Individual Details
Rev Rees EVANS
(24 Oct 1817 - )
Events
| Birth | 24 Oct 1817 | Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire | |||
| Residence | 1841 | with his parents - Goetreuchaf, Llangybi, Cardiganshire | |||
| Immigration | 28 Jun 1842 | Racine, Wisconsin |  | ||
| Occupation | From Abt 1843 to Abt 1848 | merchant in hardware - Wisconsin | |||
| Marriage | Oct 1843 | Elizabeth JONES | |||
| Miscellaneous | Abt Sep 1848 | entered the ministry with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church | |||
| Residence (family) | 1850 | Mount Pleasant, Racine, Wisconsin - Elizabeth JONES | |||
| Ordination | Oct 1852 | ||||
| Occupation | From 1853 to 1857 | Pastor in the only Welsh church - Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Miscellaneous | 1853 | visited - Venedocia, Van Wert, Ohio | | ||
| Occupation | From 1857 to Jul 1879 | Pastor - Capel Mawr Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church, Cambria, Columbia, Wisconsin | | ||
| Residence (family) | From 1860 to 1880 | Cambria post office district, Courtland, Columbia, Wisconsin - Elizabeth JONES |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth JONES (1822 - ) |
| Child | Roderick EVANS (1845 - 1877) |
| Child | Mary J EVANS (1848 - ) |
| Child | Eleanor "Elin or Nellie" EVANS (1850 - 1909) |
| Child | Robert EVANS (1851 - 1852) |
| Child | Catherine B "Katie or Kate" EVANS (1854 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" EVANS (1859 - ) |
| Child | Margaret D "Maggie" EVANS (1864 - ) |
| Father | Roderick EVANS (1788 - 1871) |
| Mother | Cathrine JONES (1790 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Anne EVANS ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary EVANS (1813 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Ebenezer EVANS (1815 - 1889) |
| Sibling | David EVANS (1822 - ) |
| Sibling | Jane EVANS (1825 - ) |
| Sibling | Roderick EVANS (1828 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Benjamin EVANS (1831 - ) |
| Sibling | Deborah EVANS (1834 - ) |
Notes
Immigration
Rees sailed from Carmarthen to New York on the Barque Bridget Timmins. The Master was J. O. Morrison. The ship was 383 tons. She sailed with 203 passengers, all were sailing to start a new life in the USA. The journey took about 6 weeks, up to 14 weeks in poor weather.Miscellaneous
In the spring of the year 1853, the Rev. Reese Evans, of Wisconsin, visited Van Wert County in returning from the Association held at Jackson county, Ohio. He preached a number of times, and administered the sacraments.The above from 'The Welsh Settlement in Van Wert County' by
Rev. J. P. Morgan, 'Early History of the Welsh Settlement in Van Wert County, Ohio', The Cambrian, Vol. II, No. 1 (Jan/Feb 1882), p. 1-5.