Henry John Davis was the 11th child of Titus and Mary Gwellian Bowen Davis, born the 7th of August 1859, in Llandilo, Cardiganshire Wales. He was four years old when his father and five sons and one daughter came to Utah in 1863. Leaving his Mother and one son, Jenkin in Wales. The Mother refused …
Elizabeth Griffith Davis
Elizabeth Griffith was born on the 11 of April 1842 at Machnletteth [Machynlleth] Montgomeryshire, North Wales. She immigrated from Wales to America and crossed the plains with her parents and pioneers arriving in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was a tall woman and had dark brown hair and blue eyes. She met and married David …
Edward Henry Davis
Edward Henry Davis was born April 4, 1873 in Samaria, Oneida County, Idaho. He was the son of David Price Davis and Elizabeth Griffith. He married Ester Rebecca Arbon, the daughter of George Dennis Arbon and Sarah Ann Nicholas on Sept. 15, 1892 at Pleasant View, Idaho. Edward Davis was one of the first settlers …
History of David William Davis and Charlotte Nott Jeremy Davis
David Wiliam Davis, his wife Charlotte and their first child David immigrated from Aberdare, Wales, after joining the Latter-day Saint Church. They came on 17 April 1855, on the ship “Chimborazo”. His father was William Davies and his mother Mary Samuels Davies. David was born 28 March 1828 in Herivain, Glamorganshire, Wales. He died at …
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Davis Family History
Our Davis heritage begins in Wales, a principality on the westside of England. This lush, hilly country was anciently inhabited by slight, short, dark people, possibly of Iberian origin. (Iberia was the area of Spain and southern France where the present day Basques had their beginnings.) About the beginning of the fifth century B.C., these …
Grandfather Thomas Daniels
By Maude W. Call Thomas Daniels, son of Daniel Daniels and Mary Jeremy was born January 18, 1831, at Brecha, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. His wife, Mary Davis was born 22 December 1835, at Llandgwad, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. They were married in Salt Lake City, Utah. Grandfather was 21 years old and Mary, his wife, was …
Thomas Daniels
Written by Mary W. Felix Thomas Daniels, my great-grandfather was born January 18, 1831 at Convil, Elvet, Carmarthen, Wales to Daniel Daniels and Mary Jeremy. Thomas was 18 years old when he left with his parents and brother David, 14 years old, to join the Saints in America. They sailed from Liverpool the 26 February …
Thomas Daniels
The subject of this sketch, the closing chapter of whose life ended last Monday morning, was a pioneer in the fullest sense. He began “Blazing the Trail” when about eighteen years old, and continued the work of clearing the pathways that has made possible the great development of these mountain valleys for more than a …
Thomas D. Daniels
Thomas D. Daniels was born August 28, 1855, in Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah. His parents were Thomas Daniels and Mary Davis. Thomas Daniels and Mary Davis were both born in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. They came to America about 1852 and crossed the plains. They were married in Salt Lake City May 20, 1852. …
Life Story of Mary H. Daniels
I was born on a dry farm in Reddyville, near McCammon, Idaho, July 9, 1911. We lived in Idaho until I was four and a half years old. I can remember a few things from our sojourn in Idaho. We lived not too far from my maternal grandmother’s and I can remember going through the …