01 Sunday Mar 2015
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Alderson B. Rutherford, culture, genealogy, history, Laurel Hill District, life, Lincoln County, photos, West Virginia
Alderson B. Rutherford (born c.1880), resident of Laurel Hill District, Lincoln County, WV
28 Saturday Feb 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Culture of Honor, Music, Shively
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Anna Bing Butcher, Appalachia, banjo, Emily Ann Butcher, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Logan County, Melvin Butcher, photos, West Virginia
This photo is thought to show the Melvin and Emily Ann (Browning) Butcher family of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV. Anna Bing Butcher appears in the photo
19 Thursday Feb 2015
Posted in Harts, Lincoln County Feud
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Aaron Adkins, Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, Burl Adkins, genealogy, Harts, history, John W Runyon, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Melissa Adkins, photos, West Virginia
W. Aaron Adkins, son of Burl and Melissa (Adkins) Adkins, of Harts, WV. During the feud, Aaron was a neighbor to John W. Runyon.
16 Monday Feb 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County Feud, Logan, Timber
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, Cabell County, Canada, Enoch Baker, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Huntington, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, logging, Nova Scotia, photos, timbering, West Virginia
Enoch Baker, a native of Nova Scotia who once worked timber on Harts Creek, is shown here years later at his Huntington, WV, office.
15 Sunday Feb 2015
Posted in Barboursville, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Barboursville, Blood in West Virginia, book, books, Cabell County, doctor, history, Lincoln County Feud, photos, physician, Virginus R. Moss, West Virginia
Dr. V.R. Moss was one of two physicians who treated Hollena Brumfield after her ambush. Earlier today, I visited his grave at Barboursville Cemetery in Barboursville, WV.
Dr. V.R. Moss was one of two physicians who treated Hollena Brumfield after her ambush. Earlier today, I visited his grave at Barboursville Cemetery in Barboursville, WV.
15 Sunday Feb 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Hamlin, Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, book, books, Brandon Kirk, Cabell County, genealogy, history, Huntington, Lincoln County Feud, photos, Professor Coin, Spring Hill Cemetery, Thomas H. Harvey, West Virginia
Judge Thomas H. Harvey was judge during the sensational Haley-McCoy murder trial in 1890. Here’s the Harvey family monument, located at Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington, WV.
Judge Harvey was brother to the rather famous “Professor Coin.” Here I am earlier today at the Harvey monument.
15 Sunday Feb 2015
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud, Logan
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Appalachia, Ashland, Blood in West Virginia, Boyd County, Brandon Kirk, Carter County, Cecil L. Hudgins, doctor, genealogy, history, Kentucky, Lincoln County Feud, Logan, Logan County, Olive Hill, photos, West Virginia
Dr. Cecil L. Hudgins was one of two physicians who treated Hollena Brumfield after her ambush. At the time of the Lincoln County Feud, Dr. Hudgins lived in Logan, WV. Earlier today, I visited his grave in Ashland, Kentucky.
Dr. Cecil L. Hudgins was one of two physicians who treated Hollena Brumfield after her ambush. At the time of the Lincoln County Feud, Dr. Hudgins lived in Logan, WV. He later settled in Olive Hill, Kentucky. Earlier today, I visited his grave in Ashland, Kentucky.
31 Saturday Jan 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Appalachia, Cecil Brumfield, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Logan County, Mag Brumfield, photos, Smokehouse Fork, U.S. South, West Virginia
Cecil Brumfield home, erected c.1932 on Smokehouse Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, WV
31 Saturday Jan 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Harts, Lincoln County Feud, Women's History
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Al Brumfield Cemetery, Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, genealogy, Harts, history, Hollene Brumfield, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
Yesterday, I re-visited the Hollena (Dingess) Brumfield grave in Harts, Lincoln County, WV. Hollena was the daughter of Henderson and Sarah (Adams) Dingess and the wife of Allen Brumfield.
31 Saturday Jan 2015
Posted in Harts, Lincoln County Feud
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Al Brumfield Cemetery, Appalachia, Benedum Foundation, Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Kirk, cemeteries, genealogy, Harts, history, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, photos, U.S. South, Ward Brumfield, West Virginia
Yesterday, I visited the Ward Brumfield grave, located in Harts, Lincoln County, WV. Around 2002, I helped to write a grant and placed a modern tombstone at Ward’s grave, which was previously marked with a rock. Ward appears as a child in my book, “Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy.”
11 Sunday Jan 2015
Posted in Ferrellsburg
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Appalachia, Clyde Dean, Ferrellsburg, genealogy, Georgia Stowers, Harts Creek District, history, Lincoln County, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
Clyde Dean (1915-1995) of Ferrellsburg, WV, nephew of Georgia Stowers
07 Wednesday Jan 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud
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Adkins Cemetery, cemeteries, Cole Branch Church, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Lincoln County, Missell Dingess, photos, Randolph Dingess, U.S. South, West Virginia
Randolph and Missell (Farley) Dingess grave, Adkins Cemetery, Harts Creek, Lincoln County, WV. 2014
07 Wednesday Jan 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud, Logan
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Appalachia, author, Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Kirk, Chief Logan State Park, history, log cabin, Logan, Logan County, Pelican Publishing Company, photos, Phyllis Kirk, U.S. South, West Virginia, writer
Log cabin at Chief Logan State Park, Logan, WV, 2014. Photo by Mom.
25 Thursday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Spottswood, Whirlwind
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Almeda Mullins, Appalachia, Bob Mullins Cemetery, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Jeff Mullins, Logan County, photos, Robert Mullins, U.S. South, West Virginia
Jeff Mullins (c.1883-1961), son of Robert “Bob” and Almeda (Mullins) Mullins, resident of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV.
24 Wednesday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Halcyon
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Appalachia, Edith Gore, French Gore, genealogy, Halcyon, Harts Creek, history, life, Logan County, photos, Weltha Gore, West Fork, West Virginia
Weltha (Kirk) Gore, Edith Gore, and French Gore, residents of West Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV, c.1913
24 Wednesday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Civil War, Ed Haley, Lincoln County Feud, Spottswood, Whirlwind
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34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Blood in West Virginia, Bob Mullins Cemetery, Brandon Kirk, cemeteries, civil war, Confederacy, Confederate Army, Ed Haley, genealogy, Harry Kirk, Harts Creek, Jackson Mullins, Lincoln County Feud, Lionel Adams, Little Harts Creek, Milt Haley, photos, Spottswood, West Virginia, Whirlwind
Jackson Mullins grave (to the right, marked by rocks), identified by a WPA map
Jackson Mullins tombstone, courtesy of the U.S. government
Dad and I; photos by Mom
Dad and I
Dad, Lionel Adams, and I. Lionel is the great-great-grandson of Jackson Mullins.
Jackson Mullins was the father-in-law of Milt Haley and the grandfather of Ed Haley
Jackson Mullins tombstone, placed at the Bob Mullins Cemetery on Harts Creek in Logan County, WV
22 Monday Dec 2014
Posted in Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County Feud, Women's History
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Appalachia, Douglas Branch, Ferrellsburg, genealogy, history, Jake Adkins, James Toney, Lettie Kib Adkins, Lincoln County, Nancy Toney, photos, West Virginia
Lettie McKibbon Adkins (1833-1904), daughter of James and Nancy (Gillespie) Toney and wife of Enos “Jake” Adkins. Jake and Kib lived at Douglas Branch in present-day Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County, WV.
21 Sunday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County Feud, Spottswood
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, book, Chloe Mullins, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Jackson Mullins, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, Milt Haley, photos, Trace Fork, Weddie Mullins, West Virginia
Weddie Mullins, son of Jackson and Chloe (Gore) Mullins. Weddie was also a brother-in-law to Milt Haley. All were residents of the Trace Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, WV.
15 Monday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County Feud, Spottswood
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Anthony Adams Jr., Appalachia, Ben Adams, Blood in West Virginia, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, photos, Victoria Adams, West Virginia
Anthony Adams, Jr. (1880-1955), son of Benjamin and Victoria (Dingess) Adams. Ant was a child during the Lincoln County Feud. This image was made about 1917.
15 Monday Dec 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek
World War I soldier from Harts Creek, Logan County, WV
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