son of Bartley Belcher and Rachel Ramey
John Sanford Belcher
Born 25 April 1829 Pike County KY died: 1919
Married: 30 Apor 1849 Pike County Mary Polly Elswick
born:1-9-1834 died 9 14 July 1907 Conaway Creek, Buchanan County Va> Mary was Mose Belcher's wife's sister
daughter of John Wesley Belcher and Winnie Rowe Elswick.
Lived near Conaway Creek in Buchanan County Virgina
John Sanford lived wiht his older daughter on Big Prater Creek when he died, Mary Belcher and Noah Deel
Mary continued to live on Conaway Creek and is Buried there.
1850 Tazewell County Va census:
John age 21 household # 936
Polly age 20
1860 Census Buchanan Co. Va.
John age 29
Mary (Polly) age 25
Louisa age 9
Lucy age 6
Rachael age 4
Henderson age 1
1880 Census Grundy Buchanan County Va.
- John age 50
Polly age 50
Harrison age 21
Jane age 20
Thompson age 17
Bartley age 13
George age 11
Lewis age 9
Parris age 7
Mary age 5
John age 2
Photo John Sanford Belcher
Children:
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#15 1...Louisa Belcher
born 27 March 1851 died: 14 July 1907
Married Joseph Matney 1870 son of Walter and Liz Looney Matney
Lived in Buchanan County Va
1880 Buchanan County Census: Garden
- Joseph Matney age 32
Louisa age 29
John age 9
Mary A. age 5
Henderson age 2
Walter age 4 months
Elijah brother age 30
Polly age 63 Aunt
Joseph's parents living next door
Walter Matney age 65
Elizabeth age 55
Eliza age 19
Mary age 17
William age 14
John age 11
Ledia M age 9
- Children:
1...John Matney born 1871
2...Mary Matney born age 75
3...Henderson Matney born 1878
4...Walter Matney born 1880
5...Lucy Matney
6...Rachel Matney
#15 2...Lucy Belcher
born 13 Oct 1854 died 21 Dec 1922
Married: #1 Daniel Robert Looney born 1849 Russell County Va, died 19 May 1883 in Buchanan County Va. He was the son of John (Jackie) Looney and Cynthis Stiltner Looney
Married: #2 Alfred Goff: Alfred was living with his Uncle Joseph Elswick in 1880
1880 Buchanan County Va Census: Garden
Daniel Looney age 36
Children:
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1...John Paris Looney born 12 June 1872 Buchanan County Va.
died: Dec 1959 Denver Colorado
Married: 22 Dec 1992 Buchanan County Va., Florence Ratliff, dau. of William A. and Mary Matney Ratliff.
Both are buried at Bentonville Arkansas
Their children were born in Virginia, Wisconsin and Arkansas.
Children:
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1...Louisa Looney
2...Sarah Frances Looney
3...Pricy Jane Looney
4...Lucy Looney
Lucy and Alfred Goff's Children
2...Marquis L. Goff
3...Arthur Goff
4...George F. Goff
5...Maudie Goff
6...May Goff
#15 3...Rachel Belcher
born: 26 Nov 1856 Buchanan County Va
died: 11 Oct 1939 Pike County Kentucky
Married: John M. Slone 16 Oct 1873 born: 1852
lived at Pike County KY and operated a Griss mill. Rachel is bured at Elkhorn Creek
1910 Kentucky Census:
John Slone
District: 0184 Color: W Age: 58 Birth Place: Kentucky Visit: 0255 County: Pike Relation: Husband Relatives: Wife Rachel 53, Virginia Daughter Roma 18, Kentucky
Son Willie 14, Kentucky
Children:
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1...Mary Jane Slone
2...Roma E. Slone
3...William Slone
#15 4...Henderson Belcher
born 13 Feb 1859 Buchanan County Va
died 17 June 1945 Buchanan County Virginia
Married: Rosa Frances Clevinger
lived on Bull Creek in Buchanan County Va, ran a store.
Children:
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1...Mercy Belcher
2...Mary Jane Belcher
3...Fred Belcher
4...John Belcher
5...Masie Belcher
6...James Belcher
7...Princie Belcher
8...Rosie Belcher
#15 5...Pricey Jane Belcher
born: 1 July 1861 Buchanan County Va
died 17 June 1945 Pike County Kentucky
Married: 12 May 1881 Greenville (Green) Charles
They lived at the forks of Rock Lick Creek, where he operated the store established by his father, and acquired extensive real estate, consisting of virgin timber and coal lands, both in Buchanan Co. and West Virginia.
They moved back to Pike County Kentucky where they lived all their life and buried in the Millard Cemetery in Pike County
- 1...James Lundy Charles
2...Hettie Rose Charles
3...Elsie Charles
#15 6...Thompson Belcher
born: 13 Dec 1863 Buchanan County Va
died: 11 NOv 1934 Buchanan County Va.
Married: Drucy Ann Senter 26 Sept 1883 in Buchanan County Va
lived at the Forks of Rock Lick Creek and operated a store that was established by his father, acquired extensive realestate, timber and coal lands both in Buchanan County Va and West Virginia
Children:
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1...Melvin Belcher
2...Lundy Belcher
3...Lou Emma Belcher
4...Laura Belcher
5...Ibby(Isabella) Belcher
6...Grover Belcher
7...Montahue Belcher
8...Minnie Belcher
#15 7... Bartley Belcher
born: 7 March 1866 Buchanan County Va
died 19 Sept 1956
Married: 15 Aug 1888 Julia Clevinger born: 10 Feb 1867
Operated a store at Bull Creek.
1910 Census of Buchannan County Virginia lists:
Bart Belcher age 49 born Virginia: Wife Julia 40 Virginia Daughter Ella 21 Virginia, Son Tolby 19 Virginia, Daughter Osia 16 Virginia, Daughter Nora 14 Virginia, Daughter Cora 11 Virginia, Daughter Liza 07 Virginia, Son Elmer 03 Virginia, 1 non-relative
1920 Census of Buchannan County Virginia lists:
Bart Belcher age 52 household #1
merchant, retail store
all born in Virginia
Julie age 47
- Osia age 26
Nora A. age 23
Cora Pearl age 20
Lizzie Jane age 17
Elmer age 13
William Clyde age 9
Earl age 6
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1...Ella Mae Belcher
2...Tolby Belcher
3...Osia Belcher
4...Nora Belcher
5...Elizabeth Belcher
6...Clarence Elmer Belcher
7...William Clyde Belcher
8...Earl Belcher
#15 8..George Belcher
born 13 Nov 1867 Buchanan County Va
died 6 Dec 1943
Married: Sarah Margaret Shortridge 14 July 1892
both are buried at Big Rock in Mountain Valley Memorial park
Children:
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1...Arthur Belcher
born 27 April 1893 died 4 Dec 1927
Married: 18 Sep 1913, Calla Elswick Dau. of Anderson and Clementine Ramey Elswick
Children:
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1...Thomas Ross Belcher born 30 Nov 1915 died Aug 1076
Married: Virginia Ruth Viers, dau. of Tazewell and Virgie Viers
2...Ruby Belcher born: 30 Aug 1917
Married: 31 July 1929, James Roy Fowler, son of James Fletcher and Abbie Nora Dobbs Fowler of Abingdon Virginia.
3...Franklin Roosevelt Belcher born: 6 Sept 1920
Married: Ona Slone 1 Jan 1951 at Clintwood Virginia.
2...James Monroe Belcher
born: 31 Dec 1894 died 10 April 1962 Richmond Va.
Married: 16 June 1919 Maggie Edwards in Richmond Va.
Children:
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1...Ester Belcher born: 31 March 1920
Married: Dan E. Crissman Jr 20 June 1942
2...Julius Belcher born: 28 Oct 1921
Married: Ruth Vance
3...George Belcher
born 12 Aug 1923 killed on Sept 17 1944 in Holland during the War.
4...Burton Belcher born: 11 June 1925 died: 5 June 1966 buried in Greenhills Cemetery Richmond Va.
Married: #1 Jean Deel and #2 Evelyn Perkins.
5...James Robert Lawson born: 11 Feb 1920
Married: Beatrice Strough
3...Lawson Belcher
born 16 Nov 1896
Married: #1 Sept 1915 Vivien Weeden dau of J.W and Mollie Waldron Weeden
Married: #2 Florence Elswick 11 Dec 1919
Children:
- Lawson and Viviens Child
1...Edward Belcher
Lawson and Florences Children:
2...Eileen Belcher
3...Hansell Belcher
4...Magdeline Belcher
4...Carrie Belcher born 1901
Maried: 25 May 1925 Dorsey McClanahan son of James Milton and Caroline Lujeny Looney McClanahan>
5...Mary Jane Belcher born 15 May 1903
Married: 27 Feb 1923 Perry George Combs
Children:
- 1...Gladys Combs
2...William G. Combs
6...Earl E. Belcher born 2 Feb 1905
Married: Elsie Looney, dau. of Joseph and Mary Hurt Looney
Children:
- 1...Sylvia Belcher
7...Rufus A. Belcher born 4 July 1913 died 15 June 1958
#15 9...Paris (Parish) Belcher
born 4 Nov 1874 Buchanan County Va
died: 27 Jan 1928
Mrried: Lydia Elswick 20 April 1899, dau of Joseph and Pricy Elswick
He taught school at Mouth Card Kentucky and they both are buried there.
1920 Pike County kentucky Census
household 226 Paris Belcher age 47
Liddie age 37
- 1...George age 15
2...Kellie daughter age 7
3...??son age 5
#15 10...Mary Belcher
born: 1 Sept 1876 died 6 1923
Married: Noah Deel lived at Russell Prater Creek, Buchanan County Va.
1910 Buchannan County Census
Noah Deel age 40
Wife Mary 32
- 1...Louisa 09 Virginia
2...Son Percy 07 Virginia, son
3...Hettie 04 Virginia Daughter
4... Cactie 02 daughter Virginia
Father-in-law John Belcher 51 Virginia
#15 11...Lewis Belcher
born 28 April 1871
Married: #1 Hulda Clevinger 19 Dec 1889
Married: #2 Octavia Bailey
1910 Buchannan County Va Census
Lewis age 38
Wife Octavia 37 Virginia
- 1...Rosa A Belcher age 15 Virginia
2...William J Belcher age 13 Virginia
another child born after 1910
3...Rosie Belcher
#15 12...John A. Belcher
born 20 Jan. 1879 died 23 July 1964
Married: Mary Jane Ramey 27 Dec 1900, dau. of James M. and Lydia Ramey
They lived at Conaway Creek and are buried at the Ramey Cemetery at the Mouth of the Creek.
Harlis Otto Belcher Contributed information on this line.
1910 Virginia Census Buchannan County
John A. Belcher age 30
Wife Mary J 28 Virginia
- 1...Willie G 08 Virginia
2...Candae 07 Virginia
3...Alice 04 Virginia
4...Roy NR Virginia
1 non-relative
#15 13...James Garfield Belcher
born 24 June 1881 Buchanan County Virginia died: July 1944
Married: Louisa Delpha Clevinger 25 April 1901
They lived at the Belcher home place on Conaway Creek and later moved to Grundy Virginia
1910 Virginia Buchannan County Census
James G. Belcher age 28
Wife Louisa 26 Virginia
- Aughty 07
K 04
Arville 03
Eunie (baby)
Children:
- 1...Aughty Gervie Belcher
2...Kelsie Belcher
3...Thomas Arville Belcher
4...Eunice Belcher
5...Beulah Belcher
6...Ruby Belcher
7...Woodrow Belcher
8...James G Belcher Jr.