Seeking parent's names of Elizabeth JONES [possibly Rowland and
Elizabeth JONES] born in Corris, Merionethshire, North Wales, May 2,
1832. She came to America in 1851 at age 19 years. [see partial obituary
below].
Names of Elizabeth's siblings were:
Matilda JONES, Emma [Susan] JONES [my 2nd great grandmother], John R.
JONES, Mary JONES, etc.
Many THANKS :) in advance,
Jan Jordan in Vermont, USA
jnrose at webtv dot net
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From THE POULTNEY JOURNAL, Poultney, VT., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1918,
page 1
OBITUARY. [partial]
Mrs. Elizabeth Owens.
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth OWENS, relict of Morris OWENS, occurred at
her home on York Street on Wednesday afternoon, at the advanced age of
almost 86 years. <precept>
Deceased was born in Corris, Merionethshire, North Wales, on May 2,
1832, and came to America at the age of 19. She and Mr. OWENS were
residents of North Poultney [Vt.] for several years, where he died in
the Fall of 1876, and in the following Spring Mrs. OWENS and her
children moved to this village and into the house where she had
constantly lived for forty-one years. <precept>
All of her 8 children were still living at her death: Rowland T. OWENS
and Mrs. W.G. PHILLIPS of this village, Mrs. Mary JONES of St. Louis,
Mrs. Susie WATTS of New York, Mrs. John FALLON of Flushing, L.I. Miss
Margaret OWENS of New Rochelle, NY, William R. OWENS of Granville, NY
and Edward P. OWENS of Claremont, NH.
She was one of a family of 13 children - two of whom still survive, a
sister in London and another in Granville, Mrs. Joseph WILLIAMS. Rev.
John OWENS of Fair Haven officiated. The bearers were four grandsons,
Raymond, Arthur, Fred PHILLIPS and Newton OWENS, and two grandsons by
marriage, Charles ELDRIDGE and Eleazer JONES.