William Wordsworth
Came to Utah on 24 July 1847 with the Brigham Young Co.; first settler of Alpine,Utah and the the 3rd Mayor of Springville, Utah and was known as the Fisherman of Utah LaKe. Wadsworth is a common spelling
Buried Springville City Cem.
Note: FAMILY: Juanita Brooks; JOHN DOYLE LEE, ZEALOT, PIONEER BUILDER,SCAPEGOAT, page 382;
NOTE: In the fall of 1845 Lee married NancyAnn Vance, daughter of John Vance. She was born 29 Sep 1824;baptized 1 Oct 1839. Her daughter, Hannah, was born at WinterQuarters in 1846. At Summer Quarters on 3 May 1848, she receiveda letter from her father "together with $5 requesting her to acther pleasure about coming back." She returned to WinterQuarters, and later married William Shin Wordsworth by whom she had three additional children. The daughter, Hannah, adopted theWordsworth name, and later married a Mr. Harris.
Nauvoo Baptismal Records of the dead,Book D142x:
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH WAS A PROXY FOR SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS 4 AUG 1844 IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER-A. Joshua Morgan born abt 1766 in Gloucester Co., New Jersey. Father was William Morgan and mother was Sarah Garrison. Joshua married Sarah Barnet. He died abt 1806 in Upper Alloway,Salem, New Jersey. William Wordsworth was grandson of Joshua Morgan.
B. Sarah Morgan was born abt 1770 in Upper Alloway,Salem,New Jersey and her maiden name was Barnet. Her father was Elihu Barnet and her mother was Margaret Corydon. She married Joshua Morgan.. William Wordsworth was grandson.C. Catherine Stanton given name was Catherine(Keturah) Morgan and was born abt 1791 in Upper Alloway,New Jersey. Her father was Joshua Morgan and mother was Sarah Baret. She married Sylvester Henry Wadsworth on 20 May 1810 in Salem Co., New Jersey. She married Daniel Stanton 24 Feb 1819 in Salem Co., New Jersy. She died abt 1839 in Salem Co., New Jersey. William Wordsworth was son.
D. Ann Worsworth was married to William Wordsworth. Given name was Ann Morrison, born abt 1814 in Salem Co., New Jersey and married William Shin Wordsworth 5 Nov 1831 in Salem Co., New Jersey. Date of proxy baptism was 4 Aug 1844.
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868
Wadsworth, William Shin
Birth Date: 5 Mar. 1810
Death Date: 18 Jan. 1888
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Company: Brigham Young Pioneer Company (1847)
Pioneer Information:
At various times in his life, particularly in Nauvoo, his surname was spelled in sources as "Wordsworth." In Utah, it was spelled "Wadsworth" in the census, obituary, property list, and numerous newspaper articles.
The following is a list of all the names of this Pioneer Company; To wit 6th Ten. --
Charles Shumway 52
Charles Shumway 53
Andrew Shumway 54
Thomas Woolsey 55
Chaney Loveland 56
Erastus Snow 57
James Craig 58
William Wordsworth 59
William Vance 50
Simeon Howd 61
Seeley Owen Bullock,
Thomas,
Journals 1843-1849, vol. 4.: Apr -Friday 16 Attended to Cattle and other duties: at [blank space] the brethren assembled together at the rear of the Presidents Wagon, & were addressed by G.A. Smith, H.C. Kimball, N.K. Whitney, & B. Young (minutes on file)[.] they were formed into a circle round the President & counted off[.] 143 Pioneers. Stephen Markham and A.P. Rockwood were appointed Captains of 100s; the captains of 50s & 10s also—Stephen Markham then drew out for the Night Guard 50 men Thomas Tanner Cap[tai]n. Tarlton LewisStephen H. GoddardSeeley OwensThomas WoolseyJohn G. LuceHorace ThorningtonxxxxxSylvester H. EarlGeorge ScholesRufus AllenWilliam EmpeyJohn HolmanGeorge R. GrantWilliam P. VanceJames CraigDatus EnsignWilliam DykesJohn DixonSamuel H. MarbleArtemas JohnsonNorton JacobAddison EverettWilliam Wadsworth
Pioneer Date SummaryPrevious Next06/16/1847 - CrockettDate: June 16, 1847
On the Oregon Trail, Wyoming:More efforts were made to ferry over the wagons. A group of men were sent four miles downriver to make some canoes for a large ferryboat. Others were sent to get get timber for a new raft. Brigham Young worked very hard with this detail to make a raft made from white pine and cottonwood. A Missouri company of ten wagons came to the crossing and they hired the pioneers to ferry them over for $1.50 per wagon, with a $5.00 bonus if they were taken over before evening. Orson Pratt described the raft being contructed. "We made two large cottonwood canoes, and placing them parallel to each other, a few feet asunder, firmly pinned on cross pieces and flat slabs running lengthwise of the canoes, and having attached a rudder and oars, with a little iron work, we had a boat of sufficient strength to carry over the loaded wagons of the emigrants."William Clayton wrote about the day's river crossings: "When they started over with Brother Goddard's wagon the wind was blowing strong. James Craig and Wordsworth were on the raft with poles and when they got nearly half way across Brother Craig's pole stuck in the sand and threw him overboard. He swam back to shore and in spite of Brother Wordsworth's exertions, the wind and current carried the raft about two miles down the river. It was finally landed by the help of the cutter and without accident. They have had three rafts working today, two of which they now work by oars which are proving to be far superior to poles in this strong current. At the close of day there were still a number of wagons on the south shore." Wagons were scattered all over the north bank for about a mile. The "Revenue Cutter" filled partially with water and nearly sank during the day. By evening, the group of men constructing canoes returned with their task nearly complete to construct two twenty-five foot dug-out canoes.
HomeHome SearchSearch PrintPrint Add BookmarkAdd Bookmark * Individual * Ancestors * Descendants * Relationship * Timeline * GEDCOM * SuggestPersonal Information Notes Sources All PDF * Birth 5 Mar 1819 Woodstown, Salem, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location Gender Male Baptized (LDS) 1841 Endowed (LDS) 5 Jan 1846 NAUVO Find all individuals with events at this location Died 18 Jan 1888 Springville, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location Person ID I12570 Early Latter-day Saints Last Modified 07 Feb 2007 Father William Wordsworth Mother Catharine Morgan Family ID F8973 Group Sheet Family 1 Ann Fogg, b. 31 Jul 1812 Married 7 Mar 1833 , Salem, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location Sealed S (LDS) 6 Oct 1995 CHICA Find all individuals with events at this location [6] Family ID F8970 Group Sheet Family 2 Nancy Ann Vance, b. 29 Sep 1824, , Morgan, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location Married 31 Mar 1837 , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location Family ID F8971 Group Sheet Family 3 Martha Streper Family ID F8966 Group Sheet Family 4 Nellie Griffeth Family ID F8972 Group Sheet * Notes o PROPERTY: Nauvoo : Block 64, Lot 1 NAUVOO RECORDS: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, p 103 70's Record Members, LDS, 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 47, pp 731-733 Record of Baptisms for the Dead, by Black and Black, Vol 6, pp 3927-3929 NAME VARIANT: William WARDSWORTH * Sources 1. [S33] LDS - Seventies: Early Seventies, Black, Harvey Bischoff, Compiler and Editor. 2. [S4] Book - Annotated Record of Baptisms for the Dead, Nauvoo, 7 vols., Black, Susan Easton, (Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602), , by Black and Black, Vol 6, pp 3927-3929. 3. [S6] LDS - Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:1830-1848, 50 vols., Black, Susan Easton, Compiler, (LDS Church, Salt Lake City, 1990), 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 47, pp 731-733. 4. [S7] LDS - Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (1845-1846), , p 103. 5. [S12726] 6. [S2] Internet Link - International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Statistics of the Winter Quarters Third WardAll family members of the head of the household living within the Ward boundaries are listed prior to their departure West or through 1853, whichever occurred first. Some of these children may have been married or died and were not living with the family when the Ward census was taken. The Winter Quarters wards were only in place from 1846-1848, at which time the government required the Latter-day Saints, who were on Indian lands, to move back to the east side of the Missouri River. To view and/or download the GEDCOM for the Winter Quarters Third Ward Residential Area, click here: WARD 3*
Please note that all individuals included in the GEDCOM file did not necessarily live at Winter Quarters. They are only included as family members of those who did reside at Winter Quarters.
Bishop: Levi E. RiterNumber of members: 185 as of 31 December 1846# Indicates members of the ward as listed by “Winter Quarter Wards Index to Membership Lists: 1846-1848”. ( ) indicates spelling, if different.Those members in “bold type” are most likely the ones in the current family. Multiple wives are indicated by ( ) after the name.
#Wardsworth, William (Wardsworth, Wm.)Wardsworth, Ann Morrison (1)Wardsworth, Ann Fogg (2)Wardsworth, Nancy Ann Vance (3)
John Vance Overland Journal-Su Sep 5th 1847
remained in camp till noon, here met by Col. Little[.] Says Wm P. & Wardsworth on the way. Sandy country[,] more level than usuel-much Salerates apperance[,] one lake. camp W. Side S. water [Sweetwater.] herd slow & one dead ox[.] 6 [miles]Sep 10-Br Kimble blessed me & said I should have ten horses for every one I had lossed[.] I said it was enough, so we parted & I persued after my waggons[,] found them rolling a head & all was well. Say 12 m [miles] to Sweetwater where both 50s rolled into camp[.] good grass l½ miles down river[.] Self garded-at 12 or 1 Oclock Jas. & Br Wardsworth returned from persuit of horses but got none.Sep 24-here we found an animal unable to travel yet in tolerable order[.] the boys Wardsworth & Isaac wanted to Kill him[.] I said not but doctor his foot and drive him So they doctored his foot & turned him out. Sometime after Jas. & Wardsworth went out to hunt, killed & brought in something which I believe to be the same beast. divided & salted up & about Sundown rolled on & overtook our company about 8 miles[.] rolled into camp[.] herd down Steep hill North good feed[.] They Said they almost suffocated with dust, we had good rolling in night[.] Say 8Sep 28th-Isaac and Wardsworth kill an antelope Oct 4th-Called family together and divided into 3 family heads,self,Isaac, and Wordsworth-also divided provisionsOct 6,7,8,9 -Isaac abd Wardsworth are sawingOct 12th-Moved into the fort-Isaac abd Wardsworth sawed and self worked on housewalls.Dec 5th-This week devoted to plowing,plaster house,dig roots,ect. Weather very pleasant.Isaac and Wardsworth sawing all the time.
1850 United States Federal Census-Utah CountyHome in 1850(City,County,State):
Utah, Utah Territory, pg 138, family # 281Household Members:
Name Age
William Wadsworth 41-b. N.Y.-fisherman-$100
Nancy A Wadsworth 24- b. Ill
Eliza J Wadsworth 1-b. Deseret
Mary Langley 24-b. Tn
Eliza Langley 7-b. Ill
Mary Langley 5-b.Iowa
George Langley 3-b.Deseret
John Wiser 24 -b. N.Y.
Utah Census, 1850-90about William Wadsworth
Name: William Wadsworth
State: UT
County: Utah County
Township: Lehi City
Year: 1856
Page: 899
Database: UT 1856 Statehood
Census Index1880 United States Federal Censusabout Wm Wadsworth
Name: Wm Wadsworth
Home in 1880: Springville City, Utah, Utah, family # 140
Age: 70
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1810
Birthplace: New Jersey--parents b. Maine, N.J.
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Nellie
Father's birthplace: Maine
Mother's birthplace: New Jersey
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Laborer-old age
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Household Members:
Name Age
Wm Wadsworth 70-b. N.J. Laborer-old age-married
Nellie Wadsworth 25-b. Eng- parents b. Eng-wife Wm H. Wadsworth
2-b. Utah- parents b. N.J., Eng-son
Henry Wadsworth 5M-b. Utah-parents b. N.J., Eng.- son
Ellen Griffis 66-b. Eng- parents b. Eng=mother-in-law-widowed
Buried Springville City Cem.
Note: FAMILY: Juanita Brooks; JOHN DOYLE LEE, ZEALOT, PIONEER BUILDER,SCAPEGOAT, page 382;
NOTE: In the fall of 1845 Lee married NancyAnn Vance, daughter of John Vance. She was born 29 Sep 1824;baptized 1 Oct 1839. Her daughter, Hannah, was born at WinterQuarters in 1846. At Summer Quarters on 3 May 1848, she receiveda letter from her father "together with $5 requesting her to acther pleasure about coming back." She returned to WinterQuarters, and later married William Shin Wordsworth by whom she had three additional children. The daughter, Hannah, adopted theWordsworth name, and later married a Mr. Harris.
Nauvoo Baptismal Records of the dead,Book D142x:
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH WAS A PROXY FOR SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS 4 AUG 1844 IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER-A. Joshua Morgan born abt 1766 in Gloucester Co., New Jersey. Father was William Morgan and mother was Sarah Garrison. Joshua married Sarah Barnet. He died abt 1806 in Upper Alloway,Salem, New Jersey. William Wordsworth was grandson of Joshua Morgan.
B. Sarah Morgan was born abt 1770 in Upper Alloway,Salem,New Jersey and her maiden name was Barnet. Her father was Elihu Barnet and her mother was Margaret Corydon. She married Joshua Morgan.. William Wordsworth was grandson.C. Catherine Stanton given name was Catherine(Keturah) Morgan and was born abt 1791 in Upper Alloway,New Jersey. Her father was Joshua Morgan and mother was Sarah Baret. She married Sylvester Henry Wadsworth on 20 May 1810 in Salem Co., New Jersey. She married Daniel Stanton 24 Feb 1819 in Salem Co., New Jersy. She died abt 1839 in Salem Co., New Jersey. William Wordsworth was son.
D. Ann Worsworth was married to William Wordsworth. Given name was Ann Morrison, born abt 1814 in Salem Co., New Jersey and married William Shin Wordsworth 5 Nov 1831 in Salem Co., New Jersey. Date of proxy baptism was 4 Aug 1844.
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868
Wadsworth, William Shin
Birth Date: 5 Mar. 1810
Death Date: 18 Jan. 1888
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Company: Brigham Young Pioneer Company (1847)
Pioneer Information:
At various times in his life, particularly in Nauvoo, his surname was spelled in sources as "Wordsworth." In Utah, it was spelled "Wadsworth" in the census, obituary, property list, and numerous newspaper articles.
The following is a list of all the names of this Pioneer Company; To wit 6th Ten. --
Charles Shumway 52
Charles Shumway 53
Andrew Shumway 54
Thomas Woolsey 55
Chaney Loveland 56
Erastus Snow 57
James Craig 58
William Wordsworth 59
William Vance 50
Simeon Howd 61
Seeley Owen Bullock,
Thomas,
Journals 1843-1849, vol. 4.: Apr -Friday 16 Attended to Cattle and other duties: at [blank space] the brethren assembled together at the rear of the Presidents Wagon, & were addressed by G.A. Smith, H.C. Kimball, N.K. Whitney, & B. Young (minutes on file)[.] they were formed into a circle round the President & counted off[.] 143 Pioneers. Stephen Markham and A.P. Rockwood were appointed Captains of 100s; the captains of 50s & 10s also—Stephen Markham then drew out for the Night Guard 50 men Thomas Tanner Cap[tai]n. Tarlton LewisStephen H. GoddardSeeley OwensThomas WoolseyJohn G. LuceHorace ThorningtonxxxxxSylvester H. EarlGeorge ScholesRufus AllenWilliam EmpeyJohn HolmanGeorge R. GrantWilliam P. VanceJames CraigDatus EnsignWilliam DykesJohn DixonSamuel H. MarbleArtemas JohnsonNorton JacobAddison EverettWilliam Wadsworth
Pioneer Date SummaryPrevious Next06/16/1847 - CrockettDate: June 16, 1847
On the Oregon Trail, Wyoming:More efforts were made to ferry over the wagons. A group of men were sent four miles downriver to make some canoes for a large ferryboat. Others were sent to get get timber for a new raft. Brigham Young worked very hard with this detail to make a raft made from white pine and cottonwood. A Missouri company of ten wagons came to the crossing and they hired the pioneers to ferry them over for $1.50 per wagon, with a $5.00 bonus if they were taken over before evening. Orson Pratt described the raft being contructed. "We made two large cottonwood canoes, and placing them parallel to each other, a few feet asunder, firmly pinned on cross pieces and flat slabs running lengthwise of the canoes, and having attached a rudder and oars, with a little iron work, we had a boat of sufficient strength to carry over the loaded wagons of the emigrants."William Clayton wrote about the day's river crossings: "When they started over with Brother Goddard's wagon the wind was blowing strong. James Craig and Wordsworth were on the raft with poles and when they got nearly half way across Brother Craig's pole stuck in the sand and threw him overboard. He swam back to shore and in spite of Brother Wordsworth's exertions, the wind and current carried the raft about two miles down the river. It was finally landed by the help of the cutter and without accident. They have had three rafts working today, two of which they now work by oars which are proving to be far superior to poles in this strong current. At the close of day there were still a number of wagons on the south shore." Wagons were scattered all over the north bank for about a mile. The "Revenue Cutter" filled partially with water and nearly sank during the day. By evening, the group of men constructing canoes returned with their task nearly complete to construct two twenty-five foot dug-out canoes.
HomeHome SearchSearch PrintPrint Add BookmarkAdd Bookmark * Individual * Ancestors * Descendants * Relationship * Timeline * GEDCOM * SuggestPersonal Information Notes Sources All PDF * Birth 5 Mar 1819 Woodstown, Salem, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location Gender Male Baptized (LDS) 1841 Endowed (LDS) 5 Jan 1846 NAUVO Find all individuals with events at this location Died 18 Jan 1888 Springville, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location Person ID I12570 Early Latter-day Saints Last Modified 07 Feb 2007 Father William Wordsworth Mother Catharine Morgan Family ID F8973 Group Sheet Family 1 Ann Fogg, b. 31 Jul 1812 Married 7 Mar 1833 , Salem, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location Sealed S (LDS) 6 Oct 1995 CHICA Find all individuals with events at this location [6] Family ID F8970 Group Sheet Family 2 Nancy Ann Vance, b. 29 Sep 1824, , Morgan, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location Married 31 Mar 1837 , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location Family ID F8971 Group Sheet Family 3 Martha Streper Family ID F8966 Group Sheet Family 4 Nellie Griffeth Family ID F8972 Group Sheet * Notes o PROPERTY: Nauvoo : Block 64, Lot 1 NAUVOO RECORDS: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, p 103 70's Record Members, LDS, 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 47, pp 731-733 Record of Baptisms for the Dead, by Black and Black, Vol 6, pp 3927-3929 NAME VARIANT: William WARDSWORTH * Sources 1. [S33] LDS - Seventies: Early Seventies, Black, Harvey Bischoff, Compiler and Editor. 2. [S4] Book - Annotated Record of Baptisms for the Dead, Nauvoo, 7 vols., Black, Susan Easton, (Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602), , by Black and Black, Vol 6, pp 3927-3929. 3. [S6] LDS - Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:1830-1848, 50 vols., Black, Susan Easton, Compiler, (LDS Church, Salt Lake City, 1990), 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 47, pp 731-733. 4. [S7] LDS - Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (1845-1846), , p 103. 5. [S12726] 6. [S2] Internet Link - International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Statistics of the Winter Quarters Third WardAll family members of the head of the household living within the Ward boundaries are listed prior to their departure West or through 1853, whichever occurred first. Some of these children may have been married or died and were not living with the family when the Ward census was taken. The Winter Quarters wards were only in place from 1846-1848, at which time the government required the Latter-day Saints, who were on Indian lands, to move back to the east side of the Missouri River. To view and/or download the GEDCOM for the Winter Quarters Third Ward Residential Area, click here: WARD 3*
Please note that all individuals included in the GEDCOM file did not necessarily live at Winter Quarters. They are only included as family members of those who did reside at Winter Quarters.
Bishop: Levi E. RiterNumber of members: 185 as of 31 December 1846# Indicates members of the ward as listed by “Winter Quarter Wards Index to Membership Lists: 1846-1848”. ( ) indicates spelling, if different.Those members in “bold type” are most likely the ones in the current family. Multiple wives are indicated by ( ) after the name.
#Wardsworth, William (Wardsworth, Wm.)Wardsworth, Ann Morrison (1)Wardsworth, Ann Fogg (2)Wardsworth, Nancy Ann Vance (3)
John Vance Overland Journal-Su Sep 5th 1847
1850 United States Federal Census-Utah CountyHome in 1850(City,County,State):
Utah, Utah Territory, pg 138, family # 281Household Members:
Name Age
William Wadsworth 41-b. N.Y.-fisherman-$100
Nancy A Wadsworth 24- b. Ill
Eliza J Wadsworth 1-b. Deseret
Mary Langley 24-b. Tn
Eliza Langley 7-b. Ill
Mary Langley 5-b.Iowa
George Langley 3-b.Deseret
John Wiser 24 -b. N.Y.
Utah Census, 1850-90about William Wadsworth
Name: William Wadsworth
State: UT
County: Utah County
Township: Lehi City
Year: 1856
Page: 899
Database: UT 1856 Statehood
Census Index1880 United States Federal Censusabout Wm Wadsworth
Name: Wm Wadsworth
Home in 1880: Springville City, Utah, Utah, family # 140
Age: 70
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1810
Birthplace: New Jersey--parents b. Maine, N.J.
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Nellie
Father's birthplace: Maine
Mother's birthplace: New Jersey
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Laborer-old age
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Household Members:
Name Age
Wm Wadsworth 70-b. N.J. Laborer-old age-married
Nellie Wadsworth 25-b. Eng- parents b. Eng-wife Wm H. Wadsworth
2-b. Utah- parents b. N.J., Eng-son
Henry Wadsworth 5M-b. Utah-parents b. N.J., Eng.- son
Ellen Griffis 66-b. Eng- parents b. Eng=mother-in-law-widowed
