Jul-28-2018
Husband: Isaiah Welch
Born: ca 1792 1
Died: Aug-22-1860 2
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Cause of death: cancer of right cheek 3
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Barbour Co, (W)VA
Father: John Welch
Mother: Rachel ___
Wife: Rachel Ingram
Marriage Bond: Aug-27-1811 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4
Married: Aug-29-1811 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5
Born: ca 1794 in Virginia 2
Census: 1850 in Barbour Co, (W)VA
Father: Abraham Ingram
Notes
M Child 1: James Welch
Born: Jan- -1815 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 6,7,8
Died: Apr- 4-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,11
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,2
Cause of death: starvation 7
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: hotel keeper 8
Military: Aug-14-1862 - Apr- 4-1865 Pvt, Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War (POW) 13,7 (see note 1)
Wife: Margaret "Peggy" Talbott b. Oct-28-1816 d. Feb-19-1869
Also known as: Margaret Talbert 14
Married: Dec- 8-1834 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 14
F Child 2: Edith Welch
Born: ca 1820 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 15
Resided: 1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15
Husband: Mason Overfield d. bef Dec 1858
Marriage Bond: Oct-27-1834 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 16
Married: Oct- -1834 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 17
Husband: George W. McDonald b. ca 1824 d. Sep- 4-1897
Married: Dec-20-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15
Marriage license: Dec-18-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 18
F Child 3: Mary Melissa "Polly" Welch
Born: Dec- 2-1823 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 11,19,20
Died: Aug-26-1905 at Joy (Cabin Run), Doddridge Co, WV 21,11
Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 11
Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Barbour Co, (W)VA
Husband: Charles B. Clevenger
Also known as: Charles B. Clevinger 22
Married: Jan-15-1840 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 23
Husband: Ephraim Bee b. Dec-26-1802 d. Oct-23-1888
Married: Mar-27-1853 in Wirt Co, (W)VA 24
M Child 4: Ephraim Welch
Born: ca 1828 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 25
Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 26
Census: 1870 in Elk District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Barbour Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 27
Wife: Mary E. Daniels b. ca 1828 d. bef Feb 1879
Married: Jan-14-1846 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 28
Wife: Sarah E. Miller b. Jan-16-1841 d. Nov-11-1933
Also known as: Sarah E. White 26
Married: Feb-21-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 29
M Child 5: Benjamin Welch
Born: ca 1833 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 25
Resided: 1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 25
Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Military: Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 30
M Child 6: Loman Welch
Born: Nov- -1833 31 (see note 2)
Died: May-28-1909 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 32
Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 33
Census: 1900 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Barbour Co, (W)VA
Occupation: 1880 coal miner 34
Occupation: 1860 farmer 8
Military: Pvt/Farrier, Co H, 4th W.Va. Cav, Civil War (see note 3)
Wife: Lucinda J. ___ b. Jun- -1832
Married: ca 1850 31
F Child 7: Rachel Jane Welch
Born: Dec-27-1835 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 35
Died: May- 4-1925 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 35
Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 35,36
Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Barbour Co, (W)VA
Husband: Wickliffe Bee b. May-25-1832 d. Oct-16-1917
Sources:
(1) 1850 Census, Barbour County, (W)VA.
(2) Findagrave.com.
(3) Diary of Flavius Josephus Ashburn (1832-1912).
(4) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=22103&Type=Marriage.
(5) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.
(6) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death.
(7) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.
(8) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.
(9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as James Welch, while male, age 50, born in Barbour Co, son
of Isyah & Rachel, husband of Margaret, occupation soldier; died Apr 4 1865 in Doddridge County, cause of death
starvation. Informant: Ealeam Welch, son. DR p. 9 :
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5051340&Type=Death.
(10) Civil War Service Records, .
(11) Headstone.
(12) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)
(13) Civil War Service Records, , Muster-out Roll of Jun 17 1865, Cumberland, Md, contains the following entry
regarding James Welch, Pvt, Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf: "Died of disease at his home in W.Va.. while on furlough as a paroled
Prisoner of War. Was captured at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct 19, 1864. Date of death, Apr 4, 1865."
Muster Roll of Mar/Apr 1865 states under Remarks: "Died Apr 4, 1865, of disease contracted in Rebel prison."
Muster Roll of Jan/Feb 1865 and Nov/Dec 1864 contain identical entries: "Absent. Missing in action Oct 19,
1864."
Muster Roll of Sep/Oct 1864: "Absent sick since Oct 19, 1864. Said to be at Winchester, Va."
Muster Roll of Jul/Aug 1864 and May/Jun 1864 contain identical entries: "Absent sick in Gen'l Hospital at Grafton,
W.Va., since Apr 3, 1964."
Muster Roll of Mar/Apr 1864: Absent. "Sick in hospital since Apr 5, 1864."
Muster Roll of Jan/Feb 1864: Absent. "Detached service in Commissary Dept at New Creek, W.Va., from Feb 2 of
64."
Muster Rolls of Nov/Dec 1862 thru Nov/Dec 1863 state only that he was present for duty, with no other remarks.
Muster Roll of Oct 31, 1862: Absent. Sick.
Muster Roll of Aug 23 1862, Wheeling, Va., states that James Welch, age 44 [sic], enlisted as a Private in Co A, 14th
Inf Regt, at West Union on Aug 14 1862 for a term of 3 years.
A medical record shows that he was admitted to a hospital at Grafton on Apr 3 1864, suffering from rheumatism. He
returned to duty on Sep 1 1864.
Memorandum from Prisoner of War Record states that he was captured at Shenandoah on Oct 19, 1864, confined at Richmond,
Va. He was paroled at (illegible) Landing, Va., on Mar 9 1865 and reported at (illegible), Md, on Mar 11 1865.
Another more detailed POW Record states that he was captured at Cedar Creek, Va, on Oct 19 1864, and was confined at
Lynchburg and/or Richmond (entry not clear; Confederate POW camp in Richmond was Libby prison), later at Salisbury,
North Carolina. He contracted a fever and on Feb 23 1865 was admitted to the 12th General Hospital in Richmond. He was
paroled at Cox's Wharf, Va, on Mar 10 1865, and reported to Camp Parole, Md. Identified as James Welch, Pvt, Co A, 14th
W.Va. Inf, a farmer, age 50.
James Welch's wife Margaret filed for a Civil War widow's pension on Feb 23
1866.
(14) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 124, Line 37 :
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790711&Type=Marriage.
(16) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=43651&Type=Marriage.
(17) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=42155&Type=Marriage.
(18) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789640&Type=Marriage.
(19) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised &
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 55.
(20) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District)
(21) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Mary Bee, white female, widow, age 81y 3 (or 8?)m, 26d;
died Aug 26 1905 at Joy, cause of death paralysis and senile gangrene. Buried Aug 27 1905 at Upper Cabin Run. DR p. 157
: www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047321&Type=Death.
(22) Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV.
(23) Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV, Identified as Charles B. Clevinger and Mary Welch. Married Jan 15 1840.
Solemnized by Joseph Wrightsman. MR p. 10 :
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11625834&Type=Marriage.
(24) Wirt County Marriage Records, Elizabeth, WV, The marriage record is in the form of a handwritten narrative document,
which reads as follows:
Know all men by these presents that We Ephraim Bee and S. Sheppard are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of
Virginia in the just and full sum of one hundred and fifty dollars N. the payment of which well and truly to be made
unto the said Commonwealth, We bind ourselves jointly and severally our joint and several heirs &c firmly by these
presents sealed with our seals and dated this 26 day of March 1853.
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas marriage is intended between the above bound Ephraim Bee and
Mary Clevinger, widow, of Wirt County. Now if there shall be no legal cause to prevent said intended marriage then this
obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in force and virtue.
/signed/ Ephraim Bee ((seal))
/signed/ Saml Sheppard ((seal)), MR :
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11154780&Type=Marriage.
(25) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)
(26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.
(27) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District)
(28) Barbour County WV Marriages 1843-1892, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Apr 1986), Transcribed from
the WPA records located in the State Archives at Charleston, WV.
(29) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Ephraim Welch, widowed, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie
Co, son of Isaiah & Rachel Welch; and Sarah E. White, widowed, 38, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Elisha &
(blank) White. Married Feb 21 1879 in Doddridge County, officiaed by J. Engle. MR p. 232, Line 12 :
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792335&Type=Marriage.
(30) H. H. Hardesty, History of Doddridge County (1883),
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvpioneers
/doddridgecountyhistory.html.
(31) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.
(32) Obituary - At home.
(33) Obituary.
(34) 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Coal District).
(35) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx)
(36) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993,
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995.
Event Notes
Note (1) Military records show that James Welch was a Private in Co A, 14th W. Va.
Infantry. He was captured October 19, 1864 at the Battle of Cedar Creek in
Virginia. He was first sent to Richmond, Virginia and then to Salisbury Prison
in North Carolina. In February 1865, because of overcrowding at the prison,
James was among 1,420 prisoners that were transferred back to Richmond,
Virginia. On March 10, 1865 James was paroled in a prisoner exchange at Cox’s
Wharf, near Richmond, and sent home with advanced typhoid fever and suffering
from starvation and exposure.
Note (2) Age 80 in his obituary, placing his birth in about 1829, is inconsistent with
census records.
Note (3) The state-issued Civil War medal intended for Loman Welch was never claimed
and remains in storage at the West Virginia State Archives in Charleston.
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