Rebecca Jane Welch
Rebecca Jane Welch was born around 1840 in North Carolina. She married John W. Ellis on October 9, 1862, and they had at least four children: Joseph, born around 1865; Eli, born around 1867; Lydia, born around 1872; and James, born around 1875. Her husband served in the Confederate army during the Civil War. They lived in Chatham County, North Carolina, and her husband earned a living as a farmer. By 1870, they owned $700 of real estate and $500 of personal property. She probably died in the late 1870s.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (5634) | Welch, Rebecca Jane ~ Ellis, Rebecca Jane | 1840 | 187X |
- Conflict Side: Confederacy
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (9256) [recipient] ~ John W. Ellis to Rebecca J. Welch, 25 July 1863
People - Records: 1
- (5634) Welch, Rebecca Jane is the [wife of] (3480) Ellis, John W.
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1870 United States Federal Census, available from Ancestry.com; North Carolina Marriage Records, 1741-2011, available from Ancestry.com
