Mormon Trail - Teenage Pioneer, Ann Elizabeth Newman

Mormon Pioneer ancestor of Kirt DeMar WOOD BR - Sixth Generation Ann Elizabeth NEWMAN traveled with parents Joseph NEWMAN and Elizabeth HUGHES

Ancestral Chain: 1 BR, 2 Lark, 3 Kirt DeMar WOOD, 4 John Andrew WOOD, 5 Sarah Jane GIBSON, 6 Ann Elizabeth NEWMAN.

(Link the Ann Elizabeth's husband George Washington Gibson history in Salt Lake County)

Ann Elizabeth NEWMAN GIBSON (second wife of George Washington GIBSON they m. 1857),

child standing Ann Elizabeth GIBSON (b. 1858, she m. 1875 Charles Harvey BALLARD),

baby George Andrew GIBSON (b. 1861, he m.1883 Emily WOOD.)

6th Generation English Saints Ann Elizabeth Newman Pioneer at age 12 / b. 1840 Willenhall, ENG , m. George Washingtion GIBSON 1857 Salt Lake City, UT, d. 1875 Salt Lake City, buried Holliday Cemetery. Other spouse 2-Bradshaw. Places she lived: England / Big Cottonwood, UT / Duncan Retreat, UT / Grafton, UT, buried Holiday, UT BAPTIZED: before 1857 Sealed to Spouse: 1857 POFFI - President's Office BY SEA: 1853 ship ‘Elvira Owen’ (see John Wood Sr. for ship narrative) Elvira Owen Information: U.S. / 874 tons Depart Liverpool: Feb 15 1853 Arrive New Orleans: March 31, 1853 Company Leader: J. Young 345 LDS passengers BY LAND: 1853 Claudius V. Spencer Company Newman, Joseph (44) Newman, Elizabeth Hughes (41) Newman, John (15) * Newman, Elizabeth Ann (13) Newman, William (11) Newman, James (7) Newman, Thomas (1) Pioneer information: [Ann was a child pioneer, she traveled with her parents Joseph and Elizabeth Newman and four brothers.]

Company Infromation: see 7th Generation - Joseph and Elizabeth Newman Kirt DeMar WOOD - John Andrew WOOD pedigree

GIBSON family reunion in Hurricane, Utah in the 1920's

Descendants George Washington and Ann Elizabeth NEWMAN GIBSON

GIBSON Reunion in Hurricane, Utah about 1923-1930

back from left on end (1)Sarah Jane GIBSON WOOD-John Wood Jr.'s wife, (3)George Washington ISOM-son of Mary A. Gibson Isom, center (6)George Andrew GIBSON-husband of Emily Wood Gibson, (8)James William Gibson-husband of Pearle Cross Gibson, (11)Pearl CROSS GIBSON (12)Emily WOOD GIBSON on right end back row, middle girl and women standing (13)Iona WOOD-daugther of Augusta and Ether Wood, (14)May BLISS women in white apron with her hands in front, far left women sitting. Ellen May GIBSON wife of Jessie BLISS. (15)Laura Elizabeth PARKER WOOD-John Andrew Wood's wife, (16)Augusta B. CARTER WOOD-Ether Wood's wife, (17)Mother and Child Ivie WOOD BALLARD holding (18)Merlin BALLARD, (19)Claudia BALLARD right of Ivie, child front far left (20)Reba BALLARD, (18-20 children of Ivie Wood and Angus Ballard.) (21)Metta WOOD-daugther of Augusta and Ether Wood, boy center front with hands on knees (22)Cass Shiblon WOOD son of Laura Elizabeth Parker and John Andrew WOOD.

Other children that may be pictured here Delna WOOD about age 13, Roland Parker WOOD about age 10, Iris WOOD about age 8, and Chase McCray WOOD about 3 years old. They are children of Laura E. Parker and J. Andrew Wood.

Another child Ellen WOOD daughter of Augusta and Ether Wood about age 5.

Other children of Ivie Wood and Angus Ballard.

Sarah Jane GIBSON WOOD

Sarah Jane GIBSON WOOD
daughter of George Washington GIBSON and second wife Ann Elizabeth NEWMAN.
born 24 May 1863 Grafton, Washington, Utah (now a Ghost town.)
orphaned at age 11
Married John WOOD Jr. 29 Jun 1882 in the St. George Temple.
widowed at age 68
died 1 Jan 1936 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.
died at age 72
buried in Hurricane, Utah.

left George Andrew GIBSON, Sarah Jane GIBSON WOOD and James William GIBSON at Hurricane, Utah about 1923

John WOOD Jr., Horse back men and the Chuck Wagon

Left: George Andrew Gibson, George Cropper, Joe Scow,
standing Toby Indian, standing Jess Lemon,
Pete Warnick, Dave Ballard and John Wood Jr.

Grafton boys at Virgin, Utah

photo taken at Virgin, Utah about 1899
left: John Andrew WOOD on old Gray the horse bought from Dardy (George Wood Gibson), Andrew's  first cousin Orin Wood on Old Blue, John Harvey Ballard, far right: George Andrew GIBSON on old Buck .

George Andrew GIBSON was Andrew WOOD's uncle, twice.
George was the brother of Sarah Jane GIBSON Andrew's mother.
He was also married to Andrew's father's sister Emily WOOD

Grafton, Utah boys

Boys of Grafton about 1902.
from left: Orin Wood, ____, ____, George Henry Wood Jr.,
George [Wood] Gibson, John Andrew Wood, Angus Ballard,
and George [Andrew] Gibson.
photo by J.J. Booth Photographer St. George, Utah.