Joseph Eugene Welch
b. 15 August 1882, d. 7 December 1918
- Father: William Henry Welch b. 9 November 1854, d. 1 January 1921
- Mother: Artia Mitia Mills b. 27 April 1861, d. 21 February 1918
- Joseph Eugene Welch was born on 15 August 1882 in Texas.
- He was known as Gene.
- William Henry Welch and Artia Mitia Mills appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Joseph Eugene Welch. Also in the household were children John (age 13), Linnie (10), Benson (9), Fannie (6) and Thomas (4), and mother-in-law Carolyn Mills.
- He was a farm laborer, according to the 1900 census.
- He married Bertie Rembert, daughter of William Erasmus Rembert and Elizabeth Lewis, on 18 October 1903 in Walker County, Texas.
- Joseph Eugene Welch and Bertie Rembert appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Ethel Eugene Welch, Willie Mae Welch and Elva Lee Welch.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
- Joseph Eugene Welch registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Montgomery County, Texas, while living with his wife Bertie in Montgomery, self-employed there farming.
- His wife Bertie Rembert became a widow at his death.
- Joseph Eugene Welch died on 7 December 1918 at age 36.
- He was interred at Pool Cemetery, Union Grove Baptist Church, Montgomery County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 13 May 2014
Family: Bertie Rembert b. 3 December 1883, d. 13 June 1966
- Ethel Eugene Welch+ b. 24 January 1904, d. 27 January 1994
- Willie Mae Welch b. 26 February 1906, d. 12 December 1978
- Elva Lee Welch+ b. 23 May 1909, d. 22 February 1949
- Grady Elmo Welch b. 30 April 1911, d. 17 May 1911
- Christine D. Welch+ b. 21 September 1916, d. 12 September 1988