I have a wonderful book published in the eighties, I think, by Hettie Sutherland. It is called "Pioneer Recollections". Evidently , in the early part of the century, Her husband conducted interviews with the old-timers and published them in a local paper. It has wonderful interviews with swome reaching back to the Revolutionary War. If you have a chance, get it. It gave me wonderful insight on this area and some clues for more digging. My Dickenson County ancestors were Reedy, McFall(s), Honeycut, Franks. Happy hunting. Joanne HafeliAt 12:22 AM 8/15/98 -0700, you wrote: >DICKENSON COUNTY NEWSPAPER 1890-1900 >submitted by: >Annette Damron >Rachel and Louise Vanover Vore > >Clintwood, VA., Feb 8* >GIBSON of Donkey, was passing through the Gap and a man came out of the >woods and attempted to hold him up and rob him; but GIBSON drew a pistol >and fired at the would be robber, and it is supposed wounded him. It is >now thought that the man was WRIGHT. > > WORK OF INCENDIARIES > >Killed in a Political row Across the Line. >Dwale, Dickenson, Co., Oct 18 - Intelligence has just been recieved here to >the effect that incendiaries have been getting in their demon-like work in >the vicinity of Sergent, a few miles from here. The barn and out-buildings >of Hon. Nathaniel HALL were burned last night. Loss about $2,000, no >insurance. There is a clue, and several arrests will follow. Also the >barn of David HALL near there was burned last night. Damages heavy; no >insurance. > >A report has just reached here from Harlan Co., KY, to the effect that John >M. MIDDLETON, a proserous young married man, was killed there a day or two >since in a political row. No particulars have been recieved as to the >affair; but relatives of MIDDLETON left Letcher Co. near here, for that >place. It is said the election in that county will be the warmiest for >years. > > FROM THE VIRGINIA MOUNTAIN > >News from Dickenson County - Bloodshed and Love. >Dwale, Dickenson, Co., VA., March 18. - your correspondent lately had the >privilege of looking through some papers of an old man, who has long since >passed to that bourn whence no voyager returns. Some of these documents >were unique, and bore dates ranging from 1830 to 1860. One instrument >found among them reads as follows: > For value recd., against the first day of March next, I will pay RATLIFF >& CECIL thirteen dollars & 15 cents. > > This 16th Oct. 1832. JOHN FLEMON >The following is a copy of an order granted by Floyd County Court, but >whether it was the Floyd Co. of VA, or some other State rejoicing in a >county of like name, there is nothing about the order to show: > Floyd County Court, June term 1835: > John FLEMING is appointed Surveyor of the road from the Dry Branch to >the Picture of the Turtle. In the place of Frederick GLAMBAUGH, removed. >And it is ordered that he call on all the hands on Beaver above where >Samuel HARRIS formerly lived, and down as low as where William ISAAC's to >post. Him to keep the same in repair according to law; cut smooth fifteen >feet wide, and dig six feet wide, where digging is necessary. > A Copy att. JACOB MAYO, C.F.C.C. > > > >==== VAWISE Mailing List ==== >Remember: All posts go back to the list. If you wish to contact someone privately you will have to change the address >[email protected] Phyllis Morefield > > > >