Nancy (Davis) Ward (1801 - 1859)

Born Jul 1801 in Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died Jul 1859 at about age 58 in Blacklick, Wythe, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Nancy was born in 1800. Nancy Davis ... She passed away in 1836. ^[1]

Census 1840
Ephraim Ward was living in Wythe, Virginia, United States with his wife and children and an elderly woman probably a mother or mother in law. He had 23 slaves ranging from 50+ to many under 10. Eight individuals were employed in agriculture. His immediate household consisted of the following:
1 man between 15 and 20
1 man between 40 and 50
1 girl under 5
2 girls between 5 and 10
2 girls between 10 and 15
1 woman between 30 and 40
1 woman between 60 and 70 ^[2]

Census 1850
Nancy Ward was living in the Sixty Eighth District, Wythe, Virginia, United States with her husband Ephraim Ward and three daughters. He was a physician with a real estate valued at $12,000. According to the Slave schedule he had 34 slaves ranging in age from 43 to less than one. All but five were male. Her immediate family consisted of the following:
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Ephraim Ward M 56 Virginia
Nancy Ward F 50 Virginia
Elizabeth R Ward F 19 Virginia
Nancy E Ward F 17 Virginia
Jane C Ward F 11 Virginia ^{[3] [4]}

Death
Jul 1859
Black Lick, Wythe, Virginia, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): Jul 1801
Birthplace: Rich Valley ^[5]

Research Notes

Marriage date for Nancy probably entered by Marie Mills does not appear likely. She would have been married at nine.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Marie Mills, Feb 2, 2012
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR1-H15 : 8 December 2020), Ephraim Ward, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing p. 99, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DB-74T : 23 December 2020), Ephraim Ward, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRW5-4J2M : 15 February 2020), Ephraim Ward in entry for MM9.1.1/MVDW-CJW:, 1850.
5. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HJBC-NBZM : 29 January 2020), Ephraim Ward in entry for Nancy Ward, 1859.

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