ELIX K. WELSH
                           Welsh, LA


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Source: Southwest Louisiana Historical and Biographical by William Henry Perrin
published in 1891; page 198.
Typed by Margaret Rentrop Moore


FELIX K. WELSH, Welsh.-F. K. Welsh was born near where he now resides April 10,
1858. He is the son of Henry and Sarah J. (Simmons) Welsh, both natives of
Louisiana. Our subject's grandfather Welsh was a native of Pennsylvania. He
located here sixty-five years ago. Henry Welsh, father of the subject of this
sketch, was a prominent citizen of Calcasieu parish. He devoted most of his life
to planting and stock raising. and at different times served as deputy sheriff
of the parish and police juror.  He took a distinguished part in the Civil War,
and was for some time acting adjutant general. During his service he was taken
prisoner, and confined in New Orleans for one year. He died in November, 1888,
at his home in Welsh.  Sarah J. S. Welsh was  also of one of the pioneer
families of Calcasieu parish. She died in 1886.
The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, and received a (rood business
education in schools of his locality.
He was married at the age of nineteen, to Miss M. David, daughter of Francois
David, of Iberia parish. Mrs. Welsh died December 17, 1883, having become the
mother of one son, Austin E.
Mr. Welsh has been principally engaged as stock dealer and rice planter.  He has
two hundred acres of land, which yield an average of fifteen barrels of per
acre. Mr. Welsh has for a number of years served as deputy sheriff of
Calcasieu parish. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity.