Maj. John Ward 1773-1850 married Nancy Bowen. She was born in 1780 and died in 1833 in Arkansas. On October 22, 1796 David Ward conveyed to John a 162 acre parcel of land from his land grant. John received an additional 41 acres adjoining their farm in 1801. He was the Tazwell County Clerk from1801-1805. Also in 1801 he was appointed Major in the 2nd Battalion of the 112th Regiment, but he resigned his commission in 1803. He was described as a farmer and a teacher. He represented Tazwell County in the House of Delegates in the sessions from 1812 to 1815 and again in 1825-1826. Hew was in charge of the 1800 Federal Census for Tazwell County and appointed two of his sons-in-law William Barns and Robert Gillespie as census takers. Johns brother, David Ward Jr. had left the state many years earlier and had settled in Arkansas. He was undoubtedly instrumental in John's move to the same state. By 1834 John, Nancy and most of their children had moved to Arkansas. Nancy died there.In 1850 John was still in the county living with his son Augustus but no later record has been found. Augustus Ward born in 1815 died in 1872 was one of the early leaders in Clarkesville Arkansas. He helped plot the town, organize the Masonic Lodge, the Presbyterian Church and the Sunday Schools. He also spent 14 years as the County Clerk. He was very much the humanitarian, taking orphaned and afflicted children into his home. He and JW Woodward, a deaf mute, were responsible for the organization of the first deaf mute Institute in teh state. Insufficient funds necessitated it relocation in later years at Arkadelphia and later still in Little Rock Arkansas. Blind Bob Ward, his brother David's son, lived with him after the death of Bobs parents. Augustas and Bob organized a Blind School initially located at Clarksville. Alexander Washington Ward born in 1819 in Tazwell VA died in 1899 in Ozark County MO. Sometime between 1852 and 1855 Alexander and his wife Jane moved to Lawrence County MO. However, when the war between the states began, Alexander found that he sympathized with and believed in the principles of the Union. He found that while arguing the issues to the point of estrangement from his own father, he did not relish firing real live bullets into an army of ex neighbors, friends and relatives. He wanted neutrality but no one could be neutral in Missouri. As soon as possible Alexander and his family moved back to Inidana and on May 27th 1863 he purchased land near Lyons, in Green County. When peace was restored they returned to Missouri where Jane died. In the fall Alexander married Catherine Muse a widow with five children. Evidently the marriage was not generally accepted by his children as his three oldest children left home to live with a recently married brother. The marriage didnt work out and by 1880 he had separated, he eventually died at the house of his son George Ward. Alexanders son Charles Ward born in 1845 in Indiana died in 1906 in Whitman County WA. Married Tennessee Caroline Brelan. After their marriage, Charles and Tennessee lived on a farm in GreeneCounty MO where their first child was born. Charles was an expert fiddle player and was much in demand at dances. He was also a competitor in track events and was once broadjump champion of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. He as well as many others of teh Ward relatives suffered from teh wander lust. ********************************** Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly........

David Wards Will I David Ward of Tazwell County and State of Virginia being in perfect health of both body and mind but calling to mind my advanced age, and the uncertainity of life in every person thereof, I do hereby make and ordain this my last will and testament in the manner and form following: I give to my wife Eleanor Ward one third part of the plantation whereon I now live. Containing about 400 acres, one third of the improvements, on said land, together with dwelling house and the other buildings and said improvements I wish to remain in the posession of my wife during the term of her natural life to be enjoyed by her without interruption or molestation and at my wifes decease my will is that the aforesaid 400 acres of land with the appurtenances to be considered as equally the property of Isaac Ward, Hiram Ward, and Addison Ward to be by them enjoyed as co-heirs to them their heirs or assign forever. I give unto my son Rees Ward a tract of land ajoining the aforesaid tract of 400 acres, which by estimation contains about 100 acres, and has been usually called Isaac Moores Ridge this tract to be divided from the 400 acre tract by a Creek above the ford next to John Burks and to run somewhere near a northwest course straight line till it intersects the line of George Grubb, and along Grubbs line to the line of William Ward and along the several course of the same rount to the beginning to be held by the said Rees Ward as his legal property to him, his heirs, or assigns forever. I also give my wife Elanor Ward on third part of my personal Estate after my just debts are paid and is to be considered as her absolute property and to be disposed by her at her decease by will or in whateber she may think proper. And as tot he balance of my personal Estate should anything remain after my debts are paid, I wish an equal divide to be made among my four daughters viz - Jane Ward, Nancy Ward, Phebe Ward and Matilda Ward. And whereas some of my daughters may have acquired some small personal property by their own industry since they came to full age, if that has been the case, I do not wish to consider that as any part of my personal estate, but only such as been obtained by me before my daughters came to mature age. My will also is that as two of my sons are so far under age that they have not been educated as I could, my desire is, that my wife, my son Isaac and all my daughters should contribute according to their abilities to have my two youngest sons taught Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic so as to enable them to do common business. And lastly I hereby constitute and appoint my wife Eleanor Ward my whole and sole executor of this my last will and testament and shouldit not be absolutely necessary for the payment of debts I should recommend doing the business without sale or anything more than returning an inventory to court but if the payment of debts make it necessary the usual mode must be resorted to and I do hereby utterly revoke every former wil and testament. In witness thereof I have herunto put my hand and affixed my seal this twelfth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one. David Ward Signed sealed and delivered published pronounced and declared in the presence of William H Clancy, Samuel Corel, Joshua Corel. ********************************** Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly........

This is the information that I have from the book "Early Families of Standish Maine" This is what the book has to say... Jonathan Ward, born in 1774 the son of John (Joseph, George) and Hannah (Wiley) Ward of Eastham Mass and Gorham Maine. He married on Feb 3, 1794, Sarah, born Apr 2, 1771, daughter of John and Naoma (York) Hall of Standish. They were the parents of seven children, all of whom are said to have been born in Standish. The children are: George, born Sept 27, 1794, died in Sebago Aug 4, 1866 Jonathan, Jr, born July 26, 1796, died Oct 11, 1857 in Prospect Sarah, born Mar 17, 1798, married Nathan Wood of Portland William, born Dec 18, 1799 (Reverend), lived in North Sebago, died Mar 20, 1879 (His decendants are the ones I am looking for) Jacob, born Apr 6, 1802, died in 1885 Isaac, born Feb 3, 1804, died Sept 15, 1870 in Standish David, born Mar 24, 1806 Also mentioned is a brother of Jonathan, Jesse, who married Hannah Mitchell (int Nov 17, 1796) and settled in Gorham Maine near Great Falls. He was born in 1771 in Eatham Mass. Jesse was a farmer and died May 23, 1845. His wife died Mar 29, 1856 and they are both buried in North Gorham. They were the parents of 13 children.. Nothing more mentioned about Jesse' children. The Ward I am looking for, William and the 1850 Sebago census shows William, his wife Mary, Horace age 28, Ellen age 25, Sarah age 24, Nahum age 22, Charles age 17, Caroline age 5, William age 2, Josiah Jordan age 29, Rebecca Jordan (maybe Williams daug) age 16... Next to William and Mary is listed Sherburne Ward age 25 and Sarah age 22. If anyone has connections to this line I would love to have them contact me. If not then I hope that this information helps someone.... Thanks Juanita Names Researching Devine, Emerson, Fuller, Lowell, Sawyer, Johnson, Waitt,Witham and more. Cemeteries, Old Directories, Vital Records, etc http://www.nsbjd.com/jdsancestors.htm My Hiram Oxford County Maine USGenWeb Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~mechiram/

Hi Linda .. I don't know which genealogy software you use but I presume they are all the same with some features. I use TMG and there is an "audit" feature that checks for mistakes. http://www.whollygenes.com/ e.g. Children born before the mother was 14 or after the mother was 50. same as above for the father children born after mother or father's death death after burial etc. etc. You can see more features here: http://www.whollygenes.com/tmg.htm#features I'm not connected with the company .. just a happy user. We all make mistakes .. I have been known to marry a grand-child to Grand-ma :-)) and my biggest mistake, when I started off 3 1/2 years ago, was not recording the source ! LOL Jane PS My particular "hate" is entering the unknown wife as "Mrs John WARD" .. I prefer to write "unknown". ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spiritssong" <lwhit@alltel.net> To: <WARD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 1:59 PM Subject: Re: my Wards > Thank You Rachel > The Ward list was one of my first efforts three years ago when I got into > genealogy and I wish I had taken the time to check the dates before posting > here. Yes some of the more alert and intellegent people did hurt my feelings > but thats ok I guess at least I learn from my mistakes. > > Linda

Linda- Don't you dare unsubscribe! You would be amazed at the amount of wrong info I have found on some of these sites, especially LDS. We appreciate you and your efforts. We have all been new at something at least once in our lives and I hope to be new at a lot more things before I go. Favorite bumper sticker----"The next time you think you're perfect, try walking on water"-----words more people should live by. Hooray for Linda for her kind and generous offer----and if you ask for Linda's time and effort, remember to say "please" and "thank you"----words not seen on many of those requests. Happy and safe holidays to all! Ada

Hello Its Been awhile since I've posted. I'm looking for information on a Sally Ward, all I have is from an oral account of an elderly aunt. Sally was married to a Charles Virgil Cooper. I have no dates on him, her death date is in 1948 in Oconee County, Ga. Thanks for any help. Darla Cooper Japan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1

In a message dated 11/28/01 9:06:17 PM Central Standard Time, mward_1947@yahoo.com writes: << Thanks,Annie. Get ready for the next storm up there in MN.I live in California and this new one is even wetter and windier than the last-just as cold.We're being drenched and blown away! Miriam >> Oh great, this one is still going, lightly, but going. Annie in Minnesota

Linda, Thanks for your original offer, and thank you for providing the website address.

Barbara, thank you for your reply. Sid BJFRISBY@aol.com wrote: > > No Ezra that I know of. > Barabra > > << > Barbara do you have a Ezra B. Ward, b.1826 in N.C.? > > Sid in CA > >>

Alvin my great grandfather was Ezra B. Ward, b.1826 in N.C. he married Margaret Young (1839-1883) They had eight children: Milton L., Henry Madison, Thomas. Mary Caroline, Martha, John R., Pleasant, and Julia. Julia was the youngest being born 12/12/1873. At this point I do not have an L.O.Ward in my family tree. I have a feeling that L.O.W. will be connected as I was told that there was only one Ward family ever to live there. This part is only hear say and could be incorrect. The names I have, have all been proven, with one exception: Martha Ward. The dates are correct but the name has at least two separate names on different, supposedly official documents. If this fits in the data you have, please let me know. Do you know the town in which your L.O.W. lived? Alvin Ward wrote: > > Sid I have an Uncle who lived in Ellis Co for a long time. He was L. O. > Ward. If this is any of yours I will be happy to share with You. > Alvin > amward@hiplains.net > > > Do any of you Ward searchers have any Ward connections in Ellis County, > > Texas? > > > > Sid in CA

Hi! Please do post the story. I would love to read it. Thanks, Gigi ----- Original Message ----- From: Spiritssong Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 4:15 PM To: WARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: James Ward b. 1791 Sc I found a story on a John Ward b. before 1600 AKA Yusuf Reis who was a famous priate and Englis sailor. IF anyone is interested I can post it here Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gigi Tanksley" <gigitanksley@msn.com> To: <WARD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 11:03 AM Subject: Re: James Ward b. 1791 Sc > Pat, > Thanks for the info. Does anyone have info on John "Jack" Ward? Need it for notebook. > Thanks, > Gigi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: pat > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 6:44 PM > To: WARD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: James Ward b. 1791 Sc > > He is my line. Here's what I have. > > > > > James Ward > b. bef.1791 SC d. bef 1860 in DeKalb Co. AL. > m. Malinda LNU b. 1814 > Children: > 1. Martha Ward b. 1815 > 2. Andrew J. Ward b.1820 > 3.James G. Ward (my line) b. 1824 d. Before 1850-1859 Spouse Teressa > Clayton > 4. Lewis P. Ward b. Oct. 6, 1827 > 5. Issac G. Ward b. 1830 > 6. Mary Catherine Ward B. 1835 > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gigi Tanksley" <gigitanksley@msn.com> > To: <WARD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 9:35 AM > Subject: James Ward b. 1791 Sc > > > > Hello Everyone, > > Could someone give me info on James Ward b. 1791 in SC? Did He have any > children? Who was his wife? And also his parents? Thought I would take my > Ward Book (notebook) and go page by page and fill in. > > > > Take Care,GigiGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : > http://explorer.msn.com > > > >Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com >Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

No Ezra that I know of. Barabra << Barbara do you have a Ezra B. Ward, b.1826 in N.C.? Sid in CA >>

Sid I have an Uncle who lived in Ellis Co for a long time. He was L. O. Ward. If this is any of yours I will be happy to share with You. Alvin amward@hiplains.net > Do any of you Ward searchers have any Ward connections in Ellis County, > Texas? > > Sid in CA

Seems this list is very Busy. Thought I would try my Ward family My Great grandmother Minnie Idella Rowland. married a John Ward and moved to kansas. This was her second marriage. She left 3 children. Last known whereabouts Larned, Kansas 1944 according to State Hospital Records I have in my possesions. Her mother was full blood Blackfoot Indian, she married a Rowland and and Took the name of Elizabeth. Minnie went by the Name of Della. She had a sister named Lee Ann who married Otis Terrell Richardson If any one has a clue please contact me. However, due to the rash of the NASTY Virus person. I will not read any email with an attachment. I received 7 of them today, and was reluctant to place anything on the boards. Annette

As well as I remember there are some of the William & Mary Quarterlies online now. However I can't find the url right now. If I do I will post it. Beulah

In a message dated 11/28/01 7:31:11 PM Central Standard Time, mward_1947@yahoo.com writes: << Annie, I didn't write that - Linda wrote it. Miriam >> I know, but yours was the first comment I saw about what she had written and I had not seen the others. That one guy ticked me off too when I finally got to his. I sent copies to both you and her as well as to the list. You will find at times I catch things like that and point them out, but that is all I will ever be doing is pointing it out, not judging, not critisizing. Wanted the two of you to know that as well as the list. Annie in Minnesota

In a message dated 11/28/01 5:23:55 PM Central Standard Time, sniemi@pacifier.com writes: << We all make mistakes. Some BIG ones and some little "boo boo's", especially when we first start out. Don't let this deter you on your research. Gen is suppose to be fun, not life and death. It would have been a nice gesture to help you, rather then chastise you. Shirley This is one of the problems with the net. People put their own spin on what someone else meant. I was not chastising anyone, I was pointing out things I saw to help the person by bringing them to her attention. Another lesson we could all learn from this is unless someone states they are angry, chastising, belittling, etc., maybe we should take the words verbatim and forget to put our own feelings into them because they might not be feeling the same way we do. Annie in Minnesota

In a message dated 11/28/01 5:22:40 PM Central Standard Time, mward_1947@yahoo.com writes: << --- Spiritssong <lwhit@alltel.net> wrote: > I am very sorry I have the dates wrong, This was one > of my first attempts at > doing my genealogy and I wish I had taken out my > calculator either then or > before posting it. I am sorry if I have upset anyone > if you would like I can > leave the list for posting such mis information. I > have learned better than > this and should have caught it. I am sorry that so > many have become upset > with me so I think it would be best if I just > unsubscribed. >> Heavens no!!! Why should you unsubscribe just because I noticed some errors and pointed them out. I was trying to do you a favor, not to be little you or anything else. However, because the errors went out to the list, I felt that the fact that they had been noticed had to also go there in case someone else had not and took it for gospel. To me, that is what we are on a list for. To get help, any kind of help we can and that is what I was trying to do. Annie

Thanks,Annie. Get ready for the next storm up there in MN.I live in California and this new one is even wetter and windier than the last-just as cold.We're being drenched and blown away! Miriam --- Hcounter@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 11/28/01 7:31:11 PM Central > Standard Time, > mward_1947@yahoo.com writes: > > << Annie, I didn't write that - Linda wrote it. > Miriam >> > > I know, but yours was the first comment I saw about > what she had written and > I had not seen the others. That one guy ticked me > off too when I finally got > to his. I sent copies to both you and her as well > as to the list. > > You will find at times I catch things like that and > point them out, but that > is all I will ever be doing is pointing it out, not > judging, not critisizing. > Wanted the two of you to know that as well as the > list. > > Annie in Minnesota > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1

Don't you dare unsub cause wrong dates are part of genealogy!!!! Part and Parcle!! Everyone should know that, and when you have names in a family that opens more leads than wrong dates close! Inga