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      Eli Belcher Family


      Update To Eli Belcher Family:
      Child Of John Belcher And Second Wife Jane Taylor
      John Was The Son Of George Belcher And First Wife Sally Powell

      Eli (Ali) Belcher Born: 1824
      Married: Delaney Elswick Born: 1828:

      1850 Kanawha Va/Wv Census: died before the 1900 Census and after the 1880
      Eli Belcher Household #163 Age 26
      Delany Belcher Age 22
      Lucy Belcher Age 5
      Mary J Belcher Age 3
      William Age 1

      1860 Census Listed As Ellis
      Ellis Age 36
      Delana Age 34
      Lucy Age 16
      Jane Age 14
      William Age 11
      David Age 8
      Mitchell Age 5
      Mary Age 5
      Andrew Age 8 Months
      Aunt Jane Belcher Widow Of John And Cousin Burgiss Belcher Living Next Door

      1880 Malden, Kanawha County Wv Census:
      Ali Belcher Age 56 farmer
      Delaney Age 52
      Mitchell Age 23
      Lewis age 20
      Ellen E. age 17
      Margaret age 13
      Lucy Hurnden age 35 daughter
      Charles Hurnden age 12 grandson

      Children:
        1..Lucy Belcher Born: 1845 Kanawha County Wv.
        Married: Charles Hurndon
        One son known Charles born 1868 living with grandparents in 1880 Census.

        2..Mary Jane Belcher Born: 1847
        Married: Samuel Russell Gillespie
        Belcher, Mary Jane Gender: Female Spouse: Russel Gillespie Marriage Date: Sep 30, 1866 County: Kanawha More About: This Record Can Be Found At The County Clerk Records, Film # 0521720.
        Children Known: Dave, Morris, Robin, Phillip, Ella, Wilmoth, And Delaney

        Samuel R. Gillespie Age 43 Is Listed 1880 Census Kanawha County:
        Wife Nancy Age 33 Whether this Nancy is Mary Jane or not the same age.
        The children are the same listed:
        Morris Age 12
        David Age 10
        Robert Age 8
        Phillip Age 4b
        Wilmieth daughter Age 7 Months

        3.. William Henry Belcher
        Born: 1 July 1849 Died: 5 Dec 1928 Hugheston Wv.
        Married: 22 Jan 1873 Sarah Catherine Slack, Kanawha County Wv.

        1880 Kanawha County Census:
        William Belcher Born 1 Jul 1849: farmer
        Sarah C. born 1855
        John E. born 1874
        Sidney born 1877
        Albert C born 1879


        1900 Census Kanawha co:
        William H. born July 1848 age 51
        Sarah C born June 1853 age 47
        Sidney W. born March 1877 age 23
        Albert C born Dec 1879 age 20
        William L born Sept 1884 age 15
        Daniel born Jan 1888 age 12
        Homer H. age 9 born Jan 1891
        Tidie M. age 6 born Oct 1893
        Mary C age 4 born April 1896
        Addie M age 1 born March 1899

        Brother Mitchell living in home in 1910 Census

        Children:
          1...John Eli (Ali) Belcher B: 3 Feb 1874 Died 29 Jul 1940
          Married Ida M Rhodes Born March 1875.
          There are several variations of his birthdate in records and Census as well. He was either born in 1874 or 1869

          1900 Kanawha County Census:
          John born Feb 1869 West Virginia age 30
          Ida age 25
          Earl daughter born Oct 1890 age 9
          James C born Feb 1894 age 6
          Artie S. born November 1895 age 4
          Sterley son born July 1897 age 2
            Children 1...Earlene Born October 1891
            2…James Callus Born Feb 1894 Coal Miner Married: Anna Born 1895
              Children:
              1...Geneva Born 1917
              2...Louise Born 1921
              3...Mary Born 1923
              4...Junior Born 1927
              5...Donzella Born 1930
              May Have Been Others After 1930 Census

            3...Artie S. Born November 1895/96 West Virginia Coal Miner
            Married To Mattie Pence Born In 1899
            1930 Census Kanawha County:
            Artie age 33
            Mattie age 31
            Alma age 8
            Dennis age 4
            Clifford age 2
            Robert age 3 months.
            Children
              1…Alma Born 1922
              2…Dennis Born 1925
              3…Clifford Born 1928
              4…Robert 1829
              5…Teddy 1932/32
              6…Glenn Joseph Belcher Born 1934 Died In 1975 Campbells Creek Kanawha Co.West Va. (Glenn's Son Marti Belcher Gave Information On Glenn)
              7…Jay

            4...Sterley Son Born July 1897
            5...John Born 1900 West Virginia Coal Miner
            Married: Stella Born 1901
            Children
              1...Mildred Born 1922
              2...Margaret Born 1924
              3...Romie (Son) Born 1930

          2...Sidney Wilbur Belcher Born 3 March 1877 Died 27 Sep 1951
          Married: Cass Beritt, And Della B. Cobb 14 Sep 1903
          1930 Census:
          Sidney W age 53
          Della B. age 35
          Homer A age 11
          Hannah R age 6
          Harold P age 3
          Hazel M age 9 months

          3...Albert Christopher Belcher Born 24 Dec 1879 Villa Kanawha
          Co Wva Died 5 Feb 1945.
          Married Maud M. ?? Born 1890

          1930 Census Kanawha County West Va.
          Albert age 50
          Maude age 41
          William age 22
          Freda R age 20
          Edith V age 15
          Carl age 17
          Estel R age 12 son
          Children:
            1…Violet born 1905
            William H. born 1908
            Freda R. born 1909
            Edith V born 1812
            Earl born 1813
            Estel R born 1818

          4...George Hamilton Belcher Born 23 Dec 1881 D: 3 Feb 1963

          5...William Lewis Belcher Born 22 Sep 1884 D 5 Nov 1963

          6...Daniel Ervin Belcher Born 12 Jan 1888 D 31 Jan 1959

          7...Homer Harrison Belcher Born 12 January 1891 D 27 Jan 1957
          Married: Ophelia Anderson 17 March 1918

          8...Tidy May Belcher Born 22 Oct 1893 Horse Mill Cedar Grove
          Kanawha Co Wva Died 2 Dec 1975 Married Ray Adams 18 Feb 1918
          9...Mary Catherine Belcher Born 21 April 1896 Died 8 Jan 1962
          Married: Charles Orion Rice 6 May 1918

          10..Addie Myrtle Belcher Born: 8 Mar 1899 D 17 Dec 1972
          Married Herman Dooley Johnson 2 Jul 1919

        4..David D. Belcher Born February 1852 Malden Kanawha Co Wva
        Married: Nancy Matilda "Tilda" Mullins Born: 1852
        Married 14 Sept 1875 Kanawha Co Wva
        Lds Microfilm Gives Name As Nancy M. Mullen.

        1880 Kanawha Co. Census listed as a cooper
        David age 28
        Nancy age 29
        Margaret age 3

        Listed 1900 Kanawha Co. Census
        David born Feb 1852
        Margaret born May 1877
        Chury M. born Sept 1888
        Delaney born July 1882
        Dala grandaughter listed 1900 census age 3 months.
        Nancy is not listed in the 1900 Census:

        5...Mary Belcher born 1855:

        6...Andrew Belcher born 1859:

        7…Michael born 1857
        8…Lewis born 1860:

        9…Ellen E. born 1863:

        10..Margaret born 1867:



        by Gayl Wells

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