Richard Jenkins Davis, son of William Jenkins and Gwenllian Thomas Davis, was born in Ystradyfodog Parish, Glamorganshire, South Wales on September 3, 1826. His father died when Richard was very young. He lived with his grandfather, Richard Thomas, doing farm work. Later he worked in the coal mine. While working in the mine at Llantwit Vardre Parish, he met and married Rebecca Morgan on July 22, 1849. Rebecca Morgan was born June 30, 1828, at Llantwit Vardre, Glamorganshire, South Wales to Lewis and Margaret Phillips Morgan.....

In November 1868 he went to Malad Valley, entered 160 acres of land, built a log house and then returned to Willard for the winter. In the spring of 1869 in company with Moses Dudley and John D. Jones, each taking part of their families and their cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens, they started out to build up new homes in the Malad Valley. With him was his wife, Elizabeth Cozzens (Cousins), whom he had married on September 5, 1868, and sons William M., Rochard E., and daughter, Margaret. His son, Richard, who was nine at the time, had a clear memory of that April morning when they landed on a desolate sagebrush flat to live in a log house with neither roof nor floor, and very little to interest them but rattlesnakes, coyotes, and wolves.

Now for the reason this history is in this booklet. Richard and Rebecca had seven children born in Willard. Margaret Ellen was born December 10, 1854; Rebecca Jane on July 31, 1856; Ann Gwenthlyn on January 24, 1858; Richard Elias on October 6, 1859; Mary Elizabeth on September 15, 1861; Thomas Henry on January 21, 1862; and David Jenkins on May9, 1865. Six children grew to maturity and married; two died as young children.

There is no death date for Mary Elizabeth, but it is believed she died before eight years of age. This would put her death in the time frame of burials in the old Pioneer cemetery and before the new cemetery was started. David Jenkins died at the age of six on March 23, 1871. He is buried in the new cemetery (Ward 3, Block 2, Lot 2, Grave 5). There is a stone with no death date for Mary Elizabeth on Grave 7 of that lot, so she might be a "transplant" from the old cemetery.

Richard took a fourth wife in polygamy on November 3, 1886, when he married Martha Ellen Davis. Richard passed away October 5, 1892, at Malad, Oneida, Idaho, and is buried in the new cemetery at Willard, Utah. Rebecca Morgan Davis passed away on April 5, 1896, at Willard and is also buried in the new cemetery. She did a great deal of good. Her last two years were of much suffering, but she always clung to the great work of the Lord.
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Son of William Davis Jenkins (1800-1842)
and Gwendin Thomas (1802-1863)
Married Rebecca Morgan Jul 22 1849 in Llantwit Fardre Galmorgan Wales. Sealed Jun 1 1939 in the Logan Temple.
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children of Martha Ellen Davis May (1867 - 1922) & George May
dau: *Lavenia May Hillstrom (1890-1966)
son: Alice Marvel May Johnson (1897-1944)
son: *Merlin G May (1901-1914)
dau: *Zelma May Frodsham (1904-1960)
son: Byron Wayne May (1905-1985)
son: Stanley Arthur May (1909-1975)