Mary Jane (Clem) Welch
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Title
Mary Jane (Clem) Welch
Subject
Welch, Mary Jane (Clem) (1934-2018)
Description
Portrait of Mary Jane Clem.
Mary Jane was one of at least ten children born to Tobias Samuel (1887-1957) and Maggie Catherine (Walters) (1896-1952) Clem, a farming couple in Fort Valley.
She grew up in Fort Valley, graduated from Edinburg High School, and was a member of Fairview United Methodist Church.
Mary Jane married Donald E. Welch (1935-2001) in 1960 in Frederick, Maryland. The couple had two children: Dawn Catherine and Bruce Edgar Welch.
Mary Jane worked at C&P Telephone, Gore’s, and Handley High School during the course of her life. When she died, her home was in Stephen’s City.
Mary Jane was one of at least ten children born to Tobias Samuel (1887-1957) and Maggie Catherine (Walters) (1896-1952) Clem, a farming couple in Fort Valley.
She grew up in Fort Valley, graduated from Edinburg High School, and was a member of Fairview United Methodist Church.
Mary Jane married Donald E. Welch (1935-2001) in 1960 in Frederick, Maryland. The couple had two children: Dawn Catherine and Bruce Edgar Welch.
Mary Jane worked at C&P Telephone, Gore’s, and Handley High School during the course of her life. When she died, her home was in Stephen’s City.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by Jeanette C. Ritenour
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Subject's brothers are pictured in Morrison Photos 02937 (Benny) and 02946 (Stanley).
Identifier
002936
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Mary Jane (Clem) Welch,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 12, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/28700.
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