Generation No. 1

1. JOSEPH CHRISTIAN1 PROWANT was born August 5, 1867, and died October 7, 1953. He married WINFERD ESTELLA DANGLER August 5, 1897, daughter of HENRY DANGLER and ELLEN CAMPBELL.

Children of JOSEPH PROWANT and WINFERD DANGLER are:
i. COREL EDEN2 PROWANT, b. 1889; d. 1929; m. MILDRED FORTNEY.
2. ii. ZELLA ADA PROWANT, b. November 29, 1899; d. March 21, 1984.
iii. CHARLES GLENN PROWANT, b. 1907; d. 1923.
3. iv. MAMIE PROWANT, b. August 30, 1905, Greenburg Twp., Putnam Co., Oh.; d. January 22, 1993, Hancock Co., Ohio.

Generation No. 2

2. ZELLA ADA2 PROWANT (JOSEPH CHRISTIAN1) was born November 29, 1899, and died March 21, 1984. She married WILBERT HENRY (BILL) MCKIBBEN May 7, 1921.

Children of ZELLA PROWANT and WILBERT MCKIBBEN are:
i. MARY ALICE3 MCKIBBEN, b. November 27, 1921; m. IRVAN DALE MARRIOTT.
ii. GLENN WILBERT MCKIBBEN, b. July 30, 1924; m. JOYCE ANNA (JOAN) TROYER, July 28, 1946.
iii. WILLIAM HENRY MCKIBBEN, b. February 15, 1926; m. CHARLOTTE FAYE BUCKMASTER, 1948.
iv. VADA JEAN MCKIBBEN, b. May 5, 1929; m. GORDON GUY PIERCE, November 15, 1950.
v. GHNELDA MAE MCKIBBEN, b. September 19, 1932; m. CHARLES (MICK) FOSTER MCDOUGALL, 1953.
vi. KENNETH DARRELL MCKIBBEN, b. December 24, 1935; m. BERRY ELLEN RICHARD, 1956.
vii. VERON LEE MCKIBBEN, b. July 19, 1937; m. CHARLENE GAYE PLUMLEY, 1959.
viii. RICHARD DWAYNE MCKIBBEN, b. July 8, 1939; m. JOY KAY STONE, 1961.
ix. GALEN DEANE MCKIBBEN, b. June 2, 1943; d. December 20, 1943.
3. MAMIE2 PROWANT (JOSEPH CHRISTIAN1) was born August 30, 1905 in Greenburg Twp., Putnam Co., Oh., and died January 22, 1993 in Hancock Co., Ohio. She married JOHN D. WELCH December 24, 1927 in Putnam Co., Ohio, son of MICHAEL WELCH and LORETTA CUTCHALL.

Notes for MAMIE PROWANT:
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Mary (Mamie) Ellen Prowant graduated from Continental High School, and Putnam County Normal School, also attended Defiance College. She taught schools for five years in Putnam and Fulton County rural schools.
She joined the Forest Grove U.B. Church in 1918 and was baptized in July of 1919 by Rev. Charles D. N. Moore. She later transferred her membership to Findlay Salen EUB and then to Rawson Methodist Church when the last two joined together as one church in 1966.
After marriage and finishing her fifth year as a school teacher she became a full time housewife then a mother of 13 children; which twelve lived to be adults. She was always busy helping with the chores, pre- paring meals and finding time to help her children with their school home work. She became a member of Rawson 550 OES.
She got a bad case of the Shingles in October of 1992. She was admitted to Bluffton Hospital mid January of 1993 and then died early January 22, 1993. Burial was in the Harmon Cemetery, Blanchard Twp., Putnam Co., Ohio.

More About MAMIE PROWANT:
Ethnicity/Relig.: United Methodist
Event 1: May 1922, Grad. from Continental High
Occupation: School Teacher then a full time Mother
Personality/Intrst: Grandchildren
Residence: Rural, Rawson, Ohio

Notes for JOHN D. WELCH:
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John D. Welch had a common school education. He spent his early life in Putnam County, Ohio, except four years he lived in southern Indiana. Was employed on the B & O Railroad in Toledo, but after his marriage, he was a farmer in Putnam, Hancock, Henry and back to Hancock County. He also worked different times at Cooper Tire, Cooper Service and at the Sugar Beet Plant in Findlay during the campaign season. He was an outstanding farmer most always having the best crops in the area.
He took much pride in improving the farm land and all the farms that he farmed became much more productive. He retired in 1965 but continued to help his son with farming until March of 1972.
He died suddenly March 21, 1972 at Bluffton Hospital which he was only admitted a few minutes before. Burial was in the Harmon Cemetery, Blanchard Twp., Putnam Co., Ohio.
John Welch was born October 10, 1903, during the week of the Putnam County annual fair. His parents, Michael & Retta were residents at 475 County Road 26, Union Township, Hancock, County. They decided to attend the fair and it was during the fair when he was born. His birth is recorded in Hancock County, Record of Births, Vol. 3-A, Page 576.

More About JOHN D. WELCH:
Comment 1: Burial in Harmon Cem., Putnam Co., Ohio
Event 1: September 9, 1906, Baptised at St. Nicholas, Miller City, OH
Occupation: Farmer & Laborer

Children of MAMIE PROWANT and JOHN WELCH are:
i. COREL LEE3 WELCH, b. July 12, 1932; m. (1) LORA MAE WILLIAMSON, September 7, 1956; m. (2) LORA MAE WILLIAMSON, September 7, 1956, Benton Ridge, Ohio.
More About COREL LEE WELCH:
Comment 1: Member: Mt Cory Lodge 418 F&AM, PM & Sec.
Ethnicity/Relig.: United Methodist
Event 1: May 1950, Grad. Cory-Rawson High School
Occupation: Tire Builder & Township Clerk
Residence: 6520 C. R. #46, Rawson, Ohio 45881

More About LORA MAE WILLIAMSON:
Comment 1: Member: Rawson 550 OES & PM
Ethnicity/Relig.: United Methodist
Event 1: May 1955, Grad. Liberty-Benton School
Occupation: Housewife & School Cafeteria Employee
Residence: 6520 C.R. #46, Rawson, Ohio 45881

ii. DONNA JEAN WELCH, b. December 5, 1928, Greenburg Twp., Putnam Co., Ohio; d. June 1, 1987, Findlay, Hancock Co., Ohio; m. DONALD E. GILBERT, April 20, 1949, Benton Ridge, Ohio.

Notes for DONNA JEAN WELCH:
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Started school at a country one room school; Trame School located on St. Rt. 15 north of Ottawa, then Gilboa school through the 5th grade, then McComb School until March 1, 1943 and then to Hamler High School where she gradulated in class of 1946. She then worked at the Glove factory in Bluffton until after her marriage and birth of her first daughter. Then she became a full time housewife and a wonderful mother and grandmother.

At the time of her death she celebrated 38 years of marriage and was the mother of 4 children and grandmother of 7 children.

Donna J. Gilbert, age 58, died peacefully at her home the morning of June 1, 1987. For over a year and a half she courageously fought cancer, amazing us all with her quiet patience and determinnation to live. Last summer she taught Bible school, she continued on as steward and secretary of the Official Board in between treatments. In the fall she came almost every Sunday morning, now with her chemotherapy bag strapped to her. From: (Findlay E.C. Church Newsletter, June edition 1987)

More About DONNA JEAN WELCH:
Cause of Death: Cancer
Comment 1: Active in Church
Ethnicity/Relig.: Findlay E.C. Church
Event 1: May 1946, Grad. Hamler High
Medical Information: No Heart disease, No High blood pressure, No Stroke, Cancer, No Addictions, No Alzheimer's, No Mental illness, No Diabetes
Occupation: Housewife
Personality/Intrst: Church, Sewing and family
Residence: Western Ave., Findlay, Ohio

iii. MARVIN LEWIS WELCH, b. July 22, 1930, Greenburg Twp., Putnam Co., Oh.; d. October 25, 1989, B.V. hospital; burial Harmon Cem. Gilboa; m. MARY JANE CRAMNER, April 8, 1955.

More About MARVIN LEWIS WELCH:
Cause of Death: Lung & heart disease
Ethnicity/Relig.: New Hope U. M. Church, Rawson
Event 1: 1947, Employed at Cooper Tire Co.
Medical Information: Heart disease
Occupation: Millwright at Cooper Tire Co.
Personality/Intrst: Church, Lodge and woodworking
Residence: Rural Route Rawson, Ohio

More About MARY JANE CRAMNER:
Ethnicity/Relig.: United Methodist
Event 1: 1964, W. Matron of Rawson 550 OES
Occupation: Employed RCA & Kuss Corp., Findlay
Residence: 809 West Bigelow Ave., Findlay, Ohio

iv. FORREST JOHN WELCH, b. April 6, 1934, Greenburg Twp., Putnam Co., Oh.; m. CAROL ANN HULS, October 19, 1956, Alameda Co., California.

More About FORREST JOHN WELCH:
Comment 1: Member Mt. Cory 418 F&AM, York Rite & S.R.
Ethnicity/Relig.: United Methodist
Event 1: May 1953, Grad. Cory-Rawson
Occupation: Laborer at Fibers & Ford Motor Co., Lima
Personality/Intrst: Teasing
Residence: 9945 Woodville CT., Ft. Mill, SC 29715

More About CAROL ANN HULS:
Ethnicity/Relig.: United Methodist
Event 1: January 1957, Moved to Ohio from California
Occupation: Housewife & Cook at L & K, Bluffton
Residence: 9945 Woodville Ct., Ft. Mill, SC 29715

v. JOSEPH ROBERT WELCH, b. November 1, 1935, Blanchard Twp., Putnam Co., Oh.; m. BARBARA ANN ZEBEDIS, April 5, 1958, Findlay, Ohio.

More About JOSEPH ROBERT WELCH:
Comment 1: After Army worked at Ashland Oil 56-58
Ethnicity/Relig.: United Methodist
Event 1: May 1953, Grad. Cory- Rawson High School
Occupation: Laborer, Teacher & Real Estate SalesResidence: 29417 Kearsley St., Milbury, Ohio 43447

vi. DALE ALLEN WELCH, b. April 19, 1937, Blanchard Twp., Putnam Co., Ohio; m. EDITH GRACE WILLIAMSON, July 30, 1958, Indiana.

More About DALE ALLEN WELCH:
Ethnicity/Relig.: United Methodist
Event 1: May 1955, Grad. Cory-Rawson
Occupation: Ashland Oil, Cooper, Kodak & Farmer
Residence: 6643 T. R. #48, Rawson, Ohio 45881

More About EDITH GRACE WILLIAMSON:
Event 1: May 1957, Grad. Liberty-Benton

vii. GIAN MICHAEL WELCH, b. August 16, 1938; m. GERALDINE JERRI SPEARS CARTER.

More About GIAN MICHAEL WELCH:
Event 1: Served in U.S. Army stationed in Kaiser Slattern Germany

viii. JANET RUTH WELCH, b. November 14, 1939; m. BOB F. MYERS, September 16, 1956, Sidney EUB at Sidney, Ohio.
ix. COLIN RAY WELCH, b. December 12, 1941.
x. GARY DEE WELCH, b. December 16, 1943; m. LINDA JEAN LEE, January 22, 1963, College Church of God Findlay, Ohio.

More About GARY DEE WELCH:
Event 1: Served in U.S. Army stationed in California

xi. ARDEN JAMES WELCH, b. November 21, 1944; m. LINDA KAY FRONTZ, October 10, 1981, Folk Ave Church of God.
xii. KAREN JUNE WELCH, b. June 30, 1946; d. December 6, 1980, Rockport Cemetary; m. JOHN WAYN STEPHENS, November 14, 1965, Powell Memorial Church CR 313 Rawson,Ohio.
xiii. KEVIN PATRICK WELCH, b. January 24, 1949; m. LINDA DIANE CROUSE, June 23, 1973, North Baltimore, Ohio.

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