I would but I can't find anything that shows when they died. I do know when their son, Howard Hayes died, but don't think that would give me any information on when Edward or Annie might have died. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <lch72120@alltel.net> > To: <cdward@conwaycorp.net> > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 8:03 AM > Subject: Re: [AGS] Brick Wall - WARD/PARISH - Please Help > > > > You could trying pulling a copy of their death certificates and seeing if > their parents are listed on them. Linda > > > From: <cdward@conwaycorp.net> > > > Date: 2004/06/03 Thu PM 09:16:22 CDT > > > To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [AGS] Brick Wall - WARD/PARISH - Please Help > > > > > > I am at a brick wall, but believe I may see a crack in it. I have been > looking for years for my husband's GG Grandfather, but with no luck. I have > been able to find his Great Grandfather in the census from the time he was > married (1910 Census) to the 1930 Census, but have had no luck at all > finding him with his parents. I noticed in the 1930 census that there were > additional family members listed in the household with him, and woman and > her 2 daughters and another woman and her son. Both women were listed as > Aunt to Edward WARD (my husband's Great Grandfather) and their children > listed as Daughter and Son (of the aunts). I do believe that one of the > Aunts (the one with the son, Carter) is actually Edward's Sister-in-law, > Flory. She and her son are listed in the 1930 Census with the last name > WARD, but in the 1920 Census they both are listed with the last name of > PARISH (living in same household as Edward and Annie). I believe that she is > the sister of Annie PARISH, Edward's ! > > > wife. But, just as with Edward, I am unable to verify her parents and > have had no luck finding her with her parents; but I believe them to be > Myles Leroy PARISH and Susan QUATTLEBAUM. As I was researching the other > Aunt and her two daughters who were living with Edward during the 1930 > Census, hoping to find out his father that way. As I was looking for > information on Ella WARD and her two daughters, Masell and Mable WARD, I > came in contact with Ella's granddaughter. She stated that Edward Harrison > WARD, my husband's great grandfather, married her grandparents, Roy and Ella > WARD, along with some other members of her family (Edward was JP in Cleburne > County, Arkansas at that time). She believed that the reason Ella and her > daughters were living with Edward at the time was due to a tornado that > ripped through Heber Springs in 1930. She also believed that Edward was her > grandfather, George Washington WARD's nephew, but neither of us have any > proof of this. She believes that Will! > > > iam T. WARD could possibly be Edward's father and Henderson A. & Rebecca > WARD are his grandparents. Again we have no proof of this. In the 1900 > Census (Arkansas), it appears that they show his name as Edward G WARD born > 1889 along with William C. (born 1894) and Pearl D. (born 1898). I do know > that for a while I was unable to locate Edward in some of the censuses > because he was listed as Harrison E. Ward or Edward WARD. I do know that > Edward moved around quite a bit after getting married in Arkansas (not sure > as before). Each census he was listed in a different city and county (Heber > Springs - Cleburne County, Benton - Faulkner County, Bradley - Van Buren > County). He also appeared to have a different job in each census. With this > information you would think that I would have some form of proof whether or > not this was in fact Edward's family, but I do not. Does anyone have any > ideas on what other steps I can take to find this information? I haven't had > much luck going through! > > > what we believe to be Edward's father, William WARD. His middle name > could be Thomas and/or Henderson or neither of those. It seems that all the > information I have found or received seems to have made everything even > hazier than before. The information I have on William T WARD, which again is > not verified, just what I've found on Ancestry.com and the little bit that's > been received from individuals, is that his name could possibly be William > Thomas WARD, William Henderson WARD or William Henderson Thomas WARD; he was > born about 1854 in Tennessee, and married either Jane B or Rebecca Jay LAY > or LOYD or both. > > > > > > As I mentioned earlier, I've also hit a brick wall with Edward's wife, > Annie PARISH. I was able to verify her maiden name from their son, Howard > Hayes WARD's Social Security Card Application. I am unsure exactly how his > father is listed since I no longer have a copy of the application (I gave it > to my sister-in-law), but I believe it was Harrison Ward as this was the > name I searched for many years. His mother was listed as Annie PARISH > (possibly PARRISH). I searched for Flory (or Florie) in hopes of finding > Annie and the closest I could find was Myles Leroy PARISH who had a daughter > Anne and a daughter Flora that were close to the same ages that I had. With > her being a female, it seems to make Annie harder to find. > > > > > > I believe they may have at one time lived in or near the Batesville area > in Independence County, but am not sure. I do know that their son, Howard > Hayes WARD died in Batesville in September of 1980 and was born in Pearson, > Cleburne, Arkansas in 1921. > > > > > > Any information or suggestions on how I might be able to find out more > on this family would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Thank you, in advance. > > > > > > ~Cassandra > > > > > > > > > ==== AGS Mailing List ==== > > > Please do not forward or cross post messages to this list or from this > list without the permission of the original author. > > > > > > > > > > >