Hiram Welton

WELTON

Posted By: Jeanie
Date: 5/18/2005 at 09:15:59

Dr. H. Welton.

Was born in the State of Connecticut, town of Walcott, New Haven County, and while quite young, became a member of the Episcopalian Church. Here he resided with his parents until the year 1814 when they moved to Harpersfield, New York, Delaware County, where they remained until the year 1817, when they again moved going to Austinburg, Ashtabula County, Ohio. After a few years his father changed in religious belief to that of the Methodists and became a class leader. His house was a house of plenty for ministers, which gave his son Hiram an opportunity to inform himself concerning this branch of the Church of Christ and together with the religious discipline of his parents their son was taught the salvation of his soul.

When Hiram was 18 years of age he left home and spent three years traveling in New York and Connecticut and returned home to Ohio. After a few years Hiram thought there was work for him in the vineyard of the Lord and accordingly devoted several years to this work.

In 1855 he moved to Coles County Ill., and remained several years near the head of the Little Wabash, six miles west of Mattoon. In the year 1857, moved to the State of Iowa and settled in Carlton township, Tama County, on section 34.

Mr. Welton has always been a hard working man, and is now carrying on a large farm, at the same time following the profession of a doctor. By economy and energetic labor he has placed himself in comfortable circumstances, so that in his declining years he can pass quietly along, and when the summons shall come he can answer “here Lord am I.”

From the History of Tama County, Iowa. by Samuel D. Chapman. Printed at the Toledo Times Office. 1879. Page 162 and 163.