Eugene Bonaparte Welborne (1842 - 1934)

Born Feb 1842 in Mississippi, United States

Died 9 Jan 1934 at age 91 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Eugene Welborne is Notable.

Eugene Bonaparte Welborne was a constable and state legislator in Mississippi. ^[1]

Eugene Welborne was born in 1842 in Mississippi. He was the son of a wealthy white merchant, Johnson Welborne and Celia Saunders, a slave.

He married Sarah Ann Stewart around 1870.

Eugene was a member of the House Committee on Engrossed Bills and a committee appointed to investigate contested elections. He served as a constable for four years. His congressional testimony states that he was present at the event that began the Clinton riots and was one of the targets for white violence. After numerous death threats that led him to run away from home and hide in a swamp, Welborne fled the state.

Welborne relocated to Washington, D. C., where he worked in government offices.

He married Susie Perry on July 14, 1914 District of Columbia, United States.

Eugene died January 9, 1934 in Washington, D. C.

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Welborne

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6C7-4TY : 21 December 2021), Eugene B. Welborne, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMXB-GNX : accessed 30 April 2021), Eugene B Welbrone, Washington city, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 1A, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,158.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKLK-BT2 : accessed 30 April 2021), Eugene B Welborne, Precinct 9, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 196, sheet 10A, family 202, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 154; FHL microfilm 1,374,167.

• "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9B-B5JM : 9 March 2021), Eugene B Welborne and Susie Perry, 14 Jul 1914; citing p. 66194, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,051,880.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNL5-J21 : 1 February 2021), Eugene N Wilborne, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMK1-LJT : accessed 30 April 2021), Eugene B Welborne, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 232, sheet 32B, line 69, family 549, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 298; FHL microfilm 2,340,033.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219927722/eugene-bonaparte-welborne

• http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/e--b--wilbourne--hinds-county-