| The
Levi Davies Family |
Climax District
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Levi
Davies left his home in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, and went to
Ipswich, South Dakota, where he lived a number of years, until coming
to Ponoka in 1902, taking a homestead in the Climax District.
Mr. and Mrs. Davies were married in Calgary, July 9, 1904. Mrs.
Davies had newly arrived form Carmarthenshire, South Wales. It is
believed that Mrs. Davies was the first person to arrived directly
from Wales to the Wood River area. They were married by Rev. D.L.
Hughes, the first minister in the Welsh community.
Levi served several years on the Climax School Board. IN 1918 they
sold the farm to Hugh Pritchard and Humphrey
Evans, and bought the N.E. 1/4 of 9-43-25, one mile north of
Ponoka, from Albert Legge.
Mr. and Mrs. Davies had 3 children, all born in the Climax district. |
| The
Children ... more
to come... |
Margaret
was born in 1906. She married George Pugh in 1926 and had
a family of seven children.
Georginia, Mary, Elizabeth, Gwladys, Glyn, Margaret and Joe.
Margaret passed away in 1966.
| Mary |
married
Bill Mackie and had 3 children - Georgina, Thomas and
Janice |
| Georgina |
married
John Kocyba and had 4 children - Jim, Bonnie, George
and Joan |
| Joe |
married
Jean McGerrigle and they had 2 children - Patti and
Timothy |
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Margaret
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| Glyn |
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| Gwladys |
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| Elizabeth |
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| Mabel
- was born in 1907. She married Bill Harper in 1929 and had
a family of three: Ted, Jean and Nancy. Mabel passed away
in 1956. |
| Violet
- was born in 1910. She married Ejnar Cortsen in 1935 and
they had one daughter: Lorna. |
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DAVIES Family RESEARCHER:
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DAVIES Family WEB SITE :
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