Noble Forest Welsh (1920 - 1968)

Born 23 Nov 1920 in Polk Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Son of Guy Francis Welsh and Lovey V (Lowry) Welsh

Husband of Dolores Jane (Peters) Welsh — married 8 Jan 1941 in St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Mar 1968 at age 47 in Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Noble Forest Welsh, son of Guy Welsh & Lovey Lowry, was born at 11:30 am on 23 November 1920 in Polk Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States.^[1]

In the 1930 census, Noble (age 9) was the son of Guy F Welsh, living on a farm in Liberty Township, St Joseph, Indiana, United States with his father, Guy F Welsh mother, Lovey V Welsh, sisters, Bonnivere J Welsh and Mary R Welsh, and brothers, Duewaine G Welsh and Richard L Welsh. He was going to school, but it is not known if he could read and write at the time.^[2]

In the 1940 census, Noble (age 19) was the son of Guy Welsh at 307 Ohio St. in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States. He lived there with his father, Guy Welsh, mother, Lovey Welsh, sister, Ruth Welsh, and brothers, Duewaine Welsh and Richard Welsh. He was single. He worked 54 hours during the week of March 24-30, 1940, as a trucker for a laundry business and didn't work in 1939.^[3]

Noble, child of Guy Welsh & Lovey Lowry Welsh, married Dolores Jane Peters on 8 Jan 1941 in St. Joseph, Indiana, United States.^[4]

Noble's World War II Draft Card was registered on 16 February 1942 in South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, United States. It showed he was age 21 and was living at 2633 W Irvington St., South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, United States. It also shows that he was born 23 November 1920 in Walkerton, Indiana, United States. He was employed by Studebaker in South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, United States. He was 5 feet 10.5 inches tall and weighed 185 pounds. His complexion was light, hair color was brown, and his eyes were brown.^[5]

Noble and Dolores' son, Dennis Welsh, was born and died in La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, United States on 13 September 1948 when they lived in Knox, Starke, Indiana, United States.^[6]

In the 1950 census, Noble F Welsh (age 27) was born in Indiana and was married. He worked 60 hours as a manager of the Farm Co-Op elevator. He was the head of the household that was not a farm and not on more than 3 acres in Hanna, Hanna Township, LaPorte, Indiana, United States.^[7]

Noble died on 6 Mar 1968 and was buried in Hanna, La Porte, Indiana, United States.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944"
   Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Birth Certificates; Year: 1920; Roll: 020; Certificate Number: 59952
   
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930".
   FamilySearch Record: X4BF-JTD (accessed 4 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRHW-KDV Image number 00682
   
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940".
   FamilySearch Record: V11R-6JC (accessed 4 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MB-5JHX
4. ↑ Marriage: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
   citing Record number: 0;
   FamilySearch Record: 8YH3-Q5ZM (accessed 22 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C918-7S3L Image number 00099
   Noble Forest Welsh marriage on 8 Jan 1941 in St. Joseph, Indiana, United States.
5. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 839
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #41110588 (accessed 22 June 2023)
   Name: Noble Forest Welsh; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 21; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 23 Nov 1920; Birth Place: Walkerton, Indiana; Residence Place: South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA; Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942; Registration Place: Indiana, USA; Employer: Studebakers; Height: 5 10; Weight: 185; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Guy Welsh;
   Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
   Noble Forest Welsh 22 Self (Head).
6. ↑ Death of son Dennis Welsh: "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017"
   Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1948; Roll: 10
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60716 #602380599 (accessed 27 June 2023)
   Noble Welsh in death record for son Dennis Welsh, 13 Sep 1948, husband of Delores Peters, in La Porte, Laporte, Indiana, USA.
7. ↑ "United States 1950 Census",
   FamilySearch Record: 6XLC-2KN4 (accessed 22 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQHW-Q9BL-R
8. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
   citing record ID 178881721, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   FamilySearch Record: QL7Y-WB41 (accessed 22 June 2023)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #178881721
   Noble F Welsh burial (died on 6 Mar 1968) in Hanna, La Porte, Indiana, United States of America.

• "AncestryDNA"
  Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Bud Welsh and D. S., his 2nd cousin . Their most recent common ancestors are Guy Welsh and Lovey Lowry, the great grandparents of both Bud Welsh and D. S.. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin, based on sharing 236 cM across 11 segments.

• "Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944"
  Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Birth Certificates; Year: 1920; Roll: 020; Certificate Number: 59952
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60871 #7610753 (accessed 22 June 2023)
  

• "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017"
  Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1968; Roll: 04
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60716 #110267 (accessed 22 June 2023)
  Noble F Welsh death 6 Mar 1968 (born 23 Nov 1920), son of Guy Welsh & Lovey Lowry, in Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA.

• "United States Census, 1930", Database with images. Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA; sheet 9A, dwelling 191, family 200-200A, lines 40-48; April 16, 1930; NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 627; FHL microfilm 2,340,362.
  FamilySearch Record: X4BF-JTD (accessed 4 July 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRHW-KDV Image number 00682
  

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images. Portage Township, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA; sheet 14A, street Ohio, house number 307, lines 3-8; April 18, 1940; NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:V11R-6J7 : Sat Jun 10 03:16:42 UTC 2023).
  FamilySearch Record: V11R-6JC (accessed 4 July 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MB-5JHX

• "United States 1950 Census", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 10 October 2022. Hanna Township, La Porte County, Indiana, USA; sheet 14, dwelling 145, lines 13-16; May 2, 1950; FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6XLC-2KN4 : Sun Jan 29 14:33:24 UTC 2023)
  FamilySearch Record: 6XLC-2KN4 (accessed 4 July 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQHW-Q9BL-R

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch [1] 20 May 2014), Noble Welsh, Mar 1968; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).