25 Tuesday Sep 2018
Posted in Guyandotte River
Tags
Appalachia, county clerk, genealogy, Guyandotte River, history, Isaac Adkins, Lincoln County, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Mile Branch, Squire Toney, Virginia, W.I. Campbell, West Virginia, William Straton
Deed Book C, page 488, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This property is located in present-day Lincoln County, WV.
08 Wednesday Aug 2018
Posted in Big Ugly Creek
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Admiral S. Fry, Appalachia, Big Branch, Big Ugly Creek, genealogy, history, John Fry, justice of the peace, Laurel Fork, Lincoln County, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Virginia, W.I. Campbell, West Virginia, William Straton
Deed Book C, page 449, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. John Fry is my great-great-great-great-grandfather. I descend from three of his children.
Deed Book C, page 450, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This property is located in present-day Lincoln County, WV.
15 Sunday Apr 2018
Posted in Guyandotte River, Harts
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Appalachia, genealogy, Guyandotte River, history, Isaac Adkins, Lincoln County, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Mile Branch, Squire Toney, Virginia, W.I. Campbell, West Virginia, William Straton
Deed Book C, page 488, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This property is located in present-day Lincoln County, WV.
10 Saturday Mar 2018
Posted in Kiahsville, Queens Ridge
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Appalachia, genealogy, Harts Creek District, Henry Conley, history, John Workman, justice of the peace, Kiahs Fork, Lincoln County, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Twelve Pole Creek, Vance Trace Branch, Virginia, West Virginia, William Straton
Deed Book C, page ___, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This property is located in present-day Harts Creek District off Lincoln County, WV.
01 Thursday Mar 2018
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Whirlwind
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Abijah Workman, Appalachia, Eleanor Lambert, Elizabeth Adkins, Ellen Lambert, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Isaac Adkins Jr., John Workman, Josephus Workman, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Moses Workman, Polly Workman, Stephen Lambert, W.I. Campbell, West Virginia, William Straton
Deed Book C, page 460, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.
26 Friday Jan 2018
Posted in Big Creek
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Appalachia, Burbus Toney, genealogy, Guyandotte River, history, justice of the peace, Keziah Toney, Lick Hollow, Limestone Branch, Lincoln County, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Noah Haner, Squire Toney, Tan Trough Branch, Virginia, West Virginia, William Smith
Deed Book C, page 422, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This property is located in present-day Lincoln or Logan County, West Virginia.
Deed Book C, page 423, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.
21 Sunday Jan 2018
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Appalachia, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Isaiah Adkins, Lincoln County, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Rockhouse Fork, Virginia, W.I. Campbell, West Virginia
Deed Book C, page 488, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This property is located in present-day Lincoln County, WV. Isaiah Adkins is my great-great-great-great-grandfather.
01 Friday Dec 2017
Posted in Ferrellsburg, Green Shoal
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Appalachia, Douglas Branch, Elias Adkins, Enos "Jake" Adkins, Ferrellsburg, genealogy, Green Shoal Creek, history, Lincoln County, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Susannah Adkins, Virginia, West Virginia, William Straton
Deed Book C, page 381, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. Elias and Susannah (Fry) Adkins were the parents of Enos “Jake” Adkins.
Deed Book C, page 381, Logan County Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV. This property is located in present-day Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County, WV.
20 Sunday Nov 2016
Posted in Chapmanville, Civil War
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Alexander Burton, Appalachia, C.H. Gore, Chapmanville Township, civil war, Cow Hollow, Crawley Creek, Dempsey Fork, Elizabeth Conley, Elizabeth Farley, Garland Conley, Garland Conley Jr., genealogy, history, James Conley, John Fon Conley, justice of the peace, Logan, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Pigeon Roost Fork, S.S. Altizer, West Virginia, William Straton
Garland Conley, born about 1782, was a pioneer settler in the Crawley Creek section of present-day Logan County, West Virginia. Mr. Conley, husband to the former Elizabeth “Bettie” Farley, died on May 6, 1859. In May or June, the Logan County Court recognized Conley’s last will and testament. During the Civil War, Union soldiers burned the county courthouse and destroyed most antebellum records, including Conley’s will. In 1868, grandson John Fon Conley refiled the will; by the early 1890s, it was once again lost to record. The Conley as transcribed below comes from records pertaining to C.H. Gore, Sheriff v. Elizabeth Conley et al. (1894).
Garland Conley deceased
To copy (set up copy)
Last Will and Testament
State of West Virginia
Logan County to wit:
A True Copy of the last will and testament of Garland Conley deceased so far as said will relates to the lands bequeathed by said Conley to Alexander Burton, James Conley, Oliver Conley, Garland Conley, Jr.
1st. I give and bequeath to Alexander Burton a certain tract of land in Logan County on Crawley Creek Beginning at the mouth of the Cow hollow running up the point on the upper side of said hollow so as to include all the land on the Pigeon Roost fork above said point to the head of said Pigeon Roost fork.
2nd. I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Conley my beloved wife the house and apple orchard lot [for] her life time then after her Death to James Conley his life time and after his death to the heirs of his body forever.
3rd. I give and bequeath to James Conley [for] his life time and after his death to the heirs of his body the following land. Beginning at the mouth of the middle fork of Crawley thence up the end of the apple orchard thence to the top of the ridge between said middle fork and main Crawleys creek including all the land on said Crawleys creek up to a walnut log.
4th. I give and bequeath to Oliver Conley [for] his life time after his Death to the heirs of his body all the lands from the mouth of the first right hand hollow of Dempsey fork to the head of said Dempsey fork.
5th. I give and bequeath to Garland B. Conley [for] his life time and after his death to the heirs of his body all the land on Crawleys creek above the walnut log (the upper end of the land that I have this day willed to James Conley) by the said Crawley Creek to the head thereof (of the main creek).
Witness my hand this 4th day of May 1859
Garland Conley
***
State of West Virginia
Logan County to wit:
This day John Conley personally appeared before me L.D. Hill a Justice of the peace in and for Logan County and Chapmansville Township and County aforesaid and made oath that the above will of Garland Conley deceased so far as the said will relates to the lands set forth in said will is true and that said will was duly proved in the County Court of Logan County at the May or June Term of said Court for the year 1859 and admitted to record by said Court.
Given under my hand and seal this 2nd day of May 1868.
Lorenzo D. Hill, J.P.
***
Logan County to wit:
I, W. Straton late clerk of Logan County Court and was Deputy in Logan Circuit Court, do certify that there was a will of Garland Conley late of said County admitted to and recorded in said County Court and that the same has become lost by means of the records and papers of said Court being destroyed in time of the late war.
Logan C.H., W.Va. May 4, 1868
Wm. Straton
***
At a county court Began and held for Logan County W.Va. at the Court House thereof on Monday the 11th day of November 1889
On motion of John F. Conley
A partial copy of the last will of Garland Conley deceased is hereby allowed to be recorded in the clerk’s office of the County Court of Logan County, it appearing to the Court that said Copy of said will was admitted to record on the 11th day of August 1868 and that no record of said copy can now be found among the records of said office.
It is therefore ordered that the clerk of this court record in the proper will book the copy of said will.
A True Copy, Teste S.S. Altizer Clk
Source: C.H. Gore, Sheriff v. Elizabeth Conley et al, File No. 47, Case No. 2, Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.
25 Tuesday Oct 2016
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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.
30 Tuesday Jun 2015
Posted in African American History, Cemeteries, Chapmanville
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Acre Wilson, Allen Johnson, Appalachia, Benjamin L. Hill, Carrie Lowe, Chapmanville, Crawley Creek, Della Ferguson, Dorsey M. Moon, Ethel D. Lowe, Fannie Johnson, Floyd Johnson, genealogy, George Hill, Guyandotte River, Hattie Lowe, Hattie Wilson, Hiram Hill, history, Hugh Hill, Jack Hill, James A. Johnson, James Arden Lowe, James Hill, Joseph M. Kitchens, Juanita M. Moon, Juley Hill, Lewis Hamilton, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Martha Hill, Mary Hill, Molly Claytor, Myrtle A. Johnson, Nancy Hill, Ned Johnson, Nellie Jo Akers, Paradazie Stuart, Patrick D. Williams, Peter H. Hill, Robert E. Lowe, Robert Nelson Lowe, Sarah Hill, slaves, Stone Branch, Thomas Hill, U.S. South, West Virginia, Will Hill, William Craddock Ferguson, William Johnson, William Ward Hill
The Lorenzo D. Hill Family Cemetery, which I visited on 20 September 2013, is located across the Guyandotte River from Stone Branch in Logan County, West Virginia. Prior to the War Between the States, Lorenzo Dow Hill was a prominent resident and slave-owner in the Crawley Creek section of Logan County. This cemetery is also noteworthy in that it contains the final remains of numerous African-American residents. The cemetery can be accessed by following Sawmill Road, near Chapmanville.
Row 1
Robert E. Lowe (1851-1936); s/o Elisha and Elizabeth (Doss) Lowe
Carrie Lowe (1856-1947); d/o Lorenzo Dow and Nancy (Browning) Hill; m. Robert E. Lowe
Row 2
Hattie Lowe (1878-1908); d/o Robert and Caroline (Hill) Lowe
Pearl F. Lowe (1893-1909); d/o Robert and Caroline (Hill) Lowe
Row 3
James Hill (no dates); s/o Lorenzo Dow and Nancy (Browning) Hill
Thomas Hill (no dates); s/o Lorenzo Dow and Nancy (Browning) Hill
Sarah Hill (no dates); d/o Lorenzo Dow and Nancy (Browning) Hill
Robert Nelson Lowe (1916-1918); s/o Jim Lowe
Row 4
Ethel D. Lowe (1882-1903); d/o Robert and Caroline (Hill) Lowe
Nancy Browning Hill (1811-1891); m. Lorenzo Dow Hill
Lorenzo D. Hill (1808-1904); s/o Jacob and Sarah (Thomas) Hill
James Arden Lowe (1884-1930); s/o Robert and Caroline (Hill) Lowe
Row 5
unmarked rock headstone
Joseph M. Kitchens (29 April 1871-31 August 1905)
unmarked small rock headstone
unmarked rock headstone
unmarked rock headstone
Row 6
sunken spot — possible grave
unmarked rock headstone
unmarked rock headstone
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
unmarked rock headstone and footstone (child)
unmarked rock headstone
(pine tree)
unmarked rock headstone
Row 7
Dorsey M. Moon (1900-1957); s/o Samuel H. and Hattie (Stratton) Moon
Della Ferguson (30 January 1888-14 February ____); d/o George and Martha Hill; m. William Craddock Ferguson
W.C. Ferguson (08 August 1873-14 September 1945); s/o Joshua and Ellen (Craddock) Ferguson
(pine tree)
sunken spot — possible grave
Jack Hill (dates are buried); born 1858; died after 1930
Row 8
sunken spot — possible grave
Molly Claytor (03 July 1894-22 October 1946); d/o George and Martha Hill; m. Daniel Claytor of Floyd County, VA
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
Hiram Hill (30 March 1896-14 July 1919); s/o George and Martha Hill
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
unmarked rock headstone
mossy mound — perhaps a grave
George Hill (died 08 December 1930); s/o Hiram and Mary (Hill) Hill
Martha Hill (died 24 August 1906); m. George Hill
Peter H. Hill (22 December 1894-22 April 1958); s/o George and Martha Hill; WV PVT CO D 3 DEVELOPMENT BN WWI; fiddler who played with Dick Justice
Acre Wilson (1888-1959); s/o General and Adaline (Jones) Wilson
Row 9
sunken spot — possible grave
William Ward Hill (19 September 1923-09 January 1953); WV PVT WWII
unmarked rock footstone
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
Will Hill (15 June 1878-11 October 1896)
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
Row 10
unmarked rock headstone
unmarked rock headstone
(gap in graves, perhaps one or two graves here?)
unmarked rock headstone
unmarked rock headstone and footstone (baby?)
unmarked rock headstone
perhaps another grave, no rock markers
Row 11
Benjamin L. Hill (16 June 1916-07 July 1958); WV PVT CO E 357 ENGINEERS WWII
sunken spot — no rock markers
unmarked rock footstone
Juley Hill (1900-1922); d/o Melvin and Parlena J. (Robertson) Hill
Hugh Hill (12 November 1883-27 December 1904)
sunken spot — possible grave
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
Row 12
unmarked rock headstone
(pine tree)
Hariam Hill (1831-1913)
Mary Hill (1832-1907); d/o Lorenzo Dow Hill (master) and Julia the slave; m. Hiram Hill
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
perhaps one more grave, no rock markers
Row 13
Lewis Hamilton (1880-1916); m. Paradazie Hill
rock
unmarked rock headstone
(pine tree)
(gap)
Paradazie Stuart (14 August 1892-18 April 1960); d/o George and Martha Hill; m1. Lewis Hamilton; m2. John C. Stuart
John C. Stuart (05 March 1885-10 April 1961); PFC CO D 327 SERVICE BN QMC WWI
Hattie Wilson (1904-1961); likely Hattie Inez Bickley; d/o Charles and Mary (Black) Bickley; m. Acre Wilson
Row 14
Juanita M. Moon (1933-1971)
Row 15
Patrick D. Williams (18 September 1961-10 January 1962)
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
unmarked rock headstone and footstone
Row 16
Floyd Johnson (07 April 1895-21 December 1975); s/o Charles Johnson/ PVT US ARMY WWI
Ned Johnson (16 January 1893-16 October 1973); s/o Charles Johnson; PVT US ARMY WWI
William Bill Johnson (10 October 1890-27 June 1970); s/o Charles Johnson
Allen Johnson (1880-1960); s/o Charles and Mary Johnson
Row 17
Fannie Johnson (29 March 1903-23 January 1977); m. Willie Johnson
James A. Johnson (1949-still alive)
Myrtle A. Johnson (1955-2003); m. James A. Johnson
Nellie Jo Akers (13 January 1938-03 March 2009)
20 Saturday Jun 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Big Ugly Creek, Fourteen, Green Shoal, Harts, Little Harts Creek, Queens Ridge, Sand Creek
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A.F. McKendree, Abbotts Branch, Abijah Workman, Abner Vance, Admiral S. Fry, Albert Abbott, Alexander Tomblin, Allen Adkins, Allen Butcher, Anderson Barker, Andrew Dial, Andrew Elkins, Anthony Lawson, Archibald Elkins, Arnold Perry, Baptist Fry, Barnabus Carter, Big Ugly Creek, Burbus C. Toney, Cabell County, Charles Adkins, Charles F. Dingess, Charles J. Stone, Charles Lattin, Charles Spurlock, Charleston, Christian T. Fry, Crispin S. Stone, Cultural Center, Dicy Adams, Douglas Branch, Edmund Toney, Elias Adkins, Elijah A. Gartin, Evermont Ward, Fourteen Mile Creek, Francis Browning, Garland Conley, genealogy, George Hager, George Perry, Grandison B. Moore, Green Shoal, Hamilton Fry, Harts Creek, Harvey Elkins, Harvey S. Dingess, Harvey Smith, Henderson Dingess, Henry Adkins, Henry Conley, history, Ira Lucas, Isaac Adkins, Isaac Fry, Isaac Samuels, Isaiah Adkins, Jacob Stollings, Jake Adkins, James Browning, James Butcher, James Justice, James Smith, James Toney, James Wilson, Jeremiah Farmer, Joel Elkins, John Dalton, John Dempsey, John Fry, John Gore, John H. Brumfield, John Rowe, John W. Sartin, John Washington Adams, John Workman, Joseph Adams, Joseph Fry, Joseph Gore, Josephus Workman, Joshua Butcher, Kiahs Creek, Levi Collins, Lewis Adkins, Lilly's Branch, Limestone Creek, Little Harts Creek, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Low Gap Branch, Mathias Elkins, Meekin Vance, Melville Childers, Moses Brown, Moses Harrison, Moses Workman, Noah Hainer, Obediah Merritt, Obediah Workman, Paris Vance, Patton Thompson, Peter Dingess, Peter Mullins, Polly Vance, Price Lucas, Ralph Lucas, Reese W. Elkins, Richard Elkins, Richard Vance, Robert Elkins, Robert Hensley, Robert Lilly, Royal Childers, Sally McComas, Samuel Damron, Samuel Ferrell, Samuel Lambert, Samuel Parsons, Samuel Short, Samuel Vannatter, Sand Creek, Sims Index to Land Grants, Spencer A. Mullins, Squire Toney, Stephen Lambert, Thomas A. Childers, Thomas Dunn English, Thomas P. Spears, Wesley Vance, West Virginia, West Virginia State Archives, William Brown, William Buffington, William Dalton, William Hainer, William Johnson, William P. Blankenship, William Smith, William Straton, William T. Nichols, William Thompson, William Vance, William Wirt Brumfield
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.
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