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Harmony Ward

congregation #12793

created 2019-01-21 by mpimport

official name: Harmony Ward   (started: 20 May 1855, ended: 22 Dec 1861)

assertion #4007675 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

official name: Harmony Branch   (started: between Nov 1852 and 17 Sep 1854, ended: 20 May 1855)

assertion #3020889 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

official name: Harmony Branch   (started: 22 Dec 1861, ended: 20 Aug 1867)

assertion #4007676 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

official name: Harmony Ward   (started: 20 Aug 1867)

assertion #3020892 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

is a(n): ward   (started: 20 May 1855, ended: 22 Dec 1861)

Rarely specifically called a ward, but led by only a bishop

assertion #4007670 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

is a(n): dependent branch   (started: 22 Dec 1861, ended: 20 Aug 1867)

assertion #3020898 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

is a(n): dual-leader branch   (started: 17 Sep 1854, ended: 20 May 1855)

Pres. John D. Lee, Bishop William R. Davies

assertion #4007669 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

is a(n): ward   (started: 20 Aug 1867)

assertion #3020900 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

started: between Nov 1852 and 17 Sep 1854

assertion #3020887 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

ended: open

assertion #3020888 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

religion: LDS

assertion #3020885 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

located at: New Harmony, Utah

assertion #3020886 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

location: 37°28'42"N, 113°18'31"W   (approximate size: 10000-100000 m, accurate within: 1000-10000 m)

assertion #3300612 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 60%.

membership/population: 151   (on: 31 Dec 1930)

assertion #3020909 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

membership/population: 90   (on: 6 Oct 1855)

assertion #3020906 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

has part: Washington Ward   (started: 7 May 1857, ended: 1 Aug 1858)

entity #13781, assertion #4007512 by bplewe on 2020-12-06: confidence 100%.

part of: Parowan Stake   (started: 29 Jul 1859, ended: between 1861 and 1869)

entity #500194, assertion #4007739 by bplewe on 2021-01-16: confidence 100%.

part of: St. George Stake   (started: between 1861 and 1869, ended: 29 Jul 1877)

entity #500089, assertion #4007740 by bplewe on 2021-01-16: confidence 100%.

part of: Parowan Stake   (started: 17 Sep 1854, ended: 20 May 1855)

entity #500194, assertion #4007668 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

part of: St. George Stake   (started: 16 Mar 1878, ended: 1902)

entity #500089, assertion #3020894 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

part of: Parowan Stake   (started: 1902)

entity #500194, assertion #3020896 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

part of: Cedar City Stake   (started: 20 May 1855, ended: 29 Jul 1859)

entity #1989081, assertion #4007666 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

has part: Toquerville Ward

entity #13625, assertion #3058930 by bplewe on 2020-12-06: confidence 100%.

part of: Parowan Stake   (started: 29 Jul 1877, ended: 16 Mar 1878)

After the dissolution of the Cedar Stake

entity #500194, assertion #4007693 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

has part: Pine Valley Ward   (started: between 1857 and 10 Apr 1858, ended: 1859)

entity #426911, assertion #4007242 by bplewe on 2020-09-20: confidence 100%.

part of: Cedar City Ward (1st)   (started: 22 Dec 1861, ended: 20 Aug 1867)

entity #14036, assertion #3020902 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

created from: Cedar City Ward (1st)

entity #14036, assertion #3020905 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

has member: Pinto Ward   (started: Spring 1857, ended: 17 Jul 1859)

entity #2073471, assertion #4007254 by bplewe on 2020-09-21: confidence 100%.

has member: Fort Harmony

entity #481810, assertion #4007663 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

has member: New Harmony

entity #481971, assertion #4007664 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

in group: stake congregations

assertion #3020936 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

confidence in this page (0 to 1): 0.76

assertion #3020913 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

see also: LUHF   (source part: 1968)

entity #800109, assertion #3020927 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

see also: FHL Record of Members   (catalog entry: www.familysearch.org, source part: 1847-1949 Mem 026,216)

entity #800111, assertion #3020917 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

see also: Encyclopedic History   (image: archive.org, source part: 316)

entity #800001, assertion #3020914 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

see also: FHL Record of Members   (catalog entry: www.familysearch.org, source part: 1907-1948 E 026,216)

entity #800111, assertion #3020920 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

see also: Directory 1878-06-21

21 June 1878: list of wards and stakes; Harmony listed in St. George Stake

entity #700351, assertion #4008282 by bplewe on 2021-02-09: confidence 100%.

see also: CDOL   (: 12793)

entity #800107, assertion #3020932 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

see also: CHL Local Records   (catalog entry: catalog.ChurchofJesusChrist.org, source part: LR 6031)

entity #800110, assertion #3020929 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

appears in: Annals Southern Utah   (source part: 1878 p.13)

16 March 1878: Harmony and Kanarra Wards moved from Parowan Stake to St. George Stake

entity #700270, assertion #4007710 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

appears in: Annals Southern Utah   (image: catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, source part: V.1 p.61)

1858: new branches in Pinto, Pine Valley, Washington, and Toquerville (then Virgen City in 1859) are dependent on Harmony Ward

entity #700270, assertion #4007684 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

appears in: CDOL books   (source part: 1931:86)

entity #800108, assertion #3020925 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

appears in: CDOL books   (source part: 1892:29)

entity #800108, assertion #3020923 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

appears in: Parowan 1854

17 Sep 1854: Parowan Stake Conference; John D. Lee president of Harmony Branch, William R. Davies, [acting?] bishop with counselors

entity #700324, assertion #4007682 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

appears in: Annals Southern Utah 1:247

4 November 1864: Southern Mission Conference; Harmony Branch, Cedar Ward, and Kanarra Branch listed. [Are they part of this mission or the Parowan Stake? Also represented in 1865]

entity #700296, assertion #4007699 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

appears in: Annals Southern Utah   (source part: V.1 p.114)

22 Dec 1861: Harmony reorganized as a branch, Presiding Elder John D. Lee

entity #700270, assertion #4007687 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

appears in: LDS Bio Encyclopedia   (image: archive.org, source part: V.4 p.573)

20 Aug 1867: Harmony Ward reorganized, Bishop William D. Pace ordained

entity #700325, assertion #4007700 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

appears in: Directory 1868-04-25

25 Apr 1868 list of bishops: Harmony, Wilson D. Pace

entity #700394, assertion #4020469 by bplewe on 2024-07-01: confidence 100%.

appears in: Parowan 1877-07-29

29 July 1877: Parowan Stake reorganization, William G. Pace, Bishop of Harmony

entity #700321, assertion #4007709 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

appears in: Bishops Reports 1850s   (image: catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, source part: 1854 October)

October 1854: Fort Harmony (Ward?), (Bishop?) Wiliam R. Davis, 81 members

entity #700811, assertion #4024614 by bplewe on 2024-07-07: confidence 100%.

appears in: Directory 1873-03-19

19 March 1873: list of bishops, Harmony, W.D. Pace

entity #700282, assertion #3020934 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

appears in: St. George 1869-11-05

5 Nov 1869: Organization of St. George Stake includes Harmony, Bishop and presiding high priest W.D. Pace

entity #700271, assertion #4007731 by bplewe on 2021-01-16: confidence 100%.

appears in: GCM 1855:91

20 May 1855: part of new Cedar Stake, Bishop William R. Davies ordained [ward with only bishop?]

entity #700319, assertion #4007683 by bplewe on 2021-01-15: confidence 100%.

appears in: Annals Southern Utah   (image: catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, source part: 1874 p.92)

7 April 1874: United order organized by Brigham Young in "Harmony Ward of St. George Stake", Bishop Wilson D. Pace, president

entity #700270, assertion #4007728 by bplewe on 2021-01-16: confidence 100%.

appears in: Annals Southern Utah   (source part: V.1 p.205)

5 Mar 1864: John D. Lee resigns as presiding elder, James H. Imlay appointed presiding elder of Harmony

entity #700270, assertion #4007697 by bplewe on 2021-01-16: confidence 100%.

notes: For most of its early existence after the dissolution of Cedar Stake, Harmony Branch/Ward was part of St. George Stake, not Parowan Stake, even though it was closer to Cedar and Parowan than St. George. Not sure why this was.

assertion #4007738 by bplewe on 2021-01-16: confidence 100%.

notes: CDOL doesn't mention dependent branch period

assertion #3020912 by mpimport on 2019-01-21: confidence 100%.

Leaders:

Presiding Elder: John Doyle Lee

FamilySearch: KWN4-6TW , Started: 1854 , Ended: 1864

assertion #2118 by on : confidence 0%.

Presiding Elder: James Havens Imlay

FamilySearch: KWNT-9S7 , Started: 1864 , Ended: 1867

assertion #2119 by on : confidence 0%.

Bishop: Wilson Daniel Pace

FamilySearch: KW6M-QLR , Started: 1867 , Ended: 1888

assertion #2120 by on : confidence 0%.

Bishop: Elmer Taylor

FamilySearch: KWNF-SM7 , Started: 1926 , Ended:

assertion #2124 by on : confidence 0%.