Father: Francis (Frank) M. Welch
Mother: Mary Ella Wheeler
Spouse: Lena Lenora (Lennie) Gillespie - b: 26/Sep/1877
- Gentry Co., MO
d: 24/Oct/1942 - Albany, Gentry Co.,
MO - bur: Grandview Cem.
m: 26/Mar/1896 - Gentry Co., MO
Child-1: Minnie Beatrice - b: 11/Sep/1901 - Gentry Co.,
MO
d: 13/Dec/1963 - Mercer Co., MO - bur: Grandview Cem., Albany,
Gentry Co., MO
m: Arch Burkhart - 9/April/1927 - Stanberry, Gentry Co., MO
2: Ruby
Faye - b: 4/Dec/1913 - MO
d: 27/Jan/1998 - Fair Grove, Greene Co., MO -
bur: Ravanna Cem.,
Mercer Co., MO
m: Ivan Welch - ~1932
Biographical Details:
The third surviving son of Francis M. and Mary Ella Wheeler Welch was Charles Grant, born April 23, 1871, in Gentry County, Missouri. He was known throughout his lifetime as "Grant" and, perhaps, was named for General Ulysses S. Grant since his father had been a Union sympathizer during the Civil War and, moreover, this name does not seem to have been applied to anyone else within the extended Welch family. Grant Welch and Lennie Gillespie were married in Gentry County on March 26, 1896, by Rev. William C. Long, a sabbatarian, viz., Church of God, minister.1 They had two known daughters, Minnie and Ruby. (Apparently, Ruby later married her first cousin, Ivan Welch, son of George and Edna Moore Welch.) Census records indicate that Charles G. and Linnie (sic - Lennie) Welch were renting a farm in Huggins Township in 1900. Subsequently, they seem to have settled with his widowed father on the "homeplace" in Athens Township, where they apparently remained resident for the remainder of their lives.2 Grant Welch died on Christmas Eve in 1940 and his wife followed him a little less than two years later.3,4 They were both buried in Grandview Cemetery.Source Notes and Citations:
1. "Bride daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Whit Gillespie. Groom's father F. M. Welch. Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Gillespie attended the wedding. J. H. Hammond and Miss Laura Emmons stood up with the Bride
and Groom. Married by Elder W. C. Long" (marriage notice: Darlington Record; Darlington, MO, Thur., Apr. 2, 1896, & marriage notice: Albany Ledger; Albany, MO, Fri., Apr. 3, 1896.)
back to bio.2. Anonymous, Plat Book of Gentry County, Missouri, W. W. Hixson & Co., Rockford, IL, 1930. (Available electronically at digital.library.umsystem.edu/)
C. G. Welch: 1) Twp. 63 N; Rng. 31 W; Sec. 22; N½ of SE¼ less 2.50 acre strip off of the E side - 78.50 acres more or less. 2) Twp. 63 N; Rng. 31 W; Sec. 22; NE¼ of SW¼ - 40 acres.
back to bio.3. "C. G. WELCH DIED TUESDAY; LAST RITES TODAY AT 2 P. M. Charles Grant Welch, well known citizen of this vicinity, died at his home west of town Tuesday morning at 9 a. m.
He was a son of Frank and Mary Welch and had reached the age of 69 years, 8 months and 1 day. Before marriage, his wife was Miss Lennie Gillespie. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Arch Burkhart of this vicinity and Mrs. Ivan Welch of Princeton; an adopted son, Stanley Robertson, circuit clerk of this county, two brothers, Frank M. and William Welch also of Albany.
Rev. Philip O. Nystrand, Christian pastor of Stanberry, will conduct funeral services at the Christian church here this afternoon at 2 p. m. Interment will be made at Grandview cemetery under the direction of Clifford Brooks." (obituary: Albany Ledger; Albany, MO, Thur., Dec. 26, 1940.)
back to bio.4. "GRANT WELCH DIED AT HOME NEAR HERE Charles Grant Welch, well known and loved citizen of this community, passed away at his home west of Albany, Tuesday evening at 9:30 o'clock, after an illness that had lasted for some time. He was 69 years, 8 months and 1 day of age at the time of his passing.
Mr. Welch was united in marriage to Lennie Gillespie and leaves his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Arch Burkhart of Albany, and Mrs Irvin (sic - Ivan) Welch of Princeton, and an adopted son, Stanley Robertson, of Albany. He also leaves two brothers, Frank M. and William Welch of Albany.
The funeral services will be held at the Christian church, Thursday, Dec. 26th, at 2 p. m., conducted by Rev. Nystrand of Stanberry. Interment at Grandview under the direction of Clifford Brooks." (obituary: Albany Capital; Albany, MO, Thur., Dec. 26, 1940.)
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Additional Citations:
5. 1900 US Census Population Schedule for Gentry County, Missouri, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 257B (microfilm: roll T623_855; img. 522).6. 1910 US Census Population Schedule for Gentry County, Missouri, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 125A, (microfilm: roll T624_781; img. 250).
7. 1920 US Census Population Schedule for Gentry County, Missouri, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 13A, (microfilm: roll T625_919; img. 593).
8. 1930 US Census Population Schedule for Gentry County, Missouri, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 33A, (microfilm: roll T626_1188; img. 67).
9. 1940 US Census Population Schedule for Gentry County, Missouri, National Archives, Washington DC: pg. 35A, (microfilm: roll T627_2106; img. 431).
10. Marriage Records, Gentry County, Albany, MO: Bk. 4, pg. 53, (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 37664; img. 33)).
11. Death Certificates, Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO, (Death Certificate No. 42485 - Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO & Death Certificate No. 33696 - Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO).
12. death notice: Albany Ledger; Albany, MO, Thur., Dec. 26, 1940.
13. death notice: Albany Ledger; Albany, MO, Thur., Oct. 29, 1942.
14. Ben Glick ,"Grandview Cemetery", unpublished. (Gentry County MOGenWeb Archives, www.dropbox.com/sh/slhfvw5i4zjmxft/AABbo65XMBcNG_6_81hC3HvBa/Grandview.pdf?dl=0, 2014.)
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15. Marriage Records, Gentry County, Albany, MO: Bk. 10, pg. 48, (Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO (microfilm: roll 37665; img. 55)).
16. Death Certificates, Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, MO, (Death Certificate No. 63-048735 - Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO).
17. Death Master File, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC, continuously updated.
18. Grandview Cemetery, Gentry County, Missouri (www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=28978&CScn=Grandview&CScntry=4&CSst=26&CScnty=1434&, continuously updated).