Welch, John Frederick

Birth Name Welch, John Frederick
Gramps ID I6578
Gender male
Age at Death 82 years, 1 month, 23 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1909-02-18 Fort Wayne, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a
Census 1910 Fort Wayne, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
2a
Census 1920 Fort Wayne, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a
Census 1930 Fort Wayne, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
4a
Census 1940 Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga Cty, Ohio, USA  
5a
Death 1991-04-12 Fort Wayne, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
6a
Burial   Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Welch, Frederick Christian [I6572]1876-04-261935-03-13
Mother Fife, Bessie M. [I6576]1879-02-221962-01-27
    Sister     Welch, Olga Bessie [I6577] 1902-12-03 1981-01-08
         Welch, John Frederick [I6578] 1909-02-18 1991-04-12
    Brother     Welch, Robert Benjamin [I6580] 1916-03-29 1916-04-05
    Brother     Welch, David F. [I6579]

Families

    Family of Welch, John Frederick and Grosvenor, Mildred Ellen [F2147]
Married Wife Grosvenor, Mildred Ellen [I6585] ( * 1909-06-09 + 1992-01-19 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Welch, Ellen J. [I6586]

Narrative

[Obituary for John F. Welch, from the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, 13 Apr 1991; posted online to the FindaGrave.com website.]

John F. Welch, 82, died at 5:15 a.m. Friday at Lutheran Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne. He retired in 1969 after 35 years as general manager of Fort Wayne and Foreign Operations at General Electric Co.

Surviving are his wife, Mildred E.; a daughter, Ellen J. Wess of Monrovia, Calif.; a brother, Admiral David F., U.S. Navy retired; and two grandchildren.

Services at 2 p.m. Monday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Wayne Street Chapel, 420 W. Wayne St. Calling one hour before services. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials to First Baptist Church.

Pedigree

  1. Welch, Frederick Christian [I6572]
    1. Fife, Bessie M. [I6576]
      1. Welch, David F. [I6579]
      2. Welch, Olga Bessie [I6577]
      3. Welch, John Frederick
        1. Grosvenor, Mildred Ellen [I6585]
          1. Welch, Ellen J. [I6586]
      4. Welch, Robert Benjamin [I6580]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2007 [S0302]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXV8-RCV : 21 January 2016), John Frederick Welch and Mildred Ellen Grosvenor, 12 Jan 1935; citing Allen, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,130,286.

  2. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Date: 1910-04-21
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKLT-98C : accessed 20 May 2017), Fred C Welch, Fort Wayne Ward 7, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 52, sheet 5A, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 339; FHL microfilm 1,374,352.

        Event Date 1910
        Event Place Fort Wayne Ward 7, Allen, Indiana, United States
        Fred C Welch Head M 34 Ohio
        Bess M Welch Wife F 31 Ohio
        Olga B Welch Daughter F 7 Indiana
        John F Welch Son M 1 Indiana
        Emma Preuss Servant F 20 Indiana

  3. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Date: 1920-01-12
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQ6-9MG : accessed 20 May 2017), Frederick C Welch, Fort Wayne Ward 1, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing ED 36, sheet 11B, line 59, family 270, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 421; FHL microfilm 1,820,421.

        Event Date 1920
        Event Place Fort Wayne Ward 1, Allen, Indiana, United States
        Frederick C Welch Head M 43 Ohio
        Bessie M Welch Wife F 40 Ohio
        Olga B Welch Daughter F 17 Indiana
        John Welch Son M 10 Indiana
        David Welch Son M 1 Indiana
        Irba Doty Boarder F 21 Indiana

  4. US Census of 1930 [S0042]
      • Date: 1930-04-04
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X41L-FZ9 : accessed 20 May 2017), Fredrick C Welch, Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 74, sheet B, line 98, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 577; FHL microfilm 2,340,312.

        Event Date 1930
        Event Place Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
        Fredrick C Welch Head M 53 Ohio
        Bessie M Welch Wife F 50 Ohio
        John F Welch Son M 21 Indiana
        David F Welch Son M 11 Indiana
        Mary E Fife Mother-in-law F 73 Ohio

  5. US Census of 1940 [S0043]
      • Date: 1940-04-10
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW6J-J68 : accessed 21 May 2017), John F Welch, Tract CH-3, Cleveland Heights City, Cleveland Heights City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-31, sheet 9A, line 21, family 224, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3049.

        Event Date 1940
        Event Place Tract CH-3, Cleveland Heights City, Cleveland Heights City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
        John F Welch Head M 31 Indiana
        Mildred Welch Wife F 30 Indiana
        Ellen J Welch Daughter F 0 Ohio

  6. Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (Indiana) [S0196]
      • Date: 1991-04-13
      • Confidence: High