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Samuel James Welburn1,2,3

#12412, (1877 - 1960)
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Parents

  • Father: John Welburn
  • Mother: Lucretia Jane Agy

Key Events:

  • Samuel James Welburn was born on 6 Dec 1877 in Boone Co., Iowa.4,5,6
  • Samuel married first Jennie Eldora Stingley, daughter of Walter Oregon Stingley and Mary Alice Gilmore, on 31 Mar 1897 in Laurel, Nebraska.7,8,9
  • Samuel married second Olive May Owen, daughter of Samuel B. Owen and Emma A. Blake, on 6 Feb 1920 in Dixon Co., Nebraska.10
  • Samuel married third Lily Mae Thornton, daughter of Henry C. Thornton and Louisa Jane Teters, in Nov 1931 in Jackson Co., Oregon.11,12,13
  • Samuel died on 17 Nov 1960 in Jackson Co., Oregon, at age 82.14,15,16
  • He was buried in Mountian View Cemetery, Ashland, Jackson Co., Oregon.17
Samuel also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Jennie Eldora Stingley:

  • Lawrence J. Welburn
  • Jennie Mabel Welburn
  • Walter Harold Welburn
  • Selma Esther Welburn
  • Jessie Myrtle Welburn+ (1914 - 1976)

Child with Lily Mae Thornton:

  • Theodore T. Welburn

Citations

  1. Samuel James Welburn, Samuel James, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  2. John Wilburn household, 1880 U.S. Census, Boone Co., Iowa, shows name as James Wilburn.
  3. Sam Wilburn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Co., Nebraska.
  4. Samuel James Welburn, Samuel James, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration), shows date, "town or county" as Boone, and state.
  5. John Wilburn household, 1880 U.S. Census, Boone Co., Iowa, shows age 2 and state.
  6. Sam Wilburn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Co., Nebraska, shows month, year, age 22, and state.
  7. Brumfield, Ray Carlton, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940, shows date, town, and state.
  8. Sam Wilburn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Co., Nebraska, shows married 3 years.
  9. "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," Ancestry.com, record for Samuel James Welburn and Jennie Eldora Stingley, shows year and state.
  10. "Welburn-Schinkel," The Dixon Journal, 12 Feb 1920, shows they married "last Friday."
  11. Medford Mail Tribune, 18 Nov 1931, shows license for Samuel J. Welburn and Lilly Mae Burnett.
  12. Samuel J. Welburn household, 1940 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon, shows married.
  13. Lily Mae Welburn, Lily Mae obituary, Medford Mail Tribune, shows year, as 1932.
  14. "Oregon Death Index, 1898-2008," Ancestry.com, record for Samuel J Welburn, citing cert. no. 14132, shows date and county.
  15. Brumfield, Ray Carlton, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940, shows still living.
  16. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 66328086, Samuel James Welburn, shows date, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  17. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 66328086, Samuel James Welburn, includes tombstone photo.

Jennie Eldora Stingley1,2,3

#12413, (1878 - 1918)
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Parents

  • Father: Walter Oregon Stingley
  • Mother: Mary Alice Gilmore

Key Events:

  • Jennie Eldora Stingley was born on 1 Jul 1878 in Floyd Co., Iowa.4,5,6
  • Jennie married Samuel James Welburn, son of John Welburn and Lucretia Jane Agy, on 31 Mar 1897 in Laurel, Nebraska.7,8,9
  • Jennie died on 2 Oct 1918 in Dixon, Nebraska, at age 40, from the flu.10,11,12
  • She was buried in Laurel Cemetery, Laurel, Cedar Co., Nebraska.13
Jennie also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Samuel James Welburn:

  • Lawrence J. Welburn
  • Jennie Mabel Welburn
  • Walter Harold Welburn
  • Selma Esther Welburn
  • Jessie Myrtle Welburn+ (1914 - 1976)

Citations

  1. Brumfield, Ray Carlton, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940, shows name as Jennie Eldora Stingley.
  2. Samuel J. Welburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hyde Co., South Dakota, shows name as Jennie E. Wilburn.
  3. "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," Ancestry.com, record for Samuel James Welburn and Jennie Eldora Stingley.
  4. Brumfield, Ray Carlton, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940, shows date, county, and state, as Iowa.
  5. Sam Wilburn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Co., Nebraska, shows month, year, age 21, and state.
  6. Samuel J. Welburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hyde Co., South Dakota, shows age 31 and state.
  7. Brumfield, Ray Carlton, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940, shows date, town, and state.
  8. Sam Wilburn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Co., Nebraska, shows married 3 years.
  9. "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," Ancestry.com, record for Samuel James Welburn and Jennie Eldora Stingley, shows year and state.
  10. "Dixon Young Girl Takes Her Own Life," The Allen News, 22 Sep 1921, shows date and cause.
  11. Brumfield, Ray Carlton, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940, shows date, as 2nd, and place as Dixon, Nebraska.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 75149900, Jennie Eldora Stingley Welburn, shows date, and 25th, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 75149900, Jennie Eldora Stingley Welburn, includes tombstone photo.

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