Fifteenth Ward, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory

The Fifteenth Ward, Riverside Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City was organised February 22, 1849. This was not quite two years after the first permanent settlers arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake. In October of that year, 1847, there were approximately 2,000 inhabitants and the population would only increase.
More often than not the first chapels were dirt or slat floored log or adobe buildings serving also as school, recreation hall, and in the 15th Ward's case, granary. A larger building was raised at First South between 3rd and 4th West, which still served multiple purposes. This was the Ward Chapel that the Pollards would worship in. Abraham O. Smoot was the first bishop of this ward.
Joseph Pollard was ordained in 1877 as the 6th bishop and a short biography is printed in the book 15th Ward Memories, Riverside Stake 1849 - 1960, printed 1961 (FHL call # us/can 979.2258 K2sa) in Salt Lake City.
Joseph and Mary Ann continued their active participation with their chosen faith in this new community. They lived out their lives in the 15th ward.

John Wallace Boud, husband of Elizabeth Pollard was also bishop of this ward, being called to this position in 1904. John Lewis Johnson, husband of Alice Pollard served as second counselor to the ward bishop and Jonas Ryser served as 1st counselor, he the husband of Thelma Johnson, daughter of John and Alice Pollard Johnson. Other family members also served their ward community in various capacities: Jay Leslie Johnson, missionary US Northern states; Gustave Backman, missionary Scandinavian Mission; James L Johnson, missionary Scandinavian Mission and Sunday School Superintendent, George S Backman, missionary Sweden Mission, Thelma Johnson Ryser, organist; Jonas Ryser, Sunday School Superintendent; Alice Pollard Johnson, YWMIA.
In the years since 1857 (153 years) descendants of Joseph and Mary Ann Bailey Pollard have given much in service to wards, cities, states and provinces, countries and to their beliefs.
I hope I have given an enlightening illustration of the early family and that with your input we will have a good picture of the growing family- the families of the Bishop's Daughters.