24th Feb 19501,2 - 26th Dec 19501,4,2
Life History
24th Feb 1950 |
Born in Avondale, Maricopa, Arizona.1,2 |
26th Dec 1950 |
Died in Buckeye, Maricopa, Arizona.1,4,2 Accidental drowning, no evidence of foul play, no inquest |
31st Dec 1951 |
Buried in Louis B Hazelton Memorial Cemetery, Buckeye, Maricopa, Arizona.3,2 |
Notes
- 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
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