MICHAEL EMMETT URELL
(AKA Charles "Bully" Welch )
From Grand Forks Daily Herald, May 12, 1921:
Veteran and Pioneer of Fort Yates is Dead
 Fort Yates, N.D., May 11. M. E. Urell, 78, who came to Fort Yates with troops in territorial days, is dead.
He entered military service at the age of 16 and served throughout the Civil War.
He served for many years as sergeant in charge of Indian police affairs here, and one time served as deputy sheriff of Grant County.
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Obituary. Published in the Sioux County Pioneer, Thursday, May 12, 1921
Surnames in Obituary: Bell, Bernard, Buffalo Bill, Burke, Carignan, Endres, Fiske, Frnioboise, Halkesvik, Halsey, Harmon, Hart, Holritz, Ladue, Leach, Malley, McCullough, McCormick, McDonald, Means, Molash, Pony Express Bob, Reedy, Shane, Short, Stiles, Tattooed, Turner, Welch, White Beaver, Witzleben, Wright
Kathy's Burial
Although Michael's obituary indicates burial in Catholic cemetery, the site and stone have not been found.
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