JOSHUA LONDON WELBURN

Joshua London Welburn Sr.

Joshua London Welburn Sr. was the 14th child of Mary & George Welburn known to survive to adulthood. He was born September 21, 1862 in the farming community of Blackwater. He makes his first appearance in the 1870 Federal Census for Sussex County, Delaware.

Joshua married his first wife, Mary Catherine Long, about 1881 in Delaware. She died August 5, 1899. He married his 2nd wife, Victoria Kennedy, in 1903 in Philadelphia, but by 1910 she is no longer residing with him. Joshua's family resided in Wayne, Devon, and finally Philadelphia, PA. His final residence address was 1315 Ogden St (rear).

His occupations were varied: hack driver, teamster, and furniture mover. He reported that 8 children were born during his first marriage, but only 5 had survived childhood: Helen, Etta, Georgiana, Joshua Jr., and Ida. Joshua London Welburn Sr. died April 5, 1920. According to his death certificate, his death resulted from the injuries sustained in his home on Ogden Street and was ruled a homicide.

The whereabouts of any living descendants remains unknown at this time.

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Outline of Joshua's Descendants

A GUIDE TO THE OUTLINE:

BLACK=CHILD OF JOSHUA & MARY; RED=GRANDCHILD OF JOSHUA & MARY; PURPLE=GREAT-GRANDCHILD; MINT=2XGREAT-GRANDCHILD; ORANGE=3XGREAT-GRANDCHILD; BLUE=4XGREAT-GRANDCHILD; YELLOW=5XGREAT-GRANDCHILD; GREEN=6XGREAT-GRANDCHLD;

ADD ANOTHER "GREAT" TO KNOW THE RELATIONSHIP TO MARY & GEORGE WELBURN.

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I. Helen Mary Welburn-Smith-Spicer (3/7/1884 - 4/16/1946)

A. (son) Welburn (10/16/1898 - ?)

B. Helen Batilida (1917 - ?)

II. Etta Welburn-Long-Pitcher (2/9/1886 - ?)

III. Georgianna Welburn-Tull-Edwards-Williams (8/23/1889 - 5/26/1946)

IV. Joshua London Welburn Jr. (5/12/1892 - 12/10/1968)

A. Eleanor (or Elizabeth) Buckner (9/1/1913 - ?)

V. Mary Welburn (8/12/1895 - ?)

VI. Bessie E. Welburn (1895 - 3/24/1897)

VII. Ida R. Welburn-McCall (10/1896 - 8/13/1949)

A. Noreen McCall (1919 - 3/21/1969)

1. Nancy Compre (1949 -

VIII. Catherine S. Welburn (1898 - 9/16/1900)

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(above) 1900 Census: Joshua London Welburn Sr. and family