Weltha

   Other names for Weltha were Wealthy and Weltha.

  General Notes:

Died at age 51y. May also have been called Martha.
Weltha's obit: Deaths and Marriages as published in EASTERN FREEMAN 8/26/1853
Ellsworth, 22nd inst., 1853 after a long and distressing illness which she bore with true Christian patience, Wealthy, wife of Jacob STRAW, age 51 years. Of Mrs. Straw, it may truly be said that in her journey through life, she faithfully discharged her duties as a wife, mother and neighbor and, although possessed strong hope of a glorious immortality beyond the grave, she always amidst her most severe suffering, expressed a desire to live as long as she could be useful to her family and friends. Her end was calm and peaceful, and her life has been such that her memory will long be cherished by her relatives and friends.

"I think that Jacob is the youngest son of Jacob Straw & Abigail Young." (per S. Phaneuf)

www.findagrave.com - cemetery lists three males buried there [no dates]: Chester T. Straw, Hiram F. and Lester E. Straw...probably sons of Weltha who is also buried there
census 1840 Ellsworth, Maine indicates a Jacob Straw living there
1 male under 5 [1835-39] son Hiram ?
1 male 5-9 [1831-35] son Reuben ?
1 male 5-9 [1831-35] a son who died young? [Lester E.?]
1 male 10-14 [1826-1830] son Chester ?
1 male 30-39 Jacob the HOH
1 female 30-39 his wife Weltha

www.familysearch.com
burial card indicates:
Weltha Straw buried Aug 23, 1853; Old Burrying Ground Congregational in Ellsworth, Hancock, ME
Jacob husband [ no dates]
Lester E. son died 4 May 1848 age 20 yrs
Chester T. son of ?
Hiram F. stone broken and unreadable

Find A Grave Memorial# 116208395

Weltha married Richard Jacob Straw, son of Jacob Straw Jr and Abigail Young, before 1827. (Richard Jacob Straw was born about 1804 in New Hampshire and died before 1880.)