74. William Rees⁵ THOMAS (Rees⁶)⁽¹⁰⁶⁾ was born in Merthyr-Tydfil, Glamorganshire, South Wales, May 30, 1840. He died January 23, 1923 in Plymouth, Luzerne County, PA, at 82 years of age. His body was interred in Washburn Street Cemetery, in Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA.

He married Elizabeth ROBERTS circa 1864. She was born in England in 1839. She died 1890 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA, at 51 years of age. Her body was interred in Washburn Street Cemetery, in Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA.

William immigrated from Wales, in 1861. Destination: Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA.⁽¹⁰⁷⁾ William's occupation: Anthracite Coal Miner in Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA.

William Rees THOMAS and Elizabeth ROBERTS had the following children:

+ 24 i. John Roberts⁴ THOMAS was born February 8, 1865.

75 ii. Rees R. THOMAS was born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA, April 21, 1868. He died in Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA. He married Mary PARRY. Mary's occupation: Homemaker.

Rees's occupation: Miner.

76 iii. Willie THOMAS was born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA, May 1870. He died 1870 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA, at less than one year of age. His body was interred 1870 in Hyde Park Cem., Scranton, PA.

77 iv. Elizabeth R. ('Lizzie Unadilla') THOMAS was born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA, January 4, 1875. She died November 2, 1952 in Unadilla, Otsego County, NY, at 77 years of age. She married Arthur R. JENKINS estimated 1895. He was born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA August 19, 1874. He died September 23, 1941 in Unadilla, Otsego County, NY, at 67 years of age.

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