Statistics of the Winter Quarters Eighth Ward

All 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.

Bishop: L. H. Calkins (Luman Hopkins Calkins)

Number of members: 228 as of 31 December 1846
This list includes only widows and soldier’s wives and is incomplete.

# Indicates members of the ward as listed by “Winter Quarter Wards Index to Membership Lists: 1846-1848”.
( ) indicates spelling, if different.

Only soldier's wives and widows were listed for this ward. The term "widow" does not necessarily mean the husband has died. It just means that the woman is living alone.

Those members in “bold type” are most likely the ones in the current family.

Multiple wives are indicated by ( ) after the name.

Residents:

Bradford, Jehial (died 30 Sep 1845)

#Bradford , Abigail (Abigail Sprague Bradford) (1 in family) (widow)

Bradford, Mary Ann

Bradford, Rawsel

Bradford, Jesse

Bradford, Grandville

Bradford, Sylvester

Bradford, Pleasant Sprague

Bradford, Tryphena

#Calkins, Luman Hopkins (L. H. Calkins) (Bishop)

Calkins, Mahitable Cox

Calkins, Luman Israel

Newton, Robert W.

#Newton, Sister (Dolly Gridley Newton) (1 in family) (widow)

Richards, Franklin Dewey

#Richards, Jane Snyder (1)(1 in family)(husband on a mission in England)

Richards, Wealthy Lovisa

Richards, Isaac Phineas

Richards, Elizabeth McFate (2)

Richards, Willard

#Richards, Mary Thompson (4) (1 in family) (husband on a mission in England)

Tippetts, John Harvey (John Harvey Tippets) (in the Mormon Battalion)

Tippetts, Abigail Jane (Abigail Jane Tippets) (1) (died 16 Mar 1840)

Tippetts, John Austin (John Austin Tippets)

Tippetts, Moses (Moses Tippets)

#Tippetts, Caroline Fidelia Calkins (2) (Tippets, Sister) (Caroline Fidelia Calkins Tippets) (5 in family) (soldier's wife)

Pew, Hyrum William (child from previous marriage)

Pew, Sariah Fidelia (child from previous marriage)

Tippetts, Abby Jane (Abby Jane Tippets)

Tippetts, John Harvey (John Harvey Tippets)

Members in Mormon Battalion

Tippetts, John Harvey (Private, Company D)(John Harvey Tippets)

Residents Who Died at Winter Quarters (3) (1% of members)

*Click on the grave number to see a map of the Winter Quarters Pioneer Cemetery

Calkins, Luman Israel	Grave #175
Richards, Elizabeth McFate	Grave #121
Richards, Wealthy Lovisa	Cutler's Park #1

Information taken from Jensen, Carlyle B. and Gail Geo. Holmes, A “Grave” Experience at the Mormon Pioneer Winter Quarters Cemetery, October 1999.

Number of Deaths by Age Group
	0-8 yrs 9-16 yrs 17-60 yrs Over 60 yrs

Causes of Death For Residents of the Winter Quarters Eighth Ward
	Canker Chills Inflammation and Bowel Complaint Spasms Summer Complaint Whooping Cough Winter Fever Worms Unknown