Chapmanville News 02.01.1929

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Abe Dingess, Appalachia, C.M. Gore, Chapmanville, genealogy, history, Hugh Workman, influenza, Island Creek, Logan, Logan Banner, Logan County, Mud Fork, Wallace Toney, West Virginia

An unknown correspondent from Chapmanville in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on February 1, 1929:

A. Dingess, prominent merchant of Mud Fork of Island Creek has been quite indisposed at his home with flu.

Mrs. Hugh Workman has been on the sick list for the past week.

Abe Dingess, manager of Dingess’s grocery store here, was called to Mud Fork to see after his father’s business there.

C.M. Gore was a business visitor in Logan Friday.

Wallace Toney has been sick the past week, but we are glad to say is back with his business again.

Mrs. Lisa Salyers has been on the sick list the past week.

Geo. Chapman of this place is out again after a bad spell with the flu.

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Banco News 05.14.1926

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A.S. Lowe, Angie Lucas, Appalachia, B.E. Ferrell, B.R. Lucas, Banco, Big Creek, C.E. Justice, Chapmanville, Charles Justice, Clara Harmon, Effie Carter, Ella Jane Toney, Elm Street, Estep, F.D. Lucas, genealogy, H.F. Lucas, Hazel Thomas, Henlawson, history, Huntington, J.A. Stone, J.A. Varney, J.B. Lucas, J.M. Hager, J.W. Thomas, Jesse Justice, Logan, Logan Banner, Logan County, Maria Lucas, Milton, North Fork, Opal Workman, Pumpkin Center, Robert Gullet, Samuel Pardue, Spring Dale, Thomas' Circle, Trace Fork, Wallace Toney, West Virginia

An unknown local correspondent from Banco in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following items, which the Logan Banner printed on May 14, 1926:

Rev. White of Henlawson delivered a very interesting sermon at the school house at Thomas’ Circle last Sunday morning. A good crowd from adjoining towns attended. Among those who attended church at Thomas’ Circle from Banco were: Mr. and Mrs. B.E. Ferrell, Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Hager, Clara Harmon, Mr. B.R. Lucas and son H.F. Lucas.

Jesse Justice of Elm street went to Logan last Wednesday to have some dental work done. Jesse will go back to Springdale with a smile.

Mr. A.S. Lowe was a business caller in Banco last Wednesday.

Messrs. J.A. Stone and Samuel Pardue motored to Huntington last Sunday and arrived back in Banco Monday.

Clara Harmon of this place was the all night guest of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Lucas last Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Thomas of Estep were shoppers in Banco last Tuesday.

Mrs. Wallace Toney and children of Chapmanville was visiting Mrs. Toney’s father, Mr. F.D. Lucas on Trace Fork, who has been ill for some time.

Miss Effie Carter returned to her home at Milton after a week’s visit with her grandparents on North Fork.

Miss Ella Jane Toney of Chapmanville was the Sunday guest of Miss Maria Lucas of this place.

Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Justice and son Charles were business callers in Banco last Saturday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Lucas were calling in Banco last Sunday evening.

Robert Gullet of Spring Dale and Jesse Justice of Elm street seemed to be enjoying themselves immensely last Sunday afternoon as they had two girls in their roadster. Don’t tell Frank, boys.

Miss Opal Workman returned to her home in Banco after several days in Pumpkin Center.

Miss Angie Lucas was calling at the Banco post office last week. Wonder who she was looking for a letter from?

Mr. H.F. Lucas was a business caller in Big Creek last Monday.

Miss Hazel Thomas and Mrs. J.A. Varney of Thomas’ Circle were in Banco last Wednesday.

Good luck to the Banner.

 

Harts Creek Area Preachers (1893-1900)

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A.E. Thompson, Albert G. Vance, America Mullins, Ann Conley, Anthony Bryant, Arzella E. Thompson, Ben Adams, Bettie Adams, Brazilla Collins, Burl Adams, Caroline Browning, Caroline Farley, Caroline Nelson, Charley Lilly, Charley Workman, Clarissa G. Riddle, Cynthia A. Workman, Delphia Workman, Dorthula Dingess, Dyke Garrett, E.B. Lilly Jr., Elias Thompson, Elizabeth Dempsey, Emily Jane Johnson, Emily Workman, Floyd Bryant, Floyd Stollings, genealogy, George Spaulding, George Thompson, Gordon Farley, Green McNeely, Hariff Fleming, Harriet Carter, Harriet Dingess, Harts Creek, Harvey Smith, Henry Spry, Hester C. Collins, history, Hugh Conley, Isaac Fry, Isaac Tomblin, J. McNeeley, James B. Mullins, James E. Farley, James Thompson, James Tomblin, Jane Conley, Jeff McCloud, Jesse Robinson, John A. Vance, John B. Thompson, John Brumfield, John F. Farley, John H. Adkins, John H. Mullins, John Manns, John Murphy, John Q. Adams, John W. Workman, John Workman, Joseph Workman, Julia Hensley, Julia Lucas, Julia White, Linnie Hainer, Logan, Logan County, Louis Thompson, Louisa Thompson, Lucinda Bryant, Lucinda Collins, Lucinda Lucas, Lucinda Pool, Lucy Conley, M.A. Robinson, M.J. Tomblin, Maggie Perdue, Mahala Pridemore, Margaret Baisden, Martha Jane Burns, Martha Jane Tomblin, Mary A. Browning, Mary E. Baisden, Mary J. Smith, Mary Lambert, Mary Mullins, Mary Shadrack, Matilda Collins, Matilda Dalton, Matthew A. Robinson, Mattie Vance, Melvin Baisden, Minerva McCloud, Moses Tomblin, Nasby Smith, Ollie Barley, Paris Hensley, Paris S. Spry, Peter H. Dingess, Polly Adams, Ralph Nelson, Rebecca Hall, Rhoda Browning, Rhoda Simpkins, Robert Amburgey, Robert Owens, Robert Workman, S.P. Spry, Sarah E. Workman, Spencer Mullins, Wallace Toney, Wash Dempsey, Wash Farley, Wayne Adams, West Virginia, William H. Watts, William Mullins, Yantus Dingess

The following list of Logan County marriages for the period of 1893 to 1900 reveals the names of preachers operating in the Harts Creek area. The source for this material is “Marriage Record 2 (1892-1913),” pages 2-146, 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.

1893

Isaac Fry     March 1893     John H. Adkins and Caroline Nelson

W.D. Garrett     March 1893     Floyd Bryant and Mary E. Baisden

Washington Dempsey     April 1893     Spencer Mullins and Syntha A. Workman

Washington Dempsey     June 1893     Harvey Smith and Hester C. Collins

Washington Dempsey     07 July 1893     William Mullins and Mary Mullins

Washington Dempsey     14 September 1893     Henry Spry and M.J. Tomblin

Isaac Fry     14 October 1893     John Brumfield and Harriet Dingess

Washington Dempsey     09 December 1893     Robert Amburgey and Rebecca Hall

1894

None Given     February 1894     Robert Workman and Mattie Vance

W.D. Garrett     09 March 1894     John Q. Adams and Maggie Perdue

J.G. McNeely     11 April 1894     John Murphy and Matilda Dalton

Washington Dempsey     24 April 1894     Ben Adams and Polly Adams

Washington Dempsey     04 June 1894     Wayne Adams and Minerva McCloud

None Given     June 1894     Joseph Workman and A.E. Thompson

Washington Dempsey     July 1894 or 1895     James E. Farley and Darthula Dingess

None Given     05 July 1894     John B. Thompson and Julia White

P.H. Dingess     10 July 1894     James Thompson and Margret Baisden

W.D. Garrett     09 December 1894     Nasby Smith and Caroline Farley

W.D. Garrett     22 December 1894     Wash Farley and Mahala Pridemore

1895

Pyrrhus Hensley     19 January 1895     J. McNeeley and Ollie Barley

None Given     May 1895     William H. Watts and Yantie Dingess

Peter H. Dingess     July 1895     Burwell Adams and Bettie Adams

Gordon Farley     July 1895     Hugh Conley and Mary Shadrack

Peter H. Dingess     July 1895     Wash Priest and Margaret Lynch

John F. Farley     September 1895     Charley Lilly and Jane Conley

W.D. Garrett     21 September 1895     Robert Owens and Rebecca Hall

Washington Dempsey     01 November 1895     Floyd Bryant and Mary J. Smith

Washington Dempsey     December 1895     Melvin Baisden and Matilda Collins

1896

None Given     February 1896     John Workman and Mary Lambert

None Given     19 May 1896     Robert Mullins and Delphy Workman

1897

P.H. Dingess     24 January 1897     John H. Mullins and Martha Jane Burns

M.A. Robinson     22 March 1897     A.D. Robinson and Polly Aldridge

P.H. Dingess, Sr.     27 April 1897     Wedington Mullins and Margarett Jonas

1898

W.D. Garrett     03 April 1898     Charley Workman and Linnie Haner

K.H. Bevins     10 April 1898     Floyd Stollings and Ann Conley

Wash Dempsey     03 May 1898     Ralph Nelson and Caroline Browning

Jesse R. Browning     07 September 1898     Jesse Robinson and Mary A. Browning

1899

W.D. Garrett     12 April 1899     Wallace Toney and Julia Lucas

M.A. Robinson     03 August 1899     Albert G. Vance and Sarah E. Workman

M.A. Robinson     03 September 1899     John W. Workman and Lucinda Pool

Wash Dempsey     22 September 1899     William Mullins and America Mullins

Washington Dempsey     22 September 1899     S.P. Spry and Lucinda Bryant

Wash Dempsey     22 September 1899     Moses Tomblin and Rhoda Simpkins

Wash Dempsey     14 October 1899     Louis Thompson and Brazilla Collins

M.A. Robinson     27 November 1899     James B. Mullins and Emily Jane Johnson

Wash Dempsey     07 December 1899     George Spaulding and Harriet Carter

1900

H. Fry     23 February 1900    John Mans and Emily Workman

M.A. Robinson     27 February 1900     Elias Thompson and Elizabeth Dempsey

Isaac Fry     09 March 1900     Jeff McCloud and Louisa Thompson

W.D. Garrett     04 April 1900     George Thompson and Lucy Conley

Wash Dempsey     10 April 1900     Isaac Tomblin and Lucinda Collins

Wash Dempsey     17 April 1900     John A. Vance and Rhoda Browning

None Given     July 1900     Antony Bryant and Lucinda Lucas

M.A. Robinson     01 November 1900     E.B. Lilly, Jr. and Clarissa G. Riddle

P. Hensley     23 November 1900     James Tomblin and Julia Hensley

Big Ugly Creek Post Offices

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Albert Gill, Albert Walls, Andy Cyfers, Arabelle Gill, Big Ugly Creek, Brad Gill, Dixie Toney, Dollie Post Office, Florence Vance, genealogy, Gill Post Office, Grace DeHaven, Harts Creek District, history, John E. Stone, John H. Brumfield, Laura Ferrell, Laurel Fork, Leander C. Toney, Leet Post Office, Lincoln County, Linzy Huffman, Martha J. Toney, Mildred DeHaven, Milt Ferrell, Nancy Cyfers, Rector Post Office, Ruth Cyfers, Thomas J. Gill, Tom Ferrell, Wallace Toney, Walter Toney, Walton Ferrell, West Virginia

Big Ugly Creek, located in Harts Creek District of Lincoln County, West Virginia, has hosted four post offices: Rector (1902-1939), Gill (1903-1968), Leet (1907-?), and Dollie (1919-1934). Today, no post offices exist on Big Ugly Creek.

Dollie Post Office (1919-1934)

Walton Ferrell: 10 December 1919 – 29 January 1923

Laura Ferrell: 29 January 1923 – 19 September 1933

Thomas Ferrell: 19 September 1933 (acting postmaster), 12 January 1934 – 31 March 1934 (appointment rescinded on 31 March 1934)

Post office discontinued: 24 March 1934, effective 14 April 1934, mail to Rector

Gill Post Office (1903-1968) — located at the mouth of Big Ugly Creek

Thomas J. Gill: 8 October 1903 – 9 June 1926/12 August 1927

Bradley W. Gill: 9 June 1926/12 August 1927 (conflicting dates in the record) – 9 October 1926

Arabelle Gill: 9 October 1926 – 6 November 1940 (deceased 6 November 1940)

Andrew J. Cyfers: 1 January 1941 (assumed charge), 11 January 1941 (acting postmaster) – August or October 1941 (see below)

Nannie F. Cyfers: 5 August 1941, 1 October 1941 (assumed charge) – 30 September 1956 (retired 30 September 1956)

Ruth B. Cyfers: 30 September 1955 (assumed charge), 4 October 1956 (acting postmaster), 19 October 1956 (assumed charge), 17 November 1967 (resigned)

Florence Vance: 17 November 1967 (acting postmaster) – 26 January 1968

Post office discontinued: 26 January 1968, mail to Ranger

Leet Post Office (1907-?) — located at the mouth of Laurel Fork of Big Ugly Creek

Albert Walls: 17 May 1907 – 3 September 1912

Linzy Huffman: 3 September 1912 – 15 February 1917

Moved to Gill: 15 February 1917

Albert J. Gill: 22 July 1921 – 30 May 1925

Post office discontinued: 30 May 1925, mail to Gill

John H. Brumfield: 18 September 1925 – 15 December 1927

Post office discontinued: 15 December 1927, mail to Rector

Grace DeHaven: 31 May 1934 – 30 November 1961, 30 November 1961 (retired)

Mildred DeHaven: 30 November 1961 (assumed charge), 13 April 1962 – ?

Rector Post Office (1902-1939)

John E. Stone: 17 July 1902 – 4 May 1903

Wallace Toney: 4 May 1903 – 13 July 1905

Leander C. Toney: 13 July 1905 – 14 March 1919

John Milton Ferrell: 14 March 1919, 5 April 1919 (assumed charge) – 25 June 1934

Walter Toney: 25 June 1934 (assumed charge), 20 August 1934 (acting postmaster) – 5 December 1934

Dixie Toney: 5 December 1934, 24 January 1935 (assumed charge) – 18 March 1938

Laura Ferrell: 18 March 1938 (assumed charge), 23 March 1938 (acting postmaster) – 3 November 1938

Martha J. Toney: 3 November 1938 – ? (order rescinded on 12 November 1938)

Post office discontinued: 11 March 1939, effective 31 March 1939, mail to Leet

Source: U.S. Appointments of Postmasters, 1832-1971, maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration.