1908 murder of a young mother - Finding Ellen & Floyd - Locations - graves

[@teresaclontz3574]

Those poor children. It's wonderful that they placed a stone for their parents. This is a sad story. I do enjoy the views you include in your videos. The creek with the running water is so soothing. Thanks again for a great story.

[@marlenelawson8856]

my dad was raised in Whitesburge Kentucky, he passed away in Detroit in 1979. His family has pictures from Pert Creek they would talk about. I like listening to the ghost stories of Kentucky. Thank you for telling the story, but it's a sad one.

[@sherrilee230]

How cruel and cold. It's a very sad story that her babies were robbed of their mother. It happened back in those days. He deserves only a rock sorry. Thank you for sharing. And that is pretty there

[@michaelbedinger4121]

This was a real tragedy, may Ellen rest in peace 🙏 Since she has been seen in the area, this might be a good video to show again on Halloween 🎃 Thank you very much Leo and Heather, for another great video.

[@judypierce7028]

You certainly chose a beautiful area of Kentucky to visit. Virginia id just s hop and skip down the road from Jenkins. I spent a week in Whitesburg several years ago and did several special education workshops with all of the teachers and administrators. This was a very interesting story. Yes, there is always a woman in white or a lady in white in almost all types of ghost stories. May Ellen and Floyd rest in peace. Thank you for this awesome piece of Kentucky's history.

[@donhinchey9148]

Sad story , glad you’re back with more stories for all your fans , also nice to see blossoms and green grass, it snowed about 4” here today and is still snowing 😢

[@Shadele1969]

Just found y’all a couple days ago and I’m soooo hooked !!!!! Thanks for all the history ❤

[@candyredman4381]

Thank you both !! Everyone deserves to be remembered and I believe you two tell their stories and captivate us watchers !! Much appreciated

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Wow thank you 🙏

[@mariamjehn7071]

Another lovely trip and on Easter Sunday which was a beautiful day!! Thanks for taking us along.. Ellen’s life ended so needlessly when she was so needed.. her poor children!!

[@mariamjehn7071]

My precious people.. My Lord you are just like me.. Crazy Lady here inSouthern Maine.. I track thru the woods and find unbelievable cemeteries.. some dating back to 1600s I love 💕 my Hiklibillies Files. So very much.. Hillibillies do live in Maine.!!!! Xxoi

[@kimberleyannedemong5621]

I hope both of you had a wonderful Easter. it was such a pretty day. Poor Ellen what a tragedy. Those poor children orphaned. I chuckled when you told the geese to be nice. I was thinking that they can be meaner than a junkyard dog. I do love the stories you bring us and the cemeteries are fascinating. Leo there was only a hill. No rain no briar patch YAY maybe your luck is changing. See you both in the next video. I like the Hillbillies Out. It's very cute I hope you keep using it

[@charliepc56]

5000 spectators! I don't think I would have wanted to see a person killed, even though, he very much deserved what he got. There, no doubt, were probably children there too. Rest in peace, loving mother. You never had a chance to see your children grow up, but God takes care in the end. Thanks for another great story from the hills. You two are the greatest!

[@karyannfontaine8757]

Such a cruel end for Ellen Flanary. She was born the year of my Grandfather. Thank you for finding her burial place with her husband. Prayers for Ellen. I am glad the one who did her in was held accountable. I hope Floyd's mother gives him the lecture of his short life, God willing.

[@wishiwas-jd9cd]

Could you please add some maps so we can visualise where all these people lived? It would really help! It is a great channel!

[@steveball1339]

Thanks!

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Thanks Steve !

[@carolynkatsilas8559]

What a very sad story for everyone involved. Thank you both for the wonderful videos you do. Such beautiful scenery. Happy Easter to you both 🐥🐣

[@normajeanhedlund7429]

Hi Heather and Leo. We watch and wait for your videos. Always interesting and love the history. ❤

[@bethgiesey9405]

So sad. The kids had to grow up without their Mother. RIP Ellen

[@mycharmedunicorn8715]

And Father. Wonder where they went?

[@decfamily314]

@@mycharmedunicorn8715 I was curious too. Looks like they went to live with an aunt. 2 of the boys ended up in Washington state and the rest stayed in KY. Very sad to have lost both parents so young.

[@stevecurtiss46]

Leo and Heather, I sure like your opening and closing. Very beautiful for such a sad story.

[@debdewitt4779]

Happy Easter Leo and Heather I hope you had a good one sad story but a beautiful area so glad her children came back and gave their mom and dad a nice headstone I love dogwood trees they are so beautiful 😊

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Thank you!

[@homerwiggins3965]

Great video and tragic story. I would like to hear about the ghost story connected to this woman, will have to research on that! Great job as usual!

[@brianlykins6663]

Thanks, guys, for another interesting story. I hope ya'll had a nice Easter holiday. I would say ya'll were in some beautiful area, but every place ya'll go out there is beautiful. I was born and raised in Texas. My dad's folks all came from Caney, Kentucky, Morgan County. Before I got to thinking about genealogy and where my roots came from, my dad, all his brothers, sisters, grandparents, and most of my cousins have all passed. So, I've had some issues trying to dig out everything. I am really want to travel to Kentucky to see what I can find out and find some distant relatives. That, I guess, is why ya'lls videos are so interesting to me. Please keep up the great work. God bless ya'll and stay safe on your travels, so ya'll don't become a part of history. 😊

[@pamelashiflett5281]

I can't imagine how much work y'all put in to your vids, just know you are mighty appreciated.

[@hillerymcdonald2303]

Such a sad story, but such a wonderful video! Thank you both for the work you do to bring us this content!! :)

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Our pleasure!

[@lisacooper3991]

So sad 😔..glad yall doing these stories

[@stevenww3560]

If I found youtubers like yourself filming near my place I'd be fine with it and try to help you dog up goof info for your video to make it authentic as possible! Unfortunately most people I see filming here are looking to violate or something negative! I love these old stories !!

[@jamesrobiscoe1174]

You guys are the kind of people I like to go with on a cemetery stroll. I could almost smell the dogwood when he put it up to the camera. Here in Sleepy Hollow, NY we have a fabulous cemetery, great for a few days tour without duplicating terrain. Thanks for your tour! Memento Mori

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Oh! We are wanting to come to sleepy hollow!! Beautiful dutch cemetery there

[@francismatheny5003]

Another great video! Goes to show you never know what, when, how or who that brings you to an end. 😔

[@gregboyden564]

thanks for another fascinating story. Love the research that goes into these tales from long ago.

[@corinnerichardson9093]

Beautiful location. So sad for the children too. Thanks for sharing

[@janashleymoon1285]

I have really enjoyed your videos!!! Glad I found your channel!!

[@belindaturnersmith5610]

Another interesting story…I knew y’all were gonna find his grave. You’re camera is so clear, it’s almost as though I was there. ❤

[@frankmarullo228]

You two are doing a great job on your videos ! To me it seems like you do more research for ONE video , then I did in a complete school year. THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA.......

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Thanks for that Frank!

[@FeralSheryl1818]

Love your story telling! How sad. TY for sharing this

[@forsomenotreally]

Thank you for this video. I enjoy local history and legends

[@Mrs.TJTaylor]

Thanks for taking us along.

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Our pleasure!

[@AdventuresUnseen24]

Thank you for sharing this history. 👍😊

[@jessiemerritt9147]

Fascinating story ty. God bless. Sad story R.I.P. Ellen

[@edwardkellogg1284]

Leo and Heather, I hope you both had a great Easter. These old cemeteries you find are interesting. Sad story on Ellen losing her life too young. It was good they found her killer and was hung. Have a great week.

[@annemarielovejoy8577]

Wow!!! Another great story thank you again Heather and Leo. Heather, you mentioned that Floyd's mother told him" to get rid of her" I'm guessing the mother didn't mean to murder her. In my opinion I am guessing that the mother may have meant "get rid of her" as in having nonthing else to do with her if this was the reason she may have been murdered. Like you said none of us will ever know the real reason Floyd did what he did. 😢 Again thank you to both of you please keep the videos coming. You two are great at what you do!!!!

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Good point! And thanks so much

[@lisacooper3991]

Really loved u showing the dogwood tree, little moments like this so nice see..yall have a beautiful peaceful nature bout ya..

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@WVgrl59]

❤ from Lake Chaweva, Cross Lanes, WV

[@dgarza63]

Thank you for this video. Love your youtube videos and stories

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Thanks for watching!

[@kristinemiller3786]

Thank you for the CC. I get to hear about stories. This is SOOOOOO interesting, love HISTORY

[@jimgibson4978]

Love the work you both put in to bring our history back to life. Keep on producing these type videos!

[@adrienebailey9010]

I am from farther north in Kentucky. This video was fantastic. I really love ghost or true stories and you both did a fantastic job. Can't wait until next one.

[@steveball1339]

Another fascinating story very well done, Beautiful area !

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Many thanks!

[@sandrahunter5749]

Hi Leo and Heather from Boone County WV 👋 I like watching your history videos 👍😎

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Glad you like them!

[@annalapoint7156]

So enjoy your adventures! Thanks for all your knowledge!! You put slot of work to each story! God bless you both! 😍

[@Ruth-h8n]

Y’all do such a great job! Thank you for these videos! On a previous video that I was watching, I think I heard you Leo saying that you used to be a Baptist preacher. Am I remembering that correctly and if so, what kind of Baptist preacher were you? I think I remember you saying freewill Baptist is that right? I was just wondering what y’all did before you started doing these videos.

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Yes, and Thank you!

[@jerryhoschouer5131]

You will never understand what your actions will do to so many lives and years those people will live with what you done. Thanks for sharing her story with us and may she Rest In Peace……

[@larryshepherd5380]

I'm always excited, when y'all drop a new video.

[@thehillbillyfiles]

So kind thank you 🙏

[@marlenataylor8758]

Another interesting piece of history you are keeping from getting lost to time. Thank you

[@svenomick5857]

Great work as usual great music to start and finish thanks again Mick Australia.

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ted70281]

Thanks, another great video.

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@brendashaw2035]

You guys are amazing!❤

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Aww thank you

[@lisalarosa4546]

My heart just breaks for the children, as they waited for their mother to come home. Did the killer (I won't even say his name) ever confess. Or, say why he did it?

[@shanemcdougal6177]

Have REALLY been enjoying your videos. With regards to the hanging site, I regret to say you were in the wrong spot. They hanged him up on the “school hill” overlooking downtown Whitesburg. That is where the Whitesburg school was at that time. It’s the site of the Whitesburg High School that was closed around 2005. The buildings you show in your video weren’t constructed until the 1970’s and 1980’s. As a side point, those two schools in your video were heavily flooded back in July, 2022. One is still closed.

[@thehillbillyfiles]

How disappointing we didn't get it right, thank you 🙏

[@delboytrotter2042]

Was gonna explain where the gallows stood also but see you helped already.. good deal. Great video.

[@kimberly7539]

Could y’all do a video of the McCauley family

[@thehillbillyfiles]

I'll check into them

[@kimberly7539]

@@thehillbillyfiles I can give you a place to start Pendleton County you should find a Captain James McCauley this is my family line I just have names no info on the things they did. If you need anymore info to start searching I’d be more then happy to help provide names and locations

[@tonyjones9715]

Thanks

[@susanrains284]

So sad thank you for telling this woman’s story!!

[@timdyer3551]

My in-laws used to tell the story about the woman in white . Thanks for remembering her

[@bakmak8199]

Hey guys really love your videos. Would you be willing to travel to SW Ohio and do some stories that I’ve been researching? I don’t have a following and haven’t done hardly any vloging so I think you two would be perfect for it. My wife and I even have a spare bedroom you could stay in. Think it over, my roots come out of Menifee County Ky.

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Hello! I'll save your message, we aren't ready at the moment, the schedule is pretty full. We would have to get some more information on it all, sure appreciate the kind offer ☺️ We may get back to you later!

[@bakmak8199]

@@thehillbillyfiles ok, just let me know. Thanks

[@dustinandrew398]

There is still Grandkids alive and my granny her Daughter died on 9/11/2000

[@kellykiernanray5745]

I wonder if we've met? Grannie was my husband's grandmother too. ❤

[@dustinandrew398]

@@kellykiernanray5745 who is your Husband ??

[@dustinandrew398]

People think now that Floyd did not do it maybe and the man below her may have done it

[@dustinandrew398]

That is my Great Grandam and Flora Flannery was my great Grandma

[@gailweikelcorrea]

I bet you like ramps too Leo....lol Awesome video

[@ritaking8827]

Another fantastic story it’s a sad story! In October and do a ghost story, do you know if there are any books with this story in it?

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Not that I'm aware of. Only story I find is she's just seen walking in white often , or they think it's her

[@Compton53]

Great videos

[@taymae420]

They’re all together again at last 💚💙💜 Sad that none of their grandchildren would’ve never gotten to meet their grandparents 💔🥺

[@roxannelandolt7852]

Thanks to you both

[@BonnieDragonKat]

Please tell me you all documented her site for Find A Grave. Beautiful cemetery. Happy Late Easter!

[@nancyhallauer4537]

Ellen Mariah Mullins Female1878-1907 • She was my Great Grandfather's Sister and also related on my Great Grandmother's side, Mullins line on my Mother's side. Our family history told the story of Art and Ellen Flanery orally throughout my life is very much as you presented it here. Art was injured from a wagon runny over his legs and later died. This left Ellen with 5 children at home. Floyd Frazier was a young boy who was known to be " simply in the head" and his parents owed a store in town. He would go around and ask to help people and seemed to be innocent and childlike. He started showing up at the home of Ellen after Art had died. Was said that Ellen was kind hearted to him and accepted help just to not hurt his feelings. That day of her disappearing, she had planned to cook a chicken and went to pick greens in their field, the 2 oldest went to town to the store for her. At supper time Ellen hadn't returned and the children were scared and hungry, but afraid to go out to ask for help. The next morning the older ones went to the store to ask for help, and also to send word to Wise, VA to her family ( Jeff Mullins my Great Grandfather ) and his brothers to come get the children. Jeff rode from Wise to Jenkins on horseback over the mountains that same day. It was told that Floyd did volunteer to search and that he also tried to convince the search party to look in the wrong direction than she was found. Most of my remembering of the details of her body was she had been killed and that Floyd Frazier confessed to killing her. We were told he was hung. Years later since the Internet and more access to records I was able to hear about the court case,read them and the attempts to get away from prison and the efforts by his family to defend him. I found out about 15 or so years ago that a ballad type song was written about her and also that one was written about Floyd Frazier. Her children were taken in by kin and raised well. My most recent discovery is these related stories of the White Woman/ Lady , I was never told anything about this in my childhood/ younger adult years. This is only within the most recent years. And I can say that Hiants / Haints and Haunted stories was a big part of my oral history. So I believe these most recent scary stories , which were not my family's story about Ellen and her death, are a new thing today. My other discovery has been just how much public attention , discussions, legal attention, media coverage etc. is placed on Floyd Frazier and very little to Ellen in this murder. Even the songs written and sung sound sympathetic to him and his family. Maybe I am just sensitive to my Mullins family but I do wish more things were written about that side of this tragedy. Which brings me to my appreciation to you and your Husband, the time, efforts and expenses of bringing this story to us , it is priceless to me, would be to her children today I feel certain and is appreciated so very much. Keep doing your good work to tell these stories and may God bless you , your family and love ones always🙏

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Thank you!!

[@kellykiernanray5745]

My husband and daughter descend from Art and Ellen's youngest. ❤

[@nancyhallauer4537]

@@kellykiernanray5745 if you don't mind me asking, did he know about all of this growing up? Just curious about family oral history.

[@kellykiernanray5745]

@@nancyhallauer4537 no, we were married in 1995, and went to the holler to visit Grannie (Flora Jane) when I first heard about this. My husband probably heard bits and pieces growing up, but hadn't really focused on the details. His mom was the eldest of Flora Jane and Dan Wright's children, so she left the holler after my husband was born in the late 1940s. I took an interest in Ancestry during the pandemic and have been finding details. I do healing work, resolving trauma from past generations, so have focused on it more than my husband has.

[@kellykiernanray5745]

@@nancyhallauer4537 thank you so much for providing your account. No one seems to focus on how traumatic it must have been to deal with Art's horrible injury and death. Ellen must have been beside herself... The trauma of his accident, Ellen's murder, the kids losing both parents in the space of six months, and then being raised separately surely impacts descendants to this day... ♡ My heart goes out to all. 💙

[@deborahfederico7455]

Beautiful introduction and outro

[@thehillbillyfiles]

I'm glad you like it

[@JamesWilliams-gp6ek]

Those quaking ducks sure got my little dog's attention. What a nice spring day you had when you filmed this.

[@lindapowell1347]

Great video, I Hope many more will be found y’all like I did, thank you 🙏👍😊

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Thanks 😊

[@dustinandrew398]

i could take you sometime to our family cemetery where her Daughter FLora jane flannery is buried my granny

[@marshablack4647]

Sad story I love what you all do . I share the videos with other people. Thank You

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Thanks so much 🙏

[@GreeneyedkittyNAllie]

My grandmother was a Flanary from Scott Co VA, which is very near the Wise Co line.

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Interesting 🤔

[@virgettadrinnen9957]

I love the descriptions but please explain to people not from that part of the country what “head” of a holler or “head “ of a creek means. So so precious the difference in up bringing. 😊

[@julielifejusthappens1232]

Beautiful cemeteries. Love the Dogwood but so allergic to them.

[@SteveBall1]

Very good video

[@artcflowers]

Thanks y'all. Good story and good story tellin'

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Our pleasure!

[@cynthiacarter514]

Ya’ll are such a sweet couple. Great story telling.👍

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Thank you so much!

[@ElizabethBattle]

Sad story, beautiful video.❤ And wild green onions are the bomb!

[@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

Heavenly Father, Please Rest precious Ellen's soul, in Jesus' Holy name we pray...Amen.

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[@amyhall197]

Great story!

[@4itGrow]

Thank you for taking me places that otherwise I would’ve of known of.

[@jenniferisbell9629]

So sad 😭.

[@jeanetteprice4916]

I like to follow you on google maps. I couldn’t find hop Gibson cemetery

[@thehillbillyfiles]

It was on little Cowan Rd, letcher county

[@dustinandrew398]

he had gain green in the leg after a logging accident because he was a logger and helped daniel boone on the daniel boone trail

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Oh yeah?

[@cladqueen8054]

I think you said her husband had died before her , her killer took advantage of that

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Indeed

[@gregorychapman3122]

😢

[@cathymcglasson6947]

Wow I love wild green onions but how sad for this young mother and her kids.

[@dustinandrew398]

yes he is my 2nd great grandpa and he was born in cherokee nation TN which is now great smokies

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Who is?.

[@dustinandrew398]

@@thehillbillyfiles aurtur flannary

[@cathymcglasson6947]

I also like dogwood flowers I have one in my yard.

[@pakedermsfavs9080]

Great job. For once you weren’t mountain goats . “ watch for snakes “ noooooo you watch for the snakes for Mee.! 😂❤

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Love that!

[@kyleking63]

Been to these places many times. Only 30 minutes away. You should see Fish Pond Lake in the fall.

[@maggiecarpenter6789]

Loved the story! Love green onions!

[@bettystephens-y4l]

I just love Heathers ghost stories. She tells him so deep I love it

[@randomvintagefilm273]

If nobody knows howmthe husband died the year before, I wonder if this kid killed him too, to get him out of the way

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Very interesting idea

[@kellykiernanray5745]

Art Flanary died in a logging accident.