Gwennie Davis Edwards was the fourth child of Titus and Mary Gwenllian Bowen Davis, born on July 15, 1844 at Llanwenog, Cardiganshire, Wales. She was the only living daughter of eleven children. She was a very beautiful and talented young lady. Her brothers described her as “handsome with bluish-grey eyes and wavy golden tresses hanging down her back.” Her parents adored her. 

She was very capable in the home with her Mother and when she was about ten years old, she worked for an expert milliner and dressmaker. She became very capable because she was talented in this line of work. Later her Father asked her to go with him and her two brothers to Dowlais where they were employed to keep house for them. This she did and it was there that they all came in contact with Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) missionaries and joined the Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Church. 

Immediately, the desire of all the converts was to go to America. Due to her Mother’s reluctance to emigrate, it was a very difficult decision for Gwennie to make – to leave her Mother and younger brother and go to an unknown land. She loved both of her parents and ultimately decided to go with her Father and brothers to America. 

She had much faith in the new religion and was impressed with the rituals and manifestations of the priesthood and was amazed at the gift of tongues and the miraculous power of healing. These things made an indelible impression on Gwennie and gradually she decided to go with her Father. She, too, had high hopes that her Mother would reconsider and go with  them to America. They set sail in May of 1863 on the sailing vessel, the “Amazon”. 

She had a beautiful voice and while on the ship, the famous English author, Charles Dickins (Dickens) came aboard to write an article about the Mormons. Gwennie was asked to sing for him. He was most impressed and tried to persuade her to remain in England and not waste such a beautiful voice in the wilds of America. He told her that if she would stay and go back to London with him, he would see that she had training, beautiful clothes and all those things a young girl would want and need to make her into a great prima donna of all Great Britain and he tried to convince her that he could do all of this for her. With overwhelming emotions, she wept, and then with the love and feeling of obligation to her Father and brothers, she declined this amazing offer. 

They landed in America and journeyed to Florence (Winter Quarters) where they met other converts who were preparing for the long trek west. To their delight, they met John L. Edwards from Llanwenog, whom they knew and they were happy to be assigned to his company. John had emigrated to Utah in 1855 and had been sent from Utah to Nebraska to bring the new immigrants to Utah. Gwennie and John fell in love and they were married in the Salt Lake Endowment House on November 21, 1863. 

They settled in Willard, Utah, where John became very successful in the cattle business. They had a beautiful home and raised a large family of eight children. They were John Alfred, Mary Ann, David Titus, Gwennie Jane, Hannah Elizabeth, Henry Lodwick, Margaret Etta, and Mabel Leone. 

In the early morning, the neighbors would see and hear Gwennie out in her garden, singing and working amongst the flowers. She was known as a beautiful woman, devoted wife and mother and made a lovely home for her family and husband. 

She died on February 14, 1912, Valentine’s Day.