1. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV..." Haga, 1867.
William Belcher was born on Indian Creek on 10 Aug 1867 to Abraham and Sidney Belcher.
2. 1870 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge; Joes Branch PO; taken 8 Sep 1870; Page 559B;
Image 2 of 11; Family #14/14.
Listed as William Belcher; age 2; born in WV; in household of Abraham Belcher (Beckelhiemer).
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1899); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
William Belcher; age 30; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; living on Tug Tiver; son of Abram
Belcher and Sidney Blakley; married on 1 Mar 1899 at Welch, WV; Peggy Harman; age 28; born in
McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Mathias (sic, Henry) and Christina.
4. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 157B; Image 22 of
24; Family #133/133.
Listed as William Belcher; age 32; born in WV in Aug 1857; married; farmer; head of household.
household of husband, William Belcher.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 123B;
Image 31 of 65; Family #249/308.
Listed as William Belcher; age 56; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #16217; WV Archives Web Site.
William Belcher; age 60; born in 1863 in WV; married; farmer; son of unknown parents; died 22 Dec
1923 at Welch, WV; due to old age; buried 24 Dec 1923 in Toms Mtn Cemetery, informant, G.D.
Hankins, Welch, WV.
7. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Terry Lindsay; 18 Oct 2017.
" William Belcher
Birth 10 Aug 1867
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 22 Dec 1923 (aged 56)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Toms Mountain Cemetery
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 184387905"Additional Information Posted:
"father: Abram Belcher
mother: Sidneymarried(2): 3-1-1899, McDowell County WV / Peggy Harman"
1. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV..." Haga, 1867.
William Belcher was born on Indian Creek on 10 Aug 1867 to Abraham and Sidney Belcher.
2. 1870 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge; Joes Branch PO; taken 8 Sep 1870; Page 559B;
Image 2 of 11; Family #14/14.
Listed as William Belcher; age 2; born in WV; in household of Abraham Belcher (Beckelhiemer).
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1899); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
William Belcher; age 30; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; living on Tug Tiver; son of Abram
Belcher and Sidney Blakley; married on 1 Mar 1899 at Welch, WV; Peggy Harman; age 28; born in
McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Mathias (sic, Henry) and Christina.
4. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 157B; Image 22 of
24; Family #133/133.
Listed as William Belcher; age 32; born in WV in Aug 1857; married; farmer; head of household.
household of husband, William Belcher.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 123B;
Image 31 of 65; Family #249/308.
Listed as William Belcher; age 56; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #16217; WV Archives Web Site.
William Belcher; age 60; born in 1863 in WV; married; farmer; son of unknown parents; died 22 Dec
1923 at Welch, WV; due to old age; buried 24 Dec 1923 in Toms Mtn Cemetery, informant, G.D.
Hankins, Welch, WV.
7. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Terry Lindsay; 18 Oct 2017.
" William Belcher
Birth 10 Aug 1867
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 22 Dec 1923 (aged 56)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Toms Mountain Cemetery
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 184387905"Additional Information Posted:
"father: Abram Belcher
mother: Sidneymarried(2): 3-1-1899, McDowell County WV / Peggy Harman"
1. 1860 Census, McDowell Co, VA (WV), 13th District Gilead Spring P.O., taken on 27 Jun 1850,
Page 2, Family #7.
Listed as Margaret Harman, age 1, born in VA, in household of father, Henry A. Harman.
2. 1870 Census, McDowell Co, WV, page 14.
Big Creek Township, Tug River P.O. Family #92.
Listed as Pegga Harman, age 12, in household of mother, Christina Harman.
3. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Complied by William A. March, page 780.
Big Creek Township, page 009.
Listed as Peggy Harman, age 18, in household of mother, Christina Harman.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1899); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
William Belcher; age 30; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; living on Tug Tiver; son of Abram
Belcher and Sidney Blakley; married on 1 Mar 1899 at Welch, WV; Peggy Harman; age 28; born in
McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Mathias (sic, Henry) and Christina
5. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 157B; Image 22 of
24; Family #133/133.
Listed as Peggy Belcher; age 34; born in WV in Aug 1865; married 2 yrs; 1 child, none living; in
household of husband, William Belcher.
6. 1910 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger; taken on 6 Apr 1910; page 23B;
Image 18 of 20; Family #168/168.
Listed as Peggie Belcher; age 48; born in WV; married once for 11 yrs; 5 children, 4 living; farmer;
head of household.
7. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 123B;
Image 31 of 65; Family #249/308.
Listed as Peggy Belcher; age 60; born in WV; married; in household of husband, William Belcher.
8. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Lake Superior; (now Superior); taken on
24 Apr 1930; Page 191A; Image 73 of 75; Family #626/681.
Listed as Peggy Belcher; age 73; widow; born in WV; in household of son, Paris Belcher.
9. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #3933; WV Archives Web Site.
Peggie Belcher; age 78; born in 1857 (sic, 1859) in VA; widow; housekeeping; living at Welch, WV;
daughter of Henry and Christina Harmon; informant, Ray Whitt, Big Four, WV.
10. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Kindred Spirits; 28 Jun 2017.
" Margaret “Peggie” Harman Belcher
Birth 1857
Virginia, USA
Death 24 Mar 1935 (aged 77–78)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Toms Mountain Cemetery
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"Additional Information Posted:
"My Dad stated she is buried in Tom's Mountain Cemetery."She also had three brothers:
1. Mathias (born abt 1849) married Hannah Christian,
2. William (born abt 1850) married Mary Harman?
3. Jonathan (born abt 1852) married Elizabeth Nicewander."Twin sisters - Sary & Lucy (born & died 1855)
"Children:
Sam Ray "Ray" Whitt 1890 - 1954 - Father: Beavers
Dan Whitt 1885 - Unknown - Father: Whitt
Paris Belcher 1901 - 1958 - Father: Belcher
Bennie Belcher 1899 - 1945 - Father: Belcher"Not trying to disgrace my family, it happened even back then (different fathers and not married)."
Benjamin George. "Bennie" Belcher
1. 1910 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger; taken on 6 Apr 1910; page 23B;
Image 18 of 20; Family #168/168.
Listed as Bennie Belcher; age 13; born in WV; in household of mother, Peggy Harman Belcher.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 123B;
Image 31 of 65; Family #249/308.
Listed as Benjamin Belcher; age 22; born in WV; single; farm laborer; in household of father (?),
William Belcher.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Lake Superior; (now Superior); taken on
24 Apr 1930; Page 191A; Image 73 of 75; Family #625/680.
Listed as Ben T. Belcher; age 28; born in WV; boarder; coal miner; in household of Stonewall
Blankenship.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #T-2382; 12 Dec 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Bennie George Belcher; age 43; born 17 Jan 1899 at Coalwood, WV; unemployed; living at Welch,
WV; person who will always know address, Paris Belcher, Welch, WV; 5' 71/2" tall; 130 lbs; blue
eyes; red hair; light complexion.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1945); Page 46; WV Archives Web Site.
Bennie T. Belcher; age 46; born in Coalwood, WV; single; son of Ben Blankenship and Peggie
Belcher; unemployed; died 31 Oct 1945 due to nebutal vercosis; reported by Roy Whitt.
6. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Bennie G. Belcher; born 17 Jan 1899; Enlisted 23 Feb 1940; discharged 21 Oct 1942; Serial #
R-724 197; Pension #XC-3 062 533; US Army; Tech. 5, Medical Section Station Hospital, SC Unit
1928; died 30 Oct 1945; buried in Toms Mountain Cemetery, Welch, WV; signed by Ray Whitt,
27 Mar 1947.
7. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Sandra Hicks Brewer; 28 Aug 2013; maintained by Kindred
Spirits.
" Bennie G. Belcher
Birth 17 Jan 1899
Coalwood, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 31 Oct 1945 (aged 46)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Toms Mountain Cemetery
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 116204795"Additional Information Posted:
"WV GEC 5 MED Dett WWII"Son of William Belcher (1867-1923) and Margaret "Peggy" Harman (1859-1935)
"My Dad, Ersel Whitt Sr. stated he never married. Dad stated he was in the Military his whole career/life. Was in WWI & WW 2. Dad stated he died of a heart attack at the Ellwood Hotel in Welch.
"My Dad, Ersel Whitt Sr. stated he was buried on Tom's Mountain next to his Mother.
"I do not believe this death certificate is correct, my grandfather Sam "Ray" Whitt (his nephew - my grandfather) provided the information, Son of Ben Blankenship and Peggy Harman Belcher, My Dad Ersel Whitt Sr. stated he was William Belcher's son."
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 53; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobert White; age 25; born in WV; single; living at Lundale, WV; son of Hugh and Mary (McVey) White;
married on 18 Nov 1939 at Logan, WV; Zelda Elkins; age 23; born in WV; single; living at Lundale, WV;
daughter of Hubert and Eva (Edwards; sic, Stewart) Elkins.
2. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Hobert White; born on 28 Sep 1914; died on 4 Jun 1997; living at Lynco, Wyoming Co, WV at death.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 14 Jan 1920, Page 232A, Family #146.
Listed as Zelda Elkins, age 3 yrs, 3 mons , born in WV, in household of father, Herbert T. Elkins.
2. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Braehalm; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 128A;
Family #44.
Listed as Zelda Elkins; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Herbert T. Elkins.
3. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 53; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobert White; age 25; born in WV; single; living at Lundale, WV; son of Hugh and Mary (McVey)
White; married on 18 Nov 1939 at Logan, WV; Zelda Elkins; age 23; born in WV; single; living at
Lundale, WV; daughter of Hubert and Eva (Edwards; sic, Stewart) Elkins.
4. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Friday 3 Dec 2010; Newspaper Obit.
"LYNCO — Zelda Mae White, 94, of Lynco, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010, at Wyoming Nursing & Rehab, New Richmond. "Born September 20, 1916, at Matewan, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Eva Stewart Elkins. "Mrs. White was a member of the Lynco Baptist Church. She loved to quilt, crochet, needlework and loved church activities. "In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Hobert White Sr. and a son, Hobert White Jr. "Survivors include her daughters, Ella Mae Woods and her husband, Jack, of Grove City, Ohio, Janieve Long and her husband, David, of Kearneysville, W.Va. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. "A celebration of Zelda’s life will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, December 3, 2010, in the Evans Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Jim Milam officiating. Burial will follow at Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny..."
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Oceana District, Family #224.
Listed as Hughie White, age 13, born in 1887, in WV, in household of father, Cornelius White.