Download or read book The Barnes Family in West Virginia written by Isaac A. Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blood in West Virginia written by Brandon Kirk and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Kirk’s marvelous tale of one of the bloodiest Appalachian feuds is a rip-roaring page-turner! . . . a good spirited read.” —Homer Hickam, #1 New York Times–bestselling author This riveting account is the first comprehensive examination of the Lincoln County feud, a quarrel so virulent it rivaled that of the infamous Hatfields and McCoys. The conflict began over personal grievances between Paris Brumfield, a local distiller and timber man, and Cain Adkins, a preacher, teacher, doctor, and justice of the peace. The dispute quickly overtook the small Appalachian community of Hart, West Virginia, leaving at least four dead and igniting a decade-long vendetta. Based on local and national newspaper articles and oral histories provided by descendants of the feudists, this powerful narrative features larger-than-life characters locked in deadly conflict. “Not only does Blood in West Virginia present a compelling narrative of a little known feud in southern West Virginia, it provides valuable insights into the local politics, economy, timber industry and family life in Lincoln County during the late 1800s.” —Dr. Robert Maslowski, President of Council for West Virginia Archaeology and graduate instructor at the Marshall University Graduate College “Tells a fascinating story that elevates the Lincoln County feud to its proper place in Appalachian and West Virginia History.” —Dr. Ivan Tribe, author of Mountaineer Jamboree “This book brings a deadly story to life. Author Brandon Kirk has done remarkable work in untangling the complex web of kinship connections linking both friends and foes, while detailing the social and economic strains of changing times in the mountains.” —Ken Sullivan, executive director, West Virginia Humanities Council, and editor of West Virginia Encyclopedia
Download or read book Genealogies in the Library of Congress written by Marion J. Kaminkow and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol 1 905p Vol 2 961p.
Download or read book Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986 written by Library of Congress and published by Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service. This book was released on 1991 with total page 1368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.
Download or read book History of West Virginia Old and New written by James Morton Callahan and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 1192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Four Goff Brothers of Western Virginia written by Phillip G. Goff and published by Phillip G Goff. This book was released on 2003 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brothers James Goff, John Turton Goff (d. 1803), Thomas Goff (1747-1824) and Salathiel Goff (d. 1791), were probably born in England or Wales. They emigrated and settled in Virginia and Maryland. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas and Texas.
Download or read book Genealogies of West Virginia Families written by West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarte and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wise's Eastern Shore of Virginia is a history of the counties of Accomack and Northampton; however, genealogists will be drawn to the book's numerous references to families prominent on the Eastern Shore and to the extensive lists of early settlers and patentees of land.
Download or read book Barns of Summers County written by Phyllis Campbell Whitley and published by Dementi Milestone Pub.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Devil Is Here in These Hills written by James Green and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The most comprehensive and comprehendible history of the West Virginia Coal War I’ve ever read.” —John Sayles, writer and director of Matewan On September 1, 1912, the largest, most protracted, and deadliest working-class uprising in American history was waged in West Virginia. On one side were powerful corporations whose millions bought armed guards and political influence. On the other side were fifty thousand mine workers, the nation’s largest labor union, and the legendary “miners’ angel,” Mother Jones. The fight for unionization and civil rights sparked a political crisis that verged on civil war, stretching from the creeks and hollows of the Appalachians to the US Senate. Attempts to unionize were met with stiff resistance. Fundamental rights were bent—then broken. The violence evolved from bloody skirmishes to open armed conflict, as an army of more than fifty thousand miners finally marched to an explosive showdown. Extensively researched and vividly told, this definitive book about an often-overlooked chapter of American history, “gives this backwoods struggle between capital and labor the due it deserves. [Green] tells a dark, often despairing story from a century ago that rings true today” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).
Download or read book Western Reserve Historical Society Publication written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Monongalia Marion and Taylor Counties West Virginia written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roane County West Virginia Families written by William H. Bishop and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bishop's "History of Roane County" is the standard work on its subject, but its chief appeal to the genealogist can be found in the hundreds of genealogical and historical essays of pioneer families of Roane County that comprise the second half of the work. Those essays, which, in most cases, are based upon interviews conducted by the author with a surviving family member, generally go back to the early nineteenth century and pertain to migrants from Virginia and the middle states possessing British, Irish, or Scotch-Irish stock.
Download or read book The Magazine of American Genealogy written by and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 996 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mingo written by W Jeff Barnes and published by Little Star. This book was released on 2021-11-26 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brothers travel between the disparate worlds of Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA, and the coal mines of West Virginia in the early 20th century, culminating with the largest insurrection in U.S. history this side of the Civil War.
Download or read book Devil in the Basement written by Charlotte Laws and published by Stroud House Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The most bizarre set of tragic events ever to occur…” – Fairmont Times “Gritty… Fascinating.” – Robert Markowitz, New York Times essayist “Alone and bitter, [the killer] fabricated a horrible revenge—on the world and himself.” – The West Virginian “Charlotte Laws is a tsunami.” – Snatch Magazine Devil in the Basement reveals the shocking truth about my family. I learned about the murders, bombings, and devil worship when I visited my ancestors’ hometown of Fairmont, West Virginia. As a former private eye, I investigated what had happened and even ventured into the eerie basement where the satanic rituals had occurred. The story begins in 1928 when thousands of Ku Klux Klan members march through this sleepy town. My great uncle Jal’s passions were ignited that day, as were those of my grandfather Tucker, who changed his Italian name to “sound white” with hopes of escaping poverty and racism, and of becoming a U.S. Senator. Meanwhile, my great-grandmother set up a criminal enterprise in the back barn, and my great aunt was hauled off to an insane asylum before becoming the mistress of a Detroit mobster. But this story is not just about my family. It is also about their creepy neighbor Ernie, who had a ghoulish, life-sized doll. He abused his wives and dabbled in his favorite pastime: evil. He liked evil. He was creative when it came to evil. He was all about evil. Devil in the Basement is a story of love and horror, racism and hope, of Christian piety and satanic ritual. It is a book that shines a light on one of the most ghastly real life incidents in West Virginia history. It is a story you will never forget.
Download or read book Genealogical and Personal History of the Upper Monongahela Valley West Virginia written by Bernard Lee Butcher and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1050 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Magazine of American Genealogy written by and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
