John Martin Belcher Son Of James Belcher
John M. Belcher
Born 1823 Pike County Kentucky died before 1900 Census
Married: 16 Apr 1840 #1 Celia Adkins Dau. Of James And Nancy Adkins
Died before 1870 Census
Married: 16 May 1872 #2: Mary Ann Epling Born Oct 1840 Virginia
1850 Pike County Census
John M 27 M Laborer 100 Va
Cila 33 F Ky
James H 9 M Ky
Wm A 7 M Ky
Leonard 5 M Ky
Louisa 1 F
1860 Pike County Census
John M age 38
Suscilia age 42
James H age 19
William A. age 16
Leonard J age 15
Louisa age 12
John N. age 9
Martin V age 7
1870 Census of Pike County,
John is unmarried a widow.
Age 47
James age 27
William E age 25
Leonard J age 23
Louisa age 22
John N age 17
Martin V age 15
William A age 1 Leonards son
Milly age 23 (Leonards wife)
1880 Pike County Census:
John M. Belcher Age 58 Farmer
Mary Ann Age 41 Born In West Virginia
Isaac Jacob Epling Stepson 18
Charles Belcher Age 7 (Amon)
George Solomon Belcher Age 6
Ephriam Bartley Belcher Age 4
Martin Belcher Age 26 Laborer son by first wife
1900 Census Pike Co. Ky.
G.S. Belcher age 26 born Jan
1874 Ky.
Mary A. age 25 wife born Nov
1874
Thos age 6 born Jan 1894
John N. age 3
(Mary A. age 59 mother born
Oct 1840)
Sanford Ramey age 18 servant
Mary M Epling age 4 niece
Living near son Amon
Mary Ann Is Listed In The 1900 Pike County Census Living With Son George
Solomon Belcher
In 1929 Mary Ann Is Listed Age 69 Living With Son Bartley And Nettie Belcher
With Stepson.
John M. Belcher was One Of
The Founders Of Belcher Kentucky
The Belchers Were Timber men And Owned Sawmills And Supply Stores
He Is Buried In The Family Cemetery Located On The South End Of Belcher Ky
Residence Not Listed; Enlisted On 7/10/1863 At Liberty Hill, Va As A Private.
On 7/10/1863 He Mustered Into "K"
Co. Ky 14th Cavalry (Date And
Method Of Discharge Not Given)
Source:- Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War
1861-65
Children of John M and Celia Belcher
1...James H. Belcher
Born: 1841 Pike County
Listed Age 9 In 1850 Pike County Census
1860 Census Listed Age 19, Listed 1870 Census Age 27
Mustered Into The 39th Va Battalion Cavalry In The Civil War Known As
"Richardsons Battalion Oct 11 1862
1870 was home from the war
and living with his father.
not found in the 1880 census:
2...William Apperson Belcher (App)(Epperson)
This name is used as Apperson sometimes and Epperson Sometimes.
they called him App so it would be thought it was Apperson.
Born 15 Sept 1844 Died 8 Sept 1935
Listed Age 16 In The 1860 Census, Age 25 In The 1870 Census
Married: #1 1871 Darietta (Rita) Reynolds Born 1855
Dau Of Miles Reynolds And
Tabitha Fields
#2 Pricie ? (Pricy)
1870 Pike county Census:
William is listed in home
with Father John M. Belcher
William A. age 25
1880 Census Pike Co. Ky.
William age 36
Rita age 25
John Miles age 6
Alex age 5
William H. age 4 months
Living near brother leonard
1900 Census Pike county Ky.
William E. age 55 born Sept
1844
Pricy wife age 49 born Oct
1850
Harrison son age 20 born Nov.
1879
Bithie M dau. age 18 born May
1882
Louisa C dau. age 16 born May
1884
Vinson O age 14 born Nov 1885
George C son age 18 born Aug
1881
Dority L dau age 10 born Feb
1890
Vina d- in- law age 18 born
April 1882
William And Pricie Are Listed In The Home Of Son, Vinson Belcher In 1930 Census
William Father Age 88 Pricie Mother Age 78 1930 Census
Children:
1...John
Miles Belcher born 1872
Killed
By Lightening At Lick Creek Kentucky
Lightening Struck Him When He Was Plowing A Field, Killed The Horses Too
Married:
Vailey?? Hurley Born Sept 1871
1900
Census Pike co. Ky.
Miles
age 27 born sept 1872
Vaily
wife age 28 born sept 1871
Willie
son age 8 born April 1892
Mosco
son age 5 born Oct 1894
Elmer
son age 12 born March 1900
William
Hurley nephew age 3 born May 1897
Mary
Hurley sister in law age 13 born Aug 1886
Living
next to brother William
2...Alex E. Belcher B: 1878
1910 Census Of Pike County Ky
Wife May 28, Kentucky
Daughter Alice 07, Kentucky
Daughter Rosa 04, Kentucky
Nephew Emit Bartley 16, Kentucky
3…William
Harrison born November 1879
1910 Age 37 Was Working As A Hired Hand For Willie Belcher
Had A Son Harrison Age 17 Living In Pike County. Married To Susan D Age 17. And
Son Virgil
1920 Census
Harrison Age 50
Mary Age 34
Leslie C Age 13 Dau.
Ethel M Age 5
4…George C son age 18 born Aug 1881
wife:
Vina born April 1882
5...Brythie
"Marcella" Belcher
Born: 11 May 1882 Died 17 May 1980 Buried Spears Cemetery Kentucky
Married: Mose Hurley
Children:
Information
Supplied By Joe Baker On This Line, gggrandson Of Marcella Belcher
1...Melcie Caroline Hurley Born 7 April 1904
2...Junie Hurley Born 1912 Died 1983
3...Brooksie Hurley Born 8 Jan 1903
4...Grover Hurley Born 8 Jan 1903
5...Ted Hurley
6...Carl Hurley Born 1908 Died 1948
7...Simon Hurley
8...Kinsbee "Kb" Hurley
9...Roma Hurley Born 30 Mary 1905 Died 21 Feb 1998 Pike County Ky, Buried
Wilson Cemetery Married: Ray Mullins 2 Aug 1904 Died 28 May 1962 Pike
Children:
1...Opal
Mullins Married Harold Tackett
2...Mable Mullins
3...Jimmie Mullins Married Betty Belcher
4...Pebble Mullins
5...Eloise Mullins
6...Randall Mullins(Adopted)
7...Theodore Mullins Born 10 Aug 1934 Pike
Died: 5 Jan 1971 Pike Buried Wilson Cem
Married: Gertrude Chaney
10..."Myrtie:
Eva Loraine Hurley Born 26 May 1917
Died 17 April 1979 Buried Spears Cemetery Pike County At Age 61
Married: "Pete" Louie Wilson Mullins Born 15 Nov 1915
Died: 14 Sep 1993 Pike Buried Spears Cemetery
Children:
1...Patty
Louise Mullins Born 1936 Died 1936 Spears Cem
2...Billy Mullins
3...Elzie Linton Mullins
4...Loretta Faye Mullins
5...Betty Eloise Mullins
6...Bennett Lee Mullins
7...Charlotte Mullins
8...Shirley Geraldine Mullins
9...Elizabeth Mullins
10..Sammie Wilson Mullins
11.."Joe" Palmer Dean Mullins
6…Louisa C dau. age 16 born May 1884
7...Vinson Orlando Belcher born November 1885
Married: #1 Louisa Potter Dau Of Levi Potter And Sarah Salyers
Married:#2 Katie May Sifers (No Children)
1920 Census
Vinson A. Age 33b
Louisa Age 28
Elsie Age 13
Bessie Ge 8
Margie Age 6
Hyman Age 4
Gracie Age 2
Ray Age 7 Months
1930 Kentucky Head White District 8, Pike, Ky Census
Vinson Age 41 Born: 1888
Louisa Age 38
Bessie Age 19
Margie Age 17
Hyman Age 14
Gracie Age 12
Homer Age 7
Fay Age 3
Alva Age 1
William Father Age 88
Pricie Mother Age 78
8….Dority L dau age 10 born Feb 1890
9..William Cleveland (Cleve)
Belcher born 1891
Cleveland Was Married To Mary Stanley And She Shot Him. She Said He Locked
Himself In A Room And Wouldnt Let Her In So She Shot Him Through The Door And
She Went To Prison For 2 Years:
1910 Wife Mary C 21, Virginia
Daughter Bertha , Kentucky
Son Corbit , Kentucky
1920 Census Pike Co. Ky
Wife Caroline Age 18
Bertha
Age 17
Corbet Age 10
Ethel Age 8
Dulcie Age 6
June Age 2
Information
From Brother Vinsons Daughter Bessie Belcher Ramey 9-2000
Cleveland Is Buried In Elkhorn City Kentucky
10...Mary Jane Belcher
11...Caroline Belcher
12...Gusta Belcher
13..Viney "Pet" Belcher
Vinson Arlando Belcher's Family
Ramey / Belcher / Slone / Potter / Salyer
Elkhorn City, Pike County Kentucky And
Belcher Kentucky Area.
Ralph Ramey Is The Son Of Grover Cleveland Ramey And Cora Ellen Slone
Grover Cleveland Ramey Is The Son Of George Washington Belcher And Elizabeth
Looney That Is The Ramey Connection, Looney,
And The Slone Connection: Ralph Married Bessie Caroline Belcher, The Daughter Of Vinson Arlando Belcher And
Louisa Potter. Vinson Arlando Belcher
Is The Son Of William Epperson (Apperson)Belcher And Lucretia Reitty Reynolds William
Epperson Was The Son Of John M. Belcher And His First Wife Celia Adkins
John
M Belcher Is The Son Of James Belcher And Polly Drake McCombs John M Is Brother
To James Davidson Belcher And Of Course, James Belcher Is The Son Of George
Belcher And A Brother To Bartlett Who Married Rachel Ramey
Ramey And Belcher Connection Again. As We Have Stated Before , Many Times Does
The Ramey / Belcher, Connection Exist.
Married: #1 Louisa Potter Dau Of Levi Potter And Sarah Salyers
Married:#2 Katie May Sifers (No Children)
Children Of Vinson And Louisa
1...Elsie
Belcher Pike County Ky.
Married: Clinard Ramey A Cousin To Bessie Belchers Husband Ralph
3 Children
Clayton Ramey, Lora Lee Ramey, And Obie Ramey
2...Bessie Belcher
Born January 1911 Pike County Ky.
Died Pike County Kentucky 2001
Married Ralph Ramey
Children:
1...Ralph
Ramey Jr
2...Hubert Delano Ramey
1 Child Died
Note:
Bessie Helped With This Line And Supplied Photos Of Family Members
3...Margie Belcher Married: Troy Adkins
8 Children: Betty Jo, Edity Flo, Annie, Bennett, Keydu??, Russell, Billy David,
And Arlene
4...Hyman Belcher
Married: Lenore Potter Dau Of Landon And Jetty Potter
2 Children: Dean Potter And Bobby Ray Potter
5...Gracie Belcher Married: Jesse Adkins
2 Children: Blake Adkins And Helen Adkins
6...Ray Belcher
Married: Emogene Hogston Dau Of Jack Hogston
3 Girls And 1 Boy
7...Bobby Belcher Married: Noona?? 3 Children
8...Fay Belcher Married: Curt Wallace
9...Alva Belcher Married: Allen Salyers 2 Children
3...Leonard J. Belcher
Born 1845 Listed Age 15 In 1860 Pike County Census
Listed Age 23 In 1870 Census
Married:#1 24 July 1870 Jane Bishop Pike County
Dau. Of William Bishop In The Home Of William Bishop
Married: #2 Milly J??1880 born 1857
1870 Pike County Census
Leonard J. age 23 is in fathers home John M. Belcher.
And a Milly J age 23 and
William A age 1.
1880 Census Pike Co.
Leonard age 35
Milly J age 35
Vinson age 12
Mary A age 8
William A. age 5
James l age 2
Living near his brother
William
William A was age 12 and
Vinson age 5
1880
Census has Vinson and Williams birth dates mixed up.
Census takers then had a
lot to answer for, they sometimes asked neighbors if the people werent home or
asked a relative.
according to marriage record they married in 1870 after William was born.
Children:
1...William A Belcher born 1868
2...Mary Belcher born 1872
3...Vinson Belcher born 1875
4...James L. Belcher born 1878
Leonard, Milly and William age 1, living in Home of John M Belcher (father) in
1870 Census.
according to marriage record they married in 1870 after William was born.
4...Louisa Belcher
Born: 1849 Listed Age 1 In 1850 Pike Census
Age 12 In 1860 Census
1870 Census of Pike county age 22 in
home of father John M. Belcher
5...John N. Belcher Born 1852
Married: Mary Ann Rowe Or Rows
1870 Pike County Ky. Census:
John N. age 17
Home of John M. Belcher
6...Martin V. Belcher
Born: 1853
Listed Age 15 In 1870 Census living in fathers home
Listed Age 26 Living With His
Father And Wife Mary Ann In 1880 Census
John M. Belcher And Mary Ann Eplings
Children:
7...Amon Charles Belcher
Born: June 1873 Pike County Ky.
He And Son William Kerry Belcher Ran A Sawmill In Belcher Kentucky
Married: Lou E. Bingham born Feb 1873
Living near George Solomon
and their mother Mary.
1900 Census Pike co. KY.
Amon age 26 born June 1873
Ky.
L.E. wife age 28 born Feb
1873 Ky.
Perry son age 6 born Sept
1894
Luteny dau. age 4 born Oct
1895
Edeth dau. age 2 born June
1897
Edger son age 1 month born
April 1900
1910 Census Pike Co. KY
Amon Belcher age 37
Luema age 38
Carry son age 16
Leontine age 14
Edeth age 11
Edgar age 10
1920 Census Pike County
Amon Age 47
Lou Emma Age 47
Kerry Age 24
Leontine Age 22
Edeth Age 20
Edgar Age 18
Amon Listed 1930 Census Pike County: age 56
Lou Age 57
Edith Age 28
James Sanders Age 3 Months Grandson
Children:
1...
William Kerry Belcher Born: Sept 1894 Listed Age 6 In 1900 Census
Married: Josephine Bingham daughter of Enos Bingham and Nancy Belcher dau. Of
Abraham Belcher
1920 Census:
Kerry Age 24
Josie Age 18
1930 Pike Census:
Kerry Age 36
Josephine Age 28
Children:
1..?Son
Age 9 born 1921
2..Kermit Age 7 born 1923
3..Opal Age 4 born 1926 died Feb 10 2007
4..Jesse Age 2 born 1928
possibly
other children between 1928 and 38.
5..Fon
Belcher born 1938 Married: Hazel Ramey Eplings daughter.
Elkhorn
City, Ky.
2...Leontine Belcher Born Oct 1896 Listed Age 4 1900 Census Listed As Luteny
Married
C. C. Stapleton
1930
Census of Pike Conty Ky
C.
C. Stapleton age 37
Leontine
age 35
Eveline
age 8
Reba
G. age 6
Deloris age 5
Hubert
L. age 2
3...Edeth Belcher Born 1897 Listed Age 3 In 1900 Census
4...Edgar Belcher Born 1900 Listed As Age 6 Months 1900 Census
1930 Pike Census:
Edgar Age 30
Emma Age 27
1...Edward
Age 8
2...Homer Age 5
3...Clara Age 4
4...M? Age 2
5...Herbert Age 1 Month
8..."Squire"
George Solomon Belcher
born According To Census Records January 1874
1900 Census Of Pike County Lists Age 26
Kentucky Death Index Records Vol 54 Cert 12501 20 June 1954
Magistrate Of Belcher Dist
1900 Census Pike Co. Ky.
G.S. Belcher age 26 born Jan
1874 Ky.
Mary A. age 25 wife born Nov
1874 born in Virginia, father born in Va, mother NC.
Thos age 6 born Jan 1894
John N. age 3
Mary A. age 59 mother born
Oct 1840
Sanford Ramey age 18 servant
Mary M Epling age 4 niece
Living near brother Amon
1910 Census:
George Age 36
Mary Age 35
Thomas Age 16
John Age 13
Junior Age 10
Jack Age 4
Lula Age 1
Niece Mary Epling
Living
next to Amon, Bart, Allie and Abe Chaney, Nancy and William Ratliff
1930 Pike Census:
George Age 57
Mary Age 55
Otie Age 16
Lora Age 15
Reed Age 10
Children: of George Solomon Belcher
1...Thomas
J. Belcher
Born Jan 1894 Listed Age 6 1900 Pike Census
Married
Rosa
Children:
1…Willard born 1913
2…Irene born 1914
3…Murl son born 1815
4…Ferda age 11
5…Iola born 1921
6…Sybil born 1923
7…Elna R born 1925
8…Lillian born 1928
2...John N. Belcher
Born: July 1896 Listed Age 3 1900 Pike Census
3...Joseph "Joe" Belcher
4...General "Gen" Belcher
5...Odie Belcher Born 1914
6...Lora Belcher Born 1917
7...Reed Belcher Born 1920
8...Lou Belcher
9...Oney Belcher
9...Ephraim Bartley Belcher
Born June 1876 Listed Age 24 1900 Census With Wife Martha And One Son Hubert
Bart Raised His Family About 1/2 Mile From Ferralds Creek On Route 80 Two Miles
From Elkhorn City Kentucky
Married:#1 Martha Mullins
Married:#2 Nettie Coleman Born: 1888 Married: After 1900 Census
1900 Census Pike Co. Ky.
Bart age 24
Martha
Hubert Ted age 1
Bessie Baby
1910 Census Pike co. KY
Bart Belcher age 34
Nettie age 24
Bessie age 13
Teddy R age 9
Earl age 4
Ruda son age 2
Mary A age 69 mother born in
Virginia living next door to Amon Belcher,
Allie Belcher and Abe Chaney
and Nancy and William Ratliff
1930 Pike County Census has
him listed as Mart Belcher
Mart age 54 (census has mart)
Nettie age 43
Osie age 17 daughter
Zora age 15
John age 13
Elmer age 11
Leonara age 6
James age 2
Bart And Martha’s Children:
1...Hubert
Ted Belcher
Born: Sept 1898 Listed Age 1 In 1900 Census Of Pike
2... Bessie Belcher
Married: 1917 Cornelius "Snead" Wallace
General Index To Marriages S-Z 1822-1939 "General Index To Marriages S-Z,
1822-1939" Pike County Kentucky
Courthouse
1917 Cornelius Wallace And Bessie Belcher, File 12205, (Vol. 49, Pg. 48)
Lived In Elkhorn City Kentucky
Listed 1930 Van Lear Johnson County Ky.
Cornelius Wallace Age 34
Bessie Age 33
Carmel
Age 13
Kenton Age 11
?? Age 9
Junior Age 7
Anna Rai Age 5
Remus Age 2
Bart And Nettie's Children
As Listed In 1920 And 1930 Census:
In 1920 Census Bart Is Written As Mart Or Someone Who Transcribed It Took The B
For An M.
3...Ocie,
Dau. Born 1900
4...Felix Born 1900
5...Earl Born 1906
6...Rudy Born 1908 1930 Census:
Rudy Age 23, Leone Age 23, Marie Age 5, Billy Age 2
7...Osie Born 1913
8...Zora Born 1915
9...John Born 1917
10..Elmer Born 1919
11..Lenora Born 1924
12..James Born 1928
10...Stepson Isaac Jacob Epling Age 18 In 1880