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    1. Price and Richards families
    2. Heather Francis
    3. This is part of a book about people in Tennessee. It is about my great-grandmother�s first cousin. It gives some family history in which it mentions some of my Price relatives from Pennsylvania. There is one mistake that I am aware of and that refers to Elizabeth (Reese) Price. Reese was actually not her surname from all the information I have found. Her surname is Jones. If anyone could help me with any information on this Price or Richards family I would appreciate it- Heather Francis J. Harry Price is a native of Knoxville, his birth having occurred in 1884, his parents being A. J. and Annie (Richards) Price. He comes of Welsh ancestry, his grandparents being Jonathan and Elizabeth (Reese) Price, both of Welsh descent. One of their sons was David Price, who was an officer of the Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Civil war and was wounded in Shiloh. Another representative of the family is Dr. Henry R. Price, who is chairman of the board of trustees of the Lehigh University of Pennsylvania. The grandfather, Jonathan Price, was a coal operator of the Keystone state and passed away there, after which his widow came to Tennessee with a number of Welsh settlers, who took up their abode at Knoxville. Here with her children she founded a good home and continued to reside in Tennessee until called to her final rest. Her son, A. J. Price, was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and after arriving at years of maturity he wedded Annie Richards, a native of Dan! ville, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of William and Catherine (Rogers) Richards. Her parents were both natives of the little rock-ribbed country of Wales and on coming to the new world settled in Danville, Pennsylvania, where they remained until they sought the opportunities offered in Tennessee. Establishing their home in Knoxville, Mr. Richards here joined with Captain W. P. Chamberlain of Knoxville and Captain H. S. Chamberlain of Chattanooga in establishing the iron works and thus became a prominent factor in the industrial development of this section of the state. Not only was the family well known in connection with the productive industries of Tennessee, but likewise was well represented in art circles. One of the family, William Richards, was a noted musician, who studied in London and became a distinguished teacher. Another, Dr. Joseph Perry, was a musician and song writer of London, England. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage!

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