E.C. Boal Coal (1913)
13 Saturday Mar 2021
Tag Archives: West Virginia
Abner Vance, Jr. Survey (1849)
11 Thursday Mar 2021
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Abner Vance Jr., Appalachia, Charles I. Stone, East Fork, genealogy, Harts Creek, Henry Adkins, history, James Lawson, Logan County, surveyor, Virginia, West Fork, West Virginia
The Hopemont Blues: A Poem (1922)
11 Thursday Mar 2021
Posted in Logan, Poetry, Women's History
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Appalachia, Hopemont, Logan, Logan Banner, poems, poetry, Sally Godbey, Terra Alta, tuberculosis, West Virginia, writers, writing
The following poem appeared in the Logan Banner of Logan, WV, on July 7, 1922. The author was Sally Godbey, who gave her address as the “State T.B. Sanitarium, Hopemont, Terra Alta, W.Va.”
THE HOPEMONT BLUES
When the golden sun is sinking
Behind the hills of old Hopemont,
When of home and friends I’m thinking
That “what-might-have-been” is not.
When the night birds’ soft notes falling,
Melodies sweet float on the air,
Then my thoughts go back to Logan,
And the friends that I left there.
When the sighing night-winds moaning,
Groaning through the old oak trees
and the strain of “Home Sweet Home”
Carry softly on the breeze,
Then is when my thoughts go roaming,
Filled with memories old and new
Days of gladness, days of sadness,
Nights so happy, nights so blue.
Though there’s many miles between us,
Little town I love you yet,
And I long to hurry back,
For I’m homesick and regret
That I ever left you Logan,
But I had to, so they say.
I’m lonesome for the old home town,
And I’m coming back some day,
They say that you are a dull little town,
They spell it with a capital D.
They wish that they could get away,
But you are all the world to me,
And though the world is a very big place
My home has always been with you.
And I find you quite a nice little town,
With friends both kind and true.
The Banner prefaced the poem with this: “The Logan Banner is the recipient of a constant chain of poems which would fill our columns if we even dared to publish them. People will never learn that poets are born, not made. However, we have just received one which is from a former Logan girl and now a patient at Hopemont. we are pleased to give this publicity and for genuine beauty of expression and sentiment it far excels many of those we see in the public print today. The author is Miss Sally Godbey and she calls the poem “The Hopemont Blues.” We will refrain from further comments but pass the beatufiul lines on to our readers with the request that they write Miss Godbey, care of State T.B. Sanitarium, at Hopemont, W.Va. and tell her what they think of her literary ability.”
Patton Thompson Survey (1853)
10 Wednesday Mar 2021
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Appalachia, Dick Elkins Branch, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, James Lawson, Jefferson Thompson, John Gore, Lincoln County, Patton Thompson, surveyor, Thompson Branch, West Virginia, Zachariah Tomblin
Anse Hatfield Letter to Perry Cline (1886)
06 Saturday Mar 2021
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Pikeville
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Appalachia, Cap Hatfield, Coleman Hatfield, Devil Anse Hatfield, genealogy, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Jeff McCoy, Kentucky, Logan County, Mingo County, Nancy E. Hatfield, Perry Cline, Pike County, Pikeville, Preacher Anse Hatfield, Ron Blackburn, Tom Dotson, Tom Wallace, West Virginia, William S. Ferrell
Logan County, W.Va.
December 26, 1886
Mr. P.A. Cline
Pikeville, Ky.
Dear Sir:
I had to answer your Letter in regard to the Late Trouble. We are all very sorry that the Trouble occurred but under Somewhat aggravated circumstances it hapened. but I know and solemnly affirm that if such could have been prevented by me I would have stoped the Trouble. but it has gone by & cannot be ___. Cap was away from Home and Jeff went there to his house in the presents of his wife lying on her sick bed and had been under Treatment of the Doctor for three or four weeks and in undertaking to arrest Wallace shot into the House and when Cap came home he went and arrested Jeff to hand him over to a peace officer. & he met with Tom Wallace, and Wallace went with him and at William S. Ferrell’s he Broke loose in the presents of Wallace, and swam the river and Wallace followed shooting at him. I hope that if their is any question Relative to this affair that it will be ___ by a fair statement of the case.
Your friend
Ans. Hatfield
William S. Ferrell statement
At the time Jeff started Cap was of conversing with me some 40 or 50 yds and I never seen Cap Hatfield fire a single shot. You can write to Wm S. Ferrell for now in conclusion I will say to all the relatives of Jeff McCoy that neither one of the Hatfields has any animosity against them and very sorry that such has occurred and sincerely Trust that there will be no more Trouble in regard to the matter. Perry the very Bottom of this crime is nothing more nor less than Mary Daniels and her girls. Now Bill is gone and says he won’t come back. No person is going to Trouble him let him come back.
Very Respectfully,
Anderson Hatfield
NOTE: Ron G. Blackburn owns the original letter. A copy can be seen in Thomas Dotson’s The Hatfield & McCoy Feud After Kevin Costner: Rescuing History (2013), p. 232-233. Coleman Hatfield said that Nancy E. Hatfield, wife of Cap, wrote the letter, while Tom Dotson feels that Preacher Anse Hatfield wrote the letter.
Bridge Completed in Logan, WV (1915)
06 Saturday Mar 2021
Posted in Guyandotte River, Logan
Johnson McCoy Property in Magnolia District (1866)
01 Monday Mar 2021
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud
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Anderson Hatfield, Appalachia, Big Sandy River, genealogy, history, Johnson McCoy, Logan County, Magnolia Township, Mingo County, West Virginia
The following land information is derived from Land Book 1866-1872 at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV:
Johnson McCoy (of Logan County)1
No property listed in 1865.
1866: Magnolia Township
150 acres Sandy River $10 per acre $50 building $1500 total
No property listed thereafter.
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1Most likely, this is William Johnson McCoy (1836-1901), brother-in-law to Anderson Hatfield.
Aly Hatfield Survey (1849)
01 Monday Mar 2021
Posted in Wharncliffe
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Anthony Lawson, Appalachia, Ben Creek, James Lawson, Joseph Hatfield, Logan County, Mingo County, Right Hand Fork, surveyor, Virginia, West Virginia, William A. Dempsey, William Collins
Absentee Landowners of Magnolia District (1870, 1876, 1886, 1889)
22 Monday Feb 2021
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Matewan
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A.J. Baker, Alexander Mounts, Anthony Lawson, Appalachia, Asbury Hurley, Charles Mounts, Charleston, Christian M. Cline, Cincinnati, Edward Cline, Eli Trent Jr., Four Pole Creek, genealogy, history, J.C. Alderson, J.D. Sergeant, Jackson Mounts, Jacob Smith, James Laidley, James M. Lawson, James OKeeffe, John Counts, John Mullins, Julius C. Williamson, Julius Williamson, Kanawha County, Kentucky, Lewis Ferrell, McDowell County, Minnesota, Morehead, Oswald Schaaf, Philadelphia, Pike County, Pond, Roane County, Stuart Wood, T.W. Blankenship, Tazewell County, W.W. Adams, Warren Alderson, Warren M. Alderson, Wayne County, West Virginia, Wheeling, William Collins, William P. Payne, William Prater, Wytheville
What follows is a list of absentee landowners in Magnolia Township/District of Logan County, WV, for 1870, 1876, 1886, and 1889… There are three significant types of absentee landowners: 1) those who live outside of Logan County; 2) those who live in Logan County but outside of Magnolia District; and 3) those who own property, for example, at Mate Creek but reside, for example, at Grapevine Creek (both within the district). This list does not include the latter type.
1870
Alexander Mounts, Kentucky, 300 acres
John Counts, Minnesota, 230 acres
Charles Mounts Estate and Jackson Mounts, Kentucky, 150 acres
John Mullins, McDowell County, 150 acres
Christian M. Cline, McDowell County, 85 acres
1876
Jacob Cline’s Heirs, Kentucky, 5000 acres
Warren M. Alderson, Kentucky, 4518 acres
Julius Williamson, Kentucky, 1375 acres
William Collins, Kentucky, 1045 acres
John W. Deskins, McDowell County, 555 acres
Eli Trent, Jr., Wayne County, 524 acres
James M. Lawson, Kentucky, 417.25
William Prater, Kentucky, 240 acres
Asbury Hurly Heirs, Kentucky, 214 acres
Alexander Mounts, Kentucky, 75 acres
Edward Cline, McDowell County, 25 acres
John Mullins, McDowell County, 15 acres
1886
Warren Alderson, Morehead KY, 2999 acres
Jacob Smith, Mouth of Pond KY, 2050 acres
J.D. Sergeant, Philadelphia PA, 1581 acres
Julius C. Williamson, Kentucky, 1353 acres
T.W. Blankenship, Roane County, 1200 acres
Anthony Lawson estate, Wytheville VA, 816 acres
Oswald Schaaf, Cincinnati OH, 650 acres
A.J. Baker, unknown, 300 acres
James Laidley, Kanawha County, 141 acres
1889
J.D. Sergeant, Philadelphia PA, 8976 acres
James OKeeffe, Tazewell County VA, 3592 acres
Stuart Wood, Philadelphia PA, 1093 acres
Anthony Lawson heirs, Wytheville VA, 816 acres
Warren Alderson, Morehead KY*, 800 acres
J.C. Alderson and W.W. Adams et al., Wheeling and Charleston, 733 acres
Lewis Ferrell heirs, Pike County KY, 600 acres
F. Slutienburgh, Cincinnati OH, 350 acres
William P. Payne et al., McDowell County, 30 acres
*Note: Residence identified as Logan County in 1889 but as Morehead, Kentucky, for all other years.
Source: Land Book 1866-1872, Land Book 1873-1874, Land Book 1880-1886 and Land Book 1887-1892.
Elias Hatfield Indictment for Unlawful Retailing (1889)
22 Monday Feb 2021
Posted in Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Logan
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Alexander Cabell, Appalachia, Elias Hatfield, genealogy, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Logan, Logan County, moonshining, West Virginia
Significant Tracts in Magnolia District (1867, 1870, 1876, 1886-1889)
19 Friday Feb 2021
Posted in Beech Creek, Big Sandy Valley, Matewan, Wharncliffe
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Alex D. Trent, Beech Creek, Ben Creek, Bend Creek, Big Sandy River, David Mounts, Devil Anse Hatfield, Elias Hatfield, Elkhorn Sandy River Trust Company, genealogy, Glen Alum, Grapevine Creek, history, Isabella Rutherford, J.C. Williamson, J.D. Sergeant, Jacob Cline, Jacob Phillips, Jacob Smith, James Vance Jr., John Ferrell, John Francesco, John W. Deskins, Joseph Glen, Julius Williamson, justice of the peace, Kentucky, Lewis Ratcliff, Lewis Rutherford, Logan County, M.A. Ferrell, M.B. Lawson, Magnolia District, Michael A. Ferrell, Mingo County, Morehead, Philadelphia, Pigeon Creek, Richard Ferrell, Richard Maynard, Richard Ratcliff, Richard Ratliff, Right Fork, Roane County, Spring Fork, Spruce Fork, T.W. Blankenship, Thacker Creek, Tug River, Warren Alderson, West Virginia, William Ferrell, William S. Ferrell
What follows is a list of 1000-plus-acre tracts in Magnolia Township/District of Logan County, WV, for 1867, 1870, and 1886-1889…
1867
Jacob Cline’s Heirs, Logan County, 5000 acres, Sandy River
William Ferrell, Logan County, 3900 acres, Sandy River
Richard Maynard, Logan County, 3250 acres, Sandy River
David Mounts, Logan County, 3000 acres, Tug River and Tributaries
John Ferrell, Logan County, 2812 acres, Sandy River
Warren Alderson, Logan County, 2740 acres, Right Fork Ben Creek
John Ferrell, Logan County, 1814 acres, Pigeon Creek
Richard Ratliff, Logan County, 1340 acres, Stafford and Beech Creek
John W. Deskins, Logan County, 1305 acres, Thacker Creek and Sandy River
Warren Alderson, Logan County, 1300 acres, Spring Fork of Ben Creek
John Ferrell, Logan County, 1100 acres, Sandy River
Jacob Phillips, Logan County, 1000 acres, Sandy River
1870
Jacob Cline’s Estate, Logan County, 5000 acres, Sandy River
Richard Ferrell, Logan County, 3900 acres, On Sandy River
John Ferrell, Logan County, 3075 acres, 7 Tracts on Pigeon
David Mounts Estate, Logan County, 3000 acres, Tug Fork and Tributaries
Warren Alderson, Logan County, 2740 acres, Right Fork Ben Creek
Richard Maynard, Logan County, 2430 acres, On Sandy River
John W. Deskins, Logan County, 1305 acres, Turkey Sandy River
Warren Alderson, Logan County, 1300 acres, Spring Fork Ben Creek
William S. Ferrell, Logan County, 1100 acres, Sandy River
1876
Jacob Cline’s Heirs, Kentucky, 5000 acres, Grape Vine and Sandy
William S. Ferrell, Logan County, 3000 acres, Thacker and Sandy River
Warren M. Alderson, Kentucky, 2640 acres, Right Fork of Ben Creek
Isabella Rutherford, Logan County, 1600 acres, Sandy River
Michael A. Ferrell, Logan County, 1300 acres, Sandy River
Warren M. Alderson, Kentucky, 1175 acres, Spring Fork Ben Creek
Richard Ratcliff, Logan County, 1140 acres, Stafford Branch Sandy
Julius Williamson, Logan County, 1000 acres, Sandy and Branches
1886
William S. Ferrell, Logan County, 2650 acres
Warren Alderson, Morehead KY, 2640 acres, Sandy River
Lewis Rutherford, Logan County, 1600 acres
Jacob Smith, Mouth of Pond KY, 1500 acres
James Vance, Jr., Logan County, 1500 acres
J.D. Sergeant, Philadelphia PA, 1481 acres
Elias Hatfield, Logan County, 1431 acres
M.A. Ferrell, Logan County, 1300 acres
T.W. Blankenship, Roane County, 1200 acres
1887
William S. Ferrell, Logan County, 2650 acres, Thackers Creek and Sandy River
Warren Alderson, Morehead KY, 2640 acres, Sandy River
Anderson Hatfield, Logan County, 2360 acres, Grape Vine
J.D. Sergeant, Philadelphia PA, 1481 acres, Beech Creek
Elias Hatfield, Logan County, 1471 acres, Four tracts on Mates Creek
M.A. Ferrell, Logan County, 1300 acres, Sandy River
T.W. Blankenship, Roane County, 1200 acres, Spruce Fork of Ben Creek
1888
Anderson Hatfield, Logan County, 2656 1/2 acres, Grapevine Creek
William S. Ferrell, Logan County, 2650 acres, Thacker and Sandy
J.C. Williamson, Logan County, 1837 acres, Four tracts on Alum and Sandy River
Lewis Ratcliff, Logan County, 1600 acres, Sandy River
John Francesco, Logan County, 1500 acres, Grapevine and Thacker
Simpkins and M.B. Lawson’s Heirs, Logan County, 1500 acres, Richard Ratcliff Farm and Sandy River
Elkhorn Sandy R. Trust Co., Logan County, 1481 acres, Ben Creek and Sandy
J.D. Sergeant, Philadelphia PA, 1385 acres, Sandy River
M.A. Ferrell*, Logan County, 1300 acres, Sandy River
1889
Anderson Hatfield, Logan County, 2656 1/2 acres, Grapevine Creek
W.S. Ferrell, Logan County, 2650 acres, Thacker and Sandy River
J.C. Williamson, Logan County, 1837 acres, 4 Tracts on Alum and Sandy River
Lewis Rutherford, Logan County, 1600 acres, Sandy River
Jacob Smith, Logan County, 1500 acres, Richard Ratcliff’s Farm and Sandy River
John Francesco, Logan County, 1500 acres, Grape Vine
Elkhorn Sandy River Trust Company, Logan County, 1481 acres, Ben Creek and Sandy River
J.D. Sergeant, Philadelphia PA, 1385 acres, Sandy River
Joseph Glen, Logan County, 1377 acres, Tug River Below Mouth Bend
J.D. Sergeant, Philadelphia PA, 1354 1/4 acres, Mates Creek
J.D. Sergeant, Philadelphia PA, 1338 3/4 acres, Grapevine
M.A. Ferrell*, Logan County, 1300 acres, Sandy River
Alex D. Trent, Logan County, 1246 acres, Spring Fork Ben Creek
Note: On November 6, 1888, M.A. Ferrell was elected justice of the peace; his term commenced on January 1, 1889.
Source: Land Book 1866-1872, Land Book 1873-1874, Land Book 1880-1886, and Land Book 1887-1892.
Elias Hatfield Oath of Office as Aracoma Councilman (1889)
19 Friday Feb 2021
Posted in Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Logan
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Appalachia, Aracoma, Elias Hatfield, genealogy, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Logan, Logan County, notary public, S.P. Kelly, West Virginia
Cap Hatfield Property in Logan County, WV (1886-1894)
18 Thursday Feb 2021
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Matewan
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Appalachia, Big Sandy River, Cap Hatfield, feuds, Grapevine Creek, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, J.D. Sergeant, Logan County, Nancy E. Hatfield, Philadelphia, Reece Browning, Tug Fork, West Virginia
The following land information is derived from Land Book 1880-1886, Land Book 1887-1892, and Land Book 1893-1899 at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV:
Anderson Hatfield, Jr.
No property listed in 1865-1885.
1886: Magnolia District
400 acres Grapevine Creek $1.25 per acre no building $[blank]
300 acres Grapevine Creek $1.25 per acre $30 building $315 total
[The 300-acre tract contained this additional note: “redeemed for 1884.”]
1887: Magnolia District
400 acres Grape Vine $1.25 per acre no building $500 total
300 acres Grape Vine $1.25 per acre no building $375 total
1888-1890: Magnolia District
No property listed for Cap.
[Note: On January 30, 1888, he transferred with others two tracts on Grapevine Creek, Sandy River worth $1.25 per acre with total value of $875 to J.D. Sergeant of Philadelphia, PA.]
1891: Logan District
Nancy E. Hatfield
75 acres Island Creek $2 per acre no building $150 total
[Note: This property was “transferred from Reece Browning.”]
1892-1893: Logan District
Nancy E. Hatfield
75 acres Island Creek $2.50 per acre no building $187.50 total
1894: Logan District
Nancy E. Hatfield
75 acres Island Creek, $2.50 per acre no building $188 total
Subpoena for Sam McCoy (1882)
18 Thursday Feb 2021
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud
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Amos Acord, Appalachia, Bill Staton, county clerk, crime, feuds, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, John Chafin, Logan County, Mingo County, murder, Sam McCoy, true crime, West Virginia
Johnson Hatfield Property in Logan County, WV (1884-1892)
18 Thursday Feb 2021
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Matewan
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Appalachia, Ben Creek, Big Sandy River, Devil Anse Hatfield, genealogy, Grapevine Creek, H.R. Phillips, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, J.D. Sergeant, Johnse Hatfield, Johnson Hatfield, justice of the peace, Left Hand Fork, Levicy Hatfield, Lick Branch, Lick Fork, Logan County, Magnolia District, Mingo County, Nancy Hatfield, Philadelphia, Thacker Creek, Valentine Wall Hatfield, West Virginia
The following land information is derived from Land Book 1880-1886 and Land Book 1887-1892, as well as deed books, at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV:
Johnson Hatfield
No property listed in land books for 1865-1881.
On January 28, 1882, Anderson and Vicy Hatfield deeded 200 acres at Lick Fork of Grapevine Creek to Johnson Hatfield (all of Logan County) for $250. Began at a large rock near the creek bank just above the garden field at the mouth of Lick Fork, thence running out to the center of the point above Lick Fork…to the head of Lick Fork and down the top of the ridge between Grapevine and Thacker Creek… Anderson and Vicy Hatfield signed the deed. Justice Valentine Hatfield witnessed the deed on January 28, 1882.
No property listed in land books for 1883.
1884-1885: Magnolia District
Johnson Hatfield, Jr.
200 acres Lick Branch, Grape Vine $1.25 per acre no building $250 total
Johnson Hatfield, Sr.
200 acres Lick Branch, Grape Vine $1.25 per acre no building $250 total
[Note: Two entries exist in the land book for a Johnson Hatfield (Sr. and Jr.) in 1884-1885; this is likely the same person and the same property.]
1886: Magnolia District
No entry for him.
1887: Magnolia District
Nancy Hatfield
300 acres Grapevine, Sandy River $1.25 per acre no building $375 total
[Note: This property was transferred from Johnson Hatfield. Presumably, “Nancy Hatfield” is Johnse’s wife, the former Nancy McCoy.]
1888: Magnolia District
No entry for Johnson or Nancy Hatfield.
[Note: On January 30, 1888, Johnson Hatfield, Jr. transferred 500 acres on Grapevine, Sandy River (two tracts) worth $1.25 and total value of $625 to J.D. Sergeant of Philadelphia, PA.]
1889: Magnolia District
No property listed.
1890: Magnolia District
Nancy Hatfield
147 acres H.R. Fk Mates Creek $1 per acre no building $147 total
[Note: This may be Johnse’s wife, Nancy.]
1891: Magnolia District
No property listed.
[In 1891, “Jo Hatfield & wife” transferred 258 acres on Left Hand Fork Ben Creek worth $1 per acre and with total value of $258 to H.R. Phillips, trustee. This may or may not be Johnse Hatfield.]
Elias Hatfield, Jailer of Logan County (1892)
18 Thursday Feb 2021
Posted in Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Huntington, Logan, Wayne
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Appalachia, attorney, C.W. Campbell, Elias Hatfield, genealogy, H.K. Shumate, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Huntington, J.R. Shields, John H. Holt, judge, Logan County, Thomas H. Harvey, Wayne County, West Virginia
Ellison Hatfield Property in Logan County, WV (1880-1893)
16 Tuesday Feb 2021
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Matewan
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Appalachia, Double Camp Branch, Ellison Hatfield, Ephraim Hatfield, genealogy, H.R. Phillips, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Logan County, Magnolia District, Mates Creek, Mingo County, West Virginia
The following land information is derived from Land Book 1880-1886, Land Book 1887-1892, and Land Book 1893-1899 at the Logan County Clerk’s Office in Logan, WV:
Ellison Hatfield
No property listed in 1865-1879.
1880: Magnolia District
50 acres Double Camp Fork, Ben Creek $0.25 per acre no building $12.50
300 acres Mates Creek $0.25 per acre no building $75 total
[Note: The 300-acre tract was transferred from Ephraim Hatfield.]
1881: Magnolia District
50 acres Double Camp Fork Mates Creek $0.25 per acre no building $12 total
276 acres Mates Creek $0.25 per acre no building $69 total
[Note: The reduction of the 300-acre tract is unexplained.]
1882: Magnolia District
The Hatfield page is missing.
1883: Magnolia District
No records are listed for this year.
1884: Magnolia District
50 acres Double Camp Br. Mates Creek $2.50 per acre $25 building $125 total
276 acres Double Camp Br. Mates Creek $1 per acre no building $276 total
20 acres Double Camp Mates Creek $1 per acre no building $20 total
[Note: The 50-acre and 276-acre tract is listed in the name of “Ellison Hatfield’s Heirs”. The 20-acre tract is listed in the name of Ellison Hatfield.]
1885: Magnolia District
50 acres Double Camp Branch, Mates Creek $2.50 per acre $25 building $125 total
276 acres Double Camp Branch, Mates Creek $1 per acre no building $276 total
50 acres Double Camp Branch, Mates Creek $2.50 per acre $30 building $125 total
1886: Magnolia District
50 acres Mates Creek $2.50 per acre no building $56 total
20 acres Mates Creek $1 per acre no building $130 total
1887-1889: Magnolia District
Ellison Hatfield
50 acres Mates Creek $2.50 per acre $30 building $125 total
20 acres Mates Creek $1 per acre no building $20 total
Ellison Hatfield’s Heirs
50 acres Double Camp, Mates Creek $2.50 per acre $25 building $125 total
276 acres Double Camp, Mates Creek $1 per acre no building $276 total
20 acres Double Camp, Mates Creek $1 per acre no building $20 total
[Note: In 1887, the latter three tracts are noted as “one yr back tax & interest.” In 1888, the latter three tracts are noted as “sold to Okeefe for tax.” In 1889, the latter three tracts are restored to Ellison Hatfield’s heirs.]
1890-1891: Magnolia District
Ellison Hatfield
50 acres Mates Creek $2.50 per acre $30 building $125 total
20 acres Mates Creek $1 per acre no building $20 total
Ellison Hatfield’s Heirs
50 acres Double Camp, Mates Creek $2.50 per acre $25 building $125 total
276 acres Double Camp, Mates Creek $1 per acre no building $276 total
28 acres Double Camp, Mates Creek $1 per acre no building $28 total
1892: Magnolia District
Ellison Hatfield
50 acres Mates Creek $2.50 per acre $25 building $125 total
20 acres Mates Creek $2 per acre $40 building $175 total
Ellison Hatfield’s Heirs
50 acres Double Camp, Mates Creek $3.50 per acre $30 building $175 total
276 acres Double Camp, Mates Creek $3.50 per acre no building $966 total
28 acres Double Camp, Mates Creek $3.50 per acre no building $98 total
1893: Magnolia District
Ellison Hatfield
50 acres Mates Creek $2.50 per acre $30 building $125 total
20 acres Mates Creek $2 per acre no building $40 total
[In 1893, Ellison Hatfield’s heirs by commissioner transferred 250 acres on Mates Creek worth $3.50 per acre and total value of $875 to H.R. Phillips, trustee.]
Hatfield-McCoy Feud Radio Spot
16 Tuesday Feb 2021
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud
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Appalachia, Big Sandy River, Elias Hatfield, feuds, fiddle, Floyd Hatfield, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Johnse Hatfield, Kentucky, Randolph McCoy, Roseanna McCoy, Tolbert McCoy, Tug Fork, West Virginia
Anthony Lawson Survey (1849)
16 Tuesday Feb 2021
Posted in Atenville, Guyandotte River, Little Harts Creek
Tags
Appalachia, Charles I. Stone, Dry Branch, Evermont Ward, genealogy, Guyandotte River, history, James Lawson, Joel Elkins, John Brooks, Lincoln County, Little Harts Creek, Logan County, Reece W. Elkins, surveyor, Virginia, West Virginia
Harts News 11.27.1925
15 Monday Feb 2021
Posted in Atenville, Big Creek, Hamlin, Harts, Huntington, Logan, Man, Sand Creek, Whirlwind
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A.B. Gillan, Annie Dingess, Appalachia, Atenville, Beatrice Adkins, Bessie Adkins, Bill Adkins, Bill Farris, Caroline Brumfield, Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Cora Adkins, Fred Shelton, Hamlin, Harriet Dingess, Harts, Herbert Adkins, Huntington, Inez Adkins, Jessie Brumfield, Laura Lucas, Lincoln County, Logan, Logan Banner, Logan County, Man, Myrtle Mobley, Nora Brumfield, Sadie Powers, Sand Creek, Sesco Messinger, Sylvia Shelton, Tom Brumfield, Vina Adkins, West Virginia, Whirlwind
An unnamed correspondent from Harts in Lincoln County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on November 27, 1925:
Here comes Harts at the tip top again.
Mrs. Vina Adkins and children of Man are visiting relatives at Harts at the present time.
Mrs. Chas. Brumfield and children were the guests of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Dingess, of Whirlwind, Sunday.
Miss Sylvia Shelton and Laura Lucas of Sand Creek were calling on friends at Harts Monday.
Mr. Bill Faris is quite a popular fellow with all the girls at Harts now.
We wonder why Mr. Spencer is taking dinner with Mrs. Sadie Powers so often now?
Mrs. Herbert Adkins attended the circuit court at Hamlin the past week.
Miss Cora Adkins of Logan spent Sunday with home folks at Harts.
Mrs. Beatrice Adkins was shopping in Logan Saturday.
Miss Jessie Brumfield is progressing nicely with her school at Atenville.
Mr. Tom Brumfield and Sesco Messinger have opened up their new garage at Harts.
Miss Myrtle Mobley of Big Creek and Fred Shelton of Sand Creek were seen out walking through Harts Saturday evening.
Mr. A.B. Gillan, C. & O. operator of Huntington was calling on Miss Jessie Brumfield Monday evening.
Miss Harriet Dingess of Logan is visiting friends and relatives at Harts this week.
Combinations: Sadie and her red coat; Inez and bobbed hair; Bessie and her wrist watch; Nora and her powder puff; May and her purple dress; Tom in his garage; Bill and his grey suit; Jessie and her diamond ring.
Dear old Banner, we will see you again next week.
Brandon Ray Kirk 