Harts

Chapmanville District (1954)

Justices of the Peace

Frank Adams (D) Chapmanville

Carlos Lowe (D)

Constables

(Vacancy)

John Vance (D) Big Creek

Harts Creek District (1956)

Justices of the Peace

Henry Porter (D) Harts

Ira Hill (D) Harts

Constables

James P. Workman (D) Harts

Ira Fry (D) Harts

Chapmanville District (1956)

Justices of the Peace

Frank Adams (D) Chapmanville

J.W. Barker (D) Chapmanville

Constables

Lee Collins (D) Chapmanville

Eugene Chapman (D) Chapmanville

Harts Creek District (1958)

Justices of the Peace

Verdane Shelton (D) Harts

Ira Hill (D) Harts

Constables

Bill Fugate (D) Harts

Ira Fry (D) Harts

Chapmanville District (1958)

Justices of the Peace

Hughey Ellis (D) Chapmanville

Earl Tomblin (D) Chapmanville

Constables

Lee Collins (D) Chapmanville

Eugene Chapman (D) Chapmanville

Harts Creek District (1960)

Justices of the Peace

Henry Porter (D) Harts

Ira Hill (D) Harts

Constables

Bill Fugate (D) Harts

Ira Fry (D) Harts

Chapmanville District (1960)

Justices of the Peace

James C. Ferrell, Chapmanville

Earl Tomblin, Chapmanville

Constables

Lee Collins, Chapmanville

Eugene Chapman, Chapmanville

Robert Bryant (D), Harts

K.F. Ramsey (D), Harts

Justices of the Peace and Constables for Harts Creek and Chapmanville Districts (1943-1951)

30 Wednesday Mar 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Creek, Chapmanville, Harts, Rector, Whirlwind

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Between 1943 and 1951, the following men served as justices of the peace and constables in the Harts Creek District of Lincoln County and the Chapmanville District of Logan County, West Virginia.

Harts Creek District (1943)

Justices of the Peace

Lewis Dempsey (D), Harts

John E. Frye (D), Rector

Constables

Robert Bryant (D), Harts

K.F. Ramsey (D), Harts

Chapmanville District (1941)

Justices of the Peace

K.C. Butcher (D), Chapmanville

Frank Adams (D), Whirlwind

Constables

Basil Dingess (D), Chapmanville

John Vance (D), Big Creek

Harts Creek District (1945)

Justices of the Peace

Lewis Dempsey (D), Harts

John E. Frye (D), Rector

Constables

J.P. Workman (D), Harts

K.F. Ramsey (D), Harts

Chapmanville District (1945)

Justices of the Peace

Basil Dingess (D), Chapmanville

W.H. (Hughie) Ellis (D), Chapmanville

Constables

Lee Belcher (D), Chapmanville

John Vance (D), Big Creek

Harts Creek District (1947)

Justices of the Peace

Henry Porter (D), Harts

John E. Fry (D), Rector

Constables

Lindsey Workman (D), Harts

Ira Fry (D), Harts

Chapmanville District (1947)

Justices of the Peace

Basil Dingess (D), Chapmanville

W.H. (Hughie) Ellis (D), Chapmanville

Constables

Lee Belcher (D), Chapmanville

John Vance (D), Big Creek

Harts Creek District (1949)

Justices of the Peace

Henry Porter (D), Harts

Luther Dempsey (D), Harts

Constables

Robert Dalton (D), Harts

Ira Fry (D), Harts

Chapmanville District (1949)

Justices of the Peace

Ed Doss (D), Chapmanville

W.H. (Hughie) Ellis (D), Chapmanville

Constables

Lon McCoy (D), Chapmanville

John Vance (D), Big Creek

Harts Creek District (1951)

Justices of the Peace

Henry Porter (D), Harts

Luther Dempsey (D), Harts

Constables

Robert Dalton (D), Harts

Ira Fry (D), Harts

Chapmanville District (1951)

Justices of the Peace

Edw. R. Chapman (D), Chapmanville

Carlos Lowe (D), no address given

Constables

Wallace Bryant (D), Chapmanville

John Vance (D), Big Creek

Justices of the Peace and Constables for Harts Creek and Chapmanville Districts (1934-1941)

28 Monday Mar 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Creek, Chapmanville, Harts, Logan, Rector, Whirlwind

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Between 1934 and 1941, the following men served as justices of the peace and constables in the Harts Creek District of Lincoln County and the Chapmanville District of Logan County, West Virginia.

Harts Creek District (1934)

Justices of the Peace

John E. Frye (D), Rector

Walter Toney (D), Rector

Constables

Charley Stollings (D), Harts

Scott Brumfield (D), Harts

Chapmanville District (1934)

Justices of the Peace

J.E. Bryant (D), Chapmanville

Burl Dingess (D), Yantus

Constables

Bruce Dial (D), Big Creek

Mosco Conley, Chapmanville

Harts Creek District (1936)

Justices of the Peace

John E. Frye (D), Rector

Walter Toney (D), Rector

Constables

Charley Stollings (D), Harts

Scott Brumfield (D), Harts

Chapmanville District (1936)

Justices of the Peace

J.E. Bryant (D), Chapmanville

Frank Adams (D), Yantus

Constables

Bruce Dial (D), Big Creek

Wilburn Mullins (D), Chapmanville

Harts Creek District (1938)

Justices of the Peace

Milton Vance (D), Harts

John E. Frye (D), Rector

Constables

Curtis Dempsey (D), Harts

K.F. Ramey (D), Harts

Chapmanville District (1938)

Justices of the Peace

W.H. Ellis (D), Chapmanville

Frank Adams (D), Yantus

Constables

Virgil Ferrell (D), Logan

Wallace Bryant (D), Chapmanville

Harts Creek District (1941)

Justices of the Peace

Lewis Dempsey (D), Harts

John E. Frye (D), Rector

Constables

Robert Bryant (D), Harts

K.F. Ramsey (D), Harts

Chapmanville District (1941)

Justices of the Peace

K.C. Butcher (D), Chapmanville

Frank Adams (D), Whirlwind

Constables

John Mullins (D), Logan

J.E. Bryant (D), Logan

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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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

Wyatt B. Shannon

26 Wednesday Aug 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Wyoming County

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From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Wyatt B. Shannon, who resided at Oceana in Wyoming County, West Virginia:

Editor of the Wyoming weekly News, was born in Wyoming county, W.Va., Dec. 16, 1831; his parents were married in that county in 1830; his father, James H. Shannon, was born in what is now Wyoming county, Dec. 31, 1808, and died there June 14, 1890; his wife, Renee Gore, and mother of the subject of this record, was born in Logan county, W.Va., Jun 1810, and died in Wyoming county June 14, 1888. The father is of Irish lineage, the mother of German. Their first born, the subject of this sketch, was married in Wyoming county, W.Va., May 19, 1853, to Sarah A. Gadd, who was born March 9, 1837; their children’s record is as follows: Jasper J., born Feb. 24, 1854, is now married; Vanlinden B.H., born Sept. 3, 1856, died Aug. 27, 1860; Haven R.C., born May 2, 1858, died Sept. 20, 1860; Wyatt A., born May 28, 1860, died June 24, 1864; Lightburn L., born Feb. 21, 1863, now married; Richard A., born Feb 12, 1866, now married; Ulysses G., born May 16, 1868, now married; Laura Ann, born Oct. 14, 1870; Vida B., born March 14, 1873; May, born May 1, 1877; a babe, unnamed, stillborn. The parents of Mrs. Wyatt B. Shannon, James and Rhoda Thornton Gadd, were married in Franklin county, Va., in 1826; the father was born in that county in 1808 and died June 29, 1888; the mother, born in the same county in 1804, now resides in Tennessee; the former was of Irish descent, the latter is of Scotch. Wyatt B. Shannon enlisted in 1863 in the U.S. army and served until honorably discharged and mustered out at the close of the war of the Rebellion. In 1860 he was elected justice of the peace, and at the close of the war was appointed to the same position by Government; after serving some time, he resigned, and in 1876 was elected to the same office and held it until elected sheriff in 1884, which office he held a full term of four years. In 1887 he began the publication of the Wyoming weekly News, which he has since successfully edited. He is an able and efficient officer, a useful and highly esteemed citizen, always read to aid any enterprise that tends to advance the mental, moral and financial interests of the people. His address is Oceana, Wyoming county, W.Va.

Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 839.

Chapmanville Township officers (1868)

12 Sunday Jul 2015

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Chapmanville Township officers elected 22 October 1868, November 1868. Commissioners Record Book 1 (p. 112), Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.

James Christian (1891)

04 Saturday Jul 2015

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James Christian of Elk Creek LCB 07.02.1891

James Christian, Logan County (WV) Banner, 2 July 1891

Lewis Hatfield

01 Wednesday Jul 2015

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From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Lewis Hatfield, who resided at Blankenship, West Virginia:

Son of James and Rachel (Toler) Hatfield, was born Feb. 20, 1848, in Logan county, W.Va. His parents are now living in Wyoming county, the father born May 19, 1824, in Pike county, Ky., and his mother was born in Logan county. On March 8, 1873, Lewis Hatfield was joined in marriage with Dorcas D. Lester, who was born in this county on Nov. 5, 1845; she died on May 3, 1889, leaving five living children: Laura A., born May 13, 1874; William J., born June 25, 1877; Marga L., born Dec. 12, 1880; Kenna, born May 28, 1883; and Oce O., born April 6, 1887; two daughters, Virginia, born May 25, 1879, died Nov. 13, same year, and Susan B., born Aug. 20, 1885, and died June 3, 1887. Mr. Hatfield is a farmer, and has filled offices of trust and importance; was elected president of the board of education in 1883-5, and justice of the peace in 1885-9; post office address, Blankenship, W.Va. Mrs. Hatfield is a daughter of Pleasant and Lucinda (Miller) Lester, who were united in holy wedlock June 15, 1843; her mother’s birth occurred in Raleigh county, W.Va., Feb. 7, 1823. Pleasant Lester was born in Logan county, W.Va., Jan. 24, 1822; he has passed most of his life in this county, where he is honored and esteemed by all who know him; he is now engaged in farming, but has officiated as justice of the peace, filling the office with highest integrity and efficiency.

Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 832.

Isaac E. Browning

13 Monday Apr 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Man

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From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Isaac E. Browning, who resided at Christian, West Virginia:

Was born in Logan county, W.Va., Sept. 2, 1849; married there to Mary A. White on 2d of November, 1869; his wife was born in the same county, March 23, 1848. The annals of their children are: Van D., born Aug. 30, 1870; Sarah A., born March 29, 1872, died Sept. 20, 1875; Buryle S., born Oct. 18, 1874; Alice B., born March 6, 1876; Lena T., born July 6, 1878; Minnie C., born June 2, 1882; Haley W., born April 4, 1886; Ezera H., born March 14, 1889; all reside with their parents. The subject of this record is one of the most highly respected citizens in Logan county having been elected justice of the peace in 1884, he held the office honorably and satisfactorily for two years. His home is beautifully situated on Guyandotte River, and he also owns extensive mineral and timber land. His address is Christian, Logan county, W.Va. His father, Francis S. Browning, was born in Logan county, W.Va., about the year 1825, and still resides in Boone county, same State; his mother, Jane (Spratt) Browning, was born in Logan county in 1823. Mrs. Isaac Browning’s father, Grayson White, was born in Logan county in 1828, and died there in 1851; her mother, whose maiden name was Rebecca J. Christian, was born in same county in 1830 and died there in 1886. The Browning family came from England in an early day. They were among the first settlers in Logan county, and are people of high standing and have held high positions in the State and county where they reside.

Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), 818-819.

Henry Blankenship

24 Tuesday Mar 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Civil War, Wyoming County

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From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Captain Henry Blankenship, who resided at North Spring, West Virginia:

Son of Eli and Polly (Smith) Blankenship, was born Mar. 11, 1828, in Wyoming county, W.Va. His father was born Mar. 6, 1780, in Giles county, Va., and died Sept. 16, 1849; his mother was born Jan. 5, 1781, in Smythe county, Va., dying July 25, 1883. Both parents died in Wyoming county, W.Va., where they had been long honored residents. On Dec. 4, 1844, Capt. Blankenship was joined in wedlock with Polly, daughter of David and Nellie (Cook) Morgan, who were born in Wyoming county, where they lived and died. Her father was born Sept. 9, 1808, and died April 7, 1869; her mother born June 15, 1869, dying on Oct. 10, 1843. Capt. Blankenship was elected constable of Wyoming county in 1852, serving two years. He enlisted in the Confederate States army in 1861; commissioned first lieutenant of Co. B, 4th Va. V.I., serving two years, and promoted captain, then serving two years longer; discharged in 1865 in Smythe county, Va. After the war he was elected justice of the peace, serving one term, re-elected in 1872. In 1886 he was sworn in as deputy sheriff, and is also notary public; always a trustworthy and honorable officer. He is one of the most successful and prosperous farmers of his section, owning an extensive tract of coal and timber lands near North Spring, W.Va., which is his post office address.

Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), 816-817.

Aaron Altizer

05 Thursday Mar 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Man

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From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Aaron Altizer, who resided at Man, West Virginia:

Son of Emory and Margaret (Griffith) Altizer, was born July 23, 1826, in Floyd county, Va. His father was born Mar. 5, 1788, in Montgomery county, Va., and died there Jan. 10, 1875. His mother was born June 6, 1781, in Pittsylvania county, Va., and died Mar. 16, 1883, in Montgomery county. On May 27, 1847, he was married to Sarah Scaggs, the marriage occurring in Montgomery county, where she was born Mar. 22, 1828. She died June 7, 1876, leaving 10 living children and two deceased: Perry G., born Mar. 20, 1848; Joseph, born Aug. 23, 1849; Mary M., born April 6, 1851; Corilda B., born Sept. 8, 1853, and died Aug. 11, 1854; Charles T., born April 12, 1855; Parthenia, born Feb. 9, 1857, and died May 18, 1858; George R., born Jan. 30, 1859; Andrew B., born May 23, 1861; Emory, born April 9, 1863; William, born April 26, 1865; Aaron L., born May 8, 1868, and Henry, born April 6, 1871. On April 15, 1878, Mr. Altizer was married to Mary Aliff, who was born June 10, 1839, in Roanoke county, Va. Mr. Altizer was elected justice of the peace in 1865, serving until 1870; elected county superintendent, serving one term; elected deputy sheriff, serving from 1873 to 1875; again in 1884 he was elected justice of the peace, serving four years; is at present postmaster at Man, Logan county, W.Va., and is engaged in farming.

Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), 814-815.

Logan County (WV) Democratic Primary, 1952

07 Wednesday Jan 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Chapmanville, Logan

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Alton S. Isaacs, assessor, Bill Brewster, Bill Turley, Bird Dingess, board of education, Bob Barker Jr., C.C. Chambers, C.L. Williams, Carl Kane, Carlos Lowe, Charlie Staton, Chris Holt, circuit clerk, Claude A. Joyce, Cole Blair, constable, Curtis B. Trent Jr., Democrat Party, E.R. Hall, Earl Hager, Edward R. Chapman, Elbert Mounts, Election of 1952, Eugene Chapman, Floyd Crook Murphy, Floyd Dingess, Frank Adams, Frank L. Chambers, Frank Workman, Glenn Jackson, Greenway Christian, Grover Lowe, H.T. Elliott, Harvey D. Dingess, history, Jack Johnson, James C. Ferrell, Jim Toney, Jimmie Singleton, John Asbury, John C. Barber, John Edward Estep, John Vance, justice of the peace, Lee Collins, Logan County, Lon McCoy, Martin L. White, politics, prosecuting attorney, R.F. Hill, Ray Ellis, Ray McCloud, Ray Porter, Ray Watts, Roy L. Hatcher, sheriff, surveyor, Tony Tiolo, Vernon Dingess, Virgil Belcher, Virgil Farley, W.E. Flannery, Wallace Bryant, Wallace E. Ferrell, West Virginia

U.S. Senator

Harley M. Kilgore, 9985

J. Horner Davis, 3583

Dallas Arthur Tickle, 542

Congressman, 6th District

Robert C. Byrd, 6944

Dale G. Casto, 2545

Ned H. Ragland, 1959

Lewis A. Hatcher, 800

Garland F. Wilkinson, 312

John M. Eckard, 245

Governor

Dr. E.H. Hedrick, 9018

William C. Marland, 4666

Cyrus S. Kump, 2564

Everett Ray Shafer, 267

Secretary of State

Sam B. Chilton, 4112

D. Pitt O’Brien, 3289

Fred D. Wolfe, 2226

Superintendent of Schools

W.W. Trent, 7895

Homer H. May, 1911

J. Alfred Poe, 1458

Auditor

Edgar B. Sims, 5599

James M. Hatch, 4071

Treasurer

William H. Ansel, Jr., 6559

Attorney General

Chauncey Browning, 12,042

W.C. Haythe, 1399

Commissioner of Agriculture

James Blaine McLaughin, 4306

V.L. Martin, 4014

Judge of the Supreme Court

W.T. Lovins, 6783

Frank C. Haymond, 5190

State Senator, 7th District

Glenn Jackson, 6527

Harvey D. Dingess, 4096

John Edward Estep, 1976

Judge of Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit

C.C. Chambers, 10,151

Sheriff

Ray Watts, 9576

Floyd (Crook) Murphy, 8406

Prosecuting Attorney

Claude A. Joyce, 8180

Curtis B. Trent, Jr., 6587

House of Delegates

W.E. Flannery, 5817

C.L. Williams, 3939

Earl Hager, 3784

Carl Kane, 3141

H.T. Elliott, M.D., 3107

Frank L. Chambers, 3104

Virgil Belcher, 2856

R.A. “Bob” Barker, Jr., 2852

Alton S. Isaacs, 2848

R.A. “Jack” Jackson, 2512

James C. Ferrell, 2323

Chris Holt, 2276

John Asbury, 1979

Bevley Burks, 1889

Rasha “Barber” Smith, 1362

Charlie Staton, 1303

Greenway Christian, 1171

Ray Porter, 1016

Circuit Clerk

Mrs. Simon Dingess, ___

Grover Lowe, 2335

Tony Tiolo, 2153

Assessor

Floyd Dingess, 5128

Jim Toney, 4614

W.C. “Bill” Turley, 4248

John C. “Dutch” Barber, 3945

Wallace E. Ferrell, 3696

J.A. “Jimmie” Singleton, 3130

Roy L. Hatcher, 2696

Vernon Dingess, 1564

County Surveyor

E.R. Hall, 5885

Justice of the Peace, Precincts 1-11 (Chapmanville area)

Frank Workman, 598

Ray Ellis, 407

Carlos Lowe, 381

Frank Adams, 352

Edward R. Chapman, 305

Bird Dingess, 284

Martin L. White, 239

Cole Blair, 193

R.F. Hill, 169

Constable, Precincts 1-11 (Chapmanville area)

Wallace Bryant, 553

John Vance, 560

Virgil Farley, 500

Lee Collins, 435

Eugene Chapman, 329

Lon McCoy, 190

Elbert Mounts, 176

Ray McCloud, 142

Bill Brewster, 63

Board of Education

Woodrow Gordon, 5014

M.C. Totten, 4227

Grady E. Yeager, 2645

J.E. “Ed” Dingess, 2060

W.M. Webb, 1521

Raymond E. Hatfield, 1246

Charles Harris, 1210

Charles E. Price, 1090

David Chapman, 793

Aaron Darnell, 158

Should voting machines be used in Logan County?

Yes, 15,349

No, 4532

Harts area businesses (1923-1924)

21 Monday Jul 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Dingess, Ferrellsburg, Hamlin, Harts, Logan, Whirlwind

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Anthony Adams, apiarist, barber, blacksmith, C&O Railroad, Catherine Adkins, Charles Curry, Charles W. Mullins, Della Adkins, Dr. C.W. Rice, Ferrellsburg, Frank Adams, G.W. Damron, genealogy, general store, George Mullins, ginseng, Grover Adams, Hamlin, Harts, Hazel Adkins, Hendricks Brumfield, Herbert Adkins, history, Hollena Ferguson, horse dealer, James Mullins, Jeremiah Lambert, John Dingess, John Dingess Lumber Company, John Gartin, John Thompson, justice of the peace, Lincoln County, Lindsey Blair, Logan, merchant, Peter Workman, photographer, Porter Hotel, postmaster, poultry breeder, R.L. Polk, Reece Dalton, Sadie Adkins, Sol Adams, timbering, United Baptist, Walt Stowers, Watson Adkins, Wesley Ferguson, West Virginia, Whirlwind, William M. Workman, Willie Tomblin

The following entries were published in R.L. Polk’s West Virginia State Gazetteer and Business Directory (1923-1924):

FERRELLSBURG. Population 100. On the Guyandotte Valley branch of the C&O Ry, in Lincoln County, 30 miles south of Hamlin, the county seat, and 18 north of Logan, the nearest banking town. Telephone connection. Express, American. Tel, W U Mail daily.

J.W. Stowers, general store

HARTS. (R.R. name is Hart.) Population 150. On the Guyandot Valley branch of the C&O R.R., in Lincoln County, 30 miles south of Hamlin, the county seat, and 21 from Logan, the banking point. U.B. church. Express, American. Telephone connection. Herbert Adkins, postmaster

Anthony Adams, general store

Adkins Barber Shop

Catherine Adkins, general store

Della Adkins, general store

Hazel Adkins, ice cream parlor

HERBERT ADKINS, Real Estate, Postmaster, R R and Tel Agt

Watson Adkins, general store

Hendrix Brumfield, lawyer

Rev. Charles Curry, pastor (UB)

John Dingess, blacksmith

John Dingess Lumber Co.

Hollena Ferguson, general store

Wesley Ferguson, poultry breeder

John Garten, justice of the peace

Jeremiah Lambert, general store

Porter Hotel (Saddie Adkins)

C.W. Rice, physician

John Thompson, general store

William M. Workman, general store

WHIRLWIND. Population 275. In Logan County, 16 miles northwest of Logan, the county seat and banking point, and 2 from Dingess, the shipping point. Express, American. Baptist church. Mail daily. James Mullins, postmaster.

D. Adams, apiarist

Frank Adams, produce

Grover Adams, ginseng grower

Sol Adams, lumber mfr

Lindsey Blair, watchmaker

Reece Dalton, live stock

G.W. Damron, R R and express agt

C.W. Mullins, ginseng grower

George Mullins, horse dealer

JAMES MULLINS, General Store, Photographer and Postmaster

Willie Tomblin, blacksmith

Peter Workman, barber

Cain and Mariah (Vance) Adkins

11 Friday Jul 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Culture of Honor, Harts, Lincoln County Feud, Stiltner

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Cain and Mariah (Vance) Adkins, residents of West Fork of Harts Creek, Lincoln County, WV. Cain was a United Baptist preacher, teacher, country doctor, justice of the peace…and participant in the Lincoln County Feud.