DR. JOHN WELCH
Dr. John Welch was the pioneer physician of the county, and located at Iranistan during the year 1853, and remained one year, when he departed for other quarters, the country being to sparsely settled, as yet, for him to thrive at his profession.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 527.
