WELCH, WILLIAM (grave), Oconee County, SC
A.K.A. Mountain Rest, SC

Version 2.0, 18-Mar-2002, C268.TXT, C268


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HISTORY WRITE-UP : Mountain Rest Community Club in 1984
                   Hurley E. Badders, Pendleton Historical Commission


CEMETERY LOCATION:
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The following history story states that William Welch lies in an unmarked grave 
about a quarter of a mile behind the home of Jack Lombard.  It's possible that 
this might be the C232 West Family cemetery (or very close to it), which is 
located on the backside of Jack Lombard's property.

Latitude N__ __.___ x Longitude W__ __.___

Latitude N34 53.694 x Longitude W83 06.912 (West Cemetery)


CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY:
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A story which appeared some years ago in an Oconee County newspaper told of 
William Welch, and he was descriped as a legend of the tunnel.  The story states 
he was one of the immigrants who came to Stumphouse, and was a graduate engineer 
from the University of Edinburgh.  He found himself unemployed when work stopped 
and the war began, and he bought 145 acres of land on Lick Log Creek, where he 
farmed to provide for his large family.

There was many stories about him, the newspaper stated, saying he was "a 
engineer with a dream."  Legend has it that until he was 100 years old he rode 
his horse, Kicking Nell, 29 miles into Walhalla to get his mail.  An article 
appeared in the Keowee Courier on 9-Sep-1908, relating his visit to the Courier 
office one week after celebrating his 100th birthday.


TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES:
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a. = age at death
b. = date-of-birth
d. = date-of-death
h. = husband
m. = married
p. = parents
w. = wife


WELCH, William, b. c1880, d. after 1907