The Emmitt F. Welborn Family

Link to our Lanhams

Hiram Demarcus Lanham 1845 (see [The_Hiram_Demarcus_Lanham_Family]) → Mollie Lanham 1880 → Mollie married Emmitt Welborn and is a cousin to Thomas Berry Lanham and his siblings

Mary Jane (Mollie) LANHAM was born on 01 Sep 1880 in Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas, USA. She died on 10 Feb 1951 in Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas, USA. She was buried in Rockwall, Texas.

Figure 1. Mollie’s Gravestone in Rockwall, Texas

Mary married Emmitt Forest WELBORN ^[1] on 22 Dec 1899 ^[2] in of Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas, USA. Emmitt was born on 01 Nov 1879 ^[3] ^[4] in of Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas, USA son of S.C. Welborn and Namie Anthony both of Missouri ^[3]. He was living with Henry D. Lanham’s family during the 1900 census.^[5] He died on 28 May 1932 ^[3] in Rockwall, Rockwall, Texas, USA. He was buried in Rockwall, Texas.

Figure 2. Emmitt and Mollie at Hiram’s House in Rockwall, Texas

Figure 3. Emmit’s WWI Draft Card ^[4]

I have not found yet any children by Emitt and Molly.

Figure 4. Emmit Welborn’s Death Certificate ^[3]

black and white photo of her in older age

Figure 5. Mollie Lanham ^[6]

1. Rockwall Marriages, 1876-1894, Ft. Worth Chapter of DAR

2. "Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXQR-HPL : accessed 20 Apr 2013), E. F. Welborn and Mollie Lanham, 22 Dec 1899.

3. "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K332-6QZ : accessed 20 Apr 2013), Emit Forist Wilborn, 1932.

4. "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZXT-SHM : accessed 20 Apr 2013), Emmit Fonst Welborn, 1917-1918.

5. US Census 1900, Rockwall, Texas

6. Photo passed down from Oran Stroud Lanham to Clifford Lanham, then to Kevin Lanham.

Updated on 01 Jan 0001