George Crouch Belt (1834 - 1904)

Born 8 Mar 1834 in Harrison Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Matilda Angeline (Evans) Belt — married 30 Oct 1856 in Vigo County, Indiana

Descendants

Died 11 Feb 1904 at age 69 in Bridgeton, Parke, Indiana, United States

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Biography

• George was born in 1834. He died in 1904 at the age of 69.

• Parents: John Jared Belt I 1806 - 1851 and Mary (Saxton) Belt 1808 - 1844. They were married 6/5/1832 in Vigo County, Indiana.

• Spouse: Matilda Angeline (Evans) Belt 1837 - 1915. They were married in 10/30/1856 in Vigo County, Indiana.

• Children:

1. Mary Isadora (Belt) Mater 1858 - 1881

• Married Daniel R. Mater 1855 - 1887
• Findagrave #59506364

2. Perley Pordis Belt 1860 - 1934

• Married Mary Ellen Watt 1865 - 1933
• Findagrave #59481011

3. George Wallace Belt 1862 - 1932

• Married Harriet Emily Hunt 1868 - 1895
• Married Lida Alice Roberts 1872 - 1949
• Findagrave #21152494

4. Rosecrans Saxe Belt 1863 - 1945

• Married Anna Jane Dotson 1878 - 1966
• Findagrave #13285144

5. Charles Parke Belt 1865 - 1946

• Married Hattie Naomi Brubeck 1871 - 1932
• Findagrave #53544219

6. Emma Cora (Belt) Hartman 1868 - 1958

• Married William Claypool Hartman 1866 - 1963
• Findagrave #53724338

7. John Castle Belt 1870 - 1956

• Married Sarah Ellen Adams 1870 - 1947
• Findagrave #42573896

8. Carleton Crouch Belt 1872 - 1945

• Married Cindora May Dotson 1877 - 1950
• Married Cora B. Herring 1885 - 1966
• Findagrave #112802916

9. Jennie Lola (Belt) Peffley 1874 - 1957

• Married Robert Edward Lee Peffley 1868 - 1938
• Findagrave #54428362

10. Hunter Belt 1876 - 1876

• Died as a baby
• Findagrave #59480673

11. Sylvia Floss (Belt) Crabb, Graham 1877 - 1956

• Married Alva Crabb 1873 - 1900
• Married Charles Carr Graham 1857 - 1956
• Charles Findagrave #86472982 (could not find a page for her)

Research Notes

• Research done by Maud Russell, posted by L. Leckliter as reference point for future researchers. Maud Russell 1937: Compiled and drawn by Maud Russell, McAlester, Oklahoma (1937) from bible records and other records, remembrances of older relatives, county records, History of Sullivan and Green Counties, Indiana, by Professor John W. Spencer (1887). Information furnished by many relatives, notably, Miss Gay Edna Calvert.

• Mary L. Pickrell, March 1979: This information was taken from a chart on file at the Vigo County Library, Terre Haute, Indiana.

• “The information was compiled and the chart drawn by Maud Russell, McAlester, Oklahoma, 1931, from bible and other private records, county records, and the Pound Genealogy as to some dates.

• Also on file at the Vigo County Library is a chart on the St.Clair family which was also prepared by Maud Russell. In comparing the Fanny/Siner/Eli St.Clair section, a few discrepancies were found.

Sources

• George is buried at the Clear Run Cemetery in Bridgeton, Parke County, Indiana, USA. His page lists and has links to his spouse, 10 children. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42573777/george-crouch-belt#add-to-vc

• George Crouch Belt: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KNCK-Z6H