Mary Jane (Clem) Welch
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Title
Mary Jane (Clem) Welch
Subject
Welch, Mary Jane Clem (1934-2018)
Description
Portrait photograph of Mary Jane (Clem) Welch.
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 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 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 in 2002 by Jeanette C. Ritenour who noted that Mary Jane was a sister to both Benny and Stanley Clem, who appear in Morrison Studio Collection images 002937 and 002946, respectively.
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 February 1, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/28700.
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