Elmer Tennyson Welch

Elmer Tennyson Welch

Male 1906 - 1991  (85 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elmer Tennyson Welch was born on 16 Apr 1906 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee (son of Thomas John Welch and Mary Clementine Jenkins); died on 1 May 1991 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.

    Elmer married Roberta Lee King on 3 Sep 1930 in Georgia. Roberta was born in 1901 in Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Elmer married Isobel Yeager on 18 Dec 1952 in New York. Isobel was born on 3 Jan 1902 in St. Louis, Missouri; died on 7 Jan 1997 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas John Welch was born on 19 Apr 1877 in Mowbray, Hamilton County, Tennessee (son of Walter Welch and Catherine Jane Thomas); died on 11 Apr 1951 in Signal Mountain, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 12 Apr 1951 in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Thomas married Mary Clementine Jenkins on 23 Dec 1900 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Dr Samuel Washington Jenkins and Elizabeth Jane Rose) was born on 29 Nov 1873 in Webster, Jackson County, North Carolina; died on 28 Mar 1959 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Clementine Jenkins was born on 29 Nov 1873 in Webster, Jackson County, North Carolina (daughter of Dr Samuel Washington Jenkins and Elizabeth Jane Rose); died on 28 Mar 1959 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Thelma Vivien Welch was born on 16 Nov 1901 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 14 Dec 1977 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Chattanooga Memorial Park Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    2. Basil Theodore Welch was born on 26 Nov 1903 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 11 Dec 1971 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    3. 1. Elmer Tennyson Welch was born on 16 Apr 1906 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 1 May 1991 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.
    4. Rev. Samuel Washington Welch was born on 22 Jan 1908 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 27 Dec 1994 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Hamilton Memorial Gardens, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    5. Walter Francis Welch was born on 20 Jun 1911 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 29 Sep 1991.
    6. Catherine Margaret Welch was born on 18 Aug 1914 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 24 Jul 1999 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    7. Leila Elizabeth Welch was born on 16 Apr 1917 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 20 May 1989 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Walter Welch was born on 21 May 1847 in County Cork, Ireland; died on 19 Jul 1920 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 22 Jul 1920 in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Walter married Catherine Jane Thomas on 19 Mar 1879 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. Catherine (daughter of Rev. Thomas Thomas and Ann Lewis) was born on 20 May 1847 in Monmouthshire, Wales; died on 28 Nov 1934 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 1 Dec 1934 in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Catherine Jane Thomas was born on 20 May 1847 in Monmouthshire, Wales (daughter of Rev. Thomas Thomas and Ann Lewis); died on 28 Nov 1934 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 1 Dec 1934 in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 2. Thomas John Welch was born on 19 Apr 1877 in Mowbray, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 11 Apr 1951 in Signal Mountain, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 12 Apr 1951 in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    2. Janet Lavinia Welch was born on 23 Sep 1891 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Varner Cemetery, Mowbray Mountain, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Dr Samuel Washington JenkinsDr Samuel Washington Jenkins was born on 19 Mar 1848 in Macon County, North Carolina (son of John S. Jenkins and Mary Nations); died on 19 Jan 1933 in Bakewell, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 20 Jan 1933 in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    MILITARY: enlisted 20 April 1864 at Maryville, Tennessee
    Company L, 3rd Tennessee Union Calvary
    captured at Sulpher Trestle, Alabama on 25 Sept 1864
    sent with 300 members of the 3rd to the Confederate prison, Castle Morgan, in Cahaba, Alabama
    boarded the Sultana on 26 April 1865; the Sultana's boilers exploded at 1.00 a.m. on 27 April 1865
    survived the disaster, but sustained a hernia
    discharged 10 June 1865

    MILITARY: Name: Samuel W. Jenkins
    Company: L
    Unit: 3 Tennessee Cavalry.
    Rank - Discharge: Corporal
    Allegiance: Union
    Source Citation: Box: 392;Extraction: 8; Record: 327

    BIOGRAPHY: On 18 Dec 1874, J. A. Thompson and wife N. A. Thompson sold Daniel E. Evans 100 acres of land on "Flat Branch" for $125. Witnessed by Samuel W. Jenkins. (Swain Co, NC Deed Book 1 page 307)

    DEATH: Obituary Name JENKINS, SAMUEL W. (DR.) Date JAN. 20 1933 Newspaper TIMES
    Dr S. W. Jenkins Dies At Bakewell
    Union Veteran Fought With Tennessee Regiment
    Was Medical Examiner
    Dr Samuel W. Jenkins, 84, died at his home in Bakewell yesterday morning after a long illness.
    Dr Jenkins was born March 19, 1848 and was a Union veteran of the War Between the States , being a member of Company L, Third Tennesse regiment. He served for more than three years and was one of the 2,120 soldiers on the boat Sultan when it was destroyed during the war on the Mississippi river.
    Dr Jenkins was captured at Sulphur Trussel, Ala., and was in prison for six months at Andersonville. He helped to build the pontoon bridge across the Tennessee river here during the war and was also in the Battle of Orchard Knob. He was a practicing physician for more than sixty years and was pension examiner for the Southern railroad under Dr George Baxter and Dr W. A. Applegate of Chattanooga.
    Dr Jenkins had lived in the section of Soddy and Bakewell for more than fifty years and was a charter member of the Masonic lodge of Soddy.
    Dr Jenkins is survived by seven sons, E. A., S. W. Jr. And William, all of Soddy; Arthur of Emory Gap, Tenn. and John, Eddie and Theodore Jenkins of Bakewell; nine daughters, Mrs T. J. Welch, Red Bank; Mrs Elizabeth Woods, Toledo, Ohio; Miss Grace Jenkins, Chattanooga; Mrs Harry Sanders, Chattanooga; Mrs Walter Constigan, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs Jessie Ledford and Misses Glenna and Sallie Maude Jenkins, all of Bakewell; and Mrs Crystal Minnis of North Carolina; also a large number of grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Congregational church at Soddy, with the Reverend A. L. DeJarnette in charge, assisted by Reverend W. O. Peeples. Interment with be in Varner cemetery, with Hallett's in charge. The Masonic order will have charge of the services at the grave.

    Samuel married Elizabeth Jane Rose on 6 May 1866 in Macon County, North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of Enoch Rose and Mary Crisp) was born on 24 Jan 1846 in North Carolina; died on 6 Dec 1899 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Hotwater Cemetery, Mowbray Mountain, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Jane Rose was born on 24 Jan 1846 in North Carolina (daughter of Enoch Rose and Mary Crisp); died on 6 Dec 1899 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Hotwater Cemetery, Mowbray Mountain, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    CENSUS: 1850 US Federal Census
    Name: Eliza Rose Age: 4 Estimated birth year: abt 1846 Birth place: North Carolina Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia Page: 411 Roll: M432_70

    CENSUS: 1860 US Federal Census
    Name: Eliza Rose Age in 1860: 14 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1860: Georgia Militia District 980, Fannin, Georgia Gender: Female Post Office: Chestnut Gap Roll: M653_120 Page: 1025 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Enoch Rose

    CENSUS: 1870 US Federal Census
    Name: Jane Rose Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846 Age in 1870: 24 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1870: Militia District 844, Fannin, Georgia Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: Morganton Roll: M593_148 Page: 373 Image: 751 Year: 1870

    CENSUS: 1880 US Federal Census
    Name: Eliza J. JENKINS Age: 34 Estimated birth year: <1846> Birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Keeping House Relationship to head-of-household: Wife Home in 1880: District 10, Polk, Tennessee Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Female Spouse's name: Samuel W. JENKINS Father's birthplace: NC Mother's birthplace: NC Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 10, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: T9_1275; Family History Film: 1255275; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 98; Image: .

    Notes:

    Groom: S W Jenkins Bride: Eliza Rose Bond Date: 21 Apr 1860 Bond #: 000077447 Marriage Date: XX XXX XXXX Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 ImageNum: 006904 County: Macon Record #: 01 006 Witness: R. C. Slagle (C Performed By: A. B. Welch, Justice of the Peace

    Children:
    1. William Francis Jenkins was born on 8 Mar 1868 in Fannin County, Georgia; died on 4 Aug 1886 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Hotwater Cemetery, Mowbray Mountain, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    2. Emanuel Alexander Jenkins was born on 6 Feb 1872 in Higdonville, Macon County, North Carolina; died on 7 Feb 1938 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 9 Feb 1938 in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    3. 3. Mary Clementine Jenkins was born on 29 Nov 1873 in Webster, Jackson County, North Carolina; died on 28 Mar 1959 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    4. Samuel Washington Jenkins was born on 29 May 1876 in Webster, Jackson County, North Carolina; died on 17 Jun 1956 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 20 Jun 1956 in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    5. Elizabeth Jane Jenkins was born on 21 Jun 1881 in Ducktown, Polk County, Tennessee; died on 10 Oct 1958 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.
    6. Arthur Augustus Jenkins was born on 3 Feb 1884 in Ducktown, Polk County, Tennessee; died on 29 Aug 1970 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried on 1 Sep 1970 in Roane Memorial Gardens, Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee.
    7. Charles A. Jenkins was born on 18 Aug 1886 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 25 Dec 1909 in Emory Gap, Roane County, Tennessee; was buried in Hotwater Cemetery, Mowbray Mountain, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Rev. Thomas Thomas was born on 27 Nov 1808 in Wales; died on 13 Jul 1892 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Thomas married Ann Lewis. Ann was born on 16 Nov 1816 in Wales; died on 25 Mar 1891 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Ann Lewis was born on 16 Nov 1816 in Wales; died on 25 Mar 1891 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Mary Ann Thomas was born in in Wales.
    2. 5. Catherine Jane Thomas was born on 20 May 1847 in Monmouthshire, Wales; died on 28 Nov 1934 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 1 Dec 1934 in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    3. Daniel Lewis Thomas was born on 5 Feb 1853 in Wales; died on 5 Mar 1891 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    4. Anna Thomas was born on 9 Jan 1855 in Wales; died on 28 Apr 1886 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

  3. 12.  John S. Jenkins was born in in Tennessee; died in in Haywood County, North Carolina.

    John married Mary Nations on 30 Mar 1825 in Haywood County, North Carolina. Mary was born in in South Carolina; died in in North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Mary Nations was born in in South Carolina; died in in North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 6. Dr Samuel Washington Jenkins was born on 19 Mar 1848 in Macon County, North Carolina; died on 19 Jan 1933 in Bakewell, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 20 Jan 1933 in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

  5. 14.  Enoch Rose was born on 6 Dec 1816 in North Carolina (son of Emanuel Rose and Margaret Hise); died on 19 Jul 1897 in Tennessee; was buried in Cumberland Shed Cemetery, Oldfort, Polk County, Tennessee.

    Enoch married Mary Crisp. Mary was born on 7 Jan 1820 in North Carolina; died on 8 Aug 1904 in Tennessee; was buried in Cumberland Shed Cemetery, Oldfort, Polk County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Mary Crisp was born on 7 Jan 1820 in North Carolina; died on 8 Aug 1904 in Tennessee; was buried in Cumberland Shed Cemetery, Oldfort, Polk County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth Jane Rose was born on 24 Jan 1846 in North Carolina; died on 6 Dec 1899 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Hotwater Cemetery, Mowbray Mountain, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.