James Ward

James Ward

Male 1840 - 1928  (88 years)

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  • Name James Ward 
    Born 12 Jun 1840  Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 13 Sep 1840  Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Nov 1928  North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 2 Dec 1928  North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I223  Staples-Record
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2016 

    Father William Spackman/Spanswick,   b. 15 Sep 1823, Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1902, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Sarah Ward,   b. 1 May 1814, Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1900, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 8 Sep 1845  Poulshot, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Harriet Brown,   b. 5 Oct 1838, West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1902, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 16 Mar 1861  Devizes, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Sarah Jane Ward,   b. 21 Dec 1861, North Odgen, Weber, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1925, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     2. Elizabeth Ward,   b. 13 Jul 1863, North Odgen, Weber, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1950, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. James Henry Ward,   b. 22 Aug 1865, North Odgen, Weber, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1955, Roy, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     4. William Ward,   b. 8 Sep 1867, North Odgen, Weber, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1907  (Age 39 years)
     5. John Ward,   b. 3 Dec 1869, North Odgen, Weber, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1955, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     6. Albert George Ward,   b. 15 Dec 1871, North Odgen, Weber, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1971, Roy, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)
     7. Cyrus Ward,   b. 29 Dec 1873, North Odgen, Weber, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1936, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     8. Joseph Edward Ward,   b. 25 Nov 1875, North Odgen, Weber, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1968, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     9. Lorenzo Ward,   b. 14 Feb 1877, North Odgen, Weber, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1969, Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     10. Harriet Ellen Ward,   b. 13 Apr 1880, North Odgen, Weber, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1963, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     11. Hyrum Hubert Ward,   b. 6 Oct 1882, North Odgen, Weber, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1889, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F80  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Francis Adelaide Cooley,   b. 9 Aug 1851, Wayland, Stuben, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1936, North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 15 Apr 1903 
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jun 1840 - Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 13 Sep 1840 - Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Mar 1861 - Devizes, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Nov 1928 - North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Dec 1928 - North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    James Ward
    James Ward
    Portrait
    James Ward Portrait: 1840-1928
    James Ward Portrait: 1840-1928
    Home of James Ward in North Ogden, Utah
    Home of James Ward in North Ogden, Utah
    Washington Blvd., North Ogden, Weber, Utah.

    James and Harriet Brown, seated in buggy.
    Left to Right Standing: Lorenzo Ward, Joseph Edward Ward, Cyrus Ward, Henry Storey, and Albert George Ward
    Left to Right Seated: Elizabeth W. Storey, (Children) Mable and William Storey, Harriet Ward, Sister and Brother James Gaile and child.
    James Ward and Harriet Brown Family Portrait
    James Ward and Harriet Brown Family Portrait
    Back Row: James Henry, Cyrus, Elizabeth, William, Sarah Jane, John, Albert George.

    Front Row: Joseph Edward, Harriet Ellen, James (Father), Hyrum Hubert, Harriet (Mother), Lorenzo.

    Date Unknown
    James Ward 80th Birthday Celebration: 12 June 1920
    James Ward 80th Birthday Celebration: 12 June 1920
    Back Row: Left to Right: Rosene W. Shaw, Melvin Shaw, Albert Shaw, William H. Shaw, Albert Morgan Shaw, Elizabeth J. Shaw, Thomas Ward, Dora S. Abbott, George Abbott, Hazel S. Zerbie, Charles Zerbie, William Storey, Julie Ward, Harriet (Hattie) Storey, Hubert Ward, Emil A. Chatelain, Doris Storey, Henry Storey, Maude B. Storey, Josephine C. Shaw, Marjorie Shaw, and John Shaw.

    4th Row: Anna Ward, Lettie S. Ward, Leo Ward, Menah J. Montgomery, Barabara B. Brown, George Brown, Mary G. Ward, Etta W. Ward, Howard Ward, Charlotte W. Ward, Edmund Riley Shaw, Etta M. Storey, Mildred Storey, John Spackman, William H. Warren, Eliza B. Brown, Mabel S. Warren, Charles Storey, Minnie L. Ward, Florence W. Chatelain, Kate B. Ward, Mary B. Ward, Annie S. Deamer, James Deamer, Thomas Norris and Jenny S. Norris

    3rd Row: Charles Shaw, Celia W. Shaw, Ray Shaw, Janet Barker, Harriet W. Barker, Joseph Ward, Cyrus Ward, Albert Ward, Sarah Jane W. Shaw, Glen John Shaw, James Ward and Francis C. Ward, Elizabeth W. Storey, James Henry Ward, John Ward, Lorenzo Ward, Georgenia S. Montgomery, James Edmund Shaw, Virtue C. Shaw, and Alburdice Shaw.

    2nd Row: Luella Ward, Dorothy Ward, Gladys Shaw, Lottie Ward, Verl Ward, Verna Barker, Edith Ward, Della Storey, Thelma Ward, Vera Storey, Nellie Ward, Leona Holmes, Harriet Ward, Stanley Shaw, Robert Storey, Henry Ward, Hubert Storey, James Brown, Hyrum Ward, and Maurice Storey.

    Front Row: Virginia Higgenbotham, Mildred Shaw, Mary Jane Shaw, Mildred Barker, Virginia Chatelain, Vera Ward, Tura Shaw, Harriet Ward, Riley Shaw, Naomi Ward, Venis Shaw, Erma Shaw, Erma Storey, Phyllis Shaw, Irene Storey, June Ward, Ethel Storey,, Marguerite Ward, Fae Ward, Fawn Ward, Grant Ward, Ray Shaw, Helen Warren, Ruth Shaw, LeGrande Ward, Woodrow Shaw, Mark Ward, Melba Chatelain, Stanley Ward, Florence Warren, William Verle Shaw, Eva Warren, Ward Barker, Harold Ward, Platt Ward and Lewis Storey.
    James Ward as Patriarch: 11 May 1913 - 23 Nov 1928
    James Ward as Patriarch: 11 May 1913 - 23 Nov 1928

    Documents
    James Ward 80th Birthday Celebration
    James Ward 80th Birthday Celebration
    As reported in "The Ogden Standard Examiner", Sunday, June 13th, 1920. James has 8 sons and 3 daughters, 52 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren, making a total of 105 posterity.
    Bishop James Ward's LDS Ward named as the 'Missionary Ward'
    Bishop James Ward's LDS Ward named as the "Missionary Ward"
    In about 1900, when James Ward served as bishop in the North Ogden Ward in Utah, his was was so successful in sending out missionaires it became known as the "Missionary Ward". All together the North Ogden has sent out some 237 missionaries into the field since the ward was organized.

    Reported in "The Ogden Standard Examiner", Sunday, March 1st, 1953
    James Ward Suffers a Stroke of Paralysis: 'The Odgen Standard Examiner', Sunday, October 21st, 1928
    James Ward Suffers a Stroke of Paralysis: "The Odgen Standard Examiner", Sunday, October 21st, 1928
    Family group record for James Ward and his wives
    Family group record for James Ward and his wives
    James Ward 85th Birthday: 16 June 1974
    James Ward 85th Birthday: 16 June 1974
    James was honored in the newspaper for working on the first telegraph line in Utah and for living in Ogden, Utah for 60 years.
    James Ward has gets paralysis from a stroke: 23 October 1928
    James Ward has gets paralysis from a stroke: 23 October 1928
    Obituary for James Ward: 'The Standard Examiner', Friday, November 30th, 1928
    Obituary for James Ward: "The Standard Examiner", Friday, November 30th, 1928
    Patriarch Ward died as a result of his paralytic stroke he sustained 6 weeks prior to his death.
    Those in Attendance at James Ward's Funeral: 'The Ogden Examiner', Sunday, December 9th, 1928
    Those in Attendance at James Ward's Funeral: "The Ogden Examiner", Sunday, December 9th, 1928
    Sons, John Ward, Cyrus Ward and Joseph E. Ward were in attendance of their father's funeral. Joseph E. Ward is serving as a missionary for the L.D.S church. James Ward served as Patriarch for 15 years. He gave 457 blessings while patriarch. Member of the Relief Society under the direction of Mrs. Myrtle Barker, Flora Deamer and Harriet Spackman assembled a wide display of useful articles at the funeral.
    James Ward Nearing age 88: 'The Ogden Standard Examiner', Sunday, February 12th, 1928
    James Ward Nearing age 88: "The Ogden Standard Examiner", Sunday, February 12th, 1928
    James is "becoming somewhat enfeebled in health, though still able to to about his daily activities."
    Patriarch James Ward and other Members of the Spackman Family suffer Health Problems
    Patriarch James Ward and other Members of the Spackman Family suffer Health Problems
    James Ward is reported as improving from a general physical weakness incident to his age of 87. Mrs. Elizabeth Spackman was called to Salt Lake because her son, David Henry had to have an operation for appendicitis. A daughter-in-law, Mrs. James Alma Spackman was taken to Dee hospital in Ogden for an operation for similar trouble.

    Reported in "The Ogden Standard Examiner", Sunday, May 6th, 1928

    Histories
    History of James Ward
    History of James Ward
    A brief history of James Ward
    A brief history of James Ward
    Biography of James Ward of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom: 1840-1928
    Biography of James Ward of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom: 1840-1928
    Given 10 June 1931

  • Notes 
    • Since the Logan Temple records were filmed there has been a correction made on the books. James Ward was sealed to his mother and William Spackman not Spanswick as it shows on the film.