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The "History of Logan County" was originally written by Henry Clay Ragland about the year 1896. Chapters 13-22, the "genealogical" chapters, were reprinted by The Logan County Genealogical Society with the permission of the Logan Banner in 1978. This work was covered by the copyright law of 1909 which granted copyright protection for a period of 28 years, with the right to renew for an additional 47 years, for a total of 75 years. The law was changed in 1976, and copyrights are now granted for the life of the creator plus 50 years - however, copyrights issued prior to 1976 are still covered by the old law, meaning that anything published prior to 1923 is no longer protected and is now in the public domain. The same applies to the republication of old material unless additional material has been added, and then only the new material is protected. The following material, published online by Steele National Repository, is thought to be in the public domain, and is presented here for the benefit of all Steele family researchers.<br/> | The "History of Logan County" was originally written by Henry Clay Ragland about the year 1896. Chapters 13-22, the "genealogical" chapters, were reprinted by The Logan County Genealogical Society with the permission of the Logan Banner in 1978. This work was covered by the copyright law of 1909 which granted copyright protection for a period of 28 years, with the right to renew for an additional 47 years, for a total of 75 years. The law was changed in 1976, and copyrights are now granted for the life of the creator plus 50 years - however, copyrights issued prior to 1976 are still covered by the old law, meaning that anything published prior to 1923 is no longer protected and is now in the public domain. The same applies to the republication of old material unless additional material has been added, and then only the new material is protected. The following material, published online by Steele National Repository, is thought to be in the public domain, and is presented here for the benefit of all Steele family researchers.<br/> | ||
A newer volume, The History of Logan County....Updated... is now available from the Logan County Chamber of Commerce, and notes by additional historians and genealogists have been added. All proceeds from the first printing of the book will be donated to the Logan County Historical Society and the Logan County Landmark Commission to purchase a statue in the likeness of Chief John Logan, for whom the city and county were named. First printing, 1996. "The History of Logan County" can be ordered from The Chamber of Commerce, 311 Hudgins St., Logan, WV 25601 - Phone (304) 752-1324 - Price is $12 plus $1.40 shipping. Please support this effort by ordering your copies today. Additional information can be found on the Logan County GenWeb page.<br/> | A newer volume, The History of Logan County....Updated... is now available from the Logan County Chamber of Commerce, and notes by additional historians and genealogists have been added. All proceeds from the first printing of the book will be donated to the Logan County Historical Society and the Logan County Landmark Commission to purchase a statue in the likeness of Chief John Logan, for whom the city and county were named. First printing, 1996. "The History of Logan County" can be ordered from The Chamber of Commerce, 311 Hudgins St., Logan, WV 25601 - Phone (304) 752-1324 - Price is $12 plus $1.40 shipping. Please support this effort by ordering your copies today. Additional information can be found on the Logan County GenWeb page.<br/> | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 22 March 2023
History of Logan County: From the 1896 Files of the Logan Banner or Local copy here.
Publication date: 1896?
Topics: genealogy
Author: Henry Clay Ragland
Language: English
Henry Clay Ragland’s “History of Logan County” was originally printed in the Logan County Banner in 1895. Source: Logan Banner, 01 Nov 1924
And from RootsWeb. I reached out to the Logan County Chamber of Commerce and was told the update was no longer available in late 2020.
The "History of Logan County" was originally written by Henry Clay Ragland about the year 1896. Chapters 13-22, the "genealogical" chapters, were reprinted by The Logan County Genealogical Society with the permission of the Logan Banner in 1978. This work was covered by the copyright law of 1909 which granted copyright protection for a period of 28 years, with the right to renew for an additional 47 years, for a total of 75 years. The law was changed in 1976, and copyrights are now granted for the life of the creator plus 50 years - however, copyrights issued prior to 1976 are still covered by the old law, meaning that anything published prior to 1923 is no longer protected and is now in the public domain. The same applies to the republication of old material unless additional material has been added, and then only the new material is protected. The following material, published online by Steele National Repository, is thought to be in the public domain, and is presented here for the benefit of all Steele family researchers.
A newer volume, The History of Logan County....Updated... is now available from the Logan County Chamber of Commerce, and notes by additional historians and genealogists have been added. All proceeds from the first printing of the book will be donated to the Logan County Historical Society and the Logan County Landmark Commission to purchase a statue in the likeness of Chief John Logan, for whom the city and county were named. First printing, 1996. "The History of Logan County" can be ordered from The Chamber of Commerce, 311 Hudgins St., Logan, WV 25601 - Phone (304) 752-1324 - Price is $12 plus $1.40 shipping. Please support this effort by ordering your copies today. Additional information can be found on the Logan County GenWeb page.
People Referenced
Richard Ferrell Sr.[1]
Progenitor...
...but there is no account of any settlement being made on the West Virginia side of the river below the McDowell County line, or even above that line, until the year 1800, when Richard[2] and John Ferrell[3], sons of Richard Ferrell[1], who was killed by the Indians in Thompson's Valley in 1780[1], settled on the farm where [34]M.A. Ferrell now lives.
John Ferrell[3]
Eldst son of Richard Sr.[1], had 5 kids.
...John Ferrell[3] married Nancy Jackson[4] of Russell County, Virginia. He was the father of three sons and two daughters,
Richard Ferrell Jr.[2]
Youngest son of Richard Sr.[1], had 10 kids
...Richard Ferrell[2], the youngest brother, married a Miss Romaines[10], of Russell County, Virginia, and was the father of ten children - six sons and four daughters...
- William[5] (married Mahala Tiller)
- John R [11] (married Elizabeth Coleman)
- Elizah[12] (married Barbara Jackson)
- Richard[13] (married Letitia Eskew)
- Evans[14] (married Martha Duty)
- Moses[15] (married Jane Lockhart)
- Rachel[16] (married William Tilley)
- Rebecca[17] (married Green Justice)
- Elizabeth[18] (married Joab Justice)
- Nancy[19] (married Cummings Music)
M.A. Ferrell
(Michael) M. A. Ferrell, inherited old homestead. UPDATE- Link to WIll - G.W. Hatfield was executor who was he?.
William Ferrell[5]
John R. Ferrell[11]
Elizah Ferrell[12]
Richard Ferrell III[13]
Evans Ferrell[14]
Moses Ferrell[15]
Rachel Ferrell[16]
Rebecca Ferrell[17]
Elizabeth Ferrell[18]
Nancy Ferrell[19]
Rebecca Romaines[10]
Wife of Richard Jr.[2]
Nancy Jackson[4]
Wife of Richard Sr.'s[1] son John[3].
Cummings Music[20]
Husband of [19]Nancy Ferrell[19], Richard Ferrell Jr.'s[2] daughter.
Joab Justice[21]
Husband of [18], Richard Ferrell Jr.'s[2] daughter.
Green Justice[22]
Husband of [17], Richard Ferrell Jr.'s[2] daughter.
William Tilley[23]
Husband of [16], Richard Ferrell Jr.'s[2] daughter.
Jane Lockhart[24]
Wife of [15], Richard Ferrell Jr.'s[2] son.
Martha Duty[25]
Wife of [14], Richard Ferrell Jr.'s[2] son.
Letitia Eskew[26]
Wife of [13], Richard Ferrell Jr.'s[2] son.
Barbara Jackson[27]
Wife of [12], Richard Ferrell Jr.'s[2] son.
Elizabeth Coleman[28]
Wife of [11], Richard Ferrell Jr.'s[2] son.
Mahala Tiller[29]
Wife of [5], Richard Ferrell Jr.'s[2] son.
Polly Slater[30]
Wife of Andrew[6], son of John Ferrell[3].
Jane Taylor[31]
Wife of John[7], son of John Ferrell[3].
John Murphy[32]
Husband of Jennie Ferrell [8], daughter of John Ferrell[3].
Ralph Steel[33]
Husband of Levisa Ferrell[9], daughter of John Ferrell[3].
Body Text on the Ferrells
History of Logan County, W.Va.
by Henry Clay Ragland
Chapters 13-22 - The Genealogical Section
CHAPTER XXI
(page 112)
‘While the Guyandotte Valley was being settled with hardy pioneers from Montgomery and the territory which formerly belonged in that ancient county, the Tug Fork of Sandy was being peopled by those who had for awhile paused in their march to the wilderness on the waters of the Clinch and the Holsten. From the time of the building of the old Block House at the forks of Sandy, about the year 1789, frequent visits were made from the cabins on the frontier by daring hunters to their friends in the old fort, but there is no account of any settlement being made on the West Virginia side of the river below the McDowell County line, or even above that line, until the year 1800, when Richard[2] and John Ferrell[3], sons of Richard Ferrell, who was killed by the Indians in Thompson's Valley in 1780[1], settled on the farm where [34]M.A. Ferrell now lives.
Richard Ferrell[2], the youngest brother, married a Miss Romaines[10], of Russell County, Virginia, and was the father of ten children[2] - six sons and four daughters, His sons were William[5], who married Mahala Tiller[29], John R[11], who married Elizabeth Coleman[28]; Elizah[12], who married Barbara Jackson[27]; Richard[13], who married Letitia Eskew[26]; Evans[14], who married Martha Duty[25], and Moses[15], who married Jane Lockhart[24]. His daughters were Rachel[16], who married William Tilley[23]; Rebecca[17], who married Green Justice[22]; Elizabeth[18], who married Joab Justice[21], and Nancy[19], who married Cummings Music?[20]
John Ferrell[3] married Nancy Jackson[4] of Russell County, Virginia. He was the father of three sons and two daughters, His sons were William[5] who moved to Roane County; Andrew[6] , who married Polly Slater[30] , and then moved to Missouri; and John[7] who married Jane Taylor[31] , and was through along life a prominent Baptist preacher, and was greatly beloved by all who knew him. His daughters were Jennie[8] , who married John Murphy[32] , and Levisa[9] , who married Ralph Steel[33] , of Island Creek.
CHAPTER XXII
(page 118)
(page 122)
William Bingham Mead, who married Esther Davis, came from Virginia around 1790, and settled on the old Vancouver settlement at the Blockhouse at the forks of Sandy. In the early part of the present century, about 1801, he moved with his family, to Marrowbone Creek. He had three sons and five daughters. His sons were: William B., Jr. who married Jane Ellen Rutherford; Samuel, who married a Miss Patton, and John, who married a Miss Ewood, and move to Ohio. His daughters were: Elizabeth who married Issac Brewster; Maragaret, who married a Thomas Watts; Frances, who married Theodore Gooding; Anna, who married Perry Burruss; and Teziah, who married John Cline. William B. Jr. had seven boys and four girls. His sons were: James, who married a Miss Dingess; Lewis, who married a Miss Spaulding; Thomas B. who married a Miss Sartin; William B. who married a Miss Messer. The daughters were: Mary, who married John Field; Priscilla, who married Hiram Rose; Lydia, who married Silas Damron, and Ellen, who married G.B.C. Floyd, and who was the mother of Hon. J.D. Floyd, Mrs. S. P. Kelly, and several other children.
Issac Brewer, who married the eldest daughter (Elizabeth) of W.B. Meade Sr. was of English Stock. Among the soldiers who came with Braddok to America, in 1755, were two brothers by the name of Brewer; one of them was killed at Fort DuQuesne, on July 9, 1755 but the other survived the war, and settled in southwestern Virginia, where he had several sons and daughters.
(page 123)
One of the sons after service in the Revolution, married Sallie Roark, who afterwards became the wife of Emile Millard. To this former marriage of Sallie Roark was born Isaac ewster; who came with Millard to the Tug Valley, and after his marriage to Miss Meads, settled on Marrowbone. To this marriage were born eight sons and three daughters. His sons were: Lewis, who married a Miss Marcum, William, who moved to Kanawha; Isaac, who married a Miss Spaulding; Samuel, who married a Miss Kirk; Johnson, who married a Miss Clark; Calvin, who married a Miss Messer, James, who married a Miss Newsome; Aaron, who married a Miss Meade; and Anthony, who married a Miss James. His daughters were Eliza, who first married Jacob Marcum, and then Compton Statfford; Evaline, who married another Jacob Marcum; and Matilda, who Married Moses Farrell, who was for a long time a Member of the County Court of Logan.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 sons of Richard Ferrell, who was killed by the Indians in Thompson's Valley in 1780
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 father of ten children
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 John Ferrell
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Nancy Jackson
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 William
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Andrew
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 John
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Jennie
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Levisa
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Miss Romaines
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 John R
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Elizah
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Richard
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Evans
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Moses
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Rachel
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Rebecca
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Elizabeth
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 Nancy
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Cummings Music?
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Joab Justice
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Green Justice
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 William Tilley
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Jane Lockhart
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Martha Duty
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Letitia Eskew
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Barbara Jackson
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Elizabeth Coleman
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Mahala Tiller
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Polly Slater
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Jane Taylor
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 John Murphy
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Ralph Steel
- ↑ M.A. Ferrell