McMurry, Taft, Simpson, Patterson:Information about Catherine Welch
Catherine Welch (b. 17 Mar 1851, d. 22 Aug 1931)
Notes for Catherine Welch:
Catherine T. Summers died August 22, 1931 at age 80 Fayette Co. KY
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More About Catherine Welch and Joseph P. Taft:
Marriage: Abt. 1880
Marriage Notes for Catherine Welch and Joseph P. Taft:
1880 Census for Green Island, Albany, New York Shows that Katie (Catherine) had become Joseph's wife.He was age 55 and she was age 30.Catherine was not his first wife.The Census shows a Daugher age 25 living with them plus others from a previous marriage.According to the local family John Joseph Taft did not have any brothers or sisters.He had one Step brother Clinton Taft that also lived in Kentucky.I do have photos of Jessie and Jennie Taft who are listed as living with the family in the 1880 Census.The census also shows that Joseph P. was born in VT.The census shows that Katie's mother and father were born in Irland and that she was born in NY.Joseph P.mother and father were born in VT.
Children of Catherine Welch and Joseph P. Taft are:
- +John Joseph Taft, b. 11 Apr 1885, Green Island, New York, d. 08 Sep 1955, Lexington Fayette Co. Kentucky.