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Rufus Childress Welch 1913–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1913

Birth Location: Lincoln Co TN

Death Date: 22 Jun 1988

Death Location: Petersburg, Marshall County, Tennessee, United States of America

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Mother: Ida Welch

Spouse(s): Margaret Wells

Children(s): William Welch, James Welch

Rufus Childress Welch was born in 1913 in Lincoln Co TN, the child of William Thomas Welch And Ida Mae Welch. Rufus Childress Welch married Margaret E Wells, and had children including James David Welch, William Thomas Welch. Rufus Childress Welch passed away in 1988 in Petersburg, Marshall County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rufus Childress Welch was born in 1913 in Lincoln Co TN, the child of William Thomas Welch And Ida Mae Welch.
  • Rufus Childress Welch married Margaret E Wells, and had children including James David Welch, William Thomas Welch.
  • Rufus Childress Welch passed away in 1988 in Petersburg, Marshall County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Rufus Welch's Ancestors

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Rufus Welch
1913–1988
Birth Place: Lincoln Co TN
Parents
Ida (Mae) Welch
1880–1950
Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
James Welch
1853–1924
Tennessee
Chilnissa ((Nissa) Esther) Crabtree
1861–1937
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lemuel Welch
1811–1891
Martha Nichols
1811–
William Crabtree
1800–1865
Mary Foster
1815–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martha
1785–1862
Frederick FOSTER
1793–1838

Rufus Welch's Descendants

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Rufus (Childress) Welch (20 Aug 1913–22 Jun 1988) m. Margaret (E) Wells (21 Oct 1916–Abt 1995)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) Welch 1937–2017
  2. 2. James (David) Welch 1940–2003

Rufus Welch's Timeline

2 Records

1913
20 Aug 1913
Birth of Rufus Childress Welch in Lincoln Co TN
Lincoln Co TN
1988
22 Jun 1988
Age 75
Death of Rufus Childress Welch in Lincoln Co TN
Lincoln Co TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Lincoln Co TN
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1988
    Event Place: Lincoln Co TN
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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