Gabriel Church b abt 1802 NC; s/o Joel Church and Margaret Peggy Adams. Gabriel Church m. Jane Cooper b abt 1812 VA. Children of Gabriel Church and Jane Cooper;

1. Celia Church b 1827 Lee Co VA d 15 Nov 1906

2. William Church b 18 Feb 1829 Lee Co VA d 20 Apr 1918 Denton, Carter Co KY; buried Fields Cem., Cannonsburg, Boyd Co KY; m. 1849 Lee Co VA to Rachel Stidham b 29 Nov 1829 Lee Co VA d 13 Dec 1913 Cannonsburg, Boyd Co KY; buried Fields Cem., Cannonsburg, Boyd Co KY; d/o Adam J Stidham and Abagail Abbie Osborne.

3. Matilda Church b 1829 Lee Co VA d 1900 Carter Co KY

4. Joseph Church b 1832 VA d 16 Feb 1905 Wyoming WV

5. Mary Ann Church b 1832 VA d 1 Sept 1908 Wise Co VA

6. Margaret Church b 1835 Lee Co VA d 1880 Wolfe Co KY; buried Roxanna, Letcher Co KY

7. John Church b 28 Apr 1838 Lee Co VA d 27 Oct 1902 Gladeville, Wise Co VA; buried Eolia, Letcher Co KY; m. 8 Mar 1855 Letcher Co KY to Nancy Sturgill b 1838 VA.

8. Gabriel Church b 1839 VA d 24 Jun 1922 Letcher Co KY; m. Nancy

9. Nancy Church b 1841 VA d 29 Nov 1916 Buchanan Co VA

10. Isaiah Church b 29 Nov 1844 VA d 9 Nov 1864 Camp Douglas, Illinois as a Prisoner of War in the Civil War.

11. Wilson Church b 7 Oct 1845 Wise Co VA d 3 Feb 1932 Pound, VA; buried Wise Co VA

12. Matthias Kelly Church b 25 Oct 1847 Wise Co VA d 5 Jan 1932 Pound, Wise Co VA; buried Wise Co VA

1860 Wise Co VA Census
393 Church, Joseph 28 M Farmer VA
393 Church, Martha J 30 F Housekeeper VA
393 Church, Sampson 11 M VA
393 Church, Lewis 10 M KY
393 Church, Franklin 8 M KY
393 Church, Reuben 5 M KY
393 Church, William 2 M VA

1860 Wise Co VA Census
494 Church, William 32 M Farmer 200 VA
494 Church, Rachel 27 F Housekeeper VA
494 Church, Lavinia 8 F VA
494 Church, Adam 6 M VA
494 Church, Gabriel 4 M VA
494 Church, Sarah E 2 F VA
494 Church, George W 8/12 M VA

495 Church, Gabriel 21 M Farmer VA
495 Church, Tamar 21 F Housekeeper KY
495 Church, Nancy 4 F VA
495 Church, Diada 2 F VA

496 Church, John 23 M Farmer VA
496 Church, Nancy 22 F Housekeeper VA
496 Ingle, Samuel 1 M VA
496 Church, James F 3 M VA
496 Church, William 1 M VA

497 Sturgill, William 27 M Farmer VA
497 Sturgill, Frances 23 F Housekeeper VA
497 Sturgill, Nancy 8 F VA
497 Sturgill, Andrew 6 M VA
497 Sturgill, James 4 M VA
497 Sturgill, Sarah 3 F VA
497 Sturgill, Calvin 1 M VA
497 Mullins, Eliza 30 F Seamstress VA
497 Mullins, James 4 M VA

498 Church, Gabriel 58 M Farmer NC
498 Church, Jane Cooper 48 F Housekeeper VA
498 Church, Isaiah 16 M VA
498 Church, Wilson 15 M VA
498 Church, Matthias W 11 M VA