Obadiah, Obadiah R. Charles Russel, Thomas S, and Virgil Belcher
Georgia
William Thomas Belcher born 1605 Northamptonshire England.
Married Tabitha Bartlett
Robert Belcher born 1640 Isle of Wight County va.
Married Phoebe Isham born 1648 Henrico Co. Va.
John Belcher Sr. born 1690 Va.
Married: Mary Elizabeth Frogley 1689.
John Belcher Jr born 1690 Va.
Married: Mary Gooding in 1736
Edmund Belcher born 1742 Chesterfield County Virginia
4th child of John jr. Belcher and Mary Gooding
Married Mary???about 1765 Va.
Obadiah Belcher
born 1776 Chesterfield County Va.
Married: Mary Cooper of Green County Georgia
Died: 1835 Jasper County will book 11 page 1, will probated November 2nd 1835.
leaving his estate to widow Mary, and his two unmarried children: Green Berry
and Sophia.
Administrators of the estate were eldest Son Obediah R. and son-in-law Seaborne shy.
Essie Tucker, Daughter was a witness to the Will.
Obediah went to Georgia along with Francis's son Matthew
obtained land in the 1797 Georgia land lottery [as listed in the land lottery grant book].
There is a record of Obediah Belcher I and his marriage to Mary (Polly) Cooper, in 1800 in the Marriage book of Greene Co, Georgia.
Mary Belcher is listed as 66 years old in the 1850 Census of Jasper County, [page 769, born in Virginia] Obediah I received land in the Georgia land lottery of 1803 in Greene County, Georgia
The first available census listing containing Obadiah Belcher I is the 1820 census of Irwin County, Georgia [1820 Census record Irwin County, Ga page 182].
1850 Census Jasper county:
Mary Belcher age 66 born in Virginia
Elizabeth Garrel age 20 living in home with her.
1860 Census had her listed as age 80. widow.
Children:
1...Female born 1798
2...Harriet born 1800 died sometime around 1830-35 before her sister Caroline married her husband Seaborne Shy.
3...Esther (Essie born 1803)
Married: John W. Hawkins April 11 1821 Jasper county Georgia.
He had died by 1830. Essie is listed as head of household.
Obadiah had given Essie 100 acres of land. Later this land was sold to
In 1830 Essie is living next to her father as head of household.
Two of the Children were named:
Obadiah R. Hawkins and Martha Hawkins. Obadiah’s will was
Witnessed by Essie Tucker so she may have remarried. To a Tucker.
4...Female born 1806
5...Obadiah Russel Belcher .born 1809;
Married: Comfort Maddox in Dec. 1834
Jasper County Marriages, drawer 36, box 4, page 16, Dec 4 1834.
administrator of fathers will in 1835.Jasper County Ga.
1850 Census Jasper County Georgia
Obadiah age 41 born in Georgia
all born in Georgia
Comfort age 33
Green age 14
John age 12
William age 10
Russel age 8
James age 6
Sarah age 3
John Davenson age 18 living in home,
Probably Comforts brother
1860 Census
O.R. Belcher age 51
Comfort B. Belcher age 43
Green B. Belcher age 24
W. D. Belcher age 20
G.R. Belcher age 18
James L Belcher age 15
Sarah J. Belcher age 13
Cosby D. Belcher age 6
1870
Jasper Gilstrap and Benton Georgia
O.R. Belcher age 61
Comfort Belcher age 16
Davison C. Belcher (Cosby) age 16
Anna Belcher age 26
Perry Belcher 5 months
Obadiah R. Belcher is listed on the 1850 Slave Schedule
as owning 12 slaves in Jasper County Georgia
1880 Jasper County Georgia
Obadiah Robert was age 71 and Comfort B. age 64
Children:
1...Green Berry Belcher born 1837
2...John Belcher born 1838
Married: ? May daughter of Rebecca May
3...William D. Belcher born 1840
Married: Susan Ora. born 1840
Children:
1...Jannius E. born 1868 female
2...William D. born 1870
1900 Bosque County texas
William D. Belcher age 30 born March 1870 in Georgia,
parents both born in Georgia
Ora wife age 25 born Dec 1874
Warden son age 8 born Sept 1891
Ina dau. age 1 born August 1898
Baby Belcher age 1 month son
J.S. McCarty boarder age
4...Charles Russel Belcher born 1842
Married: Martha born 1847
Children:
1...Thomas S. Belcher
born 1865
Married: Zula??
1900 Bosque County Texas
Tom S. Belcher age 34 born April 1866 Georgia,
parents both born in Georgia
Married Zula ?? 1864 born January 1870
Children:
1...Virgil son born January 1898
By 1920, whether Tom age 54 and his wife Zula had divorced
or what
Tom was living in a Boarding house in Wichita Falls, Texas
1920 Virgil was living in his Uncle William’s home
Wichita, County, Wichita Falls Texas
William age 50 born in Georgia
Ora age 46 born in Texas
Ina age 21 born in Texas
Loyd son age 16 born in texas
Virgil age 21 born in Texas, nephew.
Virgil E. Belcher lived in Wichita County, Wichita Falls Texas in 1930 Census Records.
Virgil E. Belcher age 32 was 28 when married:
Worked at a railroad switch house
Born in Texas, father born in Georgia, mother born in Tennessee
Paulene wife age 27 was 21 when married: born in Texas parents born in Texas
Bobbie j son age 2 ½ born in Texas
Paula J. Wagner Stepdaughter age 5 born in Texas
So by this Census we can tell Virgil
Married: Pauline Beer Wagner around 1926
She already had a daughter age 5 Paula Wagner.
This is probably not Paulene’s maiden name
She was apparently married to a Wagner
either that or had her out of wedlock.
Then they had a son Bobbie J or Robert J about 1927
All were born in Texas
Social Security Death Index for Virgil
SSN: 702-10-7140
Last Residence: 75020 Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States of America
Born: 21 Jan 1898
Died: May 1979
State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad
Children
Robert Joe Belcher born 1927 died August 2004
married: Janis Kay Collier 1949 divorced 1970
1...John Franklin born 1950
2...Clay born 1951
3...Kathy Lou born 1952
4...Mark born 1954 died 1954
2...Robert born 1901
3...Mary born 1904
4...Fulton born 1906
5...Burwell born 1909
2...Levick born 1867
3...William D. born 1869
5...James L. belcher born 1865
lived in Bosque Cunty Texas.
6...Sarah Jane. Belcher born 1847
Married: Jasper P. Stallings
born 1838
Children:
1...John E. R. Stallings born 1868
7...Cosby Davison Belcher born 1854
6...Female born 1810
7...Elijah Clark Belcher., born 1812;
Married: Georgia Ann Wells
Jefferson County Marriages 1832. Drawer 22, box 4, page 219
Thomas Elija's son gave land to his mother Georgia Ann and Stipulated
that Elijah have no control over the land or proceeds. in 1857
Georgia Ann died around 1858
Elijah married: Emeline Brunner Arnold a widow with 6 children.
Children:
1...Thomas Belcher born 1833
Married: Tabitha Quintine Young in 1861
2...Ellen born 1835
3...Mary born 1837
4...John Daniel born Feb 1838
Married: Sarah Carolyn Lee 1865 Randolph County Georgia
was a Randolph Volunteer in Company E, 13th Regiment Georgia.
CSA. Captured at Gettysburt Pa on July 5 1863.
Paroled at Point Lookout, Md on Nov 1864.
Bured at Concord Methodist Church Cem. Brooks County Georgia,
5...Obediah Belcher born 1841
6...Cushin Belcher born 1845
7...Perry Belcher born 1849
8...Isham, 1813 died 1835 shortly before his father
Married: Eliza S. Akin 1825.
9...Green Berry 1817, died 1838
land was given to him by Father before Obadiah's death.
Jasper county Book C page 18, Sept 1835.
died: 1838 and will probated.Seaborne Shy was the Administrator of his estate.
10.. Caroline born 1819
Married: Seaborne Shy in 1835 after her sister Harriet had died.
Marriages of Jasper county Sept 1835 Jeremiah Lumsden JP.
Jeremiah Lumsden was married to Richard D. Belchers youngest Daughter Elizabeth born in 1757.
11..Sophia born 1821
Married: James Spears. Jasper County Marriages
Drawer 36, box 4, #16, 1837.