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Ward, John M. (John Mahonri), 1878-1936

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1878 - 1936

Biographical History

John M. Ward (1878-1936) was a farmer and teamster in Idaho.

John Mahonri Ward was born October 28, 1878 in Bear Lake, Idaho to Thomas Ward and Ann Reese. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ward served as a missionary in the Southern States Mission between 1905 and 1908. After his return he married Ida May Patterson on February 25, 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and they had six children. Ward worked as a farmer and teamster in the Bear Lake area, and resided in Bloomington, Idaho. He died on February 24, 1936 in Bloomington.

Citation:
John M. Ward photographs, MSS 8142

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Mar. 27, 2013 (John M. Ward; John Mahonri Ward; b. Oct. 28, 1878 in Bear Lake, Idaho; parents, Thomas Ward and Ann Reese; m. Feb. 25, 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ida May Patterson, six children; d. Feb. 24, 1936 in Bloomington, Idaho; served two-year mission for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1908 to Ky.; farmer, teamster)

Missionary record index, 1830-1972 (John Mahonri Ward; home: Bloomington, Bear Lake County, Idaho; set apart as missionary, Jan. 14, 1905, serving in Southern States Mission)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

John M. Ward photographs

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233628798]
Identifier: MSS 8142
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of individuals that Ward met while on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the early 1900s. He served in the Southern States Mission, including the states of Ohio and Kentucky.

Dates: approximately 1905-1908