Very incomplete list! | |  Daniel Agnew (1809-1902) — of Beaver,BeaverCounty, Pa.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,January5, 1809.Lawyer;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837-38;district judge in Pennsylvania, 1851-63;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1863-79;chiefjustice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1873-79.IrishandWelsh ancestry.Died in Beaver,BeaverCounty, Pa.,March 9,1902 (age93 years, 63days).Burial location unknown. | | Frank Houston Bassett (1873-1950) — of Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.Born in Stephensport,BreckinridgeCounty, Ky.,November1, 1873.Democrat. Played and umpiredprofessionalbaseball in the Cotton and Southern leagues;dry goodsmerchant;hardwarebusiness;physician;mayorof Hopkinsville, Ky., 1918-21;ChristianCounty Court Clerk, 1922-34; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1928.Presbyterian.Welsh ancestry. Member,American MedicalAssociation;Elks.Died in Hopkinsville,ChristianCounty, Ky.,August5, 1950 (age76 years, 277days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky. | | George T. Beach (1843-1915) — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Tredegar,Wales,February2, 1843.Painter;banker;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1904-07.Welsh ancestry. Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,May 19,1915 (age72 years, 106days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.| |  Relatives: Sonof Thomas Beach and Charlotte Beach. |
| | William Bebb (1802-1873) — of Ohio. Born near Shandon,ButlerCounty, Ohio,December8, 1802.Whig.Lawyer;Whig Presidential Elector for Ohio,1844;Governorof Ohio, 1846-49.Welsh ancestry. DiedOctober23, 1873 (age70 years, 319days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Rockford, Ill. | | Riley Alvin Bender (1890-1973) — also known asRiley A. Bender — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 8,1890.Prizefighter;hotelmanager;musicstore manager;seedwholesaler; candidate in Democratic primary forIllinoisstate senate 11th District, 1938; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1944,1948,1952.Churchof Christ.GermanandWelsh ancestry.Died, in Illinois CentralHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 6,1973 (age82 years, 241days).Interment atOnargaCemetery, Onarga, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Bender and Rachel Josephine 'Josie' (Davis)Bender. |
| | Edward Blythin (1884-1958) — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Parma Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Newmarket,Wales,October10, 1884.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;lawyer;mayorof Cleveland, Ohio, 1941; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1949.Welsh ancestry. Member,DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners.DiedFebruary14, 1958 (age73 years, 127days).Interment atLakeView Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.| | Relatives: Sonof Peter Blythin and Elizabeth (Roberts) Blythin; married,April 5,1913, to Jane Rankin. |
| | Daniel Boone (1734-1820) — Born inBerksCounty, Pa.,November2, 1734.Explorer and frontiersman; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1781, 1787.EnglishandWelsh ancestry.Died inSt. CharlesCounty, Mo.,September26, 1820 (age85 years, 329days).Original interment ata private or family graveyard, St. Charles County, Mo.;reinterment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky.| | Relatives:Married to Rebecca Ann Bryan; father ofJessieBryan Boone andNathanBoone; grandfather of Harriett Morgan Boone (who marriedHiramHowell Baber); granduncle ofLeviDay Boone; second great-grandfather ofElmerCharless Henderson. | | | | Political families:Boonefamily of St. Charles County, Missouri;Bache-Dallas-Chew-Howardfamily of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Boone counties inArk.,Ill.,Ind.,Ky.,Mo.,Neb. andW.Va. arenamed for him. | | | | The Daniel BooneNationalForest (established 1937 as Cumberland National Forest; renamed1966), inBath,Clay,Estill,Harlan,Jackson,Knox,Laurel,Lee,Leslie,McCreary,Menifee,Morgan,Owsley,Perry,Powell,Pulaski,Rockcastle,Rowan,Wayne,Whitley,andWolfecounties, Kentucky, isnamed forhim. — BooneDam(built 1950-52), on the South Fork Holston River, inSullivanandWashingtoncounties, Tennessee, and the BooneLakereservoir behind the dam, arenamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Thomas E. Caldecott (1878-1951) — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Chester,England,July27, 1878.Pharmacist;mayorof Berkeley, Calif., 1930-32.Welsh ancestry. Died, of aheartattack, in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,July 23,1951 (age72 years, 361days).Burial location unknown. | | Theodore N. Chapin (b. 1862) — of Bellaire,AntrimCounty, Mich.Born in Grattan,KentCounty, Mich.,December10, 1862.Republican.AntrimCounty Sheriff, 1911-14; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Antrim County, 1915-20.Welsh ancestry. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1883 to VestaJ. Hutchinson. |
| | John C. Clarke (1831-1906) — of Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.Born in Anglesey,Wales,February17, 1831.Democrat.Sawmillowner;MarathonCounty Sheriff, 1859; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1876;mayorof Wausau, Wis., 1877-78; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1882;postmaster.Welsh ancestry. DiedDecember14, 1906 (age75 years, 300days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis. | | David Marston Clough (1846-1924) — also known asDavid M. Clough — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.; Everett,SnohomishCounty, Wash.Born in Lyme,GraftonCounty, N.H.,December27, 1846.Republican.Lumberman;member ofMinnesotastate senate 28th District, 1887-90;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1893-95;Governor ofMinnesota, 1895-99.Congregationalist.Welsh ancestry. Member,Freemasons.DiedAugust28, 1924 (age77 years, 245days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Everett, Wash.  | Sylvester Jones Conklin (b. 1829) — also known asS. J. Conklin — of Waterloo,JeffersonCounty, Wis.; Watertown,CodingtonCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).Born in Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.,May 5,1829.Republican.Shoemaker;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1859, 1869; served in the Union Army during theCivil War; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromWisconsin,1868;newspaperpublisher;AdjutantGeneral of South Dakota, 1901-03.Dutch,Welsh, andFrenchancestry.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1848 to MariaWait; married1884 to MattieGreenslate; married1895 to AnnaDuff. | | | | Image source: South Dakota LegislativeManual, 1903 |
| | | Joseph Parker Dando (1883-1954) — also known asJoseph P. Dando — of Branch Township,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.Born in Llewellyn,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,January14, 1883.Democrat.Coal miner;engineer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 29th District, 1937-40.Welsh ancestry. Member,UnitedMine Workers.Died in Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,December6, 1954 (age71 years, 326days).Interment atMt.Peace Cemetery, Minersville, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Dando and Margaret A. (Fisher) Dando; married,October25, 1904, to Anna R. James. |
| | William T. Davies (1831-1912) — ofBradfordCounty, Pa.Born in Glamorganshire,Wales,December20, 1831.Republican.Lawyer;BradfordCounty District Attorney, 1865-68; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 23rd District, 1877-84;LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1887-91.Welsh ancestry. DiedSeptember21, 1912 (age80 years, 276days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Hamilton Daviess (1774-1811) — also known asJoe Daviess — of Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.; Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born inBedfordCounty, Va.,March 4,1774.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1800-06; major in the U.S. Army during theWar of 1812.Welsh ancestry. Member,Freemasons.Around 1801, he served as a second toJohnRowan in hisduelwith James Chambers; after Chambers was killed, hefledtoavoidprosecution as accomplice tomurder,and became afugitive,but when Rowan was arrested, he returned to act as Rowan's legalcounsel.Shotandkilledin the Battle of Tippecanoe, in what is nowTippecanoeCounty, Ind.,November7, 1811 (age37 years, 248days).Interment atTippecanoeBattlefield Park, Battle Ground, Ind. | | David William Davis (1873-1959) — also known asD. W. Davis — of American Falls,PowerCounty, Idaho; Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born inWales,April23, 1873.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho,1912;member ofIdahostate senate, 1912-14;Governor ofIdaho, 1919-23; defeated, 1916; Commissioner of Reclamation andDirector of Finance, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1924-32.Methodist.Welsh ancestry. Member,Freemasons.DiedAugust5, 1959 (age86 years, 104days).Interment atCloverdaleMemorial Park, Boise, Idaho. | | James John Davis (1873-1947) — also known asJames J. Davis;"PuddlerJim" —of Elwood,MadisonCounty, Ind.; Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born in Tredegar,Wales,October27, 1873.Republican.MadisonCounty Recorder, 1903-07;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Pennsylvania,1928,1936,1940(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee;speaker);U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.Baptist.Welsh ancestry. Member,Moose;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Grotto;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Eagles;Foresters;Woodmen;Maccabees;DeltaSigma Phi.Died in ahospitalat Takoma Park,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,November22, 1947 (age74 years, 26days).Interment atUnionDale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | Denias Dawe (b. 1859) — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Careleon,Wales,October31, 1859.Democrat.Physician;surgeon;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Monroe County, 1923-24;defeated in primary, 1932, 1938; member ofMichiganstate senate 19th District, 1935-36; defeated, 1936.EnglishandWelsh ancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Ernest R. Dexter (b. 1875) — of Mt. Pleasant,IsabellaCounty, Mich.Born inWashingtonCounty, Ill.,February23, 1875.Republican.Farmer;merchant;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Isabella County, 1923-28.EnglishandWelsh ancestry.Burial location unknown. | | George A. Dix (1885-1959) — of near Delaware,DelawareCounty, Ohio.Born inDelawareCounty, Ohio,September27, 1885.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,1940.Welsh,English,andGermanancestry.Died, in Marion GeneralHospital,Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio,August10, 1959 (age73 years, 317days).Interment atRadnor Cemetery, Radnor, Ohio. | | Edward Irving Edwards (1863-1931) — also known asEdward I. Edwards — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Bergen town (now part of Jersey City),HudsonCounty, N.J.,December1, 1863.Democrat.Generalcontractor;banker;New Jerseystate comptroller, 1911-17; member ofNewJersey state senate from Hudson County, 1919;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1920-23; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1920;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1923-29; defeated, 1928; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1928.Episcopalian.Welsh andEnglishancestry. Member,AmericanBankers Association;ZetaPsi;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;Eagles.Depressed over political and financial misfortunes, the deaths ofthose close to him, and his own poor health, heshot andkilledhimself, in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,January26, 1931 (age67 years, 56days).Interment atBayview- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J. | | William D. Edwards (c.1853-1916) — ofHudsonCounty, N.J.Born about 1853.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state senate from Hudson County, 1887-89.Welsh andEnglishancestry.Died in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,March 6,1916 (ageabout 63years).Burial location unknown.  | Abel John Evans (1852-1939) — of Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah.Born in Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah,December20, 1852.Democrat.Farmer;rancher;banker;mayor ofLehi, Utah, 1891-93;delegateto Utah state constitutional convention, 1895; member ofUtahstate senate, 1900;lawyer.Mormon.Welsh ancestry.Died in Lehi,UtahCounty, Utah,December8, 1939 (age86 years, 353days).Interment atLehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah.| | Relatives: Sonof Abel Evans and Mary (Jones) Evans; married1874 to LouisaEmeline Zimmerman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City ofLehi |
| | Charles Evans (b. 1859) — of Tipton,LenaweeCounty, Mich.Born in Forden, Montgomeryshire,Wales,August14, 1859.Republican.Livestockshipping business;banker;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Lenawee County 1st District,1917-26; defeated, 1914.EnglishandWelsh ancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Thomas D. Evans — of Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inWales.Mayorof Wyandotte, Mich., 1882-85.Welsh ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Glenn Ford (1916-2006) — also known asGwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford — Born in Quebec City,Quebec,May1, 1916.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the U.S. Marine Corpsduring World War II; film and televisionactorin dozens of roles;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.Welsh andEnglishancestry.Died in Beverly Hills,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,August30, 2006 (age90 years, 121days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Santa Monica, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Newton Ford and Hannah Ford; married,October23, 1943, to Eleanor Powell; married,March27, 1966, to Kathryn Hays; married,September10, 1977, to Cynthia Hayward; married,March 5,1993, to Jeanne Baus. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Lewis Griffiths (1855-1914) — also known asJohn L. Griffiths — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1855.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1887;Indianareporter of state courts, 1889-93; U.S. Consul inLiverpool, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General inLondon, 1909-14, died in office 1914.Congregationalist.Welsh ancestry.Died, of aheartseizure, in London,England,May17, 1914 (age58 years, 222days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof David G. Griffiths and Elizabeth (Hughes) Griffiths; married,June 5,1889, to Caroline Henderson. |
| | George B. Guinnip (1794-1869) — of Salubria,ChemungCounty, N.Y.Born inHunterdonCounty, N.J.,September12, 1794.Merchant;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Tompkins County, 1834, 1836; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 26th District, 1850-51; resigned 1851; defeated,1851.Welsh ancestry. Died in Watkins (now Watkins Glen),SchuylerCounty, N.Y.,July 20,1869 (age74 years, 311days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Watkins Glen, N.Y. | | Abraham Oakey Hall (1826-1898) — also known asA. Oakey Hall;"Elegant Oakey";"Hans Yorkel" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,July 26,1826.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;writer;NewYork County District Attorney, 1855-57, 1862-67; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1856;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1869-72;indictedandtried in1871-73 onchargesof covering up corruption during his mayoralty; acquitted.Presbyterian;laterCatholic.English,Welsh, andFrenchancestry.Died, ofheartdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1898 (age72 years, 73days).Entombed atTrinityCemetery, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Harry LeRoy Heer (1873-1962) — also known asHarry L. Heer — of Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.Born in Galena,Jo DaviessCounty, Ill.,January22, 1873.Miningengineer;lawyer;circuit judge in Illinois 15th Circuit, 1925.GermanandWelsh ancestry.Died inHennepinCounty, Minn.,November12, 1962 (age89 years, 294days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Galena, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof David H. Heer and Martha (Evans) Heer; married,April21, 1914, to Myrtle L. Renwick. |
| | Marcus Hoyt (b. 1871) — of Suttons Bay,LeelanauCounty, Mich.Born in Muir,IoniaCounty, Mich.,February6, 1871.Republican.Druggist;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1923-26.Welsh ancestry. Member,Freemasons;ModernWoodmen of America.Burial location unknown.  | Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1862.Republican.Lawyer;lawprofessor;Governor ofNew York, 1907-10; resigned 1910; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1908;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-16; resigned 1916;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1930-41; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1916;U.S.Secretary of State, 1921-25.Baptist.Welsh ancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaEpsilon;UnionLeague.Died in Osterville, Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,August27, 1948 (age86 years, 138days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Arthur Horace James (1883-1973) — also known asArthur H. James;"BreakerBoy" —of Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,July 14,1883.Republican.LieutenantGovernor of Pennsylvania, 1927-31; superior court judge inPennsylvania, 1933-39;Governor ofPennsylvania, 1939-43; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1940;candidate for Republican nomination for President,1940.Methodist.Welsh ancestry.Died in Plymouth,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,April27, 1973 (age89 years, 287days).Interment atHanoverGreen Cemetery, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pa. | | Thomas Lemuel James (1831-1916) — also known asThomas L. James — of Tenafly,BergenCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1831.Republican.Canal tollcollector;newspaperpublisher;customsinspector; postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1873-81;U.S.Postmaster General, 1881-82;bankdirector;mayorof Tenafly, N.J., 1896.Welsh ancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, following severalstrokes ofapoplexy, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1916 (age85 years, 166days).Entombed atChurchof the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan, N.Y. | | Bela Whipple Jenks (1849-1930) — also known asBela W. Jenks — of Harbor Beach,HuronCounty, Mich.Born inEssexCounty, N.Y.,July 18,1849.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate senate 20th District, 1905-08; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1911.Welsh ancestry. Died in1930(ageabout80 years).Interment atRockFalls Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Mich. | | Edwin Jones (1862-1921) — of Wellston,JacksonCounty, Ohio; Jackson,JacksonCounty, Ohio.Born in Ohio,December12, 1862.Republican.Coaloperator; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1908,1920(alternate).Welsh ancestry. Died, fromstomachcancer, in GrantHospital,Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,February3, 1921 (age58 years, 53days).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Jackson, Ohio. | | George Wallace Jones (1804-1896) — also known asGeorge W. Jones — of Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa.Born in Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.,April12, 1804.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1835-36;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1836-39; U.S.Surveyor-General for Iowa & Wisconsin, 1845;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1848-59; U.S. Minister toNew Grenada, 1859-61.Welsh ancestry. In 1861, wasarrestedin New York City by order of Secretary of StateWilliamH. Seward on achargeofdisloyalty,based on correspondence with his friendJeffersonDavis;imprisonedfor 64 days; released by order of PresidentAbrahamLincoln.Slaveowner. Died in Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,July 22,1896 (age92 years, 101days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa. | | John Rice Jones (1759-1824) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.; Kaskaskia,RandolphCounty, Ill.; Potosi,WashingtonCounty, Mo.Born in Mallwyd, Gwynedd,Wales,February11, 1759.Lawyer;memberIndiana territorial council, 1805-08; member ofMissouriterritorial legislature, 1814;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention from WashingtonCounty, 1820;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1820-24; appointed 1820; died inoffice 1824.Welsh ancestry. Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,February1, 1824 (age64 years, 355days).Burial location unknown. | | John Rice Jones (1792-1845) — of Texas. Born in Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.,January8, 1792.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; served in the TexasArmy during the Texas War of Independence;TexasRepublic Postmaster General, 1835-36, 1839-41.Welsh ancestry. Died inFayetteCounty, Tex.,1845(ageabout53 years).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Fayette County, Tex.  | Richard Jones (b. 1887) — of Kempton,GrandForks County, N.Dak.; Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.Born in Brisbin,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,August14, 1887.Telegraphoperator;secretaryandpresident,Duluth Federated Trades Assembly;lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate senate 58th District, 1915-18.Welsh ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | | William Jones (1753-1822) — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,October8, 1753.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; justiceof the peace;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1809-10,1810-11;Governor ofRhode Island, 1811-17.Congregationalist.Welsh ancestry. Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;AmericanAntiquarian Society.DiedApril 9,1822 (age68 years, 183days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | William Jones (1790-1867) — ofWashington,D.C.Born near Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April12, 1790.Democrat.Physician;postmaster atWashington,D.C., 1829-39, 1841-45, 1858-61.Episcopalian.Welsh ancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 25,1867 (age77 years, 74days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Willie Jones (1741-1801) — of North Carolina. Born inSurryCounty, Va.,May 25,1741.Delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; memberof North Carolina state legislature, 1776;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1780.Welsh andEnglishancestry.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,June 18,1801 (age60 years, 24days).Interment in private or family graveyard. | | David W. Lewis (b. 1863) — ofClarionCounty, Pa.Born in Dewlais,Wales,April9, 1863.Democrat.Merchant;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Clarion County, 1909.Welsh ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Francis Lewis (1713-1803) — of New York. Born in Llandaff,Wales,March21, 1713.Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1775;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776.Welsh ancestry. DiedDecember30, 1803 (age90 years, 284days).Interment atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C. | | Lynn J. Lewis (1876-1938) — of Bangor,Van BurenCounty, Mich.; South Haven,Van BurenCounty, Mich.Born in Bangor,Van BurenCounty, Mich.,June 3,1876.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1915-20;mayorof South Haven, Mich.; elected 1935.Welsh andIrishancestry. Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;OddFellows.Died in1938(ageabout62 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Abel J. Lewis and Imogene (Sackett) Lewis; married,October12, 1895, to Nellie Gray. |
| | Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) — of Missouri. Born near Ivy,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,August18, 1774.Governorof Louisiana (Missouri) Territory, 1807-09; died in office 1809.EnglishandWelsh ancestry. Member,Freemasons.Commanded expedition withWilliamClark to Oregon, 1803-04.Died fromgunshotwounds undermysteriouscircumstances (murder orsuicide?)at Grinder's Stand, aninn onthe Natchez Trace near Hohenwald,LewisCounty, Tenn.,October11, 1809 (age35 years, 54days).Interment atMeriwetherLewis Park, Near Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tenn.| | Relatives: Sonof William Lewis and Lucy (Meriwether) Lewis; first cousin onceremoved ofHowellLewis,JohnWalker,DavidMeriwether (1755-1822),JamesMeriwether (1755-1817),FrancisWalker andGeorgeRockingham Gilmer; first cousin five times removed ofArthurSidney Demarest; second cousin ofJamesMeriwether (1788-1852),DavidMeriwether (1800-1893) andJamesArchibald Meriwether; second cousin once removed ofGeorgeWashington,HowellCobb (1772-1818),ThomasWalker Gilmer,DavidShelby Walker andReubenHandy Meriwether; second cousin twice removed ofHowellCobb (1815-1868),ThomasReade Rootes Cobb,JamesDavid Walker,DavidShelby Walker Jr. andGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck; second cousin thrice removed ofHubbardT. Smith andAndrewJackson Cobb; second cousin four times removed ofArcherWoodford; second cousin five times removed ofHowellCobb Jr.; third cousin ofTheodorickBland,RobertBrooke,BushrodWashington,GeorgeMadison andRichardAylett Buckner; third cousin once removed ofJohnRandolph of Roanoke,HenrySt. George Tucker,JohnThornton Augustine Washington,ZacharyTaylor,FrancisTaliaferro Helm andAyletteBuckner; third cousin twice removed ofJohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,AylettHawes Buckner,CharlesJohn Helm,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,RobertThomas Brooke,NathanielBeverly Tucker andHubbardDozier Helm; third cousin thrice removed ofJamesFrancis Buckner Jr.,KeyPittman,ClaudePollard andVailMontgomery Pittman; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryRootes Jackson. | | | | Political families:Meriwetherfamily of Georgia;Cobb-Lumpkinfamily of Athens, Georgia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:GeorgeF. Shannon | | | | Lewis counties inIdaho,Ky.,Mo.,Tenn. andWash. arenamed for him;Lewis and ClarkCounty, Mont. is named partly for him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:MeriwetherLewis Randolph—MeriwetherLewis Walker | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared (along with Clark's) on the $10 U.S. Note from 1898 to1927. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier | | | | Books about Meriwether Lewis: Thomas C.Danisi,Uncoveringthe Truth About Meriwether Lewis — Donald BarrChidsey,Lewisand Clark: The Great Adventure |
| | John Lloyd — of Ebensburg,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born inWales.Postmaster atEbensburg,Pa., 1816.Welsh ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Hugh Shepperd Darby Mallory (1848-1920) — also known asH. S. D. Mallory — of Selma,DallasCounty, Ala.Born inTalladegaCounty, Ala.,February6, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor ofSelma, Ala., 1885-87; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Alabama,1904,1912.Baptist.Scottish,English,andWelsh ancestry. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Honor;OddFellows.Died in Selma,DallasCounty, Ala.,March10, 1920 (age72 years, 33days).Interment atLiveOak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.| | Relatives: Sonof James Mallory and Ann Maria (Darby) Mallory; married,October15, 1872, to Jacqueline Louisa Billingslea. |
| | Frank Marsh (1924-2001) — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Norfolk,MadisonCounty, Neb.,April27, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;secretaryof state of Nebraska, 1953-71;LieutenantGovernor of Nebraska, 1971-75;Nebraskastate treasurer, 1975-81, 1987-91; defeated, 1990.Methodist.Welsh andEnglishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sertoma;AlphaPhi Omega.Died, ofpulmonaryfibrosis, Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.,March10, 2001 (age76 years, 317days).Interment atWyukaCemetery, Lincoln, Neb. | | George Washington Martin (1841-1914) — also known asGeorge W. Martin — of Junction City,GearyCounty, Kan.Born in Hollidaysburg,BlairCounty, Pa.,June 30,1841.Newspaperpublisher; postmaster atJunctionCity, Kan., 1864-65; Kansas state printer, 1873-81; member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1883;mayorof Junction City, Kan., 1883-85.Presbyterian.Scotch-IrishandWelsh ancestry. Member,OddFellows.DiedMarch27, 1914 (age72 years, 270days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Junction City, Kan. | | Harold Carlton Mason (1888-1964) — also known asHarold C. Mason — of Blissfield,LenaweeCounty, Mich.; Huntington,HuntingtonCounty, Ind.; Winona Lake,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.Born in Kunkle,WilliamsCounty, Ohio,November9, 1888.Schoolteacher;minister;Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate senate 19th District, 1914;bishop;collegeprofessor;president,Huntington College, 1932-39.FreeMethodist.German,Scottish,English,andWelsh ancestry.Died, from amyocardialinfarction, in Winona Lake,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.,June 2,1964 (age75 years, 206days).Interment atWaldronCemetery, Waldron, Mich. | | David Stephen Mathias (1844-1917) — also known asD. S. Mathias — of Rosedale (now part of Kansas City),WyandotteCounty, Kan.Born inWales,January6, 1844.Mayorof Rosedale, Kan., 1877-78.Welsh ancestry. Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December5, 1917 (age73 years, 333days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Daniel Morgan (1736-1802) — of Virginia. Born inHunterdonCounty, N.J.,1736.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;U.S.Representative from Virginia at-large, 1797-99.Presbyterian.Welsh ancestry.Slaveowner. DiedJuly 6,1802 (ageabout 66years).Original interment atOldStone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Winchester, Va.; reintermentatMt.Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.; statue atMorganSquare, Spartanburg, S.C. | | Albert Morris (1840-1923) — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Milford,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,January2, 1840.Mayorof Oneonta, N.Y., 1910-11.Welsh ancestry. Died in Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,March17, 1923 (age83 years, 74days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard Boles Morris and Zilpha (Westcott) Morris; married to MaryJ. Birdsall. |
| | David W. Morris — of Modesto,StanislausCounty, Calif.Born inWales.Postmaster atModesto,Calif., 1911;mayorof Modesto, Calif., 1918-19.Welsh ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916) — also known asJohn S. Mosby;"The GrayGhost" —ofBristol,Va.; Warrenton,FauquierCounty, Va.Born inPowhatanCounty, Va.,December6, 1833.In 1852, heshotand wounded George R. Turpin, with whom he had quarreled;arrestedandtried,ultimatelyconvictedonly of the misdemeanor charge ofunlawfulshooting andsentencedto one year injail;pardonedby Gov.JosephJohnson in 1853; colonel in the Confederate Army during the CivilWar; U.S. Consul inHong Kong, 1878-85.ScottishandWelsh ancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 30,1916 (age82 years, 176days).Interment atWarrentonCemetery, Warrenton, Va. | | Abner Nash (1740-1786) — ofJonesCounty, N.C.Born near Farmville,PrinceEdward County, Va.,August8, 1740.Lawyer;member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1761-65; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1777-78, 1782, 1784-85; member ofNorthCarolina state senate from Jones County, 1779;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1780-81;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-86; died inoffice 1786.Welsh ancestry. Died while attending a session of theContinentalCongress, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December2, 1786 (age46 years, 116days).Original interment atSt.Paul's Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment atPembrokePlantation Cemetery, New Bern, N.C. | | Francis Nash (1742-1777) — of Hillsborough,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born inPrinceEdward County, Va.,1742.Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1764; general in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War.Welsh ancestry. During the Battle of Germanown, he was hit bycannonballandmusketshot, wasmortallywounded, and died soon after, inMontgomeryCounty, Pa.,October7, 1777 (ageabout 35years).Interment atTowamencinMennonite Churchyard, Near Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pa. | | James L. Nash (1829-1896) — ofSullivanCounty, Ind.Born in Haddon Township,SullivanCounty, Ind.,March16, 1829.Democrat.Farmer;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1875.Disciplesof Christ.Welsh ancestry. Member,OddFellows.Died in Paxton,SullivanCounty, Ind.,October10, 1896 (age67 years, 208days).Burial location unknown.  | Harry Stewart New (1858-1937) — also known asHarry S. New — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,December31, 1858.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Indiana,1896,1912,1920,1924;member ofIndianastate senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Indiana, 1900-12;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1907-08;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1917-23;U.S.Postmaster General, 1923-29.Disciplesof Christ.EnglishandWelsh ancestry. Member,Freemasons;SigmaChi.Died inBaltimore,Md.,May 9,1937 (age78 years, 129days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | | John Chalfant New (1831-1906) — also known asJohn C. New — ofMarionCounty, Ind.Born in Vernon,JenningsCounty, Ind.,July 6,1831.Republican.Banker;newspaperpublisher;lawyer;member ofIndianastate senate, 1863; Treasurer of the United States, 1875-76;IndianaRepublican state chair, 1880-82.Disciplesof Christ.EnglishandWelsh ancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 4,1906 (age74 years, 333days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Robert Dale Owen (1801-1877) — also known asRobert D. Owen — of New Harmony,PoseyCounty, Ind.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,November9, 1801.Democrat.Farmer;author;newspapereditor; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1836-39, 1851-52; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana,1840;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1843-47; defeated,1839, 1847; Democratic Presidential Elector for Indiana,1848;delegateto Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S. Charged'Affaires toTwo Sicilies, 1853-54; U.S. Minister toTwo Sicilies, 1854-58.ScottishandWelsh ancestry.Aided his father in the establishment of the New Harmony socialexperiment.Died in Lake George,WarrenCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1877 (age75 years, 227days).Original interment atVillageCemetery, Lake George, N.Y.; reinterment atMapleHill Cemetery, New Harmony, Ind. | | John Pendry (1848-1928) — of Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.Born inWales,1848.Republican.Undertaker;mayorof Johnstown, Pa., 1902-05.Welsh ancestry. Died in Johnstown,CambriaCounty, Pa.,December23, 1928 (ageabout 80years).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Southmont, Pa. | | William Vernon Phillips (1875-1931) — also known asW. Vernon Phillips — of Yeadon,DelawareCounty, Pa.Born inWales,November18, 1875.Iron andsteel business;bankdirector;burgessof Yeadon, Pennsylvania, 1923-31; died in office 1931.Episcopalian.Welsh ancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromheartdisease, in JeffersonHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 2,1931 (age55 years, 226days).Interment atArlingtonCemetery, Drexel Hill, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Richard Phillips and Emily Mary (Jenkins) Phillips;married1912 toFlorence Louise Starr. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | John T. Pritchard (1883-1965) — of Eau Claire,Eau ClaireCounty, Wis.Born in Caernarvon,Wales,December20, 1883.Farmer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1933-54, 1957-62 (Eau Claire County 1933-54, EauClaire County 2nd District 1957-62); defeated (Republican), 1954.Welsh ancestry. Died in1965(ageabout81 years).Interment atLakeviewCemetery, Eau Claire, Wis.| | Epitaph:"Devoted Public Servant." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book1940 |
 | John J. Rees (b. 1839) — of Powell,EdmundsCounty, S.Dak.; Ipswich,EdmundsCounty, S.Dak.Born inWales,January,1839.Republican.Farmer;member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 37th District, 1899-1900,1903-04.Welsh ancestry. Burial location unknown.| | Image source:South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
| | | Thomas M. Reese — of Canonsburg,WashingtonCounty, Pa.Born inWales.Postmaster atCanonsburg,Pa., 1911.Welsh ancestry. Burial location unknown.  | Ellis Henry Roberts (1827-1918) — also known asEllis H. Roberts — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,September30, 1827.Republican.Newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1864,1868;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1867;U.S.Representative from New York, 1871-75 (21st District 1871-73,22nd District 1873-75); defeated, 1874;banker;Treasurer of the United States, 1897-1905.Presbyterian.Welsh ancestry. Member,AlphaDelta Phi;PhiBeta Kappa;Skulland Bones;AmericanHistorical Association.Died in1918(ageabout90 years).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.  | Henry Roberts (1853-1929) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1853.Republican. President, HartfordWoven WireMattress Company; director, HartfordElectricLight Company; also director of severalbanks;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Hartford, 1899-1900; memberofConnecticutstate senate 1st District, 1901-02;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1903-05;Governor ofConnecticut, 1905-07.Congregationalist.Welsh ancestry. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, fromrespiratoryfailure, in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 1,1929 (age76 years, 99days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn. | | | Marshall Owen Roberts (1813-1880) — also known asMarshall O. Roberts — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March22, 1813.Shipbuilder;steamshipbusiness; Whig candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1852; Union candidateformayorof New York City, N.Y., 1865.Welsh andEnglishancestry.Died, from astroke,in the United StatesHotel,Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,September11, 1880 (age67 years, 173days).Entombed atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Ann Lois Romney (b. 1949) — also known asAnn Romney;Ann Lois Davies — of Belmont,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April16, 1949.Republican.Speaker, Republican National Convention, 2012 ;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,2012(on behalf ofMittRomney andPaulRyan).Female.Mormon.Welsh ancestry.Still living as of 2024. | | Edwin Merwyn Rowlands (1901-1961) — also known asE. Merwyn Rowlands — of Cambria,ColumbiaCounty, Wis.Born in Cambria,ColumbiaCounty, Wis.,April 1,1901.Banker;member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Columbia County, 1927-33; member ofWisconsinstate senate 27th District, 1935-38; defeated (Progressive),1938; Wisconsin Progressive state chair, 1936.Welsh ancestry. Died inHarrisCounty, Tex.,March28, 1961 (age59 years, 361days).Interment atCambria Cemetery, Cambria, Wis. | | Isaac Shelby (1750-1826) — Born in Frederick County (part now inWashingtonCounty), Md.,December11, 1750.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1779; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1782;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792;Governor ofKentucky, 1792-96, 1812-16; general in the U.S. Army during theWar of 1812.Welsh andEnglishancestry.Died of abroken bloodvessel in the head, inLincolnCounty, Ky.,July 18,1826 (age75 years, 219days).Interment atShelby Traveller's Rest Burying Ground, Stanford, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Evan Shelby and Letitia 'Leddy' (Cox) Shelby; married,April19, 1783, to Susannah Hart; father of Susanna Hart Shelby (whomarriedJamesShannon); grandfather of Anna Nelson Shelby (who marriedBeriahMagoffin) andThomasHart Shelby; great-grandfather ofBeriahMagoffin Jr.. | | | | Political family:Shelby-Bullock-Magoffinfamily of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Shelby counties inAla.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Ky.,Mo.,Ohio,Tenn. andTex. arenamed for him. | | | | ThetownofShelby,New York, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofShelbyville,Illinois, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofShelbyville,Indiana, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofShelbyville,Missouri, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofShelbyville,Tennessee, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Isaac Shelby (built 1944 atBrunswick,Georgia; mined and wrecked in theTyrrhenianSea, 1945) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Charles Thomas (1891-1960) — Born in Meyersdale,SomersetCounty, Pa.,September6, 1891.Republican.Operasinger;performed, Republican National Convention, 1956.Welsh andGermanancestry.Died, fromcancer,in Apple Valley,SanBernardino County, Calif.,December13, 1960 (age69 years, 98days).Burial location unknown. | | Harry S. Toy (b. 1892) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Elkhorn,McDowellCounty, W.Va.,January12, 1892.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;WayneCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34;Michiganstate attorney general, 1935;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated,1936; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1948.GermanandWelsh ancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;IzaakWalton League;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. | | James M. Wilcox (b. 1850) — of Calumet,HoughtonCounty, Mich.Born inWales,July22, 1850.Republican.Miningsuperintendent; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Iron District, 1913-14;member ofMichiganstate senate 32nd District, 1917-28; defeated in primary, 1928.Welsh ancestry. Burial location unknown. | | Aaron Milton Wilkins (1854-1910) — also known asAaron M. Wilkins — of Amherst,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Born in Amherst,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,January22, 1854.Republican.Farmer;member ofNewHampshire state senate 15th District, 1903-04.Congregationalist.Welsh ancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Amherst,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,May 27,1910 (age56 years, 125days).Interment atMeadowView Cemetery, Amherst, N.H.  | Franklin Martin Williams (1873-1930) — also known asFrank M. Williams — of Oneida,MadisonCounty, N.Y.; Goshen,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Durhamville,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1873.Republican.Engineer;NewYork state engineer and surveyor, 1909-10, 1915-22; defeated,1910, 1912.Welsh andDutchancestry. Member,PhiGamma Delta;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1930 (age56 years, 315days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Oneida, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Luceline Mary Sterling. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1917 |
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