Homer Merton WELCH

1881 - 1957  (76 years)

• Name	Homer Merton WELCH
  Birth	21 Mar 1881	Uniontown, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	38E8DED13B52464CBD69BA8E6FF95F597C32
  Death	27 Jul 1957	Potter County, Texas, USA   [2]
  Burial	Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA   [2]
  Notes	From UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 at Ancestry.com: Arrived at Liverpool on 3 May 1915 from Santos on the Araguaya, Homer Welch, 35, civil engineer of Trafford Road, Manchester. From U.S., Consular Registration Applications, 1916-1925 at Ancestry.com: Homer M Welch applied to the US Consulate in Nottingham on 25 March 1918 for registration as a US citizen. Many of the details are the same as on the Passport application below but there's a list of places where Homer had been working as a civil engineer: Antofagasta, Chile, Apr 1910 to Oct 1910 Aurora, Bolivia 1910 to 1912 Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, 1912 to 1915 with British Forces (Royal Engineers) 1915 to 1917 Homer made further Consular Registration Applications on 14 Jun 1920 (at the Consulate in Sao Paulo, Brazil) and 21 Aug 1923 (at the Consulate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Daughter Victoria wasn't mentioned on these two applications - perhaps she had died. From U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 at Ancestry.com: On 12 January 1920 Homer Merton Welch applied at the American Embassy in London for an emergency passport for himslef, wife Hilda and children Freda (born Newark on 13 Jan 1918) and Victoria (born Luton 28 Jun 1919). Homer gave his place of birth as Uniontown, Indiana and birth date 21 March 1881. He said he'd last left the USA for England in February 1910. He was a civil engineer and had enlisted in the British Army on 3 May 1951 and was discharged on 3 April 1917. By the time of the passport application, Homer had already lived in Great Britain and South America. He now needed a passport to work in Argentina. From New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 at Ancestry.com: The SS Vestris left Buenos Aires on 26 April 1926. The Welch family boarded at Rio de Janeiro on 2 May 1926: Homer, 44, born Uniontown, Indiana 21 March 1888 (sic - doesn't tally with age) Hilda, 33, born Nottingham, England Freda, 8, born Newark on Trent Nevill, 2, born Rio de Janeiro 18 Feb 1924. Their address was Seymour, Indiana. The ship arrived in New York on 19 May 1926. 1930 US Federal Census: in South Sapulpa Road, Tulsa, Oklahoma (all WELCH but indexed as WELSH), Homer M (head, 49, married at age 34, born Indiana, peddler of food products), Hilda (wife, 37, married at age 22, born England), Neville H (son, 6, born Brazil), Ruth I (daughter, 2 years 2 months, born Indiana), Clarice L (daughter, 2 months, born Oklahoma) and Frieda (daughter, 12, born England). 1940 US Federal Census: at 1034 South Myers, Oceanside, San Diego, California (all WELCH), Homer M (head, 59, born Indiana, salesman, industry "himself"), Hilda (wife, 47, born England), Neville (son, 16, born Brazil), Ruth (daughter, 12, born Indiana) and Clarice (daughter, 10, born Oklahoma). In 1935 they lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  Person ID	I1870	Hunsley
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2020

  
  

  Family	Hilda HUNTER,   b. 1 Aug 1892, Nottingham d. 3 Dec 1976, Plano General Hospital, Plano, Collin, Texas, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1916	Newark RD   [3]
  Children	1. Freda Mavis WELCH,   b. 13 Jan 1918, Newark, Notts d. Yes, date unknown   2. Victoria WELCH,   b. 28 Jun 1919, Luton, Bedfordshire d. Yes, date unknown   3. Neville H WELCH,   b. 18 Feb 1924, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ruth I WELCH,   b. 1928, Indiana, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. Clarice L WELCH
  Family ID	F708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S102] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 at Ancestry.com. [S3] findagrave.com, November 2013 and later. [S2] BMD index, Q1 1916 Newark 7b/834. (Reliability: 3).