Little Seven Mile Community

National Christian TEMPERANCE UNION 

"With malice toward none and Charity to all." 

I, the undersigned, do pledge my word and honor, 

God Helping Me to abstain from ALL intoxicating liquors as a beverage,
and that I will by all honorable means encourage others to abstain. 

WM. T. COX. 

The Herrenkohl family whose father Thomas Herrenkohl was a native of 

Germany and came to America about the time of the Civil War purchased a 

tract of land next to Cox place from Dyke Bowen who originally bought it 

from Dud Holderby. The tract from Bowen's to Dunkle's was the Old Holderby 

farm which was bought from Captain Morgan by the Honorable Ed Kyle. 

Mr. Kyle was born in County Clare, Ireland, and immigrated to America at 

the age of eight years. Mr. Kyle was in many ways a remarkable man. He was 

educated in WheeIing and was assistant auditor to the first state auditor, 

Samuel Crane, and assisted in opening the books of the New State of West 

Virginia. Mr. Kyle bought land amounting to 800 acres from the Holderby 

heirs, Bob Holderby, and also the three Holderby girls who married men by 

the names of Cole, Buffeyton, and Jenkins in 1855. Mr. Kyle was twice 

elected Sheriff of Cabell County and raised the largest crop of wheat that 

was ever raised in Cabell County, 18000 bushels, at one time. Mr. Kyle 

deeded land for the first free school in his neighborhood. He also gave 

the land, for the site of, helped build the Olive Baptist Church, and the 

furnishings of the church were paid for by Mr. Kyle alone. 

The old Joe Cox Homestead was built in 1856 by his grandfather, William T. 

Cox. The old Grandpa Herrenkohl house that stands near Seven Mile trestle 

was built by Bill Joy in 1836. The old log house built by Captain Bukey in 

I850 is still standing, having been moved from its original place to a 

spot just opposite the Old Kyle cemetery. The log house now owned and 

occupied by John Kyle was built in 1859 by a man named Maupin. These four 

old buildings are probably the oldest in this district; built out of 

poplar logs, and hewed by hand, they are sound as the day they were built 

except the floors, roofs, etc., have been renewed. 

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