Husband George Welsh 1 2
Born: 5 Sep 1812 - Philadelphia, PA 2
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Died: Aft 1883
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Father: Thomas Welsh, Sr. (Abt 1769/1779-1853) 2 3
Mother: Elizabeth Welsh (Abt 1784-1873) 2 4
Marriage: 1835 2
• Residence: : Penn Twp, Butler Co, PA. View of the residence of George Welsh from The History of Butler County, PA, 1883; pg. 280x
Wife Jane Davis 2 5
Born: 1810 - Lancaster City, PA 5
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Father: John Davis ( -1853) 2 5
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1 F Matilda Welsh 2
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Spouse: Arthur Turner ( - ) 2
2 M Thomas Welsh 2
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Spouse: Aziah Wareham ( - ) 5
3 M John Welsh 6
Born: 4 Mar 1839 - Jefferson Twp, Butler Co, PA 6
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Spouse: Sarah Ann Welsh (1837- ) 6
Marr: 29 Jan 1869 6
4 M Joseph Welsh 2
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Died: 1872 - Butler Co, PA 2
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5 F Eliza Welsh 7
Born: 24 Sep 1844 - Jefferson Twp, Butler Co, PA 7
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Spouse: Thomas W. Frazier (1839- ) 8
Marr: 18 Jul 1868 7
6 F Emily Welsh 2
AKA: Emma Welsh 5
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7 F Elvira Welsh 2
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8 F Rebecca Welsh 2
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9 F Sarah J. Welsh 2 9
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Spouse: Samuel John Walker (1840-Bef 1914) 2 10
Marr: Oct 1871 9
General Notes: Husband - George Welsh
He was born May 6, 1812. [HBC 1883, 280x]
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was in his eighth year when his parents set-tled in Butler County. He lived at home until the age of twenty-three years, obtaining such an education as the pioneer schools afforded, and then commenced business for himself. In 1845 he built a saw mill on the creek and soon after-wards a gristmill, at what became known as Frazier's Mills, which he carried on for several years in connection with the lumber trade. In 1859 Mr. Welsh located in Allegheny City, for the purpose of educating his children, and was employed by the government in the custom house for four years. In 1862, when Governor Curtin called for troops to repel Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania, Mr. Welsh, though exempt by age from military duty, was among the first to respond to the call; he joined the Eighteenth regiment, and went to the front. In 1863 he returned to Jefferson township, where he then engaged in farming. He owned 450 acres of the original lands purchased by his father, and was one of the most successful agriculturists in the county. He was a life-long Democrat, and cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson. Like his father, he was a man of powerful physique and robust constitution. He was a genial, pleasant and intelligent gentleman, and occupied a leading position among the representative farmers of Butler County. Even in his eighty-third year, he was still hale and vigorous, with the exception of being afflicted with partial blindness.
As illustrative of the character of Mr. Welsh, and showing the pluck and determination of the man, we relate the following, which occurred during the Civil War: His son Joseph was in the battle of Fredericksburg, and Mr. Welsh had reason to believe that he was either killed or seriously wounded, and he decided to go to the front and ascertain the facts. He went to Washington, thinking to obtain from the Secretary of War (Stanton), whom he had known intimately, a pass through the lines. Mr. Stanton, on hearing his request, informed him that Gen. Burnside had requested him to issue no more passes, and he could do nothing for him; but Mr. Welsh was not to be balked in his effort to see his son, and purchasing some articles that he thought his son might need, he started on foot a distance of sixty-five miles. He took the Maryland side, Liverpool Point being the objective point. On his arrival, he found that it was almost impossible to get across the river, the army being on the opposite side. One day he came across a fisherman who bargained to take him across, but before the time came a wagon train arrived, and by a neat little ruse, in which he passed himself as a wagonmaster, he passed through the lines, and was rewarded by finding his son alive and well. [HBC 1883, 280x]