The following article was found in the Wilkes-Barre Record, 12 Jul 1893, Page 8. If anyone is interested in receiving a copy of this obituary, please send me your mailing address. (Since I'm not sure which Mailing List would cover the area in Wales mentioned in the article, I am submitting it to the General list in the hopes that it will be seen by a more diverse group. You have to forgive us Yanks for not knowing our Welsh geography! However, the spelling of these locations is strictly from the 1890's!) "John Thomas of Bull Run Crossing died yesterday morning from a complication of diseases. He came to Plymouth 15 years ago and conducted a shoe business, afterwards taking a hotel, first in Plymouth, then removing to Wilkes-Barre, occupying the stand opposite Lohmann's restaurant on East Market street. He sold out his business there and entered the same business in Plymouth, where he resided when he died. He was a native of Cwmoman, South Wales, and for a number of years carried on an extensive shoe business prior to his emigrating to the United States. He leaves a wife, three sons and three daughters. He was 50 years of age. The funeral will be announced later." (Article on 13 Jul 1893, Page 6 involves the funeral) "...His son, John M. Thomas, who holds a prominent situation in Savannah, Georgia, arrived the day before his father's death..." Nancy Cook Pasadena, MD USA Searching for DAUGHTON, DAVIES, JOHN and ROBERTS (Dad's Side) and BLAKE, SCHROEDER, HELLMEYER and KOENIG (Mom's Side)