James and Eliza Bellamy's Children
return to parents' page: Eliza Virginia Andis and James Merideth Bellamy
1) Claude Vance (Rev) Bellamy:
born 15 Jul 1886 Washington Co, VA;
died 31 Dec 1965 Johnson City, Washington, TN;
obituary;
buried Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
tombstone photo;
WWI draft registration
card; news
article regarding Claude; signature
;
married Osta B Lane (born Aug 1890 Scott Co, VA;
died 20 Jan 1973 Johnson City, Washington, VA;
obituary;
buried Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
tombstone photo;
daughter of Enoch Madison Lane (31 Oct 1866-09 Jan 1922)
and
Hettie Eugenia Davidson (Oct 1871-10 Mar 1952 Washington Co, TN));
no children mentioned in either obituary
2) Henry Edward Bellamy:
born 05 Jul 1889 Churchill, Hawkins, TN; birth
certificate;
died 26 Oct 1969 Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
obituary;
buried Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
tombstone photo;
WWI, WWII draft registration
cards; signature:
;
married Lena Ethel "Leanie" Shipley on 16 May 1910 Hawkins Co, TN
(born 12 Sep 1891 TN;
died 19 Jan 1980 Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
buried Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
tombstone photo;
news item
mentioning Lena;
daughter of George Washington Shipley (07 Nov 1862 Sullivan
Co,TN-19 Dec 1922 Hawkins Co, TN) and
Mary Elizabeth
possibly McKenzie (16 Apr 1857
Sullivan Co, TN-07 Jan 1926 Sullivan Co, TN));
children:
1) Paul "Big" Bellamy
- born c. 1911 Waycross, Scott, VA;
died 16 Oct 1965 Kingsport, Sullivan, TN; obituary;
buried Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan, TN -
Obituary states Oak Hill, but cemetery has no
record of burial.
married Margaret Ruth McDaniel
(born 15 Mar 1922;
died 17 Jan 2006 Greenville, Greene, TN;
obituary;
buried Sinking Spring Cemetery, Greene Co, TN;
tombstone photo;
daughter of Bert McDaniel and Monnie Larimer);
children:
1) Paul B Jr Bellamy - living?; (not listed
in mother's obituary in 2006)
unknown branch; married?; children?
2) Earl Cranston "Luke"
Bellamy - born 11 Aug 1913 Sullivan Co, TN;
died 08 Dec 1986 Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
buried Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan, TN; tombstone
photo;
married Mabel Ellen Morrison on 27 Dec 1940
(born 26 Sep 1918 Lebanon, Russell, VA;
died 01 Mar 2003 Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
obituary;
buried Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
tombstone photo;);
children:
1) Thomas Cranston Bellamy - born c. 1940 Oak Ridge, TN;
died 06 Jan 2000 Kingsport, Sullivan, TN; obituary;
buried Monte Vista Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington, TN;
tombstone photo;
married
Margaret Hope Church
(born 1939 Johnson City, Washington, TN;
died 05 Nov 2000 Johnson City, Washington, TN; obituary;
buried Monte Vista Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington, TN;
tombstone photo;
daughter of Elmer Duane Church (31 May 1912 TN-24 Nov 1957
Johnson City, Washington, TN;
death
certificate) and Virginia Arwood);
children:
1) Lee Ellen Bellamy - born (___); died 19 Jul 2017; married?; no
children
2) Earl Thomas Bellamy - living?; married Amanda Deakins (living?);
divorced Jul 2018;
children:
1) Dalton Thomas Bellamy - living?; married?; children?
2) Hope Kendall Bellamy - living?; married?; children?
3) Megan Brooke Bellamy - born 12 Jun 2007;
died 12 Jun 2007;
3) Georgia M Bellamy
- born 26 May 1917; died 21 Jun 1996 Sullivan Co, TN;
buried Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
tombstone photo;
married Charlie Floyd Palmer
(born 09 Oct 1910;
died 08 Jan 1986 possibly Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
buried Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan, TN; tombstone photo);
children?
3) Della M Bellamy:
born 15 Oct 1891 Waycross, Scott, VA ;
died 09 Oct 1965 Johnson City, Washington, TN;
obituary;
buried Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington, TN; tombstone
photo;
Della married (1) John L Allen c. 1916
(born c. 1875 NC; died (___) - last found 1920 Dungannon,
Scott, VA;
children:
1) Mallie V Allen -
living?;
married Marion R Mercer (born 12 Jan 1916 Johnson City,
Washington, TN;
died 13 Mar 2000 Crystal River, Citrus, FL; obituary;
buried Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter, FL; tombstone
photo;
U S Army - WWII; enlistment
record;
son of Marion Robert Mercer
(24 Jan 1881 Washington Co, VA-12 Jun 1930 McMinnville,
Warren, TN) and
Minnie Moser
(30 Apr 1890 Washington Co, TN-01 Sep 1947 Johnson City,
Washington, TN);
Marion and Minnie buried Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington, TN;
tombstone photos);
children:
1) Robert Allen Mercer - living?;
Robert married (1) Ruth ____ (living?); divorced
18 Nov 1983 Alachua Co, FL;
children?
Robert married (2) Deborah Anita Willis on 28 Dec 1985 Alachua
Co, FL (living?);
divorced 19 May 1995 Citrus Co, FL;
children?
Robert married (3) Delinda J ____ or Linda Ann ____ (living?); children?
2) Marian Elizabeth Mercer - living?;
Marian married (1) Jon Allen Leaphart in Oct 1960 Volusia Co, FL (living?);
divorced 01 Apr 1974 Polk Co, FL;
children?
Marian married (2) Joseph Roberts Moseley on 04 Nov 1979 Lake Co, FL (living?);
children?
Marian married (3) David Micah Sharpe on 03 Feb 1997 Brevard Co, FL (living?);
children?
3) Judith M "Judy" Mercer - living?;
married Roger A MacCallum (living?); children?
4) Terri Lynn Mercer - living?;
married Marvin Mullins II on 03 Jan 1974 Citrus Co, FL
(living?); children?
2) Mildred Allen -
living?; married Shelby P Boyd (living?); children?
Della married (2) Thomas Edmund Matson Jr
(born 11 Mar 1895 Johnson City, Washington, TN;
died 27 May 1988 Johnson City, Washington, TN;
buried Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington, TN; tombstone photo;
WWI draft registration card;
signature:
;
son of Thomas E Matson (Jun 1847 MD-19 Oct 1921 Washington Co, TN;
buried
Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington, TN;
tombstone photo;
Civil War;
photos and items regarding
Thomas) and Mary Frances Tousley (Jan 1854
IN-Albion, Noble, IN-
20 May 1934 probably San Diego, San Diego, CA;
obituary;
buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion, Noble, IN -
tombstone photos));
children:
3) Janeta B "Nita" Matson
- living?;
married Thomas Riley Milam on 14 Aug 1948 Carter Co, TN
(born 19 Feb 1924 Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
died 03 Jul 2009 Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
obituary;
buried Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
tombstone photo;
U S Navy - WWII;
son of Roby Anderson Milam (22 Nov 1886 Watauga Valley, Carter,
TN-
16 Feb 1947 Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
obituary;
WWI draft registration card) and
Ocie May (14
Feb 1897 NC-19 May 1970 possibly Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
Roby and Ocie buried
Oak Hill Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
tombstone photos; Roby and Ocie married 1915 TN);
marriage record for Janeta and
Thomas;
children:
1) Matson Thomas Milam - living?;
married Sandra Beth "Sandi" ____ (living?); children?
2) Melissa Milam - living?; married Michael P "Mike"
Blanton (living?);
children:
1) Michelle Blanton - living?; married?; children?
2) John Thomas Blanton - living?; married?; children?
3) Melinda "Mindy" Milam - living?; married Michael E "Mike" Dixon
(living?);
children:
1)
Kaitlyn Dixon - living?; married?; children?
2) Parker Dixon - living?; married?; children?
3) Taylor Dixon - living?; married?; children?
4) Helen Matson -
born 27 Jul 1928 TN;
died 27 Aug 1995 possibly Johnson City, Washington, TN;
married Oscar D Blevins Jr (living?); children?
5) Thomas Edmund Jr Matson
- born 02 Jan 1931 TN;
died 23 Oct 1993 Washington Co, TN;
buried Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington, TN;
tombstone photo;
married ____; divorced; children?
6) James M "Jim" Matson - living?; married?; children?
7) unknown female Matson - living?; married Joe Fann (living?); children?
4) Mallie A Bellamy:
born 20 Oct 1894 Hawkins Co, TN;
died 08 Nov 1977 Kingsport, Sullivan, TN; obituary;
buried Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Scott, VA;
tombstone photo;
married William Samuel Jones
(born 15 Dec 1897 possibly Scott Co, VA;
died 09 Oct 1987 possibly Gate City, Scott, VA;
buried Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Scott, VA;
tombstone photo;
WWI draft registration card;
signature:
;
son
of Commodore Jones and Mary E ____);
children:
1) Virginia Ellen Jones -
living?;
married Paul E Moore
(born 29 Nov 1919;
died 23 Jan 1993 possibly Gate City, Scott, VA;
enlistment record);
children:
1) unknown male Moore - living?; married?; children?
2) unknown male Moore - living?; married?; children?
5) Clyde McClellan Bellamy:
born 14 Sep 1900 Hawkins Co, TN;
died 11 Feb 1945 Johnson City, Washington, TN;
death
certificate; cause of death: unknown;
obituary;
buried James M Bellamy Cemetery, Hawkins Co, TN;
tombstone photo;
U S Army - WWII; WWII Army
enlistment record;
never married; no children
6) Howard Andis Bellamy:
born 1907 Hawkins Co, TN;
died 30 May 1965 Kingsport, Sullivan, TN; obituary;
buried Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan, TN;
tombstone photo;
married Elsie Rosalie Elliott on 25 Dec 1948 Carter Co, TN;
(living?);
marriage record
for Howard and Elsie;
no children mentioned in Howard's obituary