Samuel James Welburn1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12412, (1877 - 1960)
FatherJohn Welburn4 (6 Sep 1841 - May 1924)
MotherLucretia Jane Agy5 (27 May 1846 - 15 Aug 1921)

Key Events:

Birth: 6 Dec 1877, Boone Co., Iowa6,7,8
Marriage: 31 Mar 1897, Laurel, Nebraska, Jennie Eldora Stingley (1 Jul 1878 - 2 Oct 1918)9,10,11
Marriage: 6 Feb 1920, Dixon Co., Nebraska, Olive May Owen (24 May 1873 - 7 Oct 1941)12
Divorce: before 1930, Olive May Owen (24 May 1873 - 7 Oct 1941)13
Marriage: Nov 1931, Jackson Co., Oregon, Lily Mae Thornton (Oct 1893 - 21 Aug 1970)14,15,16
Death: 17 Nov 1960, Jackson Co., Oregon17,18,19
Burial: Mountian View Cemetery, Ashland, Jackson Co., Oregon20

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Samuel James Welburn was born on 6 Dec 1877 in Boone Co., Iowa.6,7,8
     He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Dodge Twp., Boone Co., Iowa, in the household of his parents, John Welburn and Lucretia Jane Agy.4 He moved to Olin, Holt Co., Nebraska, by 1886.21
     Samuel married first Jennie Eldora Stingley, daughter of Walter Oregon Stingley and Mary Alice Gilmore, on 31 Mar 1897 in Laurel, Nebraska.9,10,11
     Samuel and Jennie appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Laurel, Cedar Co., Nebraska, enumerated 4 Jun 1900, reporting they owned their home, which was mortgaged. Their children Lawrence and Jennie were listed as living with them.3
     Samuel and Jennie moved to South Dakota by 1909.21 They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Illinois Twp., Hyde Co., South Dakota, enumerated 19 Apr 1910, reporting that they were renting their farm. Their children Jennie, Walter and Selma were listed as living with them, as was Charles Collins, age 27, a hired man.22
     Samuel and Jennie moved to Nebraska by 1918. Samuel registered for the draft for World War I on 12 Sep 1918, while living at Dixon, Dixon Co., Nebraska, reporting he was employed as a farmer in Dixon.1
     His wife died on 2 Oct 1918 in Dixon, Nebraska.23,24,25
     Samuel married second Olive May Owen, daughter of Samuel B. Owen and Emma A. Blake, on 6 Feb 1920 in Dixon Co., Nebraska.12
     Samuel and Olive appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Concord, Dixon Co., Nebraska, enumerated 8 Mar 1920. The listing is confused, apparently because they were married between 1 Jan, the official "as of" date for the census, and 8 Mar 1920, when the enumerator came to their home. She is listed in the household preceding his, with surname Shinkel and divorced, while he was shown as widowed, which apparently would have been correct on 1 Jan. His children Walter, Selma and Jessie were listed as living with him, as were her children by her prior marriage, Ray and Doris, who are listed as his step-children, which would not have been correct on 1 Jan but would have been when the enumerator arrived.26
     Samuel and Olive apparently were divorced before 1930.13
     Samuel has not been located in the 1930 census. He seems to have left Dixon by then, and there is no record of him there after the early 1920's. It seems likely he was in central Oregon by 1930 as he was married there in 1931, but no other record of him there has been found.
     Samuel married third Lily Mae Thornton, daughter of Henry C. Thornton and Louisa Jane Teters, in Nov 1931 in Jackson Co., Oregon.14,15,16
     Samuel and Lily appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Talent, Jackson Co., Oregon, enumerated 6 May 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $1,200. Their son Theodore was listed as living with them, as was her son Vernon by her prior marriage.27
     Samuel was a well digger in Nebraska and a farmer in South Dakota and Nebraska. He was manager of Farmer's Union Elevator in Dixon Co., Nebraska, for a time and city engineer by 1921.28,29,30,31,32 By 1940, in Oregon, he was working for a hatchery. That year he reported he had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $400. He reported in the 1950 census he was unable to work.33,34
     He registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living at Talent, Jackson Co., Oregon, reporting he was employed by Alley Bros., in Phoenix, Oregon.35
     Samuel and Lily appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Talent, Jackson Co., Oregon, at 223 Gibson, enumerated 6 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm. Their son Theodore was listed as living with them.34
     Samuel died on 17 Nov 1960 in Jackson Co., Oregon, at age 82.17,18,19 He was buried in Mountian View Cemetery, Ashland, Jackson Co., Oregon.20

Children:
     Children with Jennie Eldora Stingley:

  • Lawrence J. Welburn21,3 (23 Jan 1898 - 19 Jul 1900)
  • Jennie Mabel Welburn3,22,21 (27 Sep 1899 - Feb 1987)
  • Walter Harold Welburn22,26,21 (13 Jul 1901 - 14 Feb 1960)
  • Selma Esther Welburn22,26,36 (30 Oct 1906 - 13 Sep 1921)
  • Jessie Myrtle Welburn26,36 (23 Nov 1914 - 30 Oct 1976)

Children:
     There were no children with Olive May Owen

Children:
     Child with Lily Mae Thornton:

  • Theodore T. Welburn27,34 (6 May 1935 - 17 Apr 2010)

Citations

  1. [S6161] Samuel James Welburn, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  2. [S6163] John Wilburn household, 1880 U.S. Census, Boone Co., Iowa, shows name as James Wilburn.
  3. [S6156] Sam Wilburn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Co., Nebraska.
  4. [S6163] John Wilburn household, 1880 U.S. Census, Boone Co., Iowa.
  5. [S6163] John Wilburn household, 1880 U.S. Census, Boone Co., Iowa, shows him as the son of her husband.
  6. [S6162] Samuel James Welburn, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration), shows date, "town or county" as Boone, and state.
  7. [S6163] John Wilburn household, 1880 U.S. Census, Boone Co., Iowa, shows age 2 and state.
  8. [S6156] Sam Wilburn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Co., Nebraska, shows month, year, age 22, and state.
  9. [S200] Brumfield, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940, shows date, town, and state.
  10. [S6156] Sam Wilburn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Co., Nebraska, shows married 3 years.
  11. [S973] "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," Ancestry.com, record for Samuel James Welburn and Jennie Eldora Stingley, shows year and state.
  12. [S6177] "Welburn-Schinkel," The Dixon Journal, 12 Feb 1920, shows they married "last Friday."
  13. [S6181] Laguna Honda Home for Aged and Infirm, 1930 U.S. Census, San Francisco, California, shows her as widowed, but he was still living.
  14. [S6160] Medford Mail Tribune, 18 Nov 1931, shows license for Samuel J. Welburn and Lilly Mae Burnett.
  15. [S6159] Samuel J. Welburn household, 1940 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon, shows married.
  16. [S6194] Lily Mae Welburn obituary, Medford Mail Tribune, shows year, as 1932.
  17. [S4085] "Oregon Death Index, 1898-2008," Ancestry.com, record for Samuel J Welburn, citing cert. no. 14132, shows date and county.
  18. [S200] Brumfield, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940, shows still living.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 66328086, Samuel James Welburn, shows date, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  20. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 66328086, Samuel James Welburn, includes tombstone photo.
  21. [S200] Brumfield, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940.
  22. [S6157] Samuel J. Welburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hyde Co., South Dakota.
  23. [S6205] "Dixon Young Girl Takes Her Own Life," The Allen News, 22 Sep 1921, shows date and cause.
  24. [S200] Brumfield, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940, shows date, as 2nd, and place as Dixon, Nebraska.
  25. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 75149900, Jennie Eldora Stingley Welburn, shows date, and 25th, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  26. [S6158] Samuel J. Wellburn and May Shinkel household, 1920 U.S. Census, Dixon Co., Nebraska.
  27. [S6159] Samuel J. Welburn household, 1940 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon.
  28. [S6156] Sam Wilburn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Co., Nebraska, shows occupation as digging wells.
  29. [S6157] Samuel J. Welburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hyde Co., South Dakota, shows occupation as farmer, industry as general farm.
  30. [S6158] Samuel J. Wellburn and May Shinkel household, 1920 U.S. Census, Dixon Co., Nebraska, shows occupation as farmer, industry as farm.
  31. [S6177] "Welburn-Schinkel," The Dixon Journal, 12 Feb 1920, shows him as ex-manager of the elevator.
  32. [S6205] "Dixon Young Girl Takes Her Own Life," The Allen News, 22 Sep 1921, shows him as city engineer.
  33. [S6159] Samuel J. Welburn household, 1940 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon, shows occupation as hatchery man, a working in private industry.
  34. [S12576] Samuel Wilburn household, 1950 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Oregon.
  35. [S6162] Samuel James Welburn, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration).
  36. [S200] Brumfield, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 321, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940.