Families of Ella Romine Stambaugh

ELLA ROMINE STAMBAUGH, daughter of CATHERINE ZIMMERMAN and JOSEPH H. STAMBAUGH, was born November 25, 1860 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska,⁷⁸⁶⁰ and died September 6, 1939 in Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska.⁷⁸⁶⁰ She is buried in Ashland Cemetery, Saunders County, Nebraska.⁴⁵⁶

She married (1) JAMES M. BUTLER on November 9, 1881 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska,³⁰ son of POLLY CHAPMAN and THOMAS C. BUTLER. He was born in Indiana.

She married (2) SILAS A. WELDON in June, 1898.⁷⁸⁶⁰ He was born December 7, 1856 in Cuba, Allegany, New York,⁷⁸⁶¹ and died December 1, 1951 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska.⁷⁸⁶¹ He is buried in Ashland Cemetery, Saunders County, Nebraska.⁴⁵⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • Jacob Meyer Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ella R. Stambaugh)
  • John Heilman Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ella R. Stambaugh)
  • John Zimmerman Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ella R. Stambaugh)
  • Felix Stambach Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ella R. Stambaugh)
  • Georg Michael Romich Descendant Report (Ancestor of Ella R. Stambaugh)

Children of ELLA ROMINE STAMBAUGH and JAMES M. BUTLER:

1. GRACE ADELIA BUTLER, b. July 21, 1882;⁴⁵⁶ m. GEORGE WILLIAM WEAVER on November 29, 1898 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska⁷⁸⁶²; d. July 9, 1946, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska.⁴³²⁴
2. NELLIE C. BUTLER, b. September 28, 1884; d. June 28, 1891; bur. Ashland Cemetery, Saunders County, Nebraska.⁴⁵⁶
3. JOHN W. BUTLER, b. February 23, 1887, Grant, Perkins, Nebraska;⁷⁸⁶³ d. February 12, 1950.¹⁵¹⁴
4. HAZEL LEONA BUTLER, b. September 30, 1888, Elsie, Perkins, Nebraska;⁴⁵⁶ m. (1) DAVID J. MONROE on January 14, 1907 in Nebraska⁷⁷⁷⁹, m. (2) CHRISTIAN CARL SOPHIS KIRCHMANN on December 14, 1925 in Papillion, Sarpy, Nebraska⁷⁸⁶⁴; d. November 22, 1968, Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska.^{8773, 456}

Personal Information

• Ella Romine Stambaugh was a member of the First Baptist Church, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska. ⁷⁸⁶⁰

Work History

Obituaries

Lincoln Star, September 8, 1939⁴³¹⁴

MRS. SILAS WELDON FUNERAL ASHLAND

PIERCE, Neb., Sept. 8—(AP)—Mrs. Silas Weldon, 79, pioneer Saunders county resident, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Chris Kirshman in Pierce. Funeral services were held at Ashland. She was the daughter of the first homesteader in Saunders county. She leaves three children, by a first marriage: Mrs. G. W. Weaver of Lincoln, Mrs. Kirshman at Pierce, and John W. Butler, Ashland, and also her second husband, a Saunders county farmer.

Ashland Gazette, September 13, 1939⁷⁸⁶⁰

LAST RITES FOR PIONEER WOMAN HELD FRIDAY

Mrs. Silas R. Weldon Passed Away Sept. 6

Funeral services for Mrs. Silas R. Weldon were held Friday, Sept. 8, at 2 p. m. at the Marcy chapel, Rev. L. B. Stevenson, pastor of the Christian church, officiated at the service.

Mrs. Gladys Parks and daughter, Marjorie, sang two hymns, "The City Four Square" and "Safe in the Arms of Jesus." Miss Rosemary Parks played the accompaniments. The pallbearers were Messrs. George Willis, Clyde Smith, William Beetison, Harvey Hoffman, Roll Weaver and Wallace McClelland.

Ella Romaine Stambaugh was born Nov. 25, 1860 at Ashland and passed away Sept. 6, 1939 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hazel Kirchman, Pierce, Nebr., aged 78 years, 9 months and 12 days. She was the daughter of Joseph and Kathryn Stambaugh, the first white settlers of Saunders county.

Of the family of ten children the surviving are: three sisters, Mrs. Mollie Doom, Mrs. Josephine Waybright and Mrs. Rose Stanley; and two brothers, L. G. and R. H. Stambaugh, all of whom live in Ashland.

On Nov. 9, 1881 she was married to James Butler. To this union four children were born. Mr. Butler and their daughter, Nellie, died in 1891. In June, 1893 she was married to Silas A. Welden. Survivors are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Grace Weaver of Lincoln and Mrs. Hazel Kirchman of Pierce; one son, John W. Butler of Ashland, and a step daughter, Mrs. Nora Houston of Montrose, Colo. Besides these there are five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Welden was a member of the First Baptist church of Ashland. Her last illness continued for only a few weeks, the end coming suddenly. She was quite active up to the last.

Mrs. Welden was truly a pioneer. She remembered numerous incidents of the pioneer days and these she delighted to relate. She also took a very active interest in the events of the present. She had numerous friends with whom she kept closely in touch and whose friendship she greatly enjoyed. She was a lover of the beauties of nature, and delighted in her garden. She was especially fond of flowers, and loved to send bouquets to her friends. She was always deeply interested in the welfare of her family and her friends, sympathizing with them in their troubles and afflictions and always ready to do anything that she could to help them. While she did not possess a strong body, she was still able to do a great many things, her activities of mind and body being quite remarkable.

Ashland Gazette, December 6, 1951⁷⁸⁶¹

Silas A. Welden, Early Resident Dies Saturday

Silas A. Welden, the youngest son of Milo and Elizabeth Welden, was born at Cuba, New York, December 7, 1856 and passed away Saturday morning, December 1, 1951 at the age of 94 years, 11 months and 24 days.

At the age of eleven, he moved to Malvern, Ia., and twelve years later came to Ashland.

In 1898 he was united in marriage to Ella Butler and they lived for a few years near Yutan, Nebr., before returning to a farm southeast of Ashland. She preceded him in death September 6, 1939.

For several years, he had lived at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Amos Welden. Ten weeks ago he suffered a fractured hip from which he did not recover. His death occurred at Lincoln.

He is survived by a step-daughter, Mrs. Hazel Kirchman, Pierce, Nebr.; four nieces, Nelley Metheny, Lincoln; Mabel Milam, Clifton, Hill, Mo.; Ferne Mansfield, Ashland; two nephews, Walter Welden, El Centro, Calif., Oscar Welden, Seattle, Wash., and their sister, Daisy, of Idaho.

Silas Welden was a man of sterling character and his gently dignity won the respect of all who knew him.

The funeral service was held at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 4, at the Marcy chapel. Rev. H. H. Utterback, pastor of the Ashland Christian church, officiated.

Mrs. Warren Robinson sang "Abide With Me" and "The Old Rugged Cross" with Mrs. Howard Anderson as the organist.

The pallbearers were: Wallace McClelland, Elmer Wild, William Beetison, John Laughlin, Aaron Bachman and C. J. Anderson.

Burial was made at the Ashland cemetery.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
August 3, 18701513	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Joseph H. Stambaugh Catherine Zimmerman Mary Jo/Jane Stambaugh George Washington Stambaugh John Adams Stambaugh Ella Romine Stambaugh Emma Lincoln Stambaugh Lorenzo Grant Stambaugh Melissa Josephine Stambaugh
June 3, 1880292	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Joseph H. Stambaugh Catherine Zimmerman Ella Romine Stambaugh Emma Lincoln Stambaugh Lorenzo Grant Stambaugh Melissa Josephine Stambaugh Rose May Stambaugh Randolph Hayes Stambaugh
June 15, 18851835	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Ella Romine Stambaugh James M. Butler Grace Adelia Butler Nellie C. Butler
June 7, 1900303	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Ella Romine Stambaugh Silas A. Weldon Grace Adelia Butler John W. Butler Hazel Leona Butler
May 5, 1910302	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Ella Romine Stambaugh Silas A. Weldon
February 4, 1920299	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Ella Romine Stambaugh Silas A. Weldon
April 10, 1930300	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Ella Romine Stambaugh Silas A. Weldon
April, 19402491	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Silas A. Weldon John W. Butler