My Great Great Great Grandfather was John Morris (b. 1829 Ysceifiog). Is there anyone on
the list with access to the Parish Records who could provide information about his
baptism, and parents?
Are the Ysceifiog Parish registers available to buyfor this period - circa 1829?
In the early 1880s he and some of his children went to live in Ohio, USA, and from the
stories I am getting from a researcher over there one of the family developed a well known
reputation for his "shady business dealings" leading to many court appearances -
many of which were covered in the local press.
As for John Morris he died on 8 August 1891 in Akron, Ohio, when he was driving a wagon
with a load of stones. Somehow he lost balance and fell from the seat and went under the
front wheel - this crushed him, breaking his ribs and collar bone - the fatal injuries
that he died from a few days later. His 10 yr old son Harry jumped to the controls and
stopped the horses taking the whole wagon over his Dad. Harry later went on to build horse
drawn wagons!
Many thanks,
Jonathan