William
(Smith)
Ward
Born in Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of David Ward Sr
and Eleanor Cecil (Clancy) Ward
Brother of
John Ward [half], Joseph Ward [half], William Ward [half], James Ward [half], David Ward Jr [half], Jane Ward [half], Margaret (Ward) Smith [half], Elizabeth (Ward) Basher [half], Mary Ann (Ward) Lockhart [half], Mary (Ward) Belsher [half], Alexander Ward [half], Robert Ward, Isaac Ward, Jane (Ward) Grubb, Rees Madison Ward, Phoebe (Ward) Culton, Joseph Addison Ward, Nancy (Ward) Daughtery, Hiram David Ward, Matilda Ward and Rebecca (Ward) Harrah
Husband of
Mary E (Belsher) Ward
— married
21 Mar 1827 in Tazewell County Virginia, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Elleanor B. (Ward) Witten, Harriet F. (Ward) Smith, David Belsher Ward, Mary J. Ward, Lilly R. (Ward) Drinkard, Eliza R. (Ward) Colliins, William VanBuren Ward, Rebecca Eveline (Ward) Cummings, Manerva L. Ward, Henry S. Ward, Sarah I. Ward, James Alexander Ward, Martha Louisa (Ward) Yelton and Nancy Ward
Died
at age 53
in Grundy, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2011
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Biography
William 'Smith' Ward was born 01 Mar 1807 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States. He was the son of David Ward (1740 - 1827) and Eleanor Clancy (1771 - 1857).[1]
He married Mary E 'Polly' (Belsher) Ward (1810 - 1859) on 21 Mar 1827 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States.[2][3]
He died 21 Jan 1861 in Grundy, Missouri, United States and was buried in Sires Cemetery, Harrison Township, Grundy, Missouri, United States.[4]
Children
1. Eleanor B Ward Witten b: 22 DEC 1827 in Tazewell County, VA 2. Harriet F. Ward Smith b: 26 MAR 1830 in Tazewell County, VA 3. David Belsher Ward b: 03 NOV 1832 in Tazewell County, VA 4. Mary J. Ward b: 10 FEB 1835 in Tazewell County, VA 5. Lily R. Ward b: 17 AUG 1837 in Tazewell County, VA 6. Eliza R. Ward Collins b: 15 JAN 1840 in Illinois 7. William Vanburen Ward b: 17 AUG 1842 in Linn County, Missouri 8. Rebecca Eveline Ward b: 10 MAY 1845 in Linn County, Missouri 9. Manerva L Ward b: 19 OCT 1847 in Linn County, Missouri 10. Henry S. Ward b: 1848 11. Sarah I. Ward b: 19 JAN 1850 in Linn County, Missouri 12. James Alexander Ward, twin b: 15 MAY 1854 in Linn County, Missouri 13. Martha L. Ward, twin b: 15 MAY 1854 in Linn County, Missouri 14. Nancy Ward b: 1856 in Vera Cruz, Douglas County Missouri
•Probate: 01 MAY 1865 Grundy County, Missouri •Note: when his administrator petitioned the court to sell some of his property •Probate: 17 DEC 1870 Grundy County, Missouri •Note: when the final distribution was made as follows:
"final settlement and distribution on 17 Dec 1870 by John C. Griffin. $29.45 to each of the following: David B. Ward, Harriet Smith, Manerva L. Ward, Sarah I. Ward, Ellen B. Gooch, Eliza R. Collins, William J. Ward, Martha L. Ward"
Children: David Belsher Ward (1832 - ____) Eliza R. Ward Collins (1840 - ____) William Van Buren Ward (1842 - 1919)
Created by: Marie Ward Mills
- Fact: census ( 1850) Jackson Township, Linn County, Missouri, USA
- Fact: Burial (1861) Harrison Township, Grundy, Missouri, United States of America
- Fact: probate ( 1 MAY 1865) Grundy County, Missouri, USA
William 'Smith' was one of my 2nd great grandfathers. [Flesher-280]
Sources
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLJ-7D3C : 13 December 2015), Smith Ward, 1861; Burial, Harrison Township, Grundy, Missouri, United States of America, Sires Cemetery; citing record ID 94718632, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS1-8XH : 5 December 2014), Smith Ward and Polly Belsh..., 21 Mar 1827; citing Tazewell, Virginia, reference Page 84; FHL microfilm 34,214.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZD-63M : 9 November 2014), Smith Ward, Linn county, Linn, Missouri, United States; citing family 413, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLJ-7D3C : 13 December 2015), Smith Ward, 1861; Burial, Harrison Township, Grundy, Missouri, United States of America, Sires Cemetery; citing record ID 94718632, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- ↑ Flesher-Fleischer FTM database Nov 2019
- Larry Gene Flesher [Flesher-280] Nov 2019
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 April 2018, 02:08), entry for William "Smith" Ward(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRDV-7QW); contributed by various users.
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