Stella M. MURDOCK

Stella M. MURDOCK

Female 1879 - 1968  (89 years)

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  • Name Stella M. MURDOCK  [2
    • Married William Welles, 20 Jun 1903 in Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan

      Marshall (MI) Evening Chronicle
      29 Nov 1968
      Mrs. Welles Dies At Age Of 89
      ---Mrs. Stella Welles, 89, formerly of 710 E. Mansion st., widow of W. B. Welles, died at Provincial House at 9:40 a.m. Thanksgiving Day, after an illness of several years.
      ---Born oct. 11, 1879 in Marshall, the daughter of Ezra Bryan and Alice L. (Godfrey) Murdock, she married William Be. Welles, June 20, 1903 in Marshall and he preceded her in death on Feb. 23, 1940. She had lived in Marshall all of her life and was a rural mail carrier for a number of years. She was a member of the Brooks Memorial United Methodist church and had written a book entitled "Marshall Methodisim from 1830 to 1942".

      (Surviving family members omitted for privacy)
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    Birth 11 Oct 1879  Marengo, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Living with parents in Marengo, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1910  Living with husband in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1920  Living with husband in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1930  Living with husband in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1940  Living in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Death 28 Nov 1968  Marengo, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Oakridge Cemetery, Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I79061  Main Tree
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2015 

    Father Ezra Bryant MURDOCK,   b. Jan 1855, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1923, Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Alice L. GODFREY,   b. 27 Jan 1856, Jackson, Jackson Co, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1939, Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage abt. 1877  Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F31653  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Bishop WELLES,   b. 7 Aug 1875, Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1940, Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jun 1903  Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Marion L. WELLES,   b. Abt 1907, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F31800  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Oct 1879 - Marengo, Calhoun Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Living with parents in Marengo, Calhoun Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Living with husband in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Living with husband in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Living with husband in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Living in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Nov 1968 - Marengo, Calhoun Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Oakridge Cemetery, Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    William Bishop Welles and Stella M. Murdock Headstone
    William Bishop Welles and Stella M. Murdock Headstone
    William Bishop, the son of John C. Welles and marietta Cornelia Bishop, and his wife, Stella M., the daughter of Ezra Bryan Murdock and Alice L. Godfrey, are buried in the Oakridge Cemetery in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan.

    Created by: Amy (Decker) Veenendall
    Photo Added by: William Kinney

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S7632] 1900 Census Marengo, Calhoun County, Michigan.

    3. [S7631] 1910 Census Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan.

    4. [S7634] 1920 Census Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan.

    5. [S7635] 1930 Census Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan.

    6. [S7636] 1940 Census Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan.