Oscar Jackson Ward (1834 - 1901)

Born 23 Jan 1834 in Halifax, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America

Died 16 Feb 1901 at age 67 in Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont, USA

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Biography

Oscar Jackson Ward, born 23 January 1834 at Halifax, Vermont (per his online memorial site), was a son of Jerusha (Thomas; 1811–1871) and Nelson Ward (1810–1891). Oscar was counted at age 16 in with his birth family at Brattleboro, Vermont ^[1], likewise at age 26 in 1860, also in Brattleboro ^[2].

Oscar married 15 March 1866 at Brattleboro, Jerusha M. Hall, daughter of Laura and Milo Hall ^[3],^[4],^[5]. Seven children are documented from this union:

• Ella Ward, b. 1856
• Ellen DeEtta Ward (1867 - 1953)
• Charles Milo Ward (1870 - 1951)
• Clifton William Ward (1872 - 1954); married Ethel Rose (Breed) Ward (1876-1923)
• Linna Mary Ward (1875 - 1961)
• Osbert Oscar Ward (1877 - 1982)
• Fred Dana Ward

This was a farming family, censused consistently in Wilmington, Vermont ^[6],^[7],^[8].

Oscar Jackson Ward died 16 February 1901 at Wilmington. His grave is in Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont, USA ^[9].

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2N-ZV2 : Tue Jul 18 01:55:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Nelson Ward and Jerusha Ward, 1850.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDC-NQ1 : Tue Jul 18 01:25:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Nelson Ward and Jerusha Ward, 1860.
3. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89H-V36 : 19 February 2021), Oscar J Ward and Mary M Hall, 1866.
4. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFV4-J8J : 19 February 2021), Oscar J Ward and Mary M Hall, 1866.
5. ↑ "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQX-2HKT : 3 March 2021), Oscar J Ward and Mary M Hall, 15 Mar 1866; citing Marriage, Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005489899.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6R6-GZB : Mon Aug 21 23:22:52 UTC 2023), Entry for O J Ward and Mary M Ward, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WJ-Y14 : Thu Aug 03 12:57:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Oscar Ward and Mary Ward, 1880.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMPH-222 : Thu Aug 03 00:09:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Oscar J Ward and Mary Ward, 1900.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #194430487