. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . ah,Missouri, where the people of his faith had gone after their expulsion from Nauvoo,Illinois. In 1851 he emigrated to Salt Lake City, where he resided until 1854, whenhe removed to Centervllle, Utah. In 1864 he became a resident of Willard, settlingat Three-Mlle Creek, now known as Perry. In 1874 he established his home at BrighamCity and in 1876 he was called by the church, on a mission to establish a cottonplantation on the Rio Virgin river in Washington county, Utah. The trip to that placeconstituted the bridal trip of himself and his
. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . ah,Missouri, where the people of his faith had gone after their expulsion from Nauvoo,Illinois. In 1851 he emigrated to Salt Lake City, where he resided until 1854, whenhe removed to Centervllle, Utah. In 1864 he became a resident of Willard, settlingat Three-Mlle Creek, now known as Perry. In 1874 he established his home at BrighamCity and in 1876 he was called by the church, on a mission to establish a cottonplantation on the Rio Virgin river in Washington county, Utah. The trip to that placeconstituted the bridal trip of himself and his wife. They resided there for a yearafter which Mr. Welch was recalled to Brigham City and was made the first bishopof the fourth ward. In September, 18S4, he sold his holdings at that place and removedto Paradise, Cache county, where he remained to the time of his demise, which occurredon the 6th of November, 1910, when he had reached the age of eighty-nine years Hehad been a very devout man, earnest and untiring in his activities for the church and. JOSEPH P. WELCH I UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD 959 he also aided materially in the upbuilding of the various communities in which heresided, for he was a man of force and resourcefulness, ready to meet any emergencyand quick to improve every opportunity not only for the benefit of his individualfortunes but for the welfare of the district in which he lived. For many years heengaged in farming and stock raising and was always a great lover of horses. In hisday he raised and drove the finest horses in his county. The mother of Joseph P. Welch was in her maidenhood Miss Edvenia was born in Brlgham City, Utah, a daughter of Hans Jeppa and Gunnell MariaJeppson, who became residents of Utah in pioneer times. Mrs. Welch still survives andmakes her home in Paradise, Utah. She had a family of ten children, three sons andseven daughters. Joseph P. Welch, the eldest son and fifth child in the family, pursued his educationin the district s
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