Jul-28-2018
Husband: Elam Welch
Born: ca 1839 1,2 Died: Jun-11-1918 in Taylor Co, WV 2 Buried: in Stanley (aka Antioch) Cemetery, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4 Census: 1880 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: coal miner 2,5 Occupation: 1870 farmer 6 Military: Pvt, Co M, 6th W.Va. Inf (Civil War) 3 Father: James Welch (1815 - 1865) Mother: Margaret "Peggy" Talbott (1816 - 1869)
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Kinney 7,8
Born: Jan-15-1854 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4,5 (see note 1) Died: Jan- 2-1927 in Glen Dale, Marshall Co, WV 4,9 (see note 2) Buried: in Mount Rose Cemetery, Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: George Kinney (1819 - 1870) Mother: Mary Jane Steel (1821 - )
M Child 1: Ephraim Bee Welch Born: May-28-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,10,5 Died: Sep-24-1943 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2 Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 2 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2 Census: 1900 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1880 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Wife: Margaret Frances "Fannie" Harman b. Apr- -1865 d. Apr-25-1956 Also known as: Fannie Harman 11 Married: Jan- 2-1889 in Harrison Co, WV 11,10
F Child 2: Margaret Jane "Maggie" Welch Born: Feb- -1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,12,9 Died: Jun-11-1944 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,9 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 14 Census: 1880 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Alvadore Stutler b. Jul-24-1868 d. Apr- 2-1930 Married: Dec- 8-1891 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12
F Child 3: Hattie Welch Born: Jan-10-1875 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Died: Aug- 9-1945 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 4 Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Luther Sheets b. Nov-17-1873 d. Mar-26-1943 Married: Apr-30-1899 in West Grafton, Taylor Co, WV
M Child 4: Eddie E. Welch Born: Apr- 6-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,16,5 Died: Apr-28-1955 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 4 Buried: in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 4 Resided: 1906 in Taylor Co, WV 16 Census: 1880 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Wife: Ora Susan Wood b. ca 1882 Married: Sep- 6-1906 in Harrison Co, WV 16
M Child 5: Lee Welch Born: Oct- 5-1879 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15,5 Died: Mar-19-1944 in Keyser, Mineral Co, WV 17 Census: 1880 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: conductor on B & O Railroad 17
Sources: (1) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (4) Findagrave.com. (5) 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Coal District). (6) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (7) Death record of daughter. (8) Russell Lowell Stutler, Stutler Family Tree, http://www.stutler.cc/russ/family_tree.html. (9) Headstone (year only) (10) 1900 Census, Taylor County, WV. (11) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (13) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (14) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (15) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001) (17) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1853. Note (2) Husband's marital status was given as widowed in his 1918 death record.Name Index