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Hello List,
I am trying to help a family in Wales connect to family and possible living relatives here in Minnesota and U.S. We're having trouble with some of the connections and wonder if someone on the list is familiar with these families.
Owen MORRIS, Sr. born 20 March 1822 at Pen-y-graig-wen, Anglesea, Wales. Died 20 Oct 1889 in MN (Parents Morris and Ann OWENS)
Married Catherine, only daughter of Thomas ELLIS in February 1843. Died 1899 in MN
They lived at Gaerwen and Llangaed before immigrating to the U.S. (Cambria County, MN) in 1869
Children:
Owen MORRIS, Jr. (attorney) born 12 August 1858 in Anglesey and died 10 Feb 1930 in St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN
Mary MORRIS - died 1880 in MN
Thomas MORRIS - died in MN
Thomas MORRIS married Ann ROBERTS
Children:
Richard R. MORRIS: 1871 (born Liverpool) - 1957 (died Kent Co., MI) Lived in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN area
Owen Thomas MORRIS 1868 (born Liverpool) - 1915 (died Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN)
Catherine MORRIS - 1873 (born Dolgelly) - 1921 (died Los Angeles, CA) Possibly married an R.J. WILLIAMS in MN
This is the missing connection we are trying to figure out:
On the 1910 census, Owen MORRIS, Jr (attorney) is living in St. Paul, MN and with him are his nephews Goronwy OWEN and brother, Robert Hugh OWEN. Goronwy and Robert's parents are Hugh Robert Owen (1848 - 1898) and Ellen THOMAS (1859 - 1934). The story is that Owen MORRIS, Jr. sponsored his two nephews to come to the U.S. as their father died at a young age.
Goronwy OWEN born 04 March 1893 in Festiniog, North Wales - died 1932 in Glendale, CA.
Robert Hugh OWEN born 1888 in Wales and died 1942 in Lime Springs, Howard Co., IA
How is Owen MORRIS, Jr. connected to Goronwy and Robert OWEN as an uncle?
A few people have been working on this but we haven't yet come up with a connection. Hope this all makes sense!
Thanks to anyone with any suggestions/help with these families.
Kay Gavin
Minnesota
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