I am trying to find the following families. I know that some of towns are not from this
list but I thought maybe with some luck I'd make a connection.
1-Griffiths,Christmas(b.1841 d.1903) gggrandfather his Wife's name is
Mary(b.1842d.1904), I am told they were from Bangor: children:
Annie;(b.1863 d.1902:ggrandmother( William Edwards) Katharine; Walter; William; Rachel
; (all were born in Wales)Christmas; born in Scranton, Pa.
2-Edwards,Edmond gggrandfather his wife's name was Ruth. I am told they were from
Merthyr Tydfil:
Children; William, (ggrandfather; Annie Griffiths)Jane; Richard; Charles ;( all born in
Wales)
3-Griffiths,James(b.abt. 1830d. ??) gggrandfather his wife's name was Eliza. I
don't know where in Wales they came from.
children; James;(born in Wales), 2-Stephen;(b.1857d.1927)(ggreatgrand father married Annie
Griffiths and William Edwards' daughter Ruth)Joan; William ; born in Wilkes Barre Pa.
4-Bembo,Thomas(b.1847 d.?),gggrandfather born in Tenbury,Hereford,England wife's
name Elizabeth(b.1836 d. ?),born in Dowlais.
Children: Isaac Evans step son (Aberdare Wales); Margaret A. Evans step daughter(Aberdare
Wales);Susan Evans step daughter (Llangynid) the other children are Bembo;John; Thomas;
Sarah Jane,(b.1869 d.1930) (ggrandmother:Stephen Griffiths); Elizabeth (all born in
Llangynid)
The above are all from my father's family.
5-Winter(s)Richard(b.1850 d.1932) ggrandfather,wife's name Hannah.One aunt told me
that my grandfather added the "s"and one told me it was always there,
Children:
Emma;Francis;Sarah;Annie;Lucy;Katie;Lizzie;Eva;James(grandfather:Deborah Reese) all but my
grandfather were born in Merthyr Tydfil, my grandfather was born in Scranton Pa.
6-Reynolds ??? gggrandfather wife ???
children; Hannah(b. 1853 d.1943)
7-Reese,Lewis M.(b.1850 d.1898) ggrandfather,Wife's name Rachel.(b.1853 d.1945)
Children:
Lewis M, MaryJane, Harry, Anna, Deborah(grandmother:James Winters),
Blodwyn;John;Carolyn;Anna;My grandmother is the only one that I know was born in Taylor
Pa.
8-Jones ??? wife's name ????
Children:
Rachel;(ggrandmother;Lewis Reese)Mary Jane;Simone;
Mary Jane married into a Reese family also and she and Simone stayed in Wales
My ggrandmother lived at 25 Alexandra St. in Blaina ,Monmouthshire.
If I'm not on the right board with these families would someone please direct me
to the right one.Just not to the door o.k.. a little American humor.
thanks for your time.
Jim Griffiths .