Colonel Lagratt C. Weldy
(December 22, 1845 ~ January 24, 1904)
22 December 1845 – 24 January 1904
***
A.K.A.
L. C. Welty; Census 1900
Lagratt C. Weldy; Census, 1880
Private LaGrot C. Weldy; Civil War Soldiers Index
Logrott C. Weldy; Census, 1860
Layrel Weldy; Census, 1850
***
PHOTO OBITUARY.
COL. WELDY BURIED.—The funeral of the late Colonel L. C. Weldy was held at Sapps theater, no church in the city being adequate to accommodate the throng. All places of business were closed and business men generally attended the services. The Knights of Pythias uniform rank had charge of the funeral.
Appears in The Sterling Farm Journal, Sterling, Kansas.
Friday, 5 February 1904.
Added by: Mary Achterhof #49442228.
on 1 October 2020.
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COLONEL WELDY IS DEAD.
Editor of the Galena Republican Dies
at His Home From a Complication
of Diseases.
Galena, Kan., Jan. 26. — Colonel L. C. Weldy, editor of the Galena Republican, died at his home, 1100 Elm street, at 6:30 last night of a complication of stomach disease and fever. Colonel Weldy has been a resident of Cherokee, county thirty years and of Galena since 1880, when the first lead ore was found in Short cheek. He had all this time devoted his time and mean to the upbuilding and support of his home though the columns of his paper.
Colonel Weldy was a staunch Republican and was closely identified with the party. The last three years he had held the office of deputy coal oil inspector. He was a man of ability as a writer. He was 57 years old.
He leaves a wife and one grandson.
Iola Register,
Tuesday, January 26, 1904,
Pg. 2. 2 of 6.
Iola, Kansas
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KANSAS NOTES
If the late Colonel Weldy, who died, the other day at Galena, was as handsome as the published pictures of him, he was one of the finest looking men in the state.
Iola Register,
Thursday, January 28, 1904,
Pg. 4. 4 of 6.
Iola, Kansas.
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OUT HERE IN KANSAS.
Stories Told of Kansas Events
and Kansas People.
COL. WELDY DEAD.
Prominent Galena Editor Once Drove
Stage From Fort Scott to Galena.
Colonel L. C. Weldy, prominent in Kansas politics, and deputy oil inspector for the state, died Sunday night at his home in Galena, says the Fort Scott Republican. Few men in this part of the country are better known than Colonel Weldy. There never was a political contest in the state that he was not identified in on one side or the other. Until his death he was an active worker for Bailey and it devolved partially upon the colonel to deliver Cherokee county to Bailey.
When S. O. Spencer of this city was appointed oil inspector of the state Colonel Weldy was a candidate. He lost out but he was made a deputy and he has held that position ever since. The following telegram from his home tells of his death:
Colonel L. C. Weldy, deputy coal oil inspector, died at his home, 1100 South Elm street last night of a complication of diseases. He was a firm believer in Christian Science and was treated by Heeler Reed of Joplin during his last illness. Colonel Weldy was a pioneer of Kansas, coming to Baxter Springs in the '60s. He conducted a stage line from Baxter to Fort Scott.
When lead was found in the bed of Short creek in 1880, he was one of the ?re men on the ground. The Galena Republican, of which he was editor and manager for the past twenty-four years, was first edited by him in that year. As a newspaper man he was widely known and universally popular.
He was an old soldier, having enlisted from Ohio when a mere boy. For the past twenty-two years, with the exception of one year, he has been commander of the interstate reunion held at Baxter Springs annually.
Colonel Weldy has been a staunch and loyal Republican and has held numerous minor offices with trust, and honor to the party, and has received the appointment of deputy coal oil inspector under both the Stanley and Bailey administrations. He has done as much as any man toward the up-building of Galena through the columns of his paper. His original motto of "Great Is Galena' has been widely quoted.
Colonel Weldy was a genial, kindly, benevolent man. He was Galena's first postmaster and was everybody's friend. He leaves a wife, one grown son, also a brother, Byron B. Weldy, of Dayton, Ohio, who will arrive in time to attend the funeral tomorrow afternoon.
Hutchinson News,
Thursday, January 28, 1904,
Pg. ?. 7 of 8.
Hutchinson, Kansas.
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Thanks to Patti S (#48582000) for this information:
L.C. Weldy
(husband of Elizabeth Halley Weldy also Galena Cem, father of Roy D (Columbus Cem) and [step-father of] Nellie E [Neal] Sawyer also Galena Cem)
born Dec 1845 in Indiana
died Jan 24, 1904 Galena
CO F 83RD OH INF
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L C Weldy
Head
United States Census, 1900/June 4th & 5th
Name: L C Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Renting [102 S. Joplin St.] Garden Township Galena City Ward 1, Cherokee, Kansas
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Date: Dec 1845
Birthplace: Indiana
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1880
Years Married: 20
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
6. L C Weldy Head M 55 [54] Dec 1845 Married 20 Yr (Est: 1880) Indiana Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Editor R H
7. Weldy Wife F 52 Jun 1848 Mother of how many children: 4 Number of Living Children: 1 Kentucky Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
8. Roy D Weldy Son M 17 Jul 1883 Kansas
9. Eulah Sawyer Granddaughter F 14 Oct 1886 Kansas Parent's Birthplace: Illinois
10. Viola Sawyer Servant F S
Note: Servant seems to have a line through it. Rest is unknown, apparently left town?
District: 19, Sheet Number and Letter: 6A, Household ID: 93, Line Number: 6, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number: T623, GS Film Number: 1240473, Digital Folder Number: 004120136, Image Number: 00868
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"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMTW-PV3), L C Weldy, Garden Township Galena City Ward 1, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing sheet 6A, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,473.
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Lagratt C Weldy
Head
United States Census, 1880/June 18th
Name: Lagratt C Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Birth Year (Estimated): 1847
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Post Master
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0376
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
27. Lagratt C Weldy Self M 33 1847 Married Indiana Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Post Master
28. Elizabeth H Weldy Wife F 32 1848 Married Kentucky Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Vermont Keeping House
29. Dewitt Weldy Brother M 32 1848 Single Ohio Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Miner
30. Lorenda Moore Mother-in-law F 68 1812 Widowed Vermont Parent's Birthplace: Vermont At Home
31. Nellie E Neal Stepdaughter F 12 1868 Illinois Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
32. Nadean Robinson Other F 14 1866 Mulatto Missouri Parent's Birthplace: Missouri Servant
District: 43, Sheet Number and Letter: 508B, GS Film Number: 1254376, Digital Folder Number: 004241243, Image Number: 00100
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"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFPL-4XJ), Lagratt C Weldy, Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district 43, sheet 508B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0376; FHL microfilm 1,254,376.
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Logrott C Weldy [Lagrott C. Weldy]
United States Census, 1860/July 16th
Name: Logrott C Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Fourth Ward Dayton City, Montgomery, Ohio
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Race: White
Race (Original): [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1845
Birthplace: Indiana
Page: 357
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
22. Henry C Weldy M 39 1821 Ohio Clerk
23. Byron E Weldy M 17 1843 Indiana Clerk
24. Logrott [Lagrott] C Weldy M 15 1845 Indiana
25. Dewitt C Weldy M 1848 12 Ohio
Household ID: 2662, GS Film Number: 805015, Digital Folder Number: 004284140, Image Number: 00361
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"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCL5-NMR), Logrott C Weldy in household of Henry C Weldy, Fourth Ward Dayton City, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 357, household ID 2662, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,015.
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Layrel Weldy
United States Census, 1850/November 8th
Name: Layrel Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Hagerstown, Wayne, Indiana
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1846
Birthplace: Indiana
House Number: 293
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
24. Henry Weldy M 28 1822 Ohio Merchant
25. Mary Ann Weldy F 26 1824 Ireland
26. Byron Weldy M 6 1844 Indiana
27. Layrel Weldy M 4 1846 Indiana
28. William Weldy M 2 1848 Indiana
Household ID: 293, Line Number: 27, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number: M432, Affiliate Film Number: 180, GS Film Number: 442958, Digital Folder Number: 004192485, Image Number: 00156
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"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHVD-YVL), Layrel Weldy in household of Henry Weldy, Hagerstown, Wayne, Indiana, United States; citing family 293, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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Byron L. Weldy Byron E.
Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997
Name: Byron L. Weldy
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 26 Nov 1885
Event Place: Miami, Ohio
Spouse's Name: Jennie Lee
Reference ID: cn16813, GS Film Number: 550150, Digital Folder Number: 004016850, Image Number: 00037
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"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8CL-4J5), Byron L. Weldy and Jennie Lee, 26 Nov 1885; citing Miami, Ohio, United States, reference cn16813; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 550,150.
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LIST OF THE EX-UNION SOLDIERS OF THE COUNTY
Weldy, L. C.,--Priv., Co. F, 83d Ohio Inf., Galena, Kan.
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LaGrot C. Weldy
United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865
Name: LaGrot C. Weldy
Event Type: Military Service
Military Beginning Rank: Private
Military Final Rank: Private
Military Side: Union
State or Military Term: Ohio
Military Unit: 83rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Military Company: F
Affiliate Film Number: 115
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Ohio., Affiliate Publication Number: M552, GS Film number: 882328
Citing this Record
"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FS95-Z2K), LaGrot C. Weldy, 1861-1865; citing military unit 83rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Soldier Union, NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 115; FHL microfilm 882,328.
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This seems to be the brother Dewitt:
Dewitt C Weldy
United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: Dewitt C Weldy
F 134 Ind Inf.
Event Type: Pension
Invalid
Event Date: 1890/August 9th
Event Place: Kansas
Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Affiliate Publication Number: T288, GS Film Number: 000541262, Digital Folder Number: 005089258, Image Number: 01734
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"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QJD5-3CNL), Dewitt C Weldy, 1890; citing Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication T288 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL
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De Witt C Weldy
Pvt. Co. F. 134 Ind. Inf.
United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
Name: De Witt C Weldy
Single
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 1892
Event Place: Leavenworth, Kansas
Age: 43
Birthplace: , Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Death date: 03 May 1895; ?Grant City, Worth Co., MO
Death Cause: Heart Disease
Occupation: House Painter
Residence subsequent to discharge: Lena, KS [?Galena]
Nearest Relative: Byron E. Weldy; Dayton, OH; Bro.
Page: 5574
Affiliate Film Number: 256
Affiliate Publication Title: Historical Registers of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, Affiliate Publication Number: M1749, GS Film number: 1579071, Digital Folder Number: 004833521, Image Number: 00560
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"United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VH4F-RVG), De Witt C Weldy, 1892; citing p. 5574, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 256; FHL microfilm 1,579,071.
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From: J Barnes (#48931414)
Father:
Henry C Weldy b 1821 d about 1890 In Montgomery County, Ohio.
You will find them listed in the 1860 Montgomery County Ohio Census.
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I have the marriage record for LaGrott's Parents:
Henry C Weldy to Mary Ann Crawford
Randolph County, IN
22 SEPT 1842.
Bryon and LaGrott were both born in IN. Dewitt was born in Ohio.
H C Weldy and Mary A Weldy are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Montgomery County, OH Sec. 64, Lot 829.
Henry C Weldy was in the 1870 Census with his second wife Mollie J Ludlow in Fort Scott KS. Henry C was back in Montgomery County, OH by the 1880 Census.
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(December 22, 1845 ~ January 24, 1904)
22 December 1845 – 24 January 1904
***
A.K.A.
L. C. Welty; Census 1900
Lagratt C. Weldy; Census, 1880
Private LaGrot C. Weldy; Civil War Soldiers Index
Logrott C. Weldy; Census, 1860
Layrel Weldy; Census, 1850
***
PHOTO OBITUARY.
COL. WELDY BURIED.—The funeral of the late Colonel L. C. Weldy was held at Sapps theater, no church in the city being adequate to accommodate the throng. All places of business were closed and business men generally attended the services. The Knights of Pythias uniform rank had charge of the funeral.
Appears in The Sterling Farm Journal, Sterling, Kansas.
Friday, 5 February 1904.
Added by: Mary Achterhof #49442228.
on 1 October 2020.
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COLONEL WELDY IS DEAD.
Editor of the Galena Republican Dies
at His Home From a Complication
of Diseases.
Galena, Kan., Jan. 26. — Colonel L. C. Weldy, editor of the Galena Republican, died at his home, 1100 Elm street, at 6:30 last night of a complication of stomach disease and fever. Colonel Weldy has been a resident of Cherokee, county thirty years and of Galena since 1880, when the first lead ore was found in Short cheek. He had all this time devoted his time and mean to the upbuilding and support of his home though the columns of his paper.
Colonel Weldy was a staunch Republican and was closely identified with the party. The last three years he had held the office of deputy coal oil inspector. He was a man of ability as a writer. He was 57 years old.
He leaves a wife and one grandson.
Iola Register,
Tuesday, January 26, 1904,
Pg. 2. 2 of 6.
Iola, Kansas
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KANSAS NOTES
If the late Colonel Weldy, who died, the other day at Galena, was as handsome as the published pictures of him, he was one of the finest looking men in the state.
Iola Register,
Thursday, January 28, 1904,
Pg. 4. 4 of 6.
Iola, Kansas.
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OUT HERE IN KANSAS.
Stories Told of Kansas Events
and Kansas People.
COL. WELDY DEAD.
Prominent Galena Editor Once Drove
Stage From Fort Scott to Galena.
Colonel L. C. Weldy, prominent in Kansas politics, and deputy oil inspector for the state, died Sunday night at his home in Galena, says the Fort Scott Republican. Few men in this part of the country are better known than Colonel Weldy. There never was a political contest in the state that he was not identified in on one side or the other. Until his death he was an active worker for Bailey and it devolved partially upon the colonel to deliver Cherokee county to Bailey.
When S. O. Spencer of this city was appointed oil inspector of the state Colonel Weldy was a candidate. He lost out but he was made a deputy and he has held that position ever since. The following telegram from his home tells of his death:
Colonel L. C. Weldy, deputy coal oil inspector, died at his home, 1100 South Elm street last night of a complication of diseases. He was a firm believer in Christian Science and was treated by Heeler Reed of Joplin during his last illness. Colonel Weldy was a pioneer of Kansas, coming to Baxter Springs in the '60s. He conducted a stage line from Baxter to Fort Scott.
When lead was found in the bed of Short creek in 1880, he was one of the ?re men on the ground. The Galena Republican, of which he was editor and manager for the past twenty-four years, was first edited by him in that year. As a newspaper man he was widely known and universally popular.
He was an old soldier, having enlisted from Ohio when a mere boy. For the past twenty-two years, with the exception of one year, he has been commander of the interstate reunion held at Baxter Springs annually.
Colonel Weldy has been a staunch and loyal Republican and has held numerous minor offices with trust, and honor to the party, and has received the appointment of deputy coal oil inspector under both the Stanley and Bailey administrations. He has done as much as any man toward the up-building of Galena through the columns of his paper. His original motto of "Great Is Galena' has been widely quoted.
Colonel Weldy was a genial, kindly, benevolent man. He was Galena's first postmaster and was everybody's friend. He leaves a wife, one grown son, also a brother, Byron B. Weldy, of Dayton, Ohio, who will arrive in time to attend the funeral tomorrow afternoon.
Hutchinson News,
Thursday, January 28, 1904,
Pg. ?. 7 of 8.
Hutchinson, Kansas.
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Thanks to Patti S (#48582000) for this information:
L.C. Weldy
(husband of Elizabeth Halley Weldy also Galena Cem, father of Roy D (Columbus Cem) and [step-father of] Nellie E [Neal] Sawyer also Galena Cem)
born Dec 1845 in Indiana
died Jan 24, 1904 Galena
CO F 83RD OH INF
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L C Weldy
Head
United States Census, 1900/June 4th & 5th
Name: L C Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Renting [102 S. Joplin St.] Garden Township Galena City Ward 1, Cherokee, Kansas
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Date: Dec 1845
Birthplace: Indiana
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1880
Years Married: 20
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
6. L C Weldy Head M 55 [54] Dec 1845 Married 20 Yr (Est: 1880) Indiana Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Editor R H
7. Weldy Wife F 52 Jun 1848 Mother of how many children: 4 Number of Living Children: 1 Kentucky Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
8. Roy D Weldy Son M 17 Jul 1883 Kansas
9. Eulah Sawyer Granddaughter F 14 Oct 1886 Kansas Parent's Birthplace: Illinois
10. Viola Sawyer Servant F S
Note: Servant seems to have a line through it. Rest is unknown, apparently left town?
District: 19, Sheet Number and Letter: 6A, Household ID: 93, Line Number: 6, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number: T623, GS Film Number: 1240473, Digital Folder Number: 004120136, Image Number: 00868
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"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMTW-PV3), L C Weldy, Garden Township Galena City Ward 1, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing sheet 6A, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,473.
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Lagratt C Weldy
Head
United States Census, 1880/June 18th
Name: Lagratt C Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Birth Year (Estimated): 1847
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Post Master
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0376
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
27. Lagratt C Weldy Self M 33 1847 Married Indiana Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Post Master
28. Elizabeth H Weldy Wife F 32 1848 Married Kentucky Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Vermont Keeping House
29. Dewitt Weldy Brother M 32 1848 Single Ohio Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Miner
30. Lorenda Moore Mother-in-law F 68 1812 Widowed Vermont Parent's Birthplace: Vermont At Home
31. Nellie E Neal Stepdaughter F 12 1868 Illinois Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
32. Nadean Robinson Other F 14 1866 Mulatto Missouri Parent's Birthplace: Missouri Servant
District: 43, Sheet Number and Letter: 508B, GS Film Number: 1254376, Digital Folder Number: 004241243, Image Number: 00100
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"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFPL-4XJ), Lagratt C Weldy, Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district 43, sheet 508B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0376; FHL microfilm 1,254,376.
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Logrott C Weldy [Lagrott C. Weldy]
United States Census, 1860/July 16th
Name: Logrott C Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Fourth Ward Dayton City, Montgomery, Ohio
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Race: White
Race (Original): [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1845
Birthplace: Indiana
Page: 357
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
22. Henry C Weldy M 39 1821 Ohio Clerk
23. Byron E Weldy M 17 1843 Indiana Clerk
24. Logrott [Lagrott] C Weldy M 15 1845 Indiana
25. Dewitt C Weldy M 1848 12 Ohio
Household ID: 2662, GS Film Number: 805015, Digital Folder Number: 004284140, Image Number: 00361
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"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCL5-NMR), Logrott C Weldy in household of Henry C Weldy, Fourth Ward Dayton City, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 357, household ID 2662, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,015.
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Layrel Weldy
United States Census, 1850/November 8th
Name: Layrel Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Hagerstown, Wayne, Indiana
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1846
Birthplace: Indiana
House Number: 293
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
24. Henry Weldy M 28 1822 Ohio Merchant
25. Mary Ann Weldy F 26 1824 Ireland
26. Byron Weldy M 6 1844 Indiana
27. Layrel Weldy M 4 1846 Indiana
28. William Weldy M 2 1848 Indiana
Household ID: 293, Line Number: 27, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number: M432, Affiliate Film Number: 180, GS Film Number: 442958, Digital Folder Number: 004192485, Image Number: 00156
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"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHVD-YVL), Layrel Weldy in household of Henry Weldy, Hagerstown, Wayne, Indiana, United States; citing family 293, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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Byron L. Weldy Byron E.
Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997
Name: Byron L. Weldy
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 26 Nov 1885
Event Place: Miami, Ohio
Spouse's Name: Jennie Lee
Reference ID: cn16813, GS Film Number: 550150, Digital Folder Number: 004016850, Image Number: 00037
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"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8CL-4J5), Byron L. Weldy and Jennie Lee, 26 Nov 1885; citing Miami, Ohio, United States, reference cn16813; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 550,150.
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LIST OF THE EX-UNION SOLDIERS OF THE COUNTY
Weldy, L. C.,--Priv., Co. F, 83d Ohio Inf., Galena, Kan.
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LaGrot C. Weldy
United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865
Name: LaGrot C. Weldy
Event Type: Military Service
Military Beginning Rank: Private
Military Final Rank: Private
Military Side: Union
State or Military Term: Ohio
Military Unit: 83rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Military Company: F
Affiliate Film Number: 115
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Ohio., Affiliate Publication Number: M552, GS Film number: 882328
Citing this Record
"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FS95-Z2K), LaGrot C. Weldy, 1861-1865; citing military unit 83rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Soldier Union, NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 115; FHL microfilm 882,328.
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This seems to be the brother Dewitt:
Dewitt C Weldy
United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: Dewitt C Weldy
F 134 Ind Inf.
Event Type: Pension
Invalid
Event Date: 1890/August 9th
Event Place: Kansas
Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Affiliate Publication Number: T288, GS Film Number: 000541262, Digital Folder Number: 005089258, Image Number: 01734
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"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QJD5-3CNL), Dewitt C Weldy, 1890; citing Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication T288 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL
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De Witt C Weldy
Pvt. Co. F. 134 Ind. Inf.
United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
Name: De Witt C Weldy
Single
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 1892
Event Place: Leavenworth, Kansas
Age: 43
Birthplace: , Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Death date: 03 May 1895; ?Grant City, Worth Co., MO
Death Cause: Heart Disease
Occupation: House Painter
Residence subsequent to discharge: Lena, KS [?Galena]
Nearest Relative: Byron E. Weldy; Dayton, OH; Bro.
Page: 5574
Affiliate Film Number: 256
Affiliate Publication Title: Historical Registers of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, Affiliate Publication Number: M1749, GS Film number: 1579071, Digital Folder Number: 004833521, Image Number: 00560
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"United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VH4F-RVG), De Witt C Weldy, 1892; citing p. 5574, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 256; FHL microfilm 1,579,071.
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From: J Barnes (#48931414)
Father:
Henry C Weldy b 1821 d about 1890 In Montgomery County, Ohio.
You will find them listed in the 1860 Montgomery County Ohio Census.
---------
I have the marriage record for LaGrott's Parents:
Henry C Weldy to Mary Ann Crawford
Randolph County, IN
22 SEPT 1842.
Bryon and LaGrott were both born in IN. Dewitt was born in Ohio.
H C Weldy and Mary A Weldy are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Montgomery County, OH Sec. 64, Lot 829.
Henry C Weldy was in the 1870 Census with his second wife Mollie J Ludlow in Fort Scott KS. Henry C was back in Montgomery County, OH by the 1880 Census.
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Colonel Lagratt C. Weldy
(December 22, 1845 ~ January 24, 1904)
22 December 1845 – 24 January 1904
***
A.K.A.
L. C. Welty; Census 1900
Lagratt C. Weldy; Census, 1880
Private LaGrot C. Weldy; Civil War Soldiers Index
Logrott C. Weldy; Census, 1860
Layrel Weldy; Census, 1850
***
PHOTO OBITUARY.
COL. WELDY BURIED.—The funeral of the late Colonel L. C. Weldy was held at Sapps theater, no church in the city being adequate to accommodate the throng. All places of business were closed and business men generally attended the services. The Knights of Pythias uniform rank had charge of the funeral.
Appears in The Sterling Farm Journal, Sterling, Kansas.
Friday, 5 February 1904.
Added by: Mary Achterhof #49442228.
on 1 October 2020.
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*~*
COLONEL WELDY IS DEAD.
Editor of the Galena Republican Dies
at His Home From a Complication
of Diseases.
Galena, Kan., Jan. 26. — Colonel L. C. Weldy, editor of the Galena Republican, died at his home, 1100 Elm street, at 6:30 last night of a complication of stomach disease and fever. Colonel Weldy has been a resident of Cherokee, county thirty years and of Galena since 1880, when the first lead ore was found in Short cheek. He had all this time devoted his time and mean to the upbuilding and support of his home though the columns of his paper.
Colonel Weldy was a staunch Republican and was closely identified with the party. The last three years he had held the office of deputy coal oil inspector. He was a man of ability as a writer. He was 57 years old.
He leaves a wife and one grandson.
Iola Register,
Tuesday, January 26, 1904,
Pg. 2. 2 of 6.
Iola, Kansas
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KANSAS NOTES
If the late Colonel Weldy, who died, the other day at Galena, was as handsome as the published pictures of him, he was one of the finest looking men in the state.
Iola Register,
Thursday, January 28, 1904,
Pg. 4. 4 of 6.
Iola, Kansas.
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OUT HERE IN KANSAS.
Stories Told of Kansas Events
and Kansas People.
COL. WELDY DEAD.
Prominent Galena Editor Once Drove
Stage From Fort Scott to Galena.
Colonel L. C. Weldy, prominent in Kansas politics, and deputy oil inspector for the state, died Sunday night at his home in Galena, says the Fort Scott Republican. Few men in this part of the country are better known than Colonel Weldy. There never was a political contest in the state that he was not identified in on one side or the other. Until his death he was an active worker for Bailey and it devolved partially upon the colonel to deliver Cherokee county to Bailey.
When S. O. Spencer of this city was appointed oil inspector of the state Colonel Weldy was a candidate. He lost out but he was made a deputy and he has held that position ever since. The following telegram from his home tells of his death:
Colonel L. C. Weldy, deputy coal oil inspector, died at his home, 1100 South Elm street last night of a complication of diseases. He was a firm believer in Christian Science and was treated by Heeler Reed of Joplin during his last illness. Colonel Weldy was a pioneer of Kansas, coming to Baxter Springs in the '60s. He conducted a stage line from Baxter to Fort Scott.
When lead was found in the bed of Short creek in 1880, he was one of the ?re men on the ground. The Galena Republican, of which he was editor and manager for the past twenty-four years, was first edited by him in that year. As a newspaper man he was widely known and universally popular.
He was an old soldier, having enlisted from Ohio when a mere boy. For the past twenty-two years, with the exception of one year, he has been commander of the interstate reunion held at Baxter Springs annually.
Colonel Weldy has been a staunch and loyal Republican and has held numerous minor offices with trust, and honor to the party, and has received the appointment of deputy coal oil inspector under both the Stanley and Bailey administrations. He has done as much as any man toward the up-building of Galena through the columns of his paper. His original motto of "Great Is Galena' has been widely quoted.
Colonel Weldy was a genial, kindly, benevolent man. He was Galena's first postmaster and was everybody's friend. He leaves a wife, one grown son, also a brother, Byron B. Weldy, of Dayton, Ohio, who will arrive in time to attend the funeral tomorrow afternoon.
Hutchinson News,
Thursday, January 28, 1904,
Pg. ?. 7 of 8.
Hutchinson, Kansas.
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Thanks to Patti S (#48582000) for this information:
L.C. Weldy
(husband of Elizabeth Halley Weldy also Galena Cem, father of Roy D (Columbus Cem) and [step-father of] Nellie E [Neal] Sawyer also Galena Cem)
born Dec 1845 in Indiana
died Jan 24, 1904 Galena
CO F 83RD OH INF
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L C Weldy
Head
United States Census, 1900/June 4th & 5th
Name: L C Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Renting [102 S. Joplin St.] Garden Township Galena City Ward 1, Cherokee, Kansas
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Date: Dec 1845
Birthplace: Indiana
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1880
Years Married: 20
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
6. L C Weldy Head M 55 [54] Dec 1845 Married 20 Yr (Est: 1880) Indiana Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Editor R H
7. Weldy Wife F 52 Jun 1848 Mother of how many children: 4 Number of Living Children: 1 Kentucky Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
8. Roy D Weldy Son M 17 Jul 1883 Kansas
9. Eulah Sawyer Granddaughter F 14 Oct 1886 Kansas Parent's Birthplace: Illinois
10. Viola Sawyer Servant F S
Note: Servant seems to have a line through it. Rest is unknown, apparently left town?
District: 19, Sheet Number and Letter: 6A, Household ID: 93, Line Number: 6, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number: T623, GS Film Number: 1240473, Digital Folder Number: 004120136, Image Number: 00868
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"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMTW-PV3), L C Weldy, Garden Township Galena City Ward 1, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing sheet 6A, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,473.
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Lagratt C Weldy
Head
United States Census, 1880/June 18th
Name: Lagratt C Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Birth Year (Estimated): 1847
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Post Master
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0376
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
27. Lagratt C Weldy Self M 33 1847 Married Indiana Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Post Master
28. Elizabeth H Weldy Wife F 32 1848 Married Kentucky Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Vermont Keeping House
29. Dewitt Weldy Brother M 32 1848 Single Ohio Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Miner
30. Lorenda Moore Mother-in-law F 68 1812 Widowed Vermont Parent's Birthplace: Vermont At Home
31. Nellie E Neal Stepdaughter F 12 1868 Illinois Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
32. Nadean Robinson Other F 14 1866 Mulatto Missouri Parent's Birthplace: Missouri Servant
District: 43, Sheet Number and Letter: 508B, GS Film Number: 1254376, Digital Folder Number: 004241243, Image Number: 00100
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"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFPL-4XJ), Lagratt C Weldy, Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district 43, sheet 508B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0376; FHL microfilm 1,254,376.
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Logrott C Weldy [Lagrott C. Weldy]
United States Census, 1860/July 16th
Name: Logrott C Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Fourth Ward Dayton City, Montgomery, Ohio
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Race: White
Race (Original): [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1845
Birthplace: Indiana
Page: 357
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
22. Henry C Weldy M 39 1821 Ohio Clerk
23. Byron E Weldy M 17 1843 Indiana Clerk
24. Logrott [Lagrott] C Weldy M 15 1845 Indiana
25. Dewitt C Weldy M 1848 12 Ohio
Household ID: 2662, GS Film Number: 805015, Digital Folder Number: 004284140, Image Number: 00361
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"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCL5-NMR), Logrott C Weldy in household of Henry C Weldy, Fourth Ward Dayton City, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 357, household ID 2662, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,015.
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Layrel Weldy
United States Census, 1850/November 8th
Name: Layrel Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Hagerstown, Wayne, Indiana
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1846
Birthplace: Indiana
House Number: 293
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
24. Henry Weldy M 28 1822 Ohio Merchant
25. Mary Ann Weldy F 26 1824 Ireland
26. Byron Weldy M 6 1844 Indiana
27. Layrel Weldy M 4 1846 Indiana
28. William Weldy M 2 1848 Indiana
Household ID: 293, Line Number: 27, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number: M432, Affiliate Film Number: 180, GS Film Number: 442958, Digital Folder Number: 004192485, Image Number: 00156
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"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHVD-YVL), Layrel Weldy in household of Henry Weldy, Hagerstown, Wayne, Indiana, United States; citing family 293, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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Byron L. Weldy Byron E.
Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997
Name: Byron L. Weldy
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 26 Nov 1885
Event Place: Miami, Ohio
Spouse's Name: Jennie Lee
Reference ID: cn16813, GS Film Number: 550150, Digital Folder Number: 004016850, Image Number: 00037
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"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8CL-4J5), Byron L. Weldy and Jennie Lee, 26 Nov 1885; citing Miami, Ohio, United States, reference cn16813; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 550,150.
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LIST OF THE EX-UNION SOLDIERS OF THE COUNTY
Weldy, L. C.,--Priv., Co. F, 83d Ohio Inf., Galena, Kan.
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LaGrot C. Weldy
United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865
Name: LaGrot C. Weldy
Event Type: Military Service
Military Beginning Rank: Private
Military Final Rank: Private
Military Side: Union
State or Military Term: Ohio
Military Unit: 83rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Military Company: F
Affiliate Film Number: 115
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Ohio., Affiliate Publication Number: M552, GS Film number: 882328
Citing this Record
"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FS95-Z2K), LaGrot C. Weldy, 1861-1865; citing military unit 83rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Soldier Union, NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 115; FHL microfilm 882,328.
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This seems to be the brother Dewitt:
Dewitt C Weldy
United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: Dewitt C Weldy
F 134 Ind Inf.
Event Type: Pension
Invalid
Event Date: 1890/August 9th
Event Place: Kansas
Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Affiliate Publication Number: T288, GS Film Number: 000541262, Digital Folder Number: 005089258, Image Number: 01734
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"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QJD5-3CNL), Dewitt C Weldy, 1890; citing Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication T288 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL
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De Witt C Weldy
Pvt. Co. F. 134 Ind. Inf.
United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
Name: De Witt C Weldy
Single
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 1892
Event Place: Leavenworth, Kansas
Age: 43
Birthplace: , Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Death date: 03 May 1895; ?Grant City, Worth Co., MO
Death Cause: Heart Disease
Occupation: House Painter
Residence subsequent to discharge: Lena, KS [?Galena]
Nearest Relative: Byron E. Weldy; Dayton, OH; Bro.
Page: 5574
Affiliate Film Number: 256
Affiliate Publication Title: Historical Registers of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, Affiliate Publication Number: M1749, GS Film number: 1579071, Digital Folder Number: 004833521, Image Number: 00560
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"United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VH4F-RVG), De Witt C Weldy, 1892; citing p. 5574, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 256; FHL microfilm 1,579,071.
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From: J Barnes (#48931414)
Father:
Henry C Weldy b 1821 d about 1890 In Montgomery County, Ohio.
You will find them listed in the 1860 Montgomery County Ohio Census.
---------
I have the marriage record for LaGrott's Parents:
Henry C Weldy to Mary Ann Crawford
Randolph County, IN
22 SEPT 1842.
Bryon and LaGrott were both born in IN. Dewitt was born in Ohio.
H C Weldy and Mary A Weldy are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Montgomery County, OH Sec. 64, Lot 829.
Henry C Weldy was in the 1870 Census with his second wife Mollie J Ludlow in Fort Scott KS. Henry C was back in Montgomery County, OH by the 1880 Census.
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*~*
(December 22, 1845 ~ January 24, 1904)
22 December 1845 – 24 January 1904
***
A.K.A.
L. C. Welty; Census 1900
Lagratt C. Weldy; Census, 1880
Private LaGrot C. Weldy; Civil War Soldiers Index
Logrott C. Weldy; Census, 1860
Layrel Weldy; Census, 1850
***
PHOTO OBITUARY.
COL. WELDY BURIED.—The funeral of the late Colonel L. C. Weldy was held at Sapps theater, no church in the city being adequate to accommodate the throng. All places of business were closed and business men generally attended the services. The Knights of Pythias uniform rank had charge of the funeral.
Appears in The Sterling Farm Journal, Sterling, Kansas.
Friday, 5 February 1904.
Added by: Mary Achterhof #49442228.
on 1 October 2020.
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*~*
COLONEL WELDY IS DEAD.
Editor of the Galena Republican Dies
at His Home From a Complication
of Diseases.
Galena, Kan., Jan. 26. — Colonel L. C. Weldy, editor of the Galena Republican, died at his home, 1100 Elm street, at 6:30 last night of a complication of stomach disease and fever. Colonel Weldy has been a resident of Cherokee, county thirty years and of Galena since 1880, when the first lead ore was found in Short cheek. He had all this time devoted his time and mean to the upbuilding and support of his home though the columns of his paper.
Colonel Weldy was a staunch Republican and was closely identified with the party. The last three years he had held the office of deputy coal oil inspector. He was a man of ability as a writer. He was 57 years old.
He leaves a wife and one grandson.
Iola Register,
Tuesday, January 26, 1904,
Pg. 2. 2 of 6.
Iola, Kansas
~*~
KANSAS NOTES
If the late Colonel Weldy, who died, the other day at Galena, was as handsome as the published pictures of him, he was one of the finest looking men in the state.
Iola Register,
Thursday, January 28, 1904,
Pg. 4. 4 of 6.
Iola, Kansas.
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OUT HERE IN KANSAS.
Stories Told of Kansas Events
and Kansas People.
COL. WELDY DEAD.
Prominent Galena Editor Once Drove
Stage From Fort Scott to Galena.
Colonel L. C. Weldy, prominent in Kansas politics, and deputy oil inspector for the state, died Sunday night at his home in Galena, says the Fort Scott Republican. Few men in this part of the country are better known than Colonel Weldy. There never was a political contest in the state that he was not identified in on one side or the other. Until his death he was an active worker for Bailey and it devolved partially upon the colonel to deliver Cherokee county to Bailey.
When S. O. Spencer of this city was appointed oil inspector of the state Colonel Weldy was a candidate. He lost out but he was made a deputy and he has held that position ever since. The following telegram from his home tells of his death:
Colonel L. C. Weldy, deputy coal oil inspector, died at his home, 1100 South Elm street last night of a complication of diseases. He was a firm believer in Christian Science and was treated by Heeler Reed of Joplin during his last illness. Colonel Weldy was a pioneer of Kansas, coming to Baxter Springs in the '60s. He conducted a stage line from Baxter to Fort Scott.
When lead was found in the bed of Short creek in 1880, he was one of the ?re men on the ground. The Galena Republican, of which he was editor and manager for the past twenty-four years, was first edited by him in that year. As a newspaper man he was widely known and universally popular.
He was an old soldier, having enlisted from Ohio when a mere boy. For the past twenty-two years, with the exception of one year, he has been commander of the interstate reunion held at Baxter Springs annually.
Colonel Weldy has been a staunch and loyal Republican and has held numerous minor offices with trust, and honor to the party, and has received the appointment of deputy coal oil inspector under both the Stanley and Bailey administrations. He has done as much as any man toward the up-building of Galena through the columns of his paper. His original motto of "Great Is Galena' has been widely quoted.
Colonel Weldy was a genial, kindly, benevolent man. He was Galena's first postmaster and was everybody's friend. He leaves a wife, one grown son, also a brother, Byron B. Weldy, of Dayton, Ohio, who will arrive in time to attend the funeral tomorrow afternoon.
Hutchinson News,
Thursday, January 28, 1904,
Pg. ?. 7 of 8.
Hutchinson, Kansas.
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*~*
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*~*
Thanks to Patti S (#48582000) for this information:
L.C. Weldy
(husband of Elizabeth Halley Weldy also Galena Cem, father of Roy D (Columbus Cem) and [step-father of] Nellie E [Neal] Sawyer also Galena Cem)
born Dec 1845 in Indiana
died Jan 24, 1904 Galena
CO F 83RD OH INF
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L C Weldy
Head
United States Census, 1900/June 4th & 5th
Name: L C Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Renting [102 S. Joplin St.] Garden Township Galena City Ward 1, Cherokee, Kansas
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Date: Dec 1845
Birthplace: Indiana
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1880
Years Married: 20
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
6. L C Weldy Head M 55 [54] Dec 1845 Married 20 Yr (Est: 1880) Indiana Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Editor R H
7. Weldy Wife F 52 Jun 1848 Mother of how many children: 4 Number of Living Children: 1 Kentucky Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
8. Roy D Weldy Son M 17 Jul 1883 Kansas
9. Eulah Sawyer Granddaughter F 14 Oct 1886 Kansas Parent's Birthplace: Illinois
10. Viola Sawyer Servant F S
Note: Servant seems to have a line through it. Rest is unknown, apparently left town?
District: 19, Sheet Number and Letter: 6A, Household ID: 93, Line Number: 6, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number: T623, GS Film Number: 1240473, Digital Folder Number: 004120136, Image Number: 00868
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"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMTW-PV3), L C Weldy, Garden Township Galena City Ward 1, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing sheet 6A, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,473.
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Lagratt C Weldy
Head
United States Census, 1880/June 18th
Name: Lagratt C Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Birth Year (Estimated): 1847
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Post Master
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0376
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
27. Lagratt C Weldy Self M 33 1847 Married Indiana Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Post Master
28. Elizabeth H Weldy Wife F 32 1848 Married Kentucky Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Vermont Keeping House
29. Dewitt Weldy Brother M 32 1848 Single Ohio Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Miner
30. Lorenda Moore Mother-in-law F 68 1812 Widowed Vermont Parent's Birthplace: Vermont At Home
31. Nellie E Neal Stepdaughter F 12 1868 Illinois Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
32. Nadean Robinson Other F 14 1866 Mulatto Missouri Parent's Birthplace: Missouri Servant
District: 43, Sheet Number and Letter: 508B, GS Film Number: 1254376, Digital Folder Number: 004241243, Image Number: 00100
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"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFPL-4XJ), Lagratt C Weldy, Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district 43, sheet 508B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0376; FHL microfilm 1,254,376.
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Logrott C Weldy [Lagrott C. Weldy]
United States Census, 1860/July 16th
Name: Logrott C Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Fourth Ward Dayton City, Montgomery, Ohio
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Race: White
Race (Original): [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1845
Birthplace: Indiana
Page: 357
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
22. Henry C Weldy M 39 1821 Ohio Clerk
23. Byron E Weldy M 17 1843 Indiana Clerk
24. Logrott [Lagrott] C Weldy M 15 1845 Indiana
25. Dewitt C Weldy M 1848 12 Ohio
Household ID: 2662, GS Film Number: 805015, Digital Folder Number: 004284140, Image Number: 00361
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"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCL5-NMR), Logrott C Weldy in household of Henry C Weldy, Fourth Ward Dayton City, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 357, household ID 2662, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,015.
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Layrel Weldy
United States Census, 1850/November 8th
Name: Layrel Weldy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Hagerstown, Wayne, Indiana
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1846
Birthplace: Indiana
House Number: 293
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
24. Henry Weldy M 28 1822 Ohio Merchant
25. Mary Ann Weldy F 26 1824 Ireland
26. Byron Weldy M 6 1844 Indiana
27. Layrel Weldy M 4 1846 Indiana
28. William Weldy M 2 1848 Indiana
Household ID: 293, Line Number: 27, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number: M432, Affiliate Film Number: 180, GS Film Number: 442958, Digital Folder Number: 004192485, Image Number: 00156
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"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHVD-YVL), Layrel Weldy in household of Henry Weldy, Hagerstown, Wayne, Indiana, United States; citing family 293, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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Byron L. Weldy Byron E.
Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997
Name: Byron L. Weldy
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 26 Nov 1885
Event Place: Miami, Ohio
Spouse's Name: Jennie Lee
Reference ID: cn16813, GS Film Number: 550150, Digital Folder Number: 004016850, Image Number: 00037
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"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8CL-4J5), Byron L. Weldy and Jennie Lee, 26 Nov 1885; citing Miami, Ohio, United States, reference cn16813; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 550,150.
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LIST OF THE EX-UNION SOLDIERS OF THE COUNTY
Weldy, L. C.,--Priv., Co. F, 83d Ohio Inf., Galena, Kan.
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LaGrot C. Weldy
United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865
Name: LaGrot C. Weldy
Event Type: Military Service
Military Beginning Rank: Private
Military Final Rank: Private
Military Side: Union
State or Military Term: Ohio
Military Unit: 83rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Military Company: F
Affiliate Film Number: 115
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Ohio., Affiliate Publication Number: M552, GS Film number: 882328
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"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FS95-Z2K), LaGrot C. Weldy, 1861-1865; citing military unit 83rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Soldier Union, NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 115; FHL microfilm 882,328.
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This seems to be the brother Dewitt:
Dewitt C Weldy
United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: Dewitt C Weldy
F 134 Ind Inf.
Event Type: Pension
Invalid
Event Date: 1890/August 9th
Event Place: Kansas
Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Affiliate Publication Number: T288, GS Film Number: 000541262, Digital Folder Number: 005089258, Image Number: 01734
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"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QJD5-3CNL), Dewitt C Weldy, 1890; citing Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication T288 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL
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De Witt C Weldy
Pvt. Co. F. 134 Ind. Inf.
United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
Name: De Witt C Weldy
Single
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 1892
Event Place: Leavenworth, Kansas
Age: 43
Birthplace: , Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Death date: 03 May 1895; ?Grant City, Worth Co., MO
Death Cause: Heart Disease
Occupation: House Painter
Residence subsequent to discharge: Lena, KS [?Galena]
Nearest Relative: Byron E. Weldy; Dayton, OH; Bro.
Page: 5574
Affiliate Film Number: 256
Affiliate Publication Title: Historical Registers of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, Affiliate Publication Number: M1749, GS Film number: 1579071, Digital Folder Number: 004833521, Image Number: 00560
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"United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VH4F-RVG), De Witt C Weldy, 1892; citing p. 5574, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 256; FHL microfilm 1,579,071.
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From: J Barnes (#48931414)
Father:
Henry C Weldy b 1821 d about 1890 In Montgomery County, Ohio.
You will find them listed in the 1860 Montgomery County Ohio Census.
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I have the marriage record for LaGrott's Parents:
Henry C Weldy to Mary Ann Crawford
Randolph County, IN
22 SEPT 1842.
Bryon and LaGrott were both born in IN. Dewitt was born in Ohio.
H C Weldy and Mary A Weldy are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Montgomery County, OH Sec. 64, Lot 829.
Henry C Weldy was in the 1870 Census with his second wife Mollie J Ludlow in Fort Scott KS. Henry C was back in Montgomery County, OH by the 1880 Census.
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