Hello Eliz and List,
Yes, John and Elizabeth are lost in 1850.
I found them on the 1860 US Census:1860 US Census, Bloom, Columbia Co, PA Image 23
Elizabeth age 50 and John Davies age 53 (Davis)
and Sarah Prosser age 76 -Eliz's mother (All born Wales)
Birthplace: Wales
Bloom, Columbia Co, PA
Post Office: Bloomsburg
Note the name is spelled Davis in 1860.
As you can see, in 1860 there are no children listed with Elizabeth and John, only her
mother, Sarah Prosser. Elizabeth and John were married in 2 Nov 1834 in Llanelly, BRE. I
believe they emigrated around 1840-1844. There is an Elizabeth Prosser (not Davies) on the
same ship Pocahontas arriving Aug 1844 Philadelphia. Elizabeth's parents, William and
Sarah Prosser, are on this ship. Also, Mary (Prosser) Lewis, Elizabeth's sister. So,
this could be Elizabeth Davies, known as Prosser on the ship manifest. Age 30 is about
right for her. But, there is only one page to this manifest and no Davies children
present.
John is not on this page, but neither is Mary Prosser Lewis's husband, Henry, so
perhaps the brother-in-laws came to America earlier......
Between the emigration time and the 1860 census, I can't find Elizabeth and John
Davies. They almost surely lived in in a county of Pennsylvania not far from the 1860
abode of Columbia Co.
I appreciate any assistance in locating Elizabeth and John and any children before or
after 1860.
Tomi
-----Original Message-----
From: Eliz Hanebury <elizhgene(a)gmail.com>
To: powys <powys(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sun, Dec 30, 2012 8:42 am
Subject: Re: [POWYS] Children of John Davies
Have you found John and Elizabeth in the US? It is easy to lose a
family in the years before 1850.
Eliz
On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Tomi Larson <tomil23(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I need help in finding any children of John Davies b. abt 1810 and
> Elizabeth
Prosser b. abt 1810. They married in Llanelly, BRE 2 Nov 1834. John and
Elizabeth emigrated to Pennsylvania around 1841. I haven't found any trace
of
children in America. Elizabeth's father was William Prosser of Glasbury, BRE
and
her grandfather was Evan Prosser of Llowes, RAD. I don't have parents for
John
Davies.
> Thank you!Tomi