Matewan Before the Massacre

Kentucky, A History of the State, or here or the local copy embracing a concise account of the origin and development of the Virginia colony; its expansion westward, and the settlement of the frontier beyond the Alleghanies; the erection of Kentucky as an independent state, and its subsequent development, by Battle, J. H; Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?; Kniffin, G. C.

This is the academic paper on which the popular book is based.

Publication date:     1885
Topics:                      genealogy
Publisher:                 Louisville, Ky., Chicago, Ill., F.A. Battey publishing company
Collection:                allen_county; americana
Digitizing sponsor:  Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Contributor:              Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Language:                 English

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People Referenced

F.A.F. Ferrell

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Anderson was the father, who owned the land that became Mateway, and was later sued "Ferrell v. Ferrell", which went to the West Virginia Supreme Court after his son Floyd filed suit.

Floyd Ferrell

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Floyd was the son, who sued his father Anderson after he changed his will to include his new wife Mary Chambers, which was appealed in "Ferrell v. Ferrell" to the West Virginia Supreme Court.

Pages

Page 815 R. M. Ferrell

R. M. FERRELL, of Pikeville, was born on Pond Creek in Pike County, Ky., on the 11th day of March, 1831, to John R. and Elizabeth (Coleman) Ferrell, of Irish descent. His grandfather, Ferrell, settled on Tug river in Logan County, Va, and his grandfather, Coleman, on Pond Creek in Pike County, Ky., and were among the early settlers of those counties, John R. Ferrell, fa