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Subject: BURCHs Galore Reply
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 13:41:16 EST

Dear Tammy and List:

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Tammy Burch wrote

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You are getting through to us quite well, and we understand what you are
saying. Unfortunately, Tammy, you do not seem to be listening to what we are
telling you, which is that YOUR "JESSE BURCH born about 1774 has no wife
listed , ....." Really DOES have a WIFE----------ELIZABETH------------born in
1779 and died on March 2, 1852 and is buried in BURCH CEMETERY (Jesse is
probably beside her but in an unmarked grave and therefore no record). We
have definite proof of three children--Eliza (married Robert McHENRY), Richard
T. (who married Isabellah McHENRY) and Zephaniah (who married Ruth McHENRY.)
We are also telling you that we (neither Vern Anderson nor I) do NOT have a
record of the two additional sons you have attributed to this "1774"
Jesse--those being Jesse born in 1815 and John--what is your source for these
two sons?

So to say in another way in plain terms--your "1774" Jesse with no wife listed
and the #2 Jesse (as you have listed) married Elizabeth ???--ARE THE SAME
PERSON!!

Your listing of #3 Jess (Jessy according to the marriage license) born in 1845
is correct and he is a son of Richard T. and Isabellah (McHENRY) Burch.

Your listing of #4 Jesse B. born in 1835 is also correct and he is the son of
Zephaniah and Ruth (McHENRY) BURCH.

Then we are telling you that there is another Jesse that you do not have
listed--that being Jesse BURCH, the son of Jesse B. and Maria Jane (WILLIAMS)
BURCH.

Now concerning the addition of Amanda and Robert to the children of Zephaniah,
you appear to be correct. (All we needed was a source.) The 1860 Wood County,
VA(WVA) Census Record (which I have a complete copy of) lists the following
entry:
Unit #1802-1798
Zephaniah BURCH, 52, born in Virginia, Farmer
Ruth, his wife, 47, born in Virginia
Jesse, 25, born in Virginia, Farm Laborer
Charles, 15, born in Virginia, Farm Laborer
Samuel, 11, born in Virginia
Amanda E., 10, born in Virginia
Robert, 7, born in Virginia
Elizabeth LOUBLE, 30, born in Ohio, House Servant
Joseph BURCH, 20, born in Virginia

This Joseph BURCH is actually also a son of Zephaniah and Ruth but I do not
know why he is listed as last unless he was forgotten and added as a last
thought.

I will add Amanda E. and Robert to the childred of Zephaniah and Ruth with the
source being the 1860 Wood County VA(WVA) Census Record.

Does this help you now Tammy?

List, we are working hard to clear up this McHENRY/BURCH never ending problem.

Happy Searching,

Carlisle Bowling e-mail

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