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James Ellis Belcher 1822–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 MAY 1822

Birth Location: Smith County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1854

Death Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Sutton Belcher

Mother: Abigail Ellis

Spouse(s): Sarah Seay

Children(s): John Belcher

The story of James Ellis Belcher began in 1822 in Smith County, Tennessee, USA. James Ellis Belcher married Sarah Frances Seay, and had children including John P Belcher. James Ellis Belcher passed away in 1854 in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Ellis Belcher began in 1822 in Smith County, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Ellis Belcher married Sarah Frances Seay, and had children including John P Belcher.
  • James Ellis Belcher passed away in 1854 in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sutton Belcher
1794–1866
Birth Location: Virginia
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Abigail Ellis
1795–1882
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Seay
1833–1885
Birth Location: Smith County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

John Belcher
1852–1936
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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James Belcher's Ancestors

Self
James Belcher
1822–1854
Birth Place: Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Sutton E Belcher
1794–1866
Virginia
Abigail (Hicks) Ellis
1795–1882
North Carolina
Grandparents
RICHARD Belcher
1766–1829
Bedford, Virginia, USA
Ursula Hastings
1768–1810
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isham Belcher
1732–1798
Elizabeth Clay
1735–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Belcher
1710–1763
Mary Clay
1712–1770
William War
1708–1774
Martha Lewis
1713–1764

James Belcher's Descendants

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James (Ellis) Belcher (28 MAY 1822–1854) m. Sarah (Frances) Seay (11 Aug 1833–29 Sep 1885)
  1. 1. John (P) Belcher 1852–1936 m. Mary (Etta) McSPADDEN 1863–1923 m. Susan (R) King –1879
    1. 1. Katherine (Mae) Belcher 1894–1966 m. Joseph (Thomas) Kitchings 1895–1968
      1. 1. Kenneth (Marvin Kitchings) Sr. 1924–2011 m. Margaret (Lois) Mundy 1928–2014

James Belcher's Timeline

2 Records

1822
28 MAY 1822
Birth of James Ellis Belcher in Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Smith County, Tennessee, USA
1854
1854
Age 32
Death of James Ellis Belcher in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 MAY 1822
    Event Place: Smith County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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