Born in , Fayette, Alabama, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Thomas Welch
and Mary Monroe (Sanford) Welch
Sister of
Mellie Jane (Welch) Willis, James William Welch, Nathan Asa Welch, Martha Ann Welch, Jessie Ellis Welch, Lovie Bell (Welch) Dulaney, Fenie Estelle (Welch) Robertson and Myrtie Mae (Welch) Sullivan
Wife of
Rufus Braxton Willis
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Clarence Rebern Willis and Rufus Buckner Willis
Died
at age 84
in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2014
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Contents |
Biography
Dena was born in Fayette County, Alabama in 1889 to William Thomas Welch and Mary Monroe Sanford (known as Mollie). Dena Welch ... She passed away in 1973. [1]
Residence
- 1900 - Thompson's, Fayette, Alabama
- 1910 - Collins, Fayette, Alabama
- 1920 - Thompson's, Fayette, Alabama
1930 - Lee, Mississippi 1 APR 1940 - West, New Madrid, Missouri
Note
In the summer of 1959, Virginia Willis and her daughter Donna, visited Dena. Dena told Donna that she and Mellie were twins and that their husbands were twins. Donna indicated that when Virginia discussed this with Rubye Willis years later she said it was not true. This was the first and only time Donna recalls of hearing of Dena. Dena gave Donna a wedding gift, a blue doilie she crocheted.
Burial
- Place: Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama
- Note: 2010 253 Rufus & Dena Welch Willis [2]
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Randy Willis, Monday, April 21, 2014
- ↑ ::: http://trees.ancestry.com
Acknowledgements
This biography was created by Randy Willis through the import of WillisRufusBraxton.ged on Apr 22, 2014.
Notes
- Mellie Welch
- http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=99fc8428-9334-4194-bc00-7665ed87f1a4&tid=10578216&pid=41
- Rufus, Dena & 3 kids
- http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=74b394db-36a5-40dd-8837-c49a36c56c4e&tid=10578216&pid=41
- 2010 253 Rufus & Dena Welch Willis
- http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=5cfdb691-b368-47cb-bcfd-da93e6121742&tid=10578216&pid=41
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dena by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dena:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dena by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dena:
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~25.00%
Randy Willis
:
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H593937 [compare]
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Donna (Willis) Brown :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T366951 [compare], FTDNA kit #355821
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Kay Brown :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T141474 [compare], FTDNA kit #199890
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