Hi, Cousin Ron I went to the courthouse in Abingdon VA where the Washington Co VA Genealogical Society is located, where there are 19 notebooks of information on the Church Family. I was researching for a friend. Below is some of the information I gathered along with some information shared with me by others. Descendants of John Church 1 John Church .... 2 Joel Church b: Bet. 1760 - 1783 in Wilkes Co NC d: Bet. 1855 - 1870 ....... +Margaret "Peggy" Adams d: Bef. 1840 .......... 3 Gabriel Church b: 1811 in NC .............. +Jane Cooper b: Bet. 1805 - 1807 in VA ................ 4 William Church b: 1830 .................... +Rachel Stidham b: 1832 m: Bef. 1850 ...................... 5 Sarah E. Church b: February 05, 1858 in Wise Co VA ................ 4 Mary Church b: 1832 .................... +Greenberry Sallee b: Bet. 1824 - 1826 in Lee Co VA m: Abt. 1863 ...................... 5 John Sallee b: 1864 ...................... 5 Greenberry Salley, Jr. b: 1866 ...................... 5 Robert T. Salley b: 1867 ...................... 5 Jonas Salley b: 1869 ................ 4 Margaret "Peggy" Church b: 1835 in Lee Co VA .................... +Issac Isom b: 1831 in TN m: April 23, 1854 Lee Co VA ................ 4 John Church b: Bet. 1835 - 1837 in VA or KY .................... +Nancy Sturgill b: 1838 in VA m: March 08, 1855 Letcher Co KY ...................... 5 Pat Church .......................... +Mary Boggs ...................... 5 James Franklin Church b: March 29, 1856 in Wise Co VA .......................... +Drucilla Stidham b: April 18, 1859 in Lee Co VA d: March 07, 1953 m: February 09, 1875 Wise Co VA ............................ 6 Ora Church ................................ +Wade Hampton ............................ 6 Orpha Church ................................ +William Fuller ............................ 6 James Monroe Church b: 1877 in VA ................................ +Catherine Boggs ............................ *2nd Wife of James Monroe Church: ................................ +Renie A. Stidham b: 1882 in Wise Co VA ............................ 6 Nancy J. Church b: 1878 in VA ................................ +James Hubbard ............................ 6 Nevada Church b: April 1880 in VA ................................ +Pete Pocolac ............................ 6 Creed Church b: 1881 ................................ +Nannie ............................ 6 Henry Church b: 1884 ................................ +Jenny ............................ 6 Lee Church b: 1886 ................................ +Caroline Gardner ............................ 6 Grover Cleveland Church b: February 25, 1886 d: May 03, 1973 in (Laural Grove Cemetery, Ramsey Section of Norton, Wise Co VA) ................................ +Isabell R. Stidham b: September 25, 1899 d: November 22, 1987 in (Laurel Grove Cemetery, Ramsey Section of Norton, Wise Co VA) ............................ *2nd Wife of Grover Cleveland Church: ................................ +Ruby Collins ............................ *3rd Wife of Grover Cleveland Church: ................................ +Bell Roberts ............................ 6 Trigg Church b: 1890 ................................ +Mae Hampton ............................ 6 Viola Church b: 1892 ................................ +George Hubbard ............................ 6 Tennessee Church b: 1895 ................................ +Ethel Church ............................ 6 Maggie Church b: 1898 ................................ +Henry Stanifer ...................... 5 Wilson Church b: 1858 .......................... +Katherine Roberts ...................... 5 William Church b: 1861 in Wise Co,VA .......................... +Cynthia Sturgill b: 1868 in Wise Co,VA m: February 01, 1883 Wise Co,VA ...................... 5 John W. Church b: 1865 ...................... 5 Rebecca Church b: 1866 ...................... 5 Kelly Church b: 1872 .......................... +Rebecca Maggard ...................... 5 George Church b: 1876 ...................... 5 Thomas Church b: 1878 .......................... +Mary Boggs ................ 4 Gabriel Church b: 1839 in VA .................... +Tamar Musselwhite ...................... 5 Diada Church b: 1858 .......................... +Samuel Vincent Hale b: July 13, 1847 in Bull Creek Floyd Co KY d: July 02, 1923 m: October 24, 1878 Carter Co KY ............................ 6 John William Hale b: October 31, 1879 ............................ 6 James Lafayette Hale b: July 31, 1881 ............................ 6 Myrtle May Hale b: September 29, 1883 ............................ 6 Charles Herbert Hale b: September 29, 1887 ............................ 6 Virgie Elizabeth Hale b: August 16, 1890 ............................ 6 Samuel Vincent Hale b: June 04, 1893 ............................ 6 Walter Mason Hale b: February 06, 1897 ............................ 6 Warren Smith Hale b: September 20, 1899 ................ 4 Nancy Church b: 1841 in VA ................ 4 Isaiah Church b: 1843 in VA ................ 4 Wilson Church b: October 07, 1845 in VA d: February 02, 1932 .................... +Rachel Maggard ...................... 5 Elizabeth Church b: 1870 in Letcher Co KY .......................... +James Sturgill b: 1865 in Letcher Co KY m: July 21, 1885 Wise Co VA ............................ 6 Billy Sturgill b: December 17, 1892 ................................ +Maggie Bolling b: November 26, 1899 d: November 22, 1955 m: March 17, 1917 Wise Co VA ................ *2nd Wife of Wilson Church: .................... +Catherine Roberts b: 1836 in Lee Co,VA ................ 4 Mathias Kelly Church b: October 28, 1847 in VA d: January 05, 1932 in (Church Cemetery North Fork of the Pound) .................... +Anna Maggard b: May 02, 1847 in KY d: September 01, 1914 in Wise Co VA ...................... 5 Elizabeth Church .......................... +John P Sturgill b: 1869 in VA ...................... 5 Laura Lucenda Church .......................... +Sampson Short d: 1920 ............................ 6 Hansford Short b: January 11, 1909 d: January 17, 1909 in (Church Cemetery North Fork of the Pound) ............................ 6 Goldie Short ...................... 5 Rausa Church b: 1884 d: September 23, 1930 .......................... +Joe L Sturgill b: April 30, 1884 d: July 05, 1914 ...................... 5 Rachel Church .......................... +Unknown Hays ...................... 5 Jim Church .......................... +Mary June Roberts ...................... 5 George Church b: 1860 .......................... +Nancy Roberts ...................... 5 Bud Church ...................... 5 Benton Church ...................... 5 Mary Jane Church b: 1871 in Letcher Co KY .......................... +William Sturgill b: 1873 in Letcher Co KY m: March 01, 1894 Wise Co VA .......... 3 Joel Church, Jr. b: 1814 .............. +Nancy Caroline Layne b: 1821 in NC .......... 3 John Church b: 1818 .......... 3 Anne Church b: 1820 .............. +David Stidham .......... 3 William Church b: 1822 .......... 3 Elizabeth Church b: 1824 .............. +Wilson Wampler .......... 3 Celia Church b: 1827 in VA d: November 15, 1906 .............. +Spencer Adams b: February 19, 1826 in Whitley Co KY d: March 21, 1905 m: March 19, 1844 ................ 4 Latitia Adams b: 1858 in Letcher Co, Kentucky .................... +Shadrick R. Roberts b: Bet. 1820 - 1830 in Carroll Co,VA m: April 15, 1879 Wise Co VA ...................... 5 [2] Dicy Roberts .......................... +[1] James Taylor Adams b: February 03, 1892 in near Whitesburg, Letcher Co, KY d: September 03, 1954 ................ 4 Joseph Adams b: May 14, 1855 in Pine Creek, Letcher Co KY d: March 1905 .................... +Mary Jane Short b: 1856 in Russell Co,VA m: December 27, 1875 Wise Co VA ...................... 5 [1] James Taylor Adams b: February 03, 1892 in near Whitesburg, Letcher Co, KY d: September 03, 1954 .......................... +[2] Dicy Roberts ................ 4 Samuel Simpson Adams b: December 27, 1852 in Letcher Co KY d: April 13, 1914 .................... +Elizabeth Roberts b: 1850 in Lee Co VA d: August 23, 1919 ...................... 5 Mary Adams b: October 18, 1876 in Rocky Fork of Guest River, Wise Co, VA d: December 20, 1977 .......................... +Leonard Erastus Carter b: November 21, 1878 in Wise Co Va d: August 08, 1963 m: January 02, 1902 ............................ 6 Charles Wentz Carter ................................ +Edna Kilgore ................ 4 John Adams b: 1863 in Letcher Co KY .................... +Amanda Chisenhall b: 1860 in Wise Co VA m: September 23, 1884 Wise Co VA ................ 4 William G. Adams b: 1848 in Letcher Co KY .................... +Luemma Hubbard b: 1856 in Wise Co VA m: December 08, 1874 Wise Co VA .......... 3 Joseph Church b: 1828 in VA d: 1906 .......... 3 Emanuel Church b: Bet. 1831 - 1833 in VA .............. +Lucinda Ratcliff b: 1836 in VA m: 1854 Lee Co VA? ................ 4 Isaac Church b: April 03, 1857 in Wise Co VA ................ 4 James C. Church b: 1855 .......... 3 Thomas Church b: 1832 in TN .......... 3 Nancy Church b: 1833 in VA .... *2nd Wife of Joel Church: ....... +Caroline Hobbs b: 1814 in TN m: Abt. 1840 .......... 3 Mills Church b: 1840 .......... 3 Margaret "Peggy" Church b: Bet. 1842 - 1846 .......... 3 George Church b: Bet. 1844 - 1845 in VA .......... 3 James Church b: 1848 I have Francis and Rebecca Hash Sturgill's daughter married an Osborne; also she is much older than the Nancy Sturgill who married John Church. I, too, wonder who Nancy Sturgill Church's parents are. Nancy Sturgill b: January 15, 1803 in NC d: November 30, 1894 in Grayson Co,VA . +Andrew Osborne b: November 15, 1799 in Grayson Co VA d: January 1877 in Grayson Co,VA m: 1829 -----Original Message----- From: R. Black descendant of the cumberland <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 1:24 PM Subject: [VAWISE-L] John church and Nancy Sturgill Wise county VA. >Hi cousins, in Wise county and surrounding areas. > >Looking for information on John Church ( I believe that is son of Gabriel, >and a brother to Mathias Kelly . and his wife Nancy Sturgill, I believe she >may have been daughter of Francis Sturgill and Rebecca Hash.. > >Would like to have their parents confirmed based on what you all might have >and would appreciate any "descendant line info" you might have for John >Church and Nancy Sturgill Church, their children etc. as I do not have >anything in my FTM files currently for them. > >Thanks and God Bless, take care cousin Ron in WA. > > >==== VAWISE Mailing List ==== >Remember: All posts go back to the list. If you wish to contact someone privately you will have to change the address >[email protected] Phyllis Morefield > > >