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I located an ancestry link to Fort Lick WV. The link was an1870 census report. I understand that Ft. Lick was in or near Addison, WV (now Webster Springs, WV). Can someone give me more detail on Fort Lick or direct me to a proper source?
My wife and I want to visit the area this summer and to trace an ancestor, Archibald Cogar, born about 1820 in Virginia. Also his son Adonijah Cogar, born about 1844 also in Virginia.
Your help will be much appreciated as I have hit the wall with Ft. Lick. John
There are about as many Cogars in Webster County as there is tumbleweed in Texas. There is a small hotel (I think it is still open) in Webster Springs where you could stay a couple days while doing your research.
I grew up over in Craigsville in Nicholas County and I have never heard of Ft Lick. Good luck..
Thanks! I found out that Webster Springs Is actually Addison, WV and that it was known as Ft. Lick prior to 1869. I found Webster County History @ http//www.polsci.wvu.edu/wv/Webster/webhistory.html I 'm going to do more research. I found Adonijah and Archibald in 1860 census. You were right about many Cogars in the area, Probably as many as Hamricks. The census showed about 1600 free people in the county at that time. I didn't count, but there must have been nearly a hundred Cogars. Some were from England, from France, and from Germany.
Although Webster Springs is the name on the Post Office, it is not the legal name of the town. Addison is the legal name from Addison McLaughlin who donated the land originalyl, the people however rejected that name at first and called it Fork Lick. Because of the "lick", spring, that they use to make salt from is in the forks of the elk river.
It has been know as Addison, Fork Lick, Fort lick, Elk Lick, and Webster Springs. If you are ever there you have to try the water from the spring. Terrible tasting, but unforgettable.
Also you need to figure out what "District" of "town" they came from . I can think of about 10 Cemetaries that I know of in Webster County. Webster Springs was the county seat and is somewhat Centralizated in Webster County so you could be an hour away from where you need to be.
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