Augustus Drum Welty and Celia A. Houseman
Husband Augustus Drum Welty 1 2
Born: 21 Nov 1851 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Daniel Welty (1820-1882) 1 2 3 4 Mother: Mary Ann Drum ( - ) 2 3
Marriage: 15 Jun 1881 5
Wife Celia A. Houseman 5
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: E. F. Houseman ( - ) 5 Mother: Harriet Patton ( - ) 5
Children
1 M Evans Houseman Welty 5
Born: 26 Jun 1884 5 Christened: Died: 9 Oct 1884 5 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 M Augustus D. Welty 5
Born: 17 May 1886 5 Christened: Died: Buried:
3 M Hampton Houseman Welty 5
Born: 2 Feb 1889 5 Christened: Died: Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Augustus Drum Welty
He was reared at Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA, where he was educated in the public schools. His first regular employment was clerking in the post-office, after which he was engaged in various kinds of business until 1875, when he entered the service of the P. R. R. company as assistant ticket agent at Greensburg, in which capacity he served until 1879, when he was appointed agent, holding the latter position until January, 1885, when he was appointed deputy register and recorder and served as such until April 1, 1890, when he was commissioned postmaster of Greensburg. He was a republican, took an active part in political affairs, was a member of the Home Circle, a prominent beneficial order, and was also a member of the Presbyterian church at Greensburg.
1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 175.
2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 736.
3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 462.
4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 475.
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Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 176.
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