U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituary: Welch, Benjamin Miles (1845-1939) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: Unknown newspaper obituary clipping Wetzel County WV death certificates Benjamin Miles Welch, age 94, died June 19, 1939 in New Martinsville. He was born Jan 31, 1845 in Junction City, Ohio. He removed to New Martinsville at the close of the Civil War during which he worked for the railroad moving Union Army supplies. He became a New Martinsville merchant and postmaster under President Cleveland. He was a member of the St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus. He married Margaret McCabe (who died May 1919). They had two children: V. J. Welch of New Martinsville; and Margaret of Ohio; and seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Burial in William Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM WETZEL COUNTY DEATH CERTIFICATE #8531 NAME: Benjamin Miles Welch BORN: January 31, 1845 in Junction City Ohio DIED: June 19, 1939 in New Martinsville, Wetzel County WV WIDOWER-OF: Margaret McCabe OCCUPATION: City Recorder, last worked 1915 SON-OF: Brice J. Welch and Mary Staley CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Myocardial Failure, cerebral Hemorrhages BURIAL: Williams Cemetery FROM WETZEL COUNTY DEATH CERTIFICATE #238 NAME: Margaret Welch BORN: December 23, 1851 in New Martinsville WV DIED: May 10, 1919 in Magnolia District, New Martinsville WV DAUGHTER-OF: Frank S. McCabe, born in Virginia and Linda A. Martin, born in New Martinsville WV CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Arterio Sclerosis BURIAL: Williams Cemetery --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other obituaries for Wetzel County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/wetzel/obits.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------