Looking for descendants of Thomas Price JONES (Glamorgan) and Phoebe Maria JONES (Hereford) who settled in Chicago.
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Arranroots asked "can you let us know what you already have please?" regarding my Thomas Price JONES (Glamorgan) and Phoebe Maria JONES (Hereford) family in the US. (I already summarized what I learned from UK resources.)
Here is a brief summary of what I know from US sources
IMMIGRATION + Passenger Lists - summaryFrom
CastleGarden.org – index as well as image
JONES family arrived
29June1863 New York City from Liverpool on-board Hecla:
Thomas (12), Benjamin (14), Sarah Ann (7), Helen (4), Evan (infant)
Thomas (37, Laborer), Maria (37, Matron)
{NOTE: Assume "Helen" was daughter Ellen (Eleanor Frances); Maria was "Phoebe Maria"}
Family stories say they settled originally near Pittsburgh (Thomas was Iron worker) where son Evan (Jan 1863-Sept 1863) died, later moving to Chicago where Thomas worked in one of the many Iron mills around the "Goose Island" industrial area on northside of Chicago (and 2 more children were born). Family "homesteaded" in Wisconsin in late 1860s, where last child was born, but could not tolerate the cold winters so returned to Chicago. (I can provide more info regarding Wisconsin years.)
CENSUS - US - summary1870 Wisc - Thomas ("farmer"), Phoebe, plus all children who emigrated 1863 except second son Thomas (1849-1878) and Evan, plus 2 children born in Chicago (Elizabeth /twin Evan Festus, 1864) and baby Ruth (1869).
(I can provide details regarding town, county in Wisconsin if needed.)
1880 Illinois - Thomas (Real Estate Agent), Phoebe, plus 3 youngest US-born children - Lizzie/Evan (1864 Chicago); Ruth (1869 Wisc).
1900 Illinois (Chicago): Thomas, Phoebe + a boarder - all children married or moved away
1910 Illinois - Thomas and Phoebe sharing a "2-flat" with married daughter Ruth MALMQUIST and her family.
(By 1912 Phoebe M JONES had died in Chicago;
by 1919, Thomas P JONES had died in Pittsburgh "suburb" of Homestead, at the home of his second oldest living daughter, Eleanor Francis (1859 Scot - 1918 Penn) and her second husband Fred Griffiths.
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Author's comment 1: Thread on eldest son Benjamin in US can be found here -
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,440851.msg3040587.html#msg3040587 Author's comment 2: Above mentioned thread to eldest son Ben's info contains links to earlier threads covering "Thomas Price JONES" in Wales/Glamorgan and "Phoebe Maria JONES" in England/Hereford 