This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Ward, Roper Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1750.2.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: John W. WARD was enumerated in a Census record adjacent to his father Bryan (shown as Briant) WARD, residing in Smith County, TN, in 1840. John WARD's Census record shows: John WARD: 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -- 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 [Smith, TN 1840] John W. WARD is shown to be age 30 to 39. John's unnamed (ROPER) wife is shown to be age 20 to 29. Son John P. WARD is shown to be under age 5 and daughter Mary E. WARD is shown to be age 5 to 9. John W. WARD's wife seems to be the female child shown to be age 10 to 14 (b abt 1816-20) in John Y. ROPER's 1830 Census record. John Y ROPER: 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -- 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -- 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -- 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -- 5 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 -- 2 - 12 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 [Sumner, TN 1830] Since the grandchildren are identified as being ages 11 (b abt 1835) and 9 (b abt 1837) in 1846 within the court decision and John P. WARD is shown to be age 24 in the 1860 Census, it seems that John W. WARD married John Y. ROPER's daughter between 1830 and 1835, most likely about 1833-4. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>