William E. Welshons Sr.
(1856-1905)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary E. Beecher

William E. Welshons Sr. 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: Oct 1856, , , Pennsylvania, USA 1 4
  • Marriage (1): Mary E. Beecher on 27 Mar 1879 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 1 2
  • Died: 25 Mar 1905, Pitcairn, Allegheny, PA at age 48 8

   Other names for William were William E. Welshans Sr.,8 William E. Welshhaus 9 and William E. Welshon Sr..1 10

   FamilySearch ID: L62H-9XG.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 4 The 1880 census recorded living on Walnut Street: Wm. Welshons, railroad engineer, 22, living with wife Mary E., 24; an unnamed infant son, born Jan 1880, and mother-in-law Margt. Beecher, 57. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1900 in Pitcairn, Allegheny, PA. 1 The 1900 census recorded at 112 2nd Street: William E. Welshons, locomotive engineer, 44, born Oct 1856, with wife Mary, 43, Jun 1857; sons John B., 19, May 1881; and William Jr., 16, Feb 1884; and daughter Edna, 14, Dec 1886. They had been married 21 years and birthed 4 children, all alive in 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Mary's father in Maryland.


William married Mary E. Beecher, daughter of John C. Beecher and Margaret McCracken, on 27 Mar 1879 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA.1 2 (Mary E. Beecher was born on 5 Jun 1855 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA,1 11 12 died on 31 Mar 1937 in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, PA, USA 7 12 and was buried on 3 Apr 1937 in Pittsburgh: Union Dale Cemetery, Allegheny, PA 7 12.)


Sources


1 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3MC-258 William E Welshons, Precinct 1 Pitcairn borough, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 7A, family 119, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241370.

2 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2XM-KQT Wm E. Welshhaus and Mary E. Beecher, 27 Mar 1879; citing Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1299319.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Will of Margaret Beecher, No. 12, Vol. 95, page 19. Allegheny County, PA.

4 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW62-W8V Wm Welshons, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 435A, NARA microfilm publication T9.

5 Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, PA), 3 Jan 1908, page 3.

6 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q78-Q64 John A Blake and Edna M Welshons Snyder, 17 Jul 1924; citing Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,889,011.

7 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA), 1 Apr 1937, page 28. Obituary of Mary E. Welshons.

8 Locomotive Engineer's Monthly Journal (Official Organ of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Published at Cleveland, OH.), Vol. 39, 1905. Page 450. Online at http://books.google.com/books?id=v42RAAAAMAAJ&vq=william%20e.%20welshans&dq=william%20welshans%201905%20killed%20railroad&pg=PA450#v=snippet&q=william%20e.%20welshans&f=false.

9 1870 United States Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Greenwich, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1305; Page: 295A; Image: 603; Family History Library Film: 552804.

10 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8MY-7TS Wm. Welshon in entry for. Snyder and Edna Welshon, 01 Dec 1904; citing Mahoning, Ohio, United States, reference ; FHL microfilm 907311.

11 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Wilkins Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1064 Page: 889.

12 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 27290. Mary E. Welshans. Father John Beecher. Mother Margaret McCracken. Spouse William E. Welshans.



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