William Heap III

  General Notes:

William Heap, son of Hannah Cooper and William Heap, Sr., was born April1, 1819 at Birch, Lancashire, England. On July 15, 1839, he married Hannah Ward, daughter of George and Isabella Harbourn Ward. To them were born two sons, Parley and Joseph. They became converts of the MormonChurch, and desiring to emigrate to America to be with their co-religionists, crossed the ocean in a sailing vessel which docked inNew Orleans April 18, 1849. Hannah died while en route to Council Bluff sand one month later William married his wife's two sisters, Barbara and Mary Ward. During their stay in Council Bluffs, Mary gave birth to a son, George Heap, born March 14, 1850. Barbara's first child was born at Council Bluffs, November 6, 1850.

The family of William Heap came into the valley in 1853 and after a short stay went to Parowan, Iron county. On the 13th of November, 1854, the yjourneyed to San Bernardino, California. Mr. Heap was successful in his mining venture and soon acquired considerable property. Mary felt that h ewas drawing away from the Church and realizing this was not the kind of environment she wanted for her children she returned to Parowan with George and little Mary Ellen. Soon after her arrival twins, John Henry and Charles Hatbourn were born, August 20, 1857. Mary later married, as third wife David Leonard Savage and to them were born five children. He was a good father to Mary's children and saw to it that they grew up in the faith for which their mother had sacrificed so much. Mary died in Kingston, Piute county, October 17, 1883.

William and Barbara Heap remained in San Bernardino the remainder of their lives. Along with her own family she reared the children of Hannah.William Heap died in San Bernardino, February 7, 1892.

William married Hannah Ward, daughter of George Ward and Isabella Ward, on 15 Jul 1839 in Parish Of Bolton Le Mors, Lancashire, England. (Hannah Ward was born on 2 Jan 1823 in Swinton, Lancashire, England, died on 18 Apr 1849 in New Orleans, Orleans, Lousiana and was buried in New Orleans, Orleans, Lousiana.)

William next married Mary Ward, daughter of George Ward and Isabella Ward, on 18 May 1849 in St. Louis, MO. (Mary Ward was born on 6 Dec 1829 in Swinton, Lancashire, England, died on 14 Oct 1883 in Kingston, Piute, UT and was buried on 17 Oct 1883 in Kingston, Piute, UT.)

William next married Barbara Ward, daughter of George Ward and Isabella Ward, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (Barbara Ward was born on 21 Apr 1827 in Rochdale, , Lancashire, England, died on 21 Dec 1882 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, S-Brnd, CA.)