Please scan down & read this entire posting before deleting. There's some data down there that might help you. I am looking for my Charles WARD in some period of time prior to when he showed up in Adams County, Illinois in 1836 where he married Martha Burke. He was born in Allegany County, New York in 1805 but I have never been able to find any record of him there nor do I know the names of his parents. That means in 1836 when he married, he was 31 years of age. At this age, its at least conceivable that he was married once prior to this. (And by the way, I am aware that Allegany County, had not yet become a county in the year 1805.) First let me appologize first for sending such a large amount of info (below) to the list but the info is related to my request. The 1830 US census that I searched shows 29 Charles WARDs in various states and counties (see list below). I'm trying to find info about any of those Charles WARDs that might possibly prove or disprove that one is my Charles WARD. There are a few in this list that I might have already determined are not my Charles WARD. Some examples are where I have determined that the same Charles WARD was still living in that same state and county the next (1840) census year. Remember, my Charles was in Adams County, Illinois by 1836 and on. Another example is one in Pennsylvania where I was able to prove that the Charles WARD died shortly after the 1830 census. If anyone out there can give me any info on any of these Charles WARDs that might in any way help with my effort, I would sure appreciate it and let me say thanks, in advance. Once again, I appologize for the size of this posting to the WARD list but thought it would be helpful to others in an effort to help me. Carl W. Ward 1830 United States Federal Census -------------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Arkansas County: Conway Year: 1830 Township: Unknown Townships males: 2 1 - - - 2 (oldest = 30-40) females: - 1 - - - 1 ----------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Arkansas County: Conway Year: 1830 Township: Unknown Townships (may be a duplicate of preceding) ----------------------------------------- Ward, Charles D. State: Arkansas County: Lawrence Year: 1835 Township: Unknown Townships -------------------------------------- Ward, Charles D. State: Arkansas County: Lawrence Year: 1835 Township: Unknown Townships ---------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Connecticut County: Fairfield Year: 1830 Township: Darien males: 2 - - - 1 (oldest = 20-30) females: - 1 - - 1 (lots of other Wards living nearby: Paul, Eli?, Henry, Isaac, Filbert?, James) ------------------------------------------ Ward, Charles State: Connecticut County: Fairfield Year: 1830 Township: Newton Township: Newton males: 1 1 - - - - 1 (oldest = 40-50) females: 1 2 - - - 1 - --------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Georgia County: Burke Year: 1830 Township: Unknown Townships males: - - - 1 - 1 (oldes = 30-40) females: - - 1 - - 1 (other Wards next to this one: Mary, James, Robert) -------------------------------------- Ward, Charles D. State: Kentucky County: Jefferson Year: 1830 Township: North District males: - - - - 1 1 (ages: 20-30, 30-40) females: - - - 1 - - (age: 15-20) ---------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Kentucky County: Mason Year: 1830 Township: Unknown Townships males: - - - - 2 1 - - 1 (ages: 20-30, 30-40, 60-70) females: 2 - - - 1 - - 1 - (ages: under 5, 20-30, 50-60) ----------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Missouri County: Callaway Year: 1830 Township: Unknown Townships males: - - - - 1 - (age: 20-30) females: 2 - - 1 - - (ages: under 5, 15-20) Note: 1840 census has 4 Charles Wards living in following Missouri counties: Audrain County (just north of Callaway) males: 2 1 - - - 1 (ages: under 5, 5-10, 40-50) females: - 1 1 - 1 - (ages: 5-10, 10-15, 20-30) Note: The above Charles is probably same as 1830 Charles Ward listed at top of this State) Livingston County males: 1 1 1 2 - - - 1 (ages: under 5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 50-60) females: 2 1 1 - - - - 1 (ages: under 5, 5-10, 10-15, 50-60) Grape Grove County males: 1 1 2 2 - - - 1 (ages: under 5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 50-60) females: 1 2 1 - - - 1 - (ages: under 5, 5-10, 10-15, 40-50) St. Louis (Charles De Ward) males: - - - 1 2 1 - (ages: 15-20, 20-30, 30-40) females: 2 - 1 1 1 - 1 (ages: under 5, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 40-50) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: North Carolina County: Bladen Year: 1830 Township: Unknown Townships males: - - - - 1 - (age: 20-30) females: - - - - 1 - (age: 20-30) ---------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: North Carolina County: Lincoln Year: 1830 Township: Unknown Townships males: 2 2 - - - 1 (ages: under 5, 5-10, 30-40) females: - - - - 1 - (age: 20-30) (other Wards nearby: Paulson, Alexander) ----------------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: North Carolina County: Lincoln Year: 1830 Township: Unknown Townships males: - 1 1 1 - - - 1 (ages: 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 50-60) females: - - 2 1 - - - 1 (ages: 10-15, 15-20, 50-60) ---------------------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: New York County: Cattaraugus Year: 1830 Township: Great Valley males: 2 2 2 - - 1 (ages: under 5, 5-10, 10-15, 30-40) females: - - - - - 1 (ages: 30-40) -------------------------------------------- Ward, Charles R. State: New York County: Monroe Year: 1830 Township: Rochester, Ward 1 males: 1 1 - 1 3 1 (ages: under 5, 5-10, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40) females: - 1 - 2 2 - (ages: 5-10, 15-20, 20-30) ------------------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Ohio County: Clark Year: 1830 Township: Moorefield males: 1 - - - - 1 (ages: under 5, 30-40) females: - - - 1 - - (age: 15-20) (Note: Other Wards in Clark Co. = John, Sirus) ---------------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Ohio County: Columbiana Year: 1830 Township: Middleton males: 1 2 1 2 - - 1 (ages: under 5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20 40-50) females: 1 1 - - - 1 - (ages: under 5, 5-10, 30-40) (Note: Other Wards in Columbiana Co. = Peter, William, Elizabeth, Samuel, Thomas, Patrick, Isa Sr., Isa Jr., Benjamin W., Stephen, Stephen, Aquilla, Joseph, Jacob, Aron, Sutton, John, Samuel) -------------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Ohio County: Gallia Year: 1830 Township: Harrison males: - - 1 - - - 1 (ages: 10-15, 40-50) females: - - 1 1 - 1 (ages: 10-15, 15-20, 30-40) (Note: Other Wards in Gallia Co. = Pollas, Mitilda, Elizabeth, Hitt Jolbert C., Eljah, Eli Stephen, Allen, Joshua) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Wood (?) in Gallipolis Township of Gallia Co., Ohio ? males: - - - - 1 (age: 20-30) females: - - - - 1 (age: 20-30) ------------------------------------------------ Ward, Charles State: Ohio County: Hamilton Year: 1830 Township: Columbia males: - 1 - - 1 - - 1 (ages: 5-10, 20-30, 50-60) females: 2 - - 1 (ages: under 5, 15-20) (Note: Other Wards nearby = Elias, Morris, Aron) ------------------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Ohio County: Hamilton Year: 1830 Township: Madison males: - - - - 1 (age: 20-30) females: 1 - - - 1 (ages: under 5, 20-30) (Note: Other Wards nearby = John C., Israil, George) (Note: The 1840 Census of Hamilton Co., Ohio listed 2 Charles Wards that are of the age range 3--40, which would be about the age of the Charles in listed 1830, above. one of Columbia Township and the other of Sycamore Township. Both these townships are very near the town of Madison.) -------------------------------------- Ward, Charles S. State: Ohio County: Ross Year: 1830 Township: Chillicothe males: 1 - - - - 1 (ages: under 5, 30-40) females: 1 - - - 1 - (ages: under 5, 20-30) (Note: Other Wards in Ross Co. = Cyril, Harrison O., Mary, Iva, Nathan, Siril, John, Elliot, James, John, Rithy) ----------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Ohio County: Trumbull Year: 1830 Township: Austintown males: 1 2 - - - 1 (ages: under 5, 5-10, 30-40) females: 1 - - - 1 - (under 5, 5-10, 20-30) Note: Other Wards in Trumbull Co. = John, Robert, Alexander, William) -------------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Pennsylvania County: Huntingdon Year: 1830 Township: Huntingdon males: - - - - 1 (age: 20-30) females: - - - - 1 (age: 20-30) (Note 1: This Charles did not appear in the 1840 Census of Huntingdon Co, Penn.) (Note 2: Huntingdon Co., Penn. is straight south of Allegany Co., New York and down about to the middle of the state of Pennsylvania.) (Note 3: I have determined that this Charles Ward died a few years after this census was taken.) ------------------------------------------------ Ward, Charles State: Pennsylvania County: Northumberland Year: 1830 Township: Rush males: 1 1 1 1 - 1 (ages: under 5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 30-40) females: 2 - - - 1 - (ages: under 5, 20-30) (Note 1: This Charles appeared to be in the 1840 Census of the same county and township of Penn. ) --------------------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Pennsylvania County: Philadelphia Year: 1830 Township: Philadelphia, North Mulberry Ward males: - - - - 1 - (age: 20-30) females: 1 - - 2 1 - (ages: under 5, 15-20, 20-30) (Note 1: This Charles appeared to be in the 1840 Census of the same county and township of Penn.) ------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Pennsylvania County: Philadelphia Year: 1830 Township: Spring Garden males: - - - - - - - 1 (age: 50-60) females: 1 - - - 1 - - - (ages: under 5, 20-30) (Note 1: This Charles appeared to be in the 1840 Census of the same county and township of Penn.) ---------------------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Pennsylvania County: Philadelphia Year: 1830 Township: Spring Garden (Note: appears to be a duplicate of one immediately above this one.) ------------------------------------------------ Ward, Charles State: South Carolina County: Greenville Year: 1830 Township: Unknown Townships males: 1 1 - - 1 (ages: under 5, 5-10, 20-30) females: - - - - - 1 (age: 30-40) (Note: other Wards nearby: James) ------------------------------------------- Ward, Charles State: Vermont County: Orange Year: 1830 Township: Topsham males: - 1 - 1 - - 1 - (ages: 5-10, 15-20, 40-50) females: 1 1 2 1 1 - 1 (ages: under 5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 40-50) -------------------------------------

Hi, Carl Sorry, I can't help with your Charles, but I want to say thanks for posting all of the info. I am going to keep it, on the off chance that the (mysterious) father of my William Ward of KY had an uncle, or even grandfather who is one of the Charles. You never know when something that seems totally unrelated will tie in! Anne