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Thomas H. Welch is my Great Great Grandfather. He was "supposedly" born in
Missouri about 1824. He was in Texas by 1847, possibly sooner. Is enumerated on the
1850 U.S.Census of Robertson Co.,Texas with wife, Amanda Middlebrook and son CHARLES I.
WELCH who was born 7-12-1849.
A daughter, SARAH JANE WELCH, was born 12-16-1850. She would marry THOMAS JEFFERSON
CAVENDER May 15,1864 in Williamson Co.Texas and remain married until his death in 1904.
She died in 1924. They lived and are buried in Frio Co.TX.
Another daughter, Harriett Calistine Welch was born in 1852. It was then that Amanda,
the mother passed on.
Thomas H. Welch is next found in Karnes Co., TX. living close to his mother-in-law, Jane
c. Crawford Middlebrook Galloway. Apparently he had no other family in the area. The
last we can find of Thomas is in 1857 when he went to court to sue for a wagon he built
that was not paid for.We can only presume he died....OR left...about 1858 for in April of
1859 Jane Galloway obtained Legal Guardianship over the three minor surviving children.
The first son was named Charles. Could that mean Thomas H. Welch's father was named
Charles? The first daughter is Sarah Jane. Jane is the name of one grandmother...Can we
presume that Sarah may be the name of the other grandmother, Thomas's mother?
We are searching for ANY information we can find on Thomas H. Welch and his family. We
know there were 8 children born to Charles and his two spouses.Ten children born to Sarah
Jane Welch Cavender and are unsure about Harriett. Please help....if you possibly can.
JoRetta Lewis