WELCH CEMETERY

 

Oct 2004  by MGIPDA@wmconnect.com Aug 2009  by Cheryl Welch Hastings

Rusk Co. Cemeteries of TX

By Mary Frank Dunn

Submitted by Gloria B. Mayfield, Rusk Co Coordinator

Our many thanks to Mary Frank Dunn for all that she has done to preserve the history of the settlers of Rusk Co. I feel privileged to call her a friend and many thanks to her for allowing me to use her listings of Cemeteries.

LOCATION      The Welch Cemetery is in Henderson,  on County Road 368, just west of 840. The Rusk County Appraisal District has it listed as Property ID # 41888 in Henderson.

This cemetery was established in 1877, the first grave being that of the mother of A.J. "Jack" Welch,  Anna, wife of John Welch b Feb 12 1804 d Mar 12 1877. The second grave was that of the mother of Mrs. Annie Fears Hunt. This burial was to have been at the Zion Hill Cemetery, but it was a wet year, and the roads were muddy, so she was buried here instead: Ann Mary, wife of Thomas E. Feats Oct 11 1843- May 20 1884. (MFD)

Historical Marker

Welch Cemetery - The first gave at this site was that of Georgia native Anna Welch (1804-1877), who selected the hillside for her own burial. It was used as a family cemetery from that date. The property was owned by her son Andrew Jackson "Jack" Welch (1825-1899), a veteran of the Civil War. In 1898 the original two-acre tract was formally designated a family cemetery in the will of A. J. Welch and his wife Nancy Ann. It was enlarged to 2.49 acres in 1969 by their grandson A. V. "Vernon" Welch. Pioneer settlers and veterans of four wars are buried here. (1981)
LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH COMMENTS
Barlow Callie Feb 19 1875 Feb 24 1965  
Barlow G.C. May 27 1880 May 25 1931 Barlow
Barlow Infant No dates   D/o G.C.
Barlow Infant Son No dates    
Barlow Maudie     W/o G. C.
Barlow Ruby 1908 1910  
Carey May Collins Dec 3 1893 Nov 12 1967  
Collins Delia 1871 1940 W/o R. C.
Collins Lanelle Jun 26 1925 Jun 26 1925 D/o Floyd & Della
Collins Marvin 1902 1930  
Collins Omie Apr 4 1895 Aug 11 1978  
Collins R.C. 1869 1935  
Fears Ann Mary Pelham Oct 11 1843 May 20 1884 W/o T. E.
Fears Annie May May 3 1881 June 5 1905  
Fears Florence M. Owens Aug 15 1881 Oct 24 1949  
Fears Infant No dates   I/o H.S. Fears
Fears Infant No dates   I/o H.S. Fears
Fears Infant No dates   I/o H.S. Fears
Fears Infant No dates   I/o H.S. Fears
Fears Lemuel Apr 20 1875 Jul 15 1932  
Fears Thomas E.     Co. E. GA. Inf CSA
Gentry Infant No dates   I/o Ben & Gladys Hunt Gentry
Griffith Albert Jr. Jan 24 1940 Jan 24 1940 S/o O.A. & Hazel
Griffith Carolyn 1946 1946 D/o O.A. & Hazel
Griffith Hazel D. 1941 1941 D/o O.A. & Hazel
Griffith Hazel Dene May 18 1941 May 18 1941  
Griffith Infant Aug 11 1946 Aug11 1946 D/o O.A.
Griffith Infant Sep 25 1947 Sep 25 1947 D/o O.A.
Griffith Melinda 1947 1947 D/o O.A.& Hazel
Harkness Charles Sep 23 1893 Dec 14 1980  
Harkness Ione Lantrip Aug 29 1893 Jan 18 1970 W/o Charles
Hooks Opal Calvert Aug 19 1906 Jan 13 1970 W/o Roy
Hooks Roy Dec 25 1905 June 13 1959  
Hunt Claudia Nov 25 1890 Jan 5 1891  
Hunt Infant No dates   I/o Delma & Jewell
Hunt Joseph L. Aug 6 1867 Dec 17 1939  
Hunt Priscilla A. Welch Mar 6 1877 Oct 26 1928  
Hutto Luther Mar 6 1901 Dec 15 1972  
Jones Bernice Feb 15 1892 Dec 24 1951 "Sister"
Jones Infant 1932 1932 S/o L.P. & Irma
Jones Infant son Apr 19 1932 Apr 19 1932  
Jones Louis Apr 13 1855 Feb 24 1927  
Jones Lula Apr 29 1887 Sep 20 1887 D/o L & N.
Jones Minnie Jan 17 1885 Oct 5 1926  
Jones Nancy A. Feb 13 1866 Mar 7 1913  
Jones Paul Oct 31 1894 Jan 4 1976  
Jones Reagan Nov 21 1938 Feb 25 1960  
Jones Ruby Irene Pool Dec 2 1905 Apr 10 1974  
Jones Tula Apr 29 1887 Sep 20 1887 d/o Louis & Nancy Welch Jones
Lawson Clara Welch Dec 15 1894 Jun 24 1970  
Owens Dorothy Marie no dates    
Owens Elizabeth Jan 16 1863 Jan 22 1934 W/o Willis
Owens Gladys Corine Oct 24 1919 Jan 30 1928 D/o J.A. & Annie
Owens Harold Lee No dates    
Owens Infant No dates    
Owens Infant No dates   I/o W.A. & M.E.
Owens Mary E.   Sep 23 1960 Age 74-7-9-w/o William H.
Owens Mary Ruth Oct 7 1907 Mar 9 1938  
Owens Velvie Alera May 19 1914 Dec 9 1915 D/o J.A. & Annie
Owens William No dates    
Owens Willis Oct 11 1857 Feb 27 1918  
Page Carl Deason Jan 7 1905 Mar 21 1974  
Poovey Arch F. Mar 5 1879 Apr 12 1963  
Poovey Claud Oct 9 1908 Nov 16 1978  
Poovey Evie Little Jun 25 1884 May 15 1973 W/o Arch
Rippey May Collins Dec 3 1893 Noc 12 1967  
Rippey Melvin Ray Mar 8 1915 Jul 17 1969  
Rousseau Aaron R. Mar 6 1874 Oct 26 1928  
Rousseau Audra L. Dec 24 1904 Sep 1 1905  
Rousseau Barnie J. Apr 29 1902 Aug 2 1943  
Rousseau Child Oct 11 1897 Oct 11 1897 C/o A. R. & M.P.
Rousseau Child Sep 29 1898 Sep 29 1898 C/o A. R. & M.P.
Rousseau Georgia E. Feb 10 1875 Jan 2 1956  
Rousseau Infant Sep 29 1898 Sep 29 1898  
Rousseau James H. Jul 4 1870 Mar 6 1951  
Rousseau Malinda T. Jul 5 1879 May 20 1907  
Rousseau Myrtle Jan 15 1877 Oct 15 1963  
Rousseau Veasey A. Lantrip Nov 29 1907    
Rowell Shelby O. (Bill) Dec 20 1909 Oct 27 1972  
Shirley A.P. 1854 1934  
Shirley A.P. Mrs Unmarked   W/o A.P.
Welch A.J. June 5 1825 Nov 22 1899  
Welch Albion Calvert Apr 24 1893 Apr 19 1987 s/o Eli Franklin Welch and grandson of Andrew Jackson Welch   h/o Dora Jackson Welch
Welch Ann Feb 12 1804 May 12 1877  
Welch Anna Feb 12 1804 Mar 12 1877  
Welch Chester Woodie Nov 23 1912 Mar 10 1974  
Welch Dora Jackson Oct 26 1899 Mar 18 1975 w/o Albion Calvert Welch
Welch Eli Franklin Mar 23 1861 Jul 16 1945  
Welch Ellen T. Nov 18 1867 Jan 9 1943  
Welch John Jackson Oct 5 1889 May 20 1891 S/o E. F. & M.A.
Welch Mary Almeda Hunt Mar 5 1906 Dec 18 1945  
Welch N.A. Sep 11 1834 Aug 22 1911  
Welch Odis Carl Feb 5 1935 Feb 5 1935  
Welch Priscilla M. Nov 2 1906 Jan 23 1907  
Welch Twin girls 1911 1911 D/0 Horace and Adera
Welch Velma Gladys 1920 1920  
Wesson Ronald Gene Aug 29 1963 Oct 8 1963  
Winfrey Garlandum Jun 19 1901 Nov 25 1972  
Winfrey Linnie Fears Aug 19 1901 Feb 14 1943 W/o Luke
Winfrey Lodeska Fears Apr 27 1867 Nov 5 1949
Winfrey Luke A. Aug 6 1897 Aug 7 1980  
Worley John Aug 26 1891 Jul 6 1966