Please bear with the length; to ask my few questions I wish to present my research and conclusions reached. I have researched my Welshons line back up through my grt2 grandfather John Welshons [spellings vary] b. 8May1818; Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland,PA ? .d. abt. 18Apr1865; Quincy, Adams, IL with occupation of miller. He married Martha Traugh [spellings vary] 20Oct1844?; ,Westmoreland,PA. She being b. 20Oct1822; PA or WVA ? ; .d. 21Aug1901, Ursa, Adams,IL. See Item 1. The only Welshons reference I can find in the Westmoreland-Fayette county area that looks like a possible father to John & Isaac [if brothers] is one Jacob Welshons, also a miller. I have located Jacob Welshons in this areas Federal census 1810-1870; living in East Huntington, Bulllskin, Mount Pleasant throughout this period. See Item 2. With this known, Item 3 has general history references to one Jacob Welshons as miller in Bullskin,Fayette county in early 1800s as miller/distiller. Item 4; Bullship Township Property Rolls showing Jacob Welshons on rolls 1816-1850 as miller and resident of Bullskin, Fayette, PA; John Welshons on rolls 1841 & 1842, note he is listed as single before 1844 marriage; Isaac Welshons on rolls 1837 & 1849, possible brother These property rolls reflect Westmoreland & Fayette county land deeds involving Jacob Welshons throughout this period. I have abstracts of these land deeds upon request. Item 5 contains family information on Jacob Welshons family. Burial information on Jacob Welshons, wife Martha [Mattie, Magdelena] and other family members. Truxel Private Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland, PA; north of Mt Pleasant proper, to the right on Route #981. ################## My research on John and Martha Welshons & children brick-wall at the 1850 census, below. I cannot find any material on John and Martha Welshons and/or children earlier an 1850. Although there is a John and Isaac Welshons working for a Jacob Welshons in Bullskin, I cannot assume they are related. Any information concerning John Welshons of East Huntington & Jacob Welshons of Bullskin would be most welcome. I am also facing a brick wall in attempting to trace ancestry of Jacob Welshons of Bullskin back in hope it may shed answers in my above questions. In the period from 1740s to 1810, I am looking into York,PA and Berkeley,WVA for possible Jacobs . I find I get lost with so many Jacobs. Is there any Welshon link to the Weltzhoffers of Codorus/Hellam,York? There is a Jacob Welshunts? listed in the Fairfield,Westmoreland 1812 tax roles as well as a Jacob Welchans listed in 1812 Fairfeld, Westmoreland land deeds. In 1812 Fairfield there are the Welshons that marry August Ambose four daughters. Is there be a Welshons blood relation here? Any information at all on the ancestry of John Welshons wife: Martha Traugh, Trough, Troff etc: would be most grateful, for I cannot find any. This is another brick wall added to this family. Any information/evidence/leads to the above brick walls or errors in my conclusions is most appreciative and welcome. I am most willing to share information. I have traced the John and Martha Welshons extensively. Thanks, Todd Gilman ################## Item 1. The 1850 federal census has John and Martha Welshons in East Huntington, Westmoreland. See ITEM 1a below. Also note, a possible brother Isaac with same spelling and occupation in same census and location. John and Martha remove to Quincy, Adams, IL in 1859. Before removing to Quincy, IL they have four more children in Westmoreland county area. All these childrens birth places are in PA but any further detail is ambiguous or unknown. Isadora b. 6 August 1845; reference of born in Adams county James [Hunter] b. 6 March 1848; death cert says Greensburg Joseph Wesley b. 8 March 1850 Elnore b. 10 March 1852 Catherine b. 14 Nov1854 Martha Jane b. 13 Feb 1857 Upon removing to Quincy, Adams, IL John and Martha Welshons have: John Trouth b. 7 Nov 1859 Mary Dell b. 29 Aug 1865 ############ ITEM 1a: John & Martha Welshons ; East Huntingdon, Westmoreland in 1850 census: Roll M432_836/pg 164; East Huntingdon, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; ??8 272; Welshouse John; 33; M; b.1817;Miller Martha; 26; F; b.1824 Izadora; 5; F; b.1845; Isadora or Dora Hunter;3:M;b.1847: my great grandfather James Hunter Welshons Traugh*,Mary;73; F; b.1777 ##### There is one Isaac & Caroline Welshons also in East Huntingdon, Westmoreland in 1850 census: Roll M432_836/pg 151; East Huntingdon, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania ; 52 82 Welshouse Isaac; 33; M; b.1817; Miller Caroline; 22; F; b.1828 &&&&&. NOTE: John & Isaac entries are spelled the same; same occupations; note in Bullskin, Fayette county property records both are seen working under a Jacob Welshons. Isaac Welshons on rolls 1837 & 1849 and John Welshons on rolls 1841 & 1842. * Traugh is Johns wifes Marthas maiden name. Mary seems too old to be Marthas mother; may be Marthas aunt or grandmother. ############################### Item 2. Federal census records in Westmoreland & Fayette counties for Jacob Welshons 1810-1870. For sake of space I have just sited date and page. I have expanded information if requested. ## 1810; Jacob Welshorns; Roll M252_51/page 121A;East Huntingdon, Westmoreland, PA 1820; Jacob Uelshhuntz [Welshhuntz]; Roll M33_103/page 93; Bullskin, Fayette, PA 2 persons engaged in manufactures 1830; Jacob Wlsonse; Roll 162/page 293 Bullskin, Fayette, PA 1840; Jacob Welshhons; Roll 460/page 384 Bullskin, Fayette, PA 1850; John Smith household; Roll M432_780/pg 445 Bullskin, Fayette, PA 1860; Jacob Welshonse; Roll M653_1196/pg 663 Mount Pleasant,Westmoreland, PA 1870; J/Jn Welshouse household; Roll 593_1466/pg 49; 363 362 South Huntingdon,Westmoreland, PA ############################# ITEM 3: General history references to Jacob Welshons as miller in Bullskin,Fayette county in early 1800s. ##### History of Fayette County w/ Biographical Sketches; LH Everts; 1882 property owners with occupations in Bullskin, Fayette county 1823: Jacob Welchouse, miller. p.491 ## Beginning with the lower power on Jacobs Creek, David Hough built a mill where is now Bridgeport as early as 1804, erecting the foundation on which now stands Snyders Mill. Robert McCall was the second owner, and from him it passed in order to Jacob Tinstman and Jacob Welshouse, Isaac Shupe being a partner of the latter a short time. In 1836 the grist mill repaired by D.P. Patterson for the latter firm; in 1850 ownership passed to William Snyder. On the Westmoreland side below [a] saw mill, operated by William Snyder, and formerly distilleries were here carried on by David Hough, & on the Bullskin side by Jacob Welshouse. p.494 ##### http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.com/buckeye.html Buckeye Mine & Coke Works, Buckeye (Stauffer), Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, USA HISTORY: Hammondville, Bridgeport & Buckeye Source: Mt. Pleasant Township Bicentennial Committee. &&. Hammondville, in Fayette County, was laid out in 1891 by the Pittsburgh Land Company; abondened. But there was a thriving settlement in that area long before Hammondville was laid out. In 1804 David Hough was operating a water-powered grist mill on the site. This was across Jacobs Creek from the present Pump House. The operation was taken over in 1836 by Jacob Welshonse and Isaac Shupe. William Snyder acquired the mill in 1864. Vestiges of this mill were there in the early part of the 20th century. The old Snyder farmstead stood across the road from the mill. About 1800 a man named Jarvis operated a water-powered sawmill a short distance downstream. About the same time, two distilleries were located there, one on the Bullskin Township, was operated by David Wright, the other across the creek by Jacob Welshonse. ######################### ITEM 4: Bullship Township Property Rolls # Jacob Welshons on rolls 1816-1850 Isaac Welshons on rolls 1837 & 1849 John Welshons on rolls 1841 & 1842 1816; Welchans, Jacob; non-resident;first mention 1817; Welshans, Jacob; resident; miller 1819; Welchhonce, Jacob; resident;miller 1822; Welchhance; 1823, Welshonce; 1824, Wilchonce; 1825, Welchhonce 1826; Welchhans, Jacob;non-resident 1827; Welchontz 1828; Welchons, Jacob; resident; miller 1830; Welshonce, Jacob; resident; miller; Welshonce & Shupe Grist Mill 1831; Welhons; 1832, Welshontz; 1833, Welshons; 1835, Welchons; 1836, Welshans 1837; Welchonse, Jacob; resident; miller; Welchonse & Shupe Grist Mill 1837; Welchonse, Isaac; single 1838; Welshons, Jacob; resident; miller; Welshons & Shupe Grist Mill 1839; Welshons, Jacob; resident; miller 1840; Welchouce, Jacob; resident; miller 1841; Welchouce, Jacob; resident; miller 1841; Welschuce, John; single 1841; Hough, John; owner of Welchonse Tract [90 acres] 1842; Welshhonse, Jacob; resident; miller 1842; Welshhonse, John; single; distillery 1842; Hough, John; owner of Welshhonse Tract [90 acres] 1843; Welshons, Jacob; resident; miller 1843; Hoke, John; owner Welshons tract [90 acres] 1844; Welshonce, Jacob; resident; miller & distillery 1844; Hoke, John; owner Welshonce tract [90 acres] 1845; Welshons; 1847, Welshonse; 1848, Welshons 1849; Welshhanse, Jacob; resident; miller & distillery 1849; Welshhann, Isaac; miller 1849; Hoke, John W,; owner of Welshons Farm [90 acres] 1850; Hoke, John W.; owner of Welhouce tract [90 acres] ######################## ITEM 5: Family information From a biography of John Rumbaugh ;[b.4 Sept 1834;Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland d. 13 Sept 1888] reads: In October 1865, he united in marriage with Margaret Brinker. She was born 18 Nov 1832, and is a daughter of Jacob Brinker who married Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Welshons, whose wife was Mattie Gilmore, by whom he had four sons and three daughters. Jacob Brinker was the only son of John and Margaret [Leatherman] Brinker. ## From HeritageQuest.com is the book Tombstone Inscriptions of Cemeteries in Cook, Donegal, East Huntingdon, Hempfield, Mount Pleasant and Unity Townships, Westmoreland county Pennsylvania. DAR, 1 Nov 1947. On pages 371-372 are tombstone inscriptions from [Truxel Private Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland, PA]; north of Mt Pleasant proper, to the right on Route #981 Welsons, Jacob Died April 26, 1871 Aged 86 years, 5 mos, 26 Ds. Welshons, Martha Wife of Jacob Welshons Died July 11, 1851 Aged 67 years Welshons, Isaac Died May 10, 1851 Aged 31 Years Brinker, Elizabeth Wife of Jacob [Brinker] Died Sept 19,1849* In the 31 year of her age *should be Sept 19,1840 Welshons, Abram My son Born March 7,1851 Died March 15,1881 [son to Isaac and Caroline Welshons] #######################################################