Betty Jo Welch Birth 24 Feb 1950 in Avondale, Maricopa County, Arizona Death 26 Dec 1950 in Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona Parents: Harvey Coleman Welch 1901 - 1950 Ruby Rody Giffin 1927 - 2007 -- Guy Williams Ancestors, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28346132/person/12185216735 A family member says that Betty and her father died together in the same drowning accident. But Harvey's death certificate reports that the accident happened while he was "at work" in rural Maricopa County. Note that Betty Jo is less than one year old. "Harvey and his daughter Betty Jo accidently drowned on December 26, 1950 near Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona." -- Ancestry Stories, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28346132/person/12184493036/media/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum The death certificates tell us the drowning accident took place about 7:30 PM. Harvey's certificate reports it was an accident at work, but the time and the fact that the baby died with her father sounds more like it was a road accident, maybe off a bridge over a lake? Or off a dam road? Arizona Death Certificates, 1870 - 1963 Betty Jo Welch Residence Avondale (address General Delivery), Maricopa County, Arizona all of life Birth Feb 24 1950 - Arizona, age 10 mos, 2 days Parents Harvy Welch, Ruby Giffin, both born in Oklahoma Informant M J Welch, DeLeon, Texas Death 7:30 pm Dec 26 1950 9 miles northeast of Buckeye, 1 mi north of Perryville, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Death By Drowning, no evidence of foul play, no inquest; accident while at work Certificate signed and filed by Justice of the Peace and Coroner, Buckeye, Arizona (name Bill ??) Burial 31 December 1951 Louis B Hazelton Cemertey, Buckeye, Arizona Certificate #6394 filed 4 January 1951 Betty Jo's grave marker has only her name, Betty Welch, with no other informaiton. I posted a copy of Betty Jo's death certificate and submitted details to her memorial on Find a Grave, so the memorial does now report the dates and places of birth and death and notes that the stone has no info. A photo of the stone is included on the memorial. Betty Welch Birth Feb 24, 1950 Avondale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Death Dec 26, 1950 Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Father Harvey Welch (1901 - 1950) Note: No other information on the headstone - just the name. Burial Louis B Hazelton Memorial Cemetery, Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona, Plot B-23-2-08 Created by Teresa Amabisca Dec 15, 2006 -- Find A Grave Memorial #17036857, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17036857
1860 Federal Census, Blount County, Tennessee, 25 July, District 17, P O Chilhowee, page 130, Hse/Fam #938 Russell Welch 51 M Farmer $475 Personal Estate born Tenn Fanny Welch 42 F born SC Daniel R Welch 10 M born NC 1870 Federal Census, Cherokee County, North Carolina, 4 August, Stecoah Township, PO Valley, page 2, Hse/Fam #8 Welch, Frances 50 F W Keeping House $1100 Real Estate $300 Personal b SC Cannot read or write Welch, Daniel 21 M W Farmer born NC 1880 Federal Census, Graham County, North Carolina, 18 June, Stecoah Township, District 83, page 11, Hse/Fam #103 Welch, Daniel R W M 31 Farmer NC NC SC Welch, Dorthey E W F 32 Wife Keeping House NC NC NC Welch, Candir [?] J W F 7 Dau At Home NC NC NC Welch, Faney J W F 5 Dau At Home NC NC NC Welch, Pinkeney R W M 4 Son At Home NC NC NC Welch, Robbert H W M 1 Son At Home NC NC NC Dabiel's son Robert's death cert6ificate indicates Daniel was the undertaker. Daniel's residence is written as Japan, North Carolina, but no reference to that or a similar place name in North Carolina has been found. His son died in Graham County, which is next to Swain County and Macon County, both counties where they had lived. North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 Robert H Welch Age 36 yrs, 5 months, 26 day Divorced, Occupation Farmer Education Attained: Read and write Birth 28 January 1879 Graham Co NC Father Daniel R Welch, born Macon County, North Carolina Mother Dorothy Sellers, born Jackson County, North Carolina Informant Daniel R Welch, Japan, North Carolina Death 24 Jul 1915 Stecoah Township, Graham Co, North Carolina Cause of Death Homocidal Firearm, 32 Revolver Burial 25 July 1915 Panther Creek Cemetery, Undertaker Daniel R Welch (father) Filed 30 December 1915, filed State 6 January 1915 [1916]
1940 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 2 April, Richland Township, District 69-25, page 1A, Hse #8 Rented, Value $4, Farm Welch, Thomas J Head M W 25 Grade 8 b Texas lived in Same Place in 1935 Laborer Welch, Josephine M Wife F W 23 Grade H8 [sic] b OK lived in Same Place in 1935 Housewife Welch, Dorthey J Dau F W 5 Single 0 b OK lived in Same Place in 1935 Welch, Mary J Dau F W 2 Single Grade 0 b OK lived in Same Place in 1935 Among her papers in 2018 Lou Ila Jenkins found a newspaper story about Dorothy's disappearance from August to November 1964. The events related to Lawton, Oklahoma. The Jenkinses lived in Quanah, Texas, a few miles across the river and to the west from Lawton. The newspaper is the news organ for Baptists in Texas. "A Secretary is missing. Mrs Dorothy Jene Willis, 30, Church secretary at Calvary Church, Lawton, Okla., has been missing since Aug. 14. Her physical description is: height, five feet, one inch; weight 98 ponds; brown hair; brown eyes' wears glasses; partal amputation of middle finger on right hand; and burn scars on left forearm, Anyone with information of her whereabouts is requested to contact her mother, Mrs. Josephine Welch at Alpine 5-4871, Duncan (Oklahoma), or the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigatoin, 4363 NW 10th, Oklahoma City." -- Baptist Standard, 4 November 1964; hand transcription courtesy of Lou Ila Gregory Jenkins, Josephine's cousin; from Lou's files, digitized 27 August 2018 by Orville Boyd Jenkins No followup information on this story was found. But it is known she did live until 1987. Note that her middle name in the story above was spelled Jene. This is also the spelling on her Social security record. Her full Social Security name is Dorthey Jene Welch. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Dorthey Jene Welch Birth 29 Sep 1934 Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma Death Date Jan 1987 Father Thomas J Welch Mother Mary J Dobkins SSN 446340670 Aug 1950 Name listed as DORTHEY JENE WELCH; Nov 1953 Name listed as DORTHEY JENE WILLIS; 01 Jul 1983 Name listed as DOROTHY J RIDDLE; 31 Dec 1987 Name listed as DOROTHY RIDDLE In her mother's obituary, Dorthey was named as a survivor, with her name spelled Dorothy Jean Welch. Her grave has her name as Dorthey Jean Welch Riddle. Thus it seems even family members did not spell her name consistently. Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005 Dorthey J Willis, Residence Oklahoma Spouse James Thomas Riddle, Residence Oklahoma Marriage 26 Oct 1982 Clark County Civil celebrant Recorded 28 Oct 1982 Clark County, Book 664, Page B409428, Instrument number 194662 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Dorothy Riddle Born 29 Sep 1934 Died Jan 1987 Last Benefit Adress Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 73130 SSN 446-34-0670 issued Oklahoma - 1951-1953 Dorthey Jean Welch Riddle Birth Sep 29, 1934 Death Jan 5, 1987 Parents: Thomas Joseph Welch 1914-1956 Josephine Mary Dobkins Tugmon 1916-2005 Spouse Robert E Willis 1934-2000 Sibling Mary Jo Welch Forga 1937-2006 Burial Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma Created by Jean Jan 11, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #23911650, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23911650/welch
1860 Federal Census, Blount County, Tennessee, 25 July, District 17, P O Chilhowee, page 130, Hse/Fam #938 Russell Welch 51 M Farmer $475 Personal Estate born Tenn Fanny Welch 42 F born SC Eda A Welch 18 F born NC
1860 Federal Census, Blount County, Tennessee, 25 July, District 17, P O Chilhowee, page 130, Hse/Fam #938 Russell Welch 51 M Farmer $475 Personal Estate born Tenn Fanny Welch 42 F born SC Betsy J Welch 21 F born NC
1860 Federal Census, Blount County, Tennessee, 25 July, District 17, P O Chilhowee, page 130, Hse/Fam #938 Russell Welch 51 M Farmer $475 Personal Estate born Tenn Fanny Welch 42 F born SC Fanny Welch 6 F born NC 1870 Federal Census, Cherokee County, North Carolina, 4 August, Stecoah Township, PO Valley, page 2, Hse/Fam #8 Welch, Frances 50 F W Keeping House $1100 Real Estate $300 Personal b SC Cannot read or write Welch, Frances 16 F W At Home born NC Cannot write
1910 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 3 May, Rush Springs, District 106, page 8B, Hse/Fam #153 Welch, Thomas J Head M W 30 Married 10 yrs NC NC TN Farmer Rents Welch, Maggie Wife F W 27 Married 10 yrs 5 children/5 living TN AR AL Welch, Harvey Son M W 9 Single Ind Terr NC TN In 1920, Harvey and his 14-year-old bride aer living with Harvey's widowed mother Margaret Drucilla Crenshaw Welch, in Rush Springs just north of Marlow, Oklahoma.. 1920 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 20 February, Rush Springs, District 186, page 13A, Hse #220, Fam #223 Welch, Maggie D Head Owns F W 37 Widow TN AR AL Farmer Welch, Harvey C Son M W 18 OK NC TN Welch, Nora I Dau-in-law F W 14 OK AL MO Harvey Coleman Welch Birth 19 Dec 1901 in Oklahoma Death 26 Dec 1950 in Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona Spouse Ruby Rody Giffin Birth 01 Oct 1927 in Oklahoma Death 20 Jun 2007 in Goodyear, Maricopa County, Arizona Daughter Betty Jo Welch Birth 24 Feb 1950 in Avondale, Maricopa County, Arizona Death 26 Dec 1950 in Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona -- Guy Williams Ancestors, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28346132/person/12185216735 "Harvey and his daughter Betty Jo accidently drowned on December 26, 1950 near Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona." -- Ancestry Stories, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28346132/person/12184493036/media/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum His death certificate says he died by accdiental drowning while working in rural Maricopa County near Buckeye and Perryville. Further details are not clear. The fact that he and his wife died together does not sound like he was at work. His industry is reported as Farm and his occupation as Laborer. And the accident is reported to have occurred at 7:30 PM. Note also that Betty Jo was less than one year old. Arizona Death Certificates, 1870 - 1963 Harvey Coleman Welch Birth Dec 19 1901 Oklahoma, USA Residence Avondale (address General Delivery), Maricopa County, Arizona Father Thomas J Welch, born Oklahoma, USA Mother Maggie Drusilla Crenshaw, born Oklahoma, US Informant M J Welch, DeLeon, Texas Married, Farm Laborer, Age 49 yrs, 7 days Death 7:30 pm Dec 26 1950 9 miles northeast of Buckeye, 1 mi north of Perryville, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Death By Drowning, no evidence of foul play, no inquest; accident while at work Certificate signed and filed by Justice of the Peace and Coroner, Buckeye, Arizona (name Bill ??) Burial 31 December 1951 Louis B Hazelton Cemetery, Buckeye, Arizona Certificate # 6395 filed 4 January 1951 His gravestone is a simple ground stone (footstone) with only the name Harvey Welch. For some time the FAG memorial did not have and dates. They were later added later, after I submitted them from his death certificate. Harvey Welch Born 19 Dec 1901 Oklahoma, USA Death 26 Dec 1950 (aged 49) Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona No other information on the headstone - just the name Burial Louis B Hazelton Memorial Cemetery, Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona, Plot B-23-2-09 Created by Teresa Amabisca Dec 15, 2006 -- Find A Grave Memorial #17036863, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Welch&GSiman=1&GScid=57055&GRid=17036863&
1920 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 20 February, Rush Springs, District 186, page 13A, Hse #220, Fam #223 Welch, Maggie D Head Owns F W 37 Widow TN AR AL Farmer Welch, Hollie M Dau F W 9yrs4mos OK NC TN Hollie Myrtle Welch Birth 09-16-1910 in Lindsey, Oklahoma Death 03-13-1993 in Midland, Texas Parents Thomas Joseph Welch, Margaret Crenshaw Spouse Eldon Lee Hill 1908 - 1993 Daughter Verna Hill 1929 - 1987 -- Saylor Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12220786/person/-310768070?ssrc=&ftm=1 In her step-brother Homer Green's obituary, Hollie Welch is listed among survivors, under the name Hollie Hill, of Midland, Texas. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Verna Jean Hill [Verna Jean Webb] [Verna Sneed] Birth 15 Oct 1929 Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma Death Date 15 Dec 1987 Father Eldon L Hill Mother Hollie M Welch SSN 348229428 Death Certificate Number 200730 Sep 1944 Name listed as VERNA JEAN HILL; Sep 1948 Name listed as VERNA JEAN WEBB; Jul 1949 Name listed as VERNA JEAN SNEED; 22 May 1998 Name listed as V J WEBB U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Hollie M Hill Birth Date 16 Sep 1910 Last Residence Midland, Midland, Texas, 79701 Death Date 13 Mar 1993 SSN 356-16-9909 Issued Before 1951 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 Hollie Hill Gender Female Death 13 Mar 1993, Midland County
North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000 Volume 7, Page 466 James A Garfield Welch White Male Delayed Birth Certificate Birth 28 Sep 1881 Wilkes County Father J W Mother Holly Hague [Holley Hogue] 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 15 June, Township 7, District 174, page 9A, Courtney Town, Hse #132, Fam #133 Welch, James G [W] Head W M Oct 1857 42 Married 20 years NC NC NC Farmer Rents Welch, Holly Wife W F May 1860 40 Married 20 years 6 children/4 living GA GA GA Welch, James G Son W M Sept 1881 18 Single NC NC GA James Garfield Welch Birth 28 SEP 1881 in Wilkes, North Carolina Death 2 JUL 1951 in Rosedale Cemetery, Ada, Oklahoma Parents: James Woodrow Welch 1856 - 1937 Hollie Hogue 1857 - 1933 Spouse Pearl Maxie Cooper 1886 - 1967 Daughter Ruby Elizabeth Welch 1908 - 1958 -- Jason Flinn, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14041918/person/45336321?ssrc=&ftm=1
1910 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 3 May, Rush Springs, District 106, page 8B, Hse/Fam #153 Welch, Thomas J Head M W 30 Married 10 yrs NC NC TN Farmer Rents Welch, Maggie Wife F W 27 Married 10 yrs 5 children/5 living TN AR AL Welch, James Son M W 1 Single OK NC TN 1920 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 20 February, Rush Springs, District 186, page 13A, Hse #220, Fam #223 Welch, Maggie D Head Owns F W 37 Widow TN AR AL Farmer Welch, Jimmie D Son M W 11 OK NC TN Registry, Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma Welch, Jim D. Jan 16, 1909 May 11, 1961 -- http://stephenscogen.org/~okstephe/MarlowCem2.txt Social Security Death Index Jim Welch Born 16 Jan 1909 Died May 1961 SSN 441-03-3789 issued Oklahoma (Before 1951) Jim D Welch Birth Jan 16, 1909 Death May 11, 1961 Burial Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma Created by Jean Jan 26, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #24194319, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24194319&ref=acom
James Woodrow Welch Born: 1858 in Cherokee County, North Carolina - USA -- Private Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/RequestTreeAccess.aspx?tid=15231380&pid=19971018131 1860 Federal Census, Blount County, Tennessee, 25 July, District 17, P O Chilhowee, page 130, Hse/Fam #938 Russell Welch 51 M Farmer $475 Personal Estate born Tenn Fanny Welch 42 F born SC Thomas J Welch 23 M born NC Betsy J Welch 21 F born NC Eda A Welch 18 F born NC Nancy L Welch 16 F born NC John M Welch 13 M born NC Daniel R Welch 10 M born NC William A Welch 9 F born NC Fanny Welch 6 F born NC James W Welch 4 M born NC - page 131 - Jemima C Welch 1 F born NC 1870 Federal Census, Cherokee County, North Carolina, 4 August, Stecoah Township, PO Valley, page 2, Hse/Fam #8 Welch, Frances 50 F W Keeping House $1100 Real Estate $300 Personal b SC Cannot read or write Welch, Daniel 71 M W Farmer born NC Welch, Andrew 18 M W Farm Laborer born NC Welch, Frances 16 F W At Home born NC Cannot write Welch, James 13 M W Farm Laborer born NC Cannot read or write 1880 Federal Census, Graham County, North Carolina, 18 June, Stecoah Township, District 83, page 11, Hse/Fam #96 Welch, James W W M 22 Farm Laborer NC NC SC Welch, Holley W F 21 Wife Keeping House Cannot read or writeTenn NC NC Welch, Thomas J W M 5mos b Dec Son NC NC Tenn 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 15 June, Township 7, District 174, page 9A, Courtney Town, Hse #132, Fam #133 Welch, James G [W] Head W M Oct 1857 42 Married 20 years NC NC NC Farmer Rents Welch, Holly Wife W F May 1860 40 Married 20 years 6 children/4 living GA GA GA Welch, Thomas Son W M Dec 1880 19 Single NC NC GA Welch, James G Son W M Sept 1881 18 Single NC NC GA Welch, Sherman Son W M May 1889 11 Single NC NC GA Welch, Russell H Son W M Sept 1893 6 Single IT NC GA 1920 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma, 20 February, Rush Springs, District 186, page 13A, Hse #219, Fam #222 Welch, James W Head Owns M W 63 NC US US Farmer Welch, Hollie F W 62 TN GA TN Register of Bailey Cemetery, Grady County, Oklahoma, http://www.okcemeteries.net/grady/bailey/wbailey.htm WELCH Holley 6 May 1857 3 July 1933 Homemade marker WELCH James W 23 Oct 1856 6 Apr 1937 "Prepare To Meet Me In Heaven"
1860 Federal Census, Blount County, Tennessee, 25 July, District 17, P O Chilhowee, page 130, Hse/Fam #938 Russell Welch 51 M Farmer $475 Personal Estate born Tenn Fanny Welch 42 F born SC - page 131 - Jemima C Welch 1 F born NC 1870 Federal Census, Cherokee County, North Carolina, 4 August, Stecoah Township, PO Valley, page 2, Hse/Fam #8 Welch, Frances 50 F W Keeping House $1100 Real Estate $300 Personal b SC Cannot read or write Welch, Jemima 11 F W At Home born NC Cannot read or write
1860 Federal Census, Blount County, Tennessee, 25 July, District 17, P O Chilhowee, page 130, Hse/Fam #938 Russell Welch 51 M Farmer $475 Personal Estate born Tenn Fanny Welch 42 F born SC John M Welch 13 M born NC U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 John M Welch Residence Cherokee County, North Carolina Occupation Farmer Age at Enlistment 16, Birth Date abt 1846 Enlistment 9 Apr 1862 Cherokee County, North Carolina, as Private, Company F, North Carolina 39th Infantry Regiment on 09 Apr 1862 Mustered out on 25 Apr 1863 Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004 John M Welch Age 74, Birth 1847 Death 11 Jun 1921 Swain County, North Carolina NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67 North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 John Manoes Welch Age 74 yrs, 11 months, 1 day Married Occupation Jeweler And Optometry Birth 1847 Swain Co NC Resident of Bryson City for 50 years Father Russle [sic] Welch, born 4 Aug 1849 Haywood County, California Mother Fannie Morgan, born Haywood County, California Spouse M M, Informant H H Wech Death 11 Jun 1921 Bryson City, Swain Co, North Carolina Cause of Death Chronic Intetstitial Nephritis, contributory Uremia Burial 12 Jun 1921 Swain Cemetery, Bryson City Filed 17 December 1921 John's middle name is spelled Manous on his memorial on Finda Grave. His grave has his name as J M Welch. John Manous Welch Birth Sep 1846 Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA Death Jun 11, 1921 Swain County, North Carolina, USA CSA Spouse Margaret Magdaline Battle Welch (1852 - 1933) Children: Charles Edwin Welch (1874 - 1954) Harley Harrison Welch (1876 - 1971) Burial Bryson City Cemetery, Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina, USA Created by JoAnn Welch Coon Sep 15, 2006 -- Find A Grave Memorial #15751042, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15751042
1870 Federal Census, Cherokee County, North Carolina, 4 August, Stecoah Township, PO Valley, page 2, Hse/Fam #8 Welch, Frances 50 F W Keeping House $1100 Real Estate $300 Personal b SC Cannot read or write Welch, Lorenza 8 M W At Home born NC