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. Children of John Church and Nancy Sturgill;

1. James Franklin Church b 29 Mar 1856 Wise Co VA d 12 Jan 1906 Wise Co VA; buried Benjamin Bolling Cem., Wise Co VA; m. 9 Feb 1876 Wise Co VA to Drusilla M Stidham b 18 Apr 1857 VA d 7 Mar 1953 Wise Co VA; buried Benjamin Bolling Cem., Wise Co VA; d/o Jeremiah Stidham and Virginia Jane Osborne.

2. William F Church b 23 Nov 1858 Wise Co VA; m. 30 Jan 1883 Wise Co VA to Cynthia Sturgill b 1881 VA; d/o Jordan Sturgill and Irene Collier.

3. Rebecca Church b Jan 1862 Wise Co VA; m. 10 Apr 1894 Wise Co VA to M L Barber. Children of M L Barber and Rebecca Church; i. William Barber b 1894 VA ii. Thomas P Barber b 1895 VA

4. John W Church b 1864 Wise Co VA

5. Kelly Church b Oct 1871 Wise Co VA

6. George Church b 1876 Wise Co VA

7. Thomas Patton Church b May 1878 Wise Co VA; m. 23 May 1901 Wise Co VA to Mary M Boggs b 1887; d/o Phillip Boggs and Rebecca Catherine.

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