Azro Butler Welch[1, 2]
1839 - 1882 (43 years)-
Name Azro Butler Welch Born 1839 McLean county, Kentucky, USA 
Gender Male Died Feb 18, 1882 Buried East Liberty Cemetery, McDonough county, Illinois, USA Notes - -
From "The History of McDonough County Illinois" vol. 1 by Ruth Chenoweth and Sara Wisslead Semonis, pub by the McDonough County Genealogical Society, p. 498.
Welch, Azro Butler (F731) by Douglas Haeussler. Fought for the Union in the Civil War, enlisting on August 10, 1861 in the Illinois 28th Infantry, Company D. His papers list him as being 21 years old, 5 feet 5-1/4 inches tall, brown hair, hazel eyes with a fair complexion. He was discharged due to a disability (deafness), re-enlisted and was finally mustered out on September 25, 1865 at Camp Irwin, Texas. He was a farmer and a broom maker.
Person ID I3049 mykindred Last Modified Feb 6, 2003
Father Rev. William Rowland Welch, b. Jun 20, 1815, Kentucky, USA , d. 1886, Kansas, USA (Age 70 years) Mother Lavinia Butler, b. 1819, d. Feb 27, 1882 (Age 63 years) Married Mar 1836 Muhlenberg county, Kentucky, USA Notes - They moved to McDonough County in 1861 to join William's brothers and sisters who were early settlers there. (The "History" -- below -- implies that his siblings that came to McDonough county were Jefferson, George W., James, Benjamin, Isaac and Keziah.)
See "The History of McDonough County Illinois" vol. 1 by Ruth Chenoweth and Sara Wisslead Semonis, pub by the McDonough County Genealogical Society, p. 499. Welch, William Rowland (F733) by Erika Peterson (niece of Linda Peterson Worstell).
He remained active in church work until his wife died, in 1882. He traveled to Kansas to visit a child and died there in 1886.
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1850 census, KY, Muhlenberg, Muhlengerg, Aug 10
-- HH 103
John WELCH, 53, M, PA
Nancy WELCH, 53, F, PA
-- HH 104
Wm B WELCH, 35, M, KY
Savinia WELCH, 35, F, KY
Azro B WELCH, 10, M, KY
Sylvester B WELCH, 8, M, KY
Amanda A WELCH, 5, F, KY
Kincheon H WELCH, 1/12, M, KY
Elizabeth WELCH, 65, F, KY
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Family ID F755 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Nancy Virginia Seybold, b. Aug 12, 1844, Blandinsville, McDonough county, Illinois, USA , d. May 24, 1918, McDonough county, Illinois, USA (Age 73 years) Married Jan 08, 1867 McDonough county, Illinois, USA [3] Children 1. Flora Welch, b. Jan 25, 1870, McDonough county, Illinois, USA , d. Mar 31, 1942, Rock Island county, Illinois, USA (Age 72 years)2. William B. Welch, b. Apr 14, 1872, McDonough county, Illinois, USA , d. 1903, McDonough county, Illinois, USA (Age 30 years)3. Nora H. Welch, b. Sep 30, 1874, McDonough county, Illinois, USA , d. Aft 1961, Illinois, USA (Age > 88 years)4. David Seybold Welch, b. Sep 07, 1877, McDonough county, Illinois, USA , d. Jun 03, 1918, McDonough county, Illinois, USA (Age 40 years)5. Ernest Montgomery Welch, b. Mar 12, 1880, McDonough county, Illinois, USA , d. Aug 03, 1954, Pasadena, Los Angeles county, California, USA (Age 74 years)Family ID F1142 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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