Wesley Mordon Welch

Brief Life History of Wesley Mordon

When Wesley Mordon Welch was born on 15 June 1883, in Mississippi, United States, his father, Henry Abraham Welch, was 28 and his mother, Matilda Brown, was 30. He married Purity Elizabeth Williamson on 13 August 1900, in Simpson, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, United States in 1935 and Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States in 1940. He died on 15 June 1957, in Simpson, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Sanatorium, Simpson, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wesley Mordon Welch
1883–1957
Purity Elizabeth Williamson
1885–1957
Marriage: 13 August 1900
Ernest Solomon Welch
1901–1960
Lillian Jane Welch
1904–1987
Louvenia Welch
1906–1976
Emma Welch
1908–1964
Dora Lenora Welch
1910–1982
Erie Lee Welch
1926–1987

Sources (14)

  • Wess M Welch, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Mr W M Welsh, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
  • Wess M. Welch, "Find A Grave Index"

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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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