Theophilus Morris Davies

Brief Life History of Theophilus Morris

When Theophilus Morris Davies was born on 5 August 1834, in Trelech-a'r-Bettws, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Davies, was 27 and his mother, Mary Morris, was 25. He married Jane Mc Elhinney on 15 May 1864. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Meidrim, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 24 November 1895, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Theophilus Morris Davies
1834–1895
Jane Mc Elhinney
1836–1908
Marriage: 15 May 1864
Theophilus McElhinney Davies
1865–1878
Thomas William Davies
1867–1932
Mary Elisabeth Davies
1869–1944
Martha Jane Davis
1871–1957

Sources (27)

  • Theophilus Davies in household of Mary Davies, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Theophilus Davies, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
  • Theophilus Davis, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Welsh and English: variant of Davis , a patronymic equivalent to Welsh ap Dafydd ‘Dafydd's son’. The name is especially numerous in south Wales. This form of the name probably shows the influence of Davy , the common English form of the personal name David in the late medieval and early modern periods (see Davey ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

From Journal of Theophilus Morris Davies from Florence, Nebraska to Great Salt Lake Valley

Notes: 1. {travel} in the journal was entered when only Start, Rest, and Stop times were entered. 2. Any italicized entries, including those with {} are personal comments of …

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