Life story of David Ward
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm of a typewritten document. The item is a biography of David Ward who was born on 13 January 1834 in Leicester, England. He was the youngest of nine children born to William Ward and Susanna Webster Ward. David was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 22 February 1846. He migrated to the United States in 1847 with his mother and father. They settled near Council Bluffs, Iowa. David Ward and his family came to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1850 and moved to Parowan, Utah, in 1851. He was an active member of the Mormon Church and served in numerous capacities for that faith. David Ward married Sarah Parker in October of 1856, but this marriage soon ended in divorce. He married Amanda Jane Rogers on 10 October 1864. He remarried Sarah Parker also on 10 October 1864. David Ward took a third wife, Anna Cathrine Adams on 21 August 1867. Ward worked as a farmer, sheep herder, and storekeeper in Parowan and the surrounding area. The author of this biography is unknown, and the date of its composition is uncertain.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1930
Creator
- Ward, David, 1834-1909 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Life story of David Ward must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
1 item : (3 p.)
Custodial History
This item was photocopied from reel 1 of the microfilm 920 collection.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Life story of David Ward
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Amy Perez
- Date
- 2011 February 18
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States