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Dr. Charles Wolfe Autograph (1998)

24 Tuesday Oct 2017

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Charles Wolfe Autograph

In July of 1998, John Hartford and I enjoyed a dinner gathering with Dr. Charles Wolfe of MTSU somewhere in Nashville. John knew Dr. Wolfe very well, but I had never met him. I admired several of Dr. Wolfe’s books. I owned a recently-purchased copy of his “The Devil’s Box: Masters of Southern Fiddling” (1997). At our dinner, Dr. Wolfe autographed my copy of his book. I met a lot of famous and wonderful people during my time in Nashville; in hindsight, his was the only autograph I ever asked for. https://www.amazon.com/Devils-Box-Masters-Southern-Fiddling/dp/0826513247

The Majesty of Coal (1927)

24 Thursday Aug 2017

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From the Cincinnati Enquirer via the Logan Banner of Logan, WV, we find this editorial about coal dated 8 February 1927:

Coal is one of the present greatest factors in the life of civilization. But for this “bottled sunlight” we should have little other light or power. We ride the street cars, pass under the luminance of arc lights, enjoy the soft glow of the incandescents; we operate our mills and factories, we speed across the continents and oceans on trains and steamers largely because we have coal. Some day something else may take its place, but at present coal is the nerve of modern life and industry, of trade and commerce.

In the program being carried forward to make this city better known to its own people and to other peoples, the Chamber of Commerce does well to stress the importance of the city as a soft-coal center. The city is, in fact, the soft-coal center of the nation. The great cosmopolitan communities of the country would often be in hard way but for Cincinnati and its facilities with reference to soft coal distribution. We not only are the gateway to the South, but the gateway through which flows the essence which fires and lights practically the life and industry of the mightiest nation on the face of the earth.

The coal of West Virginia and Kentucky makes life brighter and more worth living on the island of Manhattan; it goes to the areas of cold and bleakness on, and beyond, the Northern lakes. It helps to feed the trains and ships which carry millions of passengers and billions of dollars worth of freight. It helps to light the Statue of Liberty and warm the halls of legislation. Blow out, over night, the effectiveness and influence of Cincinnati to serve the nation and chaos would be invited for a time.

There is a good deal to be known about Cincinnati–much that is valuable to the city, and much that is of value to the nation and to the world.

Harts Creek Area Preachers (1888-1889)

25 Friday Dec 2015

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The following list of Logan County marriages for the period of 1888 to 1889 reveals the names of preachers operating in the Harts Creek area. This is a “working list” and will be updated. The source for this material is “Marriages-Births-Deaths, 1872-1892,” pages 57-62, which is located at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV. Many thanks to the county clerks and their employees who have always been so helpful to my research these past twenty-five years. NOTE: Marriage records for the Lincoln County section of the community are unavailable.

1888

Josephus Workman     15 April 1888     George Smoot and Fannie Smoot

Canaan Adkins     16 April 1888     John Adams and Jane Dalton

Canaan Adkins     23 April 1888     David Burns and Martha Richards

Philip Hager     4 May 1888     Crockett Butcher and Laura Vickers

Canaan Adkins     3 May 1888     V.B. Mullins, Jr. and Luda J. Kinser

Canaan Adkins     14 May 1888     John A. Farley and R.L. Workman

Philip Hager     16 June 1888     John Mullins and Barrette Lucas

Canaan Adkins     30 August 1888     Melvin McCloud and Dolcena Rose

Josephus Workman     12 September 1888     William F. Dingess and Penelope Stollings

Philip Hager     25 September 1888     Thomas B. Steele and Dixie L. Ferrell

J.P. Mullins     3 October 1888     John Dingess and Mary J. Mullins

Josephus Workman     7 October 1888     James Messer and Cordelia Abbott

Canaan Adkins     3 November 1888     William H. Workman and Almeda Workman

1889

Canaan Adkins     10 January 1889     John Adkins and Arminta Mullins

Canaan Adkins     10 January 1889     John W. Tomblin and Elizabeth Browning

Canaan Adkins     31 January 1889     Albert Bryant and Malinda J. Kinser

V.B. Prince     10 April 1889     Spencer Mullins and Simantha Collins

Canaan Adkins     12 April 1889     A.J. Browning and Cassie Williamson

V.B. Prince     4 May 1889     Solomon Mullins and Elizabeth _____

V.B. Prince     31 May 1889     William Kinser and Elizabeth Dalton

Josephus Workman     7 June 1889     Joseph A. Fowler and Louvernia Whitman

Josephus Workman     13 July 1889     C.H. Stone and Rosalie Lilly

V.B. Prince     16 August 1889     Burdin Smith and M.J. Bryant

V.B. Prince     16 August 1889     Parris Smith and Viola Tomblin

V.B. Prince     29 August 1889     James Carter and Marietta Burns

V.B. Prince     29 August 1889     Charley Collins and Minnie Dingess

Josephus Workman     26 September 1889     Asa Ferrell and Minnie Dingess

No Preacher Given     No Date Given     Jesse Gore and Araminta A. Thompson

V.B. Prince     15 October 1889     Daniel Vance and Matilda Lytton

V.B. Prince     1 December 1889     Ballard Bryant and Roxie Butcher

V.B. Prince     7 December 1889     John Farris and Leanzy Alford

Josephus Workman     25 December 1889     F.H. Brown and R.D. Dingess

Josephus Workman     30 December 1889     William Bell and Rebecca Hill

Van B. Prince     30 December 1889     David Robinson and Mollie Adams

Harts Creek Area Preachers (1885-1887)

21 Monday Dec 2015

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The following list of Logan County marriages for the period of 1885 to 1887 reveals the names of preachers operating in the Harts Creek area. This is a “working list” and will be updated. The source for this material is “Marriages-Births-Deaths, 1872-1892,” pages 49-55, which is located at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV. Many thanks to the county clerks and their employees who have always been so helpful to my research these past twenty-five years. NOTE: Marriage records for the Lincoln County section of the community are unavailable.

1885

Van B. Prince     15 January 1885     David Bryant and Minerva Tomblin

Philip Hager     29 January 1885     John Brumfield and Mary A. Thompson

Josephus Workman     9 February 1885     Moses Howard and Mahala Browning

Josephus Workman     17 February 1885     William Simpkins and Nancy Bryant

Canaan Adkins     5 March 1885     W. Dempsey and E. Tomblin

Van B. Prince     19 March 1885     M. Baisden and M.J. Workman

J.P. Mullins     21 May 1885     John Adams and Anthelia Smith

Van B. Prince     16 August 1885     John Smith and Arrena Doss

1886

Van B. Prince     16 March 1886     W.H. Browning and Matilda Dempsey

Canaan Adkins     18 May 1886     James Kirk and C. Thompson

Van B. Prince     8 August? 1886     A.F. Gore and Sarah? McCloud

Josephus Workman     July or August 1886     W. Smith and L.B. Booth

Josephus Workman     7? August 1886     T.D.E. Stollings and Mary A. Dingess

Van B. Prince     9 August 1886     Melvin Baisden and Emeline Hall

Van B. Prince     21 August 1886     Stephen Mullins and Harriet Carter

Josephus Workman     September 1886     James Resner and Cela Hatton?

Van B. Prince     15 September 1886     Joseph Baisden and M.J. Williamson

Josephus Workman     29 November 1886     Alex Dalton and D.W. Conley

1887

Van B. Prince     13 January 1887     William Carter and Nancy Mullins

Van B. Prince     16 February 1887     Meekin Vance and Betty Nelson

Josephus Workman     18 February 1887     J.C. Marcum and Doshia Conley

Van B. Prince     25 February 1887     John W. Marcum and Mary Vance

Canaan Adkins     25 July 1887     J.H. Mullins and Elizabeth Tomblin

Van B. Prince     27 July 1887     Solomon Adams and E.E. Curry

Van B. Prince     20 August 1887     Weddington Mullins and Missouri Kinser

Van B. Prince     22 August 1887     Henderson Bryant and Laura Butcher

Joseph and Dicy Adams grave (2014)

07 Monday Dec 2015

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Joseph Adams and Dicie Mullins Adams Grave

Joseph and Dicy (Mullins) Adams modern headstone. Joseph Adams is buried to the left where the old rock is marked “J.A.” Dicy Adams is buried at center where the old headstone is marked “Dicy A.” The person buried at right with a rock headstone is unknown. 14 October 2014.

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Joseph and Dicy (Mullins) Adams headstones. On 24 April 2015, Kathy Adams and I restored this section of the cemetery.

 

Joseph and Dicy Adams grave

Joseph and Dicy (Mullins) Adams headstone. 11 June 2014.

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Joseph Adams original headstone. 14 October 2014.

Dicy Mullins Adams grave 1

Dicy (Mullins) Adams modern headstone. 11 June 2014.

Dicy Mullins Adams grave 2

Dicy (Mullins) Adams original headstone. 11 June 2014.

Harts Creek Area Preachers (1879-1881)

28 Saturday Nov 2015

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The following list of Logan County marriages for the period of 1879 to 1881 reveals the names of preachers operating in the Harts Creek area. This is a “working list” and will be updated. The source for this material is “Marriages-Births-Deaths, 1872-1892,” pages 37-41, which is located at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV. Many thanks to the county clerks and their employees who have always been so helpful to my research these past twenty-five years. NOTE: Marriage records for the Lincoln County section of the community are unavailable.

1879

Isaac Fry     8 January 1879     James Browning and Margaret Hensley

James P. Mullins     15 February 1879     David Straton and Nancy J. Mullins

Canaan Adkins     21 February 1879    Obediah Tomberlin and Nancy Dempsey

Isaac Fry     22 March 1879     Lewis Collins and Pricy Roberts

Isaac Fry     24 April 1879     David Thompson and Barbary Workman

James P. Mullins     14 June 1879     James P. Mullins and Eliza Thomas

Isaac Fry     25 September 1879     Jeremiah McCloud and Sarah Lambert

Canaan Adkins     16 October 1879     Jesse Collins and Malisa Ann Hager

Canaan Adkins     14 November 1879     Jefferson Mullins and Anthelia Elkins

Isaac Fry     30 December 1879     Asa Williamson and Rebecca Browning

1880

Canaan Adkins     4 May 1880     Lewis Dingess and Martha Hall

James Mullins     9 May 1880     Elgan Tomlin and Arminda Roberts

Josephus Workman     25 December 1880     H.S. Godbey and Mary A. Lowe

1881

Josephus Workman     15 February 1881     John Bryant and America Toppins

Canaan Adkins     28 May 1881     John Adams and Lucinda Curry

Canaan Adkins     12 July 1881     Dr. Stephen T. Myers and Matilda Vance

Canaan Adkins     12 July 1881     Thomas Browning and Letilia Kinser

Josephus Workman     9 October 1881     William B. Wheatley and Ann Conley

Andrew Elkins grave (2015)

23 Monday Nov 2015

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Mom and I recently marked the grave of Andrew Elkins, our ancestor who served in Company D, 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry. After the war, Andrew, the son of Marvel and Rhoda (Vance) Elkins, was a Baptist preacher and postmaster at Fourteen in Lincoln County, WV.

 

John B. Wilkinson

07 Saturday Nov 2015

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From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for John B. Wilkinson, who resided at Logan Court House in Logan County, West Virginia:

Prosecuting attorney, Logan C.H., W.Va., is a member of one of the oldest and most honorable families of that State. His ancestors came from England, and were among the early settlers of Virginia, where their descendants have ever been held in the highest esteem for those sterling qualities of mind and heart that have been transmitted from father to son through many generations. The subject of this sketch is a son of David and Rebecca (Chafin) Wilkinson. The father, born in Wythe county, Va., Feb. 13, 1837, was married Feb. 11, 1859, and died in his native county Nov. 25, 1862, holding rank of captain in the Confederate army, in which he had been one of the bravest officers. His wife, and the mother of John B. Wilkinson, was born in Logan county, March 29, 1838; she resides there at present. Her son, the gentleman of whom this brief record is taken, was born in Logan county, W.Va., Feb. 13, 1860, and was married there Sept. 21, 1882, to Mary B. Straton, also a native of that county. Their home has been blessed with the following offspring: Maggie, born May 3, 1884; Nellie, born Nov. 14, 1886, died Aug. 5, 1888; and John B., born Nov. 30, 1888. Mrs. John B. Wilkinson was born March 20, 1864. Mr. Wilkinson was appointed Circuit Clerk of Logan county in 1883; was an efficient officer, but resigned the same year. In 1884 he was elected prosecuting attorney for that county, and served so ably that, at the expiration of his term, he was re-elected and has held the office ever since, having never had any opposition at either election. Though young, he is one of the ablest in his profession in his State, and is a citizen well meriting the confidence and trust that have been reposed in him by his fellow citizens. With his amiable and accomplished wife and their two promising children, he resides at his beautiful residence at Logan C.H., where he has the largest and most extensive library in the county, and his law office is the handsomest in the town.

Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 846-847.

Thompson-Adams Family Cemetery (2014)

17 Saturday Oct 2015

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The Thompson-Adams Family Cemetery, which I visited on 24 June 2014, is located 0.7 miles up Hoover Fork of Harts Creek in Logan County, WV.

Row 1

Vernon Lee Thompson (08 March 1971-10 March 1971)

Frederick Q. Thompson (26 October 1963-19 June 2004)

(gap in graves)

Mary Ann Thompson (1905-1987); d/o Richard and Emma (Keenan) Vance; m. Millard Thompson

Millard Thompson (1903-1983); s/o James and Margurette (Mullins) Thompson

Willie Thompson (17 August 1934-29 October 1976); c/o Millard and Mary A. (Vance) Thompson

Row Below (begin at foot of Willie Thompson)

What appears to be two baby graves are the legs of Mary (Vance) Thompson.

Row 2

Herbert Thompson (23 April 1897-18 June 1986); s/o James and Margurette (Mullins) Thompson

Myrtle Thompson (13 April 1901-19 January 1975); d/o Benjamin and V. Susan (Abbott) Adams

Row 3

Fred Adams (1907-1990); s/o Benjamin and V. Susan (Abbott) Adams

Lola Mae Adams (1907-1986); d/o Otto and Delilah Ann (Browning) Nichols; m. Fredrick Troy Adams

Herbert Adams (28 July 1921-11 April 1984); s/o V. Susan (Abbott) Adams

Gladys Adams (1909-1989); d/o Benjamin and V. Susan (Abbott) Adams

Nora G. Adams (18 February 1903-09 November 1934); d/o Benjamin and V. Susan (Abbott) Adams

Row 4

Alvie L. Thompson (31 March 1929-05 November 2011); s/o Herbert and Myrtle (Adams) Thompson

Little section nearby:

“Chance” (1998-2013)

“Katie”

“Chelsea”

Perhaps another marker

Thomas C. Whited

17 Saturday Oct 2015

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From “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty, we find this entry for Thomas C. Whited, who resided at Logan Court House in Logan County, West Virginia:

Of Logan C.H., was born in Russell county, Va., Nov. 25, 1854, and resided there till 1870, when he sent several years traveling in the western part of the United States; in 1877 he located at Logan C.H., and was engaged in teaching; was appointed in 1880 a member of the board of examiners for that county; this position he held until 1885, when he was elected county superintendent of public schools, which position he filled with much credit, and resigned in 1886, having been elected clerk of Circuit Court. He was married March 4, 1880, to Celia Totten. They have been blessed with the following offspring, born in order here given: Effie, born Feb. 20, 1882; Willie G., born Aug. 17, 1884; Hattie P., born Nov. 16, 1886; Addie B., born April 25, 1889. Mrs. Thomas C. Whited was born at Logan C.H., W.Va., Sept. 22, 1861. Her father, Rev. John A. Totten, a minister of the M.E. Church, was born in Oakland, Md., was married to Juditha Bonnifield in Randolph county, W.Va., and died in Greenbrier county, W.Va., in the Confederate camp, in 1861. His widow lives at Logan C.H. The subject of this sketch is a son of Robert and Anna (Meadows) Whited. The father, born near Lynchburg, Va., March 7, 1819, is now residing in Chautauqua county, Kan., where he owns extensive and valuable property, and is one of the largest stock raisers in that State. His wife, and the mother of Thomas C. Whited, was born near Lynchburg, Va., in 1821, and died in Russell county, Va., April 3, 1869. The Whited or Whitehead family came originally from Ireland to Virginia, and were among the first settlers of that State. Its branches are scattered in almost every State of the Union, and particularly in the Western States. They have always been people of influence and position, and noted for honor, industry and energy.

Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 845-846.

William Aaron Adkins Family Cemetery (1998)

09 Friday Oct 2015

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The William Aaron Adkins Family Cemetery, which I visited on 15 February 1998, is located at Cooper Hollow 1.3 miles up Guyan River Road on the right from Harts, Lincoln County.

William A. Adkins (1872-1970); s/o Burrell and Malissa Jane (Adkins) Adkins

Cora E. Adkins (1881-19XX); d/o Gordon and Martella (Workman) Lilly; m. William Aaron Adkins; died 1974

Ruby Adkins (1923-1976); d/o Fletcher and Rachel (Messer) Workman

Cecil M. Adkins (12 May 1909-12 Dec 1953); s/o W. Aaron and Cora E. (Lilly) Adkins

unmarked grave

Cornis A. Isaacs (1934-1935); s/o Ed and Hazel (Ramey) Isaacs

Shirley Jean Adkins; died at age of about one year; d/o Cecil and Ruby (Workman) Adkins

John Fitzgerald Dingess (1970-1970); s/o Gene and Rachel (Adkins) Dingess