Not quite what you asked for, but here is a short bio on one of Calvin's sons from the 1878 history of Kane County. pg. 559 WARD, P. F. (of P. F. Ward & Bro.), abstract of titles; P. O. Geneva. Born in Hampden Co., Mass., in 1826; came west, to Kane Co., in company with his father, Calvin Ward, in 1835; first settled at St. Charles, clerking in stores at St. Charles, Geneva, Elgin and Chicago, from 1835 to 1857, then entered office with P. R. Wright, Circuit Clerk and Recorder; remained there for eight years. Purchased abstract books of P. R. Wright in 1863; Fall of 1864, was elected to office of Circuit Clerk and Recorder, which office he faithfully filled for four years; since then he has been in the Kane Co. Abstract Office. Rep. A mention of a Prudence Ward (related?): pg. 652 TYLER, IRA D., farmer; P. O. St. Charles; Rep.; Free Meth.; born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., April 22, 1810; has 137 acres of land on Sec. 35, worth $10,000; came to this State in 1835, and settled where he now lives, having $12.50 left; married Aurelia Mixer, in Victor, N. Y., in 1832, where she was born in 1815; they have five children - Warren T., Hannah, George, Lucinda, Daniel and John; George died of wds. received at the siege of Vicksburg; he was in Co. E, 127th Ill. Vol. Inf. The first school in the town was kept in Warren Tyler's log house, Ira D.'s father, by Prudence WARD. He drew the first load of merchandise into St. Charles, for the first store of Minard & Ferson. In a message dated 9/28/03 4:30:29 PM Central Daylight Time, hcw43@comcast.net writes: > 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 > >

Thanks to "Kingsk1117" for the information on the Ward family of St. Charles. It is much appreciated. Thanks, Harry C. Ward