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