Davis Creek Community

The next settlement made on Davis Creek was by Edward Eden who came from 

Virginia in 1848. He located at the place where Henry Harless now lives. 

Mr. Eden had a large family of whom two boys fought and lost their lives 

in the Federal Army. Mr. Eden died in 1875. But one girl, Mrs. Martha 

McCarty of Huntington, and two boys, Henry and Edward Jr. of Davis Creek 

are still living. The Eden family were all good law abiding citizens. 

Harvey Walker came to Davis Creek in 1857. He was also a Virginian by 

birth. He reared a large family of good respectable children. Dolphus, the 

oldest now living on Health Creek was a volunteer in the 13th Virginia 

Regiment of the Civil War. R. W. Walker is still living in Cabell County, 

Richard (deceased), Sidney (whereabouts unknown), and Elisha and Elijah, 

the twins are living in Covington, Kentucky. Mrs. Jane Melrose of the 

Sixteenth Street Road, Mrs. Mary Swann of Huntington, and Mrs. Adelia 

Keeser (deceased) were the other members of the family. Harvey Walker has 

been dead about twelve years. 

In 1858, L. J. Hoback and. R. R. Dillon came into possession of the Paul 

H. Davis farm where they lived and worked as partners in the timbering and 

farming business until Mr. Hoback moved to Milton in 1873. Mr. Dillon died 

in 1887 leaving a wife who died about eight years ago and thirteen 

children. The five boys are: T. J. of Healths Creek, J. M. of Huntington, 

C. A., J. R., and A. A. of Davis Creek. The girls are: Mrs. Sarah Poteet 

of Guyandotte, Mrs. Susie Paugh of the Sixteenth Street Road, Mrs. Willie 

Wright of Russell Creek, Mrs. Maggie Blankenship, Mrs. Julia Blankenship, 

and Mrs. Nora Ullom of Davis Creek, Mrs. Lizzie Bradberry of Logan and 

Mrs. Christina Dillon of Wenatchee, Washington. 

L. J. Hoback had a family of seven children, all of whom are dead but Mrs. 

Susie Jackson of Huntington, and Mrs. Ida Rice of Russel, Kentucky. Mr. 

Hoback died in Kentucky about twenty-one years ago. 

In the spring of 1865 B. F. Dillon (known as Uncle Bob) settled on Davis 

Creek. He reared a large family of children and all are Iiving but two, 

Thomas and Douglas. W. J. Dillon is living in Wenatchee, Washington, C. G. 

at the old homestead, J. T. of Davis Creek, B. F. Jr,, and C. A. of 

Huntington, Mrs. Nannie Paugh of the Sixteenth Street Road, Mrs. Sallie 

Dodson, of Prices Creek, Mrs. Orinda Davis of Beech Fork, Wayne County,
and Mrs. Nannie Dodson of Huntington. 

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