MR. DAVID D. WILLIAMS (TANYBWLCH). CAMBRIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
Farmer. Sec. 31; P. 0. Cambria; was born December 25th, 1819, in Carnarvonshire, North Wales, in the parish of Dolwyddelen; son of William Davies (of the same place), whose father was David Williams, but himself and brothers all went by the name of Davies. The subject of this sketch chose to take his grandfather's name, and is known as David D. Williams; he came to America in 1856, and settled in Columbia County, Wisconsin; lived one year in the town of Springvale, and since that time in Randolph in his present location; was a farmer in Wales, and was married, in November, 1840 (in Wales), to Ann Evans, who was born in Denbighshire, North Wales, May 14th, 1818, daughter of Robert Evans and sister of Mrs. Ll. Williams and Mrs. John ap. Jones.Have had in all nine children, of whom six are now living — William B. (lives in Berlin, Wisconsin); Robert E. (at home); David. D. (in Fox Lake, Wisconsin); Mary A. (now Mrs. Thomas Davis, of Minneapolis, Minnesota); Griffith D. (lives in Hutchinson County, Dakota), and Ellen (now Mrs. A. H. Potts, of Fox Lake, Wisconsin); Anna died in Wales about a year old; Margaret was married to Owen E. Jones, of Cambria, and died Jan. 1, 1876, aged 34 years and 3 months, leaving two children — Charles Lincoln and Frederick W.; John D. Williams died February 10th, 1879, aged 23 years 5 months and 22 days.
Mrs. Williams is a member of the Calvinistic Methodist Church.
He has 191 acres of land, and is a Republican; has made two trips to Wales since he came to America, and, in 1859, was away nine months, and one in 1867, gone only five weeks.