The Welsh Saints Project

Given Name: John Henry
Surname: Davis/Davies

Gender: Male

Birth date: 9 August 1852

Birth place: Llanwenog, Cardiganshire, Wales View Sources

Death date: 5 May 1928

Death place: Logan, Cache, Utah, United States View Sources

Burial date: 9 May 1928

Burial place: Logan, Cache, Utah, United States View Sources

Father: Davis/Davies, Titus Lazarus
Mother: Mary Gwenllian Bowen

Siblings

David Lazarus Davis/Davies
Gwenllian Davis/Davies
Thomas A. Davis/Davies
Henry John Davis/Davies
Timothy Bowen Davis/Davies
Josiah Bowen Davis/Davies
Evan Thomas Davis/Davies
Daniel John Davis/Davies
Hannah Davis/Davies
Jenkin Bowen Davis/Davies

Williams, Martha (1864-1943)

Married 29 September 1887 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States

Children

Davis, Mary Gwendaline
Davis, Gladys
Davis, John Llewellyn
Davis, Martha Rachel
Davis, Benjamin Henry
Davis, Roland Williams
Davis, Florence
Davis, Harrison Williams

View Sources

1870 US Census	Blue Creek Station, Box Elder, Utah Territory	Extract	Image
1900 US Census	Logan Township 3, Cache, Utah	Extract	Image
1910 US Census	Logan Precinct 2, Cache, Utah	Extract	Image
1920 US Census	Logan Precinct 2, Cache, Utah	Extract	Image

Left London, Middlesex, England on 4 June 1863 aboard the ship Amazon.
Arrived in New York, Kings, New York, United States on 18 July 1863.

"Pioneer Database," database (history.churchofjesuschrist.org: accessed 20 August 2019), John Henry Bowen Davis entry, Thomas E. Ricks Company (1863).

"Saints by Sea," database and images (saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu: accessed 20 August 2019), John Davies entry, age 10, arrived 18 July 1863 on the Amazon.

John was present at the driving of the Golden Spike which completed the transcontinental railway. On the 1880 census, a “John Davis” is listed as head of household and raising cattle with residence in Willard. He probably sold his ranch to the railroad when he moved to the village of Logan. For a time, John was a fireman on a work train. Timothy had settled in Logan and the two probably shared a residence. John and Timothy became partners in the mercantile business with continued success. On 29 September 1887 (three months after Timothy married), John married Martha Watkins Williams; they raised eight children. John’s family home at 50 North 5th West was one block east of Timothy and Charlotte. At some point, John opened another store on the corner of Center and Depot Street. He owned a farm in Logan and was active in church and civic affairs. In 1893, he was a member of the choir that sang for the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple. In 1897, he served a two-year mission to the Eastern States for the church and served two home missions. He was known for his very strong testimony of the Church. He was the first stockholder of the First National Bank in Logan and its Director for many years. For a time, he ran a lumber company in Oregon. John was a natural musician and taught several different instruments to students in the Logan area. He passed away May 5, 1928, at age seventy-five of heart disease.

Thanks to Elease King (eleasek@q.com) for sending the picture and the brief biography.

Additional information about John, his siblings, and his parents is available on the individual file for Titus Lazarus Davis.

John Henry Davis/Davies

Siblings