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Hatfield and McCoy Feud
January 28 2026

· JOHN WESLEY WORKMAN — DESCENDANT OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA’S FIRST SETTLERS

LOGAN, WV — John Wesley Workman, pictured here in a timeworn photograph, lived on the West Virginia side of the Tug River, likely near the county seat of Logan. For many years, he earned his living working with various timber crews throughout the region.

Decades earlier, Logan County began to take shape following the arrival of John Wesley’s ancestors—the pioneering Workman family, widely believed to have been among the first white settlers in the area. Shortly after the close of the American Revolutionary War in the late 1790s, they ventured into the rugged Guyan Valley to establish new lives along its rivers and forests.

According to the historical research and writings of George T. Swain in 1927, James Workman, along with his brothers Joseph and Nimrod, built a simple log cabin in 1794 and planted corn on what was then known as “the island.” This land, once the site of a Native American settlement, is today called Middleburg Island, located near present-day Logan. Before erecting their cabin, the brothers cleared the remaining traces of the earlier settlement that occupied part of the tract.

In the fall of 1796, James Workman brought his wife and children from Wythe County (now Tazewell County), Virginia, to Logan. Together, the three brothers and their families continued carving out a livelihood along the Guyandot—now spelled Guyandotte—River, remaining in the region until about 1800.

Throughout his life, John Wesley Workman carried a deep pride in his family’s enduring legacy and their foundational role in the early history of southern West Virginia. See less
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Terry L. Headley
Great-Great Grandfather was Crockadil’s brother. Yes, “Crockadil” is correctly spelled for his name. He and my GG-Grandfather … See more
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Jimmy Lee Workman Jr.
Terry L. Headley yes all of them are great great family members i like seeing stories and stuff on family members
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Patrick Witten
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Chuck Munson
Right around the corner from my family. The Godby's arrived in that area shortly after 1800. Godby Branch flows into the same river.
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Natasha Megan
Chuck Munson im a godby gadberry decendent. A wesley. direct from john Wesley. U and i are related
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Chuck Munson
Natasha Megan got a chance a few years ago to visit the holler on the Godby Branch, walk the 3 family cemetery from back in t… See more
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Valerie Jean Thompson Merricks
I have Joesph P Workman born Cabell County, WV
Born May 22 , 1804… See more
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Valerie Jean Thompson Merricks
I have many family members buried in the Workman Cemetery in Radnor , Wayne County WV.
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Greg Barker
Valerie Jean Thompson Merricks is that the Workman cemetery between the right fork of mill creek and lost creek? My 3rd great … See more
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Gladys Maynor
Valerie Jean Thompson Merricks Nancy and Sarah are my 3th and 4th grandmother
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Karen Poe
My Mother in law was Violet Dean Workman from Grafton WVa. A lot of Workman's there. Her Brother was the fire chief for many years
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Steve Mottershead
Just looking into his eyes - I would love to have met him & ask a few questions!
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Kristen Reyes
That's my family ????
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Sherry Workman
My 2nd great uncle
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Laura Lefebvre
My grandfather was a Workman, born in Bald Knob, West Virginia.
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Doris Slider
Laura Lefebvre where is bald knobs?
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Laura Lefebvre
Doris Slider Name of the post office in Logan County.
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Rodney Workman
Laura Lefebvre Bald Knob is near Barrett in Boone County, WV. There is a Workman cemetery there. My great great grandfather … See more
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Dan Parker
Same place the Hatfields came from.
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Dora Scott Floeck
GF Wm Smith Jarrell...Workman...Green's & White's...ect.
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Brian N Teresa
I have a ton of matches to WV Workman's. Hatfield and McCoy matches and I am a Messer. I wonder if Campbell/Justice/Larimar are tied to them. My great aunt times a few was a Bruce who married a McCoy.
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Traci Browning
Kaitlyn Workman related?
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Levi McCool Strauss
I did an edit....
May be pop art of one or more people and beard
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Steven Cook
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Terry L. Headley
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