Mahlon James WARD was b 6 Nov 1837/38 in OH - or PA. His father, William WARD was born in England and his mother was born in Ohio- or England. Mahlon J. WARD married 18 Jul 1861 in Hancock co, OH Francis Emily ROBERTS daughter of Mary A. WAGNER. He & Fannie wandered around the country, living in OH, IND, MI, PA, WIS, MO, and finally in Brookings County, South Dakota. They were married for 50 1/2 years before Mahlon James WARD died Jan 1912 in Balsam Lake, Polk co, WIS where he had moved 6 months earlier. He was buried in Greenwood cemetery, Brookings SD and his wife, Fannie returned to SD, living 17 yrs longer, dying in 1929. Their children were: 1. Zophar John WARD b 1862 in Ft Wayne, Allen co, IND married twice, fathered 9 children & died in 1929 in SD. 2. George R. WARD b Feb 1866 in MI or PA married in WIS Delilah COOPER; He was a sheep shearer in Otter Creek, Eau Claire, WIS in 1900 & had at least 3 daughters. 3. Anthony WARD b abt 1868 in PA was age 12 in 1880 in Trempealeau co, WIS but what happened to him when his family moved to Missouri in 1887? 4. Orion (Orrin) Orlando WARD b 1872 in Eau Claire co, WIS married in Springfield, MO in 1890; fathered 8 children; resided in SD 49 yrs; d 1949. 5. Daniel WARD b abt 1873 <in Albion>, Trempleau co, WIS; was 5 yrs old in 1880 in Trempealeau co, WIS but what happened to him when his family moved to Missouri. 6. Emily Anne WARD b 1875 Eau Claire co, WIS married Harry McKnight & resided in Brookings co, SD for 43 yrs; had 2 sons. 7. Chancey WARD b 1879/80 Albion, Trempleau co, WIS was 1 yr old in 1880. but there is no record of him after 1880. His parents moved to Springfield, Missouri in 1887. Please contact me with additional info: Mary K. Ward 1432 Yeardley Drive Richmond, VA 23225 email: mksroots@juno.com ph: 804-232-9338