Logan county voted for secession over 8 to 1.
In next door counties of Wayne, Wyoming & Boone the vote was more evenly split.
I went back to my search. It’s been awhile. Lincoln encouraged through Governor Pierpont but you’re correct. I didn’t remember that the interest in succeeding from Virginia starts before the war.
Best wishes
Born Logan West Virginia 1946, not 1846
Logan county voted for secession over 8 to 1.
In next door counties of Wayne, Wyoming & Boone the vote was more evenly split.