I have submitted the full obituaries on the following individuals to the Wales-Gen-L
Mailing List. I have summarized below the details of each submittal. If anyone is
interested in one of these and wishes to receive a copy off-list, please send your e-mail
address.
1. Jane CHRISTMAS, Date of Death Not Given, Died in Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA: wife of the
late Henry D. Christmas; born in Llanelly, South Wales, in 1809; 88 years old; emigrated
to U.S. in 1848; survived by the following children: Ex-city assessor Walter Christmas,
David Christmas, Mrs. John Williams, all residing in Scranton; Mrs. John Evans of
Clark's Summit, and Mrs. Rossar Bodycomb of this city.
2. W.G. LEWIS, Date of Death Not Given, Died Catasauqua, PA, USA: born at Briton Ferry,
South Wales, Dec. 20, 1841, and was married at Neath, South Wales, June 28, 1863, to
Margaret Allen; survived by a wife, two sons, William, at home, and Griffith of Bradford;
three daughters, Lydia, Margaret and Nellie, who reside at home; also two sisters, Mrs.
Samuel Matthews of Slatington and Mrs. Johanna Jones of South Wales.
3. Ann DAVIES, Died 7 Dec 1897, Scranton, PA, USA: wife of Henry P. Davies; born at
Merthyr Tydvil, South Wales in 1833; came to U.S. in 1869; first husband died; in 1886 she
was married the second time; survived by three sons by the first marriage, John D. and
Richard L. Reese of Edwardsville and James H. Reese of Forty Fort, and her husband and his
children, John J., Mary, Philip, Sadie, Lillian, Harry and Howard; brother was the late
David Richards (Caedraw), Merthyr; James Richards, a well known merchant of Treforest,
Wales, and was an aunt to Owen Morgan (Morien), the well known Welsh historian. Mrs.
Davis emigrated to the United States in 1872. [Contradicts date in first paragraph.] She
was united in marriage to Henry P. Davis in 1879. [Contradicts date in first paragraph.]
Nancy Cook
Pasadena, MD, USA