Re: John E. Burch/Geneva Co., AL

Hi Karen, I am not related, just did some looking for you.

I do not have access to the death certificates, but did find some interesting census information.

Someone had posted on rootsweb that John E's parents were Charles and Louvina Hendrix.I could not find them on the 1850 census.Louvina must have died and I next find Charles living in Florida with Eliza on the 1860 census with a John aged 17.

The 1870 census has John married to Sarah and living in Geneva Co., AL.The Eliza Burch without Charles living in Geneva Co., AL as well.So it looks to me like Charles must have been the father of John E and Eliza was his step-mother.

Here are the census records:

Home in 1860: Holmes, Florida
Name: Charles P Birch
Age in 1860: 46 Birth Year: abt 1814 Birthplace: Alabama
Gender: Male
Post Office: Cerrogorda
Household Members: Name Age
Charles P Birch 46
Elizer Birch 26 GA
John Birch 17 AL
Amy Birch 11 AL
Mary Birch 6 AL
Jefferson Birch 4 AL
Wilatter Birch 2 AL

Home in 1870: Township 1, Geneva, Alabama
Name: Eliza Burch
Birth Year: abt 1833 Age in 1870: 37 Birthplace: Georgia
Race: White Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Eliza Burch 37
Mary A Burch 14 AL
Thos J Burch 13 AL
Charles L Burch 9 FL
Eliza E Burch 7 FL
Sister A Burch 3 FL

Home in 1870: Township 1, Geneva, Alabama
Name: John E Burch
Birth Year: abt 1844 Age in 1870: 26 Birthplace: Alabama
Race: White Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
John E Burch 26
Sarah F Burch 23 GA
Charles F Burch 4 AL
Lavenia I Burch 2 AL
Cruthckfield Jula Burch 17 Farm Laborer FL

Home in 1880: Geneva, Alabama
Name: John E. Birch
Age: 36 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 Birthplace: Alabama
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Sarah F. Birch
Father's birthplace: Georgia Mother's birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
John E. Birch 36
Sarah F. Birch 34 GAGAGA
Charles T. Birch 14
Luvina J. Birch 11
Susan A. Birch 10
Andrew C. Birch 7
Allen Q. Birch 4
Daniel R. Birch 2

Home in 1900: Noblins, Geneva, Alabama
Name: John Burch
Age: 51 Birth Date: Mar 1843 Birthplace: Alabama
Race: White Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Spouse's Name: Sarah Burch
Marriage year: 1863
Marital Status: Married Years married: 37
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members: Name Age
John Burch 51
Sarah Burch 53 Nov 1844 GAGAGA
Daniel Burch 23 Feb1877
Sallie Burch 19 Feb 1881

Home in 1910: Noblin, Geneva, Alabama
Name: John E Burch
Age in 1910: 67 Estimated Birth Year: 1843 Birthplace: Alabama
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Georgia Mother's Birth Place: Georgia
Spouse's Name: Sarah F Burch Marital Status: Married
Race: White Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
John E Burch 67
Sarah F Burch 66 Married 48 years ALGAGA 10 kids 7 living
Elios Tharpe 46 Son-in-law ALALAL
Viney J Tharpe 40 Daughter ALALAL
James Tharpe 15 Son ALALAL