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 the age of 79, in 1907 at Milo, Bonneville County, Idaho. Charlotte his wife was born on the 10 of Dec 1828, in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. She died at the age of 76 in 1903 in Samaria Idaho. This couple had seven children, David Peter, born in 1854 at Aberanum, Galm, Wales, he died at the age of 95 in Idaho Falls Idaho. He married Carolin Coles. Mary Ann was born in 1856 in Minersville, Penn. She died at the age of 38, she married Lewis Hughes. Ellen Jane was born in 1860 in Alma Town, Illinois. She died as an infant of one year. Hannah was born in 1862 in Provo, Utah, died at the age 88 in Idaho Falls. She married Parley Davis. William Gomer Davis, my father was born in 1865 at Logan, Utah, died 24 April 1953 at the age of 87 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He married Margaret Ann Hawkins of Samaria, Idaho. They were married in the Logan Temple in 1891, they had eight children, Eva, Raymond, Pearl, Lyman, Margaret, Robert, and Laura. All of the children were born in Samaria, Idaho but the last two. George was born Oct. 7, 1867, at Logan, Utah, he married Sarah Thomas in 1888. They are still alive when this history was written and live in Idaho Falls. Charlotte was the last child born in 1870 at Samaria, Idaho. She died at the age of three years. 

David William Davis came to Utah in 1861, and settled in Provo until 1864, then moved to Logan, Utah, where they lived until April 1868 when they moved to Samaria, Idaho, where they lived until their death. 

Land looked good in Samaria, the land was fruitful and the grass was abundant and high, so they bought a large farm, raising cattle and sheep. They had a fine brick home which was unusual at this time as most houses were built of logs. The Indians were very bad in Samaria in the early days. They would come at night and steal horses and cattle. They wouldn’t take just anything, they wanted the best. One time there was an Indian who didn’t stop at stealing cattle, they stole my father when he was a baby. Hannah was left in charge of William as a baby. She went out in the hay field to work and laid him down under a bush to sleep, along came an Indian and ran off with him. She notified her father that the baby had been stolen, her father jumped on his horse and chased him until he left him along the way. My grandfather Davis had another incident in his life I would like to mention. He worked in a coal mine in Aberdare, Wales. This day he took off from his work to make arrangements for a passport to America. While he was away they had an explosion in the mine and all of the men were killed except my grandfather. 

I am thankful that my grandfather’s life was saved, that he could join the church and come to America, the land of opportunity. I am thankful that I could be a descendent from a couple that had the fortitude to look at the future and join a church they knew to be true, even though it meant hardship and suffering. 

By Margaret Davis 

Paul 426 So. 13 East 

Salt Lake City, Utah