THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! I did find him Prince Cemetery in Bald Knob, Arkansas along with his wife, Annie and his sister-in-law Florie Parrish Ward, her son Carter C Ward and even my husband's grandfather, Howard Ward with his wife (not my husband's grandmother), Helen Ward. I have never been so happy in my life!! THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH!! Now I can finally get that death certificate and hopefully know who his parents (and hers) really are! ~Cassandra Quoting lch72120@alltel.net: > you might dig around on this site and see if you can find where they are > buried: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~arcemete/arcem.htm > > > > From: <cdward@conwaycorp.net> > > Date: 2004/06/04 Fri AM 09:01:20 CDT > > To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [AGS] Brick Wall - WARD/PARISH - Please Help > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Conway Corporation WebMail -- www.conwaycorp.net