JESSE DANFORTH WELCH January 16, 1869 - July 16, 1927

JESSE DANFORTH WELCH was born in Van Buren, Jackson county, Iowa, on January 16th, 1869, and died at Hays, Kansas, July 16, 1927, age 55 years, 6 months. With his parents and brother, they moved to Union township, Rush county, Kansas in 1878. They taking a homestead in 1878, Jesse took care of the farm, while his father, W. W. Welch and brother Henry W. Welch, worked at the stone mason and brick laying trade. He resided on the same homestead until 1915, when he bought property and moved his parents LaCrosse to live. He resided in LaCrosse until the death of his parents in 1918, after which he went to California. In late years, he has made his home in Hays, Kansas, with his nephew, Ray L. Welch and family. His death was untimely and he leaves to mourn his death, his only brother, Henry W. Welch, of this city, three nieces, Mrs. Abbie Darr, of Hoisington, Kansas, Mrs. Orrie Greenway, of Richmond, California, and Mrs. Idell Clark, of Kelso, Washington, and three nephews, Clarence Welch of this city, Howard Welch, of Lucas, Kansas and Ray L. Welch and family, of Hays, Kansas, besides a host of old settlers in Union Township and a great number of friends in LaCrosse and Hays. The funeral services were held on Monday afternoon, at 2:30 p.m. at the Pittman Funeral Home. The beautiful casket rested in the west parlor and banks of floral offerings surrounded it. Messers. Newman, H. L. Baker and Little, sang appropriate selections and the splendid sermon was preached by Rev. A. L. Brandsetter, to which a large congregation gave attentive and appreciative hearing. ____________   LACROSSE REPUBLICAN JULY 1927