Old Belcher Cemetery Burke Mountain (near Keystone; formerly Belcher Mtn.), McDowell County WV Contributor: Vicki Fuller Updated 16 February 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The first two persons, father and son who were killed by southern guerillas in the Civil War, are buried in a common grave with one headstone, two footstones # Name DOB DOD Inscription Add'l Info (Other dates listed are not from inscription on stones) 1 William F. 1814 5 Sep 1864 Father William s/o William Floyd Belcher, Jr. Belcher Belcher, Sr. and Son Porris Sally Kingery Belcher Soldiers in Union Army Died Sep 1864 Belcher 2 Paris Belcher 1846 5 Sep 1864 (See above) s/o William Floyd Belcher, Jr. and Polly Milam 3 John Laben 3 Nov 21 Apr J. L. Belcher s/o John Turner Belcher 1880 1904 Born Nov 3, Belcher and 1880 Cynthia Lambert Died Apr.21, (fell off a 1904 ladder) Belcher 4 John Turner 2 May 31 Aug John Turner s/o William Floyd Belcher 1844 1905 Belcher Belcher, Jr. and May 2 1844 Polly Milam Aug 31 1905 5 Cynthia Lambert 2 Jan 24 Apr Cintha Belcher d/o Samuel Belcher 1852 1891 Born Jan. 2 Lambert 1852 Died Apr. 24 1891 Belcher 6 Infant Child of ÒLittle lambÓ JT and C. monument. Belcher Believed that Stilled (sic) Cynthia died in Born childbirth at this time. 7 Ida White 4 Nov 1 Jul 1965 Ida Belcher Ida White, w/o Belcher 1879 Echols Paris Edward (Echols) Nov. 4, 1879 Belcher, July 1, 1965 re-married after Sheltered & his death Safe From Sorrow 8 Paris Belcher 12 Feb 8 Feb 1840 Holy Bible s/o John Turner 1876 Paris Edward Belcher and Belcher Cynthia Lambert Feb. 12, 1876 Feb. 8, 1940 He is at rest in heaven. 9 Amanda Belcher 16 May 16 Feb Amanda J. d/o John Turner 1889 (acc 1898 Belcher Belcher and to family Born May 15, Cynthia Lambert Bible) 1889 (burned, played Died Feb. 16, too close to open 1898 fire) 10 Wendell Scott 7 Oct 17 Jan Wendell Scott s/o Ethel Belcher 1930 1931 Oct. 7, 1930 and Ben Scott Jan. 17, 1931 11 Dora Scott 22 Nov 9 Oct 1931 Dora E. Scott d/o Ethel Belcher 1926 Nov. 22, 1926 and Ben Scott Oct. 9, 1931 12 Payton Scott 1 Aug 27 Oct Scott h/o Velma 1925 1997 B. Payton Aug 1, 1925 Oct. 27, 1997 13 Velma Scott 27 Dec ----- Velma B. This is common 1927 Dec. 27, 1927 marker. Between ----- the two is inscribed "Dec. 13, 1947" (marriage date) 14 Ben Scott 22 Oct 27 Nov Scott 1889 1931 Benjamin H. Oct. 22, 1889 Nov. 27, 1931 15 Ethel Corrine 8 Jul 10 Nov Ethel C. This is common Belcher 1904 1990 July 8, 1904 marker. Between (Johnson) Scott Nov. 10, 1990 the two is inscribed "Wed Aug 20, 1924" (marriage date) d/o Paris Belcher and Ida White and w/o of Ben Scott 16 Christopher 24 May1997 s/o Curtis & Curtis Matney Rhonda 17 Merrill Jack 11 Jul 8 Oct 1988 Johnson 1921 18 William R. 14 May 31 Aug Allen 1912 1963 19 A. Hanco 31 Jul 23 Dec 1902 1910 20 A. H. Meadows 29 Jan 2 Jul 1906 1865 21 Billie R. 1938 1991 married (Mary Belcher Anne) 14 Jan 1963 22 (Mary Anne) 1944 (alive) 23 Lawrence Turney 6 Dec 1 May 1961 Sizemore 1890 24 Rita Ann Morin 21 Apr Stillborn 1971 25 Willard Eugine 18 Jun 6 Mar 1935 Sizemore 1933 26 Barbara Ann 17 Mar 13 Jul Sizemore 1950 1956 27 Mandy Marlynn 12 Oct 18 Jul Sizemore 1897 1952 28 Virginia 31 16 Feb Juanita Dec1935 1963 Sizemore 29 Jimmie R. 5 May 24 Dec Sizemore 1937 1997 30 Edward "Junior" 17 Sep 16 Feb1997 Belcher 1946 31 Isabelle Orr 13 Jul 16 Feb Belcher 1951 1997 32 Robert Beaman 26 18 Jun Mar1920 1921 33 Emma Rachel 17 Feb 1 Jan 1927 Beaman 1884 34 Margaret Beaman 16 Feb 4 Jul 1934 Tabor 1904 35 Charles Bernard 22 Apr 21 Apr Beaman 1913 1949 36 Charles 31 6 Apr 1953 Bradshaw Beaman May1879 37 G. L. Size 24 Sep (sic) 1898 38 Charles A. Mann 1899 1902 s/o A.W. & Roxie Mann 39 Jim Compenell 29 Oct 11 Oct 1878 1932 40 Betty 24 May 2 Jul 1937 Campenella 1930 41 Asa F. 23 Feb 20 Mar Companella 1914 1935 42 Howard Berton 23 May 24 Aug Compenell 1932 1933 43 Agnes Marie 23 Jan 9 Feb 1931 Sehen 1930 44 John Leroy Van 20 Jan 12 Jan Sutphen 1919 1939 45 William Peter 13 Feb 17 May Sutphen 1925 1949 46 Peter Sutphen 30 Jan 9 Jan 1930 1882 47 Asa Sehen 13 Jul 14 Sep 1868 1928 48 Mary 24 May 29 Jan 1920 1923 49 Connie Jean 14 11 Apr d/o Jim & Mamie Hines Dec1955 1993 Compenell 50 Rhonda Faye 16 Aug 20 Nov d/o Mr. & Mrs. 1955 1955 Donald F. Addair 51 Dorothy Hughes 1954 1954 52 Charles Hughs 53 Dora Ellen Skeens-Hughs 54 Ora Clinton Hughs 55 Betty Virginia (Petie) Bolt Hughs 56 Robert Tyler Hughs 57 William "Bill" Bolt USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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