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Chapter X.

A SECOND LIFE SKETCH OF GEORGE WELTON WARD


George Welton Ward
Mary Hankinson Ward
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George Wel ton Ward has the honor of being the
Eli7abcth Trul ock, who was a sister of Ann. The
I mmi grant Ancestor of the Ward family He was Certificate also gives the father of Ann-William
the third child of J ohn and Susannah Wel ton Ward Trul ock, a Carman The Parish where they were
Born 12 September 1814, at Leiston S u f f ol k married was i n the Registration district of St Giles
County, Engl and His father was a farmer and nur- i n the Fields and Saint George Bloomsbury.
serynian and gave his boys the benefit of his ex-
We have not been able to locate Drake Street
where George Welton lived, but Ann s residence,
perience of living on a farm and in providing for a
large family, there being 12 children in the familv
Baldwin Gardens, i s located about one-half mile east
of Bloomsbury Square in London, Middlesex, Eng-
The f ami l v home of hi s pa i c n t 5 J ohn and
land and lust north of the junction between Nol -
Susannah \Telton Ward being i n I eiston Suffolk born Viaduct and Gray s I nn road, about one-fourth
England Dhcn Gcorgc X el ton Lvas eight years of
mi l e or less north of the Church Close ( Sec maps fol-
age the fami l y moved a distance of about 24 miles
* in a southwesterl ~ direction to Fox Hall Unti l his
After their marriage they went to Suffolkshirc
marriage Gcorgi. \elton remained wi th hi s father
where George We!ton served as the proprictor of the
and assisted wi th the work on the farm I t appears
from studying the records. hi. must 11aw gone to
H~~~~and G ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~
London SOTiletlmi. during the Year 1841 probab1.i. had home at ~~l~~~ u,hlch was onl y three
to visit some of his rclatives Whi l e there I-tc met
di stant from he worked, as three of
a young woman bv the name of Ann I -rulock Shc.
born at Melton-Wllllam,
Richard, the family moved to Northani South Hamp-
Trul ock, born in the capital city of London 13 May
1816
ton Hampshl l e Why did they make this move? was
2nd Ann Trui ock lnarricd marri age cer- I t becauge Ann s grandparents lived there? We have
discovered her
at woodbri dge ~h~~
r uas the dallgliter Of Wllllam and lVarv Ann George and Richard Sometime aftcr t17c bi rth of
On 24th J anuary, 1842 George Welton lhrard
tificatc reveals that he married Ann Trul ock, ful l
bi rthpl ace as being in that
i l y and decided to move to Soutlihampton where
there was a larger branch of the Church, to be bap-
while move? any rate, they moved to South
~i~~~~~~wl-,ere George mielton managed a large
a spinster resided at Bal dWi n Gardens
Shire Or had they heard the gospel I n Suffol kshl re
George TVclton was listed a
age
and met wi th Some opposition froin ]-,is fathers fam-
llvlng at 9 Drake street in London They were mar-
ried 24 1842 af ter Banns lad been de-
according to the Rites and ceremonies of the cstab-
lished churcl ~ :ti the Parish of St George Blooms-
ried in the presence of J ohn Ward hi s father. and
clared by El hl ontagU \lIllers. at the Parish Church
tlI cd or was provi dence (hem a worth-
bury, in the Count\ Of bIlddlCSeX They Were mar- linseed and cake
I t is understood he was doing very well here
financially I t was while they were liere that their
son Al fred was born And urhl]c here, both George
Welton and Ann were baptmd i nto the Church of
J esus Christ of Latter Day Saints He was recorded
Nuintiel5 i n pClicnihcuic d 3 1 ~ the genL1ati on to \vhlch
that name hcl on<c \ I I L I ~ I F ( I corgc \Tilton \!Ird ( 2 ) his
c 11i I d r c n i i ) gr ~i ndL hi l d~~n ( 4 rrwt ~,randchi i tl rcn i i
great great ~r;i ndchi l i i rcn ( 0 I gl i nt g w t great grandchildren
and so on co\ cri ng 111 i ng generati on?
as age 15 baptiTed 12 <J ul y. 1849 by Elder Thomas the plains The newly acquired oxen had just been
D Stanhouse Ann s age 31 baptized 30 J ul y, 1849 brought from Michigan 400 miles away. Wi th the
Thei r rcs!dcnce wa5 Princess Street. Northai n South yoke of oxen and the remaining two cows, they
Hampron, Hamp r: and they were members of started across the plains wi th the 15th Company
the branch at that place which was under the direction of Captain Robert
Wiminer They arrived i n Salt 12ake Ci ty the 9
Aftel Gcorgc lfelton and Ann Trul ock had re- October, 1852 and by counsel of Dr, R 1c h a r d s,
cci red ti l e Gospel, the spirit of the gathering came to nlovcd t o North Ogden wh2re [hev stayed wi th J ~ ~ -
the111 L V l tl l 2 Stroilg desire to einigratC? to Zion to the
I t was hcrc that George Ward, tho
\alli\. of the Great Salt I altc Great Basin, North second son of G2orge Wc]ton, his first
~i mmc a Arc must remember that at this time there taste Of w]llle bread I t baked by Mrs campbel l
it was
\ 7al k) . of Great Salt Lake in the Territory of Des- and often thought that tasted much better than
cret
I t is evidi>nr from what bas been handed down cak
by older members of the lamilv that George and
Ann must have been visited with immediate fam- Fioin Moroni Ward s Diary-They moved to
ilies during their two years i n Engl and. as they met iliillard Box Elder County, Utah i n the spring of
with some oppositiun because of their havi ng joined 1853 where I , Moroni , lived unti l I was 21 years
the Mormon Chui i l i Grorge Weltons father had ol age, worki ng on the farm, herding cattle and
already passed away on the 5 February. 1848 His sheep and attending school in the winter.
mother, Susannah Wel ton Ward, and his brothers
and sisters were yet living there We cannot really From William Ward s diary he states after com-
appreci ate tlicir fc:l!iigs at their son and brother 1% to Willard to makc their home, there he grew to
hari ng joined such a very unpopular church and manhood, a t t end ~n g school during the winter
t11c.n maki ng pl ans ]cave their homeland 2nd months and aiding his father 111 farming and stock
move into a practically n:w country so far away. raising He was the oldest of a large family and on
Some of his brothers and sisters were heard to say: account of the health of his father, George Wel ton,
He did not liave to do t]71s thi ng He was corn- who was never robust, he learned to shoulder re-
fortably fixed financially and did not need to go sponslblllty early in l i f e His father w
i nto this strange religion wi th polygamy as one of ager and al l i Tays kept his boys busy.
its tenets I t was reported that Gmrge Wel ton did 18, his mothcr died leaving seven
lose his part of the family estate However, this was daughter.
merely as naught as compared to the P
The pioneer women like their husbands, seemed
Price which he had received
endowed wi th endl es ambition 7 heir fingers and
George Welton 11is \<rife Ann, an mi nds were never idle As soon as possible they
children, Wi l l i am George, Richard and Alfred be- set UP industries in thz home I n the spring the
gan to make plans for a tri p to America -1he fu]. sheep were sheard, the wool washed and freed from
flllmcnt of their pl ans was not realized until 30 sticks and burrs, then combed or carded i nto rolls
J anuary, 185 1, at which time they were granted one-half inch wide and eight to 10 inches long. From
passage on the ship Ellen Marie. Due to adverse these rolls, woolen thread was spun to be woven
wi nds at 1-iverpool the ship remained anchored i nto cloth for clothing T he thread however was
until Saturday morni ng. 2 February, 185 1. dyed before it was woven. Everything used i n the
home in the way of linens, bedding and clothing
Aboard the ship were 178 saints who were un-
der the able direction of George D Watt. The entire
voyage was made in 63 days. They arrived in New Practically every family owned a few cattle, a
Orlean5 on 6 Apri l , 185 1. The Alex Scott, one sheep, Some cows, a few chickens and a pig or
On 21 J anuary, 1854 their si xth son, J ohn
barked from New Orleans on the 9 April, 1851 and
transported most of the company of Saints to St.
1,ouis. I t docked i n St Louis the 22 Apri l , 1851 at
which time the familv and some of the company 1856 Mathew W. Dal ton set out the first
secured passage on another ship, the Robert Camp- ed such variety as apples, pl ums,
bell. which transported them to Kanesville, unti l apricots, peaches, cherries, pears, raspberries, goose-
8th of J une at which time they moved to Harris- berries, currants. T he Wards also planted orchards,
grove. Pottawattami e. I owa, about 30 miles north until the town of Wi l l ard was full of fruit trees.
of Kanesvillc (now Council Bl uffs).
I n 1856 Wi l l ow Creek or Wi l l ard sent men to
George Wel ton and Ann Trul ock Ward re- help build stations from Utah to the Missouri River.
inaincd here until the spring of 1852 I t was here They also put up hay at different places along the
that their son Moroni was born, 8 J une, 1851. way.
Duri ng the winter months George Wel ton secured
sufficient timber to construct the wagon which was
n Ward served i n the Echo Can-
to carry the family across the plains. Hethen bought
as Chaplain. Dismissed
a yoke of oxen. One of them died, however, leaving
him wi th onl y one oxen, three cows and two yearling On 25 J anuary, 1857, George Wel ton Ward
heifers I t was therefore necessary shortly after mov-
ing out of camp to trade the remaining oxen, one
of the COWS, and the heifers for a yoke of oxen, wi th I n the early 186Os, before the railroad came to
which to pull their wagon on the long trek across valley, the L. D. S. Church sent men and teams
athail (:,impbe]]
not ;I Salt Lakc <,it), Utah I t was called the
2nd Grandfather never forgot how
made right on the loom.
of the largest boats on the Mississippi River, em- two
Yon War. He was
2 Octobers
married M~~~flankinson.
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wi th pro1sions back to the Missouri River to bring ritorial Legislature, Willard received her charter as
emigrants bxk acros the plains Wi l l ow Creek, now a city George Wel ton Ward was elected mayor, an
Rri l 1ard di d her share of this work. Willard sent offi ce he held for 15 years
George Wel ton Ward was county commissioner
200 wagons after the poor George Wel ton sent two
sons George made two trips, one in 1862 to Omaha,
hTcbi aska and one 111 1868 to Florence, Nebraska.
Under the di tecti on of G-orge Hardi ng, who was the George Wel ton Ward was a Hi gh Priest in the
captain of tli: company. Richard Trui ock also made Willard Ward. He served as First Counselor to
the trip I-hew men, wlth atliers, deserve credit be- Bishop Alfred Cordon from 1857 to 1871 and as
cause the.). gar ? thei r time and helped furnish their acting B!sbcp of Willard from 187 1 to 1877.
own tcarns ai?d wr agons and provisions. The different
George Welton Ward was set apart as Bishop of
settl ements hclpcd to provide for the men who were
sent from thi s locality
Willard Ward on 9 Scpt 1877, which office hz
held until his death I 8 August, 1882.
He was select man of Box Elder county from
On the 21 March, 1856 Ann Elizabeth was
1870 to 1872.
born She was the onl y daughter that George Welton
and Ann Trul ock had.
Bishop George Wel ton Ward offered the dedi-
catorial prayer for thz new Rel i ef Society Building
On the I February, 1858 Charles Robert was
29 April, 1880 Sister Eliza R. Snow was picsent
at the meeting and spoke at the services
Let it be remembered that George Wel ton Ward,
entering this great western country as early as he
di d, is counted among those who pioneered the trail
Taken from Bancrofts records in History of
Author Unknown
for 25 years
born Ann Trulock Ward away l 2
1860.
The Relief Society was organized the 10 J une,
856 and Ann Trul ock Ward was chosen secretary.
Some of the first settlers on the old site were-
)nathan S Wells. Samuel Mallary, Elisha Mallary, for better days.
McCrary, Lvman B Wells, Alfred Wal ton,
I n February, 1870, by an act of the Utah Ter-
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Utah, Page 317-318.
-icorge Wel ton Ward
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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