The following article was found in the Wilkes-Barre (PA) Record, 12 Aug
1895, Page 1. If anyone is interested in receiving a copy of this
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This is an long article on Dr. Davis. Although he was born in the USA,
his parents were born in Neath Wales. Below are extracts with the
pertinent information.
"Dr. Davis was 58 years of age, and was born at Warren, Bradford County,
July 5, 1837...
"Deceased was a son of David and Elizabeth Davies [sic], who were
natives of Llanguicke, near Neath, Wales, and who emigrated to this
country in 1831, and settled on a farm at Warren, Bradford County, Pa.,
where the old homestead still stands. The following children were born
at the old home: John Davies, resides at Neath, Bradford County, Pa.;
Mary, wife of Rev. John Davies of Dodgeville, Wis.; Philip Davies of
Neath, Pa.; Evan H.; Annie, now the wife of Hon. H. Howell of Neath,
Pa.; Hon. W.T. Davies, ex-lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania; Thomas,
killed in a railroad accident at Mahanoy in 1881; Dr. Rees Davies of
Wilkes-Barre [the deceased]; Elizabeth and Catherine Davies, who resided
at the old homestead. David Davies, the father, died in 1882, and
Elizabeth, the mother, died in 1856. Both were buried at Neath,
Bradford County.
"Dr. Davis married, in 1867, Maggie E. Williams, daughter of Philip and
Harriet Williams of Pike, Pa., and four children were born unto them:
Maude (died in 1892), Walter, now a medical student in the University of
Pennsylvania; Harriet and Bessie."
No explanation is given as to why the doctor's surname is DAVIS, but his
parents are DAVIES.
Nancy Cook
Pasadena, MD, USA