Bartley Belcher

Bartley Belcher
        Bartley (Bartlett) Belcher
        Born: 1795 Washington County Virginia
        Died: age 85 Slab Fork District Wyoming County Wv. 28 August 1883.

        "Deaths of Wyoming County wva 1883: Bartley Belcher
        information given by R. Belcher


        Sometime around 1815, George and Robert Belcher
        and their families moved a little farther west to Lee County, VA.
        Bartley Belcher moved from Russell Co., VA to Pike Co., KY,
        where he stayed for a few years before moving to Wyoming Co., VA/WV,
        where he settled near the mouth of Mill Creek on the Guyandotte River.
        The place was formerly called Bartley (for Bartley Belcher),
        but has since been named Brenton.
        Members of the Bartley Belcher family are scattered, today,
        throughout Wyoming County, WV, Kentucky, and Virginia.

        Married: Rachel Charity Ramey 10 Jan 1821 Floyd County Kentucky
        Born: 1804 listed age 45 in 1850 Tazewell County Census,
        daughter of William Sanford Ramey, grandaughter of Jacob Ramey Virginia

        Died: after 1870 Census listing

        When Ali Belcher married he listed his mother As Carrity?

        Rachel Ramey Belcher


        Note:"Tazewell County made from Russel, Wythe, and Washington counties in 1800

        listed 1823,1825, 1826,AND 1828 Pike County Ky personal tax and Census Records

        1830 personal tax listing in Russell County Va with 3 sons and his wife Rachel

        listed land grant 98 p 455 Tazewell county Va, 90 acres on water of mudfork of Bluestone

        Bartley was a member of Sandlick Primitive Baptist church, Dickenson County Va
        Bartley joined in 1837, Rachel left the Sandlick Baptist church in 1851

        1840 Bartley is listed in the Mercer County Virginia Tax Records

        1850 Tazewell County Virginia Census
        Bartley Belcher age 56 va
        household #933 farmer born Va
        Rachel age 46 va
        Richard age 18 va
        Moses age 14 va
        George age 12 va
        Ali age 10
        sons :living next door to Bartlett
        listed in the 1850 Census
        #934 Abraham age 23 and Rachel age 20
        #935 William age 28 and Nancy age 24
        #936 John S. age 21 and Polly age 20

        1856::Bartley purchased land from Matthew Ramey on 18 Nov 1856 in West Va,
        Matthew was married to Charity Bentley

        1860 Wyoming County Virginia/West Va
        still in his own home as head of household listed as farmer in census
        Bartley age 65 va
        Rachael age 59 va
        Richard age 20 va
        George age 16 ky

        Ali and Lucinda living next door
        Ali age 18
        Lucinda age 15
        also Abraham and Rachel

        Bartley and Rachel both, in 1870 census wyoming county listed in household of son Richard Belcher

        1870 Census Wyoming County West Va
        Richard Belcher age 35
        Louisa age 28
        Pricy age 5
        Bartley age 73
        Rachel age 65

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        Children: of Bartley Belcher and Rachel Ramey:::
          1...William Harrison Belcher
          Born: 27 Aug 1821 Russell Co. Va
          Pike was made from Floyd county in 1820
          Died: 1908 Nicholas County Wva

          Married: Nancy Yates about 1844 Dumps Creek, Russell County Va.
          Born: 1826 Virginia
          Died: 2 July 1874
          listed wyoming County 38 Acres Rock Castley Fork
          of Guyandotte River grant 109 p 351 1 April 1853

          1850 Tazewell County va census
          Wm Belcher age 28 ky
          Nancy age 24
          Rachel age 7
          John age 6
          Peggy age 5
          Nancy age 5
          Bartly age 7 months

          This William Is Listed As William A. Belcher Some Places,
          Joe Belcher Of Parkersburg WV Said It Was William Harrison.
          Occasionally Transcribers Of Census, Read The Writing Wrong.
          If You Have Seen Early Writings Of Some Of These Census Takers,
          You Can Understand This.

          1860 Clay County West Va
          William A age 38
          Nancy age 35
          Rachel age 14
          John age 13
          Margaret age 11
          Nancy age 10
          Bartley age 9
          Sarah age 7
          Jane age 6
          Mary age 5
          James age 2
          Annie age 4 months

          1870 Clay County WV Census:
          Wm A. Belcher age 49
          Nancy age 47
          Mary age 13
          James age 12
          Ann age 10
          Joseph age 6
          Prica age 4

          william Harrison Belcher served in the civil war for the Confederacy
          He was in the Company B, 36th Virginia Infantry Regiment, {2nd Kanawha}
          He was captured at Fort Donelson Tenn
          and returned in a prisoner exchange

          Children:
            1...Rachel Belcher B 1843
            "listed 1850 Tazewell co census age 7

            2...John Belcher B: 16 April 1844 died 1911 Clay County wva
            "listed 1850 tazewell co va census age 6"

            3...Margaret "Peggy" Belcher B 1845
            "listed age 5 1850 Tazewell county census"

            4...Nancy Belcher B 1847:
            "listed age 3 1850 Tazewell co va census

            5...Barton (Bartley) Belcher B 1 MAY 1849:
            "listed age 3 months 1850 Tazewell County va census
            died: 18 May 1932 Clay County Wva
            Married: Hulda Bullard

            Belcher, Barton
            Gender: Male
            Spouse: Hulda A. Bullard
            Marriage Date: Aug 21, 1888
            County: Roane
            More About: This record can be found at the County Court
            Records, Film # 0565832-0565834.

            Bart Belcher and Hulda Bullard Belcher


            Photo Curtesy of Greg Belcher and Rida Nutter

            6...Sarah Belcher B 1853:

            7...Jane Belcher B 1854

            8...Mary Belcher B 18 March 1856:

            9...James Franklin. Belcher B 1858
            Married: Mary Jane Clevinger
            1900 Census Buchanan Co. Va
            James Belcher age 43
            Mary J. age 42
            Children:
            Rose J. age 17, Hester age 15, Almeda age 13
            Mary age 12, Louis age 10, Grover Cleveland age 7
            Alla Amollie age 4, Hettie C. age 2
            1910 Census has him listed as Franklin and three more children added:
            Bart age 10, Pearly age 7, Stella M. age 2, Clarence age 1

            10...Annie Belcher B April 1860:
            Belcher, Annie
            Gender: Female
            Spouse: John T. Foster
            Marriage Date: Aug 17, 1881
            County: Kanawha Records, Film # 0521720.

            11..Joseph J. Belcher B 26 May 1863 Died 8 June Clay Co Wva:
            Belcher, Joseph
            Gender: Male
            Spouse: Lyda B. Summers
            Marriage Date: May 01, 1884
            County: Clay
            More About: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 0567443 .

            William Harrisons Grandsons Obit

            12..Pricey Belcher
            Born: 18 Jan 1865:
            Died: April 23, 1925 Nicolas county Wva

            buried: Nicholas Co. West Va russell Cem. Craigsville
            Belcher, Pricey Married:
            Gender: Female
            Spouse: Alexander Johnson
            Marriage Date: Nov 04, 1882
            County: Nicholas
            More About: This record can be found at the County Clerk
            Records, Film # 0495643.
            Pricey died: 23 April 1925 Richwood, Nicholas County Wva

            1920 Census of Nicholas County Wv:
            Alexander Johnson age 62 household #424
            Pricey age 52
              L.E. (son) age 21
              Charlie M. age 16
              C. E. age 12
              Forest G (grandson) age 10

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          2...Elizabeth "Becky" A. Belcher
          Born: 1827 Russell County Va
          Married: #1 Oct. 3, 1847 Jacob Blevins in Pike County Ky
          by George Powell JPP. Pike

          Marriage Record

          Born: 1826
          Died: about 1855 Kentucky

          Married: #2 1857 David Kelsey and lived in Fremont Iowa
          Born: 1846

          1850 Pike County Kentucky census: household#77
          Jacob age 24 a laborer born in Virginia
          Elizabeth age 22 wife born in Kentucky
          Almeda age 3
          George 7 months

          1856 Franklin Freemont tax lists
          Elizabeth Blevins age 28 born Ky
          lived in state 1 year, widowed 1 year
          Almeda Blevins age 7
          George W. Blevins age 6
          Nancy J Blevins age 4

          Mary Belcher age 68 born in Ky, living same household

          lived in state 2 years widowed 1 year

          This Mary Belcher was Thomas Belcher's widow

          1860 Freemont Franklin Iowa Census
          David Kelsey age 36
          Elizabeth A age 36
          Lovina age 2
          Betsey age 1 month
          Almeda Blevins age 11 born Ky
          George N. Blevins age 9 Ky
          Nancy J. Blevins age 7 born KY

          Children:
            1...Almeda Blevins Born : 1847
            2...George Blevins Born: 1849
            probably were other Children after 1850 Pike Census
            3...Nancy Jane
            Born: 1952 Pike County Ky
            4...Lovina Kelsey born: 1858 Iowa
            5...Betsey Kelsey Born: 1860 Iowa<


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          3...Abraham (Abram) Belcher
          Born : 1827 Russell County Va
          Died ater 1900 Buchannan County Virginia

          Married: #1 Rachel Jane Fuller B: 1820
          #2 Lucinda Ellen Taylor James born Nov. 1845

          Abram served in the Virginia CSA 45th Bat Company C.

          1850 Tazewell County Va Census
          Abraham age 23 household #934 farmer born Ky
          Rachel age 20
          Joseph age 2
          Diadema age 3 months

          1860 Census Wyoming County West Va
          Abram Belcher age 33
          Rachel age 29
          Joseph age 11
          Diadema age 9
          John age 8
          Mary age 6
          Mathew age 5
          James age 4
          Crissy age 2
          Nancy age 3 months

          Bartley and Rachel living next door
          Ali and Lucinda also

          1870 Census Wyoming County
            Abraham age 45
            Rachel age 42
            Diadema age 19
            John B age 16
            Matthew Age 15
            James age 13
            Mary age 16
            Clarisa age 11
            Nancy age 9
            Kesiah age 7
            George age 6
            Rebecca age 5
            Elizabeth age 2
          By 1880 Census Rachel had died and Abraham was living on hiw own with the youngest Children.

            1880 Wyoming County Census:
            Abram age 54
            Nancy dau. age 20
            Kesiah age 18
            George age 16
            Rebecca J age 14
            Elizabeth age 12

            1900 Buchanan County Virginia Census: Lucinda E. born 1845
            John P. James Step son age 11 born May 1889
            Nora Belcher born April 1891
            Mary J Stiltner daughter born March 1883 age 17
            Benjamin Stiltner son in law born Sept 1875

              Abraham Belchers Genealogy Lines

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          4...John Sanford Belcher
          possibly named after Rachel's father, Sanford Ramey.
          Born 25 April 1829 Russel County Va
          Died: 1919

          Married: 30 Apr. 1849 Pike County Mary Polly Elswick
          Born:1-9-1834
          Died 14 July 1907 Conaway Creek, Buchannan County Va

          Mary was Mose Belcher's wife's sister
          daughter of John Wesley Belcher and Winnie Rowe Elswick.

          Lived near Conaway Creek in Buchannan County Virgina
          John Sanford lived with his older daughter on Big Prater Creek when he died.
          Mary continued to live on Conaway Creek and is Buried there.

          1850 Tazewell County Va census:
          John age 21 household # 936
          Polly age 20

          1880 Census Grundy Buchannan 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

          John Sanford Belchers Genealogy Lines

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          5...Richard R. Belcher
          Born: 1840 Russell County Va.
          Died: 24 Jan 1910 Wyoming County Wv

          Married: 15 Jan 1864 Louisa (Eliza) Mullins born 1844
          dau of John Jack Mullins

          Belcher, Richard
          Gender: Male
          Spouse: ELiza Louisa Mullins
          Marriage Date: Jan 15, 1864
          County: Wyoming
          More About: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 0594767-0594769.

          1860 age 20 still at home with Bartley and Rachel, wyoming Virginia

          Was in West Va afer 1860

          1870 Wyoming County WV Census
          Richard Belchers household:
          Richard age 35 B. VA.
          Louisa age 28
          Pricy age 5
          Minerva age 3 Bartly age 73 b. Va.
          Rachel age 68 b. Va

          1880 Census:
          Richard age 46
          Louisa age 37
          Pricy age 15
          Minerva age 14
          Viney age 9
          Mary age 5
          Jane age 4 months

          1883 he reported the death of father Bartley Wyoming county wva

          1900 Census Slab Fork Wyoming Co Wva
          Richard age 54 Born Dec 1845 Va married 36 years
          Eliza age 50 Born April 1850 married 36 years, 5 children 4 living
          Mary daughter age 25 Born March 1875 single 1 child 1 living
          Jane daughter age 19 born Dec 1880 single
          Ettie Sizemore g dau. age 14 born June 1886 wva
          Rebecca Belcher g dau. age 11 born April 1889
          Ottie Belcher g son age 7 born Jan 1893
          Robert Belcher g son age 7 born April 1893

          Children:
            1...Pricy Born: 1865
            2...Minerva Born: 1866
            3...Minerva Born: 1871
            4...Viney Born: 1875
            5...Jane Born 1880

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          6...Mose (Moses) A. Belcher
          Born: 1836 Russell County Va. died: Dec 1920

          Married: 7 Feb 1856 Pike County Ky. Almeda (Almedy} Elswick
          dau. of John Elswick and Mary Hackney
          Almeda must have died before 1920 when Mose is listed as living in home of son Basil.

          Marriage Record

          1850 Tazewell County Va. Census lists Mose as age 14
          in household #933 with father Bartley,
          mother Rachel brothers: Richard, George, and Ali.

          They lived in Buchanan County Virginia.
          land records indicate 161 acres on waters of State Line Branch,
          Louis Fork of Sandy River

          1860 Buchanan
          Moses age 22
          Almeda age 19
          Thompson age 2
          Baby 3 months

          1880 Buchannan Va Census:
          Moses age 50 farmer
          Almeda age 50
          John A. age 19
          Harvey G. age 16
          Bricy J. age 14(probably Jane}
          Mary age 12
          Bartley age 15
          Joseph age 10
          Bazell age 9
          Almeda age 5
          Pricy age 2

          1910 Buchanan
          Moses Belcher age 72 widow
          Pricy Elswick age 30
          Thompson Elswick baby

          Mose is listed as age 84 in the 1920 Pike County Census In home of his son Basil and Hulda.
          Basil age 47,
          Hulda age 47
          Elbert age 21
          Hensley age 19
          Mary J.age 17
          Lucy age 15
          Posie D. age 15
          Bazel Age 9

          Children:

            1...Joseph Thompson
            Born 1858
            Died: Jan 26, 1856 Virginia
            son of Moses Belcher and Meed Elswick
            Bart Belcher informant Buchanan Co. Va
            2...John W.
            Born: 1861
            Died: June 3, 1914
            informant Joseph Belcher Big Rock Va.
            3...Harvery George
            Born: Feb. 14,1862
            Died: age 87, May 1945, Kentucky
            Death cert: son of Moses Belcher and Meda Elswick
            Informant Clyde Belcher
            4...Bricy Jane Born: 1866
            5...Mary Born 1868
            6...Bartley Born 1865
            7...Joseph E.
            Born 1870
            Died: Feb. 2, 1945 age 75 Buchanan County Va
            son of Moses Belcher and Meady Elswick
            informant Mr. Epp Belcher Conaway Va
            burial Hackney Cem Grundy Va
            8...Basil Born
            FEb 3, 1870
            Died: Mouth Card Ky January 1959
            son of Mose Belcher and Almeda Elswick
            informant: Mrs Lucy Blackburn

            Married: Hulda J.Church
            Born July 8, 1867
            Died: June 1 1960 Mouthcard Ky
            9...Almeda Rose Born 1875
            10..Pricy Born 1878

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          7...George Belcher
          Born: 1838

          Died: June 30, 1909 Titus County Texas

          1850 Census lists age 14
          Married: Esther Mullins:: no info on Esther

          Children:
            1...
            Julia Ann Belcher
            Born: August 6 1871 Wyoming co. West Va to George Belcher and Esther Mullins
            Died: on January 2 1954 in Kanawha Co. West Va. at age 84
            Married: Oct 21 1887 in Kanawha Co. West Va

            George W. Cantrell
            Born: April 22 1865 Pike county Ky
            Died: March 21, 1946 in Kanawha Co. West Virginia at age 80
            He was the son of Jonathan Cantrell and Mary (Polly) Mullins

              1900 Census Kanawha Co. West Va.
              1900 Census gives month and date born
              George W. Cantrell born April 1866 age 34
              Julia born August 1871 age 28
              John Wilson born May 1887 age 13
              Emma born June 1888 age 11
              Verge age 8
              Frederick R. born Feb 1892 age 6
              Scot born July 1895 age 4
              Edna born Feb 1898 age 2
              Avis son born April 1900 age 1 month.

              1910 Census Kanawha Co. West Va.
              George W. Cantrell born in Kentucky age 43
              Julia age 40 born in West Va.
              Harlin age 20
              Virgie age 18
              F. son age 16
              Scott age 14
              Edna age 12
              Troy age 10
              Bertha age 7

              Living next to Joseph B. Belcher (a cousin) age 32 (son of Abraham George's Brother)
              wife Melissa J age 33
              next door to another cousin Moses H. Belcher age 25(son of Ali George's brother)
              Adaline age 30
              1920 Census:
              Julie age 51 head of household.
              Harlin age 29
              Scott age 22
              Coy (Troy) age 19
              Bertha L age 17
              Carmel grandson age 8
              Gladys grandaughter age 2

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            8...Ali (Eli) "Coon" Belcher (Eli)
            Born: 17 Dec. 1839 Russell County Virgina

            Sied: 1925 Webster County Wv
            Married: # 1 21 Jan 1860 Lucinda (Cindy) Mullins
            Wyoming County West Virginia, she died before 1893 when he married again.

            Married: #2 29 June 1893 Jester (Jestin) Carr
            dau. of William Wilborn Carr Nicholas County West Virginia.

              1880 Census, Big Sandy, Kanawha County Wv.
              Eli (Ali) age 52
              Lucinda age 36
              John H. age 19
              Nancy age 16
              William age 14B
              Mary E age 11
              George W. age 6
              Rebecca M. age 6
              Mose H age 5
              Joseph B age 2
              Jane Baker g mother 66
              Esther Baker 38 sister in law
              Lewis J Baker brother in law age 26, blind
              Polly Baker niece age 15

            Ali "Coon" Belchers Genealogy Lines




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