JAMES WOODWARD JR.
WOODWARD - James Woodward, son of James and Laura Woodward, was born in Kingston, Upper Canada, July 22nd, 1822, his father, James Woodward came over from England to Ameica shortly after the war of 1812, and died while Brother Woodward was quite young; the latter lived (most of the time) among strangers, until April 1842, when he left New York state and went to live with an uncle by the name of Asa Read, who lived in Portage County, Ohio, where he joined the church, being baptized on the 23rd of July, 1842, by Samuel Phelps.
He was rebaptized in Kirtland April 6th, 1843, and ordained an Elder by Lester Brooks and John Young. In the spring of 1841 he was ordained a seventy and set apart in the 29th quorum; in the same winter he joined the Nauvoo Legion and was elected a corporal from the time Brother Woodward joined the church until the time of his death he was a faithful member and always bore a strong testimony to the truth of the Gospel.
He passed through a great many of the trials and persecutions with the saints, and of late years took an active part in the Sunday Schools, and otherwise taught the young the duties they owe to the Lord. He also held several political offices and was a selectman of Emery County when he died, on the 26th day of October 1857, from dropsy and heart disease. He left a large lot of relatives and friends to mourn his loss.
Deseret News, March 14, 1888
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James Woodward was the son of Laura Read and James Woodward. His occupation was a cooper.
He married Nancy Emeline McCurdy January 30, 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois. He married Maria Jane Johnston Buckley December 26, 1863.
In 1887 James developed typhoid fever and died.
James and Nancys' children: George Washington Woodward, Charles Henry Woodward, Enoch Jasper Woodward, James Comfort Woodward, William Andrew Woodward, Nancy Emeline Woodward and Benjamin Franklin Woodward.
James and Maria Janes' children: Don Carlos Woodward and Robert Lewis Woodward.
WOODWARD - James Woodward, son of James and Laura Woodward, was born in Kingston, Upper Canada, July 22nd, 1822, his father, James Woodward came over from England to Ameica shortly after the war of 1812, and died while Brother Woodward was quite young; the latter lived (most of the time) among strangers, until April 1842, when he left New York state and went to live with an uncle by the name of Asa Read, who lived in Portage County, Ohio, where he joined the church, being baptized on the 23rd of July, 1842, by Samuel Phelps.
He was rebaptized in Kirtland April 6th, 1843, and ordained an Elder by Lester Brooks and John Young. In the spring of 1841 he was ordained a seventy and set apart in the 29th quorum; in the same winter he joined the Nauvoo Legion and was elected a corporal from the time Brother Woodward joined the church until the time of his death he was a faithful member and always bore a strong testimony to the truth of the Gospel.
He passed through a great many of the trials and persecutions with the saints, and of late years took an active part in the Sunday Schools, and otherwise taught the young the duties they owe to the Lord. He also held several political offices and was a selectman of Emery County when he died, on the 26th day of October 1857, from dropsy and heart disease. He left a large lot of relatives and friends to mourn his loss.
Deseret News, March 14, 1888
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James Woodward was the son of Laura Read and James Woodward. His occupation was a cooper.
He married Nancy Emeline McCurdy January 30, 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois. He married Maria Jane Johnston Buckley December 26, 1863.
In 1887 James developed typhoid fever and died.
James and Nancys' children: George Washington Woodward, Charles Henry Woodward, Enoch Jasper Woodward, James Comfort Woodward, William Andrew Woodward, Nancy Emeline Woodward and Benjamin Franklin Woodward.
James and Maria Janes' children: Don Carlos Woodward and Robert Lewis Woodward.
JAMES WOODWARD JR.
WOODWARD - James Woodward, son of James and Laura Woodward, was born in Kingston, Upper Canada, July 22nd, 1822, his father, James Woodward came over from England to Ameica shortly after the war of 1812, and died while Brother Woodward was quite young; the latter lived (most of the time) among strangers, until April 1842, when he left New York state and went to live with an uncle by the name of Asa Read, who lived in Portage County, Ohio, where he joined the church, being baptized on the 23rd of July, 1842, by Samuel Phelps.
He was rebaptized in Kirtland April 6th, 1843, and ordained an Elder by Lester Brooks and John Young. In the spring of 1841 he was ordained a seventy and set apart in the 29th quorum; in the same winter he joined the Nauvoo Legion and was elected a corporal from the time Brother Woodward joined the church until the time of his death he was a faithful member and always bore a strong testimony to the truth of the Gospel.
He passed through a great many of the trials and persecutions with the saints, and of late years took an active part in the Sunday Schools, and otherwise taught the young the duties they owe to the Lord. He also held several political offices and was a selectman of Emery County when he died, on the 26th day of October 1857, from dropsy and heart disease. He left a large lot of relatives and friends to mourn his loss.
Deseret News, March 14, 1888
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James Woodward was the son of Laura Read and James Woodward. His occupation was a cooper.
He married Nancy Emeline McCurdy January 30, 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois. He married Maria Jane Johnston Buckley December 26, 1863.
In 1887 James developed typhoid fever and died.
James and Nancys' children: George Washington Woodward, Charles Henry Woodward, Enoch Jasper Woodward, James Comfort Woodward, William Andrew Woodward, Nancy Emeline Woodward and Benjamin Franklin Woodward.
James and Maria Janes' children: Don Carlos Woodward and Robert Lewis Woodward.
WOODWARD - James Woodward, son of James and Laura Woodward, was born in Kingston, Upper Canada, July 22nd, 1822, his father, James Woodward came over from England to Ameica shortly after the war of 1812, and died while Brother Woodward was quite young; the latter lived (most of the time) among strangers, until April 1842, when he left New York state and went to live with an uncle by the name of Asa Read, who lived in Portage County, Ohio, where he joined the church, being baptized on the 23rd of July, 1842, by Samuel Phelps.
He was rebaptized in Kirtland April 6th, 1843, and ordained an Elder by Lester Brooks and John Young. In the spring of 1841 he was ordained a seventy and set apart in the 29th quorum; in the same winter he joined the Nauvoo Legion and was elected a corporal from the time Brother Woodward joined the church until the time of his death he was a faithful member and always bore a strong testimony to the truth of the Gospel.
He passed through a great many of the trials and persecutions with the saints, and of late years took an active part in the Sunday Schools, and otherwise taught the young the duties they owe to the Lord. He also held several political offices and was a selectman of Emery County when he died, on the 26th day of October 1857, from dropsy and heart disease. He left a large lot of relatives and friends to mourn his loss.
Deseret News, March 14, 1888
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James Woodward was the son of Laura Read and James Woodward. His occupation was a cooper.
He married Nancy Emeline McCurdy January 30, 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois. He married Maria Jane Johnston Buckley December 26, 1863.
In 1887 James developed typhoid fever and died.
James and Nancys' children: George Washington Woodward, Charles Henry Woodward, Enoch Jasper Woodward, James Comfort Woodward, William Andrew Woodward, Nancy Emeline Woodward and Benjamin Franklin Woodward.
James and Maria Janes' children: Don Carlos Woodward and Robert Lewis Woodward.
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