Thw new Kane County, Illinois, Probate and Guardianship Records Index shows these pertinent WARD entries: Lorenzo C. Ward, 1929 (Sc) Graves Ward, 1869 (Ec) Maria Ward, 1907 (Au) ? NMI shown Abby C. Ward, 1884 (Sc) Abbie C. Ward, 1872 (Sc) Probabte packet originals for these are at: SC = St. Charles Heritage Center - stcmuseum.org Ec = Elburn & Countryside Historical Society, Elburn, IL Au = Aurora Historical Society, Aurora, IL Copies can also be obtained from the Kane County Circuit Court, P.O. Box 112, Geneva, IL 60134. I also took a brief glance at the published marriage records: Pindar F. Ward. m. Emily J. Wilber, 19 Jan 1851 #1541 Prudence C. Ward m. Dean Ferson, 14 Sep 1836, #0004 [Dean Ferson, 1892 (Sc)] - Probate; no entry for Prudence. Copies of marriage records: Kane County Clerk's Office, 719 South Batavia Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134. Finally, the Surname Guide to Kane County cemeteries shows WARDs in 22 Kane County cemeteries, including 2 in St. Charles Twp.: North Cemetery South Cemetery Best of luck! MWB Omaha, NE ----- Original Message ----- From: "hcward" <hcw43@comcast.net> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 4:29 PM Subject: [ILKANE] Calvin Ward of St. Charles > I am seeking a death or burial records for the members of the following family: > > Calvin Ward > St. Charles, Kane County IL > Born in Hampden County, Massachusetts > Died in St. Charles about 1869 > Wife: Abigail Morse died about 1868 in St. Charles > > > Children of CALVIN WARD and ABIGAIL MORSE : > GRAVES WARD > CLARISSA MORSE WARD > RUFUS KING WARD > PRUDENCE CORDELIA WARD > MARIA LOUISA WARD > ABIGAIL CONEY WARD > FRANKLIN URIAH WARD > LORENZO CHAPIN WARD > BRADISH CHAPIN WARD > PINDAR FIELD WARD > SAMPSON V. S. WARD > > I believe Calvin and Abigail's son, Lorenzo owned a dairy in St. Charles. > > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you, > > Harry Calvin Ward > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > The companion web site for this list is found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. >

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