Mary Belle Roberts

1876 - 1943  (66 years)

• Name	Mary Belle Roberts
  Birth	8 May 1876	Cass Co, NE
  Gender	Female
  Death	31 Jan 1943	Burial: Ashland Cem., Ashland, Saunders Co., NE
  Person ID	I10508	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William Burnett "Will" Roberts,   b. ABT. 20 Aug 1846, Fulton, Whiteside Co., IL d. ABT. 11 May 1925, Cass Co., IL (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Sarah S. "Sadie" Beeler,   b. ABT. 18 Feb 1847, OH d. ABT. 1 Mar 1906, Ashland, Saunders Co., NE (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	20 Aug 1871
  Family ID	F4134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James H. Welch,   b. 22 Jun 1873, Cass Co., NE d. 30 Jan 1943 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	17 Jan 1900	Wahoo, Saunders Co., NE
  Children	1. Robert Welch,   b. 1900, Saunders Co., NE d. 1983, Burial: Ashland Cem., Ashland, Saunders Co., NE (Age 83 years)   2. Vernon K. Welch,   b. 1901, Saunders Co., NE d. 1985, Burial: Ashland Cem., Ashland, Saunders Co., NE (Age 84 years)   3. Flora Welch,   b. ABT. 1904, Saunders, NE   4. Floyd Lewis Welch,   b. 22 Apr 1906, Cass Co., NE   5. Dorothy Welch,   b. ABT. 1909, Saunders Co., NE
  Family ID	F4140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Roberts, Mary Belle (1876-1943) Individual photo of Mary Belle Roberts Welch was taken in Nebraska, about 1899, and came from the Anderson/ Roberts Collection by Ron Harmon. See Ron Harmon’s website at http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Roberts-6208

  
  

• Notes

  Source: SEE RON NORMAN'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Roberts-6208 Ron Norman: Mary Belle Welch formerly Roberts Born May 8, 1876 in Cass County, Nebraska Daughter of William B. Roberts and Sarah S. Beeler Sister of Sylvia A. Coyier, Lena V. Cockerill, Joseph M. Roberts and John J. Roberts Wife of James H. Welch — married January 17, 1900 in Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Mother of Robert Welch, Vernon Welch, Flora Welch, Floyd L. Welch and Dorothy Welch Died January 31, 1943 [location unknown] Profile manager: Ron Norman 11:31: Ron Norman edited the data for Mary Welch. Source: Ron Norman via Clifton "Gayle" Cockerill: SEE RON NORMAN'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Cockerill-Family-Tree-293 Clarence Cockerill's Family Tree (also SEE CLIFTON "GAYLE" COCKERILL'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://olypen.com/cliffc/genealogy/index.html Samuel Cockerill Genealogy) William Burnett Roberts (1846-1925) married Sarah S Beeler (1847-1906) 3 daughters and 2 sons Sylvia A (1872-?), Lena Velillian (1874-1947), Mary Belle (1876-1943), Joseph Martin (1880-?), and John Jay (1881-1924). _________________ Sylvia A Roberts (1872- Unknown) married Lewis Weeks Date unknown Children unknown __________________ Lena Velillian (1874-1947) married Joseph James Cockerill (9 Mar 1893) 1 daughter and 4 sons Velillian B. (1894-1977) William "Earl" (1895-1967) Clyde (1898-1902) Harold "Babe" (1899-1903) Clarence (1904-1985) ___________________ Mary Belle (1876-1943) married James Henry Welch (1873-1943) (17 Jan 1900). 2 daughters and 3 sons Flora Dorothy Robert Vernon Floyd ___________________ Joseph Martin "Joe" Roberts (1880-?) married Inez O. Richards (1877-1963). Marriage date unknown 3 daughters and 2 sons Evelyn Mary Florence Ernest Martin "Earl" (1915-1973) married Gladys Anderson ____________________ John Jay Roberts (1881-1924). Source: SEE ANCESTRY SEEKER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=welch&GSiman=1&GScid=1115887&GRid=41949167& Ancestry Seeker: M Belle Welch: Birth: 1876 Death: 1943 Burial: Ashland Cemetery Ashland Saunders County Nebraska, USA Plot: Sect Old, Blk 4, Lot 51 Created by: Ancestry Seeker Record added: Sep 14, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 41949167