The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-19
Mna. NANcY pIcHnhaoN wELcn


somewhat dlajolntcd nature, comprising
various occurrences. Tho facts however
will provo TO bo linked and banded to-
gethor aH related by thla pioneer woman.
II Ia TO bo regretted that more " Mr..
and Mrs wolchs rce0untA ~ their wil1
and porllouH adventures ana hnlrbrcadth
escapes among the Indians WIS not writ.
tsn as matter ~ history liut never
thinking We might be- called upon 10 mar
rate II for that purpose, II was neglected
Mr. and Mrs. welch we're with the nrnt
adventurous expeditions among tho Hnv'
age tribes THAI pooplcd the depths of tho
wilderness. and assisted IN turning savage
life into civilizations -wigwama into hab-
i,ahc homes
Mrs Nancy DickerHon wolch wus born
January 2. ISIS IN Ludlow township near
Marietta. Washington county. ohio. Her
father. Joseph plckcrso waH Il native OF
virginia. ana married Rally Daily ~
PenbEylvnnin ilcr grandfather, Thomas
plckcrson. ana his family In company
with uvn~ral Putnam " Revolutionary
fame. moved 60 the ohio river ana ret
tied on tho west aide In ohio General
Putnam locating on the east side In
Virginia.
Mrs W,lch'H parents hflerwaad moved
10 Delaware county. ohio then 20 la
fayvl,o county Indiana, whore her father
died Her mother ana family then moved
10 bloomington ounw Murcatincl low.
whore sho wac lcn an orphan, with ninr
brother. Tor whom she thereafter took
upon herself the duties 81 mother nnd
housrkc,prr w have onon heard her
toll how she performed she mRnf,d du-
tis tur thnt numerous family of young
brothers
10 hrr busy ne ran along until March
!. 1870 whom she Was married TO Jamrs
woleh. who was born tn bonneville Ken.
tuoky February 10 isiG hc having hvrd
IN H. LOUIS. Mo thrn Ia Davenport
Iowa and ntiorNard IN Houmington
Iowa whorr with his wife ho continued
Go reside until the spring ~ iNu whcu
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ia have guides when f,r,.ps the river
and hero pilIarlns VIVA done =, , s,.rcm.
a,i, manner ty r,llu.lop hc,vr,r h..
Indian ruld.a who .,,o,,,t nh ,n,,. ,o,,ii
from cmirnnt. for showing them IN,
ford Tho Marty OF the ycnr bcyorr having
po.,cd notices hv I'M, vnv , ,h, co,,r..
60 bc taken enabled tho ,m,vr,nts l.,
make good tlmc over hc l,ttcr r,r, ~
their Journey So oftrr mnnv t,d,ous
months they finally nrriy,J NJ o,.s,,
Cry Oregon IN December isil whcr,
Mr. Wrlrb nctIv,lv cpynvo1 ip tho INN.
her husln,as
In ISL, Mr. wolrh moi J,nD N shiv,l.y
An oregon CIV. WIN bnd located ii dopn-
tion Land clnlm pt Astorl, n, induced
Mr. Wolrh to purrhns, AN undivided ono.
bllf intrr,s, thcrdn.
Iu th, sprinr og i>lc Afr pnd Mrs Jomo.
Wcl,h nrcompnnlcd lv Nr and Mia
David fnsalIs. with their families ma
nyo mon cnmc f., Astoria nnd located
permanently Mrs W,rb and Mira IN.
gals were The nrs, vhitc women T., locatc
I'm Astoria thcrc holm, II Inids.n Inv
station here, M thnc tlmc
MIR Wclrb having hougbt ina. lnuJ cInlm
ond knowing Ne, womb lose. n II no lId
NOT orrupy II wng comp,,l,l I, como
when his wlfc wns s,rlous,,. N with the
mensl,s Sh, Vos hroupbt down ,hc river
f., her he'd. q, b,l, arrival IN Astorln
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