Card, Charles Ora, 1839-1906
Dates
- Existence: 1839 - 1906
Biographical History
Charles Ora Card (1839-1906) was a settler and prominent church leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Logan, Utah and southern Alberta, Canada.
Charles Ora Card was born on November 5, 1839 to Cyrus William Card and Sarah Ann Tuttle. The Card family became members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1843. Charles was baptized by his uncle on April 12, 1856. He crossed the plains as part of a handcart company, arriving in the Salt Lake Valley in September 1856. Charles became a member of 56th quorum of the Seventy in Farmington, Utah before his family moved to Logan, Utah in March 1860. While in Logan, he was involved in education, the building of the Logan Tabernacle and the Logan Temple, and became the president of the Cache Stake.
Early in 1887, Charles was asked by John Taylor to relocate and settle southern Alberta, Canada with a group of settlers, though some of his wives and children did not accompany him. He established the town of Cardston, Alberta. He presided over the Canadian Mission and was president of the Alberta Stake for about twelve years, beginning in 1890. He was released as stake president and became a patriarch in September 1902.
Charles Ora Card returned to Logan in December 1903 and died there on September 9, 1906.
Citation:
LDS Biog. Encyc., 1901: p.296 (b. Nov. 5, 1839; family recieved gospel 1843; Alberta Stake Pres.) p.297 (baptized 1856; handcart co.; member of the seventy; moved to Logan 1860; helped with Tabernacle and Temple; Chache Stake Pres.) p.298 (Alberta Canada 1887; Cardson).Charles Ora Card, Pioneer and colonizer, 1961: p.6 (b. to Cyrus and Sarah Card) p.26 (education) p.144 (Canadian Mission 1890) p.147 (Alberta Stake Pres; patriarch) p. 150 (wives in different places) p.154 (carried to Logan 1903) p.155 (d. Sep 9, 1906).
Journal of history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spring 1997: page 116 (Charles Ora Card, president of the Cache Stake; sawmill owner; farmer; city councilman; justice of the peace; polygamist) page 117 (Charles O. Card) page 123 (moved to Cardston on June 3, 1887) page 127 (Aug. 1903, moved back to Logan, Utah; d. Sept. 9, 1906 in Logan)
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Zina Young Card Brown family papers
Charles Ora Card diaries
Photocopies of handwritten diaries. The diaries are excerpts of a much larger work and were kept from 1871 to 1872 and for 1883. Card writes about travelling in the East United States on a "winter mission." Card also writes about the construction of the Logan Temple of the Mormon Church in 1883.
Charles Ora Card letters
Fourteen letters, one death certificate, newspaper clippings, genealogy forms, and miscellaneous items. All of the documents deal with the temporal and spiritual affairs of Charles Ora Card and his wife Sarah.
Charles Ora Card papers
Zina Presendia Young Williams Card papers
Correspondence, autobiographical and biographical materials, patriarchal blessings, legal documents, news articles, and miscellaneous items. The materials document the life and career of Card including her affiliation with Brigham Young Academy, the Mormon Church, and various civic organizations. The items also relate to the towns of Cardston, Alberta; Logan, Utah; and Provo, Utah. Also included is correspondence with various Mormon Church leaders and that of her husband, Charles O. Card.
Charles Ora Card correspondence, 1884-1906
Contains correspondence in the form of letters predominately written to Zina Presendia Young Williams Card by Charles Ora Card and Oliver Boardman Huntington. The dates on the letters range from 1884 to 1906 and the locations from which the letters were sent include Cardston, Canada; Logan, Utah; and Springville, Utah. Includes topics of family, business enterprises, and work within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Correspondence, 1881-1930
Newspaper clippings, 1899-1919, 1976 April 2
Contains full newspaper sheets, mainly from newspapers in Utah and Canada. Dated from 1899 to 1919 and April 2, 1976.
Patriarchal blessings, 1878-1903
Contains serveral patriarchal blessings of Zina Prescinda Young Williams Card. Dated 1878 to 1903, with some undated material.
Personal and family papers, 1870-1973
Contains financial records, certificates, programs, local histories, and other family papers. Dated 1870 to 1973.
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