NameAndrew WELKER
Birth1784, Bedford Co, PA [1062]
Census1820, Union Twp, Knox Co, OH
Census24 Sep 1850, Dist. 11, Caldwell Co, MO
Census20 Jul 1860, Elm Twp, Caldwell Co, MO
Death1 Mar 1869, Redfield, Dallas, IA [1062]
AFNC7DR-7G
FatherAbraham WELKER (~1765-1819)
MotherHannah (Welker) (~1765->1820)
Other spousesSabra Ellis
Marriage11 Apr 1849, Caldwell Co, MO [1062]
SpouseElizabeth ADAMS [O’Dell]
Birth9 Aug 1811, Mason Co, KY [264]
Birth Memo76 ys. 3 ms. 18 ds. on tombstone
Census20 Jul 1860, Elm Twp, Caldwell Co, MO
Census9 Aug 1870, Davis Twp, Caldwell Co, MO
Death27 Nov 1887, Caldwell Co, MO [264]
BurialBlack Oak Cemetary
AFN3G6K-R0
FatherRichard or Robert ADAMS (1770-1825)
MotherElizabeth Ferguson (~1780-~1820)
Other spousesIsaac O’Dell
Children
1 FMartha Welker
BirthJun 1850, Missouri [36]
Birth Memo3 mos. in Sept.
Deathaft May 1910, of Caldwell Co, MO
SpouseJames William Davis
Marriage2 Oct 1873, Black Oak, Caldwell Co, MO [252]
Death19 Oct 1921, Braymer, Caldwell, MO [264], [7]
BurialBlack Oak Cemetary
Marriage29 Feb 1872, Butler, Bates Co, MO [254]
Notes for Andrew WELKER
Married 3 times.[ [1022]] Listed on the List of Owners of Lands and Lots in Caldwell county Delinquent to the State in October, 1863 for Taxes of 1863. (May 20 1864 Caldwell Liberty Banner)

By first wife, name unknown, had four children 1805-1811 in Knox Co, OH. They all stayed there through their marriages in the 1820s and 1830s. Andrew must have divorced this woman, as she is gone before the 1820 census, but did not die until 1844. By his second wife Sabra, he had eight children, of whom four are unknown.

From Millwood, a family tree; a partial history of the descendants of John Ellis of Rehoboth, Mass. (1909):
“Of Sabra Ellis (40), we have imperfect account, not knowing date of birth or death. She came into Knox county and taught school in the neighborhood of her brother Benjamin, and eventually was married there to Andrew Welker. Her life thenceforth was said to have been one of poverty and trial, owing to the drinking habits of her husband, and she died comparatively young. Her two sons, Oliver and Emmett Welker, went to Missouri when young, and have not since been known in Ohio.

We have been shown a tract of land where the Welkers once lived, now one of the most fertile in the county, which Andrew traded off for a shot-gun. It was probably at that time, however, little better than a swamp, and may have cost him but a trifle.”
Census notes for Andrew WELKER
1820 Knox Co, OH: 1m u10, 1m 10-15, 1m 25-44, 1f u10, 1f 45+ [his mother?] . Near John, David, Solomon and Paul (latter two brothers) (Union Twp, p. 18A) (3/10/03)
1830 Knox Co, OH: 1m u5, 1m 5-10, 1m 40-50 [Andrew], 1f u10, 1f 5-10, 1f 20-30 [Sabra].
1840 Knox Co, OH: 1m u5, 1m 20-30, 1f 5-10, 1f 20-30 (p. ) [Probably cousin - too young]
1850 Caldwell, MO: Andrew 60 MD; Elizabeth 39 KY; Gilbert 18 OH; Ellis? 16 OH; Missouri 11 MO; Andrew 8; Martha 3/12; William Odell 17 MO; Saul 15; Sarah 12; Francis 10, Pleasant 9; Susan 7; Marian 6?. (Dist 11, p. 173, 9/24/1850) (12/29/98)
1860 Caldwell, MO: Andrew 70 PA; E 48 KY; Frank Odle 19 MO; PC Odle 17; A N? Odle 14; Susan Odle 16; N? W Welker 10; JR Welker 8. (Elm Twp, p. 776, 7/20/1860) (12/29/98)
Census notes for Elizabeth ADAMS [O’Dell]
1850 Caldwell, MO: Andrew 60 MD; Elizabeth 39 KY; Gilbert 18 OH; Ellis? 16 OH; Missouri 11 MO; Andrew 8; Martha 3/12; William Odell 17 MO; Saul 15; Sarah 12; Francis 10, Pleasant 9; Susan 7; Marian 6?. (Dist 11, p. 172, 9/24/1850) (12/29/98)
1860 Caldwell, MO: Andrew 70 PA; E 48 KY; Frank Odle 19 MO; PC Odle 17; A N? Odle 14; Susan Odle 16; N? W Welker 10; JR Welker 8. (Elm Twp, p. 776, 7/20/1860) (12/29/98)
1870 Caldwell, MO: Elizabeth 59 KY [keeping house, cannot read or write]; Martha 20 MO. (Davis Twp, p. 84, 8/9/1870) (12/29/98)
Nearby living next door to each other: Freeman 20 MO, Cynthia 17 IL, m. Sept 1869. and Martin 22 MO, Lavina E 20, Dillon 18, Wm 3/12.
Also living in county: sons William, Andrew, and Solomon (with son Riley)
1880 - Not with her sons, not listed herself in Caldwell Co (looked at Elizabeths).
Last Modified 4 Apr 2009Created 1 Dec 2013 using Reunion for Macintosh