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Tudor Sources

1820-1860 Cambria County Census Info: Tudor's and Baxter's

Johnson County History: Welsh Church

Map of Union Township: Tudor's

1850 Liberty Twp Census (images): Tudor, Tudor & Williams

1860 Union Twp Census Info: Tudor and Edward T. Williams Families

1870 Union Twp Census (low quality images): Tudor, Wms (pg 1), Tudor (pg 2)

Tudor IGI Lookup: Christenings: Tudor Family



Photos

Gravestones
Richard Tudor
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Elizabeth Lumley
Hugh Tudor
Gwen Pryce
Ann
Jane Tudor
Edward Tudor &
Elizabeth Baxter

The Welsh Church
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The Tudor Family

Richard Tudor Elizabeth Lumley

1792 - 1868
 
1802 - 1880


RICHARD TUDOR was born May 29, 1792 in Montgomeryshire, Wales, and died November 14, 1868 in Johnson Co, Iowa. He married ELIZABETH LUMLEY September 09, 1815 in Darowen Parish, Machnylleth, Montgomeryshire, Wales, daughter of EDWARD LUMLEY and JANE ???. She was born July 1802 in Montgomeryshire, Wales, and died July 15, 1880 in Sharon Center, Johnson Co, Iowa.
Both were buried in the Welsh Cemetery, Johnson Co, Iowa.

More About RICHARD TUDOR:
Richard was Farmer in Cambria Co, PA and Sharon Twsp, Johnson Co, Iowa. He donated land for the Welsh Congregational Church to be built in Sharon Township.
Residence: 1840, Cambria Twp, Cambria Co, Pa.  April 1845, Union Twp, Johnson Co, Iowa.

     
Hugh Tudor          = Gwen Pryce
1818 - 1897 HUGH TUDOR was born August 23, 1818 in Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire, Wales, and died March 15, 1897 in Johnson Co. Iowa. He married GWEN PRYCE Abt. 1860. She was born 1831 in Wales?, and died May 16, 1867 in Johnson Co. Iowa. Both were buried in the Welsh Cemetery, Johnson Co, Iowa.

More About HUGH TUDOR:
Christening: September 06, 1818, Graig Independent Church, Daroween Parish, Machynlleth, Wales.  Hugh married ANN after Gwen died.

Children of HUGH TUDOR and GWEN PRYCE are:
i. JULIUS TUDOR, b. April 1861, Johnson Co. Iowa; d. 1940, Ca.; m. RUTH DAVIS, 1887, Johnson Co. Ia.
ii. LUMLEY TUDOR, b. November 07, 1864, Johnson Co. Iowa; d. January 17, 1938, Johnson Co. Iowa.

 
Jane Tudor           = Richard Williams
1820 - 1848 JANE TUDOR was born October 1820 in Wales, and died December 19, 1848 in Sharon Center, Iowa. She married RICHARD WILLIAMS. He was born 1814 in Montgomeryshire, Wales, and died July 09, 1860 in Williamsburg, Iowa.

More About JANE TUDOR:
Baptism: October 27, 1820, Graig Independent Church, Daroween Parish, Machynlleth, Wales

More About RICHARD WILLIAMS:
He ran a saw-mill in Williams Grove, Troy Township, by Oak Hill, Cemetery. He 'laid out' the town from his property 5/26/1856 hence the town named for him. Three years after Jane died, Richard married ANN EVANS.

Child of JANE TUDOR and RICHARD WILLIAMS is:
i. ELISABETH WILLIAMS, b. January 14, 1847, Iowa City, Iowa; d. September 30, 1934, What Cheer, Iowa.

 
Richard Tudor      =  
1823 - ?

RICHARD TUDOR, b. Bef. February 24, 1823, Montgomeryshire, Wales.

More About RICHARD TUDOR:
Christening: February 24, 1823, Graig Independent, Machynlleth, Montgomery, Wales.


 
Edward Tudor      = Elizabeth R. Baxter
1825 - 1902 EDWARD TUDOR was born March 06, 1825 in Wales, and died September 29, 1902 in Johnson Co, Iowa. He married ELIZABETH BAXTER September 16, 1856? in Union Twp, Johnson Co, Iowa, daughter of JOHN BAXTER and ELIZABETH PRYCE. She was born January 12, 1833 in Pennsylvania, and died September 30, 1910 in Johnson Co. Iowa. Both were buried at the Welsh Cemetery, Johnson Co, Iowa.

More About EDWARD TUDOR:
Christening: March 25, 1825, Graig Independent Church, Daroween Parish, Machynlleth, Wales

Children of EDWARD TUDOR and ELIZABETH BAXTER are:
i. MARY J. TUDOR
ii. ELIZABETH RUTH TUDOR; m. EVAN ROWLAND
iii. CYRUS TUDOR
iv. RICHARD BAXTER TUDOR

From: History of Johnson County, Iowa,
Containing a History of the County, and its Townships, Cities and Villages from 1836 to 1882. Pub. Iowa City, Iowa. 1883. [Pages 941-942]

EDWARD TUDOR, a resident of Iowa City, and interested in the
pork packing-house, and other public enterprises in the city; was born
March 6, 1825, in Wales; settled in Johnson county, Iowa, in April,
1845, on Old Man's Creek; has been engaged in farming and stock-rais-
ing. He was married September 16, 1863, to Miss Elizabeth Baxter, of
Sharon township. They have four children: Mary J., Elizabeth Ruth,
wife of Evan Rowland of Union township; Cyrus and Richard B. He is
a republican in politics, and a member of the board of supervisors of John-
son county in 1869; has been trustee of township, and secretary of the
school board. He is a stockholder and one of the directors of the pack-
ing-house in Iowa City. He is a member of the Congreagational Church
on Old Man's Creek.

 
Ann Tudor            =  
1827 - ?

ANN TUDOR, b. Bef. April 22, 1827, Machynlleth, Montomeryshire, Wales.

More About ANN TUDOR:
Christening: April 22, 1827, Graig Independent Church, Daroween Parish, Machynlleth, Wales.


 
Elizabeth Tudor   =  
1830 - ?

ELIZABETH TUDOR, b. Bef. April 17, 1830, Machynlleth, Montomeryshire, Wales.

More About ELIZABETH TUDOR:
Christening: April 17, 1830, Graig Independent Church, Daroween Parish, Machynlleth, Wales.


 
Margaret Tudor    =  
1830 - ?

MARGARET TUDOR, b. Bef. April 17, 1830, Machynlleth, Montomeryshire, Wales.

More About MARGARET TUDOR:
Christening: April 17, 1830, Graig Independent Church, Daroween Parish, Machynlleth, Wales.