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William Joseph was born on August 18th, 1857 in McDonough Co, IL.1   William Joseph's father was George Washington Welch and his mother was Mary D. Caldwell.  His paternal grandparents were Osias Welch and Elizabeth Rowland; his maternal grandparents were Samuel Caldwell and Nancy Caldwell. He had eight brothers and five sisters, named Elijah A., Elisha C., James M., David L., George S., Charles T., John H., Albert B., Amanda M., Nancy J., Mary Adaline, Sarah Isabell and Emma T..  He was the third youngest of the fourteen children.  He died at 1 months old on September 27th, 1857 in McDonough Co, IL.1 

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World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1 @ Tree #5974, 5974.ftw, World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1 @ Tree #5974