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Melvin and Susan (Thompson) Kirk Homeplace (2018)

28 Monday May 2018

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Melvin and Susan (Thompson) Kirk Homeplace, Piney Fork of West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 24 May 2018. Melvin and Susan are my great-great-grandparents.

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Kirk Homeplace sign, Piney Fork of West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 24 May 2018. Melvin was born in 1862 to Thomas and Elizabeth “Betty” (Maynard) Kirk and was partly raised in Lawrence (later Martin) County, KY. To see Melvin with his father in the 1870 Lawrence County, KY, Census, follow this link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D8S9-4LS?i=7&cc=1438024 

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Kirk Cemetery sign, Piney Fork of West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 24 May 2018. Melvin followed his mother to Piney before 1880. To see Melvin in the 1880 Lincoln County Census, follow this link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB2-9WFZ?cc=1417683 

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Heading up to the cemetery. 24 May 2018. Melvin was a powerful left-handed timberman. In 1888, he bought a 35-acre farm from Floyd Caldwell.

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Kirk Cemetery Statue, Kirk Cemetery, Piney Fork of West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. 24 May 2018. Melvin played an important role in the Lincoln County Feud. https://www.amazon.com/Blood-West-Virginia-Brumfield-McCoy/dp/1455619183 

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Melvin Kirk grave, Kirk Cemetery. 24 May 2018. Photo by Mom. Melvin’s property was assessed in Lincoln County until 1897, when it transferred to Logan County. To see Melvin in the 1900 Logan County Census, follow this link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-68V3-C77?i=31&cc=1325221 

Melvin Kirk Family Cemetery (2015)

26 Tuesday May 2015

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The Melvin Kirk Family Cemetery, which I visited on May 25, 2015, is located on Piney at West Fork of Big Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia.

Row 1

James Edward Kirk (15 January 1965-02 March 2008)

Jimmy C. Kirk (19 August 1938-20 July 1966); s/o Musco and Sallie (Workman) Kirk; SP4 US ARMY

Musco Kirk (13 October 1901-13 March 1984); son of Melvin and Susan (Thompson) Kirk

Sallie Kirk (09 April 1911-06 December 1990); d/o Fletcher and Rachel (Messer) Workman; m. Musco Kirk

Row 2

Infant Williams (09 April 1951-09 April 1951); d/o Henry and M. Iris (Kirk) Williams

Jack Kirk (1926-1927); son of Pat and Eva (Brumfield) Kirk

Phillip Ray Kirk (1941-1948); d/o Shelby and Hollie M. (Justice) Kirk

Row 3

Dola Kirk (1914-1915); d/o Pat and Eva (Brumfield) Kirk

Elsa Kirk (1916-1917); d/o Pat and Eva (Brumfield) Kirk

Michael Lawrence Kirk (24 June 1940-10 April 1960); s/o Lawrence and Mima (Gore) Kirk

Mima Gore Kirk (02 February 1920-29 March 2009); d/o Joseph A. and Flora M. (Dingess) Gore; m. Lawrence Kirk

Lawrence Kirk (17 July 1918-07 May 2011); s/o Pat and Eva (Brumfield) Kirk

Row 4

Albert J. Kirk (28 November 1898-07 September 1960); son of Melvin and Susan (Thompson) Kirk

Thomas Kirk (1937-1938); s/o Albert and Pearl (Kirk) Kirk

Harry L. Kirk (01 January 1944-08 March 1944); s/o Albert and Pearl (Kirk) Kirk

Sharon Kirk (01 January 1944-08 January 1944); d/o Albert and Pearl (Kirk) Kirk

David Kirk (29 November 1946-02 December 1946); s/o Albert and Pearl (Kirk) Kirk

Row 5

Dortha Kirk (1920-1992); d/o Ben T. and Hattie Alice (Headley) Kirk; m. Melvin Kirk, Jr.

Melvin Kirk, Jr. (1910-1974); s/o Melvin and Susan (Thompson) Kirk

Dora D. Workman (10 August 1912-21 January 1916); d/o William and Minnie B. (Thompson) Workman

Mary Kirk (06 March 1975-06 March 1975)

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Kenneth Morris Neri (07 July 1927-24 January 2004); US ARMY TSGT US AIR FORCE WWII KOREA

Susie Neri (1940-still alive); d/o Melvin and Dortha (Taylor) Kirk, Jr.

Row 6

Teresa M. Kirk (20 January 1954-still alive)

Manuel Kirk (28 February 1938-

Helen J. Kirk (22 May 1945-17 August 2008)

Clarence Kirk (03 December 1936-03 December 1936); s/o Melvin and Dortha (Taylor) Kirk, Jr.

Melvin Kirk (18 February 1862-25 February 1911); s/o Thomas and Elizabeth (Maynard) Kirk

Susan Kirk Farris (15 June 1867-08 May 1953); d/o Patton and Delanie (Tomblin) Thompson; m1. Melvin Kirk; m2. Hugh Farris

Hugh Farris (15 May 1885-12 May 1952); s/o William and Elizabeth A. (Conley) Farris

Row 7

French McCann (30 June 1913-26 September 1931); s/o William T. and Ida (Kirk) McCann

Fannie McCann (13 January 1916-08 November 1918); d/o William T. and Ida (Kirk) McCann

William T. McCann (20 December 1882-14 January 1929); s/o Kerrick and Elizabeth (Dalton) McCann

William T. McCann, Jr. (29 May 1921-30 July 1998); s/o William T. and Ida (Kirk) McCann

Row 8

Edwin Drury McCann (26 January 1935-28 January 1935)

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Dorothy Ann Gore (1961-1983)

Kimber Nicole Workman (October 1991)

Baylee Danielle Workman (13 November 2004-13 November 2004)

Kaleb James Workman (27 March 2010-09 November 2010)

Row 9

Matilda “Mattie” Vance Workman (21 December 1873-XXX); d/o Addison and Theresa (Ross) Vance; m. Robert Workman

Robert Workman (February 1861-12 May 1922); s/o William M. and Mary J. (Thompson) Workman

Row 10

Rosco Kirk (03 March 1935-

Ema Jean Kirk (09 March 1934-02 September 1992); d/o William E. and Lula (Vance) Fowler; m. Rosco Kirk

Tammy Browning (14 June 1961-20 October 2014); d/o Rosco and Ema Jean (Fowler) Kirk