WELCH, John Franklin

   Other names for John were WELCH, Frank,³³³² WELCH, Franklin,⁶⁴⁵ WELCH, James F.,³³³⁵ WELCH, John F. ^{3331,3333,3334} and WELSH, Franklin.⁵

  Burial Notes:

Tombstone at Bennett Bapt Ch Cem, Bennett, Chatham Co, says J Frank Welch 1858 - 1933 [maybe this person].

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census, 26 Sep 1870, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ⁶⁴⁵
1) Welch, Alvis, age 34, farmer, $200 real estate, $400 personal estate, born NC
2) Welch, Phynitta, age 23, keeping house, born NC
3) Welch, Martha Jane, age 10, at home born NC, cannot write
4) Welch, Franklin, age 9, at home, born NC
5) Welch, Emily Green, age 6, at home, born NC
6) Welch, Elmodang, age 2, male, at home, born NC
7) Welch, Charles M., age 2/12, at home, born NC, born April.

2. Appearance in Document, 20 Jan 1879, Moore County, North Carolina, United States. Will of Alvis Welsh mentions son John F Welsh. (Moore County Will Book D, p117)

3. Census, 3 Jun 1880, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ⁵
1) Welsh, Eli, age 69, married, farmer, born NC, parents born NC
2) Welsh, Emily, age 69, wife, married, keeping house, born NC, parents born NC
3) Welsh, Franklin, age 18, grandson, single, works on farm, born NC, parents born NC
4) Welsh, Emily G., age 14, granddaughter, single, at home, born NC, parents born NC;
5) Cagle, Sarah, age 32, daughter, widow, works on farm, born NC, parents born NC
6) Cagle, Wesley, age 12, grandson, works on farm, born NC, parents born NC, attends school
7) Cagle, Emily, age 10, granddaughter, at home, born NC, parents born NC, attends school
8) Cagle, Margaret, age 8, granddaughter, at home, born NC, parents born NC, attends school
9) Cagle, Sarah, age 6, granddaughter, at home, born NC, parents born NC, attends school
10) Cagle, Lucy, age 4, granddaughter, at home, born NC, parents born NC.

4. Property, 7 May 1900, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. Alex R Johnson and wife Manie A Johnson of Randolph Co and Milo Councilman and wife Minie Councilman of Chatham Co "for ---- dollars" quit claim unto John F Welch to 80 acres in Bear Creek Twp on waters of Tysons Creek, bordering Phillips, west to old original line. (Chatham Co Deed book FB, p21)

5. Census, 14 Jun 1900, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³³³³
1) Welch, John F., head of household, born Sept 1861, age 38, married for 15 years, born NC, parents born NC, farmer, can read and write, owns his mortgaged farm
2) Welch, Sarah Ann, wife, born Apr 1862, age 38, married for 15 years, 1 child, 1 living, born NC, parents born NC, can read and write
3) Welch, Joe A., son, born Jan 1887, age 13, born NC, parents born NC, farm laborer, attends school 4 months.

6. Census, 6 May 1910, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³³³²
1) Welch, Frank, head of household, age 48, married for 1st time for 25 years, born NC, parents born NC, general farmer, owns his farm free
2) Welch, Sallie, wife, age 48, married for 1st time for 25 years, 1 child, 1 living, born NC, parents born NC
3) Welch, Leon, grandson, age 1 9/12, born NC, parents born NC.

7. Census, 28 Jan 1920, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³³³⁴
1) Welch, John F., head of household, owns his farm free, age 58, married, can read and write, born NC, parents born NC, farmer on general farm
2) Welch, Sarah A., wife, age 57, married, can read and write, born NC, parents born NC.

8. Census, 13 May 1930, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³³³⁵
1) Welch, Joseph A., head of household, owns his home, age 43, married, first married at age 20, born NC, parents born NC, laborer in box factory, not a veteran
2) Welch, Ada, wife, age 40, married, first married at age 17, born NC, parents born NC
3) Welch, Henry, son age 14, attends school, born NC, farming on general farm
4) Welch, Porter H., son, age 12, attends school, born NC, farm labor on house farm
5) Welch, Howard W., son, age 10, attends school, born NC
6) Welch, Newby C., son, age 6, attends school, born NC
7) Welch, Ted, son, age 3, born NC
8) Welch, James F., father, age 68, widow, born NC, parents born NC, no occupation.

John married Sarah Ann TILLMAN on 16 Dec 1884 in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States.³³³¹ (Sarah Ann TILLMAN was born in Apr 1862 in North Carolina, United States ^{3332,3333,3334} and died between 1920 and 1930 ³³³⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage, 16 Dec 1884, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³³³¹ John F. Welch, age 23, and S. A. Tillman, age 22, married 16 Dec 1884 in Chatham County, NC.