Family Group Sheet
NameOta Givens Welch
Birth3 Jun 1880, Benton, Hocking Co., Ohio
Death22 Jan 1953, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
Other spousesBessie L. Turner
Marriageaft 1940
SpouseVesta Sarah Goodman
Birth3 Jul 1897, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death25 Apr 1948, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
BurialBrown Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherJohn Morgan Goodman (1870-1937)
MotherMartha Susan Ellen Bryant (1875-1912)
Other spousesJames Fultz
Notes for Ota Givens Welch
The Ohio births index lists Oto Givens Welch, born 5 June 1880 in Benton, Hocking Co., Ohio, father George Welch, mother’s maiden name Ricca England.
His WW I draft registration, filed 12 Sep 1918 in Lancaster, Fairfield Co., Ohio, records Ota Givens Welch, age 38, residence Amanda RFD #2, Ohio, born 3 June 1880, occupation farming, nearest relative Bessie L. Welch, same address.
His death certificate records Ota G. Welch, age 72, born 3 June 1880 in Ohio, died 22 Jan 1953 at Ohio State University Hospital, Franklin, Columbus Co., Ohio, residence 935 Dennison Ave, Columbus, Ohio, retired farmer, married, father George Welch, mother’s maiden name Rebecca Givens, cause of death cerebral embolism, informant Lloyd Welch, burial in Green Summit, Adelphi, Ross Co., Ohio.
Hocking Co., Ohio marriage records list the marriage on 19 March 1872 of George Welch and Rebecca Eveland.
His WW I draft registration, filed 12 Sep 1918 in Lancaster, Fairfield Co., Ohio, records Ota Givens Welch, age 38, residence Amanda RFD #2, Ohio, born 3 June 1880, occupation farming, nearest relative Bessie L. Welch, same address.
His death certificate records Ota G. Welch, age 72, born 3 June 1880 in Ohio, died 22 Jan 1953 at Ohio State University Hospital, Franklin, Columbus Co., Ohio, residence 935 Dennison Ave, Columbus, Ohio, retired farmer, married, father George Welch, mother’s maiden name Rebecca Givens, cause of death cerebral embolism, informant Lloyd Welch, burial in Green Summit, Adelphi, Ross Co., Ohio.
Hocking Co., Ohio marriage records list the marriage on 19 March 1872 of George Welch and Rebecca Eveland.
Notes for Vesta Sarah Goodman
Her death certificate records Vesta Welch, age 50 years 9 months 19 days, born 3 July 1897 in Elliott Co., Ky, died 25 Apr 1948 in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, married, wife of Ata G. Welch, age 67, father John Goodman, mother’s maiden name Martha Byrant, both born in Ky, cause of death chronic myocarditis, informant H. H. Defenbaugh, Circleville, Ohio, burial in Moorehead, Ky.
Her gravestone has her name as Sarah Vesta Goodman Welch, and the epitaph “A tender mother and a faithful friend”. (Hers is the only Welch burial in Brown Cemetery.)
Her gravestone has her name as Sarah Vesta Goodman Welch, and the epitaph “A tender mother and a faithful friend”. (Hers is the only Welch burial in Brown Cemetery.)
