William Ward III (1791 - 1861)

Born 20 Jan 1791 in Blacklick, Wythe, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Young) Ward — married 17 Oct 1815 in Wythe, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 3 May 1861 at age 70 in Speedwell, Wythe, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William Ward was born 20 Jan 1791 in Wythe County Virginia, one of seven known children born to William Ward and Jane Watson. ^[1] William was a farmer. He married Polly Young in 1815 in Wythe County, Virginia.^[2] Together they had eight children. ^[1] He passed away about 1861. ^[3]

Born
20 Jan 1791. Wythe County, Virginia, USA. ^[1]

Census 1810
William Ward was living in Wythe, Virginia, United States with his wife, a grown daughter, and three grown sons. His son John is on the preceding line of the census. His household consisted of the following:
3 males 16 to 25 (William, Evan,  ??)
1 male 45 and over
1 female 26 to 44
1 female 45 and over.
3 slaves ^[4]

Marriage
Husband: William Ward.
Wife: Polly Young.
12 Oct 1815. ^[1]

Children
James Ward, ? - ?
Lilburn Rutledge Ward, 2 July 1816 - 19 July 1903
Caroline (Ward) Miller, ? - ?
Mary Elizabeth (Ward) Hicks, 1822 - October 19210
William Harvey Ward, ? - ?
Mary Ann (Ward) Robinnette
Ballard Ephraim Ward, 1 December 1828 - 19 January 1891
Nancy Emiline Emma (Ward) Kyle, 19 August 1837 - 6 June 1870. ^[1]

Census, 1820
William Ward was living with his family in Evensham, Wythe, Virginia, United States. One person was engaged in agriculture. His brothers John and Ephraim are adjacent to him on the census microfilm. His household consisted of the following:
2 boys under 10
1 man between 26 and 45
1 woman between 16 and 26
1 male slave under 14 ^[5]

Census 1830
William Ward was living in Wythe County Virginia with eight additional whites and seven slaves. Also on the same census page are likely his brothers Ephraim and John. There is another Ward named Robert N. Probably Robert Newton Ward, son of William's older brother John.
For William's household there were listed:
2 boys between 0 and 5
2 boys between 10 and 15
1 man between 30 and 40
1 man between 40 and 50
2 girls between 5 and 10
2 girls between 15 and 20
1 woman between 30 and 40
3 males slaves and
4 females slaves all under 15. ^[6]

Census 1840
William Ward was living in Wythe County Virginia with ten additional whites and ten slaves. Seven individuals were working in agriculture. Two of the white persons were deaf and dumb and could not read or write. William's second son Lilburn was listed on the following line of the census with a wife and child and a single slave.
There were listed:
2 boys between 10 and 15
1 man between 20 and 30
1 man between 50 and 60
1 man between 60 and 70
1 girl between 0 and 5
1 girl between 5 and 10
2 girls between 15 and 20
1 woman between 40 and 50
1 woman between 50 and 60
2 males slaves and
8 females slaves. ^[7]

Census 1850
William Ward was living on a farm with his wife Polly and their younger children in the 68 District of Wythe county, Wythe, Virginia, United States. He and his son are listed as farmers. A woman who could be a maiden sister in law is living with them.
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Ward M 60 Virginia
Polly Ward F 56 Virginia
Ballard E Ward M 21 Virginia
Mary A Ward F 16 Virginia
Nancy Ward F 14 Virginia
Catharine Young F 60 Tennessee. ^[8]

Census 1860
William Ward was living on a farm with his wife, Mary (AKA Polly), his son Ballard and family, and his daughter, Nancy Emiline "Emma" (Ward) Kyle and her family in District 68, Wythe, Virginia, United States. There is a serving girl living with them. His son Lilburn Rutledge (L. R.) Ward and family are on the same page. ^[1]
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Ward M 69 Virginia
Mary Ward F 65 Virginia
Ballard Ward M 32 Virginia
Nancy Kyle F 23 Virginia
Julia Walker F 16 Virginia
David Kyle M 32 Virginia
William Kyle M 6 Virginia
Charles Kyle M 4 Virginia
Mary Kyle F 0 Virginia
Amelia Ward F 27 Virginia
Ellice Ward M 6 Virginia
Floyd Ward M 3 Virginia
Laura Ward F 0 Virginia. ^[9]

Died
3 May 1861 at Speedwell, Wythe County, Virginia, USA. ^[10]
3 May 1861 at Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia ^[11]

Buried
Grave stone marker.
1861
Wythe County, Virginia, USA. ^[10]

Slaves

See: Slaves of William Ward III, Virginia

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Ward Family History pages 17-21.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRMD-SJZ : 5 December 2014), Wm Ward and Polly Young, 17 Oct 1815; citing Wythe County, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 34,254.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 February 2018), memorial page for William Ward (20 Jan 1791–3 May 1861), Find A Grave: Memorial #148370572, citing Speedwell Methodist Cemetery, Speedwell, Wythe County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Linda Simpson Davidson (contributor 47842678) .
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2B-STH : accessed 17 December 2020), John Ward, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing p. 294, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 71; FHL microfilm 181,431.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL8-ML6 : accessed 15 April 2021), William Ward, Evensham, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing p. 227, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 139; FHL microfilm 193,698.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5J-WVM : 17 August 2017), Williams Ward, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing 363, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 200; FHL microfilm 29,679. Digital Folder Number: 005156040, Image Number: 00715, image 103 of 117.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR1-4YV : 13 September 2017), William Ward, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing p. 90, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 579; FHL microfilm 29,693.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DB-FGZ : 12 April 2016), Ballard E Ward in household of William Ward, Wythe county, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing family 264, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Digital Folder Number: 004206472, Image Number: 00081, image 38 of 235.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMW-94K : 13 December 2017), Floyd Ward in entry for William Ward, 1860. Digital Folder Number: 005171754, Image Number: 00182, images 73/4 of 231.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Photograph Grave stone at Black Lick Cemetery reads "William Ward Jan 20, 1791 May 3, 1861"
11. ↑ Spouse's Name: Mary Ward
    Father's Name: William Ward
    Mother's Name: Jane Ward. "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ9-ZV8 : 10 March 2018), William Ward, 03 May 1861; citing Cripple Creek, Wythe, Virginia, reference e 14; FHL microfilm 2,048,587.

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