Individual Details
Richard Jones GWILLIM JP
(30 Apr 1850 - 1936)
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RICHARDJ. GWILLIM, who owns and occupies a ranch on section 3, township 11, range 66west, six miles east of Monument, El Paso County, was born April 30, 1850, atAbernant farm, near Neath, Glamorganshire, South Wales, a son of Gwillim andSarah (Jones) Gwillim. His boyhood days were spent on a farm and he attendedthe common schools and Neath- Academy. Afterward he clerked in a hardware storefor twelve months. In April, 1870, he arrived in New York, having spent tendays on the voyage on a steamer, Inman line, and landing in this country on thetwentieth anniversary of his birth. In New York he was met by a friend, RichardThomas, who had settled in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill. Going west to thattown, he secured a position as clerk for a transportation company at MountCarbon, remaining with them twelve months, and afterward spending a few monthsas clerk in the store of Frank J. Chapman, of Carbondale, Ill. The climate,however, was unhealthful, and he was constantly troubled with ague, so decided itwould be best to seek a more healthful location.
In October, 1871, Mr. Gwillim came to Colorado and joined his brother, who wason a farm. Soon he commenced to farm on shares, which proved quite profitable.In 1873, with others, he engaged in sheep-shearing for two and one-half months.In this work he was instructed by the Scotchmen with him, who were experiencedhands, and he was soon able to earn good wages. In the fall of 1873 he boughtone hundred and twenty acres of government land, and at once commenced itsimprovement. Soon afterward he returned to Wales, where, March 12, 1874, hemarried Miss Jeannette Cartwright, who was born in Denbigh, North Wales, andwith whom he had been acquainted in Neath. With his young wife he came back tohis Colorado home, where he built a log house and began farming. He now ownsseventy-five acres, forty acres of which is in one body and comprises timberland, while the remainder is in the home farm and is well improved. In 1874 heplanted $320 worth of seed in forty acres of land, but the grasshoppers almostentirely destroyed it, and he sold only two sacks of grain that fall. For threesuccessive years he suffered from these pests. Not being able to do anything onhis own farm, he hired as superintendent on the ranch owned by A. B. Danielsnear Greenland, where he remained for seven months. Afterward, with hisbrother, he opened a store in Monument and also carried on a cheese factory inthe same place. After continuing there for two years, on account of the scarcityof milk he sold out and returned to his farm, which he increased by thepurchase of additional land. He engages in the dairy business, carries ongeneral farm pursuits and is also interested in mining. His wife has taken thefirst prize at the state fair for the best butter, while he took the firstprize for the best potatoes. With others, he originated the potato bake, whichwas held in Monument for five consecutive years.
Mr. and Mrs. Gwillim are the parents of seven living children, and have losttwo by death. Claudia and Jeannette died about the same time, one being fiveand the other four years of age. The surviving children are: Mary Evelyn, whowas born at Greenland; Margaret Eleanor, whose birth occurred at Monument;Gwillim R., John Cartwright, Gwladys Gwalia, Gwendolin Alice and Edward CecilCartwright, all of whom were born on the home farm. Margaret Eleanor is now thewife of Gwillim Howell and has one child, Vivienne.
Politically Mr. Gwillim is a Republican. He has served efficiently as justiceof the peace, and is proud of the fact that none of his cases was ever appealedand that all of the couples he has united in marriage have been happy andprosperous. In religion he is in sympathy with Presbyterian doctrines, but isnot a church member. However he contributes to the support of the neighborhoodchurch, in which his daughter, Mrs. Galley, is organist and leader of song.
RICHARDJ. GWILLIM, who owns and occupies a ranch on section 3, township 11, range 66west, six miles east of Monument, El Paso County, was born April 30, 1850, atAbernant farm, near Neath, Glamorganshire, South Wales, a son of Gwillim andSarah (Jones) Gwillim. His boyhood days were spent on a farm and he attendedthe common schools and Neath- Academy. Afterward he clerked in a hardware storefor twelve months. In April, 1870, he arrived in New York, having spent tendays on the voyage on a steamer, Inman line, and landing in this country on thetwentieth anniversary of his birth. In New York he was met by a friend, RichardThomas, who had settled in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill. Going west to thattown, he secured a position as clerk for a transportation company at MountCarbon, remaining with them twelve months, and afterward spending a few monthsas clerk in the store of Frank J. Chapman, of Carbondale, Ill. The climate,however, was unhealthful, and he was constantly troubled with ague, so decided itwould be best to seek a more healthful location.
In October, 1871, Mr. Gwillim came to Colorado and joined his brother, who wason a farm. Soon he commenced to farm on shares, which proved quite profitable.In 1873, with others, he engaged in sheep-shearing for two and one-half months.In this work he was instructed by the Scotchmen with him, who were experiencedhands, and he was soon able to earn good wages. In the fall of 1873 he boughtone hundred and twenty acres of government land, and at once commenced itsimprovement. Soon afterward he returned to Wales, where, March 12, 1874, hemarried Miss Jeannette Cartwright, who was born in Denbigh, North Wales, andwith whom he had been acquainted in Neath. With his young wife he came back tohis Colorado home, where he built a log house and began farming. He now ownsseventy-five acres, forty acres of which is in one body and comprises timberland, while the remainder is in the home farm and is well improved. In 1874 heplanted $320 worth of seed in forty acres of land, but the grasshoppers almostentirely destroyed it, and he sold only two sacks of grain that fall. For threesuccessive years he suffered from these pests. Not being able to do anything onhis own farm, he hired as superintendent on the ranch owned by A. B. Danielsnear Greenland, where he remained for seven months. Afterward, with hisbrother, he opened a store in Monument and also carried on a cheese factory inthe same place. After continuing there for two years, on account of the scarcityof milk he sold out and returned to his farm, which he increased by thepurchase of additional land. He engages in the dairy business, carries ongeneral farm pursuits and is also interested in mining. His wife has taken thefirst prize at the state fair for the best butter, while he took the firstprize for the best potatoes. With others, he originated the potato bake, whichwas held in Monument for five consecutive years.
Mr. and Mrs. Gwillim are the parents of seven living children, and have losttwo by death. Claudia and Jeannette died about the same time, one being fiveand the other four years of age. The surviving children are: Mary Evelyn, whowas born at Greenland; Margaret Eleanor, whose birth occurred at Monument;Gwillim R., John Cartwright, Gwladys Gwalia, Gwendolin Alice and Edward CecilCartwright, all of whom were born on the home farm. Margaret Eleanor is now thewife of Gwillim Howell and has one child, Vivienne.
Politically Mr. Gwillim is a Republican. He has served efficiently as justiceof the peace, and is proud of the fact that none of his cases was ever appealedand that all of the couples he has united in marriage have been happy andprosperous. In religion he is in sympathy with Presbyterian doctrines, but isnot a church member. However he contributes to the support of the neighborhoodchurch, in which his daughter, Mrs. Galley, is organist and leader of song.
Events
| Birth | 30 Apr 1850 | Abernant Ucha, Efailfach, Pontrhydyfen, Glamorganshire | |||
| Residence | 1851 | with his parents - Abernant Ucha, Efailfach, Pontrhydyfen, Glamorganshire | |||
| Residence | 1861 | with his parents - Cefnsaeson Fawr, Cimla, Glamorganshire | |||
| Immigration | 26 Apr 1870 | the Port of New York | |||
| Miscellaneous | 26 Apr 1870 | arrived aboard the SS Brooklyn from Liverpool - the Port of New York | |||
| Marriage | 12 Mar 1874 | St Peter's Church, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire - Jeannette "Janet" CARTWRIGHT |  | ||
| Residence | 12 Mar 1874 | Spilman Street, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire | |||
| Occupation | 12 Mar 1874 | farmer | |||
| Residence (family) | From 1880 to 1885 | El Paso County, Colorado - Jeannette "Janet" CARTWRIGHT | |||
| Occupation | From 1880 to 1885 | farmer - El Paso County, Colorado | |||
| Residence (family) | 1900 | 507, Kiowa Street, Precinct 30, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado - Jeannette "Janet" CARTWRIGHT | |||
| Occupation | 1900 | farmer - Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado | |||
| Residence (family) | From 1910 to 1920 | 737, East Huerfano, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado - Jeannette "Janet" CARTWRIGHT | |||
| Occupation | From 1910 to 1920 | real estate dealer (Gwillim & Jackson) - 24, Post Office Buildings, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1930 | 27, North Prospect Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado - Jeannette "Janet" CARTWRIGHT | |||
| Death | 1936 | El Paso County, Colorado | |||
| Burial | Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado |
Families
| Spouse | Jeannette "Janet" CARTWRIGHT (1850 - 1939) |
| Child | Claudia GWILLIM (1875 - 1880) |
| Child | Jeannette "Jenny" GWILLIM (1876 - 1880) |
| Child | Mary Evelyn GWILLIM (1877 - 1970) |
| Child | Margaret Eleanor "Maggie" GWILLIM (1878 - 1977) |
| Child | Gwillim Richard GWILLIM (1880 - 1958) |
| Child | John Cartwright GWILLIM (1881 - 1970) |
| Child | Gwladys Gwalia GWILLIM (1884 - 1976) |
| Child | Gwendolyn Alice "Gwen" GWILLIM (1886 - 1958) |
| Child | Edward Cecil Cartwright GWILLIM (1887 - 1951) |
| Father | Gwillim GWILLIM (1812 - 1872) |
| Mother | Sarah JONES (1815 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Thomas P GWILLIM JP (1853 - 1916) |