Margaret Polly Belcher Margaret (Peggy) "Polly" Belcher b.09 Sept. 1847 Tazewell Co.VA, died .26 March 1934 Cabell Co. WV, daughter of William Floyd Belcher, Jr and Mary (Polly) Milam. Mary Milam was the daughter of John Milam And Barbara Shrader Polly was a common nickname for Mary and sometimes also for Margaret. 1850 Census Tazewell County Virginia William Belcher age 36 born in Virginia Polly age 28 Barbary age 10 Betsy age 8 Sarah age 6 Andy age 5 John age 4 Paris age 3 Peggy age 2 Allen age 1 Betsy Morgan age 22 Lewis Milam family and Andrew Milam family living next door to them Other Milam families living near 1860 McDowell County Virgina / West Virginia listed as Belsher in this 1860 Census William Belcher age 45 born in Virginia Mary Belcher age 41 Elizabeth age 20 Andrew age 17 John age 16 Paris age 14 Margaret age 12 Henry age 7 Mary A. age 5 Charlotte age 3 Anna age 2 Noah age 4 months Story of William Floyd Belcher Jr. and his son Paris is on the belcherblues website Story William Floyd Sr and his second wife Elizabeth living next door in the 1860 Mcdowell County Census: with their two youngest children William age 70 Elizabeth age 40 Rebecca age 8 Mary age 6 Polly, wife of William Floyd Belcher jr. remarried after 1864 to William Johnson after William was killed Sept 05,1864 Bud, Wyoming Co. WV. Buried: Belcher Mountain, McDowell County Wv Link to a website with the gravesites of William Floyd Gravesite 1870 McDowell County Census: William Johnson age 50 born in North Carolina Polly age 52 born in Virginia Margaret Belcher age 22 born in Virginia Henry Belcher age 17 born in Virginia Mary Ann Belcher age 15 born in Virginia Charlotte Belcher age 13 born in West Virginia Ann Belcher age 12 born in West Virginia Noah Belcher age 10 born in West Virginia Floyd Belcher age 8 born in West Virginia next door is two of her oldest sons John Belcher age 25 born in Virginia wife Syntha age 20 Andrew Belcher age 27 born in Virginia wife Sarah Ann age 22 born in Kentucky children:William F. age 2 born in WV. Margaret age 1 born in WV. Margaret Belcher married 18 Feb 1871 McDowell Co.WV, Lewis Franklin Hunt age 25 born 04 March 1842 Pike Co. KY, died .01 March 1907 s/o Henry Hunt and Sarah Rebecca (Lowe). 1880 Raleigh County West Virginia, Slab Fork, Census Lewis F. Hunt age 34 born in Kentucky Margaret age 29 born in West Virginia and all children William G age 7 Mary J age 5 John H. age 3 Sarah E. age 2 Rebecca A age 9 months Henry and Sarah Hunt living next door Henry age 58 born in Kentucky Sarah B. age 59 born in Virginia Rebecca age 20 born in West Virginia 1900 Raleigh County west Va Census dates in this census are off on dates Lewis F age 58 born March 1842 Kentucky married 26 years Margaret born Sept 1844 age 55 West Virginia married 26 years Eliza age 18 born June 1882 Birda E age 15 born Aug 1884 1920 Census of Raleigh County West Virgina Margaret Hunt is age 72 living with her daughter Eliza and her husband Hayden Wood Hayden Wood age 38 Eliza age 38 Fannie age 15 Elmer age 14 Virgil age 12 Garnel son age 11 Wesley son age 2 mother in Law Margaret Hunt age 72 widow 1930 Cabell County, Huntington Census Haden Wood age 48 Eliza age 48 Vannie age 25 Elmer age 24 Virgil Wood age 22 Wesley age 12 Artie age 6 Margaret Hunt mother in law widow age 83 Floyd Belcher age 68 uncle 1930 Huntingdon CabellCounty Census Margaret died in Huntington WV St.Mary's Hospital after catching afire her night clothes on open flame. Margaret and Lewis are both buried in Bower Cemetery., Coal City, Raleigh Co, WV. CHILDREN: 1...William Guy Hunt born 1874 Married Martha E. Parker 2... Mary Jane Hunt b.1875 m/ William "Ira" McKinney 2... John Henry Hunt b.1877 m/ 1.Marinda Ellen Cook 2.Lockie Shrilda Casey 3... Sarah Emiline Hunt b.1878 m/ Martin Luther Canady 4... Rebecca Ann Hunt b.1879 m/ Joseph D. McKinney 5...Eliza Hunt born June 1882 West Virginia m/ Tazewell Hayden Woods 6... Birda Ellen Hunt born August 1884 m/ Mark Hawley |