Like many families living on the American frontier, the Welch and Hess families’ lineage and history are somewhat shrouded by the passage of time. Record-keeping for frequently migrating individuals over 100 years ago is often scant. But thanks to the Dawes Rolls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_Rolls), the Native American portion of the family heritage has been well-preserved andContinue reading “Chapter 1: The Welch & Hess Families of Indian Territory”
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Prologue: An American Family
(Note: I’ve recently decided to begin putting into writing many stories of family history told to me over the years. While this won’t have much interest beyond our immediate family, I thought it was important to preserve as many of these stories as possible as entire generations are passing on. I don’t want these importantContinue reading “Prologue: An American Family”
Going Rogue 