I would like to have a Black Sheep badge, of my 4 main lines 2 are packed in the West Virginia mountains. I have ties to Devil Anse through the Vance line, My surnames out there are Maynard, Elliott, Vance, Adkins, Adkins, 2 of those, Sawyers, Fry my lines of those family have been aloof and secretive, mountain men miners and other forms of occupations, I know all to well as long as you have family you'll be ok in the mountains, if you don't....My mom has maynard book with a minuteman on it il flesh out the maynards back to about 1650s, My great great grandfather was killed by a pickaxe on his porch in West Virginia.
Murdered with a pickaxe 1936 Elisha Barton Adkins died as a result of a skull fracture.
Charleston Gazette (Charleston, West Virginia) - July 24, 1936 Beckley Post (Beckley, West Virginia) - July 24, 1936
HAMLIN - A jury indicted Romie Skeens for murder in connection with the death of Elisha Adkins who died of injuries suffered when he was hit on the head. Bear Knob Cemetary