Jenna Louise Welch

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Jenna Louise Welch (Hawkins)

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Birthplace: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 10, 2019 (99)
Texas, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Halsey Sinclair Hawkins and Jessie Laura Sherrard
Wife of Harold Bruce Welch
Mother of Laura Welch Bush, First Lady of the United States

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About Jenna Louise Welch

Jenna Louise Hawkins Welch (born July 24, 1919, in Little Rock, Arkansas) is the mother of First Lady Laura Bush. She is the daughter of Halsey Sinclair Hawkins (1894-1982) and Jessie Laura Sherrard (1898-1981). She grew up in El Paso, Texas.[1] She married the late Harold Welch on January 29, 1944, and their only child, Laura Lane Welch (Bush), was born on November 4, 1946. Her granddaughter, Jenna Welch Bush, was named after her.

Jenna worked as bookkeeper of Harold's home building company from their residence in Midland, Texas.

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Jenna Louise Welch's Timeline

1919
July 24, 1919
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States
1946
November 4, 1946
Midland, Midland County, Texas, United States
2019
May 10, 2019
Age 99
Texas, United States