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Days of Darkness

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by John Ed Ed Pearce


  Eversole, Jacob (Perry County)

  Eversole, John (Clay County)

  Eversole, Joseph (Perry County); as attorney; social class; as hero; as merchant of Hazard; feud escalates; truce of sorts; shooting of Gambrell; killing of; Bad Tom confesses killing

  Eversole, Judge

  Eversole, Susan Combs (Mrs. Joseph)

  Eversole family (Clay County)

  Eversole family (Perry County)

  Eversole-French feud (Perry County)

  Ewen, Benjamin

  Farmers, Ky.

  Federal Hill (“My Old Kentucky Home”)

  Fee, Holly

  Feltner, Mose

  Ferguson, Lee

  Feud: Hatfields, McCoys and Ecomomic Change in Appalachia (Waller)

  Fields, Bob

  Fields, Jess

  Fields, Mr. (Harlan County)

  Finley, John

  Fisher, James

  Fisher family

  Fleming County

  Flinchum, David

  Floyd, John

  Floyd County

  Forrester, Colonel

  Forty-Niners

  Foster, Stephen Collins

  Fouts, John

  Frankfort, Ky. passim

  Frazier, Boone

  Freeman, Daniel

  Freeman, William

  French, Benjamin Fulton. See French, Fulton

  French, Fulton; as attorney; social class; as villain; attorney for Jett and White in Breathitt County; as merchant of Hazard; recruitment of Bad Tom Smith; ruling Perry County; brought to trial; empty victory; shooting of

  French, Susan Lewis (Mrs. Fulton)

  French-Eversole feud (Perry County)

  Fusionist Party (Breathitt County)

  Gaither, Capt.

  Gamble, Alfred

  Gambrell, Bill

  Garrard, Daniel

  Garrard, Edward

  Garrard, Gilbert

  Garrard, James

  Garrard, Lucinda Burnam Lees (second Mrs. T.T.)

  Garrard, Lucinda Toulmin (Mrs. Daniel)

  Garrard, Mary (married to son of Hugh White)

  Garrard, Nancy Brawner (first Mrs. T.T.)

  Garrard, T.T; as hero; at last Bad Tom Baker trial; son of Daniel and Lucinda; memoirs; in politics; and surrender of Abner Baker, Jr.; marriage to Lucinda Burnam Lees; service in Mexican War; travels; joins Union army; political involvement; and events leading to Crane Creek clash; backs Bakers; family in state of crisis; and truce with Whites

  Garrard, William

  Garrard family

  Gault House (Morehead)

  Gayheart, Silas

  Generations (Egerton)

  Gerty (steamboat)

  Gibson, Eustace

  Gilbert, Abe

  Gilbert, Bill

  Gilbert, John

  Gilbert family

  Gill, Alvin

  Gillespie, Charles

  Gist, Christopher

  Goebel, Gov. William

  Goforth, George

  Goforth, Lizzie: married Beverly Baker

  Goforth, Lucy (Mrs. George)

  Golden, Ben

  Goodin, Sam

  Goodin, Tom

  Goodin family

  Goose Creek (Clay County)

  Grace, Frank

  Graveyard Hill (Hazard)

  Green Mountain Boys

  Greenup, Ky.

  Gregory, Robert

  Griffin, Bud

  Griffin, Hugh

  Griffin, Sam

  Griffin family

  Hacker, John (Jack)

  Haddix home (Breathitt County)

  Hagins, John Linville

  Hall, Alford

  Hall, Alfred

  Hall, Chad: in Clay County; in Harlan County

  Hall, George (Clay County)

  Hall, George (Harlan County)

  Hall, Hezekiah

  Hall, Jane. See Shackleford, Jane Hall

  Hall, John

  Hall, Sarah (Mrs. Alford)

  Hall, Susan Nolan (Mrs. Chad)

  Hall family: early settlers of Harlan County

  Hanging Rock: battle in Cattle Wars

  Hardin, Parker Watkins (Polly Wolly)

  Hargis, Alex

  Hargis, Beach

  Hargis, Ben

  Hargis, Elbert

  Hargis, James; land as factor in feuds; as villain; election as judge in Breathitt County; arrest and dismissal of case; prosecution of Tom Cockrell; witness to Jim Cockrell’s shooting; homicides during tenure as county judge; witness to shooting of James Marcum; acquittal for murder of Marcum; on leaving Breathitt County; sued by James Marcum’s widow; killed by son Beach

  Hargis, John (Tige)

  Hargis, Thomas

  Hargis-Cockrell-Marcum-Callahan War (Breathitt County)

  Harlan, John M.

  Harlan, Ky.

  Harlan Business Directory

  Harlan County

  Harlan Courthouse

  Harlow, Alvin: Weep No More, My Lady

  Harris, Benjamin

  Harrison County

  Hatfield, Anderson. See Hatfield, Devil Anse Hatfield, Bill

  Hatfield, Bob

  Hatfield, Cap

  Hatfield, Deacon Anse

  Hatfield, Devil Anse; as villain; entrepreneurial success; descendants of; frontier Godfather; killing of McCoy boys; and Perry Cline; apology for Jeff McCoy killing; order to extradite; plan to kill Randal McCoy and family; fined for moonshining; death of

  Hatfield, Elias (Bad Lias)

  Hatfield, Elliott

  Hatfield, Ellison

  Hatfield, Floyd

  Hatfield, Joe

  Hatfield, John

  Hatfield, Johnse

  Hatfield, Matthew

  Hatfield, Nancy McCoy (Mrs. Johnse)

  Hatfield, Nat

  Hatfield, Tolbert

  Hatfield, Valentine. See Hatfield, Wall

  Hatfield, Wall

  Hatfield family

  Hatfield-McCoy feud (Pike County)

  Hatfields and the McCoys, The (Rice)

  Hatton, Floyd

  Hays, Robert

  Hazard, Ky.; battle at courthouse

  Hazel Green Herald

  Helton, Jim

  Henry, John

  Hensley, Bill

  Hensley, Bob

  Hensley, Dewey

  Hensley, Ellen

  Hensley, John

  Hensley, Lily. See McCollum, Lily Hensley

  Hensley, Mrs. Bob

  Hensley, Vernon

  Hensley, Young

  Hill, Sam

  Hill, T.M.

  Hindman, Ky.

  Hogg, Deputy Sheriff

  Hogg, Dr.

  Holbrook family

  Hollin, Dillon (or Dillion)

  Home Guard

  Hoover, J. Edgar

  Hornsby, Doc

  Horse Creek (Clay County)

  Howard, A.B.

  Howard, Adron

  Howard, Alex

  Howard, Alice Jennings (Mrs. Hiram)

  Howard, Andrew

  Howard, Bal

  Howard, Ben

  Howard, Berry

  Howard, Chloe (Mrs. Samuel)

  Howard, Corbin

  Howard, Daniel

  Howard, Earl

  Howard, Edna

  Howard, Elijah

  Howard, E.M.

  Howard, Hiram

  Howard, Israel

  Howard, James (Big Jim) (Clay County); education and social class; as enigma; hunted by Bakers; as devout churchman; elected Clay County tax assessor; working at Hill’s drygoods store; events leading to Crane Creek clash; and agreement with Baldy George Baker; learns of attack on family; and shooting of Baldy George Baker; surrenders to authorities; has guards for protection; and gunfire at Howard burial services; and Baldy George murder trial; and assassination of William Goebel; pardon for killing Baldy George Baker; talk with Ernest Sester; and shooting of Bad Tom Baker; conversation with Bert Combs; and Thena Baker; after f
euds; visit by Allen Trout

  Howard, James (Harlan County)

  Howard, James, Jr. (Clay County)

  Howard, John (Clay County)

  Howard, John (Harlan County)

  Howard, Lushaba. See Baker, Lushaba Howard

  Howard, Mary. See Burchell, Mary Howard

  Howard, Mary Lewis (Mrs. Bal)

  Howard, Mary Reid (Mrs. James)

  Howard, Rebecca

  Howard, Samuel

  Howard, Susannah (Mrs. John)

  Howard, Wilson (Wilse) (Harlan County); as dangerous man; son of Alice Jennings Howard; gang; and truce with Turners; gun-fight with Little George Turner; warrant for arrest; attack on Turner home; going West; killing of deaf-mute; return to Harlan town; letter to Gov. Buckner; meeting with Gen. Sam Hill; in California; trap for Wilson Lewis; and Imboden; men killed by; trial, conviction, and hanging of

  Howard, Wilson (Clay County)

  Howard, Wix

  Howard-Baker feud (Clay County)

  Howard family (Clay County)

  Howard family (Harlan County)

  Howard-Turner feud (Harlan County)

  Howell, Charles

  Hudson, Reverend

  Huff, Mr. (Harlan County)

  Hughes, John G.

  Humphrey, Cook

  Humphrey family

  Hurley, Josiah

  Hurst, Campbell

  Hurst, W.L.

  Hurt, Joe

  Imboden (detective)

  Indians. See Native Americans

  Jackson, Ky

  Jackson, Hub

  Jackson Hustler

  Jennings, Hezekiah

  Jennings, Mrs. Hezekiah

  Jennings, Will

  Jett, Curtis

  Jett, Curtis, Jr.

  Jett, Curtis, Sr. (grandfather of Curtis Jett)

  Jett, Hiram

  Jett family: in Strong-Amis feud

  Jett-Little feud

  Johnson, James

  Johnson, Thomas

  Johnson family

  Jones, Claib

  Jones, John

  Jones, Mr. (Turner relative)

  Jones, Sarah. See Turner, Sarah Jones

  Jones-Wright feud (Letcher County)

  Julian, Ira

  Kash, Sam

  Keeton, H.M.

  Keeton, John

  Keeton, Mark

  Kenton, Simon

  Kentucky River

  Kentucky State College

  Kentucky Union Railroad

  Kephart, Horace: Our Southern Highlanders

  Kilburn, Hen

  Klotter, James C.

  Knott, J. Proctor

  Knott County

  Knox County

  Knoxville, Tenn.

  Ku Klux Klan

  Lake Champlain, Battle of

  Lancaster, Ky.

  Laurel Creek cemetery (Clay County)

  Law and Order League of Rowan County

  Law and Order Party

  Ledford family

  Lees, Lucinda Burnam. See Garrard, Luanda Burnam Lees

  Lees Junior College

  Leslie, Preston H.

  Leslie County

  Letcher County

  Lewis, Abner

  Lewis, John

  Lewis, Mary. See Howard, Mary Lewis

  Lewis, Susan. See French, Susan Lewis

  Lewis, Wilson: control of whiskey business; as villain; hostility with Howards; deputizing gunfighters; elected county judge of Harlan County; writing letters; with posse; and “crowd of bushwhackers,”; trap set for

  Lewis, Young

  Lewis family: in Turner-Howard feud

  Lexington, Ky.

  Lexington and Eastern Railroad

  Lexington Herald

  Lick Branch (Breathitt County)

  Lilly, H.C.

  Lincoln, Abraham

  Lincoln County

  Lindon, James

  Little, Alfred

  Little, Bob

  Little-Burnett feud (Breathitt County)

  Little, Charles

  Little, Jason

  Little, Jerry

  Little, Lucius

  Little, Mrs. Jason

  Little, Tom

  Little family: in Strong-Amis feud

  Little-Jett feud

  Logan, Billy

  Logan, D. Boone; as attorney; as hero; elected as police judge; and killing of Logan boys; audience with Gov. Knott; battle of June; move to Pineville

  Logan, Elizabeth (Mrs. H.M.)

  Logan, Henry S.

  Logan, H.M.

  Logan, Jack

  Logan, John B.

  Logan, W.H.

  Logan, W.O.

  Logan family

  Logan Wildcats

  London, Ky.

  Loomis, William

  Lost Creek

  Louisville, Ky.

  Louisville and Nashville Railroad

  Louisville College of Medicine

  Louisville Courier-Journal

  Louisville Post

  Louisville Times

  Lucas, Amanda

  Lucas, Robert

  Lucas Hotel (Clay County)

  Lyttle, A.C.

  Lyttle, C.B.

  Lyttle, David

  Lyttle, Emily. See Baker, Emily Lyttle

  Lyttle, Wood

  McCain, Capt.

  McClure, R.M.

  McCollum, Dennis

  McCollum, Dick

  McCollum, Joe

  McCollum, Lily Hensley (Mrs. Joe)

  McCollum, Rose. See Baker, Rose McCollum

  McCollum family

  McCoy, Adelaide

  McCoy, Alifair

  McCoy, Asa

  McCoy Betty

  McCoy, Bud

  McCoy, Calvin

  McCoy, Harmon

  McCoy, Jake

  McCoy, Jeff

  McCoy, Jim

  McCoy, Josephine

  McCoy, Larkin

  McCoy, L.S.

  McCoy, Mary. See Daniels, Mary McCoy

  McCoy, Mary (Mrs. Tolbert)

  McCoy, Melvin

  McCoy, Nancy. See Hatfield, Nancy McCoy

  McCoy, Paris

  McCoy, Pharmer

  McCoy, Randal (Randolph)

  McCoy, Randolph, Jr.

  McCoy, Rose Anna

  McCoy, Sam

  McCoy, Sarah (Mrs. Randal)

  McCoy, Selkirk

  McCoy, Tolbert

  McCoy family

  McCoy-Hatfield feud (Pike County)

  McCreary, James B.

  McDaniel, Frank

  Mclntire family

  McIntosh, Steve

  McKee, Lewis

  McKee, W.L.

  McKenzie, A.J.

  McKinley, William

  McKnight, Jake

  McKnight, John

  McMichaels, Mr. (deaf-mute)

  McQuinn, Katherine

  Madison County

  Mahan, W.L.

  Mahon, Dock

  Mahon, Plyant

  Mahon, Sam

  Maine (battleship)

  Manchester, Ky.

  Manning, Ed

  Manning, Jim

  Manning, John (Bunk)

  Marcum, Henry

  Marcum, James B.

  Marcum, Mrs. James B.

  Marcum-Hargis War

  Martin, Annie

  Martin, Ben

  Martin, Dave

  Martin, John

  Martin, Lucy (Mrs. John)

  Martin, Mrs. Ben

  Martin, Rena

  Martin, Susan

  Martin, Will

  Martin family

  Martins Fork (Harlan County)

  Martin-Tolliver feud (Rowan County)

  Maupin, Bob

  Maxline Baker cemetery (Clay County)

  Maynard, Harmon

  Messer, Alex

  Messer, Robert

  Methodist Church

  Mexican War

  Middle Fork of Kentucky River

  Middleton, David
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  Middleton, Judge

  Middleton, Narcissa (Mrs. William)

  Middleton, William

  Mill Springs, Battle of

  Mitchell, Elias

  Montgomery County

  Morehead, Ky.

  Morehead Normal School

  Morehead State University

  Morgan, Alexander

  Morgan, Elijah

  Morgan County

  Morris, Green

  Morris, Jack

  Morris family

  Mount Pleasant (Harlan), Ky.

  Mounts, Ellison

  Mount Sterling, Ky.

  Munsey’s Magazine

  Murray family

  My Story (Powers)

  Napier, Edward

  Napier family

  Nash, Joe

  Nash, Lucy (Mrs. Joe)

  Native Americans

  Neace, Austin

  Neace, Henry

  Neace, Melinda Allen (Mrs. Austin)

  Neal, Alfred (“Nigger”)

  Nickell, James

  Nickell, Robert

  Night Riders

  Noble, E.L.

  Noble, Enoch (Mrs. William)

  Noble, Nathan

  Noble, Virginia Neace (Mrs. Nathan)

  Noble, William

  Nolan, Joseph

  Nolan, Susan. See Hall, Susan Nolan

  North Fork of Kentucky River

  Oliver family

  O’Neal, John

  Oneida Baptist Institute

  Osborne, J.J.

  Our Southern Highlanders (Kephart)

  Owsley, William

  Owsley County

  Oxley, James

  Pace, Abe

  Pace, Francis

  Parker, Charles

  Parker, Frank

  Parker, Mrs. Frank

  Pathfinder (magazine)

  Patrollers

  Patterson, Logan

  Pearce, Ed

  Pelphrey, Whit

  Perry, Apperson

  Perry, Oliver Hazard

  Perry County

  Phillips, Frank

  Philpot, Big John

  Philpot, Bob

  Philpot, George

  Philpot, Granville

  Philpot, Jim

  Philpot, Jim Crow

  Philpot, Jim Tish

  Philpot, Pete

  Philpot, William

  Philpot family

  Pigeon Roost, Ky.

  Pigman, Hiram

  Pike County

  Pikeville, Ky.

  Pine Hill, Ky.

  Pineville, Ky.

  Pineville Hotel

  Pin Hook, Ky.

  Pinson, G.W.

  Pittsburgh Press

  Pollard, O.H.

  Pompey (personal servant of Daniel Bates)

  Poor Fork of Cumberland River

  Pope, James, Jr.

  Populist Party

  Porter, Dr.

  Possum Trot, Ky.

  Potter House (Manchester)

  Powers, Caleb; My Story

  Powers, H.C.

  Powers family

  Powers Hotel

  Pratt family

  Prewitt, Frank

  Prewitt, Mrs. Frank

  Price, H.G.

  Prichard, Edward

  Profitt, Bob

  Rader, John

  Rader Creek (Clay County)

  Rafferty and King (law firm)

  Raine, James Watt

  Rains, R.L.

  Rains Hotel (Morehead)

  Ramey, William

  Randall, John

 

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