Date Original
1917-1984
Description
This collection contains correspondence, deed records, photographs, military records, and estate papers pertaining to Annie Parnell Dougherty Welch’s family in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.
Biographical/Historical Note
Annie Parnell Dougherty the daughter of John and Pernellia Ann Allen Dougherty, was born in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas on December 25, 1885. Her family relocated to Scott County, Arkansas, around 1900. In Arkansas, Annie met and married George Welch on December 25, 1904. The marriage was the first for Annie and the second for George. The union made Annie stepmother to George’s eight children and mother to 11 of their own. Sometime after April 1910, the couple relocated to a farm in Marble City, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. George died there November 6, 1947, and Annie continued to run the farm until the 1970s, when she moved to Sacramento, California. Annie died in Sacramento on March 5, 1986.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Oklahoma
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000736
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Annie Parnell Dougherty Welch papers, MS.000736
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Annie Parnell Dougherty Welch papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
