Joel Church and
Caroline Nancy Layne
Joel Church b 25 Dec 1814 Wilkes Co NC d 20 May 1886 Buchanan Co VA; buried Kelly Cemetery, Compton Mountain, Buchanan Co VA; s/o Joel Church and Margaret Adams. Joel Church m. 10 Feb 1837 Pike Co KY to Caroline Nancy Layne b about 1821 NC d 1916; d/o William Layne. Children of Joel Church and Caroline Nancy Layne;
I.
Margaret Church b OCT 1835 d before 1910 Buchanan Co VA; m.
William G Osborne b
1845 d after 1910 Buchanan Co VA. William G Osborne m. 11 Aug 1869 Buchanan Co
VA to Margaret Mullins
b 1835 d before 1910 Buchanan Co VA; d/o
William Bresh Mullins and
Judiah Osborne. Margaret Mullins m. 212 Dec 1853 Tazewell Co VA to
Thomas Church b 1832 TN d 26
Oct 1863 Baltimore, Baltimore MD; buried 29 Oct 1863 A-15 Confederate Lot,
Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore MD - was a prisoner of war; military service, Co
C and E 34th Battalion, VA Cavalry - enlisted 10 Jul 1862 Dick's Creek; s/o
Joel Church and Margaret
Adams.
II. Nancy Church b OCT 1839
III. Abagail Church b about 1839
IV. William Church b 1840 d before 1842
V. William Church b 1842 KY; military service, 10th KY Cavalry
Battalion aka "Yankee Chasers" m. Elizabeth Wilson. Children of William Church
and Elizabeth Wilson;
1. Elizabeth Church (aka Tibitha
Church adopted at age 1 by William Church and Elizabeth Wilson) b 1851 Buchanan
Co VA; m. 7 Aug 1876 Buchanan Co VA to Jacob R Church b 1843 Pike Co KY d before
1910 Grundy, Buchanan Co VA; military service, 10th Kentucky Cavalry Battalion
CSA "Yankee Chasers"; s/o Joel Church and Nancy Caroline Layne. Children of
Jacob R Church and Elizabeth Church; i. Charles C Church b MAY 1875 VA ii. Mary
A Church b about 1878 iii. Angeline Church b JAN 1880 Grundy, Buchanan Co VA iv.
Nancy Jane Church b about MAY 1882 Grundy, Buchanan Co VA v. Alllie F Church b
JAN 1884 vi. Bitha Church b MAR 1885 VA vii. Wilson Church b MAY 1888 viii.
Kender Church b MAY 1891 ix. Emanuel Church b JAN 1896 x. Tabitha A Church b
about 1900
Jacob R Church m. 11 Dec 1866 Buchanan
Co VA to Sarah McClanahan b about 1847 Buchanan Co VA d about 1875. Children of
Jacob R Church and Sarah McClanahan; i. Harrison Church b 1869 NC ii. David
Crockett Church b 1 Feb 1870 iii. Rosa B Church b about 1872 iv. Sparrell Church
b about 1874
2. Louisa Church b 1861 Buchanan Co
VA; m. George W Dotson b about 1870 Pike Co KY
3. Preston Church b 1863 VA
4. Rachel P Church b 1864 VA; m. about
1890 to Male Runyon
5. Louvina Church b 1870 VA; m. about
1890 to Male Runyon. Children of Male Runyon and Louvina Church; i. Nancy E
Runyon ii. William C Runyon b 1891 iii. John F Runyon b 1892
VI. Jacob R Church b MAR 1843 Pike Co KY d before 1910 Grundy,
Buchanan Co VA; military service, 10th Kentucky Cavalry Battalion CSA "Yankee
Chasers"; m. 7 Aug 1876 Buchanan Co VA to Elizabeth Church b 1851 Buchanan Co
VA; adopted d/o William Church and Elizabeth Wilson. Children of Jacob R Church
and Elizabeth Church; i. Charles C Church b MAY 1875 VA ii. Mary A Church b
about 1878 iii. Angeline Church b JAN 1880 Grundy, Buchanan Co VA iv. Nancy Jane
Church b about MAY 1882 Grundy, Buchanan Co VA v. Alllie F Church b JAN 1884 vi.
Bitha Church b MAR 1885 VA vii. Wilson Church b MAY 1888 viii. Kender Church b
MAY 1891 ix. Emanuel Church b JAN 1896 x. Tabitha A Church b about 1900
Jacob R Church m. 11 Dec 1866 Buchanan Co VA to Sarah
McClanahan b about 1847 Buchanan Co VA d about 1875. Children of Jacob R Church
and Sarah McClanahan; i. Harrison Church b 1869 NC ii. David Crockett Church b 1
Feb 1870 iii. Rosa B Church b about 1872 iv. Sparrell Church b about 1874
VII. Enoch Church b 1846
VIII. James Church b about 1846
IX. Jos\Jas Church b about 1848
X. Sarah Church b about 1849; m. 10 Nov 1866 Buchanan Co VA to
Levi "Lum" Clevenger b about 1832. Children of Levi "Lum" Clevenger and Sarah
Church;
1. Silas Clevenger b about 1866
2. Joshua P Clevenger b about 1869
3. Mahulda Clevenger b about 1872
4. Melvina Clevenger b about 1874
5. Ludy Clevenger b about 1877
XI. Mary Polly Church b about 1852 Pike Co KY d after 1920
Buchanan Co VA; m. 11 May 1866 Buchanan Co VA to Wash McClanahan b about 1848.
Child of Wash McClanahan and Mary Polly Church;
1. Shadrick "Shade" McClanahan b about
1871; m. Maggie S McClanahan. Children of Shdrack "Shade" McClanahan and Maggie
S McClanahan; i. Jennie McClanahan ii. Liner McClanahan iii. Dock McClanahan iv.
Effie McClanahan
XII. David Church b 1855 Tazewell Co VA; m. 16 Sept 1869
Buchanan Co VA to Lydia Martin b about 1845 Russell Co VA. Children of David
Church and Lydia Martin;
1. John Church b about 1870
2. Hulda Church b about 1873 Buchanan
Co VA; m. 16 Oct 1890 Buchanan Co VA to Basil Belcher. Child of Basil Belcher
and Hulda Church; i. George Albert Belcher b ? d 24 Nov 1976 Wilson VA; m.
Drucie Parsons b ? d 5 Nov 1975 of cancer. Children of George Albert Belcher and
Drucie Parsons; I. George Albert Belcher b ? d 24 Oct 1976 VA of cancer. II.
Twin Female Belcher III. Twin Female Belcher
David Church m. 12 Nov 1889 Buchanan Co VA to Susan Darnell
McClanahan b about 1863; d/o George McClanahan and Mattie Unknown. Children of
David Church and Susan Darrell McClanahan;
1. Washington Church b 1884
2. Alafair Church b 1887
3. William T Church b 1890 VA
