Thomas Marion WELKER
Mary Jane COMBS
Husband: Thomas Marion WELKER
Birth: 22 Aug 1892, Fredericktown, Madison Co., Missouri
Death:
(obituary)
8 Jun 1959, Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri
Burial: Jun 1959, Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri
Father: James Allen WELKER
Mother: Mary Catherine HAWN
Marriage-1: 31 Mar 1917, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., Missouri
Divorce: After 1930, Stoddard Co., Missouri
Wife-1: Mary Jane COMBS
Birth: 6 Aug 1890, Orel Twp., Wayne Co., Illinois
Death:
(obituary)
1 Mar 1969, Dexter, Stoddard Co., Missouri
Burial: 5 Mar 1969, Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co.,
Missouri
Father: Asariah Charles COMBS
Mother: Malissa Catherine
MAYBERRY
Children:
1. Fern WELKER, b: 11 Oct 1917, Clines
Island, Stoddard Co., Missouri
2. Vernon Epps WELKER, b: 14 Oct 1919,
Clines Island, Stoddard Co., Missouri
3. Dorothy Louise WELKER, b: 11 Oct 1921,
Clines Island, Stoddard Co., Missouri
4. Kathryn Melissa "Katie" WELKER, b: 23 Oct 1923,
Clines Island, Stoddard Co., Missouri
5. Lottie Mae WELKER, b: 13 Dec
1925, Clines Island, Stoddard Co., Missouri
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Notes:
Tom and Mary were married by Geo. H. Grosser, Justice of the Peace, in
Bloomfield, Missouri.
1920
Federal Census Data (T625_964, Page 300B), Richland Township, Stoddard Co.,
Missouri,
Enumeration District 217,
Enumeration Date: 19-Jan-1920, Family #187
|
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Col. |
Age |
M/S |
In |
POB |
Fa. |
Mo. |
Occupation |
|
WELKER, Thomas |
Head |
M |
W |
26 |
M |
|
MO |
MO |
MO |
Farmer |
|
Mary |
Wife |
F |
W |
28 |
M |
|
IL |
IL |
IL |
|
|
Fern |
Dau. |
F |
W |
2 |
S |
|
MO |
MO |
IL |
|
|
Epps |
Son |
M |
W |
6m |
S |
|
MO |
MO |
IL |
|
1930 Federal Census Data (T626_1248,
Page 280A), Richland Township, Stoddard Co.,
Missouri,
Enumeration District #24, Enumeration Date:
7-Apr-1930, Family #87
|
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Col. |
Age |
M/S W/D |
Mar. Age |
In Sch |
POB |
Fa. POB |
Mo. POB |
Occupation |
|
WELKER, Tom |
Head |
M |
W |
37 |
M |
25 |
|
MO |
MO |
MO |
Farmer |
|
Mary |
Wife |
F |
W |
39 |
M |
27 |
|
IL |
IL |
IL |
|
|
Fern |
Daughter |
F |
W |
12 |
S |
|
X |
MO |
MO |
IL |
|
|
Epps |
Son |
M |
W |
10 |
S |
|
X |
MO |
MO |
IL |
|
|
Dorothy |
Daughter |
F |
W |
8 |
S |
|
X |
MO |
MO |
IL |
|
|
Melissa |
Daughter |
F |
W |
6 |
S |
|
X |
MO |
MO |
IL |
|
|
Lottie M |
Daughter |
F |
W |
4y 4m |
S |
|
|
MO |
MO |
IL |
|
|
Jennings, Cecil |
Boarder |
M |
W |
20 |
S |
|
|
MO |
MO |
MO |
Laborer |
1940 Federal Census Data
(T627_02159-0463, Page 225A), Dexter Ward 1, Stoddard Co., Missouri,
Enumeration District: 104-13, Enumeration Date: 23-Apr-1940, Family #404
|
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Age |
M/S W/D |
In |
Gr. |
POB |
Occupation / Industry |
|
WELKER, Mary J |
Head |
F |
49 |
D |
|
8 |
IL |
Owner/Manager / Cafe |
|
Vernon E |
Son |
M |
29 |
S |
|
H-4 |
MO |
Waiter / Cafe |
|
Dorothy L |
Daughter |
F |
18 |
S |
X |
H-3 |
MO |
|
|
Melissa K |
Daughter |
F |
16 |
S |
X |
H-3 |
MO |
|
|
Lottie M |
Daughter |
F |
14 |
S |
X |
8 |
MO |
|
After their divorce, Tom
remarried.
1940 Federal Census Data (T627_02144-0323, Page 25A), Doniphan, Ripley Co.,
Missouri,
Enumeration District: 91-2, Enumeration Date: 9-Apr-1940, Family #n/a
|
NAME |
Relation |
Sex |
Age |
M/S W/D |
In |
Gr. |
POB |
Occupation / Industry |
|
WELKER, Tom |
Lodger |
M |
45 |
M |
|
8 |
MO |
Owner & Manager / Cafe |
|
Daisy |
Lodger |
M |
42 |
M |
|
8 |
MO |
Clerk & Cook / Cafe |
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Sources:
1) Marriage: Stoddard County Missouri Vital
Statistics - Marriages, Vol. 13, Page 67
2) Death - Husband: Butler County Missouri Vital Statistics - Deaths,
Cert. #59-020553
3) Burials: Stoddard County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Stoddard County Missouri, 1839-1992, Page 83