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Joseph Belch

Male 1813 - 1894  (81 years)


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  • Name Joseph Belch 
    Birth 28 Jul 1813  OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Dec 1894  Burial: Cairo West Cem., Allen Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2021  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father JOHN BELCH,   b. 6 Dec 1788, DE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1873, Tuscarawas Co., OH; burial: Roxford M.E. Cem., Tuscarawas Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Elisabeth Barnes,   b. 26 May 1788   d. 24 Feb 1851, Tuscarawas Co., OH; burial: Roxford M.E. Cem., Tuscarawas Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jan 1811  Jefferson Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0747  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Margaret Reigle,   b. 11 Jan 1817, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1893, Burial: Cairo West Cem., Allen Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Children 
     1. Susan Belch,   b. ABT. 1842, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. James Belch,   b. ABT. 1844, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Elizabeth Belch,   b. ABT. 1846, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Josiah A. Belch,   b. 1 Sep 1847, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1865, Burial: Nashville, TN; memorial stone: Cairo West Cem., Allen Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
     5. Harmon Belch,   b. ABT. 1850, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1896, Burial: Cairo West Cem., Allen Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 46 years)
     6. Amos Lancaster Belch,   b. Jul 1852, Warren Twp.,Tuscarawas Co.,OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1935, ColumbusGroveVillage,Putnam Co.,OH; burial:TruroCem.,ColumbusGrove,PutnamCo., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 82 years)
     7. Anne Belch,   b. ABT. 1854, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Charles Wesley Belch,   b. ABT. 1856, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ABT. 1868, Burial: Cairo West Cem., Allen Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 12 years)
     9. Joseph Weirich Belch,   b. 28 Jan 1856, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1893, Burial: Cairo West Cem., Allen Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     10. Rebecca J. Belch,   b. ABT. 1858, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F4224  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Headstones
    Belch, Joseph (1813-1894) & Rebecca Margaret Reigle (1817-1893) & Josiah A. Belch (1847-1865) (buried at Nashville,TN; memorial stone at Cairo West Cemetery) &  Charles Wesley Belch (1856-1868) & Joseph Weirich Belch (1856-1893)
    Belch, Joseph (1813-1894) & Rebecca Margaret Reigle (1817-1893) & Josiah A. Belch (1847-1865) (buried at Nashville,TN; memorial stone at Cairo West Cemetery) & Charles Wesley Belch (1856-1868) & Joseph Weirich Belch (1856-1893)
    Joseph Belch (1813-1894) & Rebecca Margaret Reigle Belch (1817-1893) & Josiah A. Belch (1847-1865) (buried at Nashville,TN; memorial stone at Cairo West Cemetery) & Charles Wesley Belch (1856-1868) & Joseph Weirich Belch (1856-1893); Cairo West Cemetery, Allen Co., OH, USA. Headstone photo was taken in 2015 by Dave Ziemke and came from the Belch/ Ziemke Collection by Nancy Belch Ziemke. From Nancy Ziemke: “The inscription beneath the crown and cross reads ‘until the break of day.’ There are six headstones in front. The name and dates on the fifth headstone are illegible.” Additional headstone information by Corgilover is posted at
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSiman=1&GScid=2214125&GSfn=&GSln=belch

    Belch, Joseph (1813-1894)
    Belch, Joseph (1813-1894)
    Joseph Belch (1813-1894); Cairo West Cemetery, Allen Co., OH, USA. Headstone photo was taken in 2015 by Dave Ziemke and came from the Belch/ Ziemke Collection by Nancy Belch Ziemke. Additional headstone information by Corgilover is posted at
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSiman=1&GScid=2214125&GSfn=&GSln=belch

  • Notes 
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      Source:
      http://web.tusco.net/tuscgen/belchj.htm
      The Tuscarawas County Ohio USGenWeb page:
      A part of the USGenWeb Project:
      Peggy Ann (Tissot) Brown, Tuscarawas Co. Coordinator:
      FHL Film #0890355 - Tuscarawas Co., OH Court Records – Vol. 6, pp.53-54:
      Will of JOHN BELCH
      Dtd 4 May 1871 - Pro 24 May 1873
      I John Belch of the County of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio, do make and publish this my last will and Testament.
      First: It is my will that all my just debts, Funeral Expenses and legal liabilities, be paid out of my Estate.
      Second: I give and bequeath to my wife Sarah Belch, in addition to such Items as are allowed to widows by law: (to be sett off by Appraisers, including one years support, and one hundred dollars worth of Personal property, to be selected By my sd wife and appraised by the appraisers of my estate:) a further sum of the interest of one third of All that may Remain of the Proceeds of my Real & personal Estate, after paying legal liabilities, the use or Interest of which said third part, I direct my Trustee hereinafter named, to pay to my sd wife, yearly, during her life, and at her Death, I direct sd one third part to be paid to my heirs & legatee, hereinafter named, in Equal proportions, as the other Two thirds are apportioned.
      Third: I give and bequeath to my son Harman Belch one ninth part of the proceeds of my estate, after paying legal liabilities, as aforesaid. To the legal heirs of my Daughter Mary Oliver one Ninth part. To Joseph Belch one Ninth part. To the children of my daughter Nancy Glass, one Ninth part; To the children of my daughter Susanna Conwell one Ninth part; To the children of my daughter Rachel Leget one Ninth part.
      To the children of my daughter Elisabeth Herron one Ninth part, –
      To the children of my daughter Isabel Rigel one Ninth part, and
      to my Step-son David Ervin,
      In the event that he shall Faithfully Execute this my last will, without any further Charge or fees, one Ninth part, & should the Sd David Ervan, after he may have proceeded to the Settlement of my Sd Estate and before the same may be finally closed be called off by death, any or all unpaid part of Sd one Ninth part, I hereby bequeath to his legal heirs.
      I hereby Nominate David Ervan, above named Executor of this my last will and testament, hereby authorising him to Compromise, adjust & settle all Claims due me, And to sell either at Public or private Sale, all my Real Estate, lying in the Township of Warren, County of Tuscarawas & State of Ohio; and Particularly described in Deeds which I hold for said Real Estate, and Deeds to make to purchasers for the same. I further direct my said Executor to pay over Legacies, Share & Share alike, to my Grandchildren above refered to, giving to each their distributive Share of all Dividends, And keeping all the said legatees as nearly equal in their distributive Shares as may conveniently be done, Still Reserving the one third part to be left at Interest for the use of my said wife Sara Belch; And if allowable, I hereby appoint the Sd David Ervan Trustee of Sd one third part. I do hereby Revoke all former wills by me made.
      In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 4th day of May A.D. 1871.
      John [his X mark] Belch {Seal}

      Signed & acknowledged by said John Belch as his last will and testament, in our presence & signed by us in his presence and at his Request.
      Lonard Ray
      I. S. Lappin

      The State of Ohio SS
      Tuscarawas County }
      We, Lenord Ray and Isreal S. Lappin being duly sworn in open Court this 24 day of May A.D. 1873, depose and say, that we were present at the execution of the last will and testament of John Belch hereunto annexed; and that we saw the said testator subscribe said will, and heard him publish and declare the same to be his last will and testament; and that the said testator at the time of executing the same, was of full age, and of sound mind and memory, and not under any restraint; and that we signed the same as witnesses at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other,
      [signed] Lonard Ray
      [signed] I.S. Lappin
      Sworn to and subscribed before me, the day and year aforesaid,
      [signed] W.B. Brown, Probate Judge
      Be it remembered that in the Probate Court of the County of Tuscarawas, and State of Ohio on the 24th day of May in the year of our Lord, One thousand eight Hundred and seventy three, at the town of New Philadelphia in said County, before W.B. Brown Judge of said Court, among the proceedings then and there had, were the following viz:
      In the matter }
      of the Will of } The last will and testament of John Belch deceased late of the
      John Belch } County of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio, was this day produced in
      } Court, and thereupon came Leonard Ray and Israel S. Lappin, the subscribing witnesses to said will and in open Court on Oath testified to the due execution and attestation of said will which testimony was reduced to writing, and by them respectively subscribed, and filed with said will, and it appearing to the Court by said testimony that said will was duly executed and attested, and that the said testator, at the time of executing the same, was of full age, and of sound mind and memory and not under any restraint. It is ordered by the Court that said Will be and the same is hereby admitted to Probate and together with the testimony ordered to be recorded. And thereupon came David Ervin the Executor of said will named and in open Court signified his acceptance of the trust of executing the same. It is therefore further ordered by the Court that letters testamentary be issued to him upon his giving bond in the sum of $19,000.00 Dollars conditioned according to law with James Gracy, George Bradshaw and William Crooks as his Sureties, and all of which has been accordingly so done.
      A Record Attest [signed] W.B. Brown, Probate Judge
      [N.B. Typed as written; Bold & Italics added for visual clarity.]
      Transcribed by June E. Herron - April 2001 apachejune@hotmail.com
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      Source:
      DFC and Nancy Belch Ziemke: We don't have proof that the Joseph Belch line listed below emanates from John Belch and his third wife Elizabeth Barnes' son Joseph Belch, but there are so many names, dates, and places that match with the John Belch family that it seems as if this Joseph Belch may be one-and-the-same as Joseph Belch the son of John Belch and Elizabeth Barnes Belch.

      Nancy Belch Ziemke: Joseph Belch/ Amos L. Belch/ Dewey A. Belch/ Richard Hughes Belch/ Nancy Belch Ziemke
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      Source:
      Nancy Belch Ziemke:
      1. From the Allen County Museum Library, Allen County, OH:
      According to records in the Allen County Museum Library, Joseph Belch was buried in Cairo West, also know as West Union Cemetery, Allen Co., OH. His birth date is listed as July 28, 1813, and his date of death as Dec. 23, 1894. His wife Rebecca Belch is also buried there. Her birth date is listed as Jan. 11, 1817. Her date of death is Aug. 16, 1893. Two other Belchs are buried there: Joseph Belch, b. Jan. 28, 1856-March 4, 1893, and J.A. Belch b.Sept. 1, 1847- 1865, dying in Nashville, G.A.R.Company A of the 183th OVI.

      2. From Richard Hughes Belch's family Bible that had Amos Belch's obituary enclosed in it: Amos Belch was born July 24, 1852, near New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas Co., OH. Later when Amos was nine years old, his family moved to Allen City, OH, near West Cairo, OH, . His parents are listed as Joseph Belch and Rebecca Reigle Belch.

      3. From a Columbus Grove Telephone Co. booklet written by Peter D. Franklin and owned by Richard Hughes Belch: The Belch family endorsed the Columbus Grove Telephone Co, of which J. Earl Belch, Amos' grandson, was president. The Belch family both ran this company and owned a majority share of it for many years. The booklet gives a brief history of Amos Belch's life, stating that Amos was born in Warren Township, Tuscarawas Cty--July 24, 1852, listing his parents as Joseph and Rebecca Alford Belch. They moved to Sugar Creek Township in Allen Co., OH. Amos moved to West Cairo to teach, and the rest of his family later moved there also. Joseph and Rebecca are buried in the cemetary in West Cairo.

      4. From the Hayes Presidential Center's services: Amos' death certificate online lists only his parents' places of birth as Ohio.

      5. Amos Belch resided in Columbus Grove, OH. His son was Dewey Belch, born in either 1987 or 1900, May 30 or May 31. Our family believes his date of Dewey Belch's birth was May 31, probably 1900. He died in March, 1972.
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      Source: (Concerning JOSEPH BELCH, b. July 28, 1813)
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=belch&GSfn=joseph&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=44432298&df=all&
      Joseph Belch
      Birth: Jul. 28, 1813
      Death: Dec. 23, 1894
      Burial:
      Cairo West Cemetery
      Allen County
      Ohio, USA
      Created by: corgilover
      Record added: Nov 16, 2009
      Find A Grave Memorial# 44432298
      There is a photo of the headstone at the site.

      Source: (Concerning JOSEPH BELCH'S WIFE REBECCA BELCH, b. January 11, 1817)
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=44432317&PIpi=23731603
      Rebecca Belch
      Birth: unknown
      Death: unknown
      Burial:
      Cairo West Cemetery
      Allen County
      Ohio, USA
      Created by: corgilover
      Record added: Nov 16, 2009
      Find A Grave Memorial# 44432317
      There is a photo of the headstone at the site. Headstone reads: Rebecca, wife of Joseph Belch. Jan. 11, 1817- Aug. 16, 1893)

      Source: (Concerning US CENSUSES RELATING TO JOSEPH BELCH AND HIS WIFE REBECCA BELCH AND THEIR FAMILY)
      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX7H-C3W?cc=1401638
      "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX7H-C3W : accessed 05 May 2014), Joseph Belch, Warren, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States; citing family 11, NARA microfilm publication M432.
      Joseph Belch, "United States Census, 1850"
      Name: Joseph Belch
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1850
      Event Place: Warren, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age: 37
      Race: White
      Race (Original):
      Birth Year (Estimated):1813
      Birthplace: Ohio
      Household ID: 11
      House Number: 11
      Line Number: 12
      Affiliate Name:The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: M432
      Affiliate Film Number: 735
      GS Film Number: 444728
      Digital Folder Number: 004204704
      Image Number: 00119
      Household Gender Age Birthplace
      Joseph Belch M 37 Ohio
      Rebecca Belch F 30 Ohio
      Susan Belch F 8 Ohio
      James Belch M 7 Ohio
      Mary E Belch F 4 Ohio
      Josiah Belch M 2 Ohio
      Ann Belch F 1 Ohio
      Surah A Alferd M 18 Ohio
      Daniel Oliver M 13 Ohio


      Source:
      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCPM-2JG?cc=1473181
      "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCPM-2JG : accessed 05 May 2014), Joseph Belch, Warren Township, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 146, household ID 1017, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 805043.
      Joseph Belch, "United States Census, 1860"
      Name: Joseph Belch
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1860
      Event Place: Warren Township, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age: 46
      Race: White
      Race (Original): [Blank]
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1814
      Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Page: 146
      Household ID: 1017
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: M653
      GS Film Number: 805043
      Digital Folder Number: 004304719
      Image Number: 00380
      Household Gender Age Birthplace
      Joseph Belch M 46 Pennsylvania
      Rebecca Belch F 40 Ohio
      Susan Belch F 18 Ohio
      James Belch M 16 Ohio
      Elizabeth Belch F 14 Ohio
      Josiah Belch M 13 Ohio
      Harman Belch M 10 Ohio
      Anne Belch F 8 Ohio
      Amos Belch M 6 Ohio
      Wesley Belch M 5 Ohio
      Weirich Belch M 4 Ohio
      Rebecca J Belch F 2 Ohio

      Source:
      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6K7-YKT
      "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6K7-YKT : accessed 05 May 2014), Joseph Belch, Ohio, United States; citing p. 9, family 61, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552667.
      Joseph Belch, "United States Census, 1870"
      Name: Joseph Belch
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1870
      Event Place: Ohio, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age: 65
      Race: White
      Race (Original): W
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1804-1805
      Birthplace: Ohio
      Page Number: 9
      Household ID: 61
      Line Number: 29
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: M593
      GS Film number: 000552667
      Digital Folder Number: 004277663
      Image Number: 00597
      Household Gender Age Birthplace
      Joseph Belch M 65 Ohio
      Margaret Belch F 65 Ohio
      Harman Belch M 19 Ohio
      Amos Belch M 17 Ohio
      Wivick Belch M 15 Ohio
      Jane Belch F 15 Ohio
      Ruth Alfred F 30 Ohio

      Source:
      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ1Q-RHX?cc=1417683
      Joseph Belch, "United States Census, 1880"
      "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ1Q-RHX : accessed 05 May 2014), Joseph Belch, Cairo, Allen, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 338C, NARA microfilm publication T9.
      Name: Joseph Belch
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1880
      Event Place: Cairo, Allen, Ohio, United States
      District: 215
      Gender: Male
      Age: 65
      Marital Status: Married
      Race: White
      Race (Original): W
      Occupation: Retired Farmer
      Relationship to Head of Household: Self
      Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1815
      Birthplace: Ohio, United States
      Father's Birthplace: Maryland, United States
      Mother's Birthplace: Maryland, United States
      Sheet Number and Letter: 338C
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: T9
      Affiliate Film Number: 0990
      GS Film Number: 1254990
      Digital Folder Number: 004243496
      Image Number: 00436
      Household Gender Age Birthplace
      Self Joseph Belch M 65 Ohio, United States
      Wife Rebecca Belch F 64 Ohio, United States
      Granddaughter Cora I Miller F 1 Ohio, United States
      Daughter Jane Miller F 22 Ohio, United States
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