BioA: Welsh, Mr. and Mrs. William  (Gold - 1956)

Contact: Audery Roedl
Email: audery@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Welsh, Vogel, Fleischmann

----Source: The Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark County, Wis. 21 June 1956

Welsh, Mr. and Mrs. William

Mr. and Mrs. William Welsh of Wibaux, Montana, and daughter, Mrs. J. C. Fleischmann of Billings, Montana, arrived in Loyal, Thursday, June 7. On Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Welsh celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary by greeting relatives and old friends during the afternoon and evening when open house was held at the home of his sisters, Miss Nettie Welsh and Mrs. W. I. Mack.

Among the many gifts received by the couple was the outstanding gift of their trip to their old home town by their daughter.

Maggie Vogel, the daughter of Anna and Charles Vogel, was born March 31, 1883 at Hewitt and later moved to Loyal with her parents. William Welsh, son of Mary and Henry Welsh, was born at Walnut Hill, Illinois, January 17, 1879.

Both received their education in Loyal.

They were married at Dickinson, North Dakota, Wednesday, June 13, 1906. Following their marriage they homesteaded in Montana, near Wilbaux, where they engaged in farming for 38 years. After retiring from farming Mr. Welsh did carpenter work, and in 1946 they moved to Hamilton, Montana, returning to Wilbaux in 1949, where they have since resided.

Among the many who attended the open house were two brothers and one sister of Mrs. Welsh; Matt Vogel of Loyal; Louie Vogel of Greenwood; and Mrs. Bert Pope of Loyal.

Mr. and Mrs. Welsh and Mrs. Fleischmann, their only child, left Monday afternoon for their homes in Montana.