Clement Oakes Welsh

Brief Life History of Clement Oakes

When Clement Oakes Welsh was born on 10 October 1907, in Zwingle, Dubuque, Iowa, United States, his father, John Henry Welsh, was 25 and his mother, Susan Ansie Peters, was 21. He married Regina Mary "Jean" Shannon on 7 February 1933, in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Dubuque, Iowa, United States in 1935 and Table Mound Township, Dubuque, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 30 August 1995, in Key West, Dubuque, Iowa, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Key West, Dubuque, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clement Oakes Welsh
1907–1995
Regina Mary "Jean" Shannon
1905–1997
Marriage: 7 February 1933
Donald Clemens Welsh
1933–2024
Geraldine Anne "Geri" Welsh
1935–2020

Sources (19)

  • Clem O Welsh, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Clemens O Welsh, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Clem Welsh in entry for Regina M Or Jean Welsh, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

Scottish, English, and Irish: ethnic name from Middle English welshe (Old English wēalisc, wēlisc) ‘foreign, Welsh’, for someone from Wales or a speaker of the Welsh language. Compare Walsh and Wallace .

Americanized form of German Welsch .

Americanized form of Ukrainian and Jewish (from Ukraine) Voloshin or its Polish variant Wołoszyn (see Woloszyn ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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