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Corey Jacob Souder1,2,3

#19211, (1886 - 1964)
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Key Events:

  • Corey Jacob Souder was born on 14 Mar 1886 in South Run, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • Corey married Mary Eveline Nafus, daughter of Dimick Nafus and Eleanor Ide, on 28 Sep 1905 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, with Alderman W. S. Millar officating.7,8,9
  • Corey died on 1 Feb 1964, at the home of his son and his wife, 15 West Grove St., Edwardsville, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, at age 77.10,11
  • He was buried on 4 Feb 1964 in Lehman Center Cemetery, Lehman Twp., Pennsylvania.12,13
Corey also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Mary Eveline Nafus:

  • Raymond Claude Souder
  • Albert Torrance Souder

Citations

  1. Joseph Souder household, 1900 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Cora Souder.
  2. Corey Jacob Souder, Corey Jacob, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  3. Corey Jacob Souder, Corey Jacob, Certificate of Death.
  4. Joseph Souder household, 1900 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, age 14, and state.
  5. Corey Jacob Souder, Corey Jacob, Certificate of Death, shows date, town, and state.
  6. Corey Jacob Souder, Corey Jacob, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Pennsylvania, shows date, town, county, and state.
  7. "Married," The Scranton Truth, 28 Sep 1905, shows date, city, and officiant.
  8. Corey Souder household, 1910 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 4 years.
  9. Corrie Souder household, 1930 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 19, and hers as 14.
  10. Corey Jacob Souder, Corey Jacob, Certificate of Death, shows date, address, town, and state.
  11. Corey Souder, Corey obituary, Times-Leader, the Evening News, shows died today, address, town, and home of Raymond.
  12. Corey Jacob Souder, Corey Jacob, Certificate of Death, shows date, cemetery, township, county, and state.
  13. Corey Souder, Corey obituary, Times-Leader, the Evening News, shows services Tuesday and cemetery.

Olive Blanch Souder1,2,3

#19212, (1893 - 1935)
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Key Events:

  • Olive Blanch Souder was born on 7 Aug 1893 in Lehman Twp., Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • Olive married Elmer Culver, son of Robert E. Culver and Sarah Hemlock, on 12 Oct 1910 in Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, with A. A. Nicholson, justice at Harveyville officiating, after receiving the consent of her mother because she was a minor. It seems likely her husband was the son of her step-father.7,8,9
  • Olive married second Bruce Clark Welch, son of George H. Welch and Mary C. Rood, on 4 Mar 1921 in Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, with L. T. Seward, justice of the peace at Shickshinny officiating. He had previously been married to Liva L. McKeel.10,11,12
  • Olive died on 25 Jan 1935 in Madison Twp., Columbia Co., Pennsylvania, at age 41.13,14
  • She was buried on 26 Jan 1935 in Pine Hill Cemetery, Shickshinny, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.15,16
Olive also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Elmer Culver:

  • Pauline Culver
  • Glenn Woodrow Culver
  • Inez Culver
  • Harry Roy Culver
  • Alvin Elmer Culver
  • Thelma Louise Culver

Children with Bruce Clark Welch:

  • George H. Welch
  • Beatrice Katherine Welch
  • Robert Bruce Welch
  • Sarah Elizabeth Welch

Citations

  1. Bruce C. Welch and Olive B. Culver, Marriage License Docket, Luzerne County, shows father's surname as Souder.
  2. Elmer Culver and Olive B. Souder, Marriage License Docket, Luzerne County.
  3. Olive Blanch Welch, Olive Blanch, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Souder.
  4. Elmer Culver and Olive B. Souder, Marriage License Docket, Luzerne County, shows date, as 7 Aug 1893.
  5. Bruce C. Welch and Olive B. Culver, Marriage License Docket, Luzerne County, shows age 28 at marriage 2 Mar 1921 and township.
  6. Olive Blanch Welch, Olive Blanch, Certificate of Death, shows date, as 5 Aug 1896, county, and state.
  7. Elmer Culver and Olive B. Souder, Marriage License Docket, Luzerne County, shows date and officiant.
  8. Elmer Culver household, 1920 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows married.
  9. Bruce C. Welch and Olive B. Culver, Marriage License Docket, Luzerne County, shows her with surname Culver and her previous marriage ended in death, and date.
  10. Bruce C. Welch and Olive B. Culver, Marriage License Docket, Luzerne County, shows date and officiant, his first marriage and her second.
  11. Bruce Welch household, 1930 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows married, with his first marriage at age 31 and hers at 29.
  12. Olive Blanch Welch, Olive Blanch, Certificate of Death, shows married.
  13. Olive Blanch Welch, Olive Blanch, Certificate of Death, shows date, town, county, and state.
  14. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 38986342, Olive Blanche Souder Welch, shows date and state, and includes tombstone photo showing date.
  15. Olive Blanch Welch, Olive Blanch, Certificate of Death, shows date and town.
  16. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 38986342, Olive Blanche Souder Welch, includes tombstone photo.

Bruce Clark Welch1,2,3

#19219, (1890 - 1966)
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Key Events:

  • Bruce Clark Welch was born on 10 Jan 1890 in Berwick, Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • Bruce married first Liva L. McKeel, daughter of Samuel McKeel and Dorah Culver.7
  • Bruce married second Olive Blanch Souder, daughter of Joseph Souder and Sarah E. Reigle, on 4 Mar 1921 in Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, with L. T. Seward, justice of the peace at Shickshinny officiating.8,9,10
  • Bruce died on 6 Jul 1966 at age 76.11,12
  • He was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Shickshinny, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.13
Bruce also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Child with Liva L. McKeel:

  • Margaret Katherine Welch

Children with Olive Blanch Souder:

  • George H. Welch
  • Beatrice Katherine Welch
  • Robert Bruce Welch
  • Sarah Elizabeth Welch

Citations

  1. Bruce Clark Welch, Bruce Clark, Selective Service Registration Card, World War II, Fourth Registration.
  2. Bruce C. Welch and Olive B. Culver, Marriage License Docket, Luzerne County.
  3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 38985980, Bruce Clark Welch, includes tombstone photo showning same.
  4. Bruce Welch, Bruce, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, town, and state.
  5. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 38985980, Bruce Clark Welch, shows date, as 9th, township as Dallas, county, and state, and includes tombstone photo showning date, as 10th.
  6. George H. Welch household, 1900 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, as Nov, year, age 9, and state.
  7. Bruce C. Welsh household, 1920 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows married.
  8. Bruce C. Welch and Olive B. Culver, Marriage License Docket, Luzerne County, shows date and officiant, his first marriage and her second.
  9. Bruce Welch household, 1930 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows married, with his first marriage at age 31 and hers at 29.
  10. Olive Blanch Welch, Olive Blanch, Certificate of Death, shows married.
  11. "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Bruce Welch, Soc. Sec. No. 179-14-3479, shows month, year, and last residence as 19460 Phoenixville, Chester, Pennsylvania.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 38985980, Bruce Clark Welch, shows date, as 7th, town, county, and state, as Phoenixville, Chester Co. Pennsylvania, and includes tombstone photo showning date, as 6th.
  13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 38985980, Bruce Clark Welch, includes tombstone photo.

William Irvin Hargraves1,2,3

#19220, (1903 - 1965)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • William Irvin Hargraves was born on 22 Nov 1903 in Shickshinny, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • William married Thelma Margaret Souder, daughter of Joseph Souder and Sarah E. Reigle, on 21 Nov 1921 in Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, with William E. Smith, justice of the peace at Plymouth, officiating, after receiving the consent of her mother and his father because they were both minors.7,8,9
  • William died on 14 Apr 1965 in Nanticoke, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, at age 61.10,11,12
  • He was buried on 17 Apr 1965 in Pine Hill Cemetery, Shickshinny, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.13,14
William also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Thelma Margaret Souder:

  • Alice G. Hargraves
  • Pearl E. Hargraves
  • William J. Hargraves
  • Arlene B. Hargraves
  • Dale G. Hargraves
  • Victor David Hargraves

Citations

  1. Richard Hargraves household, 1910 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as William Hargraves.
  2. William Hargarves and Thelma Souder, Marriage License Docket, Luzerne County.
  3. William Irvin Hargraves, William Irvin, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  4. Richard Hargraves household, 1910 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 6 and state.
  5. William Hargarves and Thelma Souder, Marriage License Docket, Luzerne County, shows age 18 at marriage 21 Nov 1921 and state.
  6. William Irvin Hargraves, William Irvin, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, town, county, and state.
  7. William Hargarves and Thelma Souder, Marriage License Docket, Luzerne County, shows date, and officiant.
  8. William Hargorves household, 1930 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows married, with his first marriage at age 18 and hers at 16.
  9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 109501706, William I Hargraves, shows married and includes photo of joint tombstone.
  10. William I. Hargraves, William I., Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 109501706, William I Hargraves, shows month and year, as Apr 1965, town, county, and state, as Shickshinny, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  12. Thelma M. Hargraves, Thelma M. obituary, Citizens' Voice, shows year.
  13. William I. Hargraves, William I., Certificate of Death, shows date, cemetery, city, county, and state.
  14. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 109501706, William I Hargraves, includes photo of joint tombstone.

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