HENRY BOLCH
SARAH HUNSUCKER
"HENRY & SALLY"
LAST UPDATE: 20 Nov 1999, 6 Feb 2002
The road of discovery of this family line has been a long and difficult one to say the least. I have spent eight long years researching and they have become quite special to me.
Sketchy research had linked our family line with 2 other brothers in Cocke Co. Tennessee, who had traveled from Catawba Co., North Carolina in the early 1850's.
The other Balch families have been well researched and documented over the years.
My 3rd great grandfather, HENRY BOLCH was born Oct 1806 Lincoln Co. North Carolina died after 1880 Webster Co. Missouri buried St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Marshfield, Missouri. He was the son of Johan Adam Bolch and Elizabeth Mauser.
He is listed in the records with the other spellings of his last name Bollicks, Boleck, Bolch, Balch.
He married 24 October 1826 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Sarah "Sally" Hunsucker b. July 1809 North Carolina d. & buried after 1880 St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Marshfield, Webster Co. Missouri, daughter of John Hunsucker & ______Smith. John son of Johann Theobold Hunsucker
There appears to be the possibility that the Hunsucker and Bolch families have been tied together since arriving in the United States on the ship "Neptune" in 1753 in Phildalphia, PA. They both were well established families in Lincoln & Catawba Counties, North Carolina.
He is listed on the 1830 & 1840 Census for Lincoln Co. North Carolina.
"A HISTORY OF CATAWBA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA" PG 232 SUPERIOR COURT OF LAW - FALL TERM 1843 - 27 OCTOBER 1843
Superior Court of Law was opened and held County of Catawba at the Court House in NEWTON
Presiding Judge: Hon. Thomas Settle
Court was opened and GRAND JURY drawn, sworn and charged to wit: HENRY BOLICK, DANIEL RADER
DANIEL COONROD, GEORGE HUFFMAN, HENRY MOSER, GEORGE GILBERT, JAMES WILFONG, JOHN MAUNEY, MILES ABERNATHY, BUCKNER BROWN, MARTIN LINEBARGER, REUBEN HOYLE, DANIEL SUMROW, PAUL CLINE, JOSEPH HUIT, DAVID HAWN, MOSES FRY, CONRAD MINGES
Sometime between 1856 to 1860, his two brothers, Joseph Balch and Hiram Balch, made their way to Cocke County, Tennessee along with their families.
In the 1850 census I finally was able to locate Henry & Sally living in Buncombe Co. North Carolina near Sally's brother, DeVault Hunsucker near the town of Weaverville, North Carolina. They were listed as H. BOLLICKS, wife Sally, children: Louisa 22, Emaline 20, Minerva 18, Anthia 11, Gurguine 8, Hartwell 5 & Candus 3. As far as I can tell they migrated between 1856 & 1860 over to Cocke County.
Henry and his family are listed on the 1860 Census 6 June 1860 Pg. 377 District 8, Newport, Cocke County, TN. He was a farmer and his land was valued at $1,000 and personal property at $600, which by no means was "rich", but adequate living for the time.
Those residing in the household were Henry, head of household, age 54; wife, Sarah, age 50, Girdine age 18; Hartwell age 15; Candas age 13; Ellenora age 22; and Carnellus age 4 (female). (NOTE: I have since determined that Carnellus was a grandchild)
In 1870 they are residing in District 6 Newport, Cocke County, Tenn. as a farmer with land value of $2, 000 on 11 July 1870. Household #210. Those residing were Henry age 64; wife Sarah age 61; Hartwell age 25; and Candas age 22.
Living next household #211 is another daughter, Phema Suggs age 29 with two sons, Harrison age 9 & James age 7. Harvey Girdine & Margaret Jane (Faubion) Balch are residing in District 2 Household #39, Parrottsville, Cocke Co. TN with two children.
Through obtaining the Civil War pension file of their son, Hartwell T. Balch, I have determined they moved to Marshallfield, Ozark Twp., Webster Co. Missouri sometime in the early 1870's.
I believe Henry & Sally left Cocke Co. TN about 1871 with the Rader and Renner families for Webster Co. Missouri. As evidenced above by the grand jury records, he had know the Rader family a number of years.
The diary of ANDREW RADER, a Lutheran minister, has recorded marriages he performed of the children of Joseph & Hiram Bolch, brothers of Henry. This close association leads me to believe they did in fact move with these families.
Henry & Sally Balch, leaving behind their son, Henry Girdine Balch & their grandchildren. It is most likely that they may have never seen Henry and grandchildren again before they died.
In the 1880 Census Marshfield, Ozark Twp., Webster Co. Missouri household #51 Henry age 75; wife Sarah age 70, daughter W.N.E. (Euphema) age 40 with two sons H. H. Suggs age 20 and James H. Suggs age 18 are residing in the household.
The next household #52 is Hartwell age 37 and wife Rebecca age 37.
Household #26 Ellen Balch age 45 residing in the household of her daughter Ellen Carnellus Balch age 29 with her husband, Alexander Butts.
Household #27 is Candas Balch age 34, married to Hiram Miller age 38 born North Carolina, and two of their children.
With losing the 1890 census records it is difficult to determine approximately when Henry & Sally may have died, but most likely between 1880 & 1890. They are not listed in the 1900 census.
HENRY & SALLY's CHILDREN They had 7 girls & 2 boys
LOUISA BOLCH
Born Abt 1828 Lincoln Co. North Carolina. No other information on Louisa to date.
EMALINE ELIZABETH BOLCH
20 Feb 1830 Lincoln Co. North Carolina. It is believed she was one in the same who married Elbert Armstrong Hall. They later moved to Grapevine, Texas and had 7 children. Emaline died 22 Aug 1890.
MINERVA JANE BOLCH
Born 15 April 1832 in Buncombe Co. North Carolina as the records show.
She died 5 Dec 1914 Worth Twp, Boone County, Indiana and is buried in the Lutheran Cemetery. Her death was attributed to a mitral leakage of the heart.
On 21 Oct 1855 in Catawba County, North Carolina she married JOHN HENRY HEDRICK. He was born 1829 North Carolina d. 11 Nov 1893 Worth Twp, Boone Co. Indiana and is buried in the Lutheran Cemetery, Boone Co. INDIANA. It is believed his parents were JOHN HEDRICK/HEADRICK AND ABIGAIL BAILEY from Catawba County, North Carolina. Some of the members of this family moved to Cocke County, Tennessee.
John Henry Hedrick and his wife Minerva are listed in the 1860 Census Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee. He is a mechanic, which probably attributed to his skills in wagon making. The children living with them at that time were Catherine age 3, born abt 1857 and Garrett(his full name Orlando Garrett Hedrick) age 7 months, born Dec 1859. He died age 31 YR 5 MOS, 10 May 1891 and is buried in the Lutheran Cemetery, Boone Co. Indiana.
In about 1861 another child, Robert M. Hedrick, was born to them while living in Parrottsville, Tennessee.
In 1865 John and Minerva took their family to Whitestown, Worth Twp, Boone County, Indiana. John H. Hedrick was a carpenter and wagon maker by trade. A democrat in his politics, and Lutheran in faith. The Bolch/Balch family were also of the Lutheran faith. Some of the BLAZER families from Cocke Co. Tennessee also moved to Boone County, Indiana before moving on to Webster Co. Missouri. The Blazer's family intermarried into the families of Joseph Bolch.
About 3 years after their arrival in Boone Co. Indiana in 1868 they had another child, William H. Hedrick. After the death of his father in 1893, William was residing with his widowed mother and was a house carpenter by trade.
In 1901 Minerva's brother, Hartwell, died in Webster Co. Missouri without issue. She is listed as an heir to his estate and shown as living in Boone Co. Indiana in the estate records.
CHILDREN:
CATHERINE HEDRICK Born Abt 1857 Cocke Co. Tenn
ORLANDO GARRETT HEDRICK Born Dec 1859 Cocke Co. Tenn died 10 May 1891 and is buried in the Lutheran Cemetery, Boone Co. Indiana.
ROBERT M. HEDRICK Born 1861 Cocke Co. Tennessee
WILLIAM H. HEDRICK Born 1868 Boone Co. Indiana
FEMALE BOLCH
Born Abt 1833 Lincoln Co. North Carolina - year of birth is an approximation based on the listing in the 1830 & 1840 Census Records Lincoln Co. NC. Believe this child may have already been married by 1850 census or perhaps died. No further info on her at this time.
ELLENORA BOLCH "ELLA" "ELLEN"
Born: March 1835 North Carolina Died: After 1910 Webster Co. MO. She died in unknown year and is buried in the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Marshfield, Webster Co. Missouri.
Ellenora married Wallas Alexander Bolch in Catawba County and he died within a year of the birth of their daughter. He is buried in the old Bolch Cemetery, Catawba Co. NC.
CHILD (1900 Census, Webster Co. MO indicates she had 1 child born & 1 living)
ELLEN CARNELLUS BOLCH Born 12 April 1856 Tennessee died 16 June 1913 buried St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster Co. Missouri married 11 June 1876 Webster Co. Missouri ALEXANDER A. BUTTS Born Sept 1857 Tennessee.
Children
MYRTLE BUTTS Born June 1877 Webster Co. Missouri. She died unknown year and is buried in the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Webster Co. Missouri. married about 1901 Webster Co. MO CHARLES ZEB MURPHY born 1876 KYand died 1927 and is buried in the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Webster Co. Missouri. and their child: PAUL C. MURPHY born 1903 Wesbster Co. MO. Died 28 Aug 1980 Webster Co. MO Buried St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, with wife, Opal Marie. Descedants of this family still reside in Webster Co. MO.
IZORA M. BUTTS - Born 6 Dec 1883 Webster Co. Missouri Died 5 Jul 1885 Webster Co. Missouri and buried St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
EMMA BUTTS Born Sept 1881 Webster Co. Missouri. She died unknown year and is buried in the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster Co. MO. She married _______ BOWLIN.
EUPHEMA BOLCH "PHEMA"
Born 1840 North Carolina Died 1920 Webster Co. Missouri. Buried St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster Co. Missouri. The cemetery inscriptions have been recorded as "SUCCS" but the name is SUGGS.
Married JAMES L. SUGGS Abt 1859 probably Cocke Co. TN. He was born Abt 1837 North Carolina and died between 1862/1870 Cocke Co. TN. He is listed on the 1860 Census and not the 1870. Probably died during the Civil War.
He served as a private in the 60TH MOUNTED INFANTRY, COMPANY I and was at Big Black River, Mississippi when Henry Girdine, his brother in law was captured and sent to Union Prison Camp at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Indiana. He enrolled at Newport, Cocke Co. Tennessee with his brother William on 1 Oct 1862 by Capt. William A. Wash. He is not listed on the parole records at Vicksburg or buried in the National cemetery. It is surmized he was probably killed or sent to prison camp and died there.
HARRISON H. SUGGS
Born 1860 Tennessee Died 23 April 1905 Springfield, Greene Co. Missouri Buried St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Marshfield, Webster Co. Missouri. He was married with one son, names unknown. His funeral was held at the home of Alexander Butts in Webster Co. Missouri.
JAMES H. SUGGS Born 1862 Tennessee - No further information at this time.
HENRY GIRDINE BALCH "Harvey"
HARTWELL T. BOLCH
Born Oct 1845 North Carolina Died 13 July 1901 Niangua, Webster Co. Missouri Buried St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Marshfield, Webster Co. Missouri Married: REBECCA _____Born 1845 Kentucky (both her parents were born North Carolina). Died 26 July 1899 Bowling Green, Warren Co. Kentucky.
Her obituary - "Mrs. Rebecca Balch, formerly of this vicinity, died at her home near Bowling Green, Kentucky Wednesday of last week" Marshfield Chronicle 3 Aug 1899.
It is unknown why she was residing in Kentucky. Maybe they had moved there to live after their marriage and he returned to Webster Co. MO after her death.
Hartwell first served with his brother, Henry, in the 62nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry, CSA, Company I as a Private. He was captured at the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi on 4 July 1863.
He then served in the Union Army, 3rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry, Company A from 30 June 1864 to 13 Dec 1864.
In "Questionnaires of Civil War Veterans" Vol.1 page 18, I found the following statement made by Mr. Boyer. "I enlisted in the Federal Army 11 June 1864 at Strawberry Plains. From Bulls Gap we went to Straw Plains had a battle there then to Greenville. There when Morgan was killed. We had no camp outs during the Civil War, plenty of crackrs, coffee and sow belly. Mustered out at Knoxville, Tenn. on 12 December 1864. I have lived all my life in Cocke County. I affiliate with the M.E. (Methodist Episcopal) Church." He listed from memory men he knew that served in the war. He listed Hartwell Balch as having served. Also, Hartwell is listed on the roster for his regiment.
CIVIL WAR PENSION FILE CERTIFICATE NO. 790589 APPLIED 14 May 1891 AGE 46 $6.00 per month. Height: 5' 10" Weight 148 lbs. Had Bright's Disease, heart disease, & catarrh. He always signed his name HARTLESS T. BALCH. The census records call him HARTWELL BALCH.
OBITUARY MARSHFIELD NEWSPAPER DATED 18 JULY 1901
H. T. BALCH DIED AT HIS HOME NEAR NIANGUA SATURDAY OF LAST WEEK
When he died his estate heirs were his siblings.
No children or descendants that I've found.
CANDAS BOLCH
Born April 1848 North Carolina Died 1902 Webster Co. Missouri Buried St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster Co. MO Married abt 1872 probably in Webster Co. MO HIRAM A. MILLER Born Nov 1843 North Carolina. He is the son of Joel Miller & Harriet Elizabeth Bolch (Harriet is the sister of Henry Balch) Hiram and Candas are first cousins.
MYRTLE MILLER Born 1874 Webster Co. Missouri
FRED C. MILLER Born Jan 1877 Webster Co. Missouri Died 1949 and buried St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster Co. Missouri
DAISY D. MILLER Born March 1883 Webster Co. Missouri
JAMES HARTFORD MILLER "HARDY" Born Feb 1885 Webster Co. Missouri Died 1920 and buried St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Webster Co. MO.
JOHN A. MILLER Born April 1887 Webster Co. Missouri He married BERTIE ______ and had son EDGAR E. MILLER born 21 Feb 1914 Died & buried 4 Jun 1920 St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Webster Co. Missouri. There may have been more children.
HARRY C. MILLER Born Dec 1890 Webster Co. Missouri
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