Brief Life History of Josie Frances
When Josie Frances Welch was born on 3 October 1906, in Bell, Texas, United States, her father, Thomas Jefferson Welch, was 31 and her mother, Lilla Ann Smith, was 29. She married George Washington Ison on 29 November 1925, in Chambers, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 9 Ridge Grove, Chambers, Alabama, United States in 1920 and Wise, Chambers, Alabama, United States in 1930. She died on 13 May 1935, in Chambers, Alabama, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Congregational Christian Church, Chambers, Alabama, United States.
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- Josie Ison in household of George W Ison, "United States Census, 1930"
- Josie Frances Welch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Josie Iron, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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Name Meaning
English: variant of Welsh or Walsh , an 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 .
German: variant of Welk .
Americanized form of German Welsch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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