Sarah (Sallie) Belcher

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CENSUS RECORDS

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Sally Belcher
Age in 1910: 1
Birth Year: abt 1909
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1910: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Levis Belcher
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Name: Rosana Belcher
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Sallie Belcher
Age: 10
Birth Year: abt 1910
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Wilcoe, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Levi Belcher
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Name: Rosa A Belcher
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Sarah married Reuben Sweeney 12 May 1934, McDowell Co. WV. Reuben was born ca 1906, McDowell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11417316&Type=Marriage

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CENSUS RECORDS

1910 United States Federal Census about
Name: Levi Belcher
Age in 1910: 41
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1910: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Rosana Belcher
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Neighbors: He lived next door to his in-laws, William and Sarah Charles
Household Members:
Levi Belcher 41
Rosana Belcher 23
Sally Belcher 1

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Levi Belcher
Age: 60
Birth Year: abt 1860
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Wilcoe, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Rosa A Belcher
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Home Owned: Rent
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Household Members:
Levi Belcher 60
Rosa A Belcher 30
Sallie Belcher 10
William Regamon 61 [lodger]

Birth:
info from marriage record. His death certificate has his DOB as 15 Apr 1862 in McDowell Co. WV. The info came from the informant, J. H. Belcher, who may not have had accurate information.

Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1001866&Type=Death

Levi married Rose CHARLES 11 Mar 1908, McDowell Co. WV. Rose (daughter of William CHARLES and Sally CHRISTIAN) was born 27 Aug 1888, McDowell Co. WV; died 13 May 1960, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Deskins Cemetery, Atwell, McDowell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

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CENSUS RECORDS

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Rose Charles
Age: 11
Birth Date: Aug 1888
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Wilkins Charles
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Sarah Charles
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Rosa Charles
Age in 1910: 22
Birth Year: abt 1888
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1910: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: William Charles
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Name: Sally Charles
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Rosana Belcher
Age in 1910: 23
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1910: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Levi Belcher
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Neighbors: She is living next door to her parents, William and Sarah Charles
Household Members:
Levi Belcher 41
Rosana Belcher 23
Sally Belcher 1

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Rosa A Belcher
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Wilcoe, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Levi Belcher
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Household Members:
Levi Belcher 60
Rosa A Belcher 30
Sallie Belcher 10

Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1331461&Type=Death

Notes:

Divorced:
Levi Belcher's death certificate indicated he was divorced at the time of his death.

Married:
West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11396589&Type=Marriage

Other Events:

• _UID: 944BC99C47344289B6AFD9120B5AAB291326

William married Sally CHRISTIAN 23 Mar 1876, McDowell Co. W. Va.. Sally (daughter of John CHRISTIAN and Clementine (Clemy) HARMAN) was born 1859, McDowell Co., WV; died Aft 1910. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 9033EDFA468E497EB89A365FC532B06235D0

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NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE DISCOUNTED

Sallie Christian Charles applied to the Eastern Cherokee in 1908, claiming Cherokee ancestry from her grandfather, Moses Christian. Application #10464. In her application she spells his name "Mose." Her application was rejected.

For more information about Cherokee genealogy, check out http://www.pollysgranddaughter.com. The following is from her article about Cherokee Wannabes. Since so much has been written about her great-grandfather, Thomas Bailey Christan, having Native American heritage, which has NOT been borne out by Y-DNA results or autosomal DNA results by any of his descendants.

This site has excellent articles on how to prove Cherokee ancestry. http://www.pollysgranddaughter.com/2011/06/fortune-hunters-guion-miller-roll-and.html#comment-form

The Guion Miller Roll is a list of Eastern Cherokee Indians who applied for compensation because of a 1906 lawsuit, and judgment in the tribe's favor in the United States Court of Claims on May 28, 1906, for them. This resulted in the appropriation of $1 million to the Tribe's eligible individuals and families. Newspapers were full of announcements that the Cherokees and/or Cherokee heirs would be receiving money anywhere from $5,000,000 to $11,000,000. Many times it was not made clear this was money for nearly the entire tribe but instead gave the impression that it was for specific families.

To be approved for funds the individual must have:
1. Been alive as of May 28, 1906
2. Established that he/she was a member or descendants of a person that had been included in the forced removal to Indian Territory, known as the Ross Party.
3. Not been affiliated with a tribe other than the Cherokee
4. Been members of the Eastern Cherokee tribe at the time of the treaties of 1835,1836, and 1845 between the United States and Eastern Cherokee.

There were 45,857 applications filed for about 900,000 claimants. 30,254 of those claimants were entitled to share in the funds. This means nearly 2/3 of all claimants were NOT entitled and therefore rejected.

A common assumption of those who descend from people who were rejected on the Miller Roll is that their ancestors were Cherokee, but they just couldn't prove it at that time. These families were usually always listed as white in vital records and were never listed in the Cherokee records or on any Cherokee rolls. They simply had no documentation or proof.

People applied for the Miller Roll who had never heard they were Cherokee before the money or land topic came up. They were suddenly informed by someone that they were Cherokee or related to a specific family and should apply. There were families who had heard they were Indian or "kin" to them, so they applied even though they had never heard what tribe of Indians they might be "kin" to. There were people who were notified by "claim agents" and lawyers that they were entitled to lots of money so they applied. There were people who were told they would be receiving both land and money, so they applied. There were people who applied because they thought they were enrolling in the Eastern Cherokee tribe and then would be entitled to land and money.

Many of the rejected claimants, for one reason or another, filed a claim believing they were going to come into money. One has to be careful of not basing claim to Cherokee ancestry based on a rejected claim from the Miller Roll. Though these applications often offer a lot of genealogical information, they don't necessarily offer any proof of Cherokee ancestry.



CENSUS RECORDS

1880 United States Federal Census about Sarah Charles
Name: Sarah Charles
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1859
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Big Creek, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: William Charles
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
William Charles 24
Sarah Charles 21
John M. Charles 3
George Charles 3 months

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Sarah Charles
Age: 42
Birth Date: Jan 1858
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Wilkins Charles [William]
Marriage Year: 1873
Years Married: 27
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 7
Mother: How many children: 11
Household Members:
William Charles 42
Sarah Charles 42
George Charles 20
Rose Charles 11
Adam Charles 9
Lucinda Charles 6
William Charles 3

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Sally Charles
Age in 1910: 51
Birth Year: abt 1859
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1910: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: William Charles
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Household Members:
William Charles 52
Sally Charles 51
John Charles 33
George W Charles 30
Mary Charles 26
Rosa Charles 22
Adam Charles 19
Lucinda Charles 17
William Charles 13
Levicy Charles 10

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Married:
West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11390670&Type=Marriage
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Other Events:

• _UID: BF648487136C42E18BF8A85E0AAE790A94F8

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census about Jno Christian
Name: Jno Christian
Age: 15
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male in household of Moses and Polly Christian

1870 United States Federal Census
Age in 1870: 35
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Tug River
Household Members:
John Christian 35
Clemey Christian 37
Sally Christian 11
Mary Christian 9
Levicie Christian 7
Martin Christian 5
Moses Christian 2

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: John Christian
Age: 46
Birth Year: abt 1834
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Clemy Christian
Father's Birthplace: VA.
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
John Christian 46
Clemy Christian 47
Vicy M. Christian 17
Masten Christian 14
Moses Christian 12
Jacob Christian 10
Shone Christian 6
Daniel Christian 5

CIVIL WAR SERVICE

Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: John Christian
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Virginia
Regiment Name: 34 Batt'n Virginia Cavalry
Regiment Name Expanded: 34th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry (Witcher's Battalion, Virginia Mounted Rifles)
Company: C&E
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private

John married Clementine (Clemy) HARMAN 7 Jan 1857, Tazewell Co. VA. Clementine was born ca 1834, Tazewell Co. VA; died ca 1885, McDowell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: A6FA976A0AF4407386FEECDEF71583F5243F

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Clemon Harman
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1834
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Female in household of Charter and Betsy Webb Harman.

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Clemey Christian
Age in 1870: 37
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female, wife of John Christian
Post Office: Tug River
Household Members:
John Christian 35
Clemey Christian 37
Sally Christian 11
Mary Christian 9
Levicie Christian 7
Mastin Christian 5
Moses Christian 2

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Clemy Christian
Age: 47
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John Christian
Father's Birthplace: VA.
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
John Christian 46
Clemy Christian 47
Vicy M. Christian 17
Masten Christian 14
Moses Christian 12
Jacob Christian 10
Shone Christian 6
Daniel Christian 5

Notes:

Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: John Christian
Birth Date: 1836
Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Age: 21
Spouse's Name: Clemantine Harman
Spouse's Birth Date: 1834
Spouse's Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Spouse's Age: 23
Event Date: 07 Jan 1857
Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father's Name: Moses Christian
Mother's Name: Mary
Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Harmon
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film number: 34214
Reference ID: Page 6 line 4