The wife in this family is a Burnett, and I have worked on her line a quite a bit. I found the following, all buried at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church cem., Greenwood Co, SC and not in a family cemetery as stated in one of the death cert. Ward, Ben B. Feb 18 1891 Feb 6 1917 Ward, William M. 1858 1919 Ward, Fannie B. 1855 1943 [BURNETT] Ward, Hodges J. Sep 25 1881 Oct 12 1946 I am posting the death cert. that I have gotten for all four of these to establish the relationships. Hope it helps. I can provide more on Fannie Burnett Ward, but nothing else of the Wards. Billie Jones Camden, SC [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 William M. WARD b: 1858 d: 1919 Burial: Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cem., Kirksey, Greenwood Co., SC . +Frances 'Fannie' BURNETT b: October 11, 1855 in Edgefield Co, SC d: December 16, 1943 in Ninety Six, Greenwood Co, SC Burial: Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cem., Kirksey, Greenwood Co., SC Father: Wiley Burnett Mother: Mrs. Jane Kennedy 1919 Death Cert. #8170, Greenwood Co, SC William Miller Ward Male, White, married, farmer May 10, _____, NC father: Johnston Ward mother: Fannie Burnett, SC [believe this to be his wife named by mistake, not his mother] d. April 15, 1919, Greenwood, Greenwood Co, SC cause: apoplexy informant: Walter William ward, Greenville, SC Buried: Ninety-Six, SC- family burial ground UT: W. V. Blyth, Greenwood, SC [I think that Walter may be a son and gave HIS mother's name instead of his William Miller Ward's mother unless we have two different Fannie Burnetts. 1880 Census: Hibler, Edgefield, SC, p. 193D Source: FHL Film 1255228 National Archives Film T9-1228 [verified] Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Wiley BURNETT Self M M W 52 SC Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC Jane BURNETT Wife F M W 54 SC Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: SC Carrie BURNETT Dau F S W 12 SC Occ: At School Fa: SC Mo: SC *Fanny WARD Dau F M W 24 SC Occ: Boarder Fa: SC Mo: SC *William WARD Husband M M W 22 SC Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC Eliza BURNETT Other F S W 48 SC afflicted Fa: SC Mo: SC Ella FULTON GDau F S W 8 SC Fa: SC Mo: SC Greenwood Co. Court Records - settlement of the Estate of Isaac Nuel Burnett, Dec. 1907 which states in section IX: "that the said Wiley Burnett died intestate leaving suriving him as his only heirs at law the following children, viz: Hodges Burnett, *Fannie Ward, Carrie Townsend, and Sallie L Bigman. [These other children are found in 1843 - Death Cert. # 18319, Greenwood Co, SC Fannie Burnett Ward White, Female, housekeeper, widow of William M. Ward b. Oct 14, 1855, Edgefield Co, SC father: Wiley Burnett, SC mother: Nancy Kennedy, SC d. Dec. 16, 1943, Ninety Six, Greenwood Co, SC cause: chronic myocarditis & decompensation. informant: Mrs. C. A. Arrington, Ninety Six, SC buried: Mt. Hermon [Baptist Church Cem., Kirksey, Greenwood Co., SC] UT: Ellis Funeral Home, Greenwood, SC Fannie B. Ward is buried beside her husband in Mt Hermon Bapt. Church Cem, Greenwood Co, SC. Proven Children: ..... 2 Hodges J. WARD b: September 25, 1881 d: October 12, 1946 Burial: Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cem., Kirksey, Greenwood Co., SC 1946 - Death Cert. #12088, Greenville, SC Hodges Jefferson Ward White, male, married to Ella B. Ward, retired Ballentine Packing Co. b. Sept. 25, 1881, Ninety Six, SC father: William Miller Ward, Greenwood, SC mother: Frances Ann Burnett, Edgefield Co, SC d. Oct. 12, 1946, Greenville, Greenville Co, SC cause: cerebral hemorrhage; hypertension; arterosclorosis; confined to home and bed for the last 3 years informant: H. J. Ward, Greenville, SC Burial: Greewood SC, Mt. Hermon Church Cem. UT: Mackey & Sons, Greenville, SC ..... 2 Ben B. WARD b: February 18, 1891 d: February 06, 1917 Burial: Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cem., Kirksey, Greenwood Co., SC 1917 - Death Cert. # 2716, Greenwood Co, SC Ben Ward Male, White, married Farmer b. _____, age 25, SC father: Bill Ward, SC mother: ____, SC d. Feb. 6, 1917, Kinard township, Dyson, Greenwood Co, SC cause: (mental) depression informant: Johnny Ward, Ninety-Six, SC buried: Mt. Herman [Baptist Church, Greenwood Co, SC] I don't understand the informant not knowing his mother, since she was still living???, unless I am making too big an assumption that Bill Ward is the same as William Miller Ward??? Anyone have more info. to prove this. A census record from 1900 or 1910 Census for the Ward Family?