Andrew Carl Welden (1886-1937) &
Letitia Belle Mullins (1899-1947)
submitted by Tish Sledge Judy of Peachtree City, GA (grandaughter)
Andrew Carl Welden
Andrew Carl Welden was born July 21, 1886 in Inman Georgia. He was the 6th out of 10 children. His parents were Dr. Elijah Burrell Welden and Mary Frances Harp Welden.
Andrew Carl Welden lived in Inman Georgia all of his life. He married Letitia Belle Mullins in Fayetteville Georgia on October 14, 1922. The day that A. Carl and Letitia Mullins were married his father, Dr. Elijah B. Welden, died. A. Carl and Letitia were on the train en route to Niagara Falls for their honeymoon trip, when they were told in Atlanta that his father had passed away. Their honeymoon trip was canceled and they returned that same day back to Inman.
A. Carl Welden and Letitia had four children:
Andrew Carl Welden, Jr. DOB June 28, 1926
John Glenn Welden DOB Nov. 12, 1928
Mary Edith Welden DOB Dec. 5, 1931
Robert Paul Welden DOB Feb. 8, 1935
A. Carl was a member of the Masonic Order, with a Royal Arch Degree. He was also a member of the Shriners. A. Carl attended the University of Georgia. He served in the U. S. Army during World War I.
A. Carl was a member of Inman Methodist Church and during the church conference of 1923 was elected Church Lay Leader. This was a position of great importance in the church. He served on the Board of Stewards in the Inman Methodist Church for many years until his death.
A. Carl lived and worked in Inman all of his life. Some of his occupations were Postmaster, railroad agent, landowner, shareholder of the Inman Cotton Gin and shareholder of the Inman Mercantile. The Inman Mercantile was located where the church is standing now.
A. Carl Welden also served on the Fayette County Board of Education for nine years until his death on June 18, 1937.
Letitia Belle Mullins Welden
Letitia B. Welden was born on June 20, 1899. She was the third of three children born to Caja Ross Mullins and Edith Sivola Walden Mullins. Letitia was born in Carroll County, Georgia. Letitia Mullins married Andrew Carl Welden in Fayetteville, Georgia on October 14, 1922.
Letitia was a member of Inman Methodist Church, and at the Church Conference of 1923 was elected the chair of the Social Service Committee. Letitia was a Worthy Matron in the Eastern Star also in 1923.
Letitia was an accomplished pianist. She taught music in Fayetteville schools, and played the piano in the Inman Methodist Church.
After the death of her husband, Andrew Carl Welden in 1937, Letitia was employed by the State Board of Education as a secretary and lived in Atlanta. The State Board transferred her to Macon where she taught typing, shorthand and bookkeeping.
In 1946, Letitia moved to Jonesboro Georgia, where she and the children lived until her death on June 18, 1947.
Letitia Belle Mullins' parents:
Caja Ross Mullins Born July 13, 1863 Died June 2, 1935
Edith Sivola Walden Mullins Born Dec. 4, 1869 Died Mar. 13, 1935
Addendum
by S. J. Overstreet, Church Historian
Obituary found among Inman Church records written by Grace Minter (McLucas) at the time of Andrew Carl Welden, Sr.'s death:
Obituary
With the passing of Bro. A. C. Welden on June 18, 1937, we, the members of the Inman Methodist Church, were deeply saddened.
Bro. Welden was born July 21, 1886 at Inman, Ga. where he lived all his life. He was reared in a Christian home. When he was a young boy he joined the church which was then called Liberty Chapel. On Oct. 14, 1922 he was married to Miss Letitia Mullins. Upon the death of his father on Oct. 14, 1922 he was appointed a steward in the Inman Methodist Church of which he served faithfully until his death. He was also a member of the Fayette County Board of Education for nine years.
Bro. Welden lived a life of usefulness and loved his fellowman. He was a loyal friend, a substantial citizen, and a devoted husband and father.
Funeral services were conducted from the Inman Methodist Church by his pastor Rev. G. H. Stone and his former pastor Rev. J. C. Callaway. Our sympathy goes out to his wife and children. Therefore be it resolved:
First: That we bow in humble submission to our Heavenly Father's will.
Second: That we knew him as a loyal, earnest, able, and enthusiastic steward. We deplore our loss but may his life be an inspiration to all who knew him.
Third: That we, the entire membership of the Inman Methodist Church extend to his wife and children heartfelt sympathy. May God's richest blessings abide with them.
Fourth: That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of the deceased; that a copy be printed in the Wesleyan Christian Advocate and Fayette County Enterprise; and that a copy be drafted into the minutes of this body.
Grace Minter--Committee
G. H. Stone--Pastor
