Sylvester was born in 1855 either in North Carolina, or in Jefferson County, Florida. He married Hepsy Ann Willis, 26 May 1878 [1], then Sarah Jane Stevens on 15 Jul 1888 in Leon County, Florida.[2] He is buried in Crawfordville Cemetery in Wakulla County, Florida.
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"Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23ZQ-GSY : accessed 28 May 2015), Sylvester Ward and Hepsy Ann Willis, 26 May 1878; citing Leon, Florida, United States, county courthouses, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,030,920.
"Florida State Census, 1885," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNJW-C7J : accessed 28 May 2015), Sylvester A Ward, , Leon, Florida; citing p. 12, sheet letter B, number , line 27, NARA microfilm publication M845 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 888,968.
"Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23ZQ-G31 : accessed 28 May 2015), Sylvester A Ward and Sarah J Stevens, 15 Jul 1888; citing Leon, Florida, United States, county courthouses, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,030,920.
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVKP-XTH : accessed 28 May 2015), Silvston A Ward, Crawfordville, Wakulla, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 1B, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,182.
"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNB7-VHZ : accessed 28 May 2015), S A Ward, Crawfordville, Wakulla, Florida, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,228.
"Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVZ6-19P : accessed 28 May 2015), Sylvester A Ward, 1921; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number , Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
"Florida Deaths, 1877-1939," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP41-L3F : accessed 28 May 2015), Silvester Ward in entry for Callie O. Gray, 09 Aug 1931; citing Terra Celia, Manatee, Florida, reference 12793 #132; FHL microfilm 2,135,450.
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