Peter Welsh ^12,247

  General Notes:

"He came to America on a ship with his parents in 1836 to Peterborough, Canada. He was married 30 June 1846 in Peterborough to Jane Moncrief. She came over from Ireland on the same ship as Peter Welsh. They lived in Brussells, Canada, where they had eleven children. Peter Welsh and family, both married and single moved from Canada to Nebraska arriving Oct. 12, 1873. Their family and also the William Crowe family charted a train and moved families, household goods, grain, horses, cattle. machinery, etc. to Grand Island, Nebraska. From there they hauled the materials needed to build their homes, planted trees for timber claim and broke prairie sod for crops."

There is a baby who died in infancy listed between George James Albert Welsh and Emma Welsh, but no other information is given.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration.

• Immigration, Abt 1876, Nebraska.

• Immigration.

• Immigration, 1836, Canada.

• Census Record, 1880, Kelso Precinct, Howard County, Nebraska.

Peter married Jane Moncrief, daughter of Hugh Moncrief and Elizabeth Cochrane, on 30 Jun 1846 in Monaghan Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada. (Jane Moncrief was born on 10 Jun 1826 in Ireland, died on 14 Oct 1896 in Howard County, Nebraska and was buried in Warsaw Cemetary, Howard County, Nebraska.)

Peter next married Delia Westburg, daughter of Jones Westburg and Christine Nelson, on 11 Jan 1899 in St. Paul, Howard County, Nebraska. (Delia Westburg was born about 1864 in Moline, Illinois.)

  Marriage Notes:

Witnessed by Mrs William Crow and Mrs Mary J Williamson of St Paul,
Nebraska.
Performed by Elder William Crow.