COLUMBIANA COUNTY OHIO - BIO: WELSH, Edward A. (published 1925)
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History of Ohio, The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925
Volume III, Page 80-81

        EDWARD A. WELSH.  One of the representative citizens and
substantial and reliable business men of Elyria, Ohio, is Edward A. Welsh,
undertaker and dealer in household furnishings, with business quarters at
202 West Bridge Street, Elyria. He has been continuously identified with
the interests of this city for the past seventeen years, is very generally
known, and commands the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens.
        Mr. Welsh is a native of Ohio, born in Columbiana County, April 16,
1871, a son of John and Mary (Doyle) Welsh. His father was born in
Pennsylvania, where his people were farmers. He came to Ohio when
comparatively a young man, and at Summitville, this state, was married to
Mary Doyle, who was born in Ireland, and died on the home farm in
Columbiana County in 1892. For a number of years John Welsh was a farmer in
the above county, but in later life came to Lorain County and purchased a
residence on West River Road. His death occurred in the fall of 1918. Both
he and his wife were faithful members  of the Roman Catholic Church.
        Edward W. Welsh obtained his education in the country schools. A
good obedient son, making his parents' interests his own, he remained with
them, helping his father on the home farm until he was eighteen years old,
and after that alternated farming with school teaching, and had taught five
terms before he was twenty-two years old. The death of his beloved mother
left a vacant place in the household, keenly felt, and as changes came
about he left the farm and started out for himself.
        In 1893 Mr. Welsh went to work in a butcher's shop at Lorain, Ohio,
where he remained for a time, but on finding himself not greatly interested
he looked about for other employment and finally entered the steel mills at
Lorain. Never having had any experience in this line of hard work, he had
to begin at the bottom, but he soon made headway, and during the seven
years he remained there was advanced from time to time, both as to salary
and responsibility.
        In 1906, Mr. Welsh came to Elyria and soon afterward went into the
undertaking business, which he has conducted ever since, his establishment
being the oldest in its line in his section of the city. Mr. Welsh has kept
abreast with the times and his equipments are modern in every particular.
In 1915 he embarked in merchandising along the line of house furnishings,
rugs, carpets, linoleums, curtains and other properties, and his attractive
and reliable goods have found ready sale and a large business has been
built up.
        Mr. Welsh married in Lorain County, in 1906, Miss Anna M. Wilhelmy,
who was born here and is a daughter of Nicholas and Anna (Stopp) Wilhelmy.
Mr. and Mrs. Welsh have a family of four sons and two daughters: Raymond
E., J. Regis, Marion, Marcella, Robert and Thomas.
        In politics Mr. Welsh has always been an active and loyal supporter
of the democratic party, although he has never consented to accept a
political office. For years he has also been interested in several reliable
fraternal organizations, beginning before he left the farm, when he was a
charter member in the organization of a local Grange. He belongs to the
Loyal Order of Moose, and to the Lorain County Automobile Club. With his
family he belongs to St. Mary's Catholic Church at Elyria. For a number of
years he has been a member of the Knights of Columbus, and has served as
warden of the local body; served four years as president of the Knights of
St. John and is now serving as treasurer of same and is a member of St.
Joseph's Society.


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