John JAMES

                   NOTE:  John James came to the US from Wales. They left England and went ot Holland to escape persecution by the Church of England. John married Betsy Jones and came to America with the family. The Mormons were looking for people to come to Utah. They got passage on a Mormon ship. After some time the Mormons brought them to Slat Lake by wagon train. They made promises which were never fulfilled. The men were kept prisoners in a stockade. After several months they excaped form the Mormons. A band of whites and Indians had been fighting the Mormons so they helped them escape and meet a wagon train. The calvary helped them get away. They went to California with the wagon train. The gold rush was on about 1849. They moved around California and then settled in Nevada in Jacks Valley. Two children were born before they came to Nevada, Anna and Elizabeth. Jane Ann was born in a covered wagon while on their way to Nevada. John worked in the Virginia Silver mines for several years and then retired to his farm where they lived out their lives. Three boys were born in Nevada, Will, John, and Edward.