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September 12, 2025Thomas H. Welsh, better known as “Tam” on account of his Scotch-Irish ancestry, and well known retired local iron worker, of Hollidaysburg, marks his sixty-third birthday today.
Tam was born at Harper’s Ferry, Va., on Feb. 24, 1877, a son of Michael and Mary Welsh. His father died a number of years ago, but his mother is still living and he resides with her. The family removed to Johnstown in 1889, three weeks before the big flood that destroyed the city. They resided in the seventh ward and the water raised to the second floor of their home and others in that section. Tam entered the service of the Red Cross as a messenger and was required to travel all over the city carrying messages. The family came to Hollidaysburg to reside in September of 1889. Tam has the best wishes of a host of friends.
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