Owen David Ward, son of George and Eunice Nicholas Ward, was born May 29, 1889 in Woodruff, Oneida, Idaho. His parents owned and operated a farm and raised cattle and sheep. He was the twelfth child in a family of fourteen. His parents came to Woodruff from Willard, Utah, in the spring of 1870. Here …
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Charles William Ward
Charles William Ward, the eighth of fourteen children, was born April 16, 1880 at the family home in Woodruff, Oneida County Idaho, to George Ward and Eunice Alice Nicholas. He grew up in Woodruff and attended school and church there. He was of a studious nature and loved to read good books. He was a …
Beatrice Fortune Smith Jones
By her daughter, Sarah S. Ward Beatrice Fortune Smith Jones was born February 22, 1858 at Spanish Fork, Utah, the daughter of John Smith and Sophia Fortune Smith. Her parents were born in Scotland. They left Scotland to come to this country with their two older children, a boy and a girl, on the ship, …
Catherine Evans Jones
(Aunt Kate) I looked at the funeral program in my hands. It read: In loving memory of Mrs. Catherine Evans Jones Age 79 Born October 13, 1887 Malad City, Idaho Died December 23, 1966 Malad City Idaho Funeral service Tuesday, December 27, 1966- 1:00 St. John L.D.S. Ward Chapel Bishop James Madsen was giving the …
Rosa Elizabeth Ward John
By Mrs. Marvin (Rosemarie) Nelson, a daughter Rosa Elizabeth Ward John was born in a little, two room, log cabin, at Woodruff, Idaho, June 3, 1885. Her parents were George and Eunice Alice Nicholas Ward. Rosa was the tenth child of a family of fourteen. As she grew, she assumed her assigned duties as a …
George W. Jones
George W Jones died Sunday, December 7, 1941. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Stake Tabernacle for George W Jones, 64, who died at his home Sunday from a lingering illness. Bishop Junius Crowther presided. Benediction was offered by Arch Harris. Speakers were J.M. Isaacson, R.N. Hill, and John E. Blaisdell. Musical numbers were …
Dan Jones Welshman
Ensign- April 1987 When Dan Jones was born in a mining area of Wales 4 Aug. 1810 in a mining area of Wales it seemed unlikely he would ever venture from there to America. But he became one of the most successful and widely known Latter Day Saint missionaries to the British Isles. Dan was …
Dan T. Jones
Dan T. Jones was born 9 February 1877 at Hyrum, Cache, Utah son of William Jones and Mary Evans Jones. They lived at Hyrum for several years before coming to Malad City, Idaho to make their home. He had two brothers, John T. Jones, and Lorenzo Jones. He also had five sisters, Mrs. Ruth Makay, …
Biography of Ephram E. Jones
Eph E. Jones , Uncle Eph as he has been known for years, was born in Wales June 10, 1861. He was the son of Zephania and Caroline Jones and came to this country at the age of four. The family first settled in Willard, Utah. They made their home in Willard for seven years …
Grandmother Leona Williams
By Sherry Kramer The lines of her face showed that her life had been hard. The lines circling her eyes and across her forehead seemed to say that she had worried a lot. Her eyes shone though, and there seemed to be a diamond sparkle for each one of the eight children she had raised. …