Catherine was a dearly beloved aunt and great aunt. We are deeply grateful to her for all of her genealogical work on family history.
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Catherine Genevieve Welch was born on March 24th, 1905, in Missouri Valley, Iowa, to William H. Welch and Catherine (Kate) Kirlin Welch.
Catherine was baptized on April 23rd, 1905, in St. Patrick's Catholic church in Missouri Valley.
Her godparents were Catherine and Dennis Kirlin. [I believe Dennis Kirlin was Catherine's mother Kate Kirlin Welch's youngest brother Dennis (1884-1968), who later married Marie Dolan in Cook County, Illinois, and I believe Catherine Kirlin was Kate's first cousin Catherine Kirlin (1878-1963), daughter of Michael Kirlin and Mary Donahue, who later married Henry James Smith in Tekoa, Whitman County, Washington State.]
On June 25, 1945, Catherine Welch and Jess Winfred Armstrong were married in Missouri Valley, Iowa, by Rev. P. R. O'Donnell.
Catherine's sister Nell Welch Antrim and her husband James H. Antrim were witnesses.
Catherine and Jess did not have children. Jess had two daughters from his first marriage, Winfred and Buryl, but Winfred was already deceased when he married Catherine.
Nieces and nephews remember that Aunt Catherine and Uncle Jess never missed a birthday and always included a monetary gift in the card. Also that Jess and Catherine raised beautiful swans and peacocks on their property.
Written by Catherine herself in 1982:
"Catherine (1905) worked for brother Bill after highschool, and in other offices, including serving as deputy to Margaret Hansen as clerk of the district court. In 1934, William P. with P.J. Morrow established an abstract and insurance company and Catherine worked there as abstracter, becoming a partner in the venture. She was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 1937. In 1945, she married Jess Armstrong of Logan. Jess' daughter, Buryl, and her husband, Homer Wiseman live in Bellevue, Nebraska....Jess and Catherine live in Logan, Iowa."
Catherine was widowed when Jess died in 1983. They had been married for 38 years.
Obituary from Catherine's funeral card:
"CATHERINE ARMSTRONG age 89 of Missouri Valley, Iowa died Thursday April 21, 1994 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Missouri Valley. Catherine was born March 24, 1905 in Missouri Valley to William H. and Catherine (Kirlin) Welch. She attended St. Patrick's School and graduated from the Missouri Valley High School. In 1934 she started working as an abstracter of real estate in Harrison County and continued until retiring in December of 1974. In 1937 she was admitted to the Iowa State Bar. She was married to Jess W. Armstrong in June of 1945. Jess died in 1983. Catherine was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Missouri Valley and she enjoyed genealogy.
"Survivors include her step-daughter: Buryl and husband Homer E. Wiseman of Bellevue, Nebraska; granddaughter: Marcia ... and husband Dr. Dan P. and their children, Jeff, Todd and Tricia all of Tarzana, California; many nieces and nephews. Catherine was preceded in death by her parents and husband Jess."
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Catherine Genevieve Welch was born on March 24th, 1905, in Missouri Valley, Iowa, to William H. Welch and Catherine (Kate) Kirlin Welch.
Catherine was baptized on April 23rd, 1905, in St. Patrick's Catholic church in Missouri Valley.
Her godparents were Catherine and Dennis Kirlin. [I believe Dennis Kirlin was Catherine's mother Kate Kirlin Welch's youngest brother Dennis (1884-1968), who later married Marie Dolan in Cook County, Illinois, and I believe Catherine Kirlin was Kate's first cousin Catherine Kirlin (1878-1963), daughter of Michael Kirlin and Mary Donahue, who later married Henry James Smith in Tekoa, Whitman County, Washington State.]
On June 25, 1945, Catherine Welch and Jess Winfred Armstrong were married in Missouri Valley, Iowa, by Rev. P. R. O'Donnell.
Catherine's sister Nell Welch Antrim and her husband James H. Antrim were witnesses.
Catherine and Jess did not have children. Jess had two daughters from his first marriage, Winfred and Buryl, but Winfred was already deceased when he married Catherine.
Nieces and nephews remember that Aunt Catherine and Uncle Jess never missed a birthday and always included a monetary gift in the card. Also that Jess and Catherine raised beautiful swans and peacocks on their property.
Written by Catherine herself in 1982:
"Catherine (1905) worked for brother Bill after highschool, and in other offices, including serving as deputy to Margaret Hansen as clerk of the district court. In 1934, William P. with P.J. Morrow established an abstract and insurance company and Catherine worked there as abstracter, becoming a partner in the venture. She was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 1937. In 1945, she married Jess Armstrong of Logan. Jess' daughter, Buryl, and her husband, Homer Wiseman live in Bellevue, Nebraska....Jess and Catherine live in Logan, Iowa."
Catherine was widowed when Jess died in 1983. They had been married for 38 years.
Obituary from Catherine's funeral card:
"CATHERINE ARMSTRONG age 89 of Missouri Valley, Iowa died Thursday April 21, 1994 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Missouri Valley. Catherine was born March 24, 1905 in Missouri Valley to William H. and Catherine (Kirlin) Welch. She attended St. Patrick's School and graduated from the Missouri Valley High School. In 1934 she started working as an abstracter of real estate in Harrison County and continued until retiring in December of 1974. In 1937 she was admitted to the Iowa State Bar. She was married to Jess W. Armstrong in June of 1945. Jess died in 1983. Catherine was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Missouri Valley and she enjoyed genealogy.
"Survivors include her step-daughter: Buryl and husband Homer E. Wiseman of Bellevue, Nebraska; granddaughter: Marcia ... and husband Dr. Dan P. and their children, Jeff, Todd and Tricia all of Tarzana, California; many nieces and nephews. Catherine was preceded in death by her parents and husband Jess."
Catherine was a dearly beloved aunt and great aunt. We are deeply grateful to her for all of her genealogical work on family history.
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Catherine Genevieve Welch was born on March 24th, 1905, in Missouri Valley, Iowa, to William H. Welch and Catherine (Kate) Kirlin Welch.
Catherine was baptized on April 23rd, 1905, in St. Patrick's Catholic church in Missouri Valley.
Her godparents were Catherine and Dennis Kirlin. [I believe Dennis Kirlin was Catherine's mother Kate Kirlin Welch's youngest brother Dennis (1884-1968), who later married Marie Dolan in Cook County, Illinois, and I believe Catherine Kirlin was Kate's first cousin Catherine Kirlin (1878-1963), daughter of Michael Kirlin and Mary Donahue, who later married Henry James Smith in Tekoa, Whitman County, Washington State.]
On June 25, 1945, Catherine Welch and Jess Winfred Armstrong were married in Missouri Valley, Iowa, by Rev. P. R. O'Donnell.
Catherine's sister Nell Welch Antrim and her husband James H. Antrim were witnesses.
Catherine and Jess did not have children. Jess had two daughters from his first marriage, Winfred and Buryl, but Winfred was already deceased when he married Catherine.
Nieces and nephews remember that Aunt Catherine and Uncle Jess never missed a birthday and always included a monetary gift in the card. Also that Jess and Catherine raised beautiful swans and peacocks on their property.
Written by Catherine herself in 1982:
"Catherine (1905) worked for brother Bill after highschool, and in other offices, including serving as deputy to Margaret Hansen as clerk of the district court. In 1934, William P. with P.J. Morrow established an abstract and insurance company and Catherine worked there as abstracter, becoming a partner in the venture. She was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 1937. In 1945, she married Jess Armstrong of Logan. Jess' daughter, Buryl, and her husband, Homer Wiseman live in Bellevue, Nebraska....Jess and Catherine live in Logan, Iowa."
Catherine was widowed when Jess died in 1983. They had been married for 38 years.
Obituary from Catherine's funeral card:
"CATHERINE ARMSTRONG age 89 of Missouri Valley, Iowa died Thursday April 21, 1994 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Missouri Valley. Catherine was born March 24, 1905 in Missouri Valley to William H. and Catherine (Kirlin) Welch. She attended St. Patrick's School and graduated from the Missouri Valley High School. In 1934 she started working as an abstracter of real estate in Harrison County and continued until retiring in December of 1974. In 1937 she was admitted to the Iowa State Bar. She was married to Jess W. Armstrong in June of 1945. Jess died in 1983. Catherine was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Missouri Valley and she enjoyed genealogy.
"Survivors include her step-daughter: Buryl and husband Homer E. Wiseman of Bellevue, Nebraska; granddaughter: Marcia ... and husband Dr. Dan P. and their children, Jeff, Todd and Tricia all of Tarzana, California; many nieces and nephews. Catherine was preceded in death by her parents and husband Jess."
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Catherine Genevieve Welch was born on March 24th, 1905, in Missouri Valley, Iowa, to William H. Welch and Catherine (Kate) Kirlin Welch.
Catherine was baptized on April 23rd, 1905, in St. Patrick's Catholic church in Missouri Valley.
Her godparents were Catherine and Dennis Kirlin. [I believe Dennis Kirlin was Catherine's mother Kate Kirlin Welch's youngest brother Dennis (1884-1968), who later married Marie Dolan in Cook County, Illinois, and I believe Catherine Kirlin was Kate's first cousin Catherine Kirlin (1878-1963), daughter of Michael Kirlin and Mary Donahue, who later married Henry James Smith in Tekoa, Whitman County, Washington State.]
On June 25, 1945, Catherine Welch and Jess Winfred Armstrong were married in Missouri Valley, Iowa, by Rev. P. R. O'Donnell.
Catherine's sister Nell Welch Antrim and her husband James H. Antrim were witnesses.
Catherine and Jess did not have children. Jess had two daughters from his first marriage, Winfred and Buryl, but Winfred was already deceased when he married Catherine.
Nieces and nephews remember that Aunt Catherine and Uncle Jess never missed a birthday and always included a monetary gift in the card. Also that Jess and Catherine raised beautiful swans and peacocks on their property.
Written by Catherine herself in 1982:
"Catherine (1905) worked for brother Bill after highschool, and in other offices, including serving as deputy to Margaret Hansen as clerk of the district court. In 1934, William P. with P.J. Morrow established an abstract and insurance company and Catherine worked there as abstracter, becoming a partner in the venture. She was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 1937. In 1945, she married Jess Armstrong of Logan. Jess' daughter, Buryl, and her husband, Homer Wiseman live in Bellevue, Nebraska....Jess and Catherine live in Logan, Iowa."
Catherine was widowed when Jess died in 1983. They had been married for 38 years.
Obituary from Catherine's funeral card:
"CATHERINE ARMSTRONG age 89 of Missouri Valley, Iowa died Thursday April 21, 1994 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Missouri Valley. Catherine was born March 24, 1905 in Missouri Valley to William H. and Catherine (Kirlin) Welch. She attended St. Patrick's School and graduated from the Missouri Valley High School. In 1934 she started working as an abstracter of real estate in Harrison County and continued until retiring in December of 1974. In 1937 she was admitted to the Iowa State Bar. She was married to Jess W. Armstrong in June of 1945. Jess died in 1983. Catherine was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Missouri Valley and she enjoyed genealogy.
"Survivors include her step-daughter: Buryl and husband Homer E. Wiseman of Bellevue, Nebraska; granddaughter: Marcia ... and husband Dr. Dan P. and their children, Jeff, Todd and Tricia all of Tarzana, California; many nieces and nephews. Catherine was preceded in death by her parents and husband Jess."
