Compiled by Jane Ann Ward from memories of Grandson Daniel Clark Green. There are many men and women who have contributed much to the settling of towns and communities in Idaho and Utah, of whom we know very little. These people leaving no written account of their lives and families are soon forgotten. All too often …
Month: August 2025
Alfred Gardner
Alfred Gardner, son of John Gardner, who was the son of William Gardner, was born September 25, 1842 at Chalford Hill, Gloucestershire, England. My mother’s maiden name was Mary Ann Goodship. My parents first sent me to school when I was four years of age, to a Mr. Keene who was the teacher. He was also our landlord and owned the …
Laura Bowen to celebrate 90th birthday
The family of Laura Reese Bowen will honor her on her 90th birthday at an Open House, Sunday, October 8, 1989, where friends and relatives may greet her from 2:00 pm. to 5:00 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center in Malad, Idaho. There will be a program at 3:30 p.m. They request no gifts please. Laura was born …
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Emanuel Brookes Last Will and Testament
In the name of God, Amen, I Emanuel Brookes of Moreton in the Marsh in the County of Gloucester, Wheelwright, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, but mindful of my mortality do this fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight make and …
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Owen Davis
The eventful life of Owen Davis goes back to the date I discovered America. I was the first of five children in the family of Owen T. Davis and Anna Price. I was born on 22 November 1901 in a log house in Samaria, Idaho. Dad was then employed as a clerk in Ben Waldron’s …
Owen Thomas Davis
Owen Thomas Davis was the son of David Price Davis and Elizabeth Griffiths. He was the fourth of their seven children. He was born March 15, 1875, at Samaria, Idaho. His parents had both come from Wales and were converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They were one of the first …
Richard Jenkins Davis
Richard Jenkins Davis was the son of William Davis Jenkins and Gwenllian Thomas. He was born at Ystrad Parish, Glamorganshire, South Wales on 3 September 1826. His father died when he was a very young boy and he lived with his grandfather, Richard Thomas, doing farm work. Later he worked in the coal mines. While working in …
Thomas A. Davis
Thomas A. Davis was the sixth child of Titus and Mary Gwenllian Bowen Davis, born on June 10, 1849 in Drefach (small village) near Llanwenog, Cardiganshire, Wales. It is interesting to note that “Ap” between the given and surname meant “son of”. Later some dropped the “p” and kept only the initial “A” which possibly has been the case with Thomas. Some records show him …
Thomas A Davis
Thomas A. Davis was the sixth child of Titus and Mary Bowen Davis. He was born on June 10, 1849 in Drefach (small village) near Llanwenog, Cardiganshire, Wales. About the year of 1858, T.A.’s father and the family, except one brother and his mother, all joined the L.D.S. Church. In the spring of 1863 Thos. A. and the rest of …
Samuel Watkins Davis
(1863-1942) By His Granddaughter Adele Thomas Harker Samuel Watkins Davis, was born December 25, 1863, at Hyde Park, Luzen Co., Pennsylvania. His father, Thomas John Davis, was a native of Neath, South Wales. His mother, Elizabeth Williams, was a native of Ystradgynlais, Breconshire, Wales. His parents migrated to America and lived in Pennsylvania for some time. Later, they …