BackGround: Provo Temple, Provo, Utah.
Sidney was born 19 August 1862 in Provo, Utah, Utah and married 6 November 1888 in Provo Utah, Utah, Lucy Agnes WHITE, as her second husband, the daughter of Thomas Henry WHITE and Emily OLIVER. She was born 19 April 1869 in North Ogden, Weber, Utah and died 8 June 1953 in Provo, Utah, Utah. He died 1 Febuary 1943 in Orem, Utah, Utah.
Lucy married first 22 September 1885, in Provo, Utah, Utah, Willard Alexander WILLIAMS, the son of Alexander WILLIAMS Jr, and Inez Elvira WHIPPLE. He was born 18 May 1865 in Provo, Utah, Utah. and died 8 January 1867, in Provo, Utah, Utah.
This was supplied by Dennis Pace - thank you.
Orem, Utah Co, UT Dec. 12th 1930
To our descendants fifty years hence.
We were asked to place a letter in the Jubilee box, which will be sealed and opened in 1980.
Dear Children or Grandchildren
I hope some of you will be interested in the short history inclosed, also in Genealogical work which I am greatly interested in at the present time. I hope in the near future to obtain a list of my descendants (while I sojourn here upon this beautiful Earth which the Lord has given us, and be able to work for many of them in the Temple.
Am thankful I live in this day and age, when the gospel was restored to Earth and we were given the privilege of doing Temple work, for our dead ancestors as well as for the living.
I am the daughter of Thomas Henry White and Emily Oliver White. My Father was a Pioneer of 1865 crossing the with ox teams, he made two trips back to Missouri for Emigrants when only 18 years of age. He was a Pioneer Blacksmith learning his trade in England, he helped to build the Salt Lake Temple, Tabernacle and many of the churches in the State. He made the first Bicycle made in Salt Lake called it a Dandy horse later it was re-modeled for one Charlie Hyde (a cripple).
Thomas H White was the son of George White and Mary Rivers White.
I Lucy Agnes White Pace was born 19th April 1869 at North Ogden, Weber Co. Utah, the second child of a family of eleven (9 girls and 2 boys). I am inclosing Family group sheets & Pedigree charts with names of our immediate families.
I was married first to Willard Alexander Williams (Son of Alexander Williams and Elvina Whipple Williams) 22nd September 1885, Gave birth to a premature baby boy 22 April 1886, My husband died 8 Jan 1887, my daughter Willa Emily Williams was born 30 Mar 1887 after her father's death.I remarried 6th Nov 1888 Sidney Alexander Pace by whom I had a family of ten children, all living but at the present time and married, but the youngest Carl Alma Pace who is the only one single at this time.
I first began to work in the Church in 1901 acting as Secretary and recording Secretary from 1901 to 10 Aug. 1902.
Sustained as President of the Y.L.M.I.U. 10 Aug 1902 released on account of poor health 4th June 1905.
Was chosen Secretary of Timpanogas Ward relief Society 20th Dec 1906 Released when the ward was divided and still held as Secretary of the Relief Society of the new Sharon Ward which position I held until 5 Oct 1920. At that time being chosen as President of the Sharon Ward Relief Society. Released as President 29th April 1924 I have acted as Relief Society teacher since that time, also have been secretary of the Ward Genealogical Committee since 19th May 1925 which position I hold at the present time. I love the Genealogical work one of the grandest and noblest works of the Church today, where we can go to the Temples of our Lord and perform the holy ordinance both for the living and our dead Ancestors.
My husband Sidney Alexander Pace is the son of William Byram Pace and Epsy Jane Williams Pace. He was born 19 Aug 1862 in Provo City, Utah Co., Utah where he grew to manhood and a faithful church worker in Provo second ward from a boy.
He was first chosen President of Deacons quorum which position he held for a long time, after which he was ordained President of YMMIA which position he held for 10 or 15 years, was President of the first quorum of Elders organized in the Second and Third wards of Provo City. Filled a home mission throughout Utah County with Elder Isaac Bullock as a companion.
He moved on Provo Bench 2 May 1898 Sidney A. Pace was called into the Presidency of the YMMIA of Timpanogas Ward in 1899, which position was held for 6 years. In 1905 he was sustained as President of the Elders quorum. In 1912 he was still held in the same position in the new Sharon Ward until 1st July 1907 at which time he was ordained a High Priest.
He was ward teacher and Sunday School Teacher during all of the above time. Was President or counselor in the YMMIA about 33 years in Provo Second Ward and in Timpanogas Ward.
We hope our posterity will follow in our footsteps and always be found striving to build up God's Kingdom here on the Earth.
I will also inclose some of the Pace History as they were very prominent people in Settling this Valley.
William Byram Pace (father of Sidney A. Pace) was born 9 Feb. 1832 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., Tenn. Son of James Pace and Lucinda Gibson Strickland. They went through all the hardships of Pioneer life, being among those driven from Nauvoo Ill.
James Pace Sr. (grandfather to Wm. B. Pace) was captain of the Light horse Calvary who went with his company to the support of General Andrew Jackson and was killed at the Battle of New Orleans 8 Jan 1815.
(Wm. B's. Father) James Pace was a thorough farmer except the 6 years they lived in Nauvoo, here he was a Policeman of bodyguard to the Prophet Joseph Smith, also to his successor Brigham Young. His wife Lucinda G. Strickland Pace of Murfreesboro was highly accomplished and well educated and the source from which her son William B. Received his early training in music, arithmetic, Grammar as well as the rudiments of education, when he was two years old his parent moved to Shelby Co. Ill. There they lived on farms, about 1838 they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Early in the Spring of 1840 they moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co. Ill. And camped on the outskirts of the town. When the Silver Greys of the Nauvoo Legion was re-organized for defense, all the boys from 8 years up (not capable of bearing arms) were organized into boy companies with wooden guns to learn drill and discipline and attached to the Nauvoo Legion as reserves, the boys wearing suits for this purpose.
William B. Pace was duly elected captain of one of the companies of 50, here he commenced his career in the Nauvoo Legion (his father James Pace was an expert drill master) he was soon initiated into all the mysteries of drill and command.
In about one year he was taken out of the command, and sent to Edward P. Dusette's drumming school and was soon assigned to the Nauvoo Marshall band, which did service during the remaining days of Nauvoo.
The summer the Prophet Joseph Smith was killed Wm. B. Pace was only 12 years old and was on guard duty most of the time, was present on the square when the Prophet addressed the Nauvoo Legion, he was also present when the Mantle of Joseph fell upon President Brigham Young in word, gesture and general appearance, when the People arose and it appeared that Joseph had returned and was speaking to the people.
The mob element became very annoying on the 6th Feb. 1846 his parents crossed the river taking such necessaries as they could, leaving comfortable homes to the mob. Companies were organized and moved west through mud and slush, at Council Bluffs they were overtaken by Captain Allen of the U.S. Dragoons with a requisition from the President of the United States for 500 men to form a battalion of infantry to march through and be discharged in California at the expiration of one year.
President Brigham Young called upon James Pace and others to volunteer, which he did promptly leaving families & loved ones. ON 16th of July 1846 the now famous Mormon Battalion was mustered into service of the United States and started for Mexico via Santa Fe. James Pace was elected first Lieutenant Co. E. And was entitled to a servant, he took his son William B. (14 ½ years old) to fill that position as he was to young to enlist, being trained as a musician and drummer boy he was very useful. Their leader was proud of his Mormon Drummer boys and was desirous of showing them off when an opportunity came, which made the boys feel very proud.
James Pace figured very prominently as leader in the Mormon Battalion they suffered many hardships and privations, but were steadfast to their calling.
About 1st July 1847 they prepared to return and on 16th of July 1847 the famous Mormon Battalion was mustered out of service of the United States and honorably discharged, the main body of the Battalion organized under James Pace and Andrew Lytle as Captains and prepared to return to the main body of the church and their families, suffering many hardships as before, on their return journey to Salt Lake Valley, where they arrived the latter part of September 1847.
Lieutenant James Pace and Son with a company of 30 or 40 braved the dangers of crossing the Plains during the winter months. They started late in October on a 900 mile jaunt, encountering snow storms & cold weather, provisions being scarce they had to depend mostly on game or Buffalo meat, sometimes faring on meat alone, when no other meat was obtainable, they would kill one of their poor donkeys or mules, using Buffalo chips dug out of the snow as firing.
Wading through snow and slush most of the journey, they arrived at Winter Quarters two days before Christmas 1847.
James Pace with his wife and family suffered mob persecutions with rest of the Saints, they worked hard to get an outfit to come with the Saints to Great Salt Lake (as it was then called).
In the Spring of 1850 they started, James Pace was elected captain of 100 wagons, they suffered as before but arrived in Salt Lake Valley the last of September 1850. James Pace with other was sent South to locate and build a town on Peteetneet Creek the South end of Utah Valley where William B. Had the privilege of helping to build the fist house in now the famous City of Payson named after James Pace and Son by President Brigham Young in March 1851.
William B. Pace married Epsy Jane Williams (Daughter of Alexander Williams and Isabelle Gill Williams) 25th of March 1852 by whom he had 15 children (at the present time 7 are living)
He figured very conspicuously in the Walker and Blackhawk Indian wars of Utah, being made a Colonel and later General of the Black Hawk soldiers.
After the Indians quit their depredations he figured prominently as a musician, was a mason by trade and built may of the first homes in Provo City and Payson. In April 1855 he was called to fill a mission to the Indians, was set apart 30th April and on the 14th of may left his wife & family for the Elk Mountain Mission to help civilize the Indians and learn them to farm, also to preach them the gospel. In the Fall the Indians became Hostile and drove the missionaries from their Fort (or mission) killing 3 of the missionaries the rest barely escaping with their lives, they were met with provisions and brought back home.
President Young advised the Boys not to go back for a season.
William B. Pace was a State Legislator 14 different times and helped to make the first laws of the State of Utah. He was also prominent in the early days as a violinist and chorister, He died at the home of his Son Sidney A. Pace 18 June 1907. We hope our posterity will follow in our footsteps and ever strive to do good at all times.
God bless those who receive this in 1980, May it be an inspiration to help some one of our posterity.
With fondest love we are
Sidney A. & Lucy Agness Pace
Sharon Ward, Orem, Utah
1870 Census Provo 2nd Ward, Utah, Utah
R Estate Personal Where Birth
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Value Born Month
PACE Byram 39 M W Laborer -------- $ 0,100 Tennessee -----
" Jane 39 F W Keeping House -------- -------- Illinois -----
" Martha 17 F W At Home -------- -------- Utah -----
" William 16 M W At Home -------- -------- Utah -----
" Byram 15 M W At Home -------- -------- Utah -----
" Isabell 13 F W At Home -------- -------- Utah -----
" Isadora 11 F W At School -------- -------- Utah -----
" Epsy 10 F W At School -------- -------- Utah -----
" Sidney 7 M W At Home -------- -------- Utah -----
" Alice 6 F W At Home -------- -------- Utah -----
" John 3 M W At Home -------- -------- Utah -----
" Olive 7M F W ------- ----- -------- -------- Utah Dec
1880 Census Provo, Utah, Utah, ED 81 Page 28 Line 35
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
PACE William W M 49 ----- M Miner Tenn. Tenn. Tenn.
" Epsie W F 49 Wife M Keeping House Ill. Tenn. Tenn.
" Byron W M 23 Son D Conductor RR Utah Tenn. Ill.
" Alice W F 16 Dau S At Home Utah Tenn. Ill.
" John W M 12 Son S At Home Utah Tenn. Ill.
" Olive W F 11 Dau S At Home Utah Tenn. Ill.
" Caroline W F 8 Dau S At Home Utah Tenn. Ill.
1880 Census Farmington, Davis, Utah, Page 294B
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
WHITE Thomas H W M 33 ----- M Blacksmith Eng. Eng. Eng.
" Emily W F 32 Wife M Keeping House Eng. Eng. Eng.
" Lucy A W F 11 Dau S At Home Utah Eng. Eng.
" Kate R W F 9 Dau S At Home Utah Eng. Eng.
" Amelia J W F 6 Dau S ------------- Utah Eng. Eng.
" Thomas H W M 4 Son S ------------- Utah Eng. Eng.
" Joseph E W M 4 Son S ------------- Utah Eng. Eng.
" Jennie I W F 2 Dau S ------------- Utah Eng. Eng.
" George F W M 7M Son S ------------- Utah Eng. Eng.
" Mary Ann W F 22 ----- --- Keeping House Eng. Eng. Eng,
" Emily A W F 3 Dau S ------------- Utah Eng. Eng.
RIVERS Abraham W M 75 Other W Mason Eng. Eng. Eng.
1900 Census Provo Bench Prct., Utah, Utah. ED 159 Sheet 11A Line 42
Mont Year Mar Yrs | Place of Birth |
Name Relat R Sex Born Born Age Sta Mar |Self Father Mother| Occup
PACE Sydeny Head W M Aug 1862 37 M 12 Utah Tenn. Misso. Farmer
" Lucy A Wife W F Apr 1869 31 M 12 Utah Eng. Eng. ------
" Florence I Dau W F Jul 1889 10 S --- Utah Utah Utah At School
" Stella M Dau W F Mar 1891 9 S --- Utah Utah Utah At School
" Erma E Dau W F Sep 1895 4 S --- Utah Utah Utah ------
" Caddie A Dau W F Jun 1888 1 S --- Utah Utah Utah ------
WILLIAMS Willa E S Dau W F Mar 1886 13 S --- Utah Utah Utah ------
Lucy A Mother of 6 Children 5 Living
1910 Census Provo Bench Prct., Utah, Utah. ED 189 Sheet 13A Line 11
Mar Yrs | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta Mar |Self Father Mother| Occupation
PACE Sidney A Head M W 47 M1 21 Utah Tenn. Ill. Fermer Fruit Farm
" Lucy A Wife F W 41 M2 21 Utah Eng. Eng. None
" Mary E Dau F W 19 S --- Utah Utah Utah None
" Erma E Dau F W 14 S --- Utah Utah Utah None
" Caddie A Dau F W 11 S --- Utah Utah Utah None
" Thomas B Son M W 9 S --- Utah Utah Utah None
" Sidney A Son M W 7 S --- Utah Utah Utah None
" Cleo D Dau F W 4 S --- Utah Utah Utah None
" George R Son M W 1 S --- Utah Utah Utah None
WILLIAMS Willa E S Dau F W 23 S --- Utah Utah Utah None
George R Age 1 5/12
Lucy A Mother of 10 Children 9 Living
1920 Census Provo Bench Prct., Utah, Utah. ED 213 Sheet 7A Line 20
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta |Self Father Mother| Occupation
PACE Sidney A Head M W 57 M Utah Tenn Ill. Farmer Gen. Farm
" Lucy A Wife F W 50 M Utah Eng. Eng. None
" Erma E Dau F W 24 S Utah Utah Utah Teacher Public School
" Thomas B Son M W 19 S Utah Utah Utah Farm Laborer
Working Out
" Sidney A Jr Son M W 17 S Utah Utah Utah Farm Laborer Home Farm
" Cleo D Dau F W 14 S Utah Utah Utah None
" George R Son M W 11 S Utah Utah Utah None
" Carl A Son M W 8 S Utah Utah Utah None
1930 Census Orem, Utah, Utah. ED 29 Sheet 13A Line 30
Age
Mar 1st | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta Mar |Self Father Mother| Occupation
PACE SIDNEY Head M W 67 M 26 Utah Tenn. Ill. Farmer Fruit Farming
" Lucy A Wife F W 60 M 16 Utah Eng. Eng. None
" Carl A Son M W 18 S --- Utah Utah Utah Laborer Farming
Name: Sidney Pace City: Provo State: UT Occupation: lumberman Year: 1890 Location 2: 2d ward, southwest corner E and Fourth
PROVO, Nov. 4.----In honor of the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney A. Pace Sr., of Orem, children, relatives, and friends will pay their respects to the couple at an open house, Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at their home on Route No. 2. Mr. Pace, a successful farmer and fruit grower, has been active in Church activities in the Provo Second, Timpanogos, and Sharon Wards. His wife, Lucy A. White Pace, although a busy housewife, mother of 12 children, has been active in genealogical work, Mutual, and Relief Society. They were married Nov. 6, 1888. The couple have 12 children, 62 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Mr. Pace was born Aug. 19, 1862 in Provo. Mrs. Pace was born April 19, 1869 in North Ogden. They have been residents of Orem for 40 years. Their children, all of whom will be present at the reception Sunday, are: Mrs. William E. Cox, Mrs. Florence Shepherd, Mrs. William H. Duffin, Orem; Mrs. J. H. Peterson, Provo; Mrs. Noal Ferre, Vineyard; Thomas B. Pace, Fairview; Sidney A. Pace Jr., Orem; Mrs. Lewis Beer, Lake Shore; George R. Pace, Eureka, and Carl Pace, Provo.
Birth Death
Surname, Name Date Date Cemetery
Pace, Sidney 10 July 1962 11 July 1962 Orem
Pace, Sidney 07 March 1903 19 September 1995 Provo
Pace, Sidney A. 19 August 1862 01 February 1943 Provo
Pace, Sidney R. 07 August 1893 03 October 1894 Provo
Name: Willa COX SSN: 528-56-3792 Birth Date: 30 Mar 1887 Death Date: -- Nov 1977 Last Residence: 84057 Orem, Utah, Utah. Last Benefit 84003 American Fork, Utah, Utah. State Issued: Utah Name: Florence PIERCE SSN: 528-16-7145 Birth Date: 31 Jul 1889 Death Date: -- Jun 1973 Last Residence: 84062 Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah. State Issued: Utah Name: Mary DUFFIN SSN: 529-72-3400 Birth Date: 03 Mar 1891 Death Date: -- Jul 1967 Last Residence: 84057 Orem, Utah, Utah. State Issued: Utah Name: Erma P PETERSEN SSN: 529-60-8955 Birth Date: 29 Sep 1895 Death Date: 12 Mar 1998 Last Residence: 84604 Provo, Utah, Utah. State Issued: Utah Name: Caddie FERRE SSN: 528-32-4349 Birth Date: 20 Jun 1898 Death Date: -- Jul 1983 Last Residence: 84057 Orem, Utah, Utah. State Issued: Utah Name: Noali FERRE SSN: 529-26-7041 Birth Date: 21 Apr 1892 Death Date: -- Jan 1983 Last Residence: 84057 Orem, Utah, Utah. State Issued: Utah Name: Thomas PACE SSN: 529-16-1912 Birth Date: 03 Aug 1900 Death Date: -- May 1970 Last Residence: Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah State Issued: Utah Name: Sidney A PACE SSN: 528-10-9264 Birth Date: 10 Mar 1903 Death Date: -- Sep 1995 Last Residence: Oren, Utah, Utah. State Issued: Utah Name: CLeo BAIR SSN: 529-32-7186 Birth Date: 17 Aug 1905 Death Date: -- Feb 1973 Last Residence: Provo, Utah, Utah. State Issued: Utah Name George PACE SSN: 528-07-2791 Birth Date: 12 Nov 1908 Death Date: -- Aug 1981 Last Residence: Lehi, Utah, Utah. State Issued: Utah
CHILDREN of Lucy Agnes WHITE and Willard Alexander WILLIAMS:
1. SON b: 22 Apr 1886; Provo, Utah, Utah.
d: 22 Apr 2886; Provo, Utah, Utah.
2. WILLA EMILY b: 30 Mar 1887; Layton, Davis, Utah.
md: 16 Nov 1910; , Utah, Utah.
William E COX
d: 13 Nov 1977; Orem, Utah, Utah.
CHILDREN of Sidney Alexander PACE and Lucy Agnes WHITE:
3. FLORENCE ISABELLE b: 31 Jul 1889; Provo, Utah, Utah.
md: 21 Aug 1907; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake,
Utah.
John SHEPHERD
md: 31 Jul 1939; , , .
Stephen Wallace ATWOOD
md: 10 Oct 1943; , , .
Ernest William PIERCE
d: 23 Jun 1973; Escondido, San Diego,
California.
4. MARY ESTELLA b: 3 Mar 1891; Provo, Utah, Utah.
md: ; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake,
Utah.
William Henry DUFFIN
d: 15 Jul 1967; Orem, Utah, Utah.
5. SIDNEY ROY b: 7 Aug 1893; Provo, Utah, Utah.
d: 3 Oct 1894; Provo, Utah, Utah.
6. ERMA EPSY b: 29 Sep 1895; Provo, Utah, Utah.
md: 18 Jun 1924; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake,
Utah.
Joseph Hyrum PETERSEN
7. CADDIE AGNESS b: 20 Jun 1898; Provo, Utah, Utah.
md: 23 Jul 1918; Provo, Utah, Utah.
Noal/Noali/Nole FERRE
d: 6 Jul 1983; Provo, Utah, Utah.
6. THOMAS BYRON b: 3 Aug 1900; Provo, Utah, Utah.
md: 14 Jan 1919; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake,
Utah.
Esmee HODSON
d: 12 May 1970; Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah.
9. SIDNEY ALEXANDER b: 10 Mar 1903; Orem, Utah, Utah.
d: Sep 1995; Orem, Utah, Utah.
md: 24 Jan 1927; Provo, Utah, Utah.
Alice Elizabeth FRYER
10. CLEO DONNA b: 17 Aug 1905; Orem, Utah, Utah.
md: 16 Jan 1924; , Utah, Utah.
Charles Lewis BEER
md: 15 Sep 1i51; , Utah, Utah.
Llewellyn Oliver JONES
md: 8 Oct 1955; , Utah, Utah.
Gerald Rapheal BAIR
d: 16 Feb 1973; Provo, Utah, Utah.
11. GEORGE ROLAND b: 12 Nov 1908; Provo, Utah, Utah.
md: 25 Jul 1929; Provo, Utah, Utah.
Elsie Marie OTTERSON
md: 18 May 1948; , , .
Emma "L" Culmer CLEMENTS
d: 19 Aug 1981; American Fork, Utah, Utah.
+ 12. CARL ALMA b: 3 Nov 1911; Orem, Utah, Utah.
md: Bef 1935; , Utah, Utah.
Lillian H NORMAN
d: 8 Jan 1997; Orem, Utah, Utah.
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