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Descendants of John Belcher

4. MARY (POLLY)² BELCHER (JOHN¹) was born February 9, 1821 in Monroe Co, KY, and died June 9, 1907 in Monroe Co, Ky. She married DAVID NELSON RYHERD/RICHARDS July 5, 1842 in Monroe Co, KY, son of WILLIAM RYHERD and SUSANNAH MOHLER. He was born 1825 in TN, and died September 14, 1862 in Nashville, TN.

Notes for MARY (POLLY) BELCHER:
1870 Census - Monroe Co, KY, page 46 Precintct 2,
Tompkinsville P.O. Monroe Co, KY
Dwelling # 134
Richard, Mary F 46 Widow Farmeress 500/700 KY
- , Harriet A. F 18                   KY
- , Hetty P. F 17 KY
- Syntha E. F 14 KY
- Nelsina F 12 KY
Jenkin, Sarah B F 9 KY (granddaughter)
Richard, Leona F 6/12 KY (granddaughter)
Holland, Lucinda F 35 Domestic Servant TN
Howard Ben M 17 Farm Laborer KY

1880 Census - Gum Dist.
#??? - 140
Richard, Mary      W F 59 Keeping House
Grider, Thomas W M 14
Richard, Leona W F 16

# ??? - 141
Fulks, John      W M 27 Farmer
Nelcina (Richard)      W F 21      Wife
Hascal J            W M 3 son

Mary Richard Deed to F. R. Hagan, [brother-in-law]
[Note in margin: Delivered to F. R. Hagan May 11th, 1864]
Know all men by these presents that, Mary Richard, for and in ..nation of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars in hand paid [the Receipt where of is hereby fully acknowledged] by F. R. hagan, hath this day bargained Sold, aliened and conveyed unto said Hagan a certain tract or parsel [sic] of land consisting of all her undivided interest of her father John Belcher's lands, lying and being in the County of Monroe and State of Kentucky on the waters of Meshack's Creek. Supposed to be a part of several different surveys. To have and to hold forever, and she further binds herself, heirs, and assigns to forever warrant and defend the title to the above described lands until said Hagan his heirs and assigns, free from the claim or claims of any and all persons whatsoever. In testimonry wereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 11th day of May 1864.

.........signed Mary Richard
State of Kentucky Conty of Monroe A N
I, J. C. Conkin, Clerk of Monroe County Court certify this deed from Mary Richard was this day produced to me in my office and acknowledged by Mary Richard to be her act and deed. Whereupon I have recorded the same together with this certificate in my office duly stamped this 11th day of Mary 184.
.........J.C. Conkin, Clk, Monroe Co

Notes for DAVID NELSON RYHERD/RICHARDS:
David Nelson Ryherd enlisted in the U S (Union) Army 26, Nov 1861.
Quoting Military Records U S Archives: "David N Riherd, Private of Camp Doyle Company G of the 9th Regiment of Kentucky Infantry Volunteers, born in Monroe Co, KY, age 36, 5 ft, 9 in high, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair and by occupation a farmer having joined the company of its original organization at Monroe County, Sept 16, 1861, for a term of three years and having served honertly and faithfully with his company in the field of battle is now entitled to a discharge by reason of ...
until the 19th day of Sept 1862 at which time he died in Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee of fever. Signed James M. Simmons, Captain."
Commanding Officer: Capt. Isaac Dickerson. James Simmons (State) Capt - Co. G, 9th Reg. Ky Vol Inf - signed affidavit of acquaintance and attested death. Signed at Fountain Run, Ky, Jan 6, 1866.
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Owned one slave in 1850 census.
Purchased land adjoining Lewis Riherd on Long Creek of Big Barren River.

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David Nelson Richards/Ryherd* listed in this Regiment

Co G, 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment - Civil War
Captains: Isaac Dickerson, Demetrius B. Coyle, Jas. M. Simmons
1st Lieutenants: Henry W. Mayes, Henry W. Jenkins, Thos. W. Batdorf
2nd Lieutenants: Charles A. McCue, Elijah A. Purcell, Chas. J. Coyle

Sergeants: Thos. D. Jenkins, Daniel Moore, John H. Jackson, Henry M. Slaughter,
Isaac N. Vaughn, Wiliam J. Quinn, William B. Bowls, Silas Emberton

Corporals: Arnold N. Hall, Solomon Loyd, John M. Vaughn, Henry G. Lewis, George
W. Slaughter, James M. Profitt, William Loyd, John L. Hines, Thomas Houch, John
E. Dotson, James L. Jenkins, Thos. E. Arteburn

Wagoner: John Jones

Privates: James G. Ayers, Abner Akers, John D. Allen, James T. Butram,
James L. Butram, Thomas J. W. Butram, Benjamin N. Burnett, William L. Dickerson, Turner G. England, George T. Fraim, James H. Folden, Harry S. Grider, Lucian Gillenwater, John M. Isenberg, James M.D. Jenkins, Cyrus A. Jenkins, Josephus Layne, William S. Lewis, Theodore W. Lewis, Jackson J. Proffitt, Thomas W. Proffitt, William T. Proffitt, Samuel W. Patterson, Thomas
M. Simmons, John W. Taylor, Lewis Wheeler, James M. Allen, Smith A.
Butram, Nicholas J. Brown, Wm C. Bunnell, James S. Creek, William J.
Derring, Daniel Fox, Harman Houch, Joseph Jackson, Felix, Myers, George
W. Proffitt, Daniel Russell, Richard W. Furguson, Henry D. Isenberry,
William A. Simmons, Joseph T. Turner, William A. Turner, William Allen,
William T. Neal, Geo. E. Ward, Elijah Arterburn, Porter C.
Coldwell, John Carder, John Dickison, Woodford England, Joseph M.
Grumbling, Wm. G. Howard, Zepheniah Hendricks, George W. Isenberg,
Newton J. Jenkins, James S. Johnson, Francis M. Lewis, Charles A. Lewis,
Isaac Mitchell, James Mitchell, Cobb F. Mulkey, James Parsely, Brandon
Page, David N. Richards*, Aaron Russell, Archibadl F. Register, John I Rhoton, Solomon Smalling, Robert Smith, William N. Waits, Simeon W. Williams,
Barton Wheeler, George W. Butram, William T. Fulks, Samuel A. Parker, Isaac Collins, John S. Farsier, Letcher H. Harding, Eli E. Richards, Henry Stinson

David N. Richards enlisted in the same regiment as his future son-in-law, Sargeant Isaac N. Vaughn and son-in-law Newton J. Jenkins. David Nelson
and Newton J. Jenkins both died of fever and did not survive the war - Isaac N. Vaughn did.


Children of MARY BELCHER and DAVID RYHERD/RICHARDS are:

26.	i.	PERMELIA E³ RICHARDS, b. August 5, 1843, Monroe Co, KY; d. May 30, 1886, Monroe Co, KY.
27.	ii.	SUSAN A RICHARDS, b. December 4, 1844, Monroe Co, KY; d. December 30, 1918, Joplin, Jasper Co, MO.
28.	iii.	MARY JANE RICHARDS, b. 1848, Monroe Co, KY; d. Unknown.
29.	iv.	HARRIET MARY RICHARDS, b. January 17, 1850, Monroe Co, Kentucky; d. June 24, 1894, Joplin, Jasper Co, MO.
30.	v.	HETTY PERMELIA RICHARDS, b. November 23, 1853, Monroe Co, KY; d. January 31, 1875, Monroe Co, KY.
31.	vi.	SYNTHA E RICHARDS, b. March 14, 1856, Monroe Co, KY; d. Unknown, Edmonson Co, KY?.
32.	vii.	NELSENA RICHARDS, b. March 8, 1859, Monroe Co, Ky; d. July 23, 1913, Monroe Co, Ky.

5. HARRIET² BELCHER (JOHN¹)⁷ was born June 13, 1824 in Monroe Co, KY, and died November 22, 1906 in Monroe Co, Ky Bur: Skaggs Creek Cem. She married WILLIAM "HENRY" GRIDER Abt. 1844 in Monroe Co, KY, son of MARTIN GRIDER* and MARY JAMES. He was born 1819 in Kentucky, and died November 20, 1863 in Civil War, Glasgow, KY - Bur: unmarked grave.

Notes for HARRIET BELCHER:
Harriet Belcher Grider became a widow when her husband Wm Henry Grider was killed during the Civil War. She was left with six daughters and one son to raise. The Grider Farm was adjacent to the Belcher property, and when Harriet's father, John Belcher, died in 1864, the Belcher property was divided equally between John Belcher's eight children. Harriet managed to buy several of the sections of property from her brothers and sisters, and combined the Belcher property and the Grider property.

This combined Belcher/Grider property on Meshack Creek has never been sold and is today the property of Harriet Belcher Griders descendants. The "Homeplace" on Meshack Creek has been granted Kentucky State Historical Farm Status and is one of the items featured in the book "Historic Farms of K
Kentucky."

US Army's Widow's Pension Claim # 112255 - Civil War
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Claim of Widow hving Minor Children
I certify that Harriet Grider, widow of William H. Grider, who was a Private, Co. A 37th Regt, KY Vols, in the service of the United States, is entitled under the provisions of an amendment to the act of July 14,
1862, to receive pay at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the Fifth day of October, 1863, and to continue during life, unless she shall again marry, in which case the pension to her and for the within named children is not payable after the date of such marriage. Also, there shall be paid to the widow on account of the following named children, to commence 25th July, 1866

Eliza C, who will be sixteen years of age, 2nd Feb 1869
Matilda J, who will be sixteen years of age, 13th April 1871
Martha E, who will be sixteen years of age, 1st June 1873
Harriet P, who will be sixteen years of age, 12th Oct, 1875
William H, who will be sixteen years of age, 1st June, 1878

the additional sum of two dollars per month for each child until arriving at the age of sixteen years; provided such child has not, before that date, married, died or been adopted or abandoned. Issued
in lieu of certificate dated 28 April 1868. [Former payments to be deducted.]
Given at the Department of the Interior, this nineteenth day of February, one thousand eight hndred and sixty nine.
Signed: W. T. Otto [ Acting Secretary of the Interior
Countersigned: [signature illegible], Commissioner of Pensions

Notes for WILLIAM "HENRY" GRIDER:
William Henry Grider Civil War Service:
Company A, 37th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment
Captain: Isaac A. Chinoweth

William Henry Grider enlisted in the Union Army, Company A, 37th KY Mounted Inf Reg, and fell in battle at Glasgow, KY in 1863. He was buried in a common grave along with other casualities of the battlefield. After the war, his family paid to have his body located and brought back to Monroe County, Ky to be re-buried. The agents commissioned to locate and return his body reported to the widow Harriet Grider that his body was lost off the wagon in transit, and was never recovered again. It is possible that the family was victomized by unscrupulous people who preyed on the families of fallen soldiers.

Children of HARRIET BELCHER and WILLIAM GRIDER are:

PERMELIA³ GRIDER⁸, b. December 10, 1846, Monroe Co, KY; d. March 15, 1915, Monroe Co, KY - Skaggs Cemetery.

Notes for PERMELIA GRIDER:
[GriderFam.FTW]

Permelia Grider was one of eight grand daughters named after Grandmother Permelia Biggers Belcher.

	ii.	MARY GRIDER, b. July 13, 1851, Monroe Co, KY; d. September 23, 1938, Monroe Co, KY.
	iii.	ELIZA GRIDER⁹, b. February 2, 1853; d. April 13, 1932, Monroe Co, KY⁹; m. JOSEPH A WALDEN, Abt. 1879, KY; b. 1852; d. Unknown.
	iv.	MATILDA J GRIDER^10,¹¹, b. April 13, 1855, Monroe Co, KY; d. April 24, 1918, Monroe Co, KY - Skaggs Cemetery.
	v.	MARTHA GRIDER¹¹, b. June 1, 1857, Monroe Co, KY; d. September 8, 1889, Monroe Co, KY - Bur: Skaggs Creek Cem; m. GEORGE MCWHERTER¹¹; d. Unknown.
	vi.	HARRIET GRIDER, b. November 12, 1859, Monroe Co, KY; d. January 21, 1936, Monroe Co, KY¹¹.
33.	vii.	WILLIAM HENRY GRIDER, JR, b. June 1, 1862, Monroe Co, KY; d. January 11, 1940, Monroe Co, KY.

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