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Morehead Memories, Jack Ellis, Morehead News Dec 2000

Morehead Memories, Jack Ellis, Morehead News

Rowan County War Collection

Four part series written by Jack Ellis on the Rowan County War and published in Morehead News in December of 2000.


Days Of Anger, Days Of Tears: The Story Of Two Kentucky Feuds - Millennium Edition, Juanita Blair, Fred Brown Jr., David Beaver Jan 2000

Days Of Anger, Days Of Tears: The Story Of Two Kentucky Feuds - Millennium Edition, Juanita Blair, Fred Brown Jr., David Beaver

Rowan County War Collection

The millennium edition of Days of Anger, Days of Tears: The Story of Two Kentucky Feuds, a self-published book on the Rowan County War by Juanita Blair and Fred Brown Jr. printed in 2000. Illustrations by David Beaver.


Bloody Rowan, Ashland Sunday Independent Jun 1987

Bloody Rowan, Ashland Sunday Independent

Rowan County War Collection

Article published on June 21, 1987 in the Ashland Sunday Independent on the centennial of the final gunfight.


Rowan County War, August 1884 - June 1887 Map, Jack Ellis Jan 1987

Rowan County War, August 1884 - June 1887 Map, Jack Ellis

Rowan County War Collection

Map to the Rowan County War created by Jack Ellis for the centennial of the final conflict in June of 1987.


The Feud That Produced A College, Fannie Madden-Grider, Alvin Madden-Grider Dec 1984

The Feud That Produced A College, Fannie Madden-Grider, Alvin Madden-Grider

Rowan County War Collection

Article published in the December 1984 issue of the Rural Kentuckian on the Rowan County War.


The Grim Monster Of Civil War Raged In All Its Fury, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.) Jun 1984

The Grim Monster Of Civil War Raged In All Its Fury, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County War Collection

The last in an eight part series titled "The Tolliver-Martin-Logan Feud," published in the Morehead News on June 22, 1984. This issue also included an article written by Stuart Sprague on the history of the Rowan County Trouble titled, "Anatomy of a Fued."


Logan Set Out To Retake His Fireside, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.) Jun 1984

Logan Set Out To Retake His Fireside, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County War Collection

The first in an eight part series titled "The Tolliver-Martin-Logan Feud," published in the Morehead News on June 19, 1984.


The Unholypassion Of Revenge Was Aroused, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.) Jun 1984

The Unholypassion Of Revenge Was Aroused, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County War Collection

The sixth in an eight part series titled "The Tolliver-Martin-Logan Feud," published in the Morehead News on June 15, 1984.


A Weak-Kneed Administration Of The Law, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.) Jun 1984

A Weak-Kneed Administration Of The Law, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County War Collection

The fifth in an eight part series titled "The Tolliver-Martin-Logan Feud," published in the Morehead News on June 12, 1984.


The Reign Of Terror Begins, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.) Jun 1984

The Reign Of Terror Begins, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County War Collection

The fourth in an eight part series titled "The Tolliver-Martin-Logan Feud," published in the Morehead News on June 8, 1984.


Trial By Gunfire, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.) Jun 1984

Trial By Gunfire, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County War Collection

The third in an eight part series titled "The Tolliver-Martin-Logan Feud," published in the Morehead News on June 5, 1984.


The Innocent, But Direct Cause, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.) Jun 1984

The Innocent, But Direct Cause, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County War Collection

The second in an eight part series titled "The Tolliver-Martin-Logan Feud," published in the Morehead News on June 1, 1984.


Rowan County's Darkest Days, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.) May 1984

Rowan County's Darkest Days, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County War Collection

The first in an eight part series titled "The Tolliver-Martin-Logan Feud," published in theĀ Morehead News on May 29, 1984.


Days Of Anger, Days Of Tears: Rowan County, Kentucky, 1884-1887 - First Edition, Juanita Blair, Fred Brown Jr. Jan 1984

Days Of Anger, Days Of Tears: Rowan County, Kentucky, 1884-1887 - First Edition, Juanita Blair, Fred Brown Jr.

Rowan County War Collection

Section one of the first edition of Days of Anger, Days of Tears: Rowan County, Kentucky, 1884-1887, a self-published manuscript of the Rowan County War by Juanita Blair and Fred Brown Jr. printed in 1984.


Rowan Had Troubles, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.) Mar 1978

Rowan Had Troubles, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County War Collection

Article in the Morehead News on the Rowan County War from March 1, 1978.


The Rowan County Trouble: Anatomy Of A Mountain Feud, Stuart Seely Sprague, Mountain Review Jul 1976

The Rowan County Trouble: Anatomy Of A Mountain Feud, Stuart Seely Sprague, Mountain Review

Rowan County War Collection

An Article by Stuart Sprague titled "The Rowan County Trouble: An Anatomy of a Mountain Feud, " published in the July 1976 issue of the Mountain Review pages 6 to 9.


The Rowan County War: The Anatomy Of A Mountain Fued, Stuart S. Sprague Jan 1976

The Rowan County War: The Anatomy Of A Mountain Fued, Stuart S. Sprague

Rowan County War Collection

Manuscript written by Stuart S. Sprague on the Rowan County War in 1976.


The Tolliver-Martin Or Logan Feud, Unknown Jan 1970

The Tolliver-Martin Or Logan Feud, Unknown

Rowan County War Collection

An unpublished manuscript on the Rowan County War taken from the Jack Ellis Collection. No author or date listed.


The Tolliver Song, Josiah Henry Combs Jan 1967

The Tolliver Song, Josiah Henry Combs

Rowan County War Collection

A song titled "The Tolliver Song" published in Folks Songs of the Southern United States (1967) by Josiah H. Combs, pages 161-162. Taken from the Jack Ellis Collection.


Ballad Of The Rowan County Troubles, Jean Thomas, Walter Kob Jan 1964

Ballad Of The Rowan County Troubles, Jean Thomas, Walter Kob

Rowan County War Collection

A section of a chapter on the ballad of the Rowan County Troubles from Jean Thomas' book titled Ballad Makin' in the Mountains of Kentucky published in 1964, pages 15 to 23.


Rowan County War - Chronology, Unknown Jan 1960

Rowan County War - Chronology, Unknown

Rowan County War Collection

A brief chronology of the major events of the Rowan County War.


The House Of A Forgotten Tragedy, Helen Price Stacy, Licking Valley Courier Mar 1957

The House Of A Forgotten Tragedy, Helen Price Stacy, Licking Valley Courier

Rowan County War Collection

An article published in the Licking Valley Courier titled "The House of a Forgotten Tragedy" on March 7, 1957 describing the murder of Hugh Toliver on October 21, 1866.


1886 Legislature Laid Down An Edict That Rowan County Feud Must Stop Or The County Would Be Discontinued, Rowan County News May 1956

1886 Legislature Laid Down An Edict That Rowan County Feud Must Stop Or The County Would Be Discontinued, Rowan County News

Rowan County War Collection

Article published on May 10, 1956 in the Rowan County News titled "1886 Legislature Laid Down an Edict that Rowan County Feud Must Stop or the County would be Discontinued."


Rowan County War Manuscript, Unknown Jan 1940

Rowan County War Manuscript, Unknown

Rowan County War Collection

An unpublished manuscript on the Rowan County War written in 1940. Author unknown. From the Jack Ellis Collection.


A. W. Young Is Dead; Kentucky Senator, New York Times Feb 1935

A. W. Young Is Dead; Kentucky Senator, New York Times

Rowan County War Collection

Article published in the New York Times on the death of Allie Young from February 19, 1935.


Feuds Die Out But Feud Tales Persist, Jean Thomas Nov 1933

Feuds Die Out But Feud Tales Persist, Jean Thomas

Rowan County War Collection

Article published in the New York Times on the Rowan County War from November 26, 1933.


The Ballad And Folk-Ways Of Kentucky Mountaineers, Percy Hutchison Jan 1932

The Ballad And Folk-Ways Of Kentucky Mountaineers, Percy Hutchison

Rowan County War Collection

Article published in the New York Times on the Rowan County War from January 31, 1932.


The Kentucky Feud That Turned Into A Free-For-All, Dayton Daily News, Howard L. Burba Jul 1928

The Kentucky Feud That Turned Into A Free-For-All, Dayton Daily News, Howard L. Burba

Rowan County War Collection

An article in the Dayton Daily News on the Rowan County War published on July 1, 1928.


A Tolliver-Martin Feud Song, John Harrington Cox, Harvard University Press Jan 1925

A Tolliver-Martin Feud Song, John Harrington Cox, Harvard University Press

Rowan County War Collection

"A Tolliver-Martin Feud Song" published in Folk-songs of the South by Harvard University Press in 1925.


Slain Deputy's Funeral Is Held In Courthouse, Owensboro Messenger Jan 1924

Slain Deputy's Funeral Is Held In Courthouse, Owensboro Messenger

Rowan County War Collection

An article published in the Owensboro Messenger on the funeral of App Perry on January 23, 1924.