Margaret Evans

1815 - 1894  (79 years)

• Name	Margaret Evans
  Birth	Abt. 1815	Llandeilor-Fan, Breconshire, Wales
  Christening	15 Jan 1815	Llandeilor-Fan, Breconshire, Wales
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Jan 1894	Clarks Cemetery,Merrick,Nebraska
  Death	16 Jan 1894	Clarks, Merrick, Nebraska, United States
  Person ID	I312684221441	Oswald Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Daniel Jones Williams,   b. 05 Sep 1813, Blackthorne Farm, Llandilor'fan, Brecon, Wales d. Sep 1862, Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	11 May 1836	Llandeilor-Fan, Breconshire, Wales
  Family ID	F2748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  *The surname of 'Evans' is said to actua *The surname of 'Evans' is said to actually be 'Pugh' in Wales, but was dropped in America. *Passenger ticket of steamship "Caravan" sailed from Liverpool, England on 14 Feb 1856 to the Port of New York, Margaret Williams listed as 40 years old, with husband and children. *Daniel and Margaret Willliams were in Pottawattamie Co., IA when Daniel died; she then married Edward Middleton, a Methodist minister from England, who was known by the family. They moved to Clarks, Nebraska, with her two youngest children, Samuel H. and Annie. Edward and Margaret had no children together. *Marriage record to Edward in Pottawattamie, Iowa Early Marriages, 1848-1869, page 24. *1870 Iowa census, Pottawattamie, Crescent, dwelling 220, Edward Middleton-58, Margaret-56-Wales, Annie-13-PA. *1880 Nebraska census, Merrick, Central City, Edward-68 and Margret-64 Middleton-both born Wales, Samuel Williams-stepson-28-Wales, Frederick Williams-Gson-4-NE. *1885 Nebraska State census, Merrick Co., Central Pct., ED 525, Edward Middleton-73, Margaret-69-PA, Fred Williams-9-grandson-NE, (by daughter Annie.) *Margaret died and was buried in the Clarks Cemetery; her obituary in the Merrick Co., newspaper. *The Clarks cemetery records show Edward purchased six grave spaces, one was used for Margaret, unmarked to this day, the other spaces are still empty. There is no record of her being buried there - this was family knowledge of daughter Annie and Annie's sons. Gr-son William Robinson showed her grave site to two of his daughters, Ada and Lois. Edward returned to Hereford, England and died at his sister's home. Letters from him to Annie and notification of his death from England in possession of Lois J. Aubuchon. Family knowledge from Annie, youngest child of Daniel and Margaret's, passed down through sons. Partial Williams' family history in biography of David Nixon who married daughter Margaret Jane, in "History of Pottawattamie Co. IA" published 1907 by Field and Reed, Clarke Publishers, C hicago, IL. !F Brecon 51 pt. 14 !F Wales 2 pt. 6 !Fa !F Brecon 51 pt. 14 !F Wales 2 pt. 6 !Family records in possession of Rosanna Denning !Family records in possession of Ruth P. Sorneson !Family records in possession of Martha D. Olevason