James Houchins Jr.

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FTM Marriage records of 1786-1850

1850 Census for Mercer Co., VA 42nd district lists James Houchins hea d of household 42 yrs, farmer value of real estate 600. Wife Sarah 32y rs, Mary J or I., 13 yrs, Emily 11 yrs, Amanda 9 yrs, Riley 7 yrs. Har vey 5 yrs, Julia 3 yrs and Serepta 1 yr.

1860 Census for Mercer Co., VA My Districy lists James Houchins 52 yrs , Value of restate 2,200, personal property 1,370. Wife Sarah 42 yrs,b . VA, Emily 22 b VA, Amanda 20 b VA, Reily 17 b VA, Harvey 16 b VA, Ju lia 13 b VA, Serepta 11 b VA, Alice 9 b VA, Greenlee 6 b VA, Sarah 4b VA, and Lucinda 1 b. VA.

James Houchins, Jr. son of James Houchins and Mollie (Harvey) Houchin s lived to be 85 years old. It is said that James Jr., was one of thef ounders of Summers Co., and one of the first supervisors. The old reco rds show much of his handiwork. He was a Democrat after the Civil War , and an old time "Whig" before the war. He was of the primitive Bapti st faith.

Marriages of Mercer Co., VA compiled by Reba K. Martin and Marion W. G ills:
September 3, 1856 L23 p3 Belcher, Madison F A-22 single, b Mercer Co. , parents Asa/Clara Belcher, occ. farmer M. Mary J. Houchins age 19, s ingle, b Mercer Co., Parents James/Sarah Houchins.

Source: Houchin Ancestry by Barty Wyatt, Princeton Times, Princeton, W est Virginia.
James Houchins, Jr. son of James Houchins and Mollie (Harvey) Houchin s lived to be 85 years old. It is said that James Jr., was one of thef ounders of Summers Co., and one of the first supervisors. The old reco rds show much of his handiwork. He was a Democrat after the Civil War , and an old time "Whig" before the war. He was of the primitive Bapti st faith.

Source: Houchin Ancestry by Barty Wyatt, Princeton Times, Princeton, W est Virginia.

James married Sarah Unknown.

James next married Sarah "Sally" Mann on Sep 27, 1836 in Giles Co., Virginia. (Sarah "Sally" Mann was born about 1818 in VA.)