Reported parent
William Fuller Card
Published context and compiled research support a working connection, with original household/probate evidence still needed.
Sources: On the Western FrontierLester to Richard Card: compiled research ladderA family life
1814–1900
A craftsman and migrant, Cyrus links Charles Ora Card to the earlier family in the eastern United States.
Cyrus’s nineteenth-century story includes wheelwright work and the family’s movement through New York, Michigan, and Utah. A published history describes his household with Sarah Tuttle and their son Charles.
Sources: On the Western FrontierThe earlier connection to William Fuller Card is preserved as a provisional research link. It should be read alongside its evidence limitations rather than as a completed colonial pedigree.
Sources: Cyrus Williams Card: FamilySearch profileLester to Richard Card: compiled research ladderFamily connections
A biography and a relationship can have different levels of support. The label on each connection describes that specific claim.
Reported parent
Published context and compiled research support a working connection, with original household/probate evidence still needed.
Sources: On the Western FrontierLester to Richard Card: compiled research ladderReported parent
Published context and compiled research support a working connection, with original household/probate evidence still needed.
Sources: On the Western FrontierLester to Richard Card: compiled research ladderSpouse
Institutional and published histories support the couple; the exact marriage-place claim remains open.
Sources: Sarah Ann Tuttle: biographical recordOn the Western FrontierReported spouse
A reported marriage or sealing and a household lead await direct record review.
Sources: VE6.CA family research notes, April 2026Reported spouse
A reported plural-marriage connection has not yet been anchored to an inspected original record.
Sources: VE6.CA family research notes, April 2026Child
Institutional and published historical accounts identify the parent-child relationship.
Sources: Charles Ora Card: biographical recordOn the Western FrontierStill being researched
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Scholarly history
Donald G. Godfrey describes the Card family’s work, migrations, and nineteenth-century life.
Collaborative genealogy
An online family profile used as a pointer to Cyrus’s household and earlier Card generations.
Compiled research
The April 2026 research ladder names all intermediate generations between Cyrus William Card and Richard Card.