When John Edward Williams was born in March 1857 in Porthmadog, Caernarvonshire, Wales, his father, Owen, was 27 and his mother, Margaret Pritchard , was 26. He married Mary Katherine McDonald on July 6, 1895 when he was 38 years old. They had three children during their marriage. He died in 1918 at the age of 61.
John likely entered America through Castle Garden when they immigrated to the United States in 1860.
He immagrated from Wales by Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland and entered New York City. He was only three years old.