Biographical Sketch of Dr. J. F. Welch - Chariton County, Missouri

DR. J. F. WELCH.  Among the worthy and talented members of the Chariton Co. Medical 
Fraternity who have made an enviable reputation for honor and exceptional ability, and 
one of Salisbury's most influential, liberal minded and public-spirited citizens, who 
by his affable manner personally commands himself to all, is the gentleman whose name 
heads this article.  Our subject by birth is a Missouri product, being born in Monroe 
county, November 18, 1856.  His father, a Virginian by birth and a school teacher by 
occupation though in humble circumstances, gave his son the best educational 
advantages afforded by the school districts, which was supplemented by a thorough 
English course at the Kirksville State Normal.  Deciding to enter a professional life, 
Dr.  Welch in 1877 began the study of medicine under Dr. E. A. Gore, of Paris, Mo., as 
preceptor.  In 1878 he entered the Missouri Medical College at St, Louis, to which 
school he refers as his alma mater, graduating with honors in 1880.  His  shingle was 
first hung in Salisbury in 1880 and with the exception of six years  (1884 to 1890) 
during which time he practiced at Stoutsville, Mo., he has been an exceedingly active 
practitioner at this place.  On April 13, 1881 our subject was united in marriage to 
Miss Lucy V. McNutt, an accomplished and cultured lady of Paris, Mo., by which union 
two children were born, a son and a daughter, ages 10 and 13 years. Socially Dr. Welch 
has filled the, chairs of Salisbury lodge 1. 0. 0. F., No 236, Past High Priest White 
Stone Royal Arch Chapter, No. 57; Past Master Salisbury Lodge, No. 208, A. F. & A. M. 
and is a prominent member of a number of other organizations. Realizing the importance 
of being thoroughly in touch with his profession, our subject has identified himself 
with a number of medical societies, in a number of which he has held a number of 
offices of distinction and trust, as follows: Ex-President Monroe and Chariton Co. 
Medical Association, Ex-Vice President Moberly District Medical Association; 
Corresponding Secretary North Missouri Medical Association; Member of Missouri State 
Medical Association; Member of American Medical Association  and also of Missouri 
State Pharmaceutical Association.  In 1892 he attended the New York Post Graduate 
school of medicine, from which he now holds a certificate.  At the present time (1896) 
he is spending the summer visiting the best schools and hospitals of Europe, located 
at London, Berlin, Vienna and Paris. Few men possess the energy, ambition and ability 
which has characterized our subject.  He is a true and loyal democrat and takes an 
active interest in the welfare of  his party and in all public movements tending to 
the improvement and elevation of his fellow countrymen.  A man of intelligent culture 
and broad sympathies, progressive in his ideas and earnest in his efforts for the 
betterment of mankind he is recognized as a substantial citizen and friendly neighbor.

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