William Jefferson Ward

Born 1 Feb 1828 in Floyd, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Son of Shadrack Ward and Levina (Hylton) Ward

Brother of Sarah (Ward) Meek, Judah (Ward) Walters, James Apperson Ward, Jesse Ward, John H Ward, John Ward, John H Ward, Exer (Ward) Preston and Lavinia (Ward) Davis

Husband of Sarah (Hicks) Ward — married 29 Nov 1860 in Johnson Co., KY

Descendants

Father of Shadrack Ward, John Calhoun Ward Sr., Levina (Ward) Preston and Jennie (Ward) Wells

Died 4 Jan 1904 at age 75 in Johnson, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1828. He was the son of Shadrack Ward and Levina Hylton^[1].

2nd Lieutenant in Co E of Kentucky infantry B of Diamonds and 10th KY Calvary Co. A o 14 th Georgia Calvary and in the Confederate army between the States

Sources

↑ Ward, p. 254

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65Z-JTK : 19 December 2020), Jefferson Ward in household of Shadrach Ward, Johnson, Kentucky, 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:MZBC-Z6C : 18 February 2021), Wm J Ward in entry for Lavina Ward, 1860.

"Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWY1-34G : 11 May 2022), William I. Ward, 1860.

William J. Ward v.s. Nancy Hager, Johnson County Circuit Court, Paintsville, Kentucky, August 1869

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William J. Ward, Executor v.s. Nancy Hager and others, Johnson County Circuit Court, Paintsville, Kentucky, April 2, 1870

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William J, Ward, executor of the estate of James Hager, decedent v.s. Nancy Hager and others, Johnson County Circuit Court, Paintsville, Kentucky, April 8, 1870

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William J. Ward, Executor v.s.. Nancy Hager and others, Johnson County Circuit Court, Paintsville, Kentucky, August 2, 1870

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William J, Ward, executor of the estate of James Hager, decedent v.s. Nancy Hager and others, Johnson County Circuit Court, Paintsville, Kentucky, August 4, 1870

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William J. Ward, Executor v.s.. Nancy Hager and others, Johnson County Circuit Court, Paintsville, Kentucky, April 1871

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William J. Ward, Executor v.s.. Nancy Hager and others, Johnson County Circuit Court, Paintsville, Kentucky, April 2, 1871

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William J. Ward, Executor v.s.. Nancy Hager and others, Johnson County Circuit Court, Paintsville, Kentucky, April 6, 1871

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William J. Ward, Executor v.s.. Nancy Hager and others, Johnson County Circuit Court, Paintsville, Kentucky, September 2, 1871

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William J. Ward, Executor v.s.. Nancy Hager and others, Johnson County Circuit Court, Paintsville, Kentucky, April 6, 1872

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Ward, Billie Edyth. Ward a Genealogical Record of the Wards of Big Sandy, rev ed. Gateway: Baltimore, 1999.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20381935/William-Jefferson-Ward

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 William: