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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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 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 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 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 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 …
(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 …
Written by Himself 1920 The following lines are a brief history of the life and experience of the writer, Thomas Ap. Davis written by his own hand. I have thought perhaps that some day some of my posterity might be pleased to read of the hardships and experiences of one who came to this land at a rather …
The following short statement was printed in the Idaho Statesman on January 5, 1895 along with other short statements about members of the Idaho Legislature convening in Boise Idaho: Thomas A. Davis- D- Oneida, born in Wales in 1849; self educated; farmer and stock grower; was Justice of the Peace for several years. The following …
“Native of Malad Awaits 90th Birthday” Idaho Enterprise, March 1962 Mrs. Victoria Williams Davis will be honored Sunday at an open house in observance of her ninetieth birthday. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Davis will host the gala event at their home, 492 North 100 West, from 2 to 6 p.m. Mrs. Davis was born March …
