John was the 4th child born to John William Welch Sr and Barbara Ann Teagarde.
John Welch was known as Packer John in Idaho. He had gone to Lemhi county in the spring of 1867 with a packstring from Walla Walla with some supplies. He opened a store in the little mining camp of Leesburg. By December he had sold most everything. He loaned his pack string to a guy there.
He died at the young age of 25; story from news article follows:
"Idaho Statesman, Dec. 25, 1867:
Mr. J.S. Ramey of Warrens and John Welch were robbed by a party of four highwaymen last Sunday afternoon, about twenty-five miles beyond Malad Station…They were coming from Salmon City down to Boise with riding animals and a pack each.
Mr. Ramey had $3,200 in Greenbacks and about $500 in dust. Mr. Welch had about $300 in dust. The men suspecting they were being watched and followed, traveled almost day and night and camped off the road to avoid observation.
Late in the afternoon Sunday they rode close upon four men, ambushed in the grass and willows, with shot guns leveled at them.
The brigands appeared to know Ramey and Welch, and about what amount of money they had with them. They ordered the men to dismount and two stood guard while the othere two ransacked the packs and helped themselves to the money and provisions.
While this was going on, Welch complained that "this was too bad". And remarked that "He would meet them again and he would know them too." Where upon one of the guards shot him through the head.
After taking the money and arms and all the provisions but about three pounds of flour, the ringleader handed Mr. Ramey the halters of his horses and said to him, "get and Dam you, don't look back, nor be seen on this road again."
Mr. Ramey rode to Malad station and got help to go back and bury the body of Mr. Welch the next day. He arrived here Thursday afternoon, stripped of the last dollar by the internal "road agents". One of them was a man considerably over six feet high and they were all veiled with crape. They were armed with two double barreled shotguns, a Henry and a Spencer rifle.
Mr. Ramey is an undersheriff of Idaho County and was on his way to Florence, the county seat."
In January of 1868 John's brother, William, made the trip to ID to bring the body of his brother to Oregon for burial. William returned again in the Spring of 1868 to Salmon, ID to settle John's estate. [Lemhi County Herald]
[Thanks to records of Jo Crandall FAG member #47223262]
John Welch was known as Packer John in Idaho. He had gone to Lemhi county in the spring of 1867 with a packstring from Walla Walla with some supplies. He opened a store in the little mining camp of Leesburg. By December he had sold most everything. He loaned his pack string to a guy there.
He died at the young age of 25; story from news article follows:
"Idaho Statesman, Dec. 25, 1867:
Mr. J.S. Ramey of Warrens and John Welch were robbed by a party of four highwaymen last Sunday afternoon, about twenty-five miles beyond Malad Station…They were coming from Salmon City down to Boise with riding animals and a pack each.
Mr. Ramey had $3,200 in Greenbacks and about $500 in dust. Mr. Welch had about $300 in dust. The men suspecting they were being watched and followed, traveled almost day and night and camped off the road to avoid observation.
Late in the afternoon Sunday they rode close upon four men, ambushed in the grass and willows, with shot guns leveled at them.
The brigands appeared to know Ramey and Welch, and about what amount of money they had with them. They ordered the men to dismount and two stood guard while the othere two ransacked the packs and helped themselves to the money and provisions.
While this was going on, Welch complained that "this was too bad". And remarked that "He would meet them again and he would know them too." Where upon one of the guards shot him through the head.
After taking the money and arms and all the provisions but about three pounds of flour, the ringleader handed Mr. Ramey the halters of his horses and said to him, "get and Dam you, don't look back, nor be seen on this road again."
Mr. Ramey rode to Malad station and got help to go back and bury the body of Mr. Welch the next day. He arrived here Thursday afternoon, stripped of the last dollar by the internal "road agents". One of them was a man considerably over six feet high and they were all veiled with crape. They were armed with two double barreled shotguns, a Henry and a Spencer rifle.
Mr. Ramey is an undersheriff of Idaho County and was on his way to Florence, the county seat."
In January of 1868 John's brother, William, made the trip to ID to bring the body of his brother to Oregon for burial. William returned again in the Spring of 1868 to Salmon, ID to settle John's estate. [Lemhi County Herald]
[Thanks to records of Jo Crandall FAG member #47223262]
John was the 4th child born to John William Welch Sr and Barbara Ann Teagarde.
John Welch was known as Packer John in Idaho. He had gone to Lemhi county in the spring of 1867 with a packstring from Walla Walla with some supplies. He opened a store in the little mining camp of Leesburg. By December he had sold most everything. He loaned his pack string to a guy there.
He died at the young age of 25; story from news article follows:
"Idaho Statesman, Dec. 25, 1867:
Mr. J.S. Ramey of Warrens and John Welch were robbed by a party of four highwaymen last Sunday afternoon, about twenty-five miles beyond Malad Station…They were coming from Salmon City down to Boise with riding animals and a pack each.
Mr. Ramey had $3,200 in Greenbacks and about $500 in dust. Mr. Welch had about $300 in dust. The men suspecting they were being watched and followed, traveled almost day and night and camped off the road to avoid observation.
Late in the afternoon Sunday they rode close upon four men, ambushed in the grass and willows, with shot guns leveled at them.
The brigands appeared to know Ramey and Welch, and about what amount of money they had with them. They ordered the men to dismount and two stood guard while the othere two ransacked the packs and helped themselves to the money and provisions.
While this was going on, Welch complained that "this was too bad". And remarked that "He would meet them again and he would know them too." Where upon one of the guards shot him through the head.
After taking the money and arms and all the provisions but about three pounds of flour, the ringleader handed Mr. Ramey the halters of his horses and said to him, "get and Dam you, don't look back, nor be seen on this road again."
Mr. Ramey rode to Malad station and got help to go back and bury the body of Mr. Welch the next day. He arrived here Thursday afternoon, stripped of the last dollar by the internal "road agents". One of them was a man considerably over six feet high and they were all veiled with crape. They were armed with two double barreled shotguns, a Henry and a Spencer rifle.
Mr. Ramey is an undersheriff of Idaho County and was on his way to Florence, the county seat."
In January of 1868 John's brother, William, made the trip to ID to bring the body of his brother to Oregon for burial. William returned again in the Spring of 1868 to Salmon, ID to settle John's estate. [Lemhi County Herald]
[Thanks to records of Jo Crandall FAG member #47223262]
John Welch was known as Packer John in Idaho. He had gone to Lemhi county in the spring of 1867 with a packstring from Walla Walla with some supplies. He opened a store in the little mining camp of Leesburg. By December he had sold most everything. He loaned his pack string to a guy there.
He died at the young age of 25; story from news article follows:
"Idaho Statesman, Dec. 25, 1867:
Mr. J.S. Ramey of Warrens and John Welch were robbed by a party of four highwaymen last Sunday afternoon, about twenty-five miles beyond Malad Station…They were coming from Salmon City down to Boise with riding animals and a pack each.
Mr. Ramey had $3,200 in Greenbacks and about $500 in dust. Mr. Welch had about $300 in dust. The men suspecting they were being watched and followed, traveled almost day and night and camped off the road to avoid observation.
Late in the afternoon Sunday they rode close upon four men, ambushed in the grass and willows, with shot guns leveled at them.
The brigands appeared to know Ramey and Welch, and about what amount of money they had with them. They ordered the men to dismount and two stood guard while the othere two ransacked the packs and helped themselves to the money and provisions.
While this was going on, Welch complained that "this was too bad". And remarked that "He would meet them again and he would know them too." Where upon one of the guards shot him through the head.
After taking the money and arms and all the provisions but about three pounds of flour, the ringleader handed Mr. Ramey the halters of his horses and said to him, "get and Dam you, don't look back, nor be seen on this road again."
Mr. Ramey rode to Malad station and got help to go back and bury the body of Mr. Welch the next day. He arrived here Thursday afternoon, stripped of the last dollar by the internal "road agents". One of them was a man considerably over six feet high and they were all veiled with crape. They were armed with two double barreled shotguns, a Henry and a Spencer rifle.
Mr. Ramey is an undersheriff of Idaho County and was on his way to Florence, the county seat."
In January of 1868 John's brother, William, made the trip to ID to bring the body of his brother to Oregon for burial. William returned again in the Spring of 1868 to Salmon, ID to settle John's estate. [Lemhi County Herald]
[Thanks to records of Jo Crandall FAG member #47223262]
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