Josie Frances Welch

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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Family Time Line

George Washington Ison
1899–1999
Josie Frances Welch
1906–1935
Marriage: 29 November 1925
Infant Son Ison
1926–1926
Thomas Willard Ison
1927–1999
George Gwin Ison
1928–2013
Joe Wheeler Isom
1929–1929
Jacqueline Ison
1932–
Gene Ison
1932–2021
Eunice Joerine Roach
1934–2016
John F. Roach
1935–2004

Sources (15)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

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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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