Individual Details

Married 1st John Welch (on Dawes Roll); 2nd Henry Duncan.

Cherokee Nation, In Ter
Flint District
Marriage Certificate
This certifies that John E. Welch aged (43) forty three years and Artie Biswell aged (24) twenty four years both claiming to be Cherokees by blood was by me joined together in Matrimony agreeable to the customs and laws of the Cherokee Nation on this the 12 day of January 1888.
William J. McKee
Clerk, Flint Dist
C. N.
Recorded on this the 13th day of January 1888 in Book No. 18, Page 51. By me in this office.
William J. McKee

16 Jul 1891. Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR
Divorce from John Edward Welch granted while he was in the penitentiary for bigamy

1900 Census. Cherokee Nation, IT, Hh 750
Artemisa Welch, b. Aug 1867, 32, widowed (she wasn't), had 4 children - 3 are living, all marked as born in AR
Lizzie, dau, b. Apr 1889, 11 (their father b. NC)
William, son, b. Aug 1889, 10
Stella, dau, b. ??? 1895, 5

Dawes Census Cards
Cherokee Denied. The card is crossed out with an X from corner to corner. Stamps dated 10 Jun and 20 Nov 1902.
Marked Refused. Welch, Artie, 34, female. Father James A. Biswell; mother Elizabeth A. Biswell, both non-citizens
Marked Granted. William L., son, age11, 1/16 blood, Enrolled 1896 at Sequoyah. Father, James E. Welch, Enrolled Illinois
Marked Granted. Elizabeth Welch, dau, 9 1/16 b.ood. Enrolled 1896 at Sequoyah. Father, dittoed the same.

1910 Census. Long, Sequoyah Co, OK, Hh 54
M. Welch, 34, widow, married at 21, had 4 children - 4 are living
W. L., son, 21
Stella, dau, 16
Frank D., son, 6 (Frank Duncan - son of Henry Duncan - I don't know if Artie actually ever married Henry)

1930 Census. Long, Sequoyah, OK, Hh 55
Frank D. Duncan, 25, b. OK, Farmer
Artie, mother, 60, widow, b. AR

1940 Census. Long, Sequoyah, OK, Hh 39
Lived in same house in 1935
Frank Duncan, 30
Artie, mother, 73, widow

Arkansas Death Certificate #1128.
William Luther Welch of Nicut, OK, died in St. Johns Hospital, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR on 4 Nov 1932 of septicemia after being treated by injection by an osteopath in Sallisaw, OK. He was born 30 Aug 1888 in Uniontown, AR. Married to Lizzie Welch and had been the Deputy Sherrif of Sequoyah Co, OK. His father was John E. Welch, b. OK; his mother Artie Biswell, b. Uniontown, AR. His wife was the informant and he was buried in Nicut on Nov 5th.

There is a Social Security record for Stella Mae Mitchell, stating her parents were John Welch and Artie Biswell (no image)

Birth	4 Aug 1866	Crawford County, Arkansas
Marriage	12 Jan 1888	Flint District, Cherokee County, Oklahoma - John E Welch
Divorce	16 Jul 1891	Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas - John E Welch
Death	15 Oct 1943	Long, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Spouse	John E Welch (1844 - 1925)
Child	Stella Mae Welch (1895 - 1984)

Father	James Ashley Biswell (1834 - 1916)
Mother	Elizabeth Ann Asbill (1837 - 1924)
Sibling	Mary Ann Biswell (1856 - 1940)
Sibling	Sarah A. M. Biswell (1859 - )
Sibling	Nancy Elizabeth Biswell (1862 - )
Sibling	Lillie Biswell (1869 - 1869)
Sibling	Martha D. "Matt" Biswell (1870 - )
Sibling	Dillie M. Biswell (1873 - 1893)
Sibling	James A. Biswell (1876 - 1876)
Sibling	Bertha Emaline"Emily" Biswell (1879 - )

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