William Burl BELCHER
(my grandfather)
Nickname: Bill
Birth: 10 June 1878 in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia
Death: 26 February 1957 in Sibley Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Burial: Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, Garden of Devotion
Headstone Text: WILLIAM B. BELCHER / JUNE 10, FEB. 26, / 1879 1957
Parents: Isham D. BELCHER and Nancy BELCHER (m. WINFREY)
(father’s name could also have been spelled Isom, Isam, or Isaac)
Parents' Children:
Spouse #1: Susan Holeston
Marriage: 1898
Children: infant BELCHER
Other information: No other information is known about Susan. She was discovered on paperwork Bill filled out when retiring. The rumor was that she and the baby died during childbirth.
Spouse #2: Minnie Etta DUNCAN
Marriage: 31 March 1904 in Mercer County, Virginia
Children:
Employment: Bill retired as an Engine Watchman for the Virginian Railway Company on 2 December 1943 after 20 years of employment.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Bill is buried in the Garden of Devotion. Also buried in this cemetery is: his son — Clarence.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#154356504), FamilySearch website (#LVPN-WLZ), and family records.
Birth: 10 June 1878 in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia
Death: 26 February 1957 in Sibley Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Burial: Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, Garden of Devotion
Headstone Text: WILLIAM B. BELCHER / JUNE 10, FEB. 26, / 1879 1957
Parents: Isham D. BELCHER and Nancy BELCHER (m. WINFREY)
(father’s name could also have been spelled Isom, Isam, or Isaac)
Parents' Children:
- Edward BELCHER
- Betty BELCHER
- Orina Jane BELCHER
- Sarah BELCHER
- Mary BELCHER
- William Burl BELCHER
- Lucinda BELCHER
- Albert Reynolds BELCHER
Spouse #1: Susan Holeston
Marriage: 1898
Children: infant BELCHER
Other information: No other information is known about Susan. She was discovered on paperwork Bill filled out when retiring. The rumor was that she and the baby died during childbirth.
Spouse #2: Minnie Etta DUNCAN
Marriage: 31 March 1904 in Mercer County, Virginia
Children:
- George Melvin BELCHER
- William Carl BELCHER
- Pansy Elizabeth NEAL (m. BELCHER)
- Roy Wilson BELCHER
- Ida Ruth BLANKENSHIP (m. BELCHER)
- Minnie Helen WHITE (m. BELCHER)
- Clarence Leslie BELCHER
- Ruby Mae HELMS (m. BELCHER; h1. THORNE)
- Wilma Kathleen THORNE (m. BELCHER)
Employment: Bill retired as an Engine Watchman for the Virginian Railway Company on 2 December 1943 after 20 years of employment.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Bill is buried in the Garden of Devotion. Also buried in this cemetery is: his son — Clarence.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#154356504), FamilySearch website (#LVPN-WLZ), and family records.