Family History - William Love

1. William Love,¹ born ____ (parents not determined). William married Myrtle Ramey (born ____, parents not determined).

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Helen Mae Love, born 1 February 1908 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio; died 21 January 1994 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Married Ray Welker.

2. Helen Mae Love² (William¹), born 1 February 1908 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} died 21 January 1994 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.^{2, 3, 4, 6} Helen married, 27 October 1928, Ray Welker² (born 29 July 1893 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, the son of Jeremiah Welker and Martha Miller;^{5, 7, 8, 9, 10} Ray died January 1970^{9, 11}). Helen and Ray are buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.^{2, 9}

1. Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003; Marion County, Helen M. Love, born; 1 February 1908 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio; father: W. W. Love; mother: Murtel Ramey.
2. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Helen Welker, born: 1908; died: 1994 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband). She shares her gravestone with her husband. Their marriage date is on the gravestone.
3. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Helen M. Welker, died: January 1994; born: 1 February 1908; residence zip code: 49007 [corresponding to Kalamazoo, Michigan].
4. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Helen Mae Welker, died: 21 January 1994 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; born: 1 February 1908.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-7, Sheet No. 3B, Ray Welker, 37, Michigan, first married age 19, farmer, general; wife Helen Welker, 22, Ohio, first married age 20; daughter Martha Welker, 15, Michigan; son James Welker, 8, Michigan; mother Martha Welker, 73, Michigan, widow, first married age 19.
6. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Helen Mae Welker, died: 21 January 1994 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, age 85; father: William Love; mother: Myrtle Ramey.
7. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Ray Welker, No. 37, born: 2 February 1893 in Bangor, Michigan; occupation: farming; married, wife and 1 child.
8. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Ray Welker, born: 2 February 1893 in Michigan; died: 1970 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, two wives, and one child).
9. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage License [Male and Female separately, but combined here], Ray Welker, born: 2 February 1891 in Bangor, Michigan [sic, his birth record shows 1893]; farmer; father: J. Welker, farmer, born in Ohio; mother: Martha J. Miller, born in Bangor, Michigan; first marriage; Ruth Payne, born: 25 April 1893 [sic, her birth record shows 1896] in Lawrence, Michigan; father; Chas. Payne, farmer, born in England; mother: Anna Crippen, born in Decatur, Michigan; first marriage; both affidavits signed: 9 November 1912 in St. Joseph County, Indiana. [Their actual marriage date is not shown in these records but is presumed to be shortly after the date of the marriage license].
10. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 180, Sheet No. 10B, Ray Walker [sic, Welker], 26, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife Ruth Walker, 23, Michigan; daughter Martha A. Walker, 5, Michigan; border Claud P. Johnson, 47, New York, widow, laborer, farm; border Theron Johnson, 11, Michigan.
11. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Ray Welker, died: January 1970; born: 2 February 1893; last place of residence: Kalamazoo, Michigan.