William Andrew Woodward
1855 – 1925
William Andrew Woodward was born 8 March 1855 in Palmyra, Utah to James Woodward Jr. and Nancy Emeline McCurdy, early settlers of the area. The family later moved to Spanish Fork, Utah where William spent his childhood. On 13 Oct 1874, William married Mary Emily Guymon in Salt Lake City. Judging from the birth places of their children, the family moved frequently. Sons, James William (1876 -1877) and Myron Elliott (1878 – 1943) were born in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah. Sons, Elmer Boden (1880 - 1944) and Perry Eugene (1884 – 1958) were born in Huntington, Emery, Utah. And a fifth son, Chellus Delos (1887 – 1893), was born in Dry Fork, Unitah, Utah. The family then moved to the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado where a daughter, Mary Philanda was born on 17 Nov 1889 in Richfield, Conejos, Colorado. Sadly, William's wife Mary Emily died on 22 Dec 1889, leaving William with 4 surviving sons and a newborn daughter.
To another couple in Richfield, George Franklin "Frank" Knight and Emma Jane Turnbow, a son was born and died on 13 Dec 1889. The Knight family took "Little Mae", as Mary Philanda was called, into their home to nurse and care for her. On 30 July 1890, William married Pleasant Ann Knight, an older daughter of Frank and Emma Knight. Together William and Pleasant Ann had four children. Franklin Delos (1892 – 1945), Dora Estella (1894 – 1971), and Florence Letitia (1896 – 1975) were born in either La Jara or La Sauses, Conejos, Colorado. William Jasper (1898 – 1962) was born in Fort Garland, Costillo, Colorado.
I've been unable to locate the family in the 1900 census, but the 1910 census shows Pleasant Ann living in La Jara with her four children. Some time between 1898 and 1910, William and Pleasant Ann either separated or divorced. The next record found for William is his death certificate which indicates he died of natural causes on 3 Sep 1925 near Wagoner, Yavapai, Arizona. Wagoner no longer exists even as a ghost town. The Sharlot Hall Museum Archives in Prescott, Arizona, provided me with a bill of sale for William's coffin paid for by Roy Cooper, his supervisor, and the directions to a small burial plot adjacent to the Cooper Ranch where records indicated he was buried.
On March 25, 2002, my husband and I located the Cooper Ranch and spent an afternoon talking to John and Velma Cooper. John was Roy Cooper's son and he had heard stories about William. According to John, his mother Nel Cooper had homesteaded some land before she was married and needed to build a dwelling on the property. William was hired to build an adobe house. The home was laid out when William unexpectedly died. The site was in rough country, and men had to ride in on horseback to bring William's body to a place on the road where they could load him onto a wagon. The Cooper family said William was a quiet man, and the family didn't know who to contact about his death. They ended up contacting the Mormon Church since they knew he was LDS. Roy purchased a coffin, and William was given a "proper burial" the next day.
In July 2012, I contacted Neal Du Shane of the Arizona Pioneer Cemetery Research Project(APCRP)as they had previously conducted research at the burial site near the Cooper Ranch. The APCRP revisited the site and located the most probable grave for William. On 5 Nov 2012, a handcrafted marker was place on Williams' grave.
bio by Marilyn Woodward Blumell
July 2012 - Amended Nov 2012
1855 – 1925
William Andrew Woodward was born 8 March 1855 in Palmyra, Utah to James Woodward Jr. and Nancy Emeline McCurdy, early settlers of the area. The family later moved to Spanish Fork, Utah where William spent his childhood. On 13 Oct 1874, William married Mary Emily Guymon in Salt Lake City. Judging from the birth places of their children, the family moved frequently. Sons, James William (1876 -1877) and Myron Elliott (1878 – 1943) were born in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah. Sons, Elmer Boden (1880 - 1944) and Perry Eugene (1884 – 1958) were born in Huntington, Emery, Utah. And a fifth son, Chellus Delos (1887 – 1893), was born in Dry Fork, Unitah, Utah. The family then moved to the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado where a daughter, Mary Philanda was born on 17 Nov 1889 in Richfield, Conejos, Colorado. Sadly, William's wife Mary Emily died on 22 Dec 1889, leaving William with 4 surviving sons and a newborn daughter.
To another couple in Richfield, George Franklin "Frank" Knight and Emma Jane Turnbow, a son was born and died on 13 Dec 1889. The Knight family took "Little Mae", as Mary Philanda was called, into their home to nurse and care for her. On 30 July 1890, William married Pleasant Ann Knight, an older daughter of Frank and Emma Knight. Together William and Pleasant Ann had four children. Franklin Delos (1892 – 1945), Dora Estella (1894 – 1971), and Florence Letitia (1896 – 1975) were born in either La Jara or La Sauses, Conejos, Colorado. William Jasper (1898 – 1962) was born in Fort Garland, Costillo, Colorado.
I've been unable to locate the family in the 1900 census, but the 1910 census shows Pleasant Ann living in La Jara with her four children. Some time between 1898 and 1910, William and Pleasant Ann either separated or divorced. The next record found for William is his death certificate which indicates he died of natural causes on 3 Sep 1925 near Wagoner, Yavapai, Arizona. Wagoner no longer exists even as a ghost town. The Sharlot Hall Museum Archives in Prescott, Arizona, provided me with a bill of sale for William's coffin paid for by Roy Cooper, his supervisor, and the directions to a small burial plot adjacent to the Cooper Ranch where records indicated he was buried.
On March 25, 2002, my husband and I located the Cooper Ranch and spent an afternoon talking to John and Velma Cooper. John was Roy Cooper's son and he had heard stories about William. According to John, his mother Nel Cooper had homesteaded some land before she was married and needed to build a dwelling on the property. William was hired to build an adobe house. The home was laid out when William unexpectedly died. The site was in rough country, and men had to ride in on horseback to bring William's body to a place on the road where they could load him onto a wagon. The Cooper family said William was a quiet man, and the family didn't know who to contact about his death. They ended up contacting the Mormon Church since they knew he was LDS. Roy purchased a coffin, and William was given a "proper burial" the next day.
In July 2012, I contacted Neal Du Shane of the Arizona Pioneer Cemetery Research Project(APCRP)as they had previously conducted research at the burial site near the Cooper Ranch. The APCRP revisited the site and located the most probable grave for William. On 5 Nov 2012, a handcrafted marker was place on Williams' grave.
bio by Marilyn Woodward Blumell
July 2012 - Amended Nov 2012
William Andrew Woodward
1855 – 1925
William Andrew Woodward was born 8 March 1855 in Palmyra, Utah to James Woodward Jr. and Nancy Emeline McCurdy, early settlers of the area. The family later moved to Spanish Fork, Utah where William spent his childhood. On 13 Oct 1874, William married Mary Emily Guymon in Salt Lake City. Judging from the birth places of their children, the family moved frequently. Sons, James William (1876 -1877) and Myron Elliott (1878 – 1943) were born in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah. Sons, Elmer Boden (1880 - 1944) and Perry Eugene (1884 – 1958) were born in Huntington, Emery, Utah. And a fifth son, Chellus Delos (1887 – 1893), was born in Dry Fork, Unitah, Utah. The family then moved to the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado where a daughter, Mary Philanda was born on 17 Nov 1889 in Richfield, Conejos, Colorado. Sadly, William's wife Mary Emily died on 22 Dec 1889, leaving William with 4 surviving sons and a newborn daughter.
To another couple in Richfield, George Franklin "Frank" Knight and Emma Jane Turnbow, a son was born and died on 13 Dec 1889. The Knight family took "Little Mae", as Mary Philanda was called, into their home to nurse and care for her. On 30 July 1890, William married Pleasant Ann Knight, an older daughter of Frank and Emma Knight. Together William and Pleasant Ann had four children. Franklin Delos (1892 – 1945), Dora Estella (1894 – 1971), and Florence Letitia (1896 – 1975) were born in either La Jara or La Sauses, Conejos, Colorado. William Jasper (1898 – 1962) was born in Fort Garland, Costillo, Colorado.
I've been unable to locate the family in the 1900 census, but the 1910 census shows Pleasant Ann living in La Jara with her four children. Some time between 1898 and 1910, William and Pleasant Ann either separated or divorced. The next record found for William is his death certificate which indicates he died of natural causes on 3 Sep 1925 near Wagoner, Yavapai, Arizona. Wagoner no longer exists even as a ghost town. The Sharlot Hall Museum Archives in Prescott, Arizona, provided me with a bill of sale for William's coffin paid for by Roy Cooper, his supervisor, and the directions to a small burial plot adjacent to the Cooper Ranch where records indicated he was buried.
On March 25, 2002, my husband and I located the Cooper Ranch and spent an afternoon talking to John and Velma Cooper. John was Roy Cooper's son and he had heard stories about William. According to John, his mother Nel Cooper had homesteaded some land before she was married and needed to build a dwelling on the property. William was hired to build an adobe house. The home was laid out when William unexpectedly died. The site was in rough country, and men had to ride in on horseback to bring William's body to a place on the road where they could load him onto a wagon. The Cooper family said William was a quiet man, and the family didn't know who to contact about his death. They ended up contacting the Mormon Church since they knew he was LDS. Roy purchased a coffin, and William was given a "proper burial" the next day.
In July 2012, I contacted Neal Du Shane of the Arizona Pioneer Cemetery Research Project(APCRP)as they had previously conducted research at the burial site near the Cooper Ranch. The APCRP revisited the site and located the most probable grave for William. On 5 Nov 2012, a handcrafted marker was place on Williams' grave.
bio by Marilyn Woodward Blumell
July 2012 - Amended Nov 2012
1855 – 1925
William Andrew Woodward was born 8 March 1855 in Palmyra, Utah to James Woodward Jr. and Nancy Emeline McCurdy, early settlers of the area. The family later moved to Spanish Fork, Utah where William spent his childhood. On 13 Oct 1874, William married Mary Emily Guymon in Salt Lake City. Judging from the birth places of their children, the family moved frequently. Sons, James William (1876 -1877) and Myron Elliott (1878 – 1943) were born in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah. Sons, Elmer Boden (1880 - 1944) and Perry Eugene (1884 – 1958) were born in Huntington, Emery, Utah. And a fifth son, Chellus Delos (1887 – 1893), was born in Dry Fork, Unitah, Utah. The family then moved to the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado where a daughter, Mary Philanda was born on 17 Nov 1889 in Richfield, Conejos, Colorado. Sadly, William's wife Mary Emily died on 22 Dec 1889, leaving William with 4 surviving sons and a newborn daughter.
To another couple in Richfield, George Franklin "Frank" Knight and Emma Jane Turnbow, a son was born and died on 13 Dec 1889. The Knight family took "Little Mae", as Mary Philanda was called, into their home to nurse and care for her. On 30 July 1890, William married Pleasant Ann Knight, an older daughter of Frank and Emma Knight. Together William and Pleasant Ann had four children. Franklin Delos (1892 – 1945), Dora Estella (1894 – 1971), and Florence Letitia (1896 – 1975) were born in either La Jara or La Sauses, Conejos, Colorado. William Jasper (1898 – 1962) was born in Fort Garland, Costillo, Colorado.
I've been unable to locate the family in the 1900 census, but the 1910 census shows Pleasant Ann living in La Jara with her four children. Some time between 1898 and 1910, William and Pleasant Ann either separated or divorced. The next record found for William is his death certificate which indicates he died of natural causes on 3 Sep 1925 near Wagoner, Yavapai, Arizona. Wagoner no longer exists even as a ghost town. The Sharlot Hall Museum Archives in Prescott, Arizona, provided me with a bill of sale for William's coffin paid for by Roy Cooper, his supervisor, and the directions to a small burial plot adjacent to the Cooper Ranch where records indicated he was buried.
On March 25, 2002, my husband and I located the Cooper Ranch and spent an afternoon talking to John and Velma Cooper. John was Roy Cooper's son and he had heard stories about William. According to John, his mother Nel Cooper had homesteaded some land before she was married and needed to build a dwelling on the property. William was hired to build an adobe house. The home was laid out when William unexpectedly died. The site was in rough country, and men had to ride in on horseback to bring William's body to a place on the road where they could load him onto a wagon. The Cooper family said William was a quiet man, and the family didn't know who to contact about his death. They ended up contacting the Mormon Church since they knew he was LDS. Roy purchased a coffin, and William was given a "proper burial" the next day.
In July 2012, I contacted Neal Du Shane of the Arizona Pioneer Cemetery Research Project(APCRP)as they had previously conducted research at the burial site near the Cooper Ranch. The APCRP revisited the site and located the most probable grave for William. On 5 Nov 2012, a handcrafted marker was place on Williams' grave.
bio by Marilyn Woodward Blumell
July 2012 - Amended Nov 2012
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