She was the daughter of John and Ann (Woods) Ward.
She married 1st Lawrence Pepper, 25 Feb 1836, North Luffenham, England.
Six children were born to this marriage;
1. John Pepper b-26 Aug 1836
2. Lawrence Pepper b-27 Oct 1837
3. Anne Pepper b-28 Nov 1839
4. William Ward Pepper b-8 May 1842
5. Mary Pepper b-5 Apr 1844
6. Sarah b-11 Jan 1846, d-1847
Two of the children above, Lawrence in his youth and Sarah age one, died a in England.
Family lore has it that she married 2nd James Edwards, about 1849 in Northampshire, England. Mr. Edwards had a daughter Eliza and a son, George, was born to this 2nd marriage.
She married 3rd William Melton.
She and the children emigrated to the United States via New Orleans and up the Mississippi river to St. Louis, Missouri.
She, recorded as Mary Melton, married 4th John Boardman, 19 Sept 1855, St Louis County, Missouri.
Two children born to this marriage;
1. Wallace b-12 Dec 1856
2. Emma b-7 Oct 1860
Obit from Pleasant Hill paper, 17 Jan 1908;
Mrs Mary Boardman, aged 92 years, 5 months and 15 days, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs Samuel Templeman, in the east part of town. Funeral services were held at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon at the residence, Rev. Rice conducting and interment was in Pleasant Hill cemetery.
Mrs Boardman had been an invalid for several years, her suffering dating from the time of a fall while making her home in Kansas City with Mr & Mrs John C. Knorpp, by which she suffered a broken limb. Latterly, also. she suffered with an affliction of the brain and her mind wandered far far into the past. Often she would talk of those long dead or far away speaking as if addressing them. But just before she passed away she was in possession of her full mental powers and left the parting words, that she wished her people and her friends to be truthful, honorable and honest.
Mrs Boardman was born in Stamford, England, July 30, 1815, her name was Mary Ward. About 1835 she was married to Lawrence Pepper, six children being born to this union, three girls and three boys. Of these children Wm. Pepper of Salt Lake City, Mrs. John C. Knorpp of Kansas City and Mrs Samuel Templeman od this city survive.
Coming to St.Louis from England, a widow with her children, by way of New Orleans and the Mississippi River in 1851, she resided in St.Louis until 1868, in the meanwhile (1854) becoming the wife of John Boardman. Two children were born to them, of whom there is living Wallace Boardman of St.Joseph.
Of Mrs Boardman's religion it is said that she early professed religion uniting with the Church of England. In later years she was identified with the Wesleyan Church and about 1867 shortly after coming to Pleasant Hill, with Mr Boardman, she joined the M> E. Church of which she remained a member.
Mrs Board rests in the family plot in the Pleasant Hill cemetery beside her husband who died some 18 years ago.
She married 1st Lawrence Pepper, 25 Feb 1836, North Luffenham, England.
Six children were born to this marriage;
1. John Pepper b-26 Aug 1836
2. Lawrence Pepper b-27 Oct 1837
3. Anne Pepper b-28 Nov 1839
4. William Ward Pepper b-8 May 1842
5. Mary Pepper b-5 Apr 1844
6. Sarah b-11 Jan 1846, d-1847
Two of the children above, Lawrence in his youth and Sarah age one, died a in England.
Family lore has it that she married 2nd James Edwards, about 1849 in Northampshire, England. Mr. Edwards had a daughter Eliza and a son, George, was born to this 2nd marriage.
She married 3rd William Melton.
She and the children emigrated to the United States via New Orleans and up the Mississippi river to St. Louis, Missouri.
She, recorded as Mary Melton, married 4th John Boardman, 19 Sept 1855, St Louis County, Missouri.
Two children born to this marriage;
1. Wallace b-12 Dec 1856
2. Emma b-7 Oct 1860
Obit from Pleasant Hill paper, 17 Jan 1908;
Mrs Mary Boardman, aged 92 years, 5 months and 15 days, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs Samuel Templeman, in the east part of town. Funeral services were held at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon at the residence, Rev. Rice conducting and interment was in Pleasant Hill cemetery.
Mrs Boardman had been an invalid for several years, her suffering dating from the time of a fall while making her home in Kansas City with Mr & Mrs John C. Knorpp, by which she suffered a broken limb. Latterly, also. she suffered with an affliction of the brain and her mind wandered far far into the past. Often she would talk of those long dead or far away speaking as if addressing them. But just before she passed away she was in possession of her full mental powers and left the parting words, that she wished her people and her friends to be truthful, honorable and honest.
Mrs Boardman was born in Stamford, England, July 30, 1815, her name was Mary Ward. About 1835 she was married to Lawrence Pepper, six children being born to this union, three girls and three boys. Of these children Wm. Pepper of Salt Lake City, Mrs. John C. Knorpp of Kansas City and Mrs Samuel Templeman od this city survive.
Coming to St.Louis from England, a widow with her children, by way of New Orleans and the Mississippi River in 1851, she resided in St.Louis until 1868, in the meanwhile (1854) becoming the wife of John Boardman. Two children were born to them, of whom there is living Wallace Boardman of St.Joseph.
Of Mrs Boardman's religion it is said that she early professed religion uniting with the Church of England. In later years she was identified with the Wesleyan Church and about 1867 shortly after coming to Pleasant Hill, with Mr Boardman, she joined the M> E. Church of which she remained a member.
Mrs Board rests in the family plot in the Pleasant Hill cemetery beside her husband who died some 18 years ago.
She was the daughter of John and Ann (Woods) Ward.
She married 1st Lawrence Pepper, 25 Feb 1836, North Luffenham, England.
Six children were born to this marriage;
1. John Pepper b-26 Aug 1836
2. Lawrence Pepper b-27 Oct 1837
3. Anne Pepper b-28 Nov 1839
4. William Ward Pepper b-8 May 1842
5. Mary Pepper b-5 Apr 1844
6. Sarah b-11 Jan 1846, d-1847
Two of the children above, Lawrence in his youth and Sarah age one, died a in England.
Family lore has it that she married 2nd James Edwards, about 1849 in Northampshire, England. Mr. Edwards had a daughter Eliza and a son, George, was born to this 2nd marriage.
She married 3rd William Melton.
She and the children emigrated to the United States via New Orleans and up the Mississippi river to St. Louis, Missouri.
She, recorded as Mary Melton, married 4th John Boardman, 19 Sept 1855, St Louis County, Missouri.
Two children born to this marriage;
1. Wallace b-12 Dec 1856
2. Emma b-7 Oct 1860
Obit from Pleasant Hill paper, 17 Jan 1908;
Mrs Mary Boardman, aged 92 years, 5 months and 15 days, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs Samuel Templeman, in the east part of town. Funeral services were held at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon at the residence, Rev. Rice conducting and interment was in Pleasant Hill cemetery.
Mrs Boardman had been an invalid for several years, her suffering dating from the time of a fall while making her home in Kansas City with Mr & Mrs John C. Knorpp, by which she suffered a broken limb. Latterly, also. she suffered with an affliction of the brain and her mind wandered far far into the past. Often she would talk of those long dead or far away speaking as if addressing them. But just before she passed away she was in possession of her full mental powers and left the parting words, that she wished her people and her friends to be truthful, honorable and honest.
Mrs Boardman was born in Stamford, England, July 30, 1815, her name was Mary Ward. About 1835 she was married to Lawrence Pepper, six children being born to this union, three girls and three boys. Of these children Wm. Pepper of Salt Lake City, Mrs. John C. Knorpp of Kansas City and Mrs Samuel Templeman od this city survive.
Coming to St.Louis from England, a widow with her children, by way of New Orleans and the Mississippi River in 1851, she resided in St.Louis until 1868, in the meanwhile (1854) becoming the wife of John Boardman. Two children were born to them, of whom there is living Wallace Boardman of St.Joseph.
Of Mrs Boardman's religion it is said that she early professed religion uniting with the Church of England. In later years she was identified with the Wesleyan Church and about 1867 shortly after coming to Pleasant Hill, with Mr Boardman, she joined the M> E. Church of which she remained a member.
Mrs Board rests in the family plot in the Pleasant Hill cemetery beside her husband who died some 18 years ago.
She married 1st Lawrence Pepper, 25 Feb 1836, North Luffenham, England.
Six children were born to this marriage;
1. John Pepper b-26 Aug 1836
2. Lawrence Pepper b-27 Oct 1837
3. Anne Pepper b-28 Nov 1839
4. William Ward Pepper b-8 May 1842
5. Mary Pepper b-5 Apr 1844
6. Sarah b-11 Jan 1846, d-1847
Two of the children above, Lawrence in his youth and Sarah age one, died a in England.
Family lore has it that she married 2nd James Edwards, about 1849 in Northampshire, England. Mr. Edwards had a daughter Eliza and a son, George, was born to this 2nd marriage.
She married 3rd William Melton.
She and the children emigrated to the United States via New Orleans and up the Mississippi river to St. Louis, Missouri.
She, recorded as Mary Melton, married 4th John Boardman, 19 Sept 1855, St Louis County, Missouri.
Two children born to this marriage;
1. Wallace b-12 Dec 1856
2. Emma b-7 Oct 1860
Obit from Pleasant Hill paper, 17 Jan 1908;
Mrs Mary Boardman, aged 92 years, 5 months and 15 days, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs Samuel Templeman, in the east part of town. Funeral services were held at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon at the residence, Rev. Rice conducting and interment was in Pleasant Hill cemetery.
Mrs Boardman had been an invalid for several years, her suffering dating from the time of a fall while making her home in Kansas City with Mr & Mrs John C. Knorpp, by which she suffered a broken limb. Latterly, also. she suffered with an affliction of the brain and her mind wandered far far into the past. Often she would talk of those long dead or far away speaking as if addressing them. But just before she passed away she was in possession of her full mental powers and left the parting words, that she wished her people and her friends to be truthful, honorable and honest.
Mrs Boardman was born in Stamford, England, July 30, 1815, her name was Mary Ward. About 1835 she was married to Lawrence Pepper, six children being born to this union, three girls and three boys. Of these children Wm. Pepper of Salt Lake City, Mrs. John C. Knorpp of Kansas City and Mrs Samuel Templeman od this city survive.
Coming to St.Louis from England, a widow with her children, by way of New Orleans and the Mississippi River in 1851, she resided in St.Louis until 1868, in the meanwhile (1854) becoming the wife of John Boardman. Two children were born to them, of whom there is living Wallace Boardman of St.Joseph.
Of Mrs Boardman's religion it is said that she early professed religion uniting with the Church of England. In later years she was identified with the Wesleyan Church and about 1867 shortly after coming to Pleasant Hill, with Mr Boardman, she joined the M> E. Church of which she remained a member.
Mrs Board rests in the family plot in the Pleasant Hill cemetery beside her husband who died some 18 years ago.
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