In a message dated 6/29/00 4:15:27 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Question, (and pardon my lack of knowledge) why did so many Ward's migrate to Arkansas? Educate me. >> I don't know why my Wards were motivated to migrate there, but many of the Arkansas Wards I believe are descendants of the Cherokee Wards. The Trail of Tears led to Arkansas, (later to Oklahoma).