Emma Rees Davies

Brief Life History of Emma Rees

When Emma Rees Davies was born on 20 August 1851, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, David Rees Davies, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Thomas, was 35. She married David Jenkins on 1 November 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1861 and Saint Johns, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1900. She died on 8 April 1904, in Samaria, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Samaria, Oneida, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Jenkins
1843–1915
Emma Rees Davies
1851–1904
Marriage: 1 November 1875
David Reese Jenkins
1877–1912
Elizabeth Jenkins
1878–1969
Evan Thomas Jenkins
1880–1881
Anna Mae Jenkins
1882–1956
William Rees Jenkins
1884–1976
John Jenkins
1887–1887
Daniel Jenkins
1888–1889
Alvin Jenkins
1891–1891
Rachel Jenkins
1893–1988
Jane Jenkins
1895–1936

Sources (23)

  • Emma Rees in household of David Rees, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Emma Reece Jenkins, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Emma Reese Jenkins in entry for Mr William Jenkins, "Utah, Tremonton and Garland Obituaries, 1959-2013"

World Events (8)

1863

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

1864

Historical Boundaries: 1864: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Oneida, Idaho, United States

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

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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History of Mary Ann Davis

Mary Ann Davis was born December 5, 1858 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, South Wales to David Reese Davis and Elizabeth Thomas. South Wales is a beautiful country with green rolling hills and peaceful va …

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