This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Welshons Welshorns Welshorn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XW.2ADI/724 Message Board Post: Hello, My great grandfather [James Hunter Welshons] and his sister [Mrs. Isadora Welshons Cole, husband John Henry Cole] came to Red Bluff, Tehema, CA in 1879. Their brother, my great grand-uncle [Joseph Wesley Welshons] settled in Siskiyou County around 1884-1885 and lived in the county--Little Shasta[May1888], TableRock[Aug1888], Montague[Sept1892] -– until 1894. See Voter Registers below. –––––––––– 1890 California Great Register of Voters Index 1.Welshorn, Joseph W./38yo/Pennsylvania/Miller/PO_Little Shasta/DateReg_xxMay1888 2.Welshons, Joseph Wesley/38yo/Pennsylvania/Miller/PO_Table Rock/DateReg_22August1888/pg55 –––––––––- 1892 Great Register Siskiyou County, 1892 Great Register Siskiyou County, California Welshorns, Joseph Wesley/42yo/5ft10in/Complex_Light/Eyes_Blue/Hair_Brown ____Born_Pennsylvania/Pct,PO_Montague,Montague/Occp_Miller/DateReg_23Sept1892 [[[[[]]]]] Joseph Wesley Welshons came to Siskiyou county married to Ella[Ellen] Grimes Welshons [married 15October1874 ;AdamsCounty,Illinois.] They had two male children. 1.Clifford Bradley Welshons; b.25July1875; Mendon, Adams, Illinois 2.Clyde Waterman Welshons; b.11Feb1877; Mendon, Adams, Illinois [[[[[]]]] Ella Grimes Welshons died in Montague,Siskiyou,CA 14July1892....see obituary below..spelling as isleft as is Welshom, Mrs. J. W. “Death” Jul 28,1892 Died – Mrs J.W. Welsom’s at her home in Montaque, Sickiyou Co. Calif. July 14th. Born Fall Creek twp Adams Co. Ill. Was wife of well known Supt. and miller of the Montaque flour mill of that place. Funeral on Friday at Little Shasta where she formerly resided. 37 years old. (husband was formerly the head miller at the Pearl mills in Mendon. [Adams county, Illinois] [[[[]]]] I am looking for local information on Joseph Wesley Welshons & wife Ella[Ellen] Grimes Welshons in Siskiyou county during this period; i.e. any of the following items would be most appreciated…..History on Montague flour mill...as per Ella's above obituary….. history on Joseph Welshons's vocational history as miller in Siskiyou county…... information on Joseph Wesley Welshons as Supt. during this period 1884-94….. local obituary on Joseph's wife, Mrs. J.W. [Ellen Grimes] Welshrom/Welshorn/Welshons d.14July1892…. confirmation to Ella's burial in Little Shasta or in Montague cemeteries. [[[[[[[[[[[[]]]]]]]]] I reside in San Jose and do plan a research-vacation to Red Bluff-Siskiyou county in the near future. Any tips on local librarys and research centers I could futher contact would also be very helpful as well. In that Joseph Wesley Welshons resided in Siskiyou country during its’ pioneer period, would his family history once having left Siskiyou county, around 1893, be of interest to any local historian or center tracing her pioneers? I have this information and would be more than happy to share. Please let me know, or who I might contact. Thanks. Todd