As an added note to this message I forgot that in the 1960 census in Nevada Co, Ca census there is a John Bevan age 32, Ann Bevan age 20 and an Ellen age 20. This Ellen could possibly be a sister or sister in law to John Bevan. We do not know Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Cathers" <mcathers@theofficenet.com> To: <GLAMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 4:25 PM Subject: Bevan/Norris > Hi, I am asking for some help with these family members from Swansea, > Wales. I will appreciate any help any of you can offer. I will post > to the WLS- Swansea list and the Glamorgan list in the hopes of this > getting to someone who might know of these families. > > I am searching for John BEVAN and J. Annie NORRIS. These two people > were my great-great-grandparents. This is what I know from my end. > They came to US in 1852 and must have made more than one trip as the > middle child was born back in Wales. > The 1900 US census for Bridgeport township, North San Juan Town, > Nevada County, California states: > 1. John Bevan b. Jun 1828 age 72 married 40 years he and his parents > born in Wales. From my mother's notes, we believe he was born in > Swansea, So Wales. > John Bevan's father was John Bevan mother was Elizabeth Jenkins. > Swansea was where my grandmother said that John Bevan and J. Annie > Norris were married in 1860. > 2. J. Annie (Norris) Bevan b. 1840 age 59 she and both her parents > born in Wales. Annie Norris's father was James Norris. > Children: none listed in 1900 censes 3 shown in 1880 census: > 1. H. William Bevan age 19 born California (Sebastopol) > 2. J Annie Bevan age 12 born in Wales > 3. E Elizabeth Bevan age 1 born in California (Sebastopol) She was > called Ellen > 1900 census states J Annie Bevan (the mother) had 4 children, two > still living. My mom's notes mention an Elizabeth possibly having > died in Wales. > > Son: H. William married E. J. Mc Cullough 30 Mar 1884 > Daughter: J. Annie married Carl Anderson had a son born 12 Apr 1892 in > Oregon > Daughter: Ellen Elizabeth married Edward Clymo (He was born in > California but parents both born in Camborne, Cornwall England) 28 Aug > 1898. Their children were Merle Clymo b. 1899 (my grandmother). Hazel > Clymo and Verna Clymo. > > This is long enough without going further down. I wanted to include > some of this for the sake of people that children might have been > named after. > Thank you, > Marilyn (Brown) Cathers > > > >