Contents 1 County Information 1.1 Description 1.2 County Courthouse 1.3 Harlan County, Kentucky Record Dates 1.4 Record Loss 1.5 Boundary Changes 1.6 Populated Places 1.7 History Timeline Thanks for the kind words. ITS GOOD TO HEAR FROM OTHER HARLAN CO PEOPLE. Awesome story. Right now, its in a big down turn. Maybe its the camo/orange. My first trial was in Elliott County. She laughed. He used to go visit with Norman during the strike. Again I will say Harlan is a great place to be from but I would not want to live there today. I can relate to alot of it. Genealogy profile for Basil M. Collins Genealogy for Basil M. Collins (1908 - 1979) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. I have resided in Knoxville, TN for 26 years but Eastern Kentucky will always be home because that is where my extended family and my husbands extended family continue to reside. You havent had a grilled cheese sandwich until youve had one made with govment cheese, govment butter and fresh Bunny Bread. Welfare checks. Many who knew of the hair would be shocked to know he wears it pretty much buzzed these days. Yes, Big_O,, I remember the man you asked about. TO JIM CONNOR, jimmy c morgan lives in the big town of sawbriar, near wallins creek. Youve made me think about Harlan all day today and its been a good day. Have lived in SC for the past 25 yrs but everyone who knows me knows where I come from. You nailed it. They lived near Dionne along the river there. Hes married married to one of my first cousins for many years. Rip Torn as Thanks. Robertson County is the toughest to exclude. Unless you lived in the town of Harlan, you dont go to the city schoolsHarlan High Elementary and Harlan High School. Its called age, my friend. Crow Drums 70 (CHS). I spent at least a week during the summer vacation every year growing up visiting the Harlan area and family enjoying every visit which included rail road tracks and slate dumps on one side of house and the Cumberland River on the other side all residing in a big holler off HWY 38. I think we overlapped at Cawood for a year. I loved reading your blog and all, or at least most of the comments! Christy, I believe we may know each other. I remember when you had to take a gravel road from Pineville to Loyall when they were building the new 119. Lynch had a skating rink when I was a teenager. Youd be surprised how many of us moved here from other places (quite a few from other countries), were welcomed as friends, made our homes here and raised our families here. Its amazing how many of Moms students I still run into. Everything is right on! The only tv stations the antenna could pick up were out of knoxville Bad-ass wasnt the first word to come to mind, but I sure didnt want to mess with those folk! Mostly, we didnt do much, because there wasnt much to do. My dad was one of them, outside Tommy Lees barbershop. Small town life can be hard or easy. Its boring. If you dont believe me, I just might have to kill you. What happened to Basil Collins in the end? As usual John you nailed it!! . I have no other information on these two at this time. I dont believe Ive ever been called a mooron before. I didnt know, but thats before my time. Did you live here? I was about 11-12 and I remember we played outside constantly. Even though I havent lived there in many years, I still visit. If its easy, theres nothing better. Who are we? There were several Leonard families in the county in my day. I left first to attend Cumberland College, then only a two year school, and later was forced to leave and gravitate north for employment. Most of us pass through this phase at some point. I had to laugh at your reference to government cheese. It really was good stuff! Life in the mountains is easy or hardvery little in between. I love the fact she loves a mountain boy, just like her Momma did:) This is a great article!! That is perhaps because I hail from off the grid (Smith). Miner Curtis Cress, 34, says towns. Very isolated. Advertisement. Hollywood Bledsoe from the mouth of Cloverlick in HC, once wrote a song about Government Cheese. I am so grateful to the educators in Harlan who worked so diligently to open our minds, expand our thinking and develop our talents especially in music. loved this. Robert Basil (Bob) Sydney, NS. jack brock ha d 21 dogs and 21 kids, he got kill by a drunk man he was taking home that was about like the earth quake in los ang years ago it was bad , for those who know my grandpa honey bill saylor and my dad and my friend big al ,arnold lee saylor he was a damn good man i miss alot cause he is in all my boys alot i see him every day yours trunly ronnie gene saylor of molus ky aka molus hollow. BTW I live on Watts Creek and have most of my life..off and on. He was 45 (88) years old when He died. of life I have lived in Chicago, IL., Ypsilanti, MI., Charleston, W. Va., so I know all to well about the differences of living in Eastern KY & a big city. The Short area), my last name being Short I have been told that he worked harder than 3 men. Jenny, I worked in Harlan Co. in the 90s on the railroad and worked with a Saylor but cant remember his first name. Barbara Kopple as Producer. We used to sprinkle sugar over the cheese, before grilling them! . Im pretty sure Lanes Cliffhanger was in the old Mount Aire building. 1750 Hwy 213. From the Harlan County Journal. Ruth Ann was my older brothers age. I ate government cheese as often as we got it. Being a descendant of such a controversial character of those times I may be asking for a social beating on here. I had him for a health class. You brought back a lot of memories. I have to say, I know of nobody named Lonzo. http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/ just saying. We like people to think wed kill them for some trivial reason. I dont think I have an accent but get me out of Pike County and they all say I do. Janice Kaye Banks, 72 of Premium, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2022, at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard, Ky. Janice was the daughter of the late Ben and Edith Smith Ratliff. The ones who love it love the depiction of rough and ready union brothers and sisters ready to wage war with the coal company thugs. Born and raised as you said in Lynch You pretty much hit the nail on the head.. great write-up. It is a tragedy what Black Jewell Coal company has done to honest, hard working coal I made the mistake of posting a picture of Basil on a Harlan County Facebook page. I live in Lexington, but always tell people Im from Southeastern Kentucky, Knox Co (not to be confused with just Eastern KY or Knott Co. Many people watch the FX series Justified. Im sorry that I didnt do more to keep in closer touch with them both as we grew older. ha! These are small town people just like in every small town. We lived the last house in the head of the holler with my poppy and granny our only neighbors. Andas for the grid: Morehead is east of Middlesboro. We hung out at Denny Rays, Kens and I cant remember the drive in on the road to Loyall?? Just found your blog while attempting to refresh my memory about the name of the theater, the Margie Grand, in Harlan. Now 75, Chester has endured his share of losses. Harlan is quiet, unless you grew up near the railroad tracks like I did. JACHS did not open until the 66 67 school year. Middlesboro Daily News - Official Site. I attended LoyallElementary and Junior High and James A. Cawood High School. I just said, hey, he was my neighbor. I am definitely proud of my heritage, both generally mountain/Appalachian and Harlan County in particular. Weve been in the Lexington area since then, but we still say back home when we are talking about Neon and Jenkins. Caroline Andrieu for Variety. Your email address will not be published. Maybe they were hoping to see (or experience) some kind of catastrophe. The women have help, of course. Lived in Hazard then, after Hazard we came to Ohio. I cant read some of these posts because of the negative way they talk about MY hometown. Of course you have to wash it all down with whole milk from Chappells Dairy! Bad and small isnt a recipe for success. Mountains. I know that area, well, too. I left a long time ago and went back to live there once for a few years. We were always suspicious of outsiders, especially those offering help. We could tell if you were from Ohio or Michigan or some other exotic place. My mother taught Home Ec at Evarts for 28 years. Heres my personal map of the area: This seemingly random boundary results in some folks calling it Southeastern Kentucky which, geographically speaking, is more accurate. She was retired from the Harlan County Board of Education, where she worked at the Wallins School. It is true that you can take the boy out of the mountains but never the mountain out of the boy. Were isolated. Take care. Government checks. Next, everyone is not here because we cant escape. I am an Outlander (orlando), looking to be a Stalwart. If we didnt know them, well they were at the wrong house. Went to JACHS then moved to Indiana an I havent went home in a long time. NOTE TO SELF: Dont move to Ages,Ky,Home of Brookside Mine, during a strike. I graduated in 1964. John Fleming County has beautiful, rolling hills, but they arent mountains. Born in 29 Mar 1929 and died in 30 May 2012 , Tennessee Basil Collins There are a couple of places to stay, and theyre okay. | Coal Troll's Blog, https://thetrivialtroll.com/2012/03/10/adventures-in-hitchhiking/, ALL ABOARD THE NERVE GAS TRAIN! To the men that worked at the Highsplint mine, where the majority of filming took place for the documentary, he was the one responsible for making sure Basil and his men got through to work every day. I went to Cumberland College, Austin Peay Univ for my first masters, Trevecca University for my doctorate, second masters, and administrative certification. Check out some of my other posts. He evidently hasnt been to Harlan lately. If youre spending the night in Harlan, you probably have family there anyway. Harlan is tough. My Grandfather/Grandmother was Floyd/Janie Clark. Holmes mill was actually named after my family. He was allowing my cousin Elizabeth Jennings and me to tour the mine property. They just inflict harm. Harlan County, Kentucky: UMWA on a 13-month strike at Brookside mines and on the pick line at Highsplint mine. And we DID bathe just like people from up north. They pity Harlan. Im happy living here. Kevin Keating as Director of Photography. Im proud of where Im from and yes my Daddy was a coal miner for a time. Graduated Wallins about 1956. Kevin, Sarah (parents) and Grace (daughter age 12) Hendrix of Corbin Kentucky were shot and killed by Jason Hendrix, their son and Grace's brother. You can see it in Google Street Views here: https://goo.gl/maps/QoyKa, Hey my cousin owned the fuzzy duck my papa had a poker house there and boot legged beer iwas raised in the first house coming down black mountain love it go back all the time, Right before you get to lynch golf course coming down black mtn there was a house to the right my great great grand pa had a saw mill there and built the house where my great grand pa lived then my mama got it love it there if I ever hit the lottery ill be back to live and put alot of people to work I love the mtns go there every christmas and summers thanks for the memories cool blog sorry for the grammer lol periods commas all the same to me it. Also attended and graduated from Loyall High, where I was cheerleader and fairly popular. I havent lived in Harlan in 30 year, but if someone asks where Im from, Harlan is the immediate response. Good to hear from you. Keep writing as I do enjoy it. I was rather disappointed to read all about my competition Garys Lounge. I moved to the Tampa Bay area as a teenager and it was a bit of a culture shock. She talks about taking care of her father through his health issues while also participating in the Brookside strike. Daughter of a preacher. North America. My mother taught at Evarts for many years. I have many relatives there, but Ive been gone since I graduated from high school in 1979, when my family moved to Corbin. Rich Montjoy, I am replying to your post because you didnt say anything bad about Harlan, (Harlan County), Ky. Read my post about growing up in Loyall sometime. A bazillion of cousins to play with..mountains to explore..farm animals to learn about, a total difference than city life on a quiet street just across from Fort McPherson Army Base. I dont remember Chappells slogan, but I do remember: Thats what I saidBunny Bread! I also remember the 1st grade field trip to Chappells, Bunny Bread and Harlan Ice. Then we moved up on Park Hill in Loyall. Im sure they knew each other. I just found this wonderful Blog! Love love love Harlan County Kentucky and the people. Born on. The general store, a thriving Coal community. producer Cinematography by Film Editing by Production Management Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Anne Lewis . They were pretty quick to tell you that they were from Harlan. The motel next to Holy Trinity was a Holiday Inn Express at one time, but now its a Comfort Inn. Ill say Im from Harlan, but dont get confused. Mostly, we just hung out. Look at my blog post Adventures in Hitchhiking, and youll see a story about JImmy picking me up hitchhiking one night. There are a few folks who left and dont care to ever hear of Harlan again, but thats true of all small towns. If you ever lived in Harlan you have been gone so long you dont know what the hell is going on. The people of Harlan are among the nicest people I have ever met and I have traveled all over the country. 6. Required fields are marked *. I knew a bunch of Napiers (Napper). I am an outlander. There are a lot of Harlan Countians that are very happy to be called just that. They might as well have been in different states. My dad spent much of childhood there in the 30s. Alan Creech, such nice thoughts and memories of this beautiful part of God earth that I am proud to call home. I live across the mountains from Harlan in a little off the map place called Leatherwood in perry county. A meeting of the Brookside women's support group. My Mom taught at SE Community College. now let me add to your story, Harlan has taken a step ferder, and now has a Huge new Comfort Inn Hotel.Yep, John this is LONZO, and we now have more southern hospitality hure..Come see us sometime. We knew Jimmy Meeks very well. He is easygoing for a security guard and handsome in a salt-of-the-earth way. Not many folks have a clue of my history, and thats fine. My mother grew up in Cumberland and knew tons of Creeches from up that way. We were just there in July , I love going back to visit. My little brother had a knife pulled on him at Cawood. Katherine Lynn Caldwell February 24, 2023 (51 years old) View obituary. Really enjoyed the article. I grew up in Browning Acres, just down the street from both the hospital and Cawood High School. Love the article. . This, so they say, makes them mountain people. Spent a lot of time at the top of the hill up Watts Creek. If I knew them personally I would surly let them know about it too. I would sometimes go out and spend a month or two with my grandparents and spend some nights with other family members in Harlan and Bell counties. I was born and raised in Harlan County-Cumberland. I aint convinced about mccounty I loved growing up there and go back frequently. Do you remember the Chappells Dairy slogan? The accuracy of the index varies according to the quality of the original images. LOUDOUN COUNTY OBITUARIES Emilia Ann Dawe. SO neat to see my family talked about on here! Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. My parents didnt ever say much about their lives or or about my Grandfathers as both of them met violent deaths back then. I am also thankful for the brief time that I knew my grandmother on Turner Hill who taught me how to grow strawberries, to make jelly, string shuck beans, quilt, crochet. I am a faithful Kentucky Basketball fan and follow them year in and year out, through good and bad GO BIG BLUE.. It was a Best Western when it was first built. I dont know exactly when died, but it was sometime in the 1980s. I live in Lexington now as well have since 1990. We also suffer from stereotyping. We often visited Harlan as most of our relatives were there. Havent lived there since the late 70s, but Harlan is always home. He worked at Eastover for several years after the strike until Duke closed the mines. Oh, and that knife fight deal down there: I saw a big one at Hall once, in the yard in front of the school crazy watching the teachers try to break that one up. My roots and my heart are there and for me thats important. Many never leave it. Most of my old mean crowd are dead. God do I ever remember the Government Cheese and all the other free food provided by the gov. The folks in Brookside were surely Harlan Countians as was the chief gun "thug," Basil Collins. I believe you will see that I have great affection for Harlan, much more than many of the people who still live there. Madison Funeral Services. I was raised in Wallins Creek and Cumberland by my Mamaw as a child. Her movie career is noted for several horror cult films in which she . Browse Obituaries and Death Records in Middlesboro, Kentucky. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in . I live in the city now, and raised my daughters here. Good stuff, John. I am a brand new grandma and I am Mamaw to that beautiful baby. I-64 runs through Montgomery, Bath, Rowan and Carter Counties. My friends still tell me you can take the girl out of Eastern Kentucky, but you cant take the Eastern Kentucky out of the girl. Honestly, I laughed out loud, because it was so venomous. My mom always bought margarine but our housekeeper would get the butter and we thought it was strong. Nowadays, I would love to have some! U may or may not remember it and I also did alot of the fencing around the many many acres he and ur moms own. Thanks for your comments. It was a thriving community in the 60s-70s. So, I speak of how it was 30 years ago. I knew that truly dangerous people dont threaten much. Really enjoyed the read. Like much of Eastern Kentucky, the population has declined for decades. Tons of great memories and good friends. He was born on August 21, 1964. My grandfather was from Island Creek, and my grandmother was from Harold. I am a born and raised harlan countian. We hiked deep into the woods for good sled trails in the winter. I graduated Harlan HS, UK, then moved to NYC, culture shock! Harlan County U.S.A. Crew. After 8 weeks or so the letter came with I found your Harlan countian!! Our Story; Our Locations; Our Calendar; Contact Us; Directions; Send Flowers; Call: Evarts 606-837-2119 Harlan 606-573-3030 Loyall 606-573-2132 Tri City 606-848-5455; If I go back to Harlan for even a day, even my family cant understand me when I get back. I knew no one married to his own sister and just a handful married to their cousins. Help me out with what category to look at to fi the hitchhiking story. miners in this county AND other states. It rated right up there with his song about Jim and Tammy Baker, pretty good actually. Police said in February 2013, Shell murdered Ronnie King, a former Evarts mayor, and set his house on fire . There are good people and bad people. I grew up here, went to school here and am still here by choice. My older brother and sister were both born at Lynch Hospital. Born and raised in Cumberland.I live in Florida now loved your article.Proud of my roots! Some escape, but most dont. Although its closer to Hazard than Harlan, I would reply, Bean Patch Holler on Irishman Creek! They loved it! They arent isolated enough. I am an outlander from Bell County and so enjoyed reading this! I went back through my Ancestry.com files and I found 2: Clarence Leonard, born 24 May 1914, Walker County, AL and died 27 July 1985 at Corbin, KY, it shows he had no wife or children, and his father was John D. Leonard and his mother was Jeanette McKendrick Leonard. I am VERY new to the blogging world. associate director For many years now, Harlan has had a multi-screen cinema. We live in McCreary Co now, so still SEKY. I couldnt quit reading it. They have cousins or in-laws or remote ancestors who hailed from the mountains. It has been both fascinating and sad as well to learn so much about the history, struggles, strength and resilience of the Harlan countians. If he is still living can you ask him about any Leonard relatives he know about or put him in touch with me. February 24 . Harlan is not what it used to be and I would never want to live there again, but your blog awakened the beautiful memory of what it was. No wonder I was overwhelmed. A native of Fulton, he was a life resident of the Fulton-Volney area. Im from graysknob, pine branch was were I lived till I was 17 then we moved to Putney. Ring any bells? I plan to continue reading your blog. I lived in Rio Vista until I was 12. I can connect with outlanders here in Georgetown by telling them, I was there the day that McDonalds opened..great times! But today, thanks to my daughter and another pool company, there are more privately owned pools at homes, per average, than in Fayette County (Lexington). 1939 - 1945 World War II - Ages: 29 - 24 years. He was born April 13, 1930, in the town of Kickapoo, Vernon County, Wis., to James and Helen (Larson) Drake. I rarely saw Janice after I left the hospital, Im not from Kentucky saw this blog post through a friends facebook but Ive really enjoyed reading it and the comments! March 9, 1997. Harlan has always been divided into pro- and anti-union. Its a nice place. Im on the state Corrections Commission, so Ive seen her name. For instance, threats didnt faze me. That is certainly true, but I must say that those unfortunates (if thats what they are) are the in minority.. So translation you perhaps do not have no prospect of progress which would mean you do have prospect of progress.. you are right few have paid you such complements. November 20, 1931 - January 8, 2023 Harlan Price passed away peacefully at the age of 91 years with his wife Harriet at his side. Goodbye Fleming, Nicholas and Robertson Counties. The school closed. Great article!! She used it for many recipes, everything from casseroles to sauces. A full obituary will follow in The Daily Star. That hurts everyone. He had a lot of money. The hills and hollers made me who I am today and the people I love still call Eastern Kentucky home. Its too dull. I saw a little of all of it. I didnt like a lot of your article, some of it is accurate. Howdy, Alfredia Miniard Kenney February 10, 2023 (91 years old) I wonder if youre related to Clarence Leonard who lived near Evarts. March 23, 1977. I feel blessed to have grown up in Harlan, at a time when people actually cared about each other, and would not trade it for anything!! She agreed. She went back to Harlan as soon as she was discharged. I live here because I truly love this beautiful part of Kentucky and America. Dad was a good friend of Norman Yarboroughs. Abe was in my class @Black Star when it was an elem. Funeral Home Phone Number Website; Barnes Funeral Chapel: 419-822-5995: www.barnesfuneralchapel.com: Grisier Funeral Home And Cremation Center: 419-822-31 Just curious, if you struggled with the inclusion of Whitley county..what was your rationale for the inclusion of mccreary county? She was stationed in Newport News, Virginia when the war ended. When she made this movie, Kopple was one of the bravest filmmakers working. The late Norman Smith was a classmate of mine at JACHS. If you read it carefully, youll note that I said I havent lived there in 30+ years. One side was a roller rink. Our Location. Moved to Lynch in the summer of 1969. Regardless, they came back. No one from Harlan . I still have a lot of family living in Harlan, Evarts, going all the way to Holmes Mill (Alias. Btw, the Mount Victory part of this county feels very Eastern KY. Just found the blog and enjoyed it. . West Family Funeral Services is the primary provider of funeral and cremation services that create a healing experience for families and their loved ones. I knew Lisa vaguely. Thats righttheyll pretend. Delivered babies at ARH back in 87 while doing my Family Practice residency at UK. myname isronnie saylor i lived in fairview hollow i was 11 years old,went to haran grade school i remenber my gym treacher they call him doc , he would paddle you for saying the word shit ,does anyone remenber that .i will never forget the family that live accross from us the kids name was buck and peggy thomas,peggy was my frist she was beauitful to,the boys lived next to me , i remender one of thems name phiplip,i still got a scarefrom where he hit me with a rock.we used to take car hoods cut them off and float down rivier on them.my dad work out of town in ohio,my mommy would slip around with a taxi driver,she drink alot ,we move to wallins after that , thats where i never went to school,started working in coal mines at 16 years old dad sign so i could work under ground.we lived in wallins for a little while then move to molus ky thats where my dad was risedthey were about all kin florks back then they all live in camp houses granmam and jack brock lived next to each other they were family to, i remenber my brother got lock in a rc cola mach out on granmam poach. 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