05 Thursday Jun 2014
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Appalachia, Ed Belcher, fiddler, fiddlers, fiddling, genealogy, history, Logan, Logan County, music, photos, violin, West Virginia
John Edward “Ed” Belcher (1886-1970), violinist and resident of Logan, WV
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Brandon Ray Kirk 
I want to thank you for sharing pictures of my grandpa (John E Belcher). I’ve been working on genealogy as of late and ran across this while searching. Haven’t seen any for a very long time. I remember my mom telling me about him when I was growing up. If I recall correctly my brother has our grandpa’s banjo. Unfortunately, we never met, he passed about 8 years before I was born. Still great to see! Thank you again!
Can you share a photo of the banjo, showing all of its details? Feel free to email me: brandonraykirk@yahoo.com
I want to thank you for sharing about John E. Belcher. I’ve been researching genealogy and ran across this page in the process. I’ve seen a few pictures of him while growing up and my mom (Alice E. Belcher “Eileen”). Always loved hearing about my grandfather even though I never got to know him since he passed before I was born. If I recall correctly, my brother actually has his banjo. I won’t take any more of your time (If anyone reads this). Thank you again!
Hi! Well you just made my day. I’ve researched Ed Belcher since about 1995 and was glad to meet one of his daughters about 1996-8. Of course, I’ve visited his grave on Harts Creek many times. I would love to learn more about him and see the banjo—even a photo of it would be great.