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Welch Reunion Records

Welch Family Reunions

Of  Sullivan Township, Tioga County,PA

From 1914 to 1946

Material retyped and contributed by Clarence V. Woodard and formatted for the web by Linda Cracraft and Joyce M.  Tice.

Prepared by Conrad H. Wilcox,

Welch Family Reunion Notes 1914 to 1927

Reunions - 1914 to 1927
Reunions - 1928 to 1934
Reunions - 1935 to 1946

    August 15, 1928 

The 37th annual reunion of the Welch Family was held at the Power's Community House Aug. 15th 1928

A bountiful dinner was served but, on account of the Farmers Picnic in Mansfield no program was given. Business meeting called to order by the President H.P. Welch.

    The following officers were elected for the coming year.

    President Engene W. Welch
    Vice President E.D Hendricks
    Sec & Tres Mrs. Engene W. Welch

    Table Committee Mrs. Gertrude Welch
    Program Committee Mrs. Lulu O'dell
Moved and seconded that the next reunion be held at the Power's Community House.

Closing Remarks by H.P. Welch

Treasurers Report

Amount in Treasury 1927 $.90
Collection 1928 $16.44
Expenses for table 1928 $13.58
For use of House 1928 $ 2.50

Balance in treasury 1928 $1.26

Changes in the family for the past year.

    Marriages
    Doris M. Welch to Keith S. Ripley Aug 31, '27
    Lisle Baylor to _________ ____
    Merle L Baylor to ___ _________
    Ethlyn Smith to Lyman Frost
    Hildreth Wilcox to Lina Knapp
    Births
    Paul Harland to Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Baity
    Andry to Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Smith
    Ruth Jean to Mr. & Mrs. Roy Ford
    Vernila Incel to Mr. & Mrs. Merton Elliot
    Janice M. to Mr. & Mrs. Henry Monroe
    A Daughter to Mr. & Mrs. Merle Baylor
    Dean Carlton to Mr. & Mrs. Edson Baity
    Earl Joseph to Mr. & Mrs. Frank Makley Jr.
    Mary Rose to Mr. & Mrs. Warren York
    Paul Evan to Mr. & Mrs. Harold Welch
    Deaths
    Gilbert N. Welch
    Delos Mudge
    Layton Welch

Partial Record of the Welch Family

About the year 1806 or 1807, Nathaniel Welch 1754---1832 and wife Lura Dickinson Welch 1764---1851 with some of their children came over the Green Mountains from Vermont into an unsettled portion of Pennsylvania making the journey in an ox sled, they located in what is now Sullivan Township.

Note
(A few years ago Mrs. Minnie Welch Seymour began a record of the Welch Family that each one might know from which branch of the family they came).

In this record Mrs. Seymour gives the names of the children of Nathaniel Welch and Lura Dickinson Welch as follows:

Nathaniel 2nd Married ______________
Sallie Married Mr. Fairchild
Samuel Married Hannah Doyen
Elijah Married Charlott Spencer and_________ Spencer
Leonard Married _________ Bryant
Harry Married Nabby Harding and Betsy Rude
Jefferson Married
Sophia Married John King
Mary Married Sylvester Bailey

Mrs. Seymour has also given in her record the names of the brothers and sisters of Nathaniel 1st but, little is known at the present time of any of them excepting, Harriet who married Forest Ashley.

In the year 1891 the decendants of that worthy couple decided to have a family reunion which was held the following year 1892 at the home of Nelson Welch, that place being the old homestead of Mr. Welch's father Harry Welch, situated in Sullivan Township.

It was not until 1924 that a registration of names of those attending the reunions was taken, and in looking over the names for the past five years we find those attending were mostly decendants of four sons of those pioneers. Nathaniel 2nd, Samuel 1st, Elijah and Harry with some of the Ashley branch of the Welch Family.

This year the secretary has endeavored to arrange the names by families giving in the margin at the left of page a genealogy back to the first Nathaniel Welch.

(Editor's note: The genealogy back to the first Nathaniel is placed above each family group.)

    Daniel, Nathaniel 2nd, Nathaniel 1st
      Son of Nathaniel 2nd, married Lura Ayers
        Mrs Laura Welch Mudge
        Mrs Dan Mudge
        Mrs Ellen Hart
        Mrs Mary Welch Gray
        Mr. & Mrs D. D Welch
        Mary Delphine Welch
        Mr & Mrs E. D. Hendricks
        William Hendricks
        Gwendolyn Hendricks
        Robert Hendricks
    Margaret Jones, daughter of Ben Jones and Elizabeth (Smith) Jones, Lueretia (Welch) Smith, Nathaniel 2nd, Nathaniel 1st, married Walter Connelly.
      Lura Connelly
    Belle Welch, daughter of James Welch and Rosilla (Rich) Welch, Nathaniel 2nd, Nathaniel 1st
      Belle Welch
    Harry, Nathaniel 2nd Nathaliel 1st,
      son of Nathaniel 2nd married Betsy Rude
        Nelson Welch son of Harry Welch
        Mrs. Minnie (Welch) Seymour
        Maude Seymour
        Helen Seymour
        Relford Seymour
        Mrs. Ruby (Seymour) Wilkins
        Sylvia Wilkins
        Lucile Wilkins
        Arlene Wilkins
        Marjorie Wilkins
        Edward L. Bolt
        Hazel (Seymour) Bolt
        Carol Bolt
        Crystal Bolt
        Clayton Bolt
    Chester, Hiram, Samual 1st, Nathaniel 2nd, Nathaniel 1st , son of Hiram Welch and Philena (Dyke) Welch, Married Betsy Wilkins
      Hiram Welch 2nd
      Leah Welch
      Frances Welch
    Samuel 2nd, Hiram, Samuel 1st, Nathaniel 2nd, Nathaniel 1st,
      son of Hiram Welch and Philena (Dyke) Welch, Married Abbie M. Doyen
        Mr. & Mrs. Hiram P. Welch
        Fred A. Rollins
        Ruth (Welch) Rollins
        John Rollins
        Fred Rollins Jr.
        Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Welch
        Henry Welch
        Mr. & Mrs. Eugene W. Welch
        Keith Ripley
        Doris (Welch) Ripley
        Osmer Welch
        Francis Welch
        Lillis Welch
        Shirley Reese
    Lueinda, daughter of Hiram Welch and Philena (Dyke) Welch, Samuel 1st,
      Nathaniel 2nd, Nathaniel 1st; Married Judson O'dell and Elias Cleveland
        Mr. & Mrs. Verne B. O'Dell
        Lelah O'Dell
        Robert O'Dell
    Hannah daughter of Hiram Welch and Philane (Updyke) Welch, Samuiel 1st,
      Nathaniel 2nd, Nathaniel 1st, Married William Harvey
        Mr. & Mrs. Claud Harvey
        Leslie Harvey
        Mrs. Ina (Harvey) Makely
        Grant Makely
        Earl Makely
        Ida Woodard
    Of the Ashley branch of the Welch Family the following were present:
      Mr. & Mrs. Wells Ashley
      Mr. & Mrs. Mortimer J. Briggs
      Mr. & Mrs. S. H. Champain and three Children
      Donald, Delos and a little daughter
      Mrs. Flossie Seeley and Two Children
      Philoma Mae and James
      Mrs. Diantha Purvis and Daughter
      Edna Rich
      Mrs. Angie Lownsbury

Changes in the family since August 1928

    Deaths
    Earl Joseph Makely Age 8 months
    William Welch
    W. Lazell Harvey
    Daniel R. Baity
    Births
    To Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Baylor a daughter
    To Mr. & Mrs. Merle Baylor a daughter Shirley Ann
    To Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Smith son Elmer Jr.
    To Mr. & Mrs. Keith Ripley son Gordon Dale
    To Mr. & Mrs. M.D. Welch son Marshall Jr.
    To Mr. & Mrs. Edson Baity a daughter Beatrice Elane
    To Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Wilkins a daughter Marcella Jella
    To Mr. & Mrs. Roy Raynor a son
    To Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Welch a daughter Constance Anita
    Marriages
    Lucile Wilcox to Elisha Zimmer
    Helen Seymour to Roy Raynor
    Osmer Welch to Thelma Douglas

   August 15, 1929

The annual reunion of the Welch Family was held at the Powers Community House Aug. 15th 1929. After dinner was served a business meeting was called to order by the president Eugene W. Welch. The minutes of the last meeting were read and the following officers were elected for the coming year.

    President Mrs. Wells Ashley
    V. Pres. Mrs. E. D. Connelly
    Sec. Mrs. Engene Connelly
Next meeting to be held at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Welch.
    Committee for arrangements Mrs. Fred Welch
    Mrs. Dan Mudge
President to appoint committee for table and program

Treasurer Report
Balance in Treasury 1929 $1.26
For use of House 1929 $2.50
For Ice Cream 1929 $4.80
Other expenses 1929 $5.60

Balance $3.38

Changes in the family since 1929

    Deaths
    Mary Ann Welch
    Harry Smith
    Mrs. Cornelius Smith
    Births
    To Mr. & Mrs. Orlando Carson a Daughter
    To Mr. & Mrs. Ed Bolt a Son
    To Mr. & Mrs. Thomas White a Son Thomas Jr.
    Marriages
    Richard William Smith
    Gertrude Anna Smith
    Claude M Purvis
    Josephine V. Dibble
The following were registered in 1929


 

Mrs. Laura R. Mudge  Mrs. Dan Mudge  Belle Welch E.O. Connelly  Mrs. E.O. Connelly  W.O. Ashley 
Mrs. W.O. Ashley  George Rumsey  Alice Rumsey  Mrs. Fred Welch  F.M. Welch  Darwin Welch
W.J. Hendricks  F.E. Welch  Ester Early  Mary Delphine Welch  Lillie E. Welch  Dorothy M. Reese 
Edward Bolt Hazel Bolt  Carol Bolt  Chrystal C. Bolt  Clayton Bolt  H. Earl Welch
Ruth Hendricks  Mae Hendricks  Ed Hendricks E.W. Welch  James Christopher  Louisa D. Christopher 
Mrs. M.C. Seaman  Minnie Harvey  C.W. Harvey  Mary Gray  Lucy Christopher  Edna Banner
Gwendolyn Hendricks  Keith Ripley  Mrs. Keith Ripley  Gordon Dale Ripley  Margaret Welch Robert Hendricks 
D.D. Welch  Mrs. D.D. Welch  Mrs. Eugene W. Welch  Homer Elliott

   August 21, 1930

The annual reunion of the Welch Family was held at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Welch Aug. 21, 1930 where a bountiful dinner was served and the following program given.

    Song - Campfire girls by six girls
    Play - The Census Taker by Ruth, Gwendolym and Robert Hendricks
    Recitation by D. Louis Christopher
    Stories by E.D. Hendricks and Lulu O'dell
E.D. Hendricks acting as chairman the minutes of the last meeting were read and approved and the following officers elected for 1931.
    President E.D. Hendricks
    V. P. Lewis Welch
    Tres. Sec. Mrs. Eugene W. Welch
    Committee to arrange place for next meeting
    V.B. O'dell, Mrs. Wilmot Purvis and Mrs. E.W. Welch
    Table committee:
    Mr. & Mrs. D.D. Welch
Amount in Treasury 1930 $3.38
Collection $14.05
Expenses $14.45
Balance $2.98

Changes in Family

    Deaths
    Mrs. Hannah Harvey age 83
    Mrs. Luella Smith age 66
    Elmer Smith Jr. age 20 months
    Mrs. Laura Mudge age 89
    Mrs. Alice Stauffer age 83
    E.D. Connelly age 69
    Mrs. Stean Ashley
    Births
    Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Benson a son - Wendell R.
    Mr. & Mrs. Frank Makely a son - Elwin Clarence
    Mr. & Mrs. Hildreth Wilcox a son - Gordon Theron H.
    Mr. & Mrs. Wimot Purvis a daughter - Esther
    Mr. & Mrs. Lee Cleveland a son
    Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Shaw a son
    Mr. & Mrs. Mortimer Briggs a son - Harold Ashley
    Mr. & Mrs. Luett Prutsman a son - Thomas
    Marriages
    Welch W. Harvey
    Marleta Stauffer
The following was present:


 

D.L. Smith  Beverley Bolt  Mrs. D.L. Smith  Lloyd Wilkins  Nellie Arlene Smith  Marjorie Wilkins 
Margaret Welch  Marcella Wilkins  Phyllis Palmer  Ruby Wilkins  Mrs. Helen Elloitt Belle Welch
Venilia Incel Elliott  Mae Smith Robert O’dell  Mrs. Emma Connelly  Robert Hendricks  Mr. & Mrs. E. O. Connelly 
Mr. & Mrs. W.W Purvis  Martha Connelly  Gwendolyn Hendricks  Edna Rich Purvis  Audrey Smith  Leah Welch 
Elma L. Smith  Francis Welch  Relford Seymour Warren Welch  L.W. Welch  Hiram Welch 
H. Earl Welch Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Hart  H.J. Welch  Ida Welch  W.O. Ashley  George Rumsey 
Dorothy Reese  Alice Rumsey  Shirley Reese C.H. Seymour  S.B. Jackson  Nelson Welch
Cornelious Smith  Dolly L. Christopher  Lucile Wilkins  Mr. & Mrs. Dean Baylor Sylvia Wilkins  Fern Marie Baylor 
Mrs. Lila Miller  Clayton Bolt  Maud Baylor Edward Bolt  Hazel Bolt  Mrs. Thomas Dicker 
Mary Ellen Decker  Joyce Pauline Elliott  Thomas Decker Jr. Mrs. Viola Rumsey  George Hendricks  Barbara Strange 
William J. Hendricks  Lydia Hendricks  William Connelly Emma Welch Florence Connelly  E. W. Welch 
Lura S. Connelly  Mary Gray  Leonard Connelly  A.E. Williams  Loris Jane Paul  Lillis Elsurn Welch 
Mrs. E.E. Updyke  Grace Tice Mary Delphine Welch Elossie Smith  Mr & Mrs Luther Webster  Mr. & Mrs. E.D. Hendricks 
Lulu O’dell Francis Welch  Mrs. Clayton Seymour  Howard Hendricks  Alice Bennet  Ruth Hendricks 
A. Maude Seymour Lilah O’dell  Darwin Welch  Charlott Brace Russell Strange  Anna Smith 
Robert Smith  Elmer Smith Jr.  R. Franklin Ashley  Mr. & Mrs. Berry L. Welch  Mrs. Wells Ashley  Constance A. Welch 
Mr. & Mrs. D.D. Welch  Mr. & Mrs. Fred Welch  Mr. & Mrs. Walter L Connelly

   August 20, 1931

The annual reunion of the Welch Family was held in the Old Home Day tent on the Mainesburg School grounds, Aug. 20, 1931. After a bountiful dinner a business meeting was called to order by the President and the following officers elected.

    Pres. E.D. Hendricks
    V. P. Fred Welch
    Sec & Tres Maude Seymour
    Program Committee
    Lura Connelly
    Mary Delprine Welch
    Chairman of table Committee
    Lewis Welch
Next meeting to be held in the Old Home Day tent on the Mainesburg School grounds Aug. 18, 1932
    Program
    Recitation Mrs. Lydia Hendricks, Will He Have A Mansion There, A Soldier's Sweetheart.
    Song Carol Bolt, Row Lightly Row
    Recitation Crystal Bolt, Don't Crowd
    Recitation Esther Baity, Bud and Blossom
    Song Lillis Welch, I Was Born About Four Thousand Years Ago and Around The Corner
    Mount Oraan Music by Robert O'Dell and dancing by Marcella Wilkins
    Recitation E.D. Hendricks, Nathan's Flat and the Parsons Son.
    Recitation William Connelly, Advice and Engineer on the Railroad.
    Jokes by D Louise Christopher
    Stunts by all
Amount in Treasury 1931 $2.98
Collection $11.00
Expenses $10.39

Balance $3.59

Changes in the Family

    Births
    Esther Luella Purvis June 5, 1931 to Mr. & Mrs. Wilmot Purvis
    Russell LeRoy Shaw Aug. 24 1931 to Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Shaw
    A son to Mr. & Mrs. Luett Prutsman
Those present in 1931


 

Mr. & Mrs. D. T. Smith Ethelyn S. Frost 
Phyllis Jean Frost  Mr & Mrs. E. W. Welch
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Ripley  Gordon Dale Ripley
Mr. & Mrs. Mortimer Briggs  Mr. & Mrs. Harold Briggs
Mr. & Mrs. Wells Ashley  Mr. & Mrs. Dean Baylor
Fern Marie Baylor  Mrs. Chas Baylor
Lucy Christopher  Mr. & Mrs. Luett Prutsman
Jackie Prutsman  Thomas Prutsman
Edna Spencer  Mr. & Mrs. E.D. Hendricks
Louisa Christopher  Mary Gray
Mr. & Mrs. V. B. O’Dell  Lelah O’dell
Lydia Hendricks  Mr. & Mrs. William Connelly
Lura Shirley Connelly  Leonard Connelly
Lura Connelly  A. Maude Seymour
Alice L. Bennet  Mrs. Ellen Welch
Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Baity  Esther Baity
Paul Baity  Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bolt
Carol Bolt  Crystal Bolt
Clayton Bolt  Beverly Bolt
Fred Welch  Margaret Welch
Nellie Arlene Smith  Elosie Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Welch  Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Seymour
Mr. & Mrs. Relford m Seymour  Lewis Welch
L.L. Oakley  Lulu Oakley
V.B. O’Dell  Sylvia Wilkins
Lucille Wilkins  Arlene Wilkins
Marjorie Wilkins  Marcella Wilkins
Lloyd Wilkins  Ruby Wilkins
William J. Hendricks  Robert Hendricks
Robert O’dell  Francis Welch
Mrs. Ed Hendricks  Mrs. Clayton Seymour

   August 18, 1932

The 41st Annual reunion of the Welch Family was held at the Old Home Day tent Mainesburg, Pa.. The day began with rain but, cleared- A delicious dinner was served, meeting was called to order by the President Mr. Ed Hendricks, reading of the minutes, election of officers:

Pres Mr. Ed Hendricks
Vice Pres. Fred Welch
Sec & Tres A.M. Seymour

    Table Committee
    Mrs. Emma Welch
    " O'dell
    " B. Wilcox
Moved to go to Herman Welch, 225 Grampian Blvd., Williamsport for reunion next year, time to be set by Mr. Welch.
    Program Committee
    Lura Connelly
    Mary Delphine Welch
    Lucille Zimmer
    Program as follows:
    Duet by Hazel Bolt and A.M. Seymour
    Recitation The Little Dutch Boy by E.D. Hendricks
    Music Lillis Welch
    Solo Carol Bolt
    Recitation Beverly Bolt
    Reading William Connelly
    Letter from Mrs. Richard Welch, New York State- Mrs Eugene Welch
    Song by assembly, God be with you till we meet again.
Dismissed by Mrs. Blanch Wilcox

The following were present:


 

Mr. & Mrs. Lisle Smith  Gwendolyn Hendricks Ruth Hendricks
Mr. & Mrs. Vern O’dell  Howard Hendricks  Gordon Ripley
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Ripley  Mr. & Mrs. Walter Connelly  Lura Connelly
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Hendricks  Alice Welch  Lillis Welch
Mary Delphine Welch  Elosie Smith  Darwin Welch
Robert Smith  Frances Welch  Wells Ashley
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Luther Webster Harold Briggs
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Wilkins  Mr. & Mrs. Mortimer Briggs  Helen Briggs
Mr. & Mrs. Wilmot Purvis Ester Purvis Earl Welch 
Edna Rich Purvis  Luella Ashley  Lewis Welch
Relford Seymour Robert O’dell  Robert Hendricks
Mr. & Mrs. James Blair  William Hendricks George Hendricks
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Cook  Martin Cook Jr. Mrs. Kathlene Jones
Mable Cook  June Cook Lida Beth Cook
Small Boy  Pearl Woodard  Mrs. Blanch Wilcox
Lucille Zimmer  Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Seymour  Mrs. Ellen Welch
Mrs. Helen Decker Thomas Welch Decker Mary Ellen Decker
C. R. Miller  Emma Connelly Mary Gray
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Welch  Hazel Bolt  Edward Bolt
Carol Bolt  Clayton Bolt  Chrystal Bolt
Beverly Bolt  Helen Raynor Robert Raynor
Mary Ashley Lura Shirley Connelly (Jr.) Leonard Connelly 
Mr. & Mrs. Engene Welch  Barbara Strange Vivian Strange

Amount in Treasury '32 $3.59
Collection '32 $10.57
Sale of rolls/butter '32 .42
Total Cash $14.58

    Expenses President
    4 gallons ice cream $5.80
    Rolls $1.20
    2 dozen Lemons .98
    10# Sugar .45
    1# Coffee .33
    2# Butter .47
    ½# tea .15
    100 paper plates .40
    100 ice cream dishes .20
    80 napkins .10
    Total $9.88
    Secretary
    notice to paper .25
    Postal Cards .10
    Total .35
Grand Total $10.23

Balance in Treasury '32 $4.35

Changes in the Family Aug. 20th, '31 to Aug. 18th, ' 32

    Born
    Esther Helen to Mr. & Mrs. Mortimer Briggs (Lucille Ashley)
    Gordon to Mr. & Mrs. Edson Baity (Velma Hilfiger)
    Richard Daniel to Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Smith
    A Baby to Mr. & Mrs. Filey Seeley (Flossie Purvis)
    Twins Oct 9th '31 James and William to Mr. & Mrs. Orlando Carson (Francis Blair)
    Marriages
    Lyle Smith to Evelyn Bardwell, July 5th, ' 32

   August 19, 1933

The 42nd Annual Reunion of the descendants of Nathaniel and Lura Dickinson Welch was held at the beautiful home of Mr. & Mrs. Herman P. Welch, 225 Grampian Blvd., Williamsport, Pa. The day was perfect and a happy morning was spent in merry conversation on the large veranda to the accompaniment of the mellow tones of the radio. A very appetizing picnic luncheon was served on the terrace, followed by a program.

    Remarks by the Pres. Mr. Ed Hendricks
    Music by Lillis Welch
    Solo by Lillis Welch
    Solo, Riding on are elevated Railway
    The tune the old cow died on, Mrs. Jamew Blair
    Dance by little Sallie Welch
Business Meeting, Reading of the minutes, election of officevs, by ballot as there were several nominations. New officers as follows:
    Mr. Herman P Welch President
    Mr. Eugene Welch Vice President
    Miss A. M. Seymour Sec-Tres.
Mr. Hendrmcks appointed Mr. Lewis Welch chairman of the table committee and to appoint his own helpers.
    Entertamnment Committee
    Miss Lura Connelly
    Miss Mary Delphine Welch
    Mrs. Lucile Zimmer
Voted to accept Lewis Welch's invitation to come to the Mainesburg Community Pavilion the Third Thursdaydin August for the next reunion.

Financial Statement

Balance in Treasury Aug. 18, 1932 $4.35
Collection Aug. 19th 1933 $10.32
Sale of rolls, Butter, Milk $ 2.15
Total $16.82

Expenses
Advertising Mansfield Paper .25
Postal Cards and Postage .20
Total .45

Supplies
Rolls 12 dozen at .18 2.16
Ice Cream 6.50
Plates,Napkins etc. 1.35
Groceries, Lemons, Butter, Sugar, Coffee, Tea 2.74
Milk 2 qts .24
Total 12.99

Total Expenses 13.44

Total amount on Hand 16.82
Less Total Expenses 13.44
Cash on hand Aug. 19, ' 33 $3.38

Many were absent because of the death of Mr. Lisle Baylor in Elmira, also because of other reunions, the following were present:


 

Mr. Melvin Zinck Mrs. Melvin Zinck Betty Jane Zinck
Janet Kohler Mrs. James Blair Robert Hendricks
William J. Hendricks Bobby Reitman  Marcia Reitman
Mrs. Fred Welch Margaret Welch Delores Dial
Mary Delphine Welch E.D. Hendricks  Mrs. E.D. Hendricks
Mrs. R.W. Sampson Mrs. Keith Smith Ripley Gordon Dale Ripley
Keith S. Ripley  Lura Connelly Dorothy M. Reese
Lillis E. Welch  Ruth Hendricks  Mrs. Gordon Hendricks
Mr. George E. Hendricks Mr. Eugene W. Welch  Mrs. Eugene Welch
Herman P. Welch Mrs. Herman P. Welch Mrs. Fred A. Rollins
Kenneth D. Reese Francis E. Welch  Grant J. Reese
H. Earl Welch  Clayton Seymour Mrs. Minnie Seymour
Relford Seymour  Adalene M. Seymour  Mr. Fred Rollins
Mr. Marshall Welch Mrs. Marshall Welch Henry Welch
Elizabeth N. Welch  Marshall Welch Jr. Doris Welker

Change in the family-

    Marriages
    Elberta Eliot to Henry Cardinal Oct. 5, 1931
    George Hendricks to Leah Connelly Oct. 15th '31
    Leah Welch to Frank Beckner
    Ida Welch to Edward Chapman Aug. 29 '31
    Shirley Reese to Mahlon Unger Dec. 11 '32
    Samuel Reese to Harritt Bassett Nov. 25 '32
    Eloise Smith to Harold Chamberlain June 2 '33
    Births
    Mr. & Mrs. Lisle Smith (Evelyn Bardwell) a son Gerald Lisle, Aug. 10, '33
    Mr. & Mrs. Frank Beckner (Leah Welch) a daughter Vietta Pearl, July 3, '32
    Mr. & Mrs. Edward Chapman (Ida Welch) a son Carl Warren, Nov. 9, '32
    Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Wilkins (Ruby Seymour) a son Lloyd George, April 18, '33
    Deaths
    Mr. Merton Elliot, June 13 '33
    Mr. Lisle Baylor, Aug. 17 '33

   August 16, 1934

The 43rd Annual Reunion of descendants of Nathaniel and Lura Dickinson Welch was held at Mainesburg Community House. It was a very damp day but, over 100 were present, some from Leroy, PA and Dansville, NY. that made acquaintance of their relatives for the first time. A bountiful dinner was served, after which a very enjoyable afternoon was spent in listening to recitation and songs.

    Reading by Dorothy Webster
    Singing "home on the range" by the Wilkins children
    Mr. Beruice Ashley , "Guieseppe the Barber", "Little brown babies",
    Music by Robert Hendricks, "Moonlight fancies", " medley"
    Reading by Ed Hendricks
    Duet by Dorothy and Diantha Webster "Sweeter as the years go by", " In the garden".
    Reading by Mrs. Eugene Welch, " Grandpa's Courtship"
    Duet by Mrs. Bolt and Mrs. A.M. Seymour, " Trusting in the Saviour"
    Reading By Mrs. James Blair Parody on " Mary Had a Little Lamb"
    Excellent talk by Mrs. Blanche Wilcox
Business meeting followed, the following officers elected for coming year.
    President Mr. Ed Hendricks
    V. Pres. Vern O'dell
    Sec/Tres A. M. Seymour
    Table Committee
    Mr. Lewis Welch
    Mrs. Briggs
    Luella Ashley
    Mrs. Gertrude Welch
    Mrs. Edward Bolt
Place Mainesburg Community Hall, Date undecided
    Entertainment Committee
    Rising vote of thanks to Mr. Lewis Welch for his interest and labor in procuring food arranging and tables etc.
Financial Statement

Balance in Treasury Aug. 19, 1933 $3.38
Collection Aug. 16, 1934 10.86
Returned groceries .60
Mrs. Seymour Rolls .30
Mrs. Bolt Sugar .17
Total 15.31

Expenses
Groceries 11.61

Advertisement, Cards, Postage .50
Total 12.11

Balance in Treasury Aug. 16, 1934 $3.20

The following were present:


 

Mrs. Kittie R. Blair Wellsboro, Pa Clayton Seymour
Keith Ripley  Gordon Dale Ripley
Grant Makley  Frank Makley Jr.
Ina Makley  Elvin Makley
H. Fred Palmer Leroy, Pa  Ruth Rockwell Leroy, Pa
Maude W. Palmer Leroy, Pa Kate Welch Ruggles Troy, Pa
Frank Welch Leroy, Pa Mrs. Frank Welch Leroy, Pa
Mr. R.H. Palmer Leroy, Pa  Mrs. R.H. Palmer Leroy. Pa
Mary Delphine Welch  Margaret Jane Welch
Leona Ashley  Lura Connelly
R. Franklin Ashley Rochester, NY  A.L.Ashley Covinton, Pa
Luelia Ashley Covington, Pa  L.W. Zimmer Covington, Pa
E.F. Bolt Covington, Pa  Chas Webster Covington, Pa 
Mrs. Chas Webster Covington, Pa  Alice Rumsey
V. B. O’Dell  H.R. Ashley Covington, Pa
C. Willard Odell  Bertha A. Connelly Covington, Pa
Lucia H. Briggs Mansfield, Pa Mortimer Briggs Mansfield, Pa 
Harold Briggs Mansfield , Pa Mrs. Wells Ashley Mansfield, Pa 
E.W. Welch Covington, Pa Alice L. Bennett Mainesburg, Pa 
 Mrs. Wilmot Purvis Mainesburg, Pa    Mr. Wilmot Purvis Mainesburg, Pa 
Mrs. Hazel Bolt Mainesburg, Pa  Miss A.M. Seymour Mainesburg, Pa 
Mrs. Gertrude Welch Mainesburg, Pa  Mr. Lewiw Welch Mainesburg, Pa 
 Mrs. Blanche Wilcox Covington, Pa    Mr. Charles Miller 
Mary Gray Mainesburg, Pa Arlene Wilkins Mainesburg, Pa
Chrystal Bolt Mainesburg, Pa  Dorothy Webster Covington, Pa 
Dianthia Webster Covington, Pa

Continue of Teople present for the 1934 Reunion


 

Mary Baity Covington, Pa  Sylvia Wilkins
Marcella Wilkins  Ruby Wilkins
Lloyd Wilkins  Marjorie Wilkins
Lucille Wilkins  Lloyd Wilkins Jr.
Mary Ellen Decker  Mrs. E.W. Welch
Ellen Welch Mrs. Helen Decker N.Y.
Thomas Decker Jr.  Paul Welch
Ethel Welch  Harold Welch
Charles H. Prince Addie Welch Prince
Lucy Nash Danville, NY  Ala Nash 
Alvin Nash Danville, NY  Wesley Nash
Debert Nash Danville, NY  John Stremovihtg
Orlin Lawrence Danville, NY  Reed Stremovihtg
Loretta Lawrence Danville, NY Gerald Lawrence
Lilian Lawrence  Lisle Lawrence
James S. Blair Clayton Bolt
S.B. Jackson  E.D. Hendricks Mansfield, Pa
Mrs. Melvin Finck Robert Hendricks
Mrs. Jennie Webster Mr. Luther Webster
Minnie Welch Seymour  Relford Seymour
Jessie Baity Robert O’dell
Francis Welch Ellen Reese
Kenneth Reese Robert Mudge
Mrs. Robert Mudge  Dorothy Lawrence

Changes in the Family

    Marriages
    June 2 ' 34 Lillis Welch to Robert S. Mudge
    June 24 ' 34 Kenneth Reese to Ellen Esias
    ' 34 Homer Eliott to Myrtle Rumble
    Births
    Mr. & Mrs. Homer Elliott, a daughter Elizabeth Aug. '34
    Mr. & Mrs. Henry Cardinal, a daughter Sylvia Ann, May 7, '34
    Deaths
    Emma Ashley Connelly Nov. 1 or 2, '33
    Mrs. Ida Woodward Mar ' 34
    James Christopher Dec. '33
    Mr. Fred Rollins Mar ' 34
    Mrs. James Christopher Jan. ' 34
    Nelson Welch Sep. 29, ' 33
    Mrs. Dorna Austin
    Mrs. Susan Grubham Jun 23, ' 34
    Mrs. Loren Mudge
    Mr. Darwin Welch Jun. 27 ' 34
    Mr. George Rumsey Dec ' 34
Reunions - 1914 to 1927
Reunions - 1928 to 1934
Reunions - 1935 to 1946