Hi Lauren, I have the information about the marriage of James and Cordelia, but not about the article in the Maryland Advocate. Thank you very much. Fran Lauren Brantner wrote: > Fran, > > Maryland Advocate (Cumberland) > Oct. 3, 1825 > "Married Thurs last in this town, by Rev. Sigler, James Ward to Miss > Cordelia Cleary." > > Maryland Advocate (Cumberland) > January 26, 1828 > "Died in this town, yesterday morning, James Ward, Innkeeper, in the > 24th year of his age, husband and parent." > > There are a couple other Ward/Miller marriages in the index: > Jc. WARD/Rachel Miller 12/11/1816 > Jc. WARD/Hester Miller 5/10/1827 > > Mary WARD/Moses KARBELLS 12/11/1812 > > There are other Ward marriages but none matching names you listed. > There was nothing in estate distributions from 1778-1835. > > Lauren Brantner > > > Fran Krueger wrote: > >> I am still looking for the parents of William Ward and Mary Elizabeth >> Miller. Does anybody have information on them. >> >> William Ward was born about 1776 in Frederick County. He married >> Mary Elizabeth Miller in the Moravian Church in MD abt. 1798. >> >> Mary Elizabeth Miller was born in Fayette Co. PA. abt 1777. I figure >> she lived in MD at the time of her marriage since the church was in MD. >> >> William was an overseer for Normand Bruce in Frederick Co. before >> moving to Allegany Co.. William and Mary moved to Frostburg, >> Allegany Co. MD, before 1810. >> >> William and Mary had the following children: >> >> 1. Sarah Ward b. July 1799 and married John William Taylor >> >> 2. Mary Ward b. June 15, 1801 and married an Unknown Floyd >> >> 3. Elijah Ward, died before 1839 >> >> 4. James Ward, married Cordellia Clary >> >> 5. Abner Ward, died 1844 >> >> 6. William Ward, born February 13, 1812, and married Anna M. Easter. >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Fran >> >> >> >> >> ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >> Are your ancestors Pennsylvania Dutch?? Check out the Pennsylvania >> Dutch Family History site at: >> http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/padutch/ >> >> ============================== >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> > > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Are your ancestors Pennsylvania Dutch?? Check out the Pennsylvania > Dutch Family History site at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/padutch/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >