Post by Eric Standridge on Nov 16, 2011 11:56:29 GMT -6
David Robert Welch, Son of James and Catherine Pate Welch, was born Mar. 3, 1838 in Morgan County, Alabama. When David was 20 years old, he married Sarah Ann Elizabeth Wilson in Sevier County, Arkansas, on September 8, 1858. Sarah Wilson was the only daughter of Mathew and Mary Holley Wilson. Over the next few years, he fathered three children with Sara. James Welch was born in 1859, followed by William Anderson Welch and Jill Welch in 1866. (William and Jill must have been twins?)
During the Civil War (1861–1865), David enlisted as a private in Company F, Dawson's Regiment, 19th Arkansas Infantry, and was believed to have died while a prisoner of the North in 1864 or 1865. This left Sarah with two small sons to care for, James Welch, age 4 and William Anderson Welch, who was close to age one at the time. (What happened to Jill?)
(Putting the pieces together, it sounds like Sarah moved to Texas shortly after 1865, where she had W. A. Welch and Jill Welch. This would explain W.A. Welch saying that he was born in Van Zandt County, Texas. It sounds like she went to live with her mother there, and they stayed for two years before returning to Arkansas.)
In 1867 Sarah, out of necessity, accompanied her widowed mother and relatives north to the Dutch Creek Settlement in Scott County, Arkansas. She had not remarried as of 1870. The census for that year showed she and her two sons were living with her mother, Mary Holley Wilson and her two brothers, Isaac and Jehu. Convinced that her husband was dead, she married George Washington Terry, whose first and second wives, Anna Indiana and Betty Barloe, had died leaving him with four girls to raise as well. By 1885, according to census records, they had four more children.
Then suddenly, their lives were abruptly changed. One day, an old tin peddler pulled up in front of the house. He wore an old slouch hat and a long beard. Sarah and her children as well as the neighbors crowded around the peddler's wagon to inspect his wares. Sarah remarked to one of her neighbors that the peddler looked like her late husband, Dave Welch. Her neighbor assured surely he was not Dave and he said nothing. However, he was in fact, her "deceased" husband. It seems that Dave, upon his release from a Union prison in Washington, D.C., was without money. He labored to acquire sufficient funds for several years to buy a wagon and team, then to outfit it with wares for his new peddling business. Once accomplished, he slowly began to work his way across the country to Sevier County, Arkansas and home. When he arrived he found his property sold and after some searching, eventually found the family trail north to Dutch Creek. When he came upon his wife and family and saw that she had remarried, he realized the hopelessness of the situation and chose not to reveal his identity. It is unknown as to why he never wrote to her or sent any other type of message to let his family know he was still alive and trying to get home.
Dave eventually moved on leaving Sarah and his family behind and ventured into Indian Territory (Oklahoma) where in June, 1873 he married Louvenia James, an Indian woman with a head right and considerable wealth. Together, with what Dave had earned as a peddler, they were able to contact his sons, James and William A. Welch, and both went to live with him. Dave gave each of the boys $1000.00 and set them up in a business.
In later years, Sarah, George and the rest of their family moved to Indian Territory so she could be closer to her sons. She and George ran a store at Bates, Oklahoma for several years. After George died in 1907, Sarah lived with her son John and his wife Priscilla in Heavener, Oklahoma. The exact date of her death is not known. Her grave is located near the entrance into Weeks Cemetery in Scott County, Arkansas.
After Louvenia's death in 1874, Dave next married a Lucinda Daniels (1845 - 1/1/1875), a Choctaw Indian woman who was a widow. Her first husband had been an Albert McKee Folsom. Lucinda died shortly thereafter just as Louvenia had. He next married a Phoebe A. Harris on 10/1/1878. David Welch and Phobe had three children together: Robert Anderson Welch 3/4/1878 - 7/5/1948, Gertrude A. Welch 1886 –?, and Turner E. Welch 1888 – 1890.
David Robert Welch died on Oct. 15, 1892 in LeFlore County, Oklahoma. He is buried in the Welch Family Cemetery at Brazil Station, LeFlore County, Oklahoma on private property. The cemetery is overgrown and in a state of disrepair from neglect. The graves are about 500 yards from where Brazil Station once stood, which was once an old stagecoach stop.
[This is William Anderson Welch Sr., brother to David Robert Welch.]
William Anderson Welch was born on 23 April 1836 in Morgan County, Alabama. He was a soldier, and served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
He married Alice Walner, daughter of William M. Walner Dr. and Susan Carter, on 12 April 1865.
He then married Beatrice R. Long on 19 March 1890 at Poteau.
He then married Lula Pearl York on 23 October 1892.
William Anderson Welch died on 26 May 1915 at the age of 79. He was buried at Old Talihina Cemetery, at Talihina. His gravestone indicates that he was a Confederate Civil War Veteran and a Mason.
[This is William Anderson Welch Jr., Son of David Robert Welch.]
[This account comes from an interview done with William Anderson Welch from the 1930's. It differers from the above account in several ways. In this account, W.A. Welch states that he was born in Van Zandt County, Texas, while the above states that he was born in Sevier County, Arkansas. It also states that D.R. Welch was born in Ireland, while the above account says that he was born in Alabama. Beyond this, the two accounts are pretty close in detail.]
William Anderson Welch was born on August 11, 1866 in Van Zandt County Texas. His father's name was David Robert Welch, who was born in Ireland and brought up in Alabama. His mother was Sarah Ann Elizabeth Welch (Wilson), who was born in Texas. William A. Welch moved to the Indian Territory when he was two years old (1868). His family eventually settled at the old Brazil Statge Station (Shortly after 1873). During this time, his father already owned a trading post there.
While at Brazil Station, he ran the trading post with his father. After leaving Brazil Station, he then moved to Poteau where he opened up a general merchandise store in the old downtown area. He ran this business for several years before moving to Shady Point.
William only attended school for eight months in his entire life. Most of his education was brought about by assisting his father in his store.
Around 1875, William moved from the Brazil Stage Station to Poteau. When he moved, he also brought with him the contents of the old trading post and established a new store in Poteau. He ran this store in Poteau for several years before he decided to move to Shady Point. William Anderson Welch, Jr. died on April 28, 1943.
During the Civil War (1861–1865), David enlisted as a private in Company F, Dawson's Regiment, 19th Arkansas Infantry, and was believed to have died while a prisoner of the North in 1864 or 1865. This left Sarah with two small sons to care for, James Welch, age 4 and William Anderson Welch, who was close to age one at the time. (What happened to Jill?)
(Putting the pieces together, it sounds like Sarah moved to Texas shortly after 1865, where she had W. A. Welch and Jill Welch. This would explain W.A. Welch saying that he was born in Van Zandt County, Texas. It sounds like she went to live with her mother there, and they stayed for two years before returning to Arkansas.)
In 1867 Sarah, out of necessity, accompanied her widowed mother and relatives north to the Dutch Creek Settlement in Scott County, Arkansas. She had not remarried as of 1870. The census for that year showed she and her two sons were living with her mother, Mary Holley Wilson and her two brothers, Isaac and Jehu. Convinced that her husband was dead, she married George Washington Terry, whose first and second wives, Anna Indiana and Betty Barloe, had died leaving him with four girls to raise as well. By 1885, according to census records, they had four more children.
Then suddenly, their lives were abruptly changed. One day, an old tin peddler pulled up in front of the house. He wore an old slouch hat and a long beard. Sarah and her children as well as the neighbors crowded around the peddler's wagon to inspect his wares. Sarah remarked to one of her neighbors that the peddler looked like her late husband, Dave Welch. Her neighbor assured surely he was not Dave and he said nothing. However, he was in fact, her "deceased" husband. It seems that Dave, upon his release from a Union prison in Washington, D.C., was without money. He labored to acquire sufficient funds for several years to buy a wagon and team, then to outfit it with wares for his new peddling business. Once accomplished, he slowly began to work his way across the country to Sevier County, Arkansas and home. When he arrived he found his property sold and after some searching, eventually found the family trail north to Dutch Creek. When he came upon his wife and family and saw that she had remarried, he realized the hopelessness of the situation and chose not to reveal his identity. It is unknown as to why he never wrote to her or sent any other type of message to let his family know he was still alive and trying to get home.
Dave eventually moved on leaving Sarah and his family behind and ventured into Indian Territory (Oklahoma) where in June, 1873 he married Louvenia James, an Indian woman with a head right and considerable wealth. Together, with what Dave had earned as a peddler, they were able to contact his sons, James and William A. Welch, and both went to live with him. Dave gave each of the boys $1000.00 and set them up in a business.
In later years, Sarah, George and the rest of their family moved to Indian Territory so she could be closer to her sons. She and George ran a store at Bates, Oklahoma for several years. After George died in 1907, Sarah lived with her son John and his wife Priscilla in Heavener, Oklahoma. The exact date of her death is not known. Her grave is located near the entrance into Weeks Cemetery in Scott County, Arkansas.
After Louvenia's death in 1874, Dave next married a Lucinda Daniels (1845 - 1/1/1875), a Choctaw Indian woman who was a widow. Her first husband had been an Albert McKee Folsom. Lucinda died shortly thereafter just as Louvenia had. He next married a Phoebe A. Harris on 10/1/1878. David Welch and Phobe had three children together: Robert Anderson Welch 3/4/1878 - 7/5/1948, Gertrude A. Welch 1886 –?, and Turner E. Welch 1888 – 1890.
David Robert Welch died on Oct. 15, 1892 in LeFlore County, Oklahoma. He is buried in the Welch Family Cemetery at Brazil Station, LeFlore County, Oklahoma on private property. The cemetery is overgrown and in a state of disrepair from neglect. The graves are about 500 yards from where Brazil Station once stood, which was once an old stagecoach stop.
[This is William Anderson Welch Sr., brother to David Robert Welch.]
William Anderson Welch was born on 23 April 1836 in Morgan County, Alabama. He was a soldier, and served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
He married Alice Walner, daughter of William M. Walner Dr. and Susan Carter, on 12 April 1865.
He then married Beatrice R. Long on 19 March 1890 at Poteau.
He then married Lula Pearl York on 23 October 1892.
William Anderson Welch died on 26 May 1915 at the age of 79. He was buried at Old Talihina Cemetery, at Talihina. His gravestone indicates that he was a Confederate Civil War Veteran and a Mason.
[This is William Anderson Welch Jr., Son of David Robert Welch.]
[This account comes from an interview done with William Anderson Welch from the 1930's. It differers from the above account in several ways. In this account, W.A. Welch states that he was born in Van Zandt County, Texas, while the above states that he was born in Sevier County, Arkansas. It also states that D.R. Welch was born in Ireland, while the above account says that he was born in Alabama. Beyond this, the two accounts are pretty close in detail.]
William Anderson Welch was born on August 11, 1866 in Van Zandt County Texas. His father's name was David Robert Welch, who was born in Ireland and brought up in Alabama. His mother was Sarah Ann Elizabeth Welch (Wilson), who was born in Texas. William A. Welch moved to the Indian Territory when he was two years old (1868). His family eventually settled at the old Brazil Statge Station (Shortly after 1873). During this time, his father already owned a trading post there.
While at Brazil Station, he ran the trading post with his father. After leaving Brazil Station, he then moved to Poteau where he opened up a general merchandise store in the old downtown area. He ran this business for several years before moving to Shady Point.
William only attended school for eight months in his entire life. Most of his education was brought about by assisting his father in his store.
Around 1875, William moved from the Brazil Stage Station to Poteau. When he moved, he also brought with him the contents of the old trading post and established a new store in Poteau. He ran this store in Poteau for several years before he decided to move to Shady Point. William Anderson Welch, Jr. died on April 28, 1943.