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1900 US Federal Census
Name: Byron H Belcher
[Buron H Belcher]
Home in 1900: Whigham, Decatur, Georgia
[Decatur, Georgia]
Age: 17
Birth Date: Apr 1883
Birthplace: Georgia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's name: Simeon L Belcher
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's name: Janie Belcher
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Marital Status: Single
Household Members:
Name Age
Simeon L Belcher 65
Janie Belcher 50
Charls C Belcher 25
William L Belcher 23
Lena Belcher 20
Byron H Belcher 17
Cara Belcher 12
Janah J Belcher 10
1910 Census, Whigham, Grady Co., GA, Militia Dist 720, Series T624,
roll 289, pg 212B, enumerated 25 Apr 1910, fam #165:
Belcher, Byron H., head, m, w, 27, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. GA;
Mrytis, wife, w, f, 20, b. AL, f. b. AL, m. b. AL;
(AL is a mistake, she, f. and m. were born in GA)
Mildred, daughter, w, f, 3, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b.
AL;
Lillian, daughter, w, f, 6/12, b. GA, f. B. GA, m. b.
AL.
1920 Whigham, Grady Co., GA, ED #720, roll 257, bk 2, pg. 182B
enumerated 12 Jan 1920, fam #89:
Belcher, Byron H., w, m, 65, widowed, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. GA;
Mildred Ives, w, f, 12, daughter, b. GA, f. b. GA,
m. b. GA;
Lillian Agnes, w, f, 10 daughter, b. GA, f. b. GA,
m. b. GA;
Jane Elizabeth, w, f, 6, daughter, b. GA, f. b. GA,
m. b. GA.
1930 Census, Whigham, Grady Co., GA, ED #66-4, enumerated 29 Aapr
1930, fam #77:
Belcher, Byron H., head, w, m, 47, carpenter, first married 23, b. GA,
f. b. GA, m. b. FL;
Gussie W., wife, w, f, 28, first married 18, b. GA,
f. b. GA, m. b. GA;
Elizabeth, daughter, w, f, 16, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b.
GA; (Beth)
Mary, daughter, w, f, 13, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. GA;
Hugh, son, w, m, 9, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. GA.
Obituary of Byron H. Belcher
The Cairo Messenger September 14, 1962:
"Byron H. Belcher Passes Following Long Illness
Mr. Byron Hugh Belcher of Whigham passed away on September 11
following a long illness. Funeral services were held at the Whigham
Baptist Church on Sept. 12 with the pastor, Rev. Merrill Corum, and
Rev. Leon Van Landingham in charge of the services. Mr. Belcher was
79 years of age.
Burial was in the Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery with
Francis Hester, Jack Kennemur, Cecil Crew, Elmer Crew, Cecil Gibbs,
and Luther Harden active as pallbearers.
Mr. Belcher was born on April 19, 1883 in Grady County, son of S.
L. and Janie Connell Belcher. He was married to Gussie Wade Kelly in
1920 in Cairo. He had lived all his life in this county, was a
retired farmer and a member of the Whigham Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife and two sons, Robert A. Belcher of
Albany and Rodney A. Belcher of Jacksonville; four daughters, Mrs.
Mildred B. Pryse of Atlanta; Mrs. Lillian B. Bales, Mrs. Elizabeth
Fitzpatrick and Mrs. Mary Howard all of Albany. One sister, Mrs. J.
H. Dollar of Bainbridge, six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Arrangements were in charge of Clark Funeral Home."
Source of birth, and death information: "Decatur County,
Georgia Past and Present, 1823-1991" - a compilation of narratives.)
Source of marriage data: Grady County Grooms, Submitted by James A.
Rollins willows@rose.net
http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagrady/GRADYGROOMS.htm
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1883 - 1962 (79 years)