Edward Nelson Welsh

  General Notes:

Ed left home when he was young and worked out west in the wheat fields. He returned as an adult.

Ed and his brother, Fred, both had finished an apprentice program at Ford in Dearborn. Ed Welsh was a tool and die maker, and a surface grinder who could "work the bench". This term meant that he was certified to work on all phases of tool and die work.

Fred and Ed Welsh both loved music, and would see the big musicals that came to Detroit. Ed and Fred would take the interurban from Flint to Detroit, see the great old musicals like "Desert Song" and then back to Flint, singing songs all the way.

After marrying Ethel, WWII came along. Ed worked long hours in a tool and die shop that was doing work for the big factories that were producing war goods. This provided the money needed to purchase the Armada farm.

Edward married Ethel May Miller, daughter of John Harvey Miller and Alice Paulina Leary, on 23 Sep 1930 in Toledo, Ohio. (Ethel May Miller was born on 20 Nov 1899 in Liberty Township, Putnam County, Ohio, died on 31 Jul 1973 in Armada, Michigan ² and was buried in Bruce-Armada Cemetery, Romeo, Michigan.)

  Marriage Notes:

Ethel May Miller and Edward Nelson Welsh were married in Toledo, Ohio by a Justice of the Peace on September 23, 1930.