CHARLES WELLIVER BIO, WARREN, NEW JERSEY Copyright (c) 2001 by Stewart J.A. Woolever, Jr. (sjaw@citlink.net). ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submittor has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ "CHARLES WELLIVER of Bloomsburg, at present serving as one of the board of commisioners of Columbia Co., belongs to a family which has been established for about a century. He was born in Montour Twp., Columbia Co. April 11, 1858, son of Evan Welliver, and is a grandson of Samuel Welliver, who founded the family in this section. Samuel Welliver was born in New Jersey and came to Columbia Co. at an early date. Settling at Mordansville he lived and died there. His widow, whose maiden name was Martha Jones, married for her second husband, Samuel Wolf. By her marriage to Mr. Welliver she had the following children: John; Evan; Eli; Daniel; Mary, Mrs. Kilguss; Rebecca; Ellen, Mrs. John German; Lavina, Mrs. High Alberton [sic, Battle calls him Hiram Albertson.]; Margaret, Mrs. Theodore Smith. Evan Welliver was born Feb. 15, 1825, in the western part of Columbia Co., was a shoemaker and was also engaged in teaming. On April 26, 1849, he married Mary D. Guild, who was born Feb. 28, 1831, in Hemlock township, and died April 22, 1883, surviving her husband, who had passed away March 12, 1876; his death occurred in Montour township, Columbia county. They were bured at Bloomsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Evan Welliver were the parents of children as follows: William B. G., John E., Mary E. (Mrs. Jonathan Pursel), Charles E., Sarah M. (Mrs. C. P. Curtin), Alice R. (Mrs. William Christian), Katie M., Evan D. and Elmer Wood. Charles E. Welliver attended public school in Montour township, and learned telegraphy at Rupert, Columbia county, following that business for a short time. Then he engaged in the carpentry and building business at Bloomsburg, at which he was engaged for a period of twenty years. In 1911 he was elected to the office of county commissioner on the Democratic ticket, receiving a highly complimentary vote-substantial testimony of his wide acqunaintance and popularity. He now devotes all his time to the duties of his responsible position, which calls for business ability and efficiency of the highest order. Mr. Welliver married on June 25, 1884, Clara E. Rabb, daughter of William and Abigail Rabb, of Bloomsburg, and they have had four children namely: Pauline M., who died in infancy; William E.; Walter E.; and Charlotte B. Mr. Welliver is a member of the Presbyterian church and socially belongs to the P. O. S. of A. at Danville, Pa and to the Untied Americans and Knights of Malta at Bloomsburg." (History of Columbia and Montour Counties - published by J.H. Beers, 1915 vol 1.p.539)