My great great grandfather. * indicates a direct ancestor.
Born: about 1827, Georgia. 1
Parents: JOHN L. D. WARD* AND CATHERINE CARMICHAEL*
Married: multiple .
Death: 1873. 2
Notes:
Middle name believed to be Bell.
Listed as a carpenter in the 1850 Federal Census, District 62, Morgan, GA. This census was taken 9 Sep. 1850. He was counted twice, and shows up in John L. D. Ward's household, where the census was taken 23 Oct. 1850. His daughter, Sarah, appears in 1850 only in the first census with John B. and his wife.
DEATH AND OBITUARY NOTICES FROM THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE 1867-1878
Issue of September 10, 1873
Brother John B. Ward was born in Clarke county, Ga., and died in Monroe, Walton county, Ga., on 27th June 1873, aged about 48 years. A. W. Rowland.
Spouse (1): MARTHA C. FEW b. about 1832, GA .
MARRIAGE LICENSE: 6 Nov. 1847, Madison, GA MARRIED: 8 Nov. 1847. 3
CHILDREN OF JOHN B. WARD AND MARTHA C. FEW:
SARAH L. WARD b. Nov. 1848, GA d. 1949 .
MARTHA C. WARD b. about 1852, GA. 4
Spouse (2): MARTHA ALMA GRIFFITH* b. 1832 d. 1912.
MARRIED: 24 March 1843, Clarke Co., GA. 3
CHILDREN OF JOHN B. WARD AND MARTHA ALMA GRIFFITH:
MARY ALMA BELL WARD* b. 2 Aug. 1861, GA d. 13 Dec. 1937, GA.
DORA NEWNAN WARD b. Aug. 1855, GA d. 27 Nov. 1929, Oconee Co., GA.
ROBERT WARD b. about 1858, GA. 4
JOHN M. WARD b. about 1864, GA. 5
MICHAEL W. WARD b. about 1866, GA. 5
HENRY FRANK WARD b. 25 Jan. 1870, GA 5 6 d. 4 Oct. 1944 6 m. Theo P. (Unknown) about 1890. 7
Sources:
1. 1850 Federal Census, District 62, Morgan, GA.
2. Death and Obituary Notices From the Southern Christian Advocate, 1867-1878.
3. Personal viewing of the marriage license from the records of the Clarke County Courthouse, Athens, GA.
4. 1860 Federal Census, Dark Corner, Clarke, GA.
5. 1870 Federal Census, Mountain, Walton, GA, household of J. B. Ward.
6. "Cemetery Inscriptions of Oconee County Georgia," Iberian Publishing Co., Athens, GA, 1994.
7. 1900 Federal Census, Dark Corner, Oconee, GA.
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