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Submitted: 9/6/14 • Approved: 9/6/14 • Last Updated: 3/17/18 • R43548-G43548-S3
Abijah Welton
Born Sept 18, 1820
Died Sept 5, 1896
Mary J., His Wife
Born July 18, 1832
*INFORMATION BELOW FROM FIND A GRAVE MEMORIAL CREATED & MAINTAINED BY DOROTHY*
Abijah S "Bijou" Welton
Birth: Sep. 13, 1820 Conklin, Broome County, New York, USA
Death: Sep. 5, 1896, East Leroy, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA
Abijah S WELTON was born to Samuel B WELTON and Candance "Daisy" WARNER in Conklin, Broome, NY on 13 Sep 1820.
He married first to Sally R MASON, daughter of James MASON and Margaret RANDALL (Allen) (Clark) Mason on 24 Sep 1843 in Medina Co., Ohio (probably in Brunswick, Medina, OH). They had 4 children. Sally died in 1864.
Abijah married to widowed Mary Jane JACOBS Reed on 13 Mar 1865 in Calhoun Co., Michigan. They had 2 more children.
Abijah S WELTON and Sally R MASON Welton's children:
1) George A Welton (m. Heniretta Frances "Nettie" RICHARDSON)
2) Mary I WELTON Owen (m. Abern Vern OWEN)
3) Edna WELTON - died young
4) Adelaide C "Addie" WELTON Phillips (m. Robert PHILLIPS)
Abijah S WELTON and Mary Jane JACOBS Reed Welton's children:
1) Claude Hamilton WELTON - remained single
2) Luna Maud WELTON (m. George Francis FORD) (her FAG # is 7914423)
Spouses:
Sally R Mason Welton (1826 - 1864)*
Mary Jane Jacobs Welton (1832 - 1913)*
Children:
George A Welton (1843 - 1899)*
Mary I Welton Owen (1847 - 1917)*
Edna Welton (1849 - ____)*
Adelaide C Welton Phillips (1854 - 1913)*
Claude Hamilton Welton (1868 - 1940)*
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Mary Jane Jacobs Welton:
Birth: Jul. 18, 1832 New York, USA
Death: Jan. 13, 1913 East Leroy, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA
She was the daughter of Samuel JACOBS and Nancy BROWN. She was born in New York (according to family records, she was born in Clarkston, Monroe, NY, but I need to confirm this first). She moved to Michigan with her parents and siblings.
She married twice. She married first to Charles REED on 1 Jan 1852 in Leroy, Calhoun, MI and they had 4 children. Charles served in Tennessee during Civil War as an Union Soldier. He died as a result of a disease in Tennessee and was buried at Nashville National Cemetery.
She remarried on 13 Mar 1865 in Calhoun Co, MI to Abijah S WELTON, who also served in the Civil War. She had two more children by this marriage.
She had 4 children with Charles Reed, and 2 children with Abijah Welton.
1st marriage: Children with Charles REED:
1) Elmer REED (m. Adeline L Johnson "Addie")
2) Nancy Minerva REED (m. Jared Benjamin Morgan)
3) Celia Amand REED - died as an infant
4) Abi Mary REED (m. Luther Long, then Albert A Riley)
2nd marriage: Children with Abijah S WELTON:
1) Claude Hamilton WELTON, remained single
2) Luna Maud WELTON (m. George Francis Ford)
Spouses:
Charles Reed (1825 - 1864)
Abijah S Welton (1820 - 1896)
Children:
Nancy Minerva Reed Morgan (1854 - 1940)*
Abi Mary Reed Riley (1859 - 1931)*
Claude Hamilton Welton (1868 - 1940)*
Contributed on 9/6/14 by mi_tombstones
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