A Brief Visit to the Cawood Community in Harlan Kentucky

Join us as we visit the Cawood community in Harlan Kentucky

[@korenaweber8252]

My great grandparents william and Susan turner lived in cawood. Thank you for letting me see their town.

[@IgnitedCoyote]

You're welcome! And thanks for watching, we appreciate it.

[@susancarroll9921]

I found this for my 78-year-old mother and watched it with her. She was amazed to see one of her childhood homes she lived in on Cawood Hill. Thank you for providing a great memory of her childhood!

[@IgnitedCoyote]

That's why we do these videos. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.

[@conniebaker1958]

Beautiful country.

[@trishcordovez2334]

Loved y'all's videos. I loved this one. Brings back a ton of memories, Cawood was my old stomping grounds. Thank you for sharing. Have a great Thanksgiving

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching! Hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

[@thefootballkidakagunnarjen7034]

I liv here

[@catherineengle4196]

I love old small communities. I happen to live in one now. The families in small communities are usually are descendants of the original settlers of these small areas. My boyfriend's family settled in this area 1885 and are still here today. Before settling here this was Cherokee land. I loved that creek running along the road...I see a creek I see a swimming hole...LOL..Lord knows when I was kid for a whole summer the creek behind my sister's house was our bathtub...God bless thanks for the ride.

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thanks for coming along with us and hope you have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving!

[@catherineengle4196]

@@IgnitedCoyote y'all too...God bless

[@stanleychamberlain1123]

Fantastic. Video

[@indiancreekspirit5102]

Great video

[@teresarolfes5813]

I was born in cawood

[@jimmyjohnson5475]

My family was Cawoods caretaker

[@cqcq374]

Does anyone remember Cindy Howard who lived in a little trailer behind the church?

[@sharonrogers6036]

My Mom grew up in Cawood. 30s and 40s

[@jimmyjohnson5475]

That’s where Cawood Ledford is buried

[@jimmyjohnson5475]

That was his house

[@emmagrubbs4412]

When u live in cawood

[@theomchargue45]

The house with the black fence and big brick entrance up little creek was the old Cawood Ledford property.

[@quuqeemonster]

5:45 House on other side of creek with little bridge

[@deltadickenson2433]

I grew up on Cawood hill.

[@dorisphillips5534]

I so love the beautiful state of Kentucky.

[@debbiemesser7003]

I was born and raised in mary Helen

[@emmagrubbs4412]

The gravel road in big creek is a 4 wheeler road

[@NonnaJoy76]

Ahh Cawood. I use to go to the little creek church from the time I was about 10 till i was about 18. Wonderful memories. that indeed was Cawood Ledfords house originally, I remember when it was being built. thanks for this video

[@IgnitedCoyote]

You're welcome and thanks for watching!

[@teresarolfes5813]

My grandfather was preacher at little creek church for a lot of years .His name was Monroe Hill

[@NonnaJoy76]

@@teresarolfes5813 At the time that i was a member The pastors last name was Grubbs. This was somewhere in the late 80's to early 90's. I remember an elderly sisiter Hill that came but i don't remember her first name, she was very sweet though.

[@larryprobus3263]

Seem like Cawood was into collecting Miniature Horses ..Kool video

[@debbiehaynes8295]

Is Closplint near here? My late husband's family, the Saylors, lived in Closplint. I might be wrong but I think my husband went to school at Cawood.

[@thisguyhere6641]

Hey! I live in Cawood! And those two homes you went through belong to BOTH of my sisters, Crystal Franks Engle and Jamie Franks Smith! I'm David Franks, by the way!

[@tinavarble6270]

I love going swimming at Martins fork lake I love it

[@emmagrubbs4412]

I go to cawood elm I’m graduating this year

[@cherylcawood5104]

You must be related to Carl Grubbs? I’ve been friends with him a long time. He was a dear friend of my dad, Clarence Cawood.

[@emmagrubbs4412]

@@cherylcawood5104 I don’t know who that is

[@helenkinert2321]

So I saw the name Cawood I thought it was about someone else. There is a car dealership in my town and it is called Cawood they said they name come from their mom, they live in Michigan relation???

[@idkkkgav]

can u visit little creek in another video

[@IgnitedCoyote]

We're planning to do some more videos up in there

[@cherylcawood5104]

Thanks for sharing this! My entire family is from Cawood. My father’s property sits next to Cawood Ledford’s to the right driving in. I’m a songwriter and have a few songs about this area. They are posted on KZbin under Cheryl Cawood. Take a listen!

[@IgnitedCoyote]

That's great! We'll check your music out.

[@EllaLumpkins]

Cheryl, did you happen to know Luke and Thelma Lumpkins who lived in the house (it burned down long after they died) where the parking lot? They were my Grandparents and I spent so much time there!

[@cherylcawood5104]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/marTfaGFfdB_eac My songwriting and Official Video from the new CD "Bullet in the Cabin Wall"

[@katinakershaw6382]

My maiden name is Cawood. My family cemetery is right above cawood ledford house. I went to his funeral and we had to take the back road behind his house ( his wife told me and my dad to take it) just to pay our respects. My dad, his mom ( my mammal, Pappaw, and so on, is buried up there. I'd love to show you if you're willing.

[@katinakershaw6382]

The cemetery yall passed is my family cemetery you seen. I'm commenting as I watch so forgive me. But yes the hous you passed is cawoods house.

[@IgnitedCoyote]

That would be great to get some video in that cemetery, if it wouldn't be too much trouble for you maybe we could do that sometime this summer. This is our email so you can contact us privately, [e-mail]

[@frankjallen765]

Next time in cawood holler left out lot of key thangs just a thought but try get someone from the place to show you around and yes thats cawood ledfords house its preacher kenny clems now

[@IgnitedCoyote]

That's a good idea, thanks!

[@rogerspurlock1781]

It's the first time I've seen Harlan In 30 years thank you I lived on Pope hill and in sunshine

[@ShydoodleO_o]

I just moved from Harlan November 2020, my parents still live there

[@milliebanks7209]

Anything else to see than a brick wall?

[@emmagrubbs4412]

The house with all those Christmas decorations outside is really pretty at night

[@albertballtrip6706]

10:55 cemetery where Cawood & wife is buried.

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thanks for the info, we appreciate it!

[@jeremyraw8445]

Y'll where can i get some good sucki! Whiskey country all the way

[@t.m.warren2124]

Thank you for posting this video. Mrs. Coyote sounds familiar. Betty Jackson was my mama’s cousin.

[@terrybright118]

That house with all the decorations is my 1st cousin Katrina Osborne Grey’s house... she decorates it like that for Halloween and Christmas every single year... you couldn’t meet a better person! If u ask her she’ll allow you to come in and look at it all up close and probably wouldn’t care a bit for you to film it!

[@IgnitedCoyote]

It really looked beautiful I'm sorry we didn't get back to take some pictures after dark.

[@LarryTezekjian]

My step dad was Carl Cawood. His parents & his family from what I know owned most the town up until they passed in the late 90’s. There was a Harland bank & a hardware/funeral home/ jewelry store there that his parents owned. I hope to make a trip there some day.

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thanks for the great information, and thanks for taking the time to share it.

[@johngregory7841]

It brings back such pleasant memories of my wonderful father to hear you talk about Cawood Ledford. We sat and listened when I was a little boy to WHAS out of Louisville to hear Ledford talk about Dan Issel, Louie Dampier and Goose Givens. Even though we lived in Michigan the signal was clear as a bell. Dad never lost his love for the Wildcats until the day he passed at far too young an age. Keep up the great work!

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thanks for sharing your memories with us, and thanks for watching, God bless!

[@terrybright118]

Cawood Ledford played golf at the Harlan Country Club, where I worked for 10 years!

[@kimmcneer3067]

My dad's family are from Wallins Creek.

[@emmagrubbs4412]

I live in cawood but my bestie lives in wallins

[@MidlifeMamaw]

Hi y'all!! 😊👍❤ I bet those decorations look very cool at night. The leaves sure have left the trees. Enjoyed the ride along!! Wishing y'all a very Happy Thanksgiving 😊👍❤ Love and hugs!

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thanks and hope you guys have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving!

[@akamomakawife4928]

the house u said was Mr.cawoods .

[@t.m.warren2124]

My mama was born up on the Cawood hill in the Sugar Camp Branch holler. My Grannie is buried in the Fields Cemetery.

[@drywallguy]

Thank you for the drive in the country we enjoyed every mile. Please keep'em coming. Hope you have a blessed and Happy Thanksgiving. 🙏

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thank you and we hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving also. God bless you!

[@terrybright118]

I use to mow that cemetery for Lily B Cornett back when I was a kid!

[@cherylcawood5104]

Lily was my uncle! Married to Helen Cawood Cornett my aunt.

[@terrybright118]

Yes, that was in deed Cawood Ledford’s house, they raised minister ponies... my sister was taking care of him when he passed away! She was a nurse in the ICU In ARH! I spent over 30 years there, moved to Cawood in 1982 and did not leave til 2010, I could tell you anything you wna know about my home town... anything you wna know about Cawood you can look me up on fb under Terry n Vicky Bright

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thanks so much.

[@EllaLumpkins]

Hey Terry, did you know Luther and Thelma Lumpkins that lived in the house that stood where the school parking lot is now?

[@musclecarmitch908]

Great video Coyote! I love seeing these little communities and hearing a little history behind them! Thanks for sharing!

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thank you!

[@acecarrier93]

Meth wood literally cause I live there😂

[@susanwillis9184]

I've been to Cawood a long time ago. Pretty country.

[@beverlymesser4169]

That's Crummies creek that you saw to your right. I do believe. And the Thomas Robins road they call Thomas Ln. My Aunts house is the green topped house on Thomas Ln. Love the videos I get to see what my family sees when I can't be up there. Thank you. I will soon be living up there to see all the beauty for myself. And that house you asked if it was Cawood Ledford. It very well could be. Because when you were going in. The road to the left after the house is Cawood Ledford Cemetery Rd

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thanks and hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!

[@beverlymesser4169]

@@IgnitedCoyote same o you have a Happy Thanksgiving

[@melindaburden2679]

I just loved seeing the mountains my maiden name is Hensley

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Lots of Hensleys in these mountains. Thanks for watching.

[@melindaburden2679]

@@IgnitedCoyote my mama and papa lived in w wallin's Creek.

[@kevinsmith6oh6]

2nd

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thanks!

[@emmagrubbs4412]

The house that was getting built has looked like that for years now

[@woodysgarage4541]

at 6:26 you was at cawood ledfords old house an at 11:31

[@terrybright118]

They named that road after my buddy, Harvey Qualls, he ran the store called H & T stop and go right by the post office for many many years

[@dennisjones7399]

I grew in cranks creek and Haywood area

[@patiencekates5975]

Thank you for this, my moms maiden name. She was raised in Harlen

[@chunkstar6653]

This is where my people are from. The Barretts, Napier's and Spurlock' s.

[@chunkstar6653]

Thank you for doing this video. It made me so emotional to see.

[@rogerspurlock1781]

I'm from Harlan my be kin I went to school with some napier's at Hall elementary school and at cawood high school

[@chunkstar6653]

Roger most likely. They are all from Cawood.

[@darleneboone7064]

These are apart of my decent ent.clarene napier married my grandma mother golden kirk

[@jimmyjohnson1644]

I’m from up there I know all about it

[@duanemullins175]

coyote can you visit old gyms on harlan co. Loyall and old the small schools that is closed

[@jimmyjohnson1644]

Yes that’s cawoods house

[@EllaLumpkins]

The parking lot where you turned around is the land where my Father's parents lived until they both died. Hal street. Their names are Thelma Rose and Luther Gene Lumpkins. Their daughter, my aunt, Mryna, lived with them moved to Texas afterwards and the house sold. I drove to Cawood to see the house and ask the current occupants if I could sit on the porch swing for just a minute to recapture some of the great memories I have of summers there and I found that the house had been burned down. The man across the street said it was arson on a Halloween night and that nobody was living there at the time. My brother and I spent so much time playing where that parking lot is. We played at the school play ground a lot as well when we were kids. Painful to see it all gone but I wanted to tell you that once there stood a well kept beautiful small house with a comfortable porch swing and a yard full of hummingbird feeders. They even had grapes growing on the old wire fence between their house and the neighbors. We would shoot targets and cans with a bb gun in the backyard where the yard butts up to that little hill to be safe. I miss the way my dad's car sounded pulling into the gravel drive way. Thanks for driving me up that hill again.

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Your comment brought back a lot of memories to me, the place I grew up is also gone. In its place are trees and weeds and you can't even tell anyone ever lived there, but whenever I see it I still see the gardens and the house and my family on the porch. Thanks and God bless you!

[@terrybright118]

Betty and Duper Jackson owned that store for years, it was called D & B grocery, they lived on CC Road in Cranks Creek!

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thanks for all the good info, it is appreciated!

[@lindacaudill3043]

I just found you two on KZbin I just love what I seen so far. Do you all ever go to Breathitt Co Jackson an film any thats my home town. But I was raised in Perry Co Hazard KY until I was two years old at Jeff KY. My dad's family are all on Pratt mountain Macy's Creek on left fork. I love to see a video of that part. I've not been up there in years I say over 30 years. My grandmother on my mom's side was raised around cornet hill think I spelled that right. My grantaunt house is still standing it's up at Gllomar. Keep up the good work. I be watching for other vidoes. It's going take me awhile to watch the vidoe I've not seen yet. Be safe. O yeah I live in Berea Kentucky been out of the mountains for 24 years.

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thanks for your kind words and thanks for watching! Breathitt county is a great ideal and we've been thinking about doing some around hazard, so keep watching and God bless!

[@johnhumphries6116]

Enjoyed the ride.

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thanks for coming along!

[@BonedaddyToo]

Y'all are fun to hang out with, wherever you go.

[@IgnitedCoyote]

We're crazy that's what it is! Thanks for hanging out with us.

[@coop5046]

Can you do Baxter ? I’m from Chicago my grandpa lives there. Id love to see it!

[@stanblanton7798]

There's also a very good church in the Cawood community. Their pastor is Jerry Collins. Another great video. Maybe you can do the Pathfork community sometime. You start at the Blackmont Bridge off 119. The signs says Alva I believe. The whole holler is only about 8 miles from Blackmont Bridge to Blackstar church which is the head of the holler. Road ends there.

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Pathfork, that's a great idea! I'll give you a shout out when I do it. Thanks so much and thanks for watching!

[@stanblanton7798]

@@IgnitedCoyote Thank you, I would appreciate that. Really enjoy your videos

[@bridgettblevins8209]

Yes it is he was my neighbor I grew up in cawood

[@bridgettblevins8209]

Sugar camp branch road cawood cemetery is the name of the grave yard

[@dennisjones7399]

That was cawood. Medford house

[@jimmyjohnson1644]

I wish you would have taken a left turn at the church that is little creek the road you took to the right is big creek

[@johnhumphries6116]

First

[@IgnitedCoyote]

Thanks!

[@johnhumphries6116]

@@davetruther31 I am originally from Illinois, my parents where from Alabama I live in Southwest Missouri now.

[@thurmanmills4021]

You know it's really nothing to me. I do enjoy some of your videos if you would research thing's you would do much better i believe. But what do i know lol...i enjoy watching your videos an heck i lived in bell .co for years an i live in Knox .co now you all be careful .