Anita, Which one? There were two; very close in age. I have files on both. STAN On Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at 01:29 PM, Awpaxwv@aol.com wrote: > Need information on Amos Workman. thanks anita > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

The morticians were busy in the late 1920 to 1940 era.Many murders on Harts Creek; Usually over moonshine or women. See Vaudi Conleys's homepage on Donna Brown's Logan County West Virginia homepages. It is titled: The Conleys Of Logan County WV. Shelby

Thank you Debbie, I have relatives buried at the Kinser Cemetary. Do you know where this cemetery is located. All I can remember is that the Adams' lived in the fork of Harts where the cemetery is located. Beulah McLemore 703-620-1389  home 703-405-5522  cell -----Original Message----- From: Debbie [mailto:mybirthrite@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 11:19 PM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] OT: coal mines on Harts Creek I live in Harts and haven't heard anything about that. Word travels pretty fast here too, but still, it could be true. If I do hear something to that effect, I will post. Deb I just heard a story from an aunt that the coal mines are buying up land on Harts Creek, in particular, Hoover Fork of Harts Creek, and that already there is talk of some of the cemeteries having to be moved. Has anyone heard anything about this?? My dad is buried on Hoover Fork, as is about 150 years of relatives being buried there, and I'm greatly concerned about this. I hope this is not true!! Sheryl in Michigan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

I too am related to the Williamsons, my aunt Polly Dillon married Charles W. Williamson. They lived on Harts. My mother is Rena Dillon Sansom, grandmother Celia Ann Bailey Dillon. Let me know if we are "cousins" Beulah McLemore 703-620-1389  home 703-405-5522  cell -----Original Message----- From: Debbie [mailto:mybirthrite@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 11:23 PM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVLOGAN] Meeks/Saundra Hi Saundra, I live in Harts and know the Meeks from Francis Creek. You said in another email that your mothers family were Williamsons? I have them in my line too, by marriage. Who do you connect to? Debbie Shelby, I was wondering if you were from Hart's Creek? My father often talked of Harts Creek, recalling family members that lived there. His surname was Meeks, are you familiar with anyone by that name? Saundra Smothers __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

I think it is very important for each of us to write our life's story, not only will our children and grandchildren be interested but also our nieces and nephews if we include our siblings. I have written a story about my parents and grandparents of the things they told me about their growing up years. I also have written a story about each couple I've researched in my direct line. If I live long enough to write a book the story will begin each chapter, followed by pictures and documents. Lord, please grant me a few more years. Yes, Jim, I will send a copy to each library. You guys are great and I love being on this list. Vernia

Shelby, Thank you for your quick response. I'm trying to find more about both of my parents families. They were both born and raised in Logan. My father Denver Meeks was born in 1930, and my mother Donna J. Epling (Queen) was born in 1933. I know that my grandmother was a Williamson (mothers side). That's about it. My aunts and uncles have no desire to research their past, so I'm going to give it a try. So once again, all my thanks. Saundra

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Hi Saundra, I live in Harts and know the Meeks from Francis Creek. You said in another email that your mothers family were Williamsons? I have them in my line too, by marriage. Who do you connect to? Debbie Shelby, I was wondering if you were from Hart's Creek? My father often talked of Harts Creek, recalling family members that lived there. His surname was Meeks, are you familiar with anyone by that name? Saundra Smothers __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi, Thought I'd better clear this up, I have Lee Browning's Bible, not Henry's. Not only did my brain take a wallk, it got lost in the fog. Bonnie

I live in Harts and haven't heard anything about that. Word travels pretty fast here too, but still, it could be true. If I do hear something to that effect, I will post. Deb I just heard a story from an aunt that the coal mines are buying up land on Harts Creek, in particular, Hoover Fork of Harts Creek, and that already there is talk of some of the cemeteries having to be moved. Has anyone heard anything about this?? My dad is buried on Hoover Fork, as is about 150 years of relatives being buried there, and I'm greatly concerned about this. I hope this is not true!! Sheryl in Michigan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Dear Saundra; I was partly raised in Chapmanville, so I know a lot of the older people on Harts Creek,the Adams, Brumfields, Daltons, Conleys,Dingess,s,and the Workmans ( my kin)I have heard of Mr. Meeks but never knew him personally. We sometimes think we have long drives to work, but the men on Harts Creek travelled all the way to the coal mines in upper Logan County daily.They werent about to leave their farms to dwell in some coal camp. Shelby

Shelby, I was wondering if you were from Hart's Creek? My father often talked of Harts Creek, recalling family members that lived there. His surname was Meeks, are you familiar with anyone by that name? Saundra Smothers

A nomad type man who lived on Harts Creek, WV, was the first dweller on the the creek. He was a fur trapper, and didnt stay long till he moved on.His surname was Hart. Shelby

I too try to relive the past; Each time I visit a cemetery, I recollect what each family member did on earth. Being fond of music, I ask my dad what the popular songs were in world war one.He said : " Over there" and ".Johnny git your gun " Sweet Lorena" was the most popular in the civil war. Each time I visit granpa Wilse,s (Wilson Burgess)grave I am reminded how religous the the soldiers were in combat; he said that they didnt fear death, but went into war with the idea that the Lord would spare them, or take them to his home in heaven. Shelby

Can anyone tell me where Harts Creek got its name? HART is one of my Massachusetts ancestral names from the time of the Revolutionary War and before. Sharon Gates Apopka, FL

Amen, Jim. I began writing in 1995, shortly after my mother's first stroke and paralysis. It was recommended by a therapist. Back then, there was no such thing as care giver therapy or support groups. We just went and did, sometimes til we dropped. What I found most painful was the lack of friends and family to listen to the saga of mom's slow demise. It seemed I was the pariah of Death, instead of the life-helper. No matter how positive and upbeat I tried to be, I was greeted grimly as folks awaited the latest in the bad news. Hospice taught me there is a notion among some that death is contagious. Time with mom, later with my great-aunt and then my beloved aunt and cousin, meant long hours in hospital rooms, doctors' waiting rooms, in line at the pharmacy or treatment centers, or at their homes. I took my notebook and when they could not recall what they'd had for lunch or if we'd had lunch, they could recall stories of their youth, their grandparents, funny things. All went into the notebook. Always, they said, "I don't know why you'd want that old stuff for," or, "I can't remember any of that." "Where were you when the war was over?" brought nothing. Yet, trigger questions like: "Were you still married to John and in Whitesville when you heard the war was over?" brought forth an hour's detailed memories. I put the stories into the computer. Some 11 years later, I've finally arranged them into a semblance of time order, gotten other family members' recollections of the same events, and added those. My Will clearly states this is a work in progress and if I croak tonight, go to "x" document in Word, print it out and send it to [include a list]. A lot is semi-sensitive, but hey - I'll be gone. If it were my blood line and family, I'd want to know the truth. So, sue me. Luckily, a pal is literate. When I finish a chapter, I ship it to her. She cleans it up a tad, then stores it on a disk. If my house gets hit by a Katrina and takes my computer, the info is safe. As are the old family photos. I found by doing a time-line of events, including the births of their children and deaths of their parents and siblings, you can form a short biography of most any family member, even those you know so little of. It doesn't take rocket science to overlap history with your family. If Sherman's Army was marching towards Milledgeville in the fall of 1864 and your Jonesboro family disappeared off the map only to appear in the next census in Arkansas Territory - duh? A lawyer boss once told me it felt presumptuous to write of his own life. What a life he had to write about! So full of adventure and encounters with the famous and infamous. I have no fame or fortune to write of, but I've had my adventures, as have you. Your grandchildren will be grateful for the smallest, silliest stories. I've told my children tales of my childhood all their lives. Did they listen? Ha. Only now, as adults, do they say: Granny, tell Kit about the time the alligator attacked you when you were arrowhead hunting. As I tell it, I realize they see me now as a member of the eldest living generation, and they are listening also. I write for them all. Simple things now trigger my ancient memories also. My only hope now is I can remember the story by the time I reach the computer room, and remember why I was headed there! Sue At 09:22 PM 6/6/06 -0700, you wrote: >Dear Logan County Cousins, >I have spent this evening trying to recreate briefly the lives of my >following ancestors. > >=========================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

If there's coal there, then your concern is well founded. My dad and I were just in Logan and Boone Counties on Memorial Weekend and the destruction is rapidly advancing. For the first time (and I'm not one to throw in the towell), I have the feeling it's pretty much a done deal.My hometown, Blair,a formerly well established community, will be completely anihilated, as if it never existed w/in a couple of years, despite the fact that some of the residents fought back.They are destroying all of the communities where there is coal, it's just a matter of time.The pace at which they are moving is alarming!There is talk of the mountaintop removal moving into Danville and other historic well established communities.Ironically, this is where many Blair residents were relocated when they blew up Blair. What are they going to do run everyone out of the state so they can blast the rest of the mountains to get the coal? Many of the parts of Blair and surrounding communities were totall! y unrecognizable.Sorry for the gloom, but I was just there and the situation is far worse than I imagined. Gail -----Original Message----- From: SAMW6@aol.com To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 22:34:38 EDT Subject: [WVLOGAN] OT: coal mines on Harts Creek I just heard a story from an aunt that the coal mines are buying up land on Harts Creek, in particular, Hoover Fork of Harts Creek, and that already there is talk of some of the cemeteries having to be moved. Has anyone heard anything about this?? My dad is buried on Hoover Fork, as is about 150 years of relatives being buried there, and I'm greatly concerned about this. I hope this is not true!! Sheryl in Michigan ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free.

That's really inspiring, Sue! Thanks for sharing that. Vanessa

I just heard a story from an aunt that the coal mines are buying up land on Harts Creek, in particular, Hoover Fork of Harts Creek, and that already there is talk of some of the cemeteries having to be moved. Has anyone heard anything about this?? My dad is buried on Hoover Fork, as is about 150 years of relatives being buried there, and I'm greatly concerned about this. I hope this is not true!! Sheryl in Michigan

Is anyone here familiar with this book? Minardi, Archer Guy.: 18th and 19th century Cabell family homes / by Archer Guy Minardi Laura