Mary E. Oldaker and William Clement Welborn

WILLIAM CLEMENT WELBORN, son of JANE ELIZA SCOTT and PETER CLINARD WELBORN, was born July 13, 1848 in Spiceland, Henry, Indiana,^{1098, 4931} and died April 17, 1937 in Knightstown, Henry, Indiana.^{220, 216, 1098, 4931} He is buried in Glen Cove Cemetery, Knightstown, Henry, Indiana.^{216, 220, 1075, 4931}

He married MARY E. OLDAKER on November 23, 1892 in Henry County, Indiana,¹⁹⁷ daughter of CATHERINE F. STREET and JESSE OLDAKER. She was born September 13, 1860 in Milton, Indiana,¹⁰⁹⁹ and died November 10, 1939 in Knightstown, Henry, Indiana.^{220, 216, 1099} She is buried in Glen Cove Cemetery, Knightstown, Henry, Indiana.^{216, 220, 1075}

• Descendant Reports
  • Edward Erwin Descendant Report (Ancestor of William C. Welborn)
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of William C. Welborn)
  • Jacob Clements Descendant Report (Ancestor of William C. Welborn)
  • William Campbell Descendant Report (Ancestor of William C. Welborn)
  • Francis Stuart Descendant Report (Ancestor of William C. Welborn)

Personal Information

• William Clement Welborn was a member of the Knightstown Presbyterian Church, Henry County, Indiana (December 9, 1867). ¹⁵⁴³

• Mary E. Oldaker was a member of the Knightstown Presbyterian Church, Henry County, Indiana. ¹⁰⁹⁹

Newspaper Articles

Knightstown Banner, May 6, 1904¹¹⁰⁰

W. C. WELBORN, LIVE STOCK AND GRAIN.

Between 150 and 200 carloads of live stock are shipped by W. C. Welborn every year from Knightstown and stations near by. Mr. Welborn also buys hay and grain for shipment, and handles land fertilizers; which he sells in large quantities to farmers and others.

The firm was established in 1857 by Mr. P. C. Welborn, father of the present owner, the latter coming into the partnership in 1873. Since the death of his father in 1895, the business has been conducted by W. C. Welborn, whose trade is increasing each year, owing to the honorable business methods pursued by the firm since it was first organized. The firm is well-known among farmers and stockmen in the neighboring counties, who look upon it as a convenient and profitable way of selling the proceeds of their farms.

Indianapolis Star, March 2, 1910⁴³⁶⁰

HOGS HIGHEST SINCE WAR

$10.25 MARK BREAKS RECORD

INDIANAPOLIS PRICES LEAD EVERY MARKET IN UNITED STATES AND FURTHER RISE IS PREDICTED.

Indianapolis was distinguished in the hog market of the United States yesterday when $10.25 the 100 pounds was paid for forty-six hogs of an average weight of 309 pounds. This is the highest price ever paid for hogs at any point in this country since the civil war. The sensational price was the chief subject of gossip among stock yards men yesterday and there are those who predict that the price will go to $11 before the high price rocket turns toward descent.

F. L. Murray, local buyer for the North Packing and Provision Company of Boston, was the purchaser. The hogs had been consigned by W. C. Welborn of Knightstown, Ind., to Stockton, Gillespie & Clark. They were an extra fine lot of black Poland Chinas. Mr. Welborn was firm in holding out for a record price. Mr. Welborn sold a load of hogs here last December at $8.70, the highest price a full load had sold for since the fall of 1882. He made up his mind to "turn the trick" again with his Poland Chinas and he did.

Mr. Murphy, who bought the hogs, has been a buyer for seventeen years and has been in the local market for five years. He is an expert and with pencil and paper yesterday made some estimates as to what $10.25 the 100 pounds for hogs means to both farmer and "ultimate" consumer.

Better Prices for Corn.

"The way I figure it," said Mr. Murray, "farmers will realize $1.90 a bushel for corn if they can sell their hogs for $10.25. Corn is now worth about 55 cents a bushel on the farm. A bushel of corn represents a gan if eighteen to twenty pounds to the hog. Multiply eighteen or twenty by 1? cents a pound and the result shows the value of the bushel of corn. In my opinion this lot will be one of the best yielding droves ever sent East. The hogs will cost $12.35 dead in Boston. This means 16 1/4 cents a pound for pork loins, which will mean at least 22 cents a pound for pork chops. Green bacon from this drove will be worth 21 cents a pound, cured 25 cents a pound wholesale and 32 cents to the consumer.

"The drove represented an average price per hog of $32.66. Mr Wellborn has been shipping hogs to Indianapolis for thirty-eight years and he informed me that the price paid today was the highest in his experience. I have purchased at all points east of Chicago and the price is a record-breaker as far as I know. And yet I do not believe that too much was paid, for in my opinion prices will go still higher. The truth of the matter is the market is depleted of hogs and there can be little betterment until next fall. During the panic, three years ago, when prices went away down, farmers unloaded their hogs, having an idea that prices were down to stay. They stopped breeding and the result is the present shortage."

Consumers Must Wait.

"They are now starting in to breed again, but meat eaters either will have to do without their pork chops and bacon for a few months or pay the big prices. I am informed that the storage rooms of the big packing houses are practically empty. They long ago disposed of their surplus stocks and are now buying and selling from day to day. It is a genuine hog famine. If there were hogs to be had the high prices would bring them out. But the shipments are meager, especially from this section.

"The record-breaking price speaks well for the intelligence of at least one Indiana farmer, who raised the drove. This farmer steadily withstood the tempting prices that have prevailed for several months, evidently filled with faith that he would get the top price later along. Such nerve is a little unusual and is to be admired. Moreover, the Indiana hog has proved itself to be the prize porker and farmers of the state are entitled to a share of that glory."

Obituaries

Knightstown Banner, April 23, 1937¹⁰⁹⁸

W. C. Welborn Called By Death On Saturday

William C. (Billie) Welborn, aged 88 years, residing at 29 North Adams Street, passed away at his home Saturday morning at 12:10 o'clock, after being bedfast for two weeks. He had been housed up for several months.

Mr. Welborn was born July 13, 1848, at Spiceland, Ind., the son of Peter and Liza Scott Welborn. Early in life his parents moved to Knightstown, and his education was received in the local schools. After his education was completed he followed the vocation of stock and grain merchant until his retirement a few years ago.

He was united in marriage to Mary F. Oldaker on November 22, 1892, after which he lived in Raysville for almost seven years. At that time Mr. and Mrs. Welborn moved to Knightstown and since then resided here.

He was a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 226, and Bethel Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Welborn is survived by the widow, Mrs. Mary E. Welborn; one sister, Mrs. Nannie Manson, of Brookline, Mass., and several nephews and nieces.

Funeral services were held at the home last Monday, April 19th, at 2:00 o'clock, Rev. George W. Bird officiating. Burial was in Glencove cemetery, H. C. Gordon, funeral director in charge.

Knightstown Banner, November 17, 1939¹⁰⁹⁹

Well-Known Woman Succumbs

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Welborn, age 79, passed away Friday afternoon at her home on North Adams street after an illness of several weeks' duration.

Mrs. Welborn was the daughter of Jesse and Katherine Frances Staff Oldaker, and was born in Milton, Ind., on September 13, 1860. Her education was completed there and later her parents moved to this vicinity, and since that time she had been a continuous resident.

She was united in marriage to William C. Welborn, a prominent grain merchant and stock buyer, who passed away in April, 1936.

Mrs. Welborn was a member of the Bethel Presbyterian Church and had lived at her home on North Adams street for the past. 35 years.

Mrs. Welborn, who was of a bright and sunny disposition, a good friend and neighbor, will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

Survivors are an aunt, Mrs. May Staff of Raysville, and one uncle, Lawrence Staff of Terre Haute.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock from her late home, conducted by Rev. Amon Cottingham, pastor of the Methodist Church. Burial was made in Glen Cove cemetery; H. C. Gordon, funeral director.

Cemetery Pictures



Glencove Cemetery, Knightstown, Henry, Indiana

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
August 6, 1850214	Spiceland Twp, Henry, Indiana	Peter Clinard Welborn Jane Eliza Scott Mary Frances Welborn William Clement Welborn
June 1, 1860213	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Peter Clinard Welborn Jane Eliza Scott Mary Frances Welborn William Clement Welborn Jessie Ann Welborn Augusta Virginia Welborn Luther Scott Welborn Nannie Narcissa Welborn
June 30, 1870212	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Peter Clinard Welborn Jane Eliza Scott William Clement Welborn Jessie Ann Welborn Augusta Virginia Welborn Luther Scott Welborn Nannie Narcissa Welborn Charles Eugene Welborn
June 5, 1880211	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Peter Clinard Welborn Jane Eliza Scott William Clement Welborn Nannie Narcissa Welborn Charles Eugene Welborn
June 1, 1900210	Wayne, Henry, Indiana	William Clement Welborn Mary E. Oldaker
April 18, 1910209	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	William Clement Welborn Mary E. Oldaker
January 2, 1920208	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	William Clement Welborn Mary E. Oldaker
April 23, 193016	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	William Clement Welborn Mary E. Oldaker