Am having serious trouble finding birth/death dates and locations for my gr-gr-grandfather, William Edward Williams, b. Wales. All we know is that he was born in Wales. The last record we have of him is his tax record, which was posted in Clearfield City, Clearfield Co, PA, in 1883. After that, we can't find him. His wife, children, and their families are all buried in the same Williams family plot in Pittsburgh, but he is not buried there. Speculation is that he died in a mining accident and his body was not recovered, or that he died in Clearfield City and is buried in a cemetery there ... but we can't find where. He was reported in the 1880 US Census as being 72 years old (if the census can be believed - it had wrong ages for all of their children!), so he was probably born in very early 1800's. But where in Wales he was born, is unknown. He married Caroline Hahn (could be Huhn, Hoon, Hun) from Saxony, Germany. Their children were: 1. Annie M Williams, b. 1863, Clearfield Co, PA 2. Seth Asa Williams, b. 1865, Clearfield Co, PA 3. Caroline (Carrie) Williams (Doyle) [Conley], b. 1870, Hollidaysburg, Blair Co., PA 4. William Edward Williams, b. 1871, Phillipsburg, Clearfield Co, PA 5. Sarah Ray Williams (Savage), b. 1875, Centre Co, PA 6. Esther Williams (Flick), b. 1878, Phillipsburg, Clearfield Co., PA They were living in Clearfield City in 1880 according to the US Census. William is listed as a coal miner. If anyone can help shed some light on William E, or how to go about searching Welsh records, it would be very much appreciated. Phyllis