Generation No. 1
1. JAMES1 WELCH was born 1830 in Cork, Ireland, and died July 20, 1875 in Putnam Co. Ohio - St. John's Glandorf Cem.. He married CATHERINE CAVANAUGH Abt. 1858 in Plain City, Madison Co., Ohio, daughter of BRYAN CAVANAUGH and MARY COLLINS.
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James proably came to the United States in 1856 and then settled in Madison County, Ohio now Plain City. Not known if other family members came to the U.S. at that time but it is believed that a John Welch who named his uncle James as beneficiary in his will which is stated as follows: (John Welch Will - Page 477) I John Welch a private in Company G of the 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry in the Service of the United States, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament. Item I give and devise all of my estate to my Uncle James Welch of the County of Madison and State of Ohio to be to him and to his heirs forever, and I do hereby empower him the said James Welch to collect and receive for his own use all bounties and Back pay, as well as all other dues and debts that may be due me at the time of my death. In testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of November in the year 1863. Signed with his mark and signed and acknowledge by two other witnesses.
A deed for property to James Welch from George Phifer was signed April 27, 1864 and recorded on May 25, 1864. This property consisted of a premise situated in the County of Madison and State of Ohio being lots No 3 and No. 4 in Phifers Addition to the town of London. Next we find a deed which was recorded August 24, 1872. Deed of Lusia O. Sepians to James Welch which is for property purchased in County of Putnam and State of Ohio containing 40 acres of land. (The above information was collect-
by Forrest J. Welch.)
I am assuming that James and Catherine Welch proably moved to Putnam County, Ohio after 1865. Catherine's parents Bryan & Mary (Collins) Cavanaugh sold their property in Pleasant Valley now Plain City, Ohio in June 1865. They also purchased property in Putnam County in 1872.
Catherine Welch died September 29, 1871 leaving six children at ages of 3 through 12 and James died less then four years later. Also assume that the children was then raised by their grandparents Bryan and Mary Cavanaugh as according to the Noon Family history which has a copy of the 1880 census of Liberty Twp., Putnam they are listed living with them.
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Ethnicity/Relig.: Catholic
Event 1: Bef. 1858, Came to U. S. from Ireland
Occupation: Farmer (Unknown in Ireland & Plain City)
Residence: Ireland, Plain City, Oh. & Putnam Co. Oh.
Children of JAMES WELCH and CATHERINE CAVANAUGH are:
2. i. JOHN2 WELCH, b. 1859, Madison Co., Ohio; d. 1912, Marion, Indiana.
ii. MARY WELCH, b. November 12, 1861, Madison Co., Ohio; d. April 24, 1905, Miller City, St. Nicholas Cem.; m. (1) JOSEPH BURKHART, June 18, 1890; m. (2) HENRY BALL, May 21, 1903.
3. iii. BRYAN WELCH, b. 1863, Madison Co., Ohio; d. June 1939, Spencerville, Indiana.
4. iv. MARGARET WELCH, b. 1864, London, Madison Co., Ohio; d. 1935, St. Peters, Indiana.
5. v. MICHAEL EDWARD WELCH, b. April 10, 1867, Madison or Putnam Co., Ohio; d. January 10, 1929, Putnam Co., Ohio - Harmon Cem. Gilboa.
vi. LAWRENCE WELCH, b. August 25, 1868, Madison or Putnam Co., Ohio; d. 1888, Putnam Co., Ohio; m. NONE.
Generation No. 2
2. JOHN2 WELCH (JAMES1) was born 1859 in Madison Co., Ohio, and died 1912 in Marion, Indiana. He married ADDIE (MIMI) TROYER 1888 in Putnam Co., Ohio.
Children of JOHN WELCH and ADDIE TROYER are:
i. JAY C.3 WELCH, b. June 1, 1889, Putnam Co., Ohio; d. 1975, Van Buren, Indiana; m. HELEN HOWARD, Unknown.
ii. CLIFFORD WELCH, b. April 22, 1892, Putnam Co., Ohio; d. 1933, Indiana; m. DELCENA HULL, 1912.
iii. JAMES EARL WELCH, b. March 1, 1897, Unknown; d. 1960, Marion, Indiana; m. GENEVA KINGSEED.
iv. LUERCELLE WELCH, b. May 28, 1906; m. GUY HENRY ALWINE.
3. BRYAN2 WELCH (JAMES1) was born 1863 in Madison Co., Ohio, and died June 1939 in Spencerville, Indiana. He married IDA "SANDS" WELCH September 16, 1888 in Putnam Co., Ohio.
Children of BRYAN WELCH and IDA WELCH are:
i. IVAN3 WELCH, b. 1891, Putnam Co., Ohio; d. 1957, Spencerville, Indiana; m. LUVERNE L..
ii. EVA WELCH, b. August 7, 1893, Putnam Co., Ohio; d. March 14, 1974, Darlington, Indiana; m. GUY CARTFIELD.
iii. MARY WELCH, b. September 19, 1895, Putnam Co., Ohio; d. April 13, 1978, Leo, Indiana (Westside); m. IRVEN SAUDER.
iv. CHESTER WELCH, b. October 18, 1897, Putnam Co., Ohio; d. December 3, 1958; m. MAUDE RINEHART.
v. HAZEL WELCH, b. February 17, 1900; d. October 14, 1977, Newville, Indiana; m. SIMON D. NICHOLLS.
vi. EVERETT WELCH, b. 1902; d. 1948; m. MILDRED FLORENCE PIERMAN.
vii. ADRIAN WELCH, b. April 18, 1903; d. March 11, 1963, Knauss Cem., Kinderbook, Mich.; m. DOROTHY BUDD.
viii. EDNA WELCH, b. 1910; m. HAROLD GIRARDOT.
4. MARGARET2 WELCH (JAMES1) was born 1864 in London, Madison Co., Ohio, and died 1935 in St. Peters, Indiana. She married JOSEPH F. FISCHER Abt. 1893 in Putnam Co. Ohio.
Children of MARGARET WELCH and JOSEPH FISCHER are:
i. BLANCHE3 FISCHER, b. September 8, 1894.
ii. EARL J. FISCHER, b. 1896.
iii. LAWRENCE FISCHER, b. July 8, 1898.
iv. EDWARD W. FISCHER, b. September 12, 1901.
v. MARY CATHERINE FISCHER, b. September 15, 1907.>p>
5. MICHAEL EDWARD2 WELCH (JAMES1) was born April 10, 1867 in Madison or Putnam Co., Ohio, and died January 10, 1929 in Putnam Co., Ohio - Harmon Cem. Gilboa. He married LORETTA ANN CUTCHALL April 2, 1903 in Putnam Co., Ohio Forest Grove EUB Church, daughter of DANIEL LEWIS CUTCHALL.
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v. EDNA MAY WELCH, b. July 22, 1915, Sunman, Indiana; d. September 26, 1915, Sunman, Indiana - St. John Luthern Cem..
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viii. ERVIN FORREST WELCH, b. October 25, 1921; m. ALICE UPTON, November 17, 1945.
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xii. JOHN D. WELCH, b. October 10, 1903, Putnam Co., Oh.; d. March 21, 1972, Allen Co., Oh.; m. MAMIE PROWANT, December 24, 1927, Putnam Co., Ohio.
Notes for JOHN D. WELCH:
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.
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Notes for MAMIE PROWANT:
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.
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Comment 1: When married lived in Union Twp., Hancock
Ethnicity/Relig.: Catholic
Occupation: Farmer
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Ethnicity/Relig.: E.U.B.
Children of MICHAEL WELCH and LORETTA CUTCHALL are:
i. MEARL EDWARD3 WELCH, b. May 25, 1906, Putnam Co., Ohio; d. August 27, 1987, Burial Harmon Cem., Putnam Co.; m. ELLEN CAMPBELL, January 6, 1934.
Ethnicity/Relig.: United Methodist
Occupation: Farmer & State Employee DOT
Residence: Mt. Cory, Ohio
ii. NORVAL RAYMOND WELCH, b. September 6, 1908, Putnam Co., Ohio; d. March 30, 1990, Bluffton, Ohio burried Harmon Cementary, Gilboa, Ohio; m. MILDRED ELIZABETH ALEXANDER, 1941.
iii. FLORENCE LOUELLA WELCH, b. October 2, 1910, Putman, Co. Ohio; m. WILLIAM ASA BACKUS.
iv. SARAH ELIZABETH WELCH, b. February 4, 1912, Sunman, Indiana; d. July 1, 1987, St. Rita, Lima, Ohio - Monroe Cem.; m. EVERETT COMBS, November 29, 1934, Putnam Co., Ohio.
Ethnicity/Relig.: United Methodist
Occupation: Housewife
Residence: St. Rt. 613, Continental, Ohio
Comment 1: (Nicknamed Stub & liked fishing)
Ethnicity/Relig.: United Methodist
Occupation: Farmer
Residence: St. Rt. 613, Continental, Ohio
vi. LUCILLE MARIE WELCH, b. March 20, 1917, Ottawa Twp., Putnam Co., Ohio; m. (1) ROSS CONINE; m. (2) RAY PILCHER; m. (3) WARREN PRICE; m. (4) VERNON EUGENE TAYLOR, 1938.
vii. ROBERT MICHAEL WELCH, b. November 28, 1919, Putman, Co. Ohio; m. THELMA CAIN, July 12, 1941.
Comment 1: Divorced
ix. GRACE WELCH, b. April 19, 1924, Ottawa Twp. Putman, Ohio; d. 1991; m. DONALD ALEXANDER.
x. HELEN GLADYS WELCH, b. September 6, 1926; m. DONALD SMITH WILLIAMS, May 5, 1946.
xi. JAMES WILBUR WELCH, b. December 21, 1928; m. DORIS TROYER, August 6, 1955, Continental EB Church, Continental, Ohio.
Comment 1: Served in the U.S. Army
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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.
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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.
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
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