William E. "Willy" Belch

1868 - 1957  (88 years)

• Name	William E. "Willy" Belch
  Birth	29 Nov 1868	IN
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Aug 1957
  Person ID	I0110	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Skeel "Nick" Belch,   b. 9 Sep 1837, Tuscarawas Co., OH d. 20 Apr 1906, NewFrankfort neighbrhd,Austin,ScottCo.IN;burial:WesleyChapelCem.,ScottCo.,IN,GAR (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Margaret Jane Coatney,   b. 6 Feb 1843, IN d. 12 Jun 1875, Burial: Wesley Chapel Cem., n of Austin, Scott Co., IN (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	26 Jan 1859	Scott Co., IN
  Family ID	F0027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carrie L. Randall,   b. 26 Jul 1870, Craig, NE d. 29 May 1958, St. Francis Hospital, Honolulu, HI (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	17 Sep 1899	Glendale, MT
  Children	1. Howard Belch,   b. 1901, Butte, MT
  Family ID	F0042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Documents

  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.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: 1880 US 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: Name, dates, & places Carrie Randall was a school teacher. Both she and her husband William Belch were cremated, and their ashes were scattered over their home place in Honolulu, HI.