Brief Life History of John Johnson
When John Johnson Davies was born on 28 December 1831, in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, John Davies, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Lewis, was 33. He married Mariah Rachel Davies on 3 October 1853, in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1854 and lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Kanarra Election Precinct, Kane, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 23 December 1906, in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States.
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- John J. Davis, "United States Census, 1880"
- John Johnson Davies and Maria Davies marriage
- John Johnson Davies, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
1861
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1864: Kane, Utah Territory, United States 1883: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Iron, Utah Territory, United States
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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John Johnson Davies and his writings
John Johnson Davies did not consider himself a man of learning. He particularly mentioned this is his poem: I am a verry Poor Speller and also verry poor writer I know but little about gramer then pl …
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