The mother that was left behind. My great-great-grandfather Titus Davis emigrated with part of his family to the United States in 1863. He was born in 1806 in Llandysul, Wales, and was raised by his grandfather. Titus was the choirmaster at the church. He fell in love with Mary Bowen who was 21, Titus was …
Richard J. Davis
by Curtis Lynn Hoskins My great great grandfather, Richard Jenkins Davis, was born in South Wales, the son of William Jenkins Davis and Gwenllian Thomas. His father died when he was very young and he lived with his grandfather, Richard Thomas, doing farm work. He later worked in the coal mines. He married Rebecca Morgan …
Johnnie Albert Gray
Born 9th February 1910, Minn. MN Died 19 November 1984, Clovis NM., buried Sayre, OK Johnnie Gray really had a deep love for the Mormon people. Once they had saved his life, and later had saved the life of his wife. When Johnnie was just ten years old his mother left home. Both of Johnnie’s …
Archibald Harris (1885-1965) & Mary Mae Jones Harris (1885-1972)
And his parents Everett “Ev” Harris (1860-1931) & Margaret Ann John Harris (1866-1927) Article Title: Newlyweds miss train; walk home four miles On June 10, 1908, Arch (Archibald Harris) married May (Mary Mae) Jones in the Salt Lake Temple, and the entire family piled in the buggy and drove to St. John to the reception. …
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Thomas A. Davis – Davis Farms
To write a brief history of this Century farm, I will have to start with my Grandfather, Thomas A. Davis, who was the first owner of this farm in this family. He was the sixth child of my Great Grandparents, Titus and Mary Bowen Davis. Born on June 10, 1849 in Cardiganshire, Wales. In the …
Life Sketch of Hannah E. Deschamps
I desire, for the benefit of my descendants yet to come, to write a sketch of some of the happenings of my life. I was born September 4, 1879, in Malad, Idaho, in a small two roomed straw thatch house situated in the south west corner of the lot on Bannock Street, now owned by …
Hannah Deschamps
by Mitchell Deschamps Dec. 1979 I, Mitchell, being the oldest living son, feel it a duty and a privilege to complete my mother’s life story. In reading her history, I think she has been very modest in telling all her true feelings towards her family and everyone she came in contact with. There never was …
Life Sketch of John and Martha Gardner
John Gardner first saw the light of day in Charlis, Lankshire, England. He was the son of Robert Gardner. He grew up as a boy in this little town but later with his parents moved to Preston, Lankshire, England and there through an apprenticeship he learned the art of weaving. John Gardner put the very …
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Two Kinds of Monuments
Blair L. Gleed During the summer of 1977, after completing our 16th year of teaching, Diane and I decided to take our first out-of-America trip. We joined over 200 other teachers and spouses on a three week educational tour of “The Lands of the Scriptures. Thrillingly we visited Italy, Egypt, Jordan, Damascus, Palestine, the Sinai …
Life History of Edward Gleed
By Matilda Gleed Price Edward Gleed was born in the little town of Broad Hinton, in the county of Wilshire, England on March 23, 1832. Little is known of his early life except that he met and married Ann Shivers Gleed in 1853. While living in Broad Hinton, six children were born to them. They …