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John Welch and Ann/Agnes Hannigan

John Welch was born about 1823 in Ireland and died September 26, 1870 in Howard Co., Iowa. An obituary notice for John D. Welch appeared in the Iowa Plain Dealer September 30, 1870. He married Agnes Hannigan who was born about 1832 in Canada and died September 30, 1884 in Howard Co., IA.

John, Agnes and their daughter, Catherine, and her family are buried at Calvary Cemetery in Cresco, Howard County, Iowa.

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Children of John Welch and Agnes Hannigan are:

• Catherine Welch, born June 5, 1851 in Canada; died August 12, 1926; married John Rostratter November 13, 1871; born August 5, 1848 in Buffalo, NY; died October 2, 1903 in Staples, MN. They had 10 children, 3 of whom died in infancy.
• George H. was born about 1874 in Iowa.
• John B. was born about 1876 in Iowa and was in Cresco in 1903
• Charles E. was born about 1878 in Iowa, was in Denver in 1903 and was listed as living in McCook, NE with Thomas & Mary Enright in 1910 US Census.
• Louis L. was born June 1887 in Iowa.
• Edward F. was born July 1887 in Iowa.
• Leo P. was born September 1888 in Iowa.
• Daniel E. was born April 1894 in Iowa.
• John H. Welch, born November 1854 in Iowa; married Margaret about 1878; born May 1859.
• Daniel Edger Welch, born 1859 in Howard Co., IA; married Bridget Rose Cahill February 2, 1882 in Howard Co., IA and had at least one son, also named Daniel, who was living in Des Moines in the 1940's. That son also had a son named Daniel, who was living outside of Chicago and working for an advertising agency in 1966.
• William J. Welch, born about 1861 in Howard Co., IA; married Katie about 1896; born November 1871 in Wisconsin.
• Edward Eugene Welch, born August 16, 1863 in Cresco, Howard County, Iowa; died November 30, 1908 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; married Elizabeth Alice Solon January 3, 1888 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA.
• Mary Jane Welch, born August 24, 1869 in Harper's Ferry, Allamakee Co., IA; married Thomas Enright July 8, 1890 in Ossain, Winneshiek Co., IA. Thomas was born November 27, 1863 in Mereford Settlement, Harper's Ferry, Allamakee Co., IA; died March 21, 1944 in McCook, NE.
• Earl was born October 1891 in Colorado.
• Leo M. was born June 1893 in Nebraska.
• Florence was born April 1895 in Nebraska.
• Genevieve was born March 1897 in Nebraska and married name was Yago
• Neil F. was born about 1903 in Nebraska and was a military chaplain.
• Alice was born about 1904 in Nebraska and married Frank Gary. They lived outside of Chicago in the late 1940's and later moved to Ohio. They had three children - Tim, Janet and Frank.
• Evelyn was born about 1908 in Nebraska, married Frank Carmoney and lived in McCook, Nebraska. They had two children - Judy and Jerry.
• Esther was born about 1910 in Nebraska.