Parent and child
Carol Card — parent of Jacob Adly
Supported by sources
Immediate family relationship supplied by the family.
Sources: Family recollections and relationshipsThe family tree
Follow the connections
Begin with a branch and follow its people. Every connection names the relationship and shows how well it is supported, including the places where the evidence disagrees.
From a radio call sign to a family archive
The Card family
Follow Lester’s life back through the Cardston generation and the older Card research.
Provisional
Evidence varies by relationship. The older colonial ladder is not described as a verified line.
Parent and child connections (17)
Parent and child
Emad Adly — parent of Jacob Adly
Supported by sources
Immediate family relationship supplied by the family.
Sources: Family recollections and relationshipsParent and child
Lester Charles Card — parent of Carol Card
Supported by sources
Recent family memorial material and the family account support this relationship.
Sources: Lester Charles Card: VE6CA memorialFamily recollections and relationshipsParent and child
Jean Shirley M. Nelson Card — parent of Carol Card
Supported by sources
Recent family memorial material and the family account support this relationship.
Sources: Lester Charles Card: VE6CA memorialFamily recollections and relationshipsParent and child
Joseph Young Card — reported parent of Lester Charles Card
Provisional
Lincoln Card’s obituary provides collateral support by naming this parent pair and Lester as a sibling; Lester’s own birth or household record is still sought.
Sources: Lincoln John Card obituaryVE6.CA relationship evidence reviewParent and child
Pearl Eliza Christensen — reported parent of Lester Charles Card
Provisional
Lincoln Card’s obituary provides collateral support by naming this parent pair and Lester as a sibling; Lester’s own birth or household record is still sought.
Sources: Lincoln John Card obituaryVE6.CA relationship evidence reviewParent and child
Charles Ora Card — parent of Joseph Young Card
Supported by sources
Joseph’s institutional biography names this parent.
Sources: Joseph Young Card: biographical recordParent and child
Zina Presendia Young Williams Card — parent of Joseph Young Card
Supported by sources
Joseph’s institutional biography names this parent.
Sources: Joseph Young Card: biographical recordParent and child
Cyrus William Card — parent of Charles Ora Card
Supported by sources
Institutional and published historical accounts identify the parent-child relationship.
Sources: Charles Ora Card: biographical recordOn the Western FrontierParent and child
Sarah Anne Tuttle — parent of Charles Ora Card
Supported by sources
Institutional and published historical accounts identify the parent-child relationship.
Sources: Charles Ora Card: biographical recordOn the Western FrontierParent and child
William Fuller Card — reported parent of Cyrus William Card
Provisional
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 ladderParent and child
Sarah Ann Sabin — reported parent of Cyrus William Card
Provisional
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 ladderParent and child
Elisha Card — reported parent of William Fuller Card
Provisional
This is a step in the compiled colonial ladder, not a completed original-record proof.
Sources: Lester to Richard Card: compiled research ladderParent and child
William Card — reported parent of Elisha Card
Provisional
This is a step in the compiled colonial ladder, not a completed original-record proof.
Sources: Lester to Richard Card: compiled research ladderParent and child
Peleg Card — reported parent of William Card
Provisional
This is a step in the compiled colonial ladder, not a completed original-record proof.
Sources: Lester to Richard Card: compiled research ladderParent and child
James Card — reported parent of Peleg Card
Provisional
This is a step in the compiled colonial ladder, not a completed original-record proof.
Sources: Lester to Richard Card: compiled research ladderParent and child
Richard Card — reported parent of James Card
Provisional
This is a step in the compiled colonial ladder, not a completed original-record proof.
Sources: Lester to Richard Card: compiled research ladderMarriages (9)
Marriage
Carol Card — spouse of Emad Adly
Supported by sources
Relationship recorded in the family framework.
Sources: Family recollections and relationshipsMarriage
Lester Charles Card — spouse of Jean Shirley M. Nelson Card
Supported by sources
Lester’s QCWA memorial identifies Jean as his wife.
Sources: Lester Charles Card: VE6CA memorialMarriage
Joseph Young Card — spouse of Pearl Eliza Christensen
Supported by sources
The institutional biographical records record their marriage in 1913.
Sources: Joseph Young Card: biographical recordPearl Eliza Christensen: biographical recordMarriage
Joseph Young Card — spouse of Leona Bertha Ballantyne
Supported by sources
A documentary-edition annotation records the earlier marriage; the ending remains unresolved.
Sources: Emmeline B. Wells diary, June 1908Marriage
Charles Ora Card — spouse of Zina Presendia Young Williams Card
Supported by sources
Institutional and documentary-edition biographies support this marriage.
Sources: Zina Presendia Young Williams CardCharles Ora Card: Dictionary of Canadian BiographyMarriage
Cyrus William Card — spouse of Sarah Anne Tuttle
Supported by sources
Institutional and published histories support the couple; the exact marriage-place claim remains open.
Sources: Sarah Ann Tuttle: biographical recordOn the Western FrontierMarriage
Cyrus William Card — reported spouse of Emma Booth
Provisional
A reported marriage or sealing and a household lead await direct record review.
Sources: VE6.CA family research notes, April 2026Marriage
Cyrus William Card — reported spouse of Nancy Campbell
Research lead
A reported plural-marriage connection has not yet been anchored to an inspected original record.
Sources: VE6.CA family research notes, April 2026Marriage
William Fuller Card — reported spouse of Sarah Ann Sabin
Provisional
The published family history identifies this older household.
Sources: On the Western FrontierCardston, family memory, and new questions
The Nelson family
Begin with Jean and trace the Nelson and Hanson/Hansen household behind her.
Provisional
The recent people are identifiable; key earlier relationships and dates still rely on family and compiled sources.
Parent and child connections (5)
Parent and child
Carol Card — parent of Jacob Adly
Supported by sources
Immediate family relationship supplied by the family.
Sources: Family recollections and relationshipsParent and child
Emad Adly — parent of Jacob Adly
Supported by sources
Immediate family relationship supplied by the family.
Sources: Family recollections and relationshipsParent and child
Jean Shirley M. Nelson Card — parent of Carol Card
Supported by sources
Recent family memorial material and the family account support this relationship.
Sources: Lester Charles Card: VE6CA memorialFamily recollections and relationshipsParent and child
Seth Henry Nelson — reported parent of Jean Shirley M. Nelson Card
Provisional
Retained from family and collateral research; the primary household and vital-record packet remains incomplete.
Sources: Family recollections and relationshipsWinters family genealogy: Nelson connectionsVE6.CA relationship evidence reviewParent and child
Mabel Caroline Hanson Nelson — reported parent of Jean Shirley M. Nelson Card
Provisional
Retained from family and collateral research; the primary household and vital-record packet remains incomplete.
Sources: Family recollections and relationshipsWinters family genealogy: Nelson connectionsVE6.CA relationship evidence reviewMarriages (2)
Marriage
Carol Card — spouse of Emad Adly
Supported by sources
Relationship recorded in the family framework.
Sources: Family recollections and relationshipsMarriage
Seth Henry Nelson — reported spouse of Mabel Caroline Hanson Nelson
Provisional
Recorded in family recollection and compiled genealogy.
Sources: Family recollections and relationshipsWinters family genealogy: Nelson connectionsWomen’s voices and a wider family
Young, Huntington & Howe
Explore the Zinas, the Young household, and the earlier Howe and Huntington research.
Provisional
Strong documentary anchors coexist with older provisional and unverified connections.
Parent and child connections (9)
Parent and child
Zina Presendia Young Williams Card — parent of Joseph Young Card
Supported by sources
Joseph’s institutional biography names this parent.
Sources: Joseph Young Card: biographical recordParent and child
Brigham Young — parent of Zina Presendia Young Williams Card
Supported by sources
The Church Historian’s Press biographical entry names this parent.
Sources: Zina Presendia Young Williams CardParent and child
Zina Diantha Huntington Young — parent of Zina Presendia Young Williams Card
Supported by sources
The Church Historian’s Press biographical entry names this parent.
Sources: Zina Presendia Young Williams CardParent and child
John Young — parent of Brigham Young
Supported by sources
Published historical research identifies John and Abigail as Brigham’s parents.
Sources: The Brigham Young FamilyParent and child
Abigail Howe — parent of Brigham Young
Supported by sources
Published historical research identifies John and Abigail as Brigham’s parents.
Sources: The Brigham Young FamilyParent and child
Joseph Young — reported parent of John Young
Provisional
Retained from compiled research; the probate and town-record citation chain needs completion.
Sources: VE6.CA family research notes, April 2026Parent and child
Elizabeth Hayden — reported parent of John Young
Provisional
Retained from compiled research; the probate and town-record citation chain needs completion.
Sources: VE6.CA family research notes, April 2026Parent and child
Phineas Howe — reported parent of Abigail Howe
Provisional
Retained from compiled research pending inspection of the specific vital records and correspondence.
Sources: VE6.CA family research notes, April 2026Parent and child
Susanna Goddard — reported parent of Abigail Howe
Provisional
Retained from compiled research pending inspection of the specific vital records and correspondence.
Sources: VE6.CA family research notes, April 2026Marriages (2)
Marriage
Thomas Child Williams — spouse of Zina Presendia Young Williams Card
Supported by sources
Zina’s biographical entry records this earlier marriage.
Sources: Zina Presendia Young Williams CardMarriage
John Young — spouse of Abigail Howe
Supported by sources
The published Young family history treats John and Abigail as a household.
Sources: The Brigham Young FamilyA family story with an open question
Tuttle, Gillett & Holcomb
Follow Sarah Tuttle’s life while keeping the search for her parents open.
Conflicting evidence
The disagreement concerns Sarah’s parentage, not the existence of Sarah or her documented household.
Parent and child connections (4)
Parent and child
Jesse Tuttle — proposed parent of Sarah Anne Tuttle
Conflicting evidence
One candidate parent pair appears in the institutional profile, but a competing hypothesis and missing direct evidence keep the relationship unresolved.
Sources: Sarah Ann Tuttle: biographical recordSarah Anne Tuttle: competing parentage hypothesesParent and child
Dinah Holcomb Gillett — proposed parent of Sarah Anne Tuttle
Conflicting evidence
One candidate parent pair appears in the institutional profile, but a competing hypothesis and missing direct evidence keep the relationship unresolved.
Sources: Sarah Ann Tuttle: biographical recordSarah Anne Tuttle: competing parentage hypothesesParent and child
Daniel Tuttle — proposed parent of Sarah Anne Tuttle
Conflicting evidence
A competing research hypothesis, preserved for comparison rather than accepted as ancestry.
Sources: Sarah Anne Tuttle: competing parentage hypothesesParent and child
Elizabeth Babb — proposed parent of Sarah Anne Tuttle
Conflicting evidence
A competing research hypothesis, preserved for comparison rather than accepted as ancestry.
Sources: Sarah Anne Tuttle: competing parentage hypothesesMarriages (1)
Marriage
Cyrus William Card — spouse of Sarah Anne Tuttle
Supported by sources
Institutional and published histories support the couple; the exact marriage-place claim remains open.
Sources: Sarah Ann Tuttle: biographical recordOn the Western FrontierBeyond these connections
Explore the wider research
The larger research collection includes unplaced identities and deep historical or legendary trails. These are available to explore with their uncertainties intact.