william Ward born in 1740 in Pennslvania later lived in Virginia where he married a gril named Margaret. they moved to Kentucky but retained their land in greenbrier County. William eventually was called William of greenbrier because of the tiem he spent traveling back and forth between these places. Margaret died first apparently without children and William died in 1812 in Kentucky. John Headington Ward born in 1807 in Hot Springs Arkansas. He invented the overhead railroad but in the time taken to register his patent another inventor beat him out. Andrew Harrison Ward studied at Transylvania College in Lexington until a cholera plague cut short his efforts. Then he entered the law offfice of James Curry where he read law and practiced many years. He was recognized as one of the outstanding lawyers of Kentucky. He served in th eLegislature during the reconstruction period after the Civil War. He refused the Attorney Generalship of the Untited States as well as many other honors as he felt he could not do his career justice by accepting them. Zebulaon Ward born in 1822 in Little Rock Arkansas married Mary C Worthan of Harrison County Kentucky. At age 21 ZXeb operated a steamboat business in Nashville TN. Then he spent some time in Cuba, returning at the outbreak of the Mexican War so he could enlist. He became a 49er during the Gold Rush and made money returning to Covington KY where he again went into the steamboat business, In 1855 he leased the Knetucky Penitentiary and used convict labor to improve the state for Kentucky. When was was declared he joined the Union Army with his friend general JS Jackson. After the war he went back to Nashville TN where he lease the penitentiary and was successful again. Then he lived in Lexington KY for two years where he operated a steam bagging factory. In 1870 he went to Little Rock and obtained a 10 year lease on the penitentairy , built the water works, constructed the Little Rock to Pine Bluff railroad, built and was owner of the Little rock Oil Mills and was President of the Little ROck and Missippi Railroad. When the lease expired he farmed and raised stock. He died in Little Rock at age 73. As a dominate figure of political life in Arkansas his portrait hangs in the State Historical SOciety located in the Capitol Building in Little Rock. Capt Thompson Ward was one of the most prominent citizens of Grenup County. he was a Captain of a Company in Pages Regiment during the War of 1812 and was a lawyer as well as a farmer and soldier, practicing before the Greenup Bar from 1815-1830. he was also a Satate Representative from Greenup County in 1815, 1818 and 1830 and State Senator in 1820 and 1826. William Ward born in 1752 in Virginia married Rebecca Anderson in 1778 early in 1780 Wiliam traveled to Williamburg, applie4d to Hastings Court and on March 6 was certified to receive 2,000 acres. He was often spoken of as Col Ward, yet he was not a real military man. Perhaps this was an early example of the Honorary Kentucky COlonels, an official title which still exists today. ********************************** Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly........