-- On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:18:40 R. Black descendant of the cumberland wrote: >Looking for information on John Church ( I believe >that is son of Gabriel, and a brother to Mathias >Kelly . and his wife Nancy Sturgill Hi Ron: I don't know if this is the family that you are looking for, however, the following household was found in the 1880 Wise Co. Census as transcribed by Rhonda Roberson: John CHURCH, white, m, 44, married, farmer, VVV Nancy, f, 38, wife, married, keeps house, VVV William, m, 21, son, single, works on farm, VVV Rebecca, f, 18, dau, single, VVV John W., m, 15, son, single, works on farm, VVV Kelly, m, 8, son, single, VVV George, m, 4, son, single, VVV Thomas, m, 2, son, single, VVV (notations indicated that Nancy, Rebecca, and John W. could read or write and William could not write but could read). Hope this helps you in your search, Martha Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com