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Margaret Jane Coatney

Margaret Jane Coatney

Female 1843 - 1875  (32 years)

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  • Photos
    Coatney, Margaret Jane  (1843-1875)
    Coatney, Margaret Jane (1843-1875)
    Individual/ Hand-colored photo of Margaret Jane Coatney Belch was taken in 1859. Family lore says that the gold necklace was painted on the tintype by Nicholas Skeel "Nick" Belch.
    Coatney, Margaret Jane (1843-1875)
    Coatney, Margaret Jane (1843-1875)
    Individual/ Tintype photo of Margaret Jane Coatney Belch was taken in IN, about 1859. Family lore says that the gold necklace was painted on the tintype by Nicholas Skeel "Nick" Belch. Photo restoration was done by Lynn Weaver.
    Coatney, Margaret Jane (1843-1875)
    Coatney, Margaret Jane (1843-1875)
    Individual/ Tintype photo of Margaret Jane Coatney Belch was taken in IN, about 1859. Family lore says that the gold necklace was painted on the tintype by Nicholas Skeel "Nick" Belch. Photo restoration was done by Richard Merrill Coatney Portschy Mann. See Richard Mann's site Genealogy/ Coatney at http://www.pbase.com/otzi/genealogy__coatney
    Coatney, Margaret Jane   (1843-1875)
    Coatney, Margaret Jane (1843-1875)
    Individual/ Tintype photo of Margaret Jane Coatney Belch was taken in IN, about 1865. This photo provided by John William Barton, III.
    Belch, Nicholas Skeel 'Nick' (1837-1906)  &  Margaret Jane Coatney (1843-1875) &  Goldia Mae Robbins (1902-1989) & Olive Amy Robbins (1880-1965) & Betty Colleen Barton Forney (1922-1995)
    Belch, Nicholas Skeel "Nick" (1837-1906) & Margaret Jane Coatney (1843-1875) & Goldia Mae Robbins (1902-1989) & Olive Amy Robbins (1880-1965) & Betty Colleen Barton Forney (1922-1995)
    Object photo/ Scan of beads and locket with tintypes of Nicholas Skeel "Nick" Belch & Margaret Jane Coatney Belch was taken in 2005. They originally belonged to Olive Amy Robbins Trulock who gave them with the pictured note to her first cousin Goldia Mae Robbins Barton who gave them to her daughter Betty Colleen Barton Forney who in turn gave them to us.

    Documents
    Mitchell, Elmer Ellsworth (1893-1975) & Goldia Mae Robbins Barton (1902-1989): Elmer Ellsworth Mitchell's Letter and Notes Concerning Belch Family History
    Mitchell, Elmer Ellsworth (1893-1975) & Goldia Mae Robbins Barton (1902-1989): Elmer Ellsworth Mitchell's Letter and Notes Concerning Belch Family History
    Letter and notes concerning Belch Family history was written on March 28, 1962 by Elmer Ellsworth Mitchell in Versailles, MO, and sent to Goldia Mae Robbins Barton in Clarks Hill, IN. Letters and notes came from Betty Colleen Barton Forney.

    Headstones
    Coatney,  Margaret Jane (1843-1875)
    Coatney, Margaret Jane (1843-1875)
    Margaret Jane Coatney Belch (1843-1875); Wesley Chapel Cemetery, north of Austin, Scott Co., IN, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D.

    Albums  * Hand-colored Album (13)

  • Name Margaret Jane Coatney 
    Birth 6 Feb 1843  IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 12 Jun 1875  Burial: Wesley Chapel Cem., n of Austin, Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I0114  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father Archibald (also Courtney) Coatney,   b. 1783, VA or Estill Co., KY? Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1875, Jefferson Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Mother MEDILLA McINTOSH,   b. ABT. 1800, Jefferson Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. BEF. 1849, Jefferson Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Marriage Jan 1833  Estill Co., KY or VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nicholas Skeel "Nick" Belch,   b. 9 Sep 1837, Tuscarawas Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1906, NewFrankfort neighbrhd,Austin,ScottCo.IN;burial:WesleyChapelCem.,ScottCo.,IN,GAR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 26 Jan 1859  Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Viana Belch,   b. 28 Mar 1860, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ABT. 29 Apr 1914 (Age 54 years)
     2. Melville Ellsworth Belch,   b. 1862, Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1914, Austin, Scott Co., IN; burial: Dayton, Campbell Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     3. William E. "Willy" Belch,   b. 29 Nov 1868, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1957 (Age 88 years)
     4. Emma Tish Belch,   b. 22 Sep 1870, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1949, Clarks Hill, IN; burial: Scaffold Lick Cem., Blocher, Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F0027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      US 1880 Census of Johnson, Scott, Indiana:
      Household:
      Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
      Nicholes BELCH Self M Male W 40 IN Farmer OH OH
      Ethelina BELCH Wife M Female W 37 IN Keeping House ME OH
      Willy BELCH Son S Male W 11 IN At Home IN IN
      Emma BELCH Dau S Female W 10 IN IN IN [Donna Forney Clark: Emma Tish Belch is 10 in this census. Her mother Margaret Jane Coatney died when Emma was 7.]
      AND
      Carrie BELCH Dau S Female W 2 IN IN IN
      AND
      Emma BELCH Dau S Female W 21 IN Teaching IN IN [Donna Forney Clark: The 21 year old Emma Belch in this census is the daughter of the first marriage of Ethelina Young Peacock Belch whose husband Abner Peacock was killed in the Civil War. Ethelina was the second wife of Nicholas Belch.]
      AND
      William BELCH Son S Male W 17 IN Laborer IN IN [Donna Forney Clark: This William is William Abner "Abby" Peacock, son of Ethelina "Ethe" Young and Francis Peacock.]

      Source:
      Betty Colleen Barton Forney:
      Margaret Coatney was actually spelled Margaret Courtney.
      Name, dates, & places

      Source:
      https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFZ5-Y7C
      Nicholas S Belch
      Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007
      Event Type:
      Marriage Registration
      Event Date:
      26 Jan 1859
      Event Place:
      Scott, Indiana, United States
      Name:
      Nicholas S Belch
      Gender:
      Male
      Spouse's Name:
      Margaret J Coatney
      Spouse's Gender:
      Female
      Officiator's Name:
      John Miller
      Number of Images:
      1
      Marriage License Date:
      22 Jan 1859



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