Original: Early life and career Laura Lane Welch was born in Midland, Texas, as the only child of Harold Welch (1912 1995) and Jenna Louise Hawkins Welch (born 1919).
Simplified: Laura Bush (born Laura Lane Welch on November 4, 1946 in Midland, Texas) is the First Lady (The President's Wife) of the United States. Mrs. Bush is the only child of Harold Bruce Welch (1912-1995) and Jenna Louise Hawkins (born 1919).