Rufus
Morgan
Ward
Born about in Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Ward
and Nancy (Bowen) Ward
Brother of
Louisa (Ward) Barns, Jane Angelina (Ward) Gillespie, Rees B Ward, David Ward, Henry Ward, Rebecca Sally (Ward) Crawford, Augustus Melvin Ward, Lilly H (Ward) Hill, John C Ward, Nancy Bowen (Ward) Watson, Isaac Ward and Walter Scott Ward [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Wilson) Ward
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died after
after about age 60
in Mendocino, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Oct 2011
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Biography
Rufus was born about 1820. He is the son of Major John Ward and Nancy Bowen. [1]
Census Reports
- 1850 Census[2]
- Listed in Horsehead, Johnson, Arkansas with his wife (Elizabeth) & five children
- Birth Year (estimated): 1820
- 1860 Census[3]
- Listed in Little Lake Township, Mendocino, California with his wife (Elizabeth) & five children
- Birth Year (estimated): 1821
- 1870 Census[4]
- Listed in Willits, Mendocino, California with his wife (Elizabeth) & two children
- Birth Year (estimated): 1818
- 1880 Census[5]
- Listed in Long Valley, Mendocino, California with his wife (Elizabeth) & two other individuals with the last name "Ward" - maybe grandchildren
- Birth Year (estimated): 1820
Children listed on Census Reports
- 1. Hugh Wilson Ward (1842–1916)[6]
- 2. James Dallas Ward (1844–1934)
- 3. Nancy Ward (1846–1908)
- 4. William B. Stockwell Ward (1848–Deceased)[7]
- Likely an adopted son?; listed on census reports as "Ward" listed in his marriage record as "Stockwell"
- 5. Rufus Gaston Ward (1850–Deceased)
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Marie Mills, Oct 17, 2011
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M678-2BD : 20 December 2020), Rufus M Ward, Horsehead Township, Johnson, Arkansas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKV-X7P : 18 February 2021), Rufus M Ward, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN6V-44X : 10 March 2021), R M Ward, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G1-LQB : 19 February 2021), R M Ward, Long Valley, Mendocino, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 61, sheet 238A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,068.
- ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3LP-ZV6 : 10 March 2018), Rufus Morgan Ward in entry for Hugh Wilson Ward, 06 Dec 1916; citing Asotin, Asotin, Washington, reference 49, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 1,992,412.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4HX-L96 : 10 March 2021), Rufus in entry for William B. Stockwell and Mary Estelle Holman, 1 Jun 1891; citing Millbury, Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,651,232.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rufus by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rufus:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rufus by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rufus:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Suzan (Schwantz) Valdez 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member smsdv1
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~1.56%
John Williams :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #343675
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~0.78%
Laura (Guthrie) Saunders :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member laurasaunders4301
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~0.78%
Emily Gillespie :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch emmline [compare], Ancestry member emm_gillespie
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~0.78%
Gina (Uzick) Faulkner :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Johnnie (Williams) Zollinger :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jmzollinger
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #325893
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~0.78%
Larry Flesher :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lflesher125
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~0.39%
Les Shockey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T461689 [compare], FTDNA kit #115454
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