This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5R.2ADI/1236.4.1.1 Message Board Post: My ggg grandfather, James B. Ward was born in 1796 in South Carolina. He and Elizabeth did have a son named James Madison Ward, but I do not have a d-o-b for him... Thomas Jefferson Ward was his brother (my g-g Grandfather) born in 1825, so if James Madison Ward is who you are looking for, 1826 could potentially be his year of birth. I have an affidavit stating that James Madison Ward was referred to as "Uncle Matt" by nieces & nephews. I do show a date of death as 1891. I hope this helps you.