Wetzel County WV Archives Obituaries.....Welch, Benjamin Miles June 19, 1939
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Obituary for Benjamin Miles Welch (b. Jan 31, 1845; d. Jun 19, 1939)

Benjamin Miles Welch, age 94, died June 19, 1939 in New Martinsville. He was
born Jan 31, 1845 in Junction City, Ohio. He removed to New Martinsville at the
close of the Civil War during which he worked for the railroad moving Union Army
supplies. He became a New Martinsville merchant and postmaster under President
Cleveland. He was a member of the St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church and Knights
of Columbus. He married Margaret McCabe (who died May 1919). They had two
children: V. J. Welch of New Martinsville; and Margaret of Ohio; and seven
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Burial in William Cemetery.

Additional Comments:
From Wetzel County Death Certificate #8531
NAME: Benjamin Miles Welch
BORN: January 31, 1845 in Junction City Ohio
DIED: June 19, 1939 in New Martinsville, Wetzel County WV
WIDOWER-OF: Margaret McCabe
OCCUPATION: City Recorder, last worked 1915
SON-OF: Brice J. Welch
    and Mary Staley
CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Myocardial Failure, cerebral Hemorrhages
BURIAL: Williams Cemetery

From Wetzel County Death Certificate #238
NAME: Margaret Welch
BORN: December 23, 1851 in New Martinsville WV
DIED: May 10, 1919 in Magnolia District, New Martinsville WV
DAUGHTER-OF: Frank S. McCabe, born in Virginia
         and Linda A. Martin, born in New Martinsville WV
CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Arterio Sclerosis
BURIAL: Williams Cemetery


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