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Wiley Edward Welch 1849–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1849

Birth Location: Wayne Co, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 10 April 1924

Death Location: Attica, Harper County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Harvey Welch

Mother: Rachel Woodward

Spouse(s): Sarah Essley

Children(s): Ettebert Welch, Leon Welch, Rafael Welch, Wilbur Welch, Lura Welch, Ivy Welch, Raymon Welch, Bessie Welch

Wiley Edward Welch was born in 1849 in Wayne Co, Indiana, USA, the child of Harvey Welch And Rachel Woodward. Wiley Edward Welch married Sarah Elvira Essley, and had children including Bessie B Welch, Ettebert Destry Welch, Ivy Avarilla Welch, Leon Esley Welch, Lura May Welch, Rafael Stanzo Welch, Raymon Welch, Wilbur Gale Welch. Wiley Edward Welch passed away in 1924 in Attica, Harper County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wiley Edward Welch was born in 1849 in Wayne Co, Indiana, USA, the child of Harvey Welch And Rachel Woodward.
  • Wiley Edward Welch married Sarah Elvira Essley, and had children including Bessie B Welch, Ettebert Destry Welch, Ivy Avarilla Welch, Leon Esley Welch, Lura May Welch, Rafael Stanzo Welch, Raymon Welch, Wilbur Gale Welch.
  • Wiley Edward Welch passed away in 1924 in Attica, Harper County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wiley Welch's Ancestors

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Wiley Welch
1849–1924
Birth Place: Wayne Co, Indiana, USA
Parents
Harvey Welch
1805–1888
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Rachel Woodward
1813–1892
Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
GW (Joshua Welch) Jr
1770–1854
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
GW (Frances) Lester
1774–1850
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
GW Sr
1728–1789
GW Hutchings
1742–1807
GW Jr
1753–1854
GW Hooper
1753–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GW Welch
1690–1752
GW Butler
1698–1752
GW Hutchings
1720–1807
GW Parks
1724–1807
GW Sr
1730–1795
GW Wimbush
1730–1798
GW Hooper
–1790
GW Mitchell
1733–1803

Wiley Welch's Descendants

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Wiley (Edward) Welch (9 Jan 1849–10 April 1924) m. Sarah (Elvira) Essley (30 October 1855–24 July 1918)
  1. 1. Ettebert (Destry) Welch 1875–1951 m. Lillian (Skidmore) Perry 1880–
  2. 2. Leon (Esley) Welch 1879–1956
    1. 1. Lloyd (Wiley) Welch 1904–1982
  3. 3. Rafael (Stanzo) Welch 1877–1960
    1. 1. Hazel (Eva) Peitz 1913–1991
  4. 4. Wilbur (Gale) Welch 1885–1962 m. Gussie (Pearl) Kennedy 1890–
    1. 1. Gerald (R) Welch 1910–
    2. 2. Harald (C) Welch 1911–
    3. 3. Donald (G) Welch 1915–
    4. 4. Irene (T) Welch 1917–
    5. 5. Faye (L) Welch 1923–
  5. 5. Lura (May) Welch 1876–1940 m. Richard (Austin) Squire 1878–1965
    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
  6. 6. Ivy (Avarilla) Welch 1880–
  7. 7. Raymon Welch 1895–1895
  8. 8. Bessie (B) Welch 1896–
    1. 1. Clifford (Mays) McKenney 1922–1977

Wiley Welch's Timeline

2 Records

1849
9 Jan 1849
Birth of Wiley Edward Welch in Wayne Co, Indiana, USA
Wayne Co, Indiana, USA
1924
10 April 1924
Age 75
Death of Wiley Edward Welch in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1849
    Event Place: Wayne Co, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1924
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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