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Lura May Welch 1876–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1876

Birth Location: New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1 Feb 1940

Death Location: Coldwater, Comanche County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Wiley Welch

Mother: Sarah Essley

Spouse(s): Richard Squire

Children(s): Nellie Squire

Lura May Welch was born in 1876 in New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA, the child of Wiley Edward Welch And Sarah Elvira Essley. Lura May Welch married Richard Austin Squire, and had children including Eunice Squire, Glen Squire, Nellie Elizabeth Squire, Ray Squire. Lura May Welch passed away in 1940 in Coldwater, Comanche County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lura May Welch was born in 1876 in New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA, the child of Wiley Edward Welch And Sarah Elvira Essley.
  • Lura May Welch married Richard Austin Squire, and had children including Eunice Squire, Glen Squire, Nellie Elizabeth Squire, Ray Squire.
  • Lura May Welch passed away in 1940 in Coldwater, Comanche County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lura Welch's Ancestors

Self
Lura Welch
1876–1940
Birth Place: New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Parents
Wiley Edward Welch
1849–1924
Wayne Co, Indiana, USA
Sarah (Elvira) Essley
1855–1918
New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Harvey Welch
1805–1888
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Rachel Woodward
1813–1892
Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
GW Jr
1770–1854
GW Lester
1774–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GW Sr
1728–1789
GW Hutchings
1742–1807
GW Jr
1753–1854
GW Hooper
1753–1801

Lura Welch's Descendants

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Lura (May) Welch (19 Jul 1876–1 Feb 1940) m. Richard (Austin) Squire (25 December 1878–7 May 1965)
  1. 1. Nellie (Elizabeth) Squire 1901–1992 m. Nobel (Russell) Friend 1903–1990
    1. 1. Bernard (Nobel) Friend 1927–1998
    2. 2. Russell (Jean) Friend 1923–1980
    3. 3. Emma (May) Friend 1925–2007

Lura Welch's Timeline

2 Records

1876
19 Jul 1876
Birth of Lura May Welch in New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA
New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1940
1 Feb 1940
Age 64
Death of Lura May Welch in Coldwater, Comanche, Kansas, USA
Coldwater, Comanche, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1876
    Event Place: New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1940
    Event Place: Coldwater, Comanche, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coldwater, Comanche County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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