William I. Belcher (1828 - 1899)

Born 1828 in Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lucinda Belcher — married Mar 1854 in Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 1899 at about age 71 in Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, USA

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Biography

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Name

Name: William I. /Belcher/^[1][2][3]

Name: William /Belcher/

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using William I. /Belcher/.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1828

Place: Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, USA^[4][5]

Birth:

Date: 1828

Place: Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, USA

Birth:

Date: 1829

Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA^[6]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 1828

Death

Death:

Date: 1899

Place: Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, USA^[7]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1880

Place: Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, USA^[8]

Note

Note: (Note: Franklin county was formed in 1785 from parts of Bedford County and Henry County. It was named for Benjamin Franklin. This county was home to Confederate General Jubal Anderson Early, and Booker T. Washington, a slave who became one of the main civil rights activists of his era. During Prohibition, local wits named Franklin County the "Moonshine Capital of the World," a name trumpeted today by the local chamber of commerce.)

WILLIAM I. BELCHER B 1828 SNOW CREEK FRANKLIN CO VA

CO D 24TH VA INFANTRY WOUNDED IN BATTLE OF SEVEN PINES

IN LEFT KNEE APPLIED FOR PENSION 10 JUNE 1896 FRANKLIN CO VA

WILLIAM I. BELCHER DIED SNOW CREEK JUNE 1899

MARRIED: LUCINDA BELCHER B: 1834 SNOW CREEK FRANKLIN CO VA

MARRIED March 1853 SNOW CREEK

LUCINDA APPLIED FOR PENSION 1902 AGE 68FRANKLIN CO VA

(The above William is the father of William I. Belcher 1856. This William, the son, married first a Julia and had Lulu Belcher b. 1891 and William Henry b. 1895. He then married Ella and had several children, one being Odessa 1915.)

(Below is a listing from the Roster of the 24th VA Infantry, Company D, I believe this is

my great-great-grandfather, father of William I. Belcher.)

131

Belcher, William J. D Private Private

(Note: The middle initial here is listed as J., however it may have been an I., which is what I

have in other records, and his son was William I., possible got mis-written by the military (?).)

(Below is some history of the 24th VA Infantry, to which, my great-great-grandfather, William Belcher belonged, he is said to have been in Company D.)

24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry

24th Infantry Regiment was assembled in June, 1861, with men from Floyd, Franklin, Carroll, Giles, Pulaski, Mercer, and Henry Counties. It served under Early at First Manassas, then was assigned to Early's, Kemper's, and W.R. Terry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 24th participated in the campaigns of the army from Williamsburg to Gettysburg except when it was detached to Suffolk with Longstreet. Later it was involved in the engagements at Plymouth and Drewry's Bluff, the Petersburg siege north of the James River, and the Appomattox operations. The regiment contained 740 men in April, 1862, and reported 189 casualties at Williamsburg and 107 at Seven Pines. It lost 4 killed, 61 wounded, and 14 missing at Frayser's Farm, had 8 wounded at Fredericksburg, and had about forty percent of the 395 engaged at Gettysburg disabled. Many were lost at Sayler's Creek with no officers and 22 men surrendered on April 9, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Jubal A. Early and William A. Terry; Lieutenant Colonels Peter Hairston, Jr. and Richard L. Maury; and Majors William W. Bentley, Joseph A. Hambrick, and J.P. Hammet.

The father of the William I. born about 1828 is Isham Belcher.

(From various sources.)

On the 1860 Slave Schedule for VA, William had 1 male slave, aged 58.

1850, listed as living with his parents, in Franklin Co., VA.

(From Rootsweb search:)

# Name: William BELCHER

# Surname: Belcher

# Given Name: William

# Sex: M

# Birth: 1828 in Virginia 1

# Death: by 1900 in Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia

# Event: spelled Belsher Naming 1850 Franklin County, Virginia 2

# Residence: 1850 Franklin County, Virginia, with parents 2

# Census: 1850 Franklin County, Virginia 2

# Occupation: farmer, land $2000, personal property $1645 1860 South Western District, Franklin County, Virginia 3

# Occupation: owned farm, $800 in land, $300 in personal prop. 1870 Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia 4

# Occupation: farmer 1880 Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia 1

# Note: Franklin county was formed in 1785 from parts of Bedford County and Henry County. It was named for Benjamin Franklin. This county was home to Confederate General Jubal Anderson Early, and Booker T. Washington, a slave who became one of the main civil rights activists of his era. During Prohibition, local wits named Franklin County the "Moonshine Capital of the World," a name trumpeted today by the local chamber of commerce.

# Change Date: 29 Jun 2006 at 12:40:06

Father: Isham BELCHER b: 1776

Mother: Martha b: 1794

Marriage 1 Lucinda b: Feb 1833 in Virginia

* Married: Mar 1854 in Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia probably 5

Children

1. Charles C. BELCHER b: 1855/1856 in Virginia

2. William I. BELCHER b: May 1856 in Virginia

3. Isham Sterling BELCHER b: 1857/1858 in Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia probably

4. Roxanna Rory BELCHER b: 1859/1860 in Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia probably

5. Susan A. BELCHER b: 1860/1861 in Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia probably

6. John A. BELCHER b: 1865/1866 in Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia probably

7.Robert G. BELCHER b: 1867/1868 in Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia probably

Sources:

1. Title: 1880 census Snow Creek Franklin County Virginia

2. Title: 1850 census Franklin County, Virginia

3. Title: 1860 census South Western District, Franklin County, Virginia

4. Title: 1870 census Snow Creek Franklin County Virginia

5. Title: Marriage Records of Franklin County, Virginia 1853-1875

Publication: Beverly Merritt

Marriage

Husband: Isham Belcher

Wife: Patsy Martha Mitchell

Child: Matthew Cabiness Belcher

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William I. Belcher

Relationship to Father: Unknown

Relationship to Mother: Unknown

Child: John William Belcher

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Chalotte F. Belcher

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 4 Jan 1836

Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA^[9]

Slaves

In the 1860 census William was a slave owner in Franklin, Virginia, United States.^[10]

John Belcher (abt.1805-)^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-2091353993 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William I. Belcher http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=38
2. ↑ Source: #S-2091353993 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Belcher http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=38
3. ↑ Source: #S-1846132817 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 1366; Family History Film: 1255366; Page: 203D; Enumeration District: 109; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=13505352&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1828 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, United States APID: 1,6742::13505352
4. ↑ Source: #S-2091353993 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Belcher http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=38
5. ↑ Source: #S-1846132817 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 1366; Family History Film: 1255366; Page: 203D; Enumeration District: 109; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=13505352&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1828 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, United States APID: 1,6742::13505352
6. ↑ Source: #S-2091353993 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William I. Belcher http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=38
7. ↑ Source: #S-2091353993 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Belcher http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=38
8. ↑ Source: #S-1846132817 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 1366; Family History Film: 1255366; Page: 203D; Enumeration District: 109; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=13505352&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1828 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, United States APID: 1,6742::13505352
9. ↑ Source: #S-1593956941 APID: 1,3723::52209
10. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
    citing Page: 33; Line: 22; FHL microfilm: 000805390; Record number: 491117;
    FamilySearch Record: W2XK-TWW2 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSD-HWY Image number 00290
    Wm Belcher owner in household of Wm Belcher in Franklin, Virginia, United States.
11. ↑ Henry County (Va.) Register of of Colored Persons cohabiting together as Husband and Wife, 1866, [register page #14]. Cohabitation Registers Digital Collection. Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 April 2015, 11:48), entry for William Belcher(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9K7J-MPH); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 May 2016, 20:31), entry for William Belcher(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9WMQ-BBJ); contributed by various users.
• Source: S-1593956941 Repository: #R-2142460164 Title: Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850 Publication: Ancestry.com. Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. APID: 1,3723::0
• Repository: R-2142460164 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com
• Source: S-1846132817 Repository: #R-2142460164 Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited Note: APID: 1,6742::0
• Source: S-2091353993 Repository: #R-2142460163 Title: Public Member Trees Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;; Note: Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Robert Stiles for creating WikiTree profile Belcher-1022 through the import of 2013-07-01.ged on Jul 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.