Margaret Elizabeth Welch (1818–1884) • FamilySearch

Margaret Elizabeth Welch

10 February 1818–19 July 1884 (Age 66)
Stokes, North Carolina, United States

The Life Summary of Margaret Elizabeth

When Margaret Elizabeth Welch was born on 10 February 1818, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, her father, Isaac K. Welch, was 29 and her mother, Martha Margaret Payne, was 34. She married James E Reed on 21 December 1837, in United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Old Richmond Township, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States in 1880. She died on 19 July 1884, in Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Tobaccoville, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

James E Reed

1816–1899

Margaret Elizabeth Welch

1818–1884

Marriage: 21 December 1837

Margaret J Reed

1838–1911

Alfred H Reed

1839–1860

Sarah S Reed

1840–1919

Matthew H Reid

1841–1862

Elijah L Reed

1842–1902

Mary Eliza Reed

1844–1850

Harrison Lewis Reed

1847–1918

Alson C Reed

1848–1908

Keziah M Reed

1851–1877

Emory Cicero Reed

1855–1935

John H Reed

1858–1877

Alvis L Reed

1860–1940

Spouse and Children

James E Reed

Male1816–1899Male

Margaret Elizabeth Welch

Female1818–1884Female

Children

(12)

Margaret J Reed

Female1838–1911Female

Alfred H Reed

Male1839–1860Male

Sarah S Reed

Female1840–1919Female

Matthew H Reid

Male1841–1862Male

Elijah L Reed

Male1842–1902Male

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Parents and Siblings

Isaac K. Welch

Male1788–1855Male

Martha Margaret Payne

Female1784–Female

Siblings

(9)

Letty Welch

Female1805–Female

Mary Jane Welch

Female1810–1874Female

Charlotte Welch

Female1812–1821Female

John Wesley Welch

Male1813–1894Male

Margaret Elizabeth Welch

Female1818–1884Female

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 1

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.

1830 · Trail of Tears
Age 12

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 18

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Welch

Margaret

Elizabeth

1 English: ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh .2 German: variant of Welk .3 Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Welsch .

Possible Related Names

Walsh

Welk

Welsh

Welsch

Sources (30)

Elizabeth Reed in household of James Reed, "United States Census, 1870"
Elizabeth Reid in household of James Reid, "United States Census, 1860"
Elizabeth Reed in household of James Reed, "United States Census, 1850"

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