1939 - 1945 World War II - Ages: 29 - 24 years. Guide to Harlan County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. I also would talk to Art at the store in Loyall, where I would stop to get gas. I was born in my grandmothers house, in those days hospitals were few and far between. He died in 1978, I dont remember the year Basil died, but early 1980s is right. Isolation. preston and i have lived here in lexington since 1999. bu i consider loyall and that little house my adopted home. 1976 Harlan County U.S.A. (Documentary) Self - Mine Foreman (as Basil Collins) Edit Personal Details Alternate Names: Basil Collins Edit Did You Know? FR. I remember it seemed like every time my high school played Cawood there was a knife fight. I remember Alafair. We laugh at them but let them have their fun. Both our families are made up of longtime coal miners and school teachers. Marshall, NC 28753 . I visit very often, as my father still lives there. Her movie career is noted for several horror cult films in which she . SOMEONE MENTIONED SMITH. I would make mom break me off a chunk. January 7, 2009 Harlan R. Collins, 89, of Fulton, died Wednesday at his home following a long illness. Helped me so much when I worked there. Hollywood Bledsoe from the mouth of Cloverlick in HC, once wrote a song about Government Cheese. Charles Leonard Birmingham, AL. I love your article! I just tried a case in Illinois. Ishas Smiths 2nd cousin. We used to sprinkle sugar over the cheese, before grilling them! He had a taxi service called Do me right He was found on the side of the mountain with many bullets in him and his taxi. Different, but nice. We are related to at least one coal miner. I knew your father-in-law, and mother-in-law. February 23, 2023. Im sure youd know if you were related. Holmes mill was actually named after my family. Thank you so much for sharing. And so do I. I know all those places. Sherry Jones Hall. Harlan is total badass. One person wrote that people visiting here didnt have hotels or anywhere to stay unless they stayed with family. Awesome story. , well leave the porch light on. Even though they have visited my homeland many times, they remain baffled by it. he passed away in 2013. his wife, jan, passed back in february of this year. I know that area well. We have mountains all around us. This, so they say, makes them mountain people. They had no desire to ever live anywhere else. Now 75, Chester has endured his share of losses. It was gray and you had to add the coloring to it. I believe they graduated for there on 83. Did you live here? Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. My younger brother and I were born and raised in Dayton. Obituaries. We have exchanged information over the years. Bad and small isnt a recipe for success. I lived in Harlan for many years just ended up there one day and loved it and stayed I was not born or raised there just lived Place is wonderfull Im 25 so I would love to go back I call it home I feel home there I moved bout a year ago to Indiana. I rarely saw Janice after I left the hospital, The hills and hollers made me who I am today and the people I love still call Eastern Kentucky home. If youre spending the night in Harlan, you probably have family there anyway. Yes. Its too dull. My dad and papa were both coal miners for blue diamond mining for years. Searching obituaries is a great place to start your family tree research. 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. Love love love Harlan County Kentucky and the people. I have to admit that I enjoy the irony of a sentence like Your ignorant., Its like the guy who commented that Im a fuckin mooron.. We like that its called Bloody Harlanby some folks even though that name is based upon events which occurred 70 years ago. They find it hard to believe we had no fast food restaurants. I got cussed up and down over it! Even though life was very hard at times, it was filled with family and friends and its been fun thinking about them this morning. The late Norman Smith was a classmate of mine at JACHS. You hit the nail on the head. I am doing a genealogy study on the Leonards, McKendricks and Boteler families who lived at one time in Harlan County and some that still do. My Dad was a coal miner, was on oxygen from 2007 until 2010. February 24 . However, I always tell my two teenagers that some of the smartest people they will ever meet come from the mountains of Kentucky and may have never finished high school! Nothing came easy for Dad but he never complained. He was a sort of silent partner of mine from 1974. Harlanthats what we call itisnt a destination, either. She graduated from Cumberland High School. Good stuff, John. I know that area, well, too. Browse Obituaries and Death Records in Middlesboro, Kentucky. You hit the nail on the head ~ Love this! In the summer a friends Dad (The Blantons) would take us up the river in his pickup and wed spend the day floating back in rafts in the summer or wed spend all day at the city pool. I married a Lady, born and raised in Harlan. I live in Lexington now as well have since 1990. Sadly, they didnt seem to be doing well. The folks in Brookside were surely Harlan Countians as was the chief gun thug, Basil Collins. Go help someone else. born & raised Pathfork Ky~, Thanks. Two of my best friends were Steve Farley and Jamie Helton. As you know we lived near Evarts. I really hacked off one guy about the government cheese. Their leader is Basil Collins, a gun-toting villain who would be a cliche out of Evil Redneck central casting if he hadn't been real. cheese. Allegedly once Collins was released at wars end he cut off the head of his prison guard with the guards own sword. I owned a genteel little social club called THE CLIFFHANGER up on pine mountain, and had some of the finest folks i ever knew as customers, although mostly they considered the Garys crowd a little on the gentler side. So please you out landing, loathing spectator, Keep your thoughts on the area you live in now, and the goings on there, we dont need or want you perspective of the people that actually live, work and die here. We knew who it was, because he told my mom about the encounter, but he was quietly scary, like a lot of the men from his era. The Fuzzy Duck, the Corner and the VFW. I was born and raised in Harlan County, from Jones Creek, graduated from Evarts High. Murdered while on a picket line in Harlan County KY, After his death an agreement was signed between the miners and the union! He was allowing my cousin Elizabeth Jennings and me to tour the mine property. Bell county baby.We got the mountains here too. Both my Grandfathers worked in the mines their younger years and I still have a 1st cousin working the mines. On future blog give Watts Creek a mention. Janice Banks Premium. All my mothers family is from Harlan (Baxter, Big Laurel, Loyall) and my heart is there. They dont want to sound like Harlan or look like Harlan. Still consider Harlan County as home. Welfare checks. I feel like they are missing something that we experienced, but so is life. Oh, well. Moved to Indiana at about 15 or 16 years of age. i bet you knew my father in law he worked at the loyall store and was the fire chief for a number of years. Howdy, . He evidently hasnt been to Harlan lately. Id love to learn more about the people, especially on the other side of the strike. And they didnt. One of the greatest victories won by the efforts of the wives is the arrest of Basil Collins, the de facto leader of the "scabs", workers who are hired by the company to provide labor in the event of the strike. Therefore, the kids of this county today only have to step out theyre door and into a pool. There has always been tension between those who work and those who dont or wont. Russell was a coal miner for 18 years.Mr. . Age 82. Most of my old mean crowd are dead. I grew up in the town of Harlan, at the bottom of Ivy Hill. I lived in Harlan and Loyall. It is funny how people from all over the Country know where you are talking about when you say you are from Harlan Co. and many of them visibly tense on that statement. No one from Harlan . Ray Wynn February 26, 2023 (87 years old) View obituary. Harlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. John Clarence had one brother Howard P. Leonard and Howard P and his wife Lucille had a son named Clarence Edwin Leonard. My dad spent much of childhood there in the 30s. I have always considered Harlan my second home. It even had an old balcony whererumor had itblack folks used to be seated. I am an outlander from Bell County and so enjoyed reading this! I try to go back a couple times a year, for nostalgia as much as bagging those elusive, scarce birds. Goodbye Fleming, Nicholas and Robertson Counties. Then, I moved to Lexington, Kentucky and found out that I was pretty tough by Lexington standards. The name of the area now came to be because the truckers that hauled from the mill just refrerred to it as Holmes Mill! We are made to known about his death on September 16, 2020. I am from Wynntown, went to Evarts High School and live in Richmond Ky. He was born April 13, 1930, in the town of Kickapoo, Vernon County, Wis., to James and Helen (Larson) Drake. Theirs will be more like trips to Kings Island, etc. I wonder why they went to Harlan to get married. associate director Collins starts flinging the N-word at a black miner at one point, apparently to make himself come off as that much more evil. Glad that youre happy in whatever metro area you moved to. Most OUTSIDE THE COUNTY shopping, doctors visits, etc were in Tennessee Spent a lot of time at the top of the hill up Watts Creek. My much loved step daddy moved us to his hometown after he was discharged from the Army. I cant read some of these posts because of the negative way they talk about MY hometown. I have all the respect in the world for the good people in Harlan county its rough with mines getting shut down and people loosing what they know best and thats coal Im sorry it rough that is a reason I moved but keep strong everyone in Harlan has a big heart and I promise they are some the best people u ever meet in ur life. ha! I remember commodity butter. Rich Montjoy, I am replying to your post because you didnt say anything bad about Harlan, (Harlan County), Ky. I ate government cheese as often as we got it. My Mother married her high school sweethart Robert Kitts right before he left for the army as WWII started. And we DID bathe just like people from up north. Ive been trying to read up on as much as I can on the people in the documentary. I was born in Pike County but grew up in Flatwoods in Greenup County. The Short area), my last name being Short Russell Swanson, 58 of Cawood, passed away on February 7, 2023 at Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital. We mine coal and have for over 100 years. John, this is really good stuff! Robertson County is the toughest to exclude. Thank you. Barbara Kopple Reflects on Joys and Dangers of Filming 'Harlan County, USA'. Hi Julie, Yes I know your mother. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and just being outdoors. There are people who will pretend to be from Harlan or any place else in Eastern Kentucky. I raised my daughter hereBTW she has owned a successful swimming pool and fence company here for 35 yrs. We hiked deep into the woods for good sled trails in the winter. I plan to continue reading your blog. My Mom then joined the WAC. After hours we would head to the American Legion behind the Post Office. Pingback: ALL ABOARD THE NERVE GAS TRAIN! I REMEMBER govt. The old structure is still up there on Pine Mountain. Mostly, we just hung out. Im from a family of 12, but no inbreds here, but I do know cousins who married. Obituaries of Harlan Funeral Home. When I went to college, I befriended other Eastern Kentuckians. miners in this county AND other states. I was born and raised in Sunshine. You talked funny. Sally Simonton. I just said, hey, he was my neighbor. My Aunt Pauline is 95 now and still lives there. You say that you came here now and then, but if you did you would know that we have many amenities and hotels such as a holiday inn express and a comfort inn. I am an outlander. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Friends of Oswego County Hospice, P.O. My Uncle Ralph Leonard was Pastor at the Baxter Methodist Church before it was moved. Many never leave it. They go to other parts of the state or country and live as ex-Harlan Countians. If its hard, its hopeless. I used to try and derail the presumptions, now I just embrace them. 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 brother actually had a knife pulled on him at Cawood. No Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn, etc. I do not claim to be from there so I am not in any of your groups. It rated right up there with his song about Jim and Tammy Baker, pretty good actually. Next, everyone is not here because we cant escape. art halcomb. February 24, 2023. When he grew up, he moved west to Colorado and became a hard rock miner for the next 40 years. I think we overlapped at Cawood for a year. He worked at Eastover for several years after the strike until Duke closed the mines. Harlan County was fighting for the right to have a union. .I didnt think to ask them while they were alive. She was a great homemaker and was full of wit, wisdom and love. Much later in life we got married and we were on vacation going south to visit her sister who lived back home. I grew up in Eastern Kentuckyborn and raised as we say. . TO JIM CONNOR, jimmy c morgan lives in the big town of sawbriar, near wallins creek. Like to have all the money I spent in those places back! Death Notice. Its boring. Only if were talking to another Harlan Countian would we narrow the description to the town. If not, you should. Maybe they were hoping to see (or experience) some kind of catastrophe. I didnt mean to turn my comment into a mini blog, but you inspired the flood of memories! We didnt have that problem when I lived there. Enjoyed the article. So, I speak of how it was 30 years ago. My first trial was in Elliott County. My grandad lived and mined Stone Ky, in Pike County. When she made this movie, Kopple was one of the bravest filmmakers working. Not many folks have a clue of my history, and thats fine. 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. You brought back a lot of memories. I have been gone from Harlan now for 40 years, One thing I will say is you are accurate in your writings of Harlan. Thanks for the kind comments. Read my post about growing up in Loyall sometime. She was 30 (now 76) years old. We drive Chryslers, BMWs, Honda Van, Subaru sports car, Chevy pick-up, Harleys, Hondas, Yamaha V-stars-4-wheelers. Just found your blog while attempting to refresh my memory about the name of the theater, the Margie Grand, in Harlan. Honestly, I laughed out loud, because it was so venomous. Its a kind of mountain street cred. It still is in some ways, although it has been many years since the United Mine Workers Association held great sway. today Middlesboro, KY Transportation Jobs Offered 888-909-2737. loved her. My best friend (not from Harlan) went to Saudi Arabia as a traveling nurse. I am also a faithful Alabama Football Fan ROLL TIDE. Loyallhad a school, a railroad yard, one stop light, a movie theater (at one time), the Corner Store (a genuinesoda shop), a gas station, a barber and a couple of stores. We once had a train full of nerve gas pass through Loyall. We rarely hung out with anyone from Evarts or Cumberlandin those days, they had their own high schools. Brought back alot of memories. The school closed. For you truly arent a Harlanian, to show such disrespect. The people certainly are of Eastern Kentucky stripe, but they do lack isolation. Brought back some memories. She taught Home Ec, but also taught other classes. I still call Harlan home, and as our family decreases, we return to our home to rest in Resthaven until we are all reunited in the hereafter. 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. My Mom taught at SE Community College. If he called on you and you missed the questionBOOM! The previous mentioned Clarence E. Leonard is my Uncle. They tease me that my accent changes when I cross the county line going back home :-). These are small town people just like in every small town. In Barbara Kopple 's 40-year career as one of America's . Robert Basil (Bob) Sydney, NS. Raised up on Happy Top, Back Street and Creechs. A friend of mine once drank a beer from a girls cowboy boot at the Lounge. Jeff Otis C. Elster Ray Ulysses Sam Benton Tilmon Floyd H. Arthur F. Charles J. We didnt all drink Mountain Dew as babies. My husband and I are the black sheep as I am an attorney and my husband is an accountant. She was a member of Laymon Holiness Church. He is easygoing for a security guard and handsome in a salt-of-the-earth way. This has been the driver to be obsessive about work and a career. Ive never known anyone who didnt wear shoesand I knew some pretty rough characters. Im not sure where you found this, but most folks realize that some of it is tongue-in-cheek. Its a nice place. Accents. And a little c.r.a.z.y. Sometimes, these people would show up to help us. I wanted more for my kids and wife. When I started reading this blog I thought well this is alright, but as I continued I came to realize that you dont know what the hell your talking about. Mostly, we didnt do much, because there wasnt much to do. I was about 11-12 and I remember we played outside constantly. Im surprised I didnt end up with some kind of lung disease. Nancy Baker as Editor. Take care. I was looking for the turnoff to Loll. Basil Collins Harlan County Obituary, Exchange office contact details: Contact Point: Mrs . Yes, we have folks living in povertytoo many (as though there is an acceptable level of suffering) but most folks live just fine. I love your blog, it is a great read. It was a movie experience like no other. Moved to Lynch in the summer of 1969. 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. They had two fabulous sons who have college education with degrees in medical field and other fields. 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. In that regard, Harlan is Small Town, USA. Oh, i think these shows are a joke, they couldnt do the truth,,, thank you, Lane. Rachel Elaine Smith, 46 Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel. Janice and I were both switchboard operators and admissions clerk. I have lived here all my life and even tho at times i feel like due to work i may have to leave, i doubt i ever could. I went for a while to Holy Trinity School, Harlan Elementary for one year, then to Hall before Cawood. 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). But my roots are still strong an a country girl. Brings back so many memories. God do I ever remember the Government Cheese and all the other free food provided by the gov. Basil Collins asks the sheriff, who is handling the situation in plainclothes, why he's being arrested and hears, "Disorderly conduct I guess; I don't know." Even at a tragic moment, a union veteran speaks after the death of Lawrence Jones and puts it this way: "Why couldn't it be somebody like me, some old man just about spent anyhow." One hell of a nice fellow. but was always glad to talk to her by phone. LOUDOUN COUNTY OBITUARIES Emilia Ann Dawe. It might have been the wrong side of the tracks, but I knew some good folks from there. The Chappells Dairy Slogan: It may be good and not be ours, but it cant be ours and not be good. It's hard to take Basil seriously until he's shooting. This is the first time I stumbled across you blog. Well.. Oh, and we moaned and complained about not having anything to do. I remember when you had to take a gravel road from Pineville to Loyall when they were building the new 119. My mother is Drena Crowder-Leonard. I guess teenagers everywhere just hang out. I made another U turn and started back toward Harlan at a much slower pace and was directed to take the Loyall turn off. Our reputation precedes us. Also attended and graduated from Loyall High, where I was cheerleader and fairly popular. I live in Lee Co,Ky. Theyre usually the folks who dream of turning all of Eastern Kentucky into a massive tourist destination by having all the people who live there pack up and move. I love the fact she loves a mountain boy, just like her Momma did:) This is a great article!! You are so right, except I dont know anyone named Lonzo. Maybe they never left. Thanks. I instructed her to be on the lookout for a Harlan countian. So if you have a iota of respect for you mom and dad, grandma and grandpa you will correct this mess and actually write something that isnt from fifty years ago. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. I grew up in Sunshine, graduated from Harlan High School in 1972 and after going to Southeast and U.K., headed to California. There are a lot of us spread over the country, but we still think of ourselves as being from Harlan. Mr. Blanton explained the reasoning behind coal camps. So so sad to see that head of the Holler non existent now, all overgrown. My mother grew up in Cumberland and knew tons of Creeches from up that way. Norman was good to my dad, especially during my dads troubles with alcohol yet another commonality of that age. Very isolated. 22 years old. THIS is just funny. When I first saw the documentary, I was on the edge of my seat, wondering how my dad would be portrayed, but his name was never mentioned. I guess youd call it a region or sub-region of Central Appalachia. 2022-11-11T17:09:58Z. You mustve been a good student, John. We are our own world. One side was a roller rink. My parents were stalwarts. My husband has worked in low coal where one had to crawl to get to your section. I was born in Pike Co. in 1960 and in my 53 yrs. In response to your statement about pretenders, I personally feel Im still a Harlan resident at heart even though I dont live there and dont visit very often. Theyre still there. So much that even some locals have a hard time understanding me. You werent one of us. Remember all the men that used to hang out around the courthouse, sitting on the little wall? In fact, when I was down there on business a couple of years ago, I saw a couple hanging out in front of rock store. Harlan graduated from Readstown High School in 1949. Ill say Im from Harlan, but dont get confused. We had our own post office, City Hall and fire station. I am an Outlander (orlando), looking to be a Stalwart. Of course, it doesnt. Im actually kind of offended by your antics and false information. "Harlan County, U.S.A," opening today at the Outer Circle 2, suffers from some makeshift structural devices and occasional lapses of judgment, but it's an ardent, absorbing work of . I grew up in Sunshine too. Loved reading your blog and reminiscingI was raised in Harlan County both parents having been from there. My dad taught there from 66 96. Its nice to read good thoughts of Harlan County. She was born on August 13, 1960, in Benham, Kentucky. Thats when people get their checks. I wonder if youre related to Clarence Leonard who lived near Evarts. Ring any bells? The government cheese, however, is real. She was born March 29, 1940, in Oakley, Kansas, She was preceded in death by her parents; Laurence and Leona . A native of Fulton, he was a life resident of the Fulton-Volney area. Very funny (and true). My dad was a teacher at JACHS from 1962 to 1968. HARLAN PRICE OBITUARY. Glad I did not move here and my kids there, My children have been able to say they are from Eastern Ky as both were born down there. He said that I was making the county look bad. Now, sadly, its a way of life in the mountains. 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. Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. They lived near Dionne along the river there. I need a shirt like that. heres the link: . First time reading it. I called some place the other day, got an automated machine.your name, address, (Im sorryI didnt get that could you repeat that again. If you dont believe me, I just might have to kill you. Rip Torn as Thanks. Just curious, if you struggled with the inclusion of Whitley county..what was your rationale for the inclusion of mccreary county? I never got a straight story from my parents and possibly they didnt know why or what happened. Hi aurea, Ive helped ur grand paw make many many gallons of moonshine just over the hill from ur mom n dads house. We always found lots of mutual interest things to gab about. Bertha Rose Adams Little, 65 of Cowan, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Center. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. Didnt know him well, but I remember him. Thanks for the kind words. Town is flooded with people. Then, they can come back and pay admission to see where they used to live. Barbara Kopple as Director. Thats pretty cool. It was tough to find two functioning seats together. Great story and oh so true, every word of it. I was raised over the mountain at Little Laurel. Happy to be an Outlander! I definitely would NOT have fit in. Fun read. Ruby did you know a family named Clark? . Good memories there. Of course, theres a downside. Ive got a few more Harlan County memories. Love your response, I live in central ky for a lot of years now, but when I can go home I stay at the Comfort Inn Hotel, it is a Blessing to us out of towners, I think this page is right on, and I dont like the way most people think of Harlan, we are just like anyone else, even if we have a little accent, awesome page, and I lived in Loyall a few years also, my mother died there, thanks for letting people know that its not all justified, although I have never watched a full episode, they are awful. 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