Esther Hall James 

by granddaughter, Esther Williams Morris  One bleak day on the 6th of November, 1842, there was born to Esther and Isaac Williams, a sweet little girl.  She was born of good but very humble parents.  Her father , Isaac Williams was born at Llapyns Car, Wales in 1802 and her mother, Esther Frances, was also born in Wales at Loesgreek Car, Mathenshire, August 18, 1808.  Esther came into a very humble …

Matthew Hill 

My Great Grandfather, Andrew Hill, was born in Scotland about the year 1808.  In his early manhood, he was a sailor.  After he married, he pursued the weavers trade.  As modern machinery was installed in the mills, the weavers were no longer needed and he then became a coal miner.  My Great Grandmother, Elizabeth (Cherry) Hill, was born in Soctland about 1813.  She heard the …

Eliza Horne 

Eliza Horne was born on the twentieth of October, 1823, in Wakefield, Yorkshire England.  She was born into an aristocratic, wealthy English home. Her father, Joshua Horne was a pioneer in the business of manufacturing glass bottles.  His beautiful home and estate was known as Redhill, at Castleford, Yorkshire, England.  This was one of the large beautiful estates for which England was famous in days gone by.  Joshua’s home, fortune and …