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Civil War Horse Theft Case: George Scaggs v. Amos Williamson (1866)

15 Tuesday Nov 2022

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Civil War, Harts, Lincoln County Feud

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Amos Williamson, Ann Brumfield, Appalachia, civil war, Confederate Army, county clerk, Curtis Ballard, Felix McConahoy, George Scaggs, history, James M. Duncan, Logan County, Paris Brumfield, Robert Thompson, Tolbert Ferrell, Vincent A. Witcher, West Virginia

Circuit Court Logan County

George Scaggs et al v. Amos Williamson

And the said defendant George Scaggs by Ferguson _ Samuels his attorney for plea says that at the time of the committing of the said supposed grievances in the said plaintiff’s declaration mentioned a state of actual war existed between the United States of America and the so called Confederate States of America, and that the said so called Confederate States of America were there and then a de facto government, to whom all the rights of bligerants had been and were then and there accorded by the said government of the United States, that at the time aforesaid he the said defendant was a regularly enlisted soldier in the military service of the said de facto government of the Confederate States of America and the said plaintiff was a regularly enlisted soldier in the military service of the said government of the United States, that the said defendant __ in the military service of the Confederate States of America, and in obedience to the orders of Col. Vincent A. Witcher, Lieutenant Felix McConahoy & Lieutenant Tolbert Ferrell his superior officers & captured from the said plaintiff one horse, while the said plaintiff was in the military service of the said government of the United States, which said horse was then and there contraband of war and was by the orders of the officers aforesaid appointed to the use of the said Confederate States of America, and not in any way to the private use of him the said defendant which is the same horse, and the man taking and c__ing in the said plaintiff’s declaration mentioned. And this the said defendant is ready to verify, wherefore he prays judgment.

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The State of West Virginia

To the Sheriff of Logan County–Greeting:

We command that you summon Paris Bromfield, Jas. M. Duncan & Robert Thompson to appear before the Judge of our Circuit Court of Logan County, at the Court House of said County, on the 2nd day of the next May Term of the said Court, to testify and the truth to speak on behalf of George Scaggs, in a certain matter of controversy before our said Court depending, wherein Amos Williamson is Plaintiff and George Scaggs is Defendant; and have then there this writ, and show how you have executed the same. Witness: Curtis Ballard, Clerk of the said Circuit Court of Logan County, at the Court House thereof, the 2nd day of April, 1866, and in the 3rd year of the State.

Curtis Ballard, Clerk

Executed on Pairs Brumfield By Reading the within to his wife on the 4th day of April 1866.

Al Brumfield Deed to Louisa Wiley (1903)

28 Friday Dec 2018

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Fourteen, Lincoln County Feud, Wewanta

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Al Brumfield, Ann Brumfield, Appalachia, Bruner Hollow, Edward W. Clark, Fine Malinda Nester, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, history, Hollena Brumfield, Jefferson Lucas, John S. Nester, Lewis Adkins, Lincoln County, Louisa Wiley, notary public, Paris Brumfield, Sulphur Spring Fork, West Virginia

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Deed Book 56, page 40, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. Al Brumfield was the son of Paris and Ann (Toney) Brumfield. Hollena Brumfield was the daughter of Henderson and Sallie (Adams) Dingess. Both were leading figures in the Lincoln County Feud.

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Deed Book 56, page 40, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. Louisa (Nester) Wiley was the daughter of John S. and Fine M. (Dalton) Nester. Her father was a first cousin to Al Brumfield.

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Deed Book 56, page 41, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. NOTE: Al Brumfield was literate; he signed this document with an “x” because he had gone blind by 1903.

Harts, WV (2018)

03 Sunday Jun 2018

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Guyandotte River, Harts

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Aaron Adkins, Al Brumfield, Appalachia, Bill Fowler, C&O Railroad, Charley Brumfield, CSX Railroad, Guyandotte River, Harts, Harts Creek, Harts PreK-8 School, Isaac Adkins, Lincoln County, Paris Brumfield, photos, West Virginia

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During the feud, this site hosted Bill Fowler’s store and saloon, as well as the Hart Post Office. During the 1890s, Al Brumfield’s saloon and store was situated here. 24 May 2018.

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Looking up the Guyandotte River from Harts, WV. The mouth of Big Harts Creek is just to the right. 24 May 2018.

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Looking up the CSX (former C&O) Railroad tracks from Harts, WV. This site is part of the old Isaac and Aaron Adkins farm. 24 May 2018.

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Here’s a cramped view of the new Harts PreK-8 School, built on what was once the Paris Brumfield farm. Charley Brumfield’s family owned this property from the 1890s until several years ago. 24 May 2018.

Writers Can Read Open Mic Night at Empire Books in Huntington, WV (2017)

22 Friday Dec 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Huntington, Lincoln County Feud

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Appalachia, author, authors, Blood in West Virginia, Boney Lucas, book, books, Brandon Kirk, Dave Lavender, Diana Pishner Walker, Eliot Parker, Empire Books, Herald-Dispatch, history, Hollywood Book Festival Honorable Mention, Huntington, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Marshall University, Paris Brumfield, Pelican Publishing Company, Readers' Favorite International Book Award, Silver Mom's Choice Award, Southern California Book Festival, West Virginia, Writers Can Read Open Mic NIght

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Many thanks to Eliot Parker for inviting me to appear as a featured author and read from Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy at the Writers Can Read Open Mic Night at Empire Books in Huntington, WV. I dedicated my reading to the feudists and their descendants. Paris Brumfield and Boney Lucas descendants were among the listeners–thrilling! I met some really great folks and enjoyed the event. 18 December 2017.

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As always, thanks to Dave Lavender for promoting the event in the Herald-Dispatch. http://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/empire-books-hosting-writers-can-read/article_02abde5d-bb75-55bb-8a0d-d9451c00b8e2.html

Rachel (Brumfield) Spry Grave and Estate (1922)

06 Wednesday Dec 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Atenville, Cemeteries, Harts, Lincoln County Feud

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Absalom Spry, Ann Brumfield, Appalachia, Bill Brumfield, Brandon Kirk, Charley Spry, E.J. Elkins, Harts, history, Kyle Topping, Lewis Dempsey, Lincoln County, Paris Brumfield, Phyllis Kirk, Rachel Spry, Sherman Nelson, Ward Brumfield, Wesley Ferguson, West Virginia

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Commissioners Record Book No. 13, page 135, Lincoln County Clerk’s Office, Hamlin, WV. Rachel Spry (1863-1922) was the daughter of Paris and Ann (Toney) Brumfield and the wife of Absalom “App” Spry. I descend from her brother, Bill.

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Aunt Rachel’s grave, Harts, Lincoln County, 10 May 2016. Photo by Mom.

Harts Area Deed Index (1893-1909)

03 Sunday Dec 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Atenville, Big Ugly Creek, Harts, Little Harts Creek

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Al Brumfield, Alice Dingess, Appalachia, Big Branch, Bridge Branch, Browns Branch, Caroline Brumfield, Cass Gartin, Charles Adkins, Charley Brumfield, Daisy Brumfield, Dave Dingess, Dry Branch, Elias Vance, Enos "Jake" Adkins, genealogy, George W. Dillon, Georgia Brumfield, Hamlin, Harts, Harts Creek, Harts Creek District, Hendricks Brumfield, history, Hollena Brumfield, Hollena Ferguson, Ike Fry Branch, James Brumfield, justice of the peace, L.C. Denison, Lettie Adkins, Lincoln County, Little Harts Creek, Martha J. Dial, Olga Brumfield, Paris Brumfield, Rachel Spry, Rhoda Gartin, Shingle Branch, Sidney Brumfield, W.L. Ferguson, Walton Brumfield, Ward Brumfield, Wesley Ferguson, West Fork, West Virginia, William Adkins, William Workman

The following deed index is based on Deed Book 50 at the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office in Hamlin, WV, and relates to residents of the Harts Creek community. These notes are meant to serve as a reference to Deed Book 50. Researchers who desire the most accurate version of this material are urged to consult the actual record book.

James and Sidney J. Brumfield to Olga Brumfield     land for $245     30 June 1909     p. 46-47

L.C. and Rhoda Gartin to William Adkins     32 acres Dry Branch     2 June 1893     Elias Vance, JP     p. 58-59

Caroline and Charles Brumfield to William Workman     50 acres Forks of Ike Fry Branch for $180     28 July 1904     Isaac Fry, JP     p. 100-101

Allen and Hollena Brumfield to William Workman     195 acres Brown’s Branch for $200     26 June 1900     Isaac Fry, JP     p. 101-102

W.L. Ferguson, Trustee of George W. Dillon (bankrupt), to William Workman and Rachel Spry     7 acres Mouth of Bridge Branch     18 November 1907     p. 103-104

Charles and Caroline Brumfield to William Workman and Rachel Spry     10 acres at Mouth of Little Harts Creek for $175     16 September 1909

Calls of Land Allotted to Rachel Spry from the Paris Brumfield Estate (Lot 7)     80 acres below Little Hart     p. 106

Allen and Hollena Brumfield to Sarah Mullins and Mary A. Vance     25 acres Bridge Branch for $12     24 December 1903     p. 108-109

Charles Brumfield to Caroline Brumfield     Three Tracts on Ike Fry Branch     07 August 1894     p. 111-112

Hollena and Wesley Ferguson, Ward Brumfield, Hendrix and Georgia Brumfield, to Charlie Brumfield     100 acres Guyan River     20 March 1907     Charles Adkins, JP     p. 113-114

David and Alice Dingess to Caroline Brumfield     50 acres on Lower Branch of Little Harts Creek for $200     02 January 1909     Charles Adkins, JP     p. 114-115

Walton and Daisy Brumfield to L.C. Denison     156, 59, 72 acres on Big and Shingle Branches of Big Ugly Creek     18 July 1908     p. 292-294

Enos and Lettice M. Adkins to Martha J. Dial     93 acres East Fork of Big Harts Creek for $250     12 June 1893     Elias Vance, JP     p. 308-309

Note: I copied all of these deeds.

Rufus Stowers

18 Tuesday Apr 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Hamlin, Lincoln County Feud

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Appalachia, Bland County, Carroll District, commissioner of revenue, constable, Emma Eva Christina Stowers, farming, genealogy, George Washington Stowers, Hamlin, Henry H. Hardesty, Hiram H. Lambert, history, James Addison Stowers, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Luella Ann Stowers, Martha Rebecca Alice Stowers, Mary Priscilla Stowers, Matilda Jane Stowers, music, Paris Brumfield, Priscilla E. Lambert, Rebecca Stowers, Rufus Stowers, Sarah Elizabeth Stowers, Scary Creek, Tazewell County, The Lincoln County Crew, timber, United Baptist Church, Virginia, War of 1812, West Virginia, William Larkin Stowers, William Stowers

From “Hardesty’s History of Lincoln County, West Virginia,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Rufus Stowers, who resided at Hamlin in Lincoln County, West Virginia:

Son of William Larkin and Rebecca (Lambert) Stowers, was born in Tazewell county, Virginia, January 26, 1842, and settled in Lincoln county in 1872. His father died in Tazewell county in 1857, and his mother in 1856. Mr. Stowers taught school thirteen years, but is now a farmer in Carroll district, owning about 127 acres of land on Scary creek, seven miles southeast from Hamlin. The farm is in good condition, containing a large orchard of apple, pear and peach trees, and a portion of it is heavily timbered with poplar, sugar, maple, beech, hickory, and walnut. In Tazewell county, August 16, 1859, Rufus Stowers was united in wedlock with Sarah Elizabeth Lambert. She is a daughter of Hiram H. and Priscilla E. (Lambert) Lambert, and she was born in Tazewell county, April 26, 1844. October 28, 1882, Mrs. Stowers died, leaving a husband and six children to mourn her loss. She was the mother of seven children, one deceased, who were born as follows: George Washington, September 8, 1860; Matilda Jane, March 29, 1862; Mary Priscilla, August 14, 1864; Martha Rebecca Alice, August 9, 1871; Emma Eva Christina, October 7, 1875; James Addison, March 8, 1877, died July 5, 1878; Luella Ann, April 16, 1879. Mr. Stowers is a member of the United Baptist Church; his wife was a member of the same church at the time of her death. William Stowers, father of Rufus, was a soldier in the war of 1812. Rufus Stowers was at one time constable and commissioner of revenue in Bland county, Virginia. Any mail for him may be addressed to Hamlin, Lincoln county, West Virginia.

Source: The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Vol. 7 (Richwood, WV: Jim Comstock, 1974), p. 117.

NOTE: During the Lincoln County Feud, Paris Brumfield accidentally shot Mr. Stowers. Mr. Stowers appears in the song, “The Lincoln County Crew.”

Evermont Ward Brumfield

09 Sunday Apr 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Civil War, Hamlin

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3rd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, Appalachia, Bear Creek, Bunker Hill, Carroll District, civil war, deputy sheriff, Evermont Ward Brumfield, genealogy, Hamlin, Henry H. Hardesty, history, Irena Johnson, jailer, John H. Brumfield, Junea Lilly Brumfield, Laury Brumfield, Lincoln County, Maud Eske Brumfield, Methodist Episcopal Church, Mount Crawford, Paris Brumfield, Perry Johnson, Piedmont, Rachel Brumfield, Rudes Hill, Sheridan District, Spicy Brumfield, Union Army, Virginia, West Virginia, William Randolph Brumfield, Winchester

From “Hardesty’s History of Lincoln County, West Virginia,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Evermont Ward Brumfield, who resided at Hamlin in Lincoln County, West Virginia:

Is a native of Lincoln county, born July 15, 1841, and he is a son of John H. and Rachel (Haskins) Brumfield. In Lincoln county, February 14, 1867, E.W. Brumfield was joined in marriage with Laury Johnson, born in Lincoln county, October 22, 1843, and is a daughter of Perry and Irena (Gilkinson) Johnson. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Brumfield are: Junea Lilly, May 14, 1868; Spicy, October 1, 1871; Maud Eske, April 24, 1881; all at home. Mr. Brumfield served in the Federal army during the Civil War, in Company G, 3rd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry. He enlisted November 15, 1863, and served until the close of the war, and was a participant in the following battles: Winchester, Piedmont, Mount Crawford, Rudes Hill, and Bunker Hill. One brother of E.W. Brumfield, William Randolph, was killed in the late war. Mr. and Mrs. Brumfield joined the Methodist Episcopal Church July 16, 1869, in which Mr. Brumfield has been class leader. His grandfathers were among the earliest settlers of Lincoln county. E.W. Brumfield owns about 105 acres of fine farming land in Sheridan district, on Bear creek, four miles northwest of Hamlin; the land is well cultivated, and has upon it a large orchard of apple, peach, plum and cherry trees. Beside tilling the soil, in Carroll district, the subject of this sketch is jailer and deputy sheriff of Lincoln county, which office he has held two years. Direct mail to Hamlin, Lincoln county, West Virginia.

Source: The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Vol. 7 (Richwood, WV: Jim Comstock, 1974), p. 108-109.

NOTE: Paris Brumfield, brother to E.W. Brumfield, is my great-great-great-grandfather.

Lewis Adkins

27 Monday Mar 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Fourteen, Ranger

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Albert M. Adkins, Anderville Adkins, Appalachia, Cabell County, Emily Adkins, Emmazetta Adkins, Evermont Adkins, Fourteen, genealogy, Hansford Adkins, Henry H. Hardesty, history, Hugh C. Adkins, Jacob Adkins, John H. Brumfield, Laurel Hill District, Lewis Adkins, Lincoln County, Melcina Adkins, Paris Brumfield, Pheobe Adkins, Rachel Brumfield, Ranger, Richard Adkins, Sampson Adkins, Spencer Adkins, Wayne County, West Virginia

From “Hardesty’s History of Lincoln County, West Virginia,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Lewis Adkins, who resided at Fourteen in Lincoln County, West Virginia:

Was born in Wayne county, (then) Virginia, in 1814, and in 1841 came to what is now Lincoln county. Jacob and Pheobe (Bradshaw) Adkins were his parents, both now deceased. Lewis Adkins has been twice married; his first wife, Melcina Hunter, died, leaving eight children, born as follows: Evermont, February 1, 1839; Anderville, February 28, 1842; Albert M., August 27, 1844; Hansford, October 27, 1847; Emily, August 1850, died in 1866; Hugh C., April 17, 1853; Spencer, May 17, 1856; Richard, May 26, 1861. In Cabell county, in 1866, Mr. Adkins was again united in wedlock, with Emma Brumfield, and to them one child was born: Sampson, December 27, 1866. Mrs. Adkins was born in this county, in 1824, the year in which her parents, John and Rachel (Haskins) Brumfield, settled here. Mr. Adkins is one of the farming population of Laurel Hill district, and any mail for him may be addressed to Fourteen, Lincoln county, West Virginia.

Source: The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Vol. 7 (Richwood, WV: Jim Comstock, 1974), p. 139.

NOTE: Emmazetta (Brumfield) Adkins was a sister to my ancestor, Paris Brumfield.

Isham Roberts

13 Monday Mar 2017

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Harts, Lincoln County Feud

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Ann Brumfield, Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, Bob Hatfield, Devil Anse Hatfield, Dicy Roberts, genealogy, Harts, Harts Creek District, Henry H. Hardesty, history, Isham Collins, Isham Roberts, Kentucky, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Louisa Jane Hatfield, Martha J. Roberts, Martin County, merchant, Minnesota, Paris Brumfield, West Virginia

From “Hardesty’s History of Lincoln County, West Virginia,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Isham Roberts, who resided at Hart in Lincoln County, West Virginia:

Son of Isham and Dicie (Roberts) Collins, was born in Martin county, Kentucky, in 1861, and settled in Lincoln county in 1877. His mother resides in this county, but his father is in Minnesota. Isham Roberts was united in the holy bonds of matrimony, in Lincoln county in 1883, with Martha J. Brumfield. She was born in 1865, and her parents, Paris and Annie (Toney) Brumfield, are natives of this county. Mr. Roberts is a prosperous young merchant in Hart Creek district, having his business headquarters on Guyan river, at the mouth of Big Hart creek. His prices are the most reasonable and the business very extensive. Hart, Lincoln county, West Virginia, is the post office address of Isham Roberts, Jr.

Source: The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Vol. 7 (Richwood, WV: Jim Comstock, 1974), p. 137.

NOTE: Isham Roberts married my great-great-great-aunt, Martha J. Brumfield. His sister, Louisa Jane (Collins) Mullins, married Bob Hatfield (son of Devil Anse).

Paris Brumfield Grave (2016)

06 Tuesday Dec 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Civil War, Harts, Lincoln County Feud

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34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, 45th Battalion Virginia Infantry, Appalachia, Brandon Kirk, cemeteries, civil war, genealogy, Harts, history, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Nathan Kirk, Paris Brumfield, Paris Brumfield Family Cemetery, Phyllis Kirk, Vincent A. Witcher, West Virginia

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Here we are placing the marker. Paris Brumfield Family Cemetery, Harts, Lincoln County, WV. 29 November 2016. Photo by Mom.

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Paris Brumfield served in the 45th Battalion Virginia Infantry from 1863-1864 and also under Lt. Col. Vincent “Clawhammer” Witcher in the 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry from 1864-?.

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Paris Brumfield is my great-great-great-grandfather and a major character in my book, “Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy.” Photo by Nathan Kirk.

Morg Hollow of Big Ugly Creek (2016)

09 Saturday Jan 2016

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Gill

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Allen B. Brumfield, Appalachia, Big Ugly Creek, Confederate Army, genealogy, Guyandotte River, history, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Morg Hollow, Paris Brumfield, photos, rafting, Rebecca Brumfield, timbering, West Virginia

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Named for Morgan Brumfield, son of Allen B. and Rebecca (Johnson) Brumfield. Allen met his wife, a native of West Hamlin, while riding rafts down the Guyandotte River. 2 January 2016

 

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Named for Morgan Brumfield, son of Allen B. and Rebecca (Johnson) Brumfield. Allen served in the Confederate Army. 2 January 2016

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Named for Morgan Brumfield, son of Allen B. and Rebecca (Johnson) Brumfield. Morgan was named for John Hunt Morgan. 2 January 2016

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Named for Morgan Brumfield, son of Allen B. and Rebecca (Johnson) Brumfield. Allen was a brother to feudist Paris Brumfield. 2 January 2016

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Named for Morgan Brumfield, son of Allen B. and Rebecca (Johnson) Brumfield. Morgan Brumfield was a participant in the Lincoln County Feud. 2 January 2016

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Named for Morgan Brumfield, son of Allen B. and Rebecca (Johnson) Brumfield. Morgan is buried near this property. 2 January 2016

Paris Brumfield grave (2015)

05 Saturday Sep 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Cemeteries, Sand Creek

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Appalachia, Brandon Kirk, cemeteries, genealogy, history, Lincoln County, Mile Branch, Paris Brumfield, photos, Price Lucas Family Cemetery, Sand Creek, U.S. South, West Virginia

I recently visited Paris Brumfield's grave at Lucas Cemetery on Sand Creek ridge in Lincoln County, WV. 3 September 2015

I recently visited Paris Brumfield’s grave at Lucas Cemetery on Sand Creek ridge in Lincoln County, WV. 3 September 2015

Price Lucas Family Cemetery (2015)

05 Saturday Sep 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Cemeteries, Sand Creek

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Albert A. Lambert, Allen Green Lucas, Annie Lambert, Appalachia, Causby Elvira Farley, cemeteries, Charley Vance, Charley Vance Jr., Clayton D. Johnson, David Price Lucas, Debra Johnson, Dencil Ray Johnson, Edar M. Vance, Elbert Vance, Ellen Louise Collins, Fannie Lambert, Flora Vance, genealogy, George E. Lambert, Hazel Vance, Henry Luke Shelton, history, Homer Maynard, Howard Adkins Jr., Jane Farley, Joe Farley, Johnnie Hicks, Johnny A. Farley, Larry Owen Vance, Levi Rakes, Lilburn L. Farley, Lula Belle Lucas, Margaret Ann Lucas, Mauna Rogers, Maxcil Vance, Melvin Clay Farley, Michael Johnson, Nellie Vance, Paris Brumfield, Pearl Johnson, Price Lucas Family Cemetery, Rachel Farley, Ralph Farley, Robert Brumfield, Robert L. Lucas, Roger Dale Lucas, Roger Maynard, Susan Rakes, Sylvia Church, Thomas Clayton Church, U.S. South, Violet I. Farley

The Price Lucas Family Cemetery, which I visited on 3 September 2015, is located on Sand Creek ridge in Lincoln County, WV. Today, this cemetery is popularly known as the Lucas Cemetery or Lucas-Farley Cemetery. To reach the cemetery, drive 3.5 miles up the Big Fork or Laurel Fork of Saw Mill Hollow of Sand Creek. A four-wheel drive vehicle is required. I last visited this cemetery on 12 September 2002.

Row 1

unmarked rock headstone — Homer Maynard

Roger Lee Maynard (03 November 1965-13 December 1992)

Row 2

Johnny A. Farley (05 May 1956-30 May 1958)

Rachel Farley (04 July 1945-04 July 1945); d/o Melvin Clay and Causby Elvira (Lucas) Farley

Causby Elvira Farley (04 December 1917-13 July 1983); d/o David Price and Nancy (Neace) Lucas; m. Melvin Clay Farley

Melvin Clay Farley (19 November 1905-13 October 1989); s/o Matthew Clay and Rachel (Lucas) Farley

Howard Adkins, Jr. (27 July 1935-12 September 1998); s/o Causby Elvira Lucas

Dencil Ray Johnson (30 July 1940-24 November 2006)

Pearl Johnson (1939-still alive); d/o Melvin Clay and Causby Elvira (Lucas) Farley; m. Dencil Ray Johnson

Michael Johnson (1975-2014)

Clayton D. Johnson (1965-2009); s/o Dencil Ray and Pearl (Farley) Johnson

Debra Johnson (1965-still alive); m. Clayton D. Johnson

Row 3

NOTE: In 2002, I noted a tin marker reading “Lettie Farley” here

Ralph Farley (1886-1967); s/o R. Lee and Elvira (Lucas) Farley

rock headstone and footstone — Ralph’s second wife

rock headstone and footstone — c/o Vergie Thompson

“B.R.P.” carved on rock headstone with footstone

“R.F.” carved on rock headstone with footstone

(little gap)

NOTE: IN 2002, I noted two unmarked graves here.

Jane (1883-1920); d/o Ralph and Emmazetta (Nelson) Lucas; m. David Robinson Farley

Joe Farley (1919-1920); s/o David R. and Jane (Lucas) Farley

rock headstone and footstone

D.L. (died March 28, 1939)

NOTE: In 2002, I noted a rock here reading “C.R.” or “O.R.”

Row 4

Lilburn L. Farley (05 November 1931-23 January 2011); s/o Ralph “Rafe” and Nancy V. (Neace) Farley

Violet I. Farley (04 September 1937-02 November 1997); m. Lilburn L. Farley

Jocko and Jean Farley Baby (d. May 1957)

rock headstone with tiny footstone

rock headstone and footstone — child

rock headstone and footstone

(slightly out of row)

rock headstone and footstone

rock headstone and footstone

(gap)

hickory tree

large round rock headstone with rock footstone

“F.B.R.” carved on rock

rock headstone and small rock footstone

rock headstone and footstone

Susan Rakes (1858-1925); s/o John Clay and Rebecca (Elkins) Farley; m. Levi C. Rakes

Levi Rakes (1835-1929); s/o Levi and Ola Rakes

round rock headstone and tiny rock footstone; c/o Levi and Susan (Lucas) Rakes

rock headstone; c/o Levi and Susan (Lucas) Rakes

Row 5

rock headstone nearly buried

rock headstone laying on ground and footstone

tiny rock headstone and footstone

“F.L.” carved on rock

“D.P.L.” carved on rock; d. Nov 17, 1917; David Price Lucas; s/o John and Mary (Fry) Lucas

hickory tree

Row 6

rock headstone with hickory tree at footstone

rock headstone pile with tiny rock footstone

rock footstone

Edar M. Vance (1922-1998); d/o Tolbert and Nancy L. Adkins; m. Maxcil Vance

Charley Vance, Jr. (1942-2013)

Row 7

Margaret Ann Lucas (1876-1951); d/o Ralph and Emmazetta (Nelson) Lucas; m1. Owen O. Vance; m2. Allen Green Lucas

rock headstone

Florie Vance (27 February 1925-14 November 1927); born 28 October 1927; d/o Charles and Hazel (Nelson) Vance

Nellie Vance (09 June 1930-25 September 1931); d/o Charles and Hazel (Nelson) Vance

cement square headstone and rock footstone

cement square headstone and rock footstone

rock headstone and footstone

E. Vance — difficult to read — “June 14” — likely Elbert Vance, born c.1929, s/o Charley and Hazel (Nelson) Vance

rock headstone and footstone

Charley Vance (17 August 1898-11 July 1950); s/o Owen O. and Margaret (Lucas) Vance

Hazel Vance (1901-1966); born 1898; d/o Allen and Sibby (Lovejoy) Nelson; m. Charley Vance

cement square headstone

cinderblock headstone

Larry Owen Vance (22 January 1945-03 November 1986)

Maxcil Vance (16 February 1923-02 December 1988); s/o Charley and Hazel (Nelson) Vance

Mauna Rogers (1947-1994); d/o Charley and Hazel (Nelson) Vance

Row 8

Annie Lambert (10 April 1915-22 June 2001); d/o Ralph “Rafe” and Nancy V. (Neace) Farley; m. Albert A. Lambert

Albert A. Lambert (20 February 1921-30 January 1976); s/o Henderson and Lilly Mae (Lucas) Lambert; PVT US ARMY WWII; m. Anna D. Farley

Allen Green Lucas (1876-1960); s/o John W. and Sarah (Clark) Lucas

(gap)

hickory tree

rock laying on ground at hickory tree

rock headstone laying on ground

rock headstone and footstone

rock headstone and footstone

NOTE: Among the four unmarked graves listed above, three reportedly belong to “colored” people.

Row 9

“H.A.” carved on rock

(gap)

hickory tree

Robert L. Lucas (1906-1974); s/o Allen Green and Margaret A. (Lucas) Lucas

Lula Belle Lucas (17 November 1923-08 May 1950); d/o Bird and Lizzie (Tipton) Nelson; m. Robert Lucas

Roger Dale Lucas (23 December 1949-18 September 1950); s/o Robert and Lula Belle (Nelson) Lucas

Row 10

rock headstone and footstone (child)

(gap)

rock headstone and footstone

rock headstone and hickory tree as footstone; tin marker is faded

Row 11

Robert Brumfield (03 May 1935- still alive); s/o Paris and Julia A. (Lucas) Brumfield

Paris Brumfield (22 August 1888-11 January 1939); s/o John H. and Susan Ellen (Lucas) Brumfield

rock headstone and footstone

Jhonnie Hicks; s/o Bill and Chessie (Brumfield) Hicks

(large gap)

three trees

Thomas Clayton Church (01 December 1933-29 December 1999)

Sylvia Sibby C. Church (10 December 1935-17 December 2003); d/o Charley and Hazel (Nelson) Church; m. Thomas C. Church

Row 12

Ellen Louise Collins (15 May 1954-20 March 2011)

Row 13

Henry Luke Shelton (20 January 2007-20 January 2007); s/o Clifford and Pauline Shelton

George E. Lambert (03 June 1939-still alive); s/o Henderson and Lilly Mae (Lucas) Lambert

Fannie Lambert (20 April 1929-21 September 2011); m. George E. Lambert

Wheeling, West Virginia (2015)

24 Wednesday Jun 2015

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Lincoln County Feud (2015)

22 Monday Jun 2015

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Our feud…we have arrived! 20 June 2015

Taylor Books

05 Friday Jun 2015

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Here I am meeting wonderful people at Taylor Books in Charleston, WV

Here I am meeting wonderful people on 30 May 2015 at Taylor Books in Charleston, WV

Hart, 1882

27 Saturday Dec 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Harts

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"Hart," Polk's West Virginia State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1882-1883.

“Hart,” Polk’s West Virginia State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1882-1883.

John Brumfield

31 Sunday Aug 2014

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John Brumfield

John Brumfield, son of Paris and Ann (Toney) Brumfield, c.1898. John was a key participant in the Lincoln County Feud. Courtesy of Dorothy (Roberts) Brumfield.

 

Al Brumfield

17 Sunday Aug 2014

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Harts, Lincoln County Feud, Timber

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Allen "Al" Brumfield, son of Paris, resident of Harts, Lincoln County, WV, 1890s

Allen “Al” Brumfield, son of Paris, resident of Harts, Lincoln County, WV, 1890s

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