The attached newspaper article indicates he was 80 yrs old at the time of his death. His stone indicates 90 yrs old.
The following information was provided by Betty Cardinal Welsh:
John was the Son of an "unknown" Catholic Cardinal in Yorkshire, England. He was placed in a Catholic Orphanage (House of Tendrils) where he lived a very sad life. John ran away from the orphanage at the age of 14 and boarded a potato boat coming to America. He stayed hidden until the boat was well out to sea. When he was discovered... they worked him very hard the rest of the way across. He raised his children to hate Catholics. Information provided by Betty Welsh who later had children who were Catholics.
Find a Grave contributor, Linda Zapp has made the following suggested edits.
Betty (Cardinal) Welsh ordered John's tombstone. She said she made a mistake and put the wrong state (Ohio) instead of Indiana. Company L, 82nd Indiana Infantry.
Children: Those attached to this memorial and Hester/Esther A.,(born in Ohio 1834) Charlotte (born in Kentucky 1836) and Ellen Cardinal (born in Indiana 1840)
Marriages:
(1) Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dean-married c1834
(2) Ann Kimmel-Jan 16, 1854 Jefferson Co., IN (under Kimball)
(3) Mrs. Sarah Wolf-Jan 19, 1867 Jefferson Co., IN
(4) Josephine Lewis-Sep 22, 1884 Jefferson Co., IN
Contributor: Linda Zapp (46889057) • [email protected]
The following information was provided by Betty Cardinal Welsh:
John was the Son of an "unknown" Catholic Cardinal in Yorkshire, England. He was placed in a Catholic Orphanage (House of Tendrils) where he lived a very sad life. John ran away from the orphanage at the age of 14 and boarded a potato boat coming to America. He stayed hidden until the boat was well out to sea. When he was discovered... they worked him very hard the rest of the way across. He raised his children to hate Catholics. Information provided by Betty Welsh who later had children who were Catholics.
Find a Grave contributor, Linda Zapp has made the following suggested edits.
Betty (Cardinal) Welsh ordered John's tombstone. She said she made a mistake and put the wrong state (Ohio) instead of Indiana. Company L, 82nd Indiana Infantry.
Children: Those attached to this memorial and Hester/Esther A.,(born in Ohio 1834) Charlotte (born in Kentucky 1836) and Ellen Cardinal (born in Indiana 1840)
Marriages:
(1) Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dean-married c1834
(2) Ann Kimmel-Jan 16, 1854 Jefferson Co., IN (under Kimball)
(3) Mrs. Sarah Wolf-Jan 19, 1867 Jefferson Co., IN
(4) Josephine Lewis-Sep 22, 1884 Jefferson Co., IN
Contributor: Linda Zapp (46889057) • [email protected]
The attached newspaper article indicates he was 80 yrs old at the time of his death. His stone indicates 90 yrs old.
The following information was provided by Betty Cardinal Welsh:
John was the Son of an "unknown" Catholic Cardinal in Yorkshire, England. He was placed in a Catholic Orphanage (House of Tendrils) where he lived a very sad life. John ran away from the orphanage at the age of 14 and boarded a potato boat coming to America. He stayed hidden until the boat was well out to sea. When he was discovered... they worked him very hard the rest of the way across. He raised his children to hate Catholics. Information provided by Betty Welsh who later had children who were Catholics.
Find a Grave contributor, Linda Zapp has made the following suggested edits.
Betty (Cardinal) Welsh ordered John's tombstone. She said she made a mistake and put the wrong state (Ohio) instead of Indiana. Company L, 82nd Indiana Infantry.
Children: Those attached to this memorial and Hester/Esther A.,(born in Ohio 1834) Charlotte (born in Kentucky 1836) and Ellen Cardinal (born in Indiana 1840)
Marriages:
(1) Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dean-married c1834
(2) Ann Kimmel-Jan 16, 1854 Jefferson Co., IN (under Kimball)
(3) Mrs. Sarah Wolf-Jan 19, 1867 Jefferson Co., IN
(4) Josephine Lewis-Sep 22, 1884 Jefferson Co., IN
Contributor: Linda Zapp (46889057) • [email protected]
The following information was provided by Betty Cardinal Welsh:
John was the Son of an "unknown" Catholic Cardinal in Yorkshire, England. He was placed in a Catholic Orphanage (House of Tendrils) where he lived a very sad life. John ran away from the orphanage at the age of 14 and boarded a potato boat coming to America. He stayed hidden until the boat was well out to sea. When he was discovered... they worked him very hard the rest of the way across. He raised his children to hate Catholics. Information provided by Betty Welsh who later had children who were Catholics.
Find a Grave contributor, Linda Zapp has made the following suggested edits.
Betty (Cardinal) Welsh ordered John's tombstone. She said she made a mistake and put the wrong state (Ohio) instead of Indiana. Company L, 82nd Indiana Infantry.
Children: Those attached to this memorial and Hester/Esther A.,(born in Ohio 1834) Charlotte (born in Kentucky 1836) and Ellen Cardinal (born in Indiana 1840)
Marriages:
(1) Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dean-married c1834
(2) Ann Kimmel-Jan 16, 1854 Jefferson Co., IN (under Kimball)
(3) Mrs. Sarah Wolf-Jan 19, 1867 Jefferson Co., IN
(4) Josephine Lewis-Sep 22, 1884 Jefferson Co., IN
Contributor: Linda Zapp (46889057) • [email protected]
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