BIO: S. B. WELTY, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 714 & 717.
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  S. B. WELTY, who, for thirty years has filled the office of justice of the 
peace, in Union township, Clearfield county, Pa., where he is a citizen of 
prominence and the owner of 580 acres of valuable land, was born in Brady 
township, Clearfield county, June 19, 1847.  His parents were David and Hannah 
(Best) Welty.
  David Welty and wife were both born in Center county and both died in Union 
township, Clearfield county, the former at the age of seventy-four years and 
nine months, and the latter when aged seventy-one years and seven months.  They 
had the following children:  William, David, John, Simon B., James, Joseph, Mary 
Ann, Caroline, Harriet, Elizabeth, Sarah, and an infant daughter that died.  
David Welty was a farmer and lumberman and acquired much property through 
industry and good management.  He was one of the liberal supporters of the 
Lutheran church.  His political convictions made him a Democrat.
  With his brothers and sisters Simon B. Welty attended the Rockton school in 
his boyhood and afterward gave his father assistance, the latter having moved 
into Union township when Simon B. was a youth.  The father owned a saw-mill and 
for a number of years the sons of the family worked there.  Mr. Welty's land 
extends to the borough line of Rockton and farming, stock raising and lumbering 
are all important activities on the place.
  Mr. Welty was married in 1877, to Miss Mary E. Brisbin, a practical school 
teacher, who was born at Troutville, Brady township, Clearfield county, December 
17, 1845, and was educated at Luthersburg and Curwensville.  She is a daughter 
of William H. and Sarah A. (Peoples) Brisbin, who were natives of Center county.  
Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Welty, namely:  Sadie E., Everett S., 
John B., Lillie I. J., and Frank D.  Two of these, Sadie E. and Lillie I. J., 
are now deceased.  Mr. Welty and family are members of the Lutheran church.  
Politically Mr. Welty is a Democrat and a very influential member of his party.  
He has served in numerous public offices, has been jury commissioner and foreman 
of the grand jury in Clearfield county, has been school director and has been 
elected to almost every other township office, while for thirty years he has not 
only been a justice of the peace but also township clerk.  He is a stockholder 
in the S. U. B. Telephone Company of Union township.  His membership in 
Susquehanna Grange has been of long standing and he belongs also to the P. O. S. 
of A., and the Knights of Pythias.