Tag Archives: Hargis Family

One Less Bad Man

Posted on April 28, 2026 by sdbowling

A fight on Smith’s Branch between Mose Feltner and Jesse Fields reduced the number of “Bad Men” In Breathitt County by one. Continue reading →

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Mrs. Hargis Dies at 64

Posted on March 31, 2023 by sdbowling

Louellen Day Hargis was thrust into the spotlight at the turn of the last century because of the national attention given to the Breathitt County feuds. She died in 1929 at the age of 64. Continue reading →

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James Hargis- the Victim?

Posted on September 14, 2022 by sdbowling

The power of newspapers through a look at Judge James Henderson Hargis- feud leader or victim? Continue reading →

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