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First Name Last Name
Ephraim WELCH

Ephraim WELCH

Male 1828 -


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  • Name Ephraim WELCH
    Birth CA 1828  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1850, 1860  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Elk District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1879  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1880  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3, 4] 
    Person ID I41920  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2025

    Father Isaiah WELCH,   b. CA 1792   d. 22 Aug 1860 (Age ~ 68 years)
    Mother Rachel INGRAM,   b. CA 1794, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F7586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary E. DANIELS,   b. CA 1828   d. Feb 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 50 years)  [5]
    Marriage 14 Jan 1846  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Montreville WELCH,   b. CA 1848
     2. Nancy J. WELCH,   b. CA 1850
    +3. Lenora WELCH,   b. CA 1853, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1928, Rivesville, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years)
     4. Floyd WELCH,   b. CA 1855   d. Jan 1870, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 15 years)
     5. Mary F. WELCH,   b. CA 1863
    +6. Frances B. "Fannie" WELCH,   b. 5 Apr 1866, Pleasant District, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F16860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah E. MILLER,   b. 16 Jan 1841, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1933 (Age 92 years)
    Marriage 21 Feb 1879  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 15 1880:
      Ephraim Welch, 52, farmer; wife Sarah E. Welch 40; stepdau Alie R. White, 17; dau Mary Welch, 17; stepson Charles White, 15; stepson Walter White, 13; dau Fannie Welch, 14; stepdau Cora White, 11; stepson Henry White, 8.
    Family ID F39097  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S2147] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    4. [S2191] 1850 Census, Barbour County, (W)VA.

    5. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    6. [S1877] Barbour County WV Marriages 1843-1892, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Apr 1986)).

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 232, Line 12 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792335&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Ephraim Welch, widowed, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Isaiah & Rachel Welch; and Sarah E. White, widowed, 38, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Elisha & (blank) White. Married Feb 21 1879 in Doddridge County, officiaed by J. Engle.