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John Wesley Belk 1826–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 DEC 1826

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 04 NOV 1900

Death Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Belk

Mother: Elizabeth Belk

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McCain

Children(s): Melissa Belk, Eleanor Belk, Rev. Belk, Margaret Belk, George Rev, John Belk, Mary Belk, Perry Belk, John Belk, Alice Broome

John Wesley Belk was born in 1826 in Orange, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Pearson Peg Leg Belk And Elizabeth Belk. John Wesley Belk married Elizabeth D Mccain, and had children including Alice Broome, Eleanor A Ellen Belk, George Washington Belk Rev, John Darling Belk, John W Belk, Margaret Adeline Maggie Belk, Mary Alice Belk, Melissa Henrietta Rettie Belk, Perry M Belk, Rev Samuel Robinson Belk. John Wesley Belk passed away in 1900 in Orange, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Belk was born in 1826 in Orange, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Pearson Peg Leg Belk And Elizabeth Belk.
  • John Wesley Belk married Elizabeth D Mccain, and had children including Alice Broome, Eleanor A Ellen Belk, George Washington Belk Rev, John Darling Belk, John W Belk, Margaret Adeline Maggie Belk, Mary Alice Belk, Melissa Henrietta Rettie Belk, Perry M Belk, Rev Samuel Robinson Belk.
  • John Wesley Belk passed away in 1900 in Orange, North Carolina, USA.

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John Belk's Ancestors

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John Belk
1826–1900
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Pearson "Peg Leg" Belk
1765–1876
Union, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Belk
1791–
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Brittain Belk
1743–1780
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John, Esquire
1710–1804
Mary Muckle
1718–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Belk
1685–

John Belk's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Belk (24 DEC 1826–04 NOV 1900) m. Elizabeth (D) McCain (09 JAN 1825–19 DEC 1872)
  1. 1. Melissa (Henrietta "Rettie") Belk 1854–1918 m. William (Robert) McNeely 1847–1922
    1. 1. Ruskin (Ewing McNeely) Sr 1897–1951 m. Annie (Lee) Tyson 1899–1963
      1. 1. Frances McNeeley 1924–2004
      2. 2. Ruskin (Erving McNeely) Jr. 1926–2009
      3. 3. Hal (Lee McNeely) Sr 1929–1999 m. Coleen (Keziah) McNeely 1932–1996
      4. 4. Robert (Elijah Tyson) Mcneely 1927– m. Mary (Margaret) Wooten 1929–2002
    2. 2. Cyrus (Vance) McNeely 1879–
    3. 3. Clement (Dowd) McNeely 1880–
    4. 4. Samuel (Huxley) McNeely 1882–
    5. 5. Robert (Ney) McNeely 1883–1915
    6. 6. William (John Belk) McNeely 1885–
    7. 7. Parley (Burke) McNeely 1886–1937
    8. 8. Martel (Pratt) McNeely 1888–
    9. 9. Grady (Polk) McNeely 1890–
    10. 10. Eulalia McNeely 1893–
    11. 11. George (Roscoe) McNeely 1894–
  2. 2. Eleanor (A "Ellen") Belk 1852–1884
  3. 3. Rev. (Samuel Robinson) Belk 1857–1928
  4. 4. Margaret (Adeline "Maggie") Belk 1862–1920
  5. 5. George (Washington Belk) Rev 1860–1925
  6. 6. John (Darling) Belk 1865–1893
  7. 7. Mary (Alice) Belk 1868–1953
  8. 8. Perry (M) Belk 1863–1930
  9. 9. John (W.) Belk 1865–1932
  10. 10. Alice Broome 1871–1933

John Belk's Timeline

2 Records

1826
24 DEC 1826
Birth of John Wesley Belk in Orange, North Carolina, USA
Orange, North Carolina, USA
1900
04 NOV 1900
Age 74
Death of John Wesley Belk in Orange, North Carolina, USA
Orange, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 DEC 1826
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 NOV 1900
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA

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