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From July, 1885, to December, 1886, J. A. James was chief deputy grain inspector, and from December, 1886, to August 1st, 1889, he was chief grain inspector. In July, 1887, Joshua Wig- ley and Arthur N. James were appointed to the state weighing department, and in September, 1887, Ed. H. Pugh was ap- pointed to the same office and Wm. E. Williams in November, 1891. In 1885 John F. Dackins was appointed mail clerk, and in 1883 Owen Pritchard was appointed postmaster at Lake Crystal. John Bowen, at Courtland, and David Y. Davis and Evan Lloyd, at Ottawa, have held the same office.
At the election of 1894, Job Lloyd was chosen state senator of Le Sueur county, and J. N. Jones, representative trom Red- wood county. In Bhie Earth county, Peter Lloyd was re-elected treasurer, Daniel Bowen was chosen sheriff, and Robert Roberts commissioner from the city of Mankato.
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Their Record in the War of the Rebellion.
BY WILLIAM E. WILLIAMS.
Our Welsh pioneers were patriots in the best sense of the word. They loved their country dearly, not for personal gain or glory, but for the grand principles of justice, liberty and equality on which it was founded, and when slavery and dis- union were threatening the very life of our Republic in the dark days of the Rebellion the Cymri were among its first and most faithful defenders. In the quotas of men furnished the Welsh towns were the banner towns of Blue Earth county. South Bend took the lead during the first years of the war, furnishing
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Evan J. Davis. LATE OF CAMBRIA, MINN.
David Y. Davis. MANKATO, MINN.
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Lewis P. Jones. LATE OF CAMBRIA, MINN.
David Dackins. MANKATO, MINN.
GROUP OF WELSH SOLDIERS.
Lieut. John Roberts. LATE OF LE SUEUR, MINN.
Robert Roberts. MANKATO, MINN.
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Edward S. Evans. LE SUEUR, MINN.
GROUP OF WELSH SOLDIERS.
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nearly twice as many as their proportion required. During the last two years Butternut Valley, which had been second, be- came the banner town of the county, which position it hehl to the close of the Rebellion.
The first Welsh volunteer from the Welsh settlements was Wm. D. Howells, of Judson, who enlisted May 24th, 1861, in Company I, First Minnesota Regiment. The second volunteer was Isaac Morgan, son of the late Richard Morgan, of Cambria, who enlisted July 5th, 1861, in Company E, Second Minnesota Volunteers. He rendered splendid service on southern battle- fields for four and one-half years and now lives in St. Louis, Missouri.
The next to enlist were: Griffith J. Lewis, now of Man- kato; James Edwards, late of Cambria, Minn., and James P. Thomas, of Mankato. They served in Company B, Brackett's Battalion, and were a part of the Fifth Regiment, Iowa Cav- alry. They were nearly six years in active service.
Six Welsh boys joined the Fourth Minnesota, namely: Ser- geants Thomas Rees, eldest son to the old pioneer, John Rees, Lake Crystal, and W. F. Jones, now of St. Peter, Minn. Pri- vates John E. Jones, Owen Davies, W. L. Jones and John Thomas. Sergeant Thomas Rees was the first man from this section to fall in battle in defense of the old flag. He was mor- tally wounded at the siege of Vicksburg, Miss., and died June 20, 1863, at Memphis, Tenn. John E. Jones and Owen Davies died in 1893. W. L. Jones lost an arm in the service. Ilis pres- ent address is unknown. Two enlisted and served in the Sixth Minnesota, John and Griffith Williams, brothers of T. D. Wil- liams, Lake Crystal, Minn. John died in Helena, Arkansas, September 2nd, 1864; Griffith is a resident of western Minnesota.
August 18th, 1862, twenty-one enlisted and served in Com- pany E, Ninth Minnesota Volunteers. Their names and record are as follows:
Lieutenant John R. Roberts, mortally wounded in the as- sault on the Rebel fortification at Nashville, Tenn, December 16, 1864. Died of wounds January 4, 1865.
David Breese, captured at battle of Guntown, Miss., June 10, 1864. Died in Andersonville prison, Georgia, September 4, 1864.
D. Y. Davies, survivor, present address Mankato, Minn.
Evan J. Davies (brother of D. Y.) taken prisoner at battle of Guntown, Mississippi, June 10, 1864. Died in Andersonville October 15, 1864.
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David Dackins, survivor, taken prisoner June 11, 1864. Es- caped. ITis address is Mankato, Minn.
John Edwards, survivor, Lake Crystal, Minn.
John W. Jenkins, survivor, son of W. Jenkins, Lake Crys- tal, was a prisoner of war twelve months. His address is De- fiance, Mo.
Edwards Evans, survivor, Le Sueur, Minn., was taken pris- oner at Battle of Guntown. Escaped from prison January, 1865.
Wm. Griffith, died at Jefferson City, Mo .. October 31, 1863.
John J. Jones, died at South Bend, Minn., September 10, 1865.
Daniel Jones, died at Cambria, Minn., in 1875.
Sergeant Lewis P. Jones, survivor, Blufton, Minn.
Lewis Lewis, taken prisoner June 10, 1864. Died at An- dersonville prison March 26, 1865.
John Lloyd, survivor, Tracy, Minn.
John Reese, survivor, Courtland, Minn.
Wm. Rees, brother of Thos. Rees, Fourth Minnesota, was taken prisoner at Guntown and died in prison October 11, 1864. Corporal Robert Roberts, survivor, Mankato, Minn.
H. J. Roberts, wounded severely in battle, captured and died in prison. The date of his death is unknown, but it was during the summer of 1864.
John G. Roberts, wounded in battle, captured and died in Andersonville prison July 28, 1864.
Thos. B. Williams, survivor, present address unknown.
Corporal W. E. Williams, survivor, Minneapolis, Minn.
Two enlisted in the Eleventh Minnesota: Watkin Jones, survivor, Heron Lake, Minn., and D. W. Jones, address un- known.
Five enlisted in the First Minnesota Mounted Rangers:
W. E. Davies, survivor, Minnehaha, Minn.
Thos. D. Lloyd, died in 1871 at Cambria, Minn.
E. P. Davies, survivor, Cambria, Minn.
Stephen Walters, survivor, Courtland, Minn.
The two latter also served in the Second Minnesota Cavalry.
Twenty-three enlisted and served in the Second Regiment. Minnesota Cavalry, namely:
D. J. Davies, Jr., survivor, Seattle, Washington.
E. P. Davies, hereinbefore mentioned.
John P. Davies, survivor, Hamline, Minn.
H. H. Edwards, survivor, Lake Crystal, Minn.
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Bramblet & Heyget inges.
WM. EDWARDS.
LEWIS LEWIS.
JAMES EDWARDS.
STEPHEN WALTERS.
TIMOTHY REES.
JOSHUA WIGLEY.
W M. R. LEWIS. ED. R. JONES.
DAVID WALTERS.
JAN. P. THOMAS.
Group of Welsh Soldiers, Blue Earth County, Minn.
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Wm. Edwards, survivor, Courtland, Minn.
W. H. Evans, survivor, Bath, South Dakota. Richard HI. Hughes, survivor, Tracy, Minn. Wm. R. Hughes, survivor, Milwaukee, Wis. Wm. H. Hughes, survivor, Tracy, Minn. Sergeant Win. Jones, survivor, Mankato, Minn.
Robert E. Jones, survivor, present address unknown.
J. C. Jones, survivor, Lake Crystal, Minn. Rowland Lewis, survivor, Fort Worth, Texas. Wm. R. Lewis, survivor, Lake Crystal, Minn. James Morgan, survivor, Tracy, Minn. Edward Price, survivor, Winona, Minn.
Robert S. Pritchard, survivor, South Bend, Minn.
Wm. Shields died in 1886 at Ipswich, S. D.
Rice Thomas, survivor, Courtland, Minn.
Edward Thomas, survivor, now the Rev. Edward Thomas, Tracy, Minn.
Stephen Walters, mentioned before.
David Walters, survivor, Courtland. Minn.
Joshua Wigley, survivor, Lake Crystal, Minn.
Three enlisted in the First Minnesota Heavy Artillery: The late Capt. H. J. Owens died in March, 1894, John J. Lloyd, survivor, Lake Crystal, Minn., and Wm. Morgan, address un- known.
The total number of our nationality enlisted for the war from Blue Earth and Le Sueur counties were sixty-six, an almost incredible number, when we take into consideration that the country was new and sparsely settled at that time. After the war several other old soldiers came into our midst, and are wor- thy citizens of our community. Among the number are E. R. Jones, Third Wisconsin Cavalry; John Lewis, Fourth New York Heavy Artillery; Wm. Davies, United States Navy: John J. James, 146th New York Infantry; E. T. Evans, Forty-Ninth Wisconsin Infantry; J. J. Edwards, Thirty-Second Wisconsin ; Tim Reese, Twelfth Wisconsin; Rev. T. E. Hughes, Twenty- Third Wisconsin.
All of these survivors are now on the decline of life, and soon, very soon, the sun of their day will sink forever. They, as well as those that lived in that dark and momentous period, are entitled to great credit, not only for saving the nation but, also, for inspiring a genius and energy that has made this, our country, the greatest government on earth. They are entitled to credit because they swore in the light of high Heaven that
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not one inch of the three million square miles that is beneath our starry banner should be governed under any other.
Their reward are the welcoming plaudits of a grateful and united nation. They won for our country renewed respect at home and abroad and an unequaled era of growth and prosper- . ity dawned with peace.
In relinquishing the implements of war for those of peace, the glory they won as soldiers has been rarely dimmed by any improper conduct as citizens.
The preservation of our flag and the free institutions of our country was also the preservation of the Christian religion in it, as much as it was of the liberties of the people. Soon, very soon, nothing but the names of the heroes of that period will remain. But their deeds will be honored as long as the stars and stripes wave over their graves.
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THE WELSH OF MINNEAPOLIS.
BY REV. JOSHUA T. EVANS.
When considering that less than fifty years ago the present - site of Minneapolis did not have a dwelling erected nor a single civilized inhabitant, now has a population of more than 200,000, with 40,000 homes, and is one of the cleanest, most en- terprising and prosperous cities in the world, it would be inter- esting to know from whence came these people, who have built a city, which has, with a capacity of 50,000 barrels per day, taken the lead of the world in the production of flour, and is second to none in its lumber production. Only a small percent- age of the population can claim the city as the place of their nativity, the great majority having been attracted here on ac- count of business advantages, educational facilities and beauty of the location. Restricted by a limited knowledge, and absence of time to gather material. our inquiry at present shall be rela- tive to the Welsh and Welsh Americans of the city, who accord- ing to their number, are second to no other nationality in mo- rality, industry and enterprise, and in the aid they give towards building up and making the city clean and prosperous. As to their numerical strength our estimate would be from 1,000 to 1,500, the great majority being Welsh Americans. They have come from Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and other states, the greatest number coming from Wisconsin, and a small percentage direct from Wales.
LIME SPRINGS, IOWA.
So far as the Welsh population is contributing to the pros- perity of the city, Minneapolis is indebted to a great extent to Lime Springs, Iowa, and vicinity. Probably David Williams, the miller, was the first to come from there early in the 70's, followed by G. R. Jones and II. II. Jones, and in 1879 II. ().
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Roberts and family, consisting of Mrs. Roberts, O. H. Roberts, of St. Paul, Mrs. Jennie A. Ingalls, Mrs. David Roberts, of Mankato, and Humphrey and Sarah. J. D. Evans, the com- mission merchant; R. R. Davies and family, W. G. Thomas, who was for years in charge of elevator B of the C., M. & St. P. R. R., and his brother, J. S. Thomas; Thomas P. Jones and daughters, Mrs. J. D. Evans, Mrs. J. W. Hughes and Mrs. R. Pritchard. G. G. Roberts came in 1883, and sons, John G. Rob- erts, now of Lime Springs, Ia., and David E. Roberts, now of Sioux Falls, S. D., both traveling salesmen for the J. I. Case Co .; and Mrs. Thomas John, of Columbus City, Ia. Some years later their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Jones. came to the city. Prof. John Morris came in 1881, graduated at the State University, and was superintendent of manual training in the city public schools for several years. D. T. Davies, who is at the head of the Davies Packing Co., came early in the 80's, and has been city meat inspector; Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Harris, Robert and Abram Wood, commission mer- chants; Mrs. W. E. James, W. J. Jones, who keeps a wall paper store on Franklin Avenue; Giffith Williams, the architect, and brothers, David, Hugh and John; Howell Howells and family, R. E. Roberts, ( Tenory dd Machno), now of Chicago, and his sister, Mrs. Isaac, and her daughter, Mrs. Kennedy, came early in the 80's, and Mrs. Kennedy still lives here. Rev. T. H. Lewis, of Dawson, Minn., spent several years as a stenographer in the city, and was active in church work. Mrs. O. D. Owens and family, Evan Morgan and sisters, Mrs. W. J. Jones and Mrs. J. M. Davies, are from Lime Springs, Ia. C. J. Blythin came from Williamsburg, Ia., in 1884, and is a native of Wales. He is the assistant manager for D. R. Barber & Son, with their office in the Flour Exchange. Mrs. H. R. Williams is from Iowa, and Mr. Williams is the assistant general superintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. H. J. Williams, assistant claim agent of the Soo Railway, came here from San Francisco, Cal., but has lived in Clay county, Iowa, and Mrs. Williams was raised there, being the daughter of Evan Jones, now of Lime Springs, Iowa.
MINNESOTA.
Griffith Samuel, who has charge of a branch house of the Milwaukee Harvester Company, came from Kansas, and D. E. Davies came from Denver, Col., in 1888.
From Tracy, Minnesota, Dr. S. S. Jones came to this city in
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1888, and is a native of Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thomas, Seventeenth Avenue, and Mrs. Peregrine and her son, Philip Peregrine, are from Tracy Mr. Thomas has been sec- retary of the Wyddorfa several times. The city is indebted to Butternut Valley for W. E. Williams ( Gwilym), the deputy state grain weighmaster, and O. R. Roberts, of Lake Crystal, was with us a few years, and Mankato lent us Rev. J. C. Jones for a year. D. H. Evans, the real estate dealer, is a native of Blue Earth county, but came here from West Superior, Wis. Alexander Hughes and brother, James and families and sister, Mrs. R. R. Davies, are from Mankato. Robbie Hughes, son of the former, captured one of the prizes for singing at the last Eisteddfod. Anna Griffiths, now Mrs. O. H. Roberts, of St. Paul, and her mother; D. H. Williams, who holds a position of . trust with J. W. Thomas & Co., and G. O. Williams and families are from Mankato; also Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hughes and children, Willie, Katie, Maggie and Mabel, the latter a sweet singer. W. T. Jones lived at Mankato a short time before coming here.
Mrs. Elizabeth Morton came from Lake Crystal in 1878, and her daughters, Mrs. Major Pierce and Mrs. Feeley, and son, C. E. Davis, are still here. Mrs. Feeley keeps hair-dressing parlors on Nicollet Avenue, and Mr. Davis is dealing in grain.
Evan Griffiths, with the Northern Pacific Express Company, is from Le Sueur.
J. W. Thomas, the popular dry goods merchant on Nicollet Avenue, came in 1885 from Winona, at which place he was engaged in the same business.
Thomas E. Williams came to the city from Dawn, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Owens were from the same place, and have returned there.
STATE OF NEW YORK.
The State of New York has not given many of its Welsh people to Minneapolis, but deserves a distinction because, so far as we are able to find, the first Welsh came from there. Dr. O. J. Evans, a native of Remsen, takes the lead, coming at the close of the war, in 1865. He has taken a prominent part in building up the city, having served in the city council, state legislature, board of education, board of health, etc., in addi- tion to his professional work. Miss Frances Jones came from Lewis county, N. Y., in 1867, and now has charge of the
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mailing department in the dry goods store of J. W. Thomas & Co. Lewis Edwards, the real estate dealer, is from Rome. E. R. Jones came from Utica in '87 or 'SS, and was engaged in the mantel business. W. O. Jones came from the same place about the same time, and has been with J. W. Thomas & Co. several years. R. D. Jones, credit man in the same store, and brother of Mrs. J. W. Thomas, is from Utica. D. W. Davies came from New York City in 1884. D. C. Jones, assistant gen- eral freight agent of the C., M. & St. P. Rv., is a son of E. D. Jones, Esq., of Detroit, Mich., and came here from Milwaukee, Wis., in 1890, and Mrs. Jones is a daughter of Hon. Thomas D. Roberts, of Floyd, N. Y. C. W. Davies, engraver and printer, who has an attractive store at 610 Nicollet Avenue, came from Whitesboro, N. Y., in 1881, and takes the lead in his line of business; and W. L. Griffith and family came from Utica in 1892.
STATE OF OIIIO.
W. G. James ( Gwilym Ddu o Went), came from Des Moines, Iowa, in 1883, and has been active with the Eisteddfo- dau, and his son, W. E. James, is one of our reliable young men in the employment of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The other children, Gomer, Robert, Rachel, Lizzie, Edith and Fanny, are at home with their parents. Mr. James lived several years at Cincinnati, Ohio. D. E. Jones came to the city from Columbus, Ohio, in 1883, and is now employed by one of the insurance companies. He was the leader of the Minneapolis choir of sixty voices, competing in the Chicago Eisteddfod of 1890. Dr. David Owen Thomas came here from Indianapolis, Ind., but was formerly from Ohio, and he takes interest in the Eisteddfodau, has written several articles on Welsh Philology, and possesses a collection of rare Welsh books. E. D. J. Evans came from Van Wert. Ohio; also Mr. and Mrs. John Williams and Mrs. Coe. H. P. Roberts, the attorney, related to the Roberts of Llanbrynmair, was born in Ashtabula county, Ohio, but came here in 1884 from Colorado.
STATE OF SOUTHI DAKOT.1.
Among those coming from South Dakota, we can mention Colonel D. M. Evans, the late President of Redfield College, who was also at one time the editor of the Aberdeen Daily News. Morris Williams and Robert Rowlands and families
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came from Aberdeen. Both had formerly lived in Wisconsin, Mr. Williams at Randolph, and Mr. Rowlands at Cambria. Mrs. D. D. Jones also came from there. From Ipswich, S. D., Ellis Jones and family came a few years ago, and he has been active with the Wyddorfa: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Whittington and daughter Una, Mrs. Mary E. Jones and children Harry and Mamie, and Mrs. Hugh Griffiths and son and daughter are from there. Evan Griffiths is now the city editor of the Fargo Argus, at Fargo, North Dakota, and Mary Griffiths is the cashier in this city for the Davies Packing company. W. R. Jones, of Ipswich, usually spends his winters here, and Owen Rowlands came from there. Mrs. Margaret Williams came from Arvilla, South Dakota, in 1888.
BANGOR, WISCONSIN.
The Welsh people coming from Bangor, Wis., are as fol- lows: John R. Howells came in April, 1879, and his word is considered authority on the value of real estate; H. G. Morris came soon afterwards and started a boot and shoe store. He is a native of Proscairon, Wis., and Mrs. Morris, of Welsh Prairie, near Cambria. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davies kept a hotel for a short time, and Mrs. Davies is a beautiful singer. In 1881, J. H. Parry and family came to the city; he has been four years in the city council and at present is our city bread inspector. Rob- ert, John and Mrs. Mingle, children of Mr. and Mrs. Parry are living in the city, and Miss Mingle, their granddaughter, has been the organist in one or two of the Eisteddfodau. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones came a little later and their children, Hugh, William, Evan, Annie and Maggie are still with their mother. Mr. Jones was the son of Rev. Hugh Jones, Columbus, Wis. Prof. H. F. Pierce is well known as a music teacher, and has giveri some of his compositions to the musical world. W. J. Salisbury is with the J. L. Owens Co., and Watkin Jones is one of our popular young men. D. D. Jones has been here several years, and his son, V. D. Jones, is the city passenger ticket agent of the Great Northern railway, and V. E. Jones is the city ticket agent in the Union depot. Mrs. J. J. Jones, Six- teenth avenue, is the daughter of Owen Hughes, and Mrs. J. J. Jones, our dry goods merchant, is the daughter of E. R. Roberts of Bangor, and Mrs. Nean of John Jones. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Williams, the druggist, and our young attorney, J. T. Baxter, have been in the city several years. Miss Margaret Baxter is an attractive singer and Mrs. Bardwell is another sister living
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in the city. John F. Jones was formerly from Bangor but came here from Bismarck, N. D.
CAMBRIA, WISCONSIN.
No place has more Welsh representatives in the city than Cambria, Wis., and many who came here from other places have previously made their home there. R. H. Jones and his broth- ers, G. R. Jones, H. H. Jones, W. H. Jones and O. W. Jones who have lived here, were brought up at Cambria. R. H. Jones came here from Berlin, Wis., and was one of the organizers of the Minneapolis Harvester Co., and for years its secretary and treasurer. W. H. and O. W. Jones when here were in the wholesale implement business.
J. L. Owens came to the city in July, 1878, and has been -the means of bringing many others here. For several years he was an inventor and had charge of all the wood department of the Minneapolis Harvester Co. He built the Jones block on Franklin avenue, and later organized the J. L. Owens Co. to manufacture the Owens Fanning Mills and other farm machin- ery of his own invention, of which he is still the president. His children, John J. and Robert J., are heavy share holders in the company ; David, who is foreman in the shop; Richard L., who is traveling salesman for the company, and Owen L. and Mrs. J. T. Evans are living in the city. David B. Thomas and family came soon after Mr. Owens and are still here. His daughters are Mrs. J. R. Jones, Mrs. Jacob Williams, Mrs. Jesse Williams, Mrs. Tabitha Colter, and the sons David and Philip are home with their parents. D. H. Evans came in 1879 and in a few years was made foreman in the Harvester works, a position which he still holds with Woods Harvester Co., at St. Paul. E. J. Jones, brother to Mrs. Evans, has been street com- missioner in the Seventh ward, and he and another brother, J. J. Jones, are members of the Odd Fellows quartet. They now live at St. Paul. Mrs. Allen Jones is a sister of theirs. R. R. Howells and D. R. Howells, nephews of J. L. Owens, were among the early comers, and are in business together under the name of R. R. Howells & Co., having a store of threshing ma- chine supplies, etc., on Washington avenue, and a manufactur- ing plant in another part of the city. Another brother. Benja- min, and the mother and sister have come to the city later. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lewis and O. Roberts were among the first to come. D. J. Hughes, II. A. Hughes, J. W. Hughes and their father, Win. Hughes, came carly in the 80's, the latter has been
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R. R. Howell.
R. J. Owens.
John J. Owens.
WELSH MANUFACTURERS OF MINNEAPOLIS.
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JJohn H. - Parry.
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city lumber inspector, and J. W. is interested in music, and was . secretary of the first Eisteddfod. H. R. Edwards also has taken prizes in singing in the local Eisteddfodau. D. A. Roberts and son, Robert, are the merchant tailors on Franklin avenue, and another son, T. D. Roberts, is one of our estimable mail car- riers. George W. Williams, the organist of the Welsh church, and Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Louis Heinz, Mrs. Blizabeth Roberts, and her children, Robert, Mrs. D. D. Jonesand Mrs. S. S. Jones, formerly lived at Cambria. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Griffiths, Mrs. Griffiths is the daughter of Daniel Williams ( Glyn), Mrs. W. G. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Mor- ris Morgan, E. II. and D. E. Edwards, Nicolas Jones, D. E. Jones, Mrs. Casey, (ncc Annie Hughes), Mary J. Evans, Mrs. Wolfenton and H. J. Hughes the deputy state grain weighmas- ter are well known there. R. D. Jones, foreman with R. R. Howells & Co., is a son of the late Rev. Wm. Jones, Welsh Prairie. J. M. Owens and family are from the same place. The children are John J., Charles, Frederick, Newton, Alfred, Mrs. Sharp and Mrs. Porter and all are doing well.
J. J. Jones, the dry goods merchant on Franklin avenue, came from Marquette, Michigan, in 1884, but was formerly from Cambria.
R. L. Jones is interested in music and has taken prizes at several of the Eisteddfodau.
COLUMBUS, WISCONSIN.
From Columbus, Wisconsin, Dr. U. G. Williams came early in 1883, and for several years kept a drug store on Washington avenue, but now gives all his time to the practice of medicine. John O). Williams, one of our mail carriers, came to the city in 1881, and is prominent in the Christian Endeavor society ; Mrs. Williams takes great interest in painting, and is the daughter of the well known minister. Rev. Thomas R. Jones, who spends part of his time at Minneapolis. Jesse Williams came about the same time as his brother, and Daniel B. Jones, a cousin, who at one time was the leader of the singing at the Welsh church, and now lives at West Pullman, Ill.
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