Jeremiah Benton Welch (b. 1830 in Perry County, TN) married Frances Emilene Jackson in 1849, Decatur County, TN. They owned land in the 4th Civil District. She was the daughter of Rebecca Jackson, born in Anson Conty, NC. Their children were Felbert Lee, Robert Nicholas, Maggie Welch Lockhart, Sallie Ann Welch Harmon, Frances Welch, Lacy, Donnie Welch Parson, Mahalia Welch Long, Edwin Welch and Troy Welch.
- excerpted from Decatur County, Tennessee History and Families, 1846-1996