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Alta Blanche Welch
 
B: January 28, 1892 Union City, Indiana
M: October 17, 1910 Cook County, Illinois
D: August 9, 1990 Glendale, California
Buried: August 13, 1990 Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery., Glendale, CA
 
 

Notes: In the 1930 Census, Blanche is listed as divorced from Morton Woodbury.

Memory: "I grew up calling Blanche, Aunt Blanche, even though she was my great-aunt. Aunt Blanche did not use her first name." - by Nancy June Morefield

 

Obituary: Obituary: Alta Blanche Woodbury, 98, died August 9 at a Glendale convalescent hospital. She was born in Indiana and had lived in Glendale for 70 years. She worked for 20 years as a process server (for Thurston Harshman). She is survived by a daughter, Adeline Ciancio of Glendale; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. Graveside services were held Monday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale. Forest Lawn Mortuary handled arrangements.

Death Recorded by the State of California, Registrar Number 34958, State File # 144050.

 
 
 
 
Morton Howard Woodbury
 

B: March 12, 1888 Union City, Indiana
M: October 17, 1910 Cook County, Illinois
D: December 30, 1979 Glendale, California
Buried: January 3, 1980 Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery., Glendale, CA

Death Recorded by the State of California, Registrar Number 58426, State File #170064

 
Parents: Judson Jaqua and Olivia Woodbury
 
Notes: On the 1900 Federal census, he is listed as living with his Uncle John and Aunt Malissa, in Randolph County, Indiana. In 1910, he is living in Chicago, Illinois in a rooming house. On his 1917 WWI Draft Registration, he is listed as married with one child, living at 5308 Montrose Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, working as a brick layer. 'Mort' later became a Paint Contractor.
 
 
Child of Alta Blanche Welch and Morton Howard Woodbury
 
 
1. Adeline K. Woodbury
 
B: December 28, 1911 Cook County, Illinois
M: Before 1937
D: May 27, 2005 Cedar City, Iron County, Utah
Spouse: Ralph Ciancio
 
 
 
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