Clarence had one brother Howard P. Leonard and Howard P and his wife Lucille had a son named Clarence Edwin Leonard. Were isolated. There are doctors, lawyers, accountants, teachers, coaches, laborers, deadbeats and criminals. Trust me on this one. Im sorry my great-grandchildren dont have such memories. Food stamps, too. I was one of the Hensley girls that lived on the strawberry farm. HA! Growing up, I didnt feel particularly tough. This, so they say, makes them mountain people. your a fuckin mooron ive lived here all my life ,my family pioneered this place ,both sides, why arent u still living here? Both my grandsons have degrees in med profession PT and Massage Therapy. 6. Janice and I were both switchboard operators and admissions clerk. Ive lived a few places in east ky, but never been to Harlan. Born and raised in Harlan, graduated from HHS in 1974, and UK in 78.went to work in Washington DC.talk about culture shock! Besides the accident of birth, we have certain commonalities: Harlan Countians can be found everywhere. I got cussed up and down over it! I feel blessed to have grown up in Harlan, at a time when people actually cared about each other, and would not trade it for anything!! Daughter has owned her own business in Harlan for thirty years. Town is flooded with people. We have corresponded back and forth for several years about our Leonard connections. Still consider Harlan County as home. Good memories there. We like being the badasses of Eastern Kentucky. The Chappells Dairy Slogan: It may be good and not be ours, but it cant be ours and not be good. Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com. It was a movie experience like no other. My parents were stalwarts. Thats when people get their checks. The motel next to Holy Trinity was a Holiday Inn Express at one time, but now its a Comfort Inn. We moved here from a comfortable city life to having no electricity (a new three bedroom house with one bath and hardwood floors. Nothing like the beauty of a snow covered mountain, springtime with sprinkles of dogwoods and redbud blossoms or the beautiful fall foliage! WebWives leader, short black hair. We rarely hung out with anyone from Evarts or Cumberlandin those days, they had their own high schools. What year, and how did he die (or is he still alive)? It was the latest violent incident in . Crackin me up. We mispronounce light, fight, white and night. Good old Mikes drive in, where one of Harlan Countys finest young men threatened me with a belt when I stepped in to defend a younger friend. I dont know. ITS GOOD TO HEAR FROM OTHER HARLAN CO PEOPLE. I was born and raised in Liggett. Were hemmed in. I love your blog, it is a great read. Paddling. Robertson County is the toughest to exclude. Thanks again for the good read. I was born and raised in Harlan, KY a lil place called Sunshine. Elected wives president by Lois. Entertained by the tendency to call you a mooron and ignorant while not fully grasping the importance of grammar and spelling. I know that area well. Earlier strikes had resulted in a great deal of bloodshed on both sides. Fun read. I plan to continue reading your blog. John Im fortunate that my job regularly takes me to Eastern Kentucky. Then, they can come back and pay admission to see where they used to live. If its easy, theres nothing better. My dad and papa were both coal miners for blue diamond mining for years. The only tv stations the antenna could pick up were out of knoxville Okay, now Im homesick! I know that area, well, too. WebHarlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. It is a tragedy what Black Jewell Coal company has done to honest, hard working coal I also have no desire to change this wonderful region.am I forgiven? We liked him! For instance, threats didnt faze me. My Uncle Ralph Leonard was Pastor at the Baxter Methodist Church before it was moved. Then, I moved to Lexington, Kentucky and found out that I was pretty tough by Lexington standards. His hair was infamous! My Dad was a coal miner, was on oxygen from 2007 until 2010. Coal Mining. We also have accents, heavy mountain accentsthe kind that can be indecipherable even to natives of the area. Harlanthats what we call itisnt a destination, either. Harlan Countians did not like that. http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/ just saying. Thanks for the article. They were pretty quick to tell you that they were from Harlan. There are differences: we`re north east, you`re south east. Just found your blog while attempting to refresh my memory about the name of the theater, the Margie Grand, in Harlan. Raised up on Happy Top, Back Street and Creechs. I would sometimes go out and spend a month or two with my grandparents and spend some nights with other family members in Harlan and Bell counties. Lots of good folks from across the mountain.. I am sure he is talking about when he grew up and how times were then I am from Harlan live here now .I loved the article and havent read anything disrespectful . As usual John you nailed it!! HARLAN WILL ALWAYS BE HOME TO ME. I had to laugh at your reference to government cheese. It really was good stuff! This strike had only one death. And a little c.r.a.z.y. Tons of great memories and good friends. Many never leave it. The rest of us (that includes me) hate the image of Harlan Countians as violent, uneducated hooligans. I dont need tattoos, i have scars. 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. My dad was one of them, outside Tommy Lees barbershop. My grandad lived and mined Stone Ky, in Pike County. I had friends in Pathfork. Its bleak. A rural county of 27,000, Harlan Countys average household income is about $29,000. And of course, I mean that in a funny, I`m laughing kind of way. One of the only times I used my dads reputation, telling the guy to go ahead but it was going to be his last night on Earth, because if I didnt kill him, my dad would. I was born in Harlan and I remember living there, but I didnt have the experience that my parents had (who were both born in Harlan County) since I didnt grow up there. Mostly, we just hung out. Some of these folks do leave Harlana lot of them, in fact. My Dad used to talk about when they distributed commodity margarine. Fine set of words here! Nothing will get a hard-working coal miner or school teacher fired up like a discussion about those drawing a check. Thats how it was when I was a kid, and it hasnt changed. Sally Simonton. It was described as a place where people only smiled when they heard that someone had died. It would occasionally be condemned but re-open at some point. Girl fights were always the best. Its quiet now. Alan Creech, such nice thoughts and memories of this beautiful part of God earth that I am proud to call home. The name of the area now came to be because the truckers that hauled from the mill just refrerred to it as Holmes Mill! I am a badass.. You do remember he is my step-daddy?? I was blessed to have been raised in the mountains. I still tell people I am from Harlan because it brings instant recognition. Very isolated. There arent any hotels to speak of, really. Glad that youre happy in whatever metro area you moved to. Disability checks. Also attended and graduated from Loyall High, where I was cheerleader and fairly popular. In Harlan County, tensions were high between the striking miners in Kentucky and the mine owners. Brought back alot of memories. The coal industry known for its boom and bust cycles was in a slump. Im from Loyall. Absolutely loved this!! I too are from Harlan I left in Jan. 1975. But I have lived in Harlan Co. since 1986 & now I couldnt imagine living any where else. My sister in law was born over in Leatherwood. If we meet anyone else from Eastern Kentucky, we can get instant acceptance with a simple I grew up in Harlan. Translation: Despite appearances, I will kill you if necessary. I used to try and derail the presumptions, now I just embrace them. You dont see that every day. Goodbye Fleming, Nicholas and Robertson Counties. Yes, we have folks living in povertytoo many (as though there is an acceptable level of suffering) but most folks live just fine. She was a great homemaker and was full of wit, wisdom and love. myname isronnie saylor i lived in fairview hollow i was 11 years old,went to haran grade school i remenber my gym treacher they call him doc , he would paddle you for saying the word shit ,does anyone remenber that .i will never forget the family that live accross from us the kids name was buck and peggy thomas,peggy was my frist she was beauitful to,the boys lived next to me , i remender one of thems name phiplip,i still got a scarefrom where he hit me with a rock.we used to take car hoods cut them off and float down rivier on them.my dad work out of town in ohio,my mommy would slip around with a taxi driver,she drink alot ,we move to wallins after that , thats where i never went to school,started working in coal mines at 16 years old dad sign so i could work under ground.we lived in wallins for a little while then move to molus ky thats where my dad was risedthey were about all kin florks back then they all live in camp houses granmam and jack brock lived next to each other they were family to, i remenber my brother got lock in a rc cola mach out on granmam poach. I spent a lot of hours and burned up a lot of powder and boot leather grouse hunting in Pathfork and Black Star. Were about the same age. There were several Leonard families in the county in my day. Knew a few Edsels which I never met outside Harlan! I volunteer as a cashier at a nonprofits ReStore. If you ever lived in Harlan you have been gone so long you dont know what the hell is going on. I need to work Watts Creek in to a future post, for sure. My Dad and his six siblings were all raised in Evarts. I dont get back as often as Id like but always thoroughly enjoy coming back to visit. I remember it seemed like every time my high school played Cawood there was a knife fight. Thats pretty much the consensus of people I know. My parents (James Depew & Thelma Randolph) grew up in Harlan in the late 20s-30s My Grandfather was Bill Randolph, one time police chief, Constable and apparently gun thug for the man. Art worked in one of the maintenance departments (cant remember which one). It is good to hear from you and I hope to hear from you again. LOL LOL..enjoyed the article, One way to prove that someone is from the mountains is if they know someone named Lonzo! Grew up in Loyall. The hills and hollers made me who I am today and the people I love still call Eastern Kentucky home. Just kiddingabout the hate part. Wouldnt trade it for anything. I knew the Clarks well. Always. Love the article. Elliott County is an exception becausewellyou just have to visit there to see. Go help someone else. I also have those wonderful memories, of making grilled cheese sandwiches in the evening, after supper when we as children, never seem to be really full. I have a 94 year old aunt who still lives there. 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. U can take me out of Ky. but u cant take Ky out of me!!!!!! By the way, I think grilled cheese sandwiches made from government cheese were the best! I was born and raised in Harlan County-Cumberland. Mostly, we didnt do much, because there wasnt much to do. The folks in Brookside were surely Harlan Countians as was the chief gun thug, Basil Collins. McCreary just has that Eastern Kentucky feel to it. My mom grew up in Cutshin, my dad was from Martins Fork, they met at The Court Cafe. I thought Harlan was great as a kid but my wife told me if I ever wanted a divorce all I had to do was move here to Harlan. 1. It even had an old balcony whererumor had itblack folks used to be seated. Graduated from jach in 78. Grew up in Sunny Acres, now across from the mall. My grandfather was the engineer that laid out most of the old County roads, was one of the 10 founders of the Harlan Country Club, and my dad owned the Tway Tipple for yearsyes, coal will always run in my veins! And they were well respected. The sinister way he talked. Im not sure where you found this, but most folks realize that some of it is tongue-in-cheek. I grew up here, went to school here and am still here by choice. Her husband had been killed during the war. Next, everyone is not here because we cant escape. She married a coal miner who also was educated and chose that life. You talked funny. You havent had a grilled cheese sandwich until youve had one made with govment cheese, govment butter and fresh Bunny Bread. Thanks for the kind comments. The children of Harlan are blessed to have such a nice school. Ive often heard that anywhere you go on Earth you can find someone from Harlan county. Thats pretty cool. Great story and oh so true, every word of it. It was quiet then. My older brother and sister were both born at Lynch Hospital. 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. Scott describes the murder of Lawrence Jones by Billy Bruner. It reeked of Pine Sol. And should I know you? Born and raised in Cumberland.I live in Florida now loved your article.Proud of my roots! (She died in 1995, and I am so glad to have such good and often funny memories of her.) His first feature film was Harlan County U.S.A. (1976, as Himself - mine foreman). We have live all over Eastern Ky, moved south to the Carolinas, then back to eastern Ky for a couple years.
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