Documents of John Howells (1793-1840)

Documents of John Howells (1793-1840)

A collection of documents during the life of John Howells.

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Life Happenings (1793-1840):

1793 John's baptism/christening record, 6 October 1793, found in Bishop's Transcripts Register for Penderin Parish, 1713-1836, Brecon County and/or District, Swansea & Brecon Diocese, Wales: FHL film #104489.

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1827 (age 34) John's and Gwenllian Price's marriage record, 9 November 1827, found in Bishop's Transcripts Register for Penderin Parish, 1713-1836, Brecon County or District, Swansea & Brecon Diocese, Wales: FHL film #104489.

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1840 (age 47) Certification of the death of John Howells, farmer, age 47 on 22 July 1840, in Penderin Parish, Wales.

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Subsequent Events:

1841 Wales Census for Upper Ystradvelltey, District 1, Breconshire County the year following John's death, showing the now widowed Gwenllian (age 40) at the bottom of the first page and five of her six children: Margaret (age 12), Thomas (age 10), Rees (age 7), Gwenllian (age 6), and Jenkin (age 4). Amelia, who would have been three years old is not listed. http://ancestry.com.

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1929-1930 (baptism, endowment): John's initial LoganTemple TIB card. FHL film # 1262020.

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1931 (baptism, endowment): John's subsequent LoganTemple TIB card. FHL film # 1262020.

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1920 (baptism, endowment): Gwenllian's initial Salt LakeTemple TIB card. FHL film # 1262020.

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1920 (baptism, endowment): Gwenllian's corrected Salt LakeTemple TIB card with the married name of Howells omitted. (The FR, Thomas Howells, should read son rather than brother.) FHL film # 1262031.

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1960: 12 August 1960, part 1 letter from the Genealogical Society Research Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Rulon S. Howells, President of the Thomas Howells and Ann Francis Howells Family Association, explaining the problems associated with Welsh research involving "Non-Conformist" ancestry. A copy of the letter was obtained from Shannon Howells, [email protected].

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1960: 12 August 1960, part 2 letter from the Genealogical Society Research Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Rulon S. Howells, President of the Thomas Howells and Ann Francis Howells Family Association, explaining the problems associated with Welsh research involving "Non-Conformist" ancestry. A copy of the letter was obtained from Shannon Howells, [email protected].

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1961: 27 January 1961, part 1 letter from the Genealogical Society Research Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Rulon S. Howells, President of the Thomas Howells and Ann Francis Howells Family Association, explaining the "Non-Conformist" status of Jenkin Howell, father of John Howells (thus accounting for difficulty encountered in locating the family's vital records), as well as information about Gwenllian. A copy of the letter was obtained from Shannon Howells, [email protected].

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1961: 27 January 1961, part 2 letter from the Genealogical Society Research Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Rulon S. Howells, President of the Thomas Howells and Ann Francis Howells Family Association, explaining the "Non-Conformist" status of Jenkin Howell, father of John Howells (thus accounting for difficulty encountered in locating the family's vital records), as well as information about Gwenllian. A copy of the letter was obtained from Shannon Howells, [email protected].

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1969 Extraction of 13 February 1969 Salt Lake Temple Sealing Records, showing information pertaining to spousal and children to parents sealings for Gwenllian and John Howells and their children: Found in FHL Film# 0537559.

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1973 Copy of a rough draft of a Madoc Historical Society letter, an organization created by Rulon S. Howells, President of the Thomas Howells and Ann Francis Howells Family Association, in an effort to open-up better access to Welsh records. (Note the non-Utah address designed to avoid any possible prejudicial response.) The intention was to send this letter to multiple vicars in Wales in an attempt to obtain previously unavailable "Non-Conformist" records. A copy of the letter was obtained from Shannon Howells, [email protected].

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1973: Copy of the 9 March 1973 letter from Theodore M. Burton, President of the Genealogical Society to Rulon S. Howells, advising against use of the Madoc Historical Society in obtaining Welsh records. A copy of the letter was obtained from Shannon Howells, [email protected].

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1973: Copy of the 31 May 1973 response by Rulon S. Howells to the above letter received from Theodore M. Burton, President of the Genealogical Society. Obviously, Rulon, anxious to move the research work forward, was frustrated with the limited availability of Welsh records. A copy of the letter was obtained from Shannon Howells, [email protected].

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1973: Copy of the 5 June 1973 answer from Theodore M. Burton, President of the Genealogical Society, to Rulon S. Howells regarding accessing Welsh records. Rulon and the rest of the Thomas Howells and Ann Francis Howells Family Association complied with the requests. A copy of the letter was obtained from Shannon Howells, [email protected].

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