Hello All,
I am trying to find the birthplace of my great great grandfather
Evan {M.} Jenkins b. 25 Feb 1845 in ? Wales. His fathers name was Thomas
Jenkins and we dont know yet his mothers name. He came to the USA in 1870
with his wife Margaret Williams Jenkins b 1843, sons William J. b. 1865
and David b. 1869.
They settled in Scranton,Pa. ans he was a miner ,as was his sons.
Now heres where I hit my dead end. We have been unable to located the
familys birthplaces in Wales, we have been told that it possiably may have
been the following towns/villages in Wales- BRYNMAWR , EBBW VALE ,
RHONDDA . The reason we were told this is because in the late 1860, early
1870 many of the people from these towns came to Scranton,Pa because of
their skiles in mining. Could someone search their 1851,1861 census for
Evan, his parents and maybe possaibly him and his wife ?
I know its a big task, but I've been at a dead end for abt 3 yrs now, any
help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
RJ