Welch, Wellington D. ^{1 2}

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• his Biography was published in the Portrait and Biographical Album of Osceola County in 1884 in Hartwick Township, Osceola County, Michigan, USA. ⁴

Wellington Welch, farmer, section 25, Hartwick Township, was born Aug. 16, 1843, in Euclid, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. His parents, Sardis and Marinda (Dillie) Welch, were natives respectively of Connecticut and Ohio, and of Scotch and French descent. The former died in 1857, the latter in 1880.

Mr. Welch is the youngest of the six children included in his father's family, and was reared at home. When he was 18 he entered the Union army to aid in quelling the Rebellion, enrolling in Co. C, the color company of the 18th U. S. Inf., under the command of Lieut.-Co. O. L. Shepherd, and attached, after being mustered into the service, to the Army of the Cumberland. He was in active service in 13 engagements, among them the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Hoover's Gap, Mission Ridge, and the campaign under Sherman till the fight before Atlanta. He received two gun shot wounds at Stone River, -- one in the arm and one in the hip. He was hit five times in the same engagement, his clothing being severely torn. Among other casualties it sustained was the scalping of his cap, the top of which was taken cleanly off! He was discharged before Atlanta, Aug. 7, 1864, from Co. B, First Battalion. The company was so cut to pieces at the battle of Stone River that a sufficient number was not left to form as a company, and the remnant was transferred, Mr. Welch to Co. B.

He returned to his home and resumed his place as assistant on the family homestead, his brother, Orlando B., enlisting in another company and regiment. Soon after his return to his home he entered the commercial college at Cleveland and completed a course of study in 1866. He spent two years subsequently in farming.

His marriage to Cecelia Dille occurred Oct. 14, 1868, in the place of his birth, and they have one child, Alice L., born April 21, 1870. Mrs. Welch is the daughter of Milton and Lauretta (Lilly) Dillie. Her father was born in Pennsylvania, her mother in New York. They are now residents of Euclid, Ohio. In January, 1868, Mr. and Mrs. Welch came to Michigan to establish a home, and made a homestead claim of 120 acres of land on section 28, in Hartwick Township. The place was entirely wild, and in an unsatisfactory location, and after a year's residence they decided to make a change, and purchased 40 acres, afterwards 40 acres more, in the same township, three-fifths of the tract being now under cultivation.

Mr. Welch is a Republican. He has been Township Clerk four terms, and is now School Director. He is Clerk of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, of which himself and wife are members. He has been connected with the Odd Fellows.

• he served in the military Co. B. 18th U.S. Infantry.

• Appeared on the 1870 US Census 5 Aug 1870 in Hartwick Township, Osceola County, Michigan, USA, Page: 1.

Name: Welch, Wellington D.
Age: 26
Sex: M
Color: W
Occupation: Farmer
Value - Real Estate: On R. R.
Value - Personal Property:
Birth Place: Ohio
Father Foreign Born: N
Mother Foreign Born: N
Month Born in Census Year:
Month Married in Census Year:
Attended School in Census Year:
Can Not Read:
Can Not Write:
Deaf and Dumb, Blind, Insane, or Idiot:
Eligible to Vote: Y
Date of Enumeration:

• Appeared on the 1880 US census 1 Jun 1880 in Hartwick Township, Osceola County, Michigan, USA, Page: 1.

Name: Welch, Wellington
Color: W
Sex: M
Age Prior to June 1: 36
Month of Birth in Census Year:
Relationship: Head of Household
Single: N
Married: Y
Widowed: N
Divorced: N
Married in Census Year: N
Occupation: Farmer
Other Information:
Can't Read or Write: N
Place of Birth: Ohio
Place of Birth Father: Connecticut
Place of Birth Mother: Ohio

• Appeared on the 1900 US Census 1 Jun 1900 in Hartwick Township, Osceola County, Michigan, USA, Page: 11B.

Name: Welch, David
Relation: Head
Color: W
Sex: M
Month of Birth: Aug
Year of Birth: 1843
Age: 56
Marital Status: M
Number of Years Married: 32
Mother of How Many Children:
Number of Children Living:
Place of Birth: Ohio
Place of Birth Father: Connecticut
Place of Birth Mother: Ohio
Year Immigrated:
Years in U.S.:
Naturalization:
Occupation: Farming
Number of Months Not Employed: 0
Number of Months Attended School:
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Home Owned or Rented: O
Home Owned Free or Mortgaged: M
Farm or House: F
Number of Farm Holder: 181

• Avondale, Osceola County, Michigan, USA, Cherry Valley Cemetery

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Wellington married Cecelia M. Dille, daughter of Milton Dille and Lauretta Lilly, on 14 Oct 1868 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA.¹ (Cecelia M. Dille was born in 1843 in Ohio, USA, died in 1917 and was buried in Avondale, Osceola County, Michigan, USA, Cherry Valley Cemetery ⁵.)