Life History

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• 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&

Sources

• 1. 1920 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma
  • 20 February, Rush Springs, District 186, page 13A, Hse #220, Fam #223
• 2. Ancestry Trees
  • Guy Williams Ancestors, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28346132/person/12185216735
• 3. Arizona Death Certificates, 1870 - 1963
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 5. Ancestry Stories
• 6. 1910 Federal Census, Grady County, Oklahoma
  • 3 May, Rush Springs, District 106, page 8B, Hse/Fam #153