The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-29

four more Welshmen, two of them
with families, appeared and became
Mr.. Hughes neighbors. These were
Thomas Jenes and the three Jarmon
brcsleis, Richard. Daniel, and John.
The year following seven more families
were added to the colony, which grew
steadily and rapidly, not only because
of the large families which were, and
still are, fashionable among the Welsh
farmers, but also because Of constant
and ever increasing immigration from
Wales. George r. Rice, of Genesee,
states that waen the family of his faith
er, the late Roderick Rice arrived in
1S46. there were already over seventy
Welsh families located in the vicinity.
Mr.. Hughes and family arrived in Mil
waukee in August 1910.
On LAKE ERIE.
On Lake Erie they had net Rev.
Mr. Ordway, who had recommended
Waukesha county, where he resided. as
desirable place of settlement, and so
MIR. Hughes left his family in Milwau-
ke' and accompanied Mr.. Ordway to
the home of the latter. There he fell
Ill. and, after waiting for two weeks.
Mrs. Hughes hired man with a wagon
and two yoke of oxen to convey herself
and her children to the Ordway place
The family lived for a few DAYS in an
old log hut without stove or fireplace,
cooking out of doors, and baking in n
fttle oven which the mother had
brought from Wales. Mr.. Hughes
liked the country, and he wrote back
to his relative, Thomas Jones, in Wales
setting forth its many attractions.
Jones had the letter printed in a
Welsh magazine. and this letter was
the means of bringing many settlers
10 Waukesha county. The Welsh who
settled in Waukesha county came
mostly from Cardlganshire and Ang-
lesey. Most Of them were Door. thougb
few had some money, and one on
two were rich according to the modest
standard of the pioneers. Several had
been prepared for the ministry i'm tbe
Church of England, hut had chanped
their plans and now determined "a
seek their fortunes across the sea. The
Oldest living Welsh settler is Mrs Ann
Jarmon, who went over with hay faith
en- Thomas Jones, in 1871, when she
was girl of fourteen. Thev st5rtad
Tor Carna1Von, and were six weeks on
the journey in a sailing vessel land
ing in Boston, The passage cost fva
su1neas apiece, and half rates for
chlluren. They took provisions with
them-oat bread, oat crackers. butter
ham and pota toes. They also took
china dishes and the works of a clocl,
but no furniture. Jones had e30O in
money. having sold the farm in Wales
ana all had fine new clothes for the
journey Mr.. and Mrs. John Jones Ieft
Wales with eight children arld the
ohree Jarmon boys one of whom John
became the husband of Ann Jones i'm
1874, this being one of the first mar
riages An the settlement.
MARRIAGES IN THE SETI, H.
oyW 'li MENT.
That same year John Jarmon and his
bride moved into the farm that is still
the Jarnon homestead, where Mrs
Jarmon has resided SO years. There
fourteen children We're born to her. of
whom ten survive. She also boasts pa
grandchildren and two greatgrand-
children. Mr.. Jalmon died twenty
three years ago.
But beside his own family and the
JaTmonS, John Jones was accompan-
ied from Wales by another parsonage
OF some Importance. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones were very pious people, and
could not bear the thought OF a new
home where there should be no min
ister and no church, and so they