This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ward, Algabrite, Valentine, Hensley, Durley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CY.2ADI/241 Message Board Post: I'm looking for any information on these family names, circa 1850 - 1900, in Ventura County CA. I'm especially interested in the Ward family (James Joseph Ward, b. abt 1837 in Ireland, and Louisa Camarena, b. abt in 1842 Mexico).