John Blair Ward (1857 - 1928)

Born 18 Dec 1857 in Wards Cove, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sallie George (McCall) Ward — married 9 Jul 1879 in Tazewell County, Virginia

Husband of Glendora Lee (Collup) Ward — married 3 Sep 1890 in Bristol, Virginia, USA

Died 22 Apr 1928 at age 70 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA

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Biography

John Blair was born in 1857 in Tazewell, Virginia. John Blair is the child of Archibald Thompson Ward and Rebecca Cecil Thompson.^[1]

Marriages

John Blair Ward married Sallie G. McCall in Tazewell County, Virginia, in 1879.^[2]

John Blair and Sallie had the following children:^[3]

1. Jessie T.
2. Mary Blair
3. Ella Cecil
4. Charley George (died young)
5. Fannie
6. Laura Elizabeth
7. Sallie George

Sallie died in 1889.

John Blair married Glendora Collup of Bristol, Virginia, on 3 September 1890.^[3][4][5]

John and Glendora had the following children:^[3]

1. William A.
2. Margaret Edith
3. Morris Thornhill (died young)^[6]

Career

John Blair Ward was a minister of the Methodist Holston Conference.^[3]

He lived for a time in Abingdon, Virginia.^[7]

A newspaper account published 12 February 1904 said:

Pearlsburg Virginian: The revivial conducted at this place by Rev. J. B. Ward was the most successful meeting that was ever held at Narrows. The Holy Ghost came in all of its convicting power and sinners fell at the altar, repending of their sins and crying for mercy, and were pardoned by the grace of a most merciful God. There were about forty-five new members to the Methodist church and about fifteen added to the Christian church. There were about one hundred and twenty-five conversions in all.^[8]

In 1912, Rev. Ward moved to Bluefield, West Virginia, as presiding elder of the Bluefield District.^[9] His term expired in 1916.^[10]

In 1916, Rev. Ward went from Bluefield to the Chattanooga district.^[11]

In a "Memoir" published by the Holston Conference in 1928, S. D. Long said,

Brother Ward was not an ordinary man. He began his ministry after reaching middle life. The clear conviction as to his conversion and that God had called him to preach, gave to his ministry an evangelistic fervor which resulted in the conviction and conversion of sinners wherever he preached.^[3]

Death and Burial

Reverand John Blair Ward passed away in 1928 in Bluefield, West Virginia.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} West Virginia Department of Health Certificate of Death 5178, John Blair Ward, 23 Apr 1928.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch, John Blair Ward and S. G. Mccall, 09 Jul 1879; citing Tazewell, Virginia, reference Page 52 Line 54; FHL microfilm 34,214.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} "Memoirs: J. B. Ward" by S. D. Long,Official record of the Holston Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, one hundred and fifth session, held at Princeton, West Virginia, October 3-9, 1928, Pages 78-81, includes photograph.
4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch, John Blair Ward and Glendra S. Cullop, 03 Sep 1890; citing Bristol, Virginia, reference 1890 pg.5; FHL microfilm 2,048,488.
5. ↑ "Local and General News Briefs", Clinch Valley News (Tazewell, VA), 12 September 1890, Page 5 col 1.
6. ↑ "Boy Cut on Foot Dies of Lockjaw", Evening News (Roanoke, VA), Volume 16, Number 32, 8 August 1907, Page 1 col 4; (8 year old son Morris died in Abingdon, VA).
7. ↑ 1910 United States Census, 1910.
8. ↑ Clinch Valley News (Tazewell, VA), Clinch Valley News, 12 February 1904, page 2 col 5.
9. ↑ "Town and County News", Tazewell Republican, Volume 21, Number 43, 24 October 1912, page 1 col 5.
10. ↑ "Holston Conference", Clinch Valley News (Tazewell, VA), 6 October 1916, Page 1 col 6.
11. ↑ "Holston Conference Appointments", Clinch Valley News (Tazewell, VA), 13 October 1916, Page 1 col 3.

Further Research

U.S. Census 1860; Thomson Ward household. Census Place: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: M653_1381; Page: 806; Family Number: 798. Family History Library Film: 805381. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch [database on-line]. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Household Members: Thomson Ward, 29; Rebecca Ward, 23; William A Ward, 3; John B Ward, 2; James Ward, 5/12.

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch John B Ward in household of A T Ward, Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing p. 21, family 146, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,179.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch, John B Ward, Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 91, sheet 305B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1393; FHL microfilm 1,255,393. Extract:

John B Ward	Self	M	22	Virginia, United States
Sallie G Ward	Wife	F	20	Virginia, United States
Jesse T Ward	Son	M	0	Virginia, United States
Lettie Ward	Other	F	26	Virginia, United States
Mary J Ward	Other	F	3	Virginia, United States
Emma Ward	Other	F	1	Virginia, United States
Joseph Smith	Other	M	8	Virginia, United States

Armstrong, Zella and Janie Preston Collup French, Notable Southern Families: The Crockett family and connecting lines, Lookout Publishing Company, 1928, pages 226-27 (Google Books, snippet search only)

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CR-NXD : accessed 3 October 2017), Dora Ward in household of J B Ward, Brown's Creek district (south side) Keystone town, McDowell, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 18A, family 399, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,763. Extract:

J B Ward	Head	M	42	Virginia
Dora Ward	Wife	F	33	Kentucky
Jesse Ward	Son	M	20	Virginia
Ella Ward	Daughter	F	18	Virginia
Archie Ward	Son	M	9	Virginia
Edith Ward	Daughter	F	4	Virginia
Morris Ward	Son	M	2	Tennessee
Mary Caudill	Servant	F	21	Virginia

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPL-MKV : accessed 3 October 2017), J B and Glendora? Ward boarding in household of H H Scott, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 122, sheet 5B, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1651; FHL microfilm 1,375,664. See also Burkes Garden, 23 June 1910 (visit by Rev. J. B. Ward of Abingdon). Partial Extract:

J B Ward	Boarder	M	52	Virginia
Glendora Ward (mother of 3 children, 2 surv)	Boarder	F	42	Kentucky
Edith Ward	Boarder	F	14	Virginia
Archie Ward	Boarder	M	18	Virginia

"Approaching Wedding Announced." Clinch Valley News (Tazewell, VA) 3 September 1915, Page 3 col 3; (engagement of daughter Edith to Irvin Dudley, and wedding anniversary of her parents).

"Bluefield to Have Fine Report for Holston Conference", The World-News (Roanoke, VA), Volume 26, Number 81, 4 October 1915, page 16 col 4.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPZ-N2N : accessed 3 October 2017), John O and Glendora Ward, Chattanooga Ward 1, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 154, sheet 3B, line 70, family 91, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1742; FHL microfilm 1,821,742. Extract:

John O Ward	Head	M	62	Virginia
Glendora Ward	Wife	F	52	Kentucky
William A Ward	Son	M	27	Virginia

"West Virginia Death Record Detail", West Virginia Department of Health Certificate of Death 5178, Id=413101, Death Date: 23 Apr 1928; Death Place: Beaver Pond, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia; Spouse: Cora Cullop; Mother: Rebecca Cecil; Father: A. J. Ward; Employer: Holston Conference; Burial: Abingdon; image scan available at wvculture.org/vrr.

"West Virginia Death Record Detail", Register of Deaths for Mercer County, Id=5237460, Death Date: 23 Apr 1928, Death Place: Mercer County, West Virginia; Age at Death: 70y 4m 5d; Birth Place: Va.; Marital Status: M; Occupation: Minister; image scan available at wvculture.org/vrr.

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Children's Vital Records

• "South Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900", database with images, FamilySearch, John Blair Ward in entry for Ella Cecil Ward, 1882.

• "Frazier-Ward." Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA), Volume 1905, Number 16866, 8 June 1905 Page 5 col 2; (marriage of daughter Mary Blair to William M. Frazier).

• "The Moss-Ward Wedding." Clinch Valley News (Tazewell, VA), 24 November 1916, Page 4 col 4; (marriage of daughter Laura Elizabeth to Charles Robert Moss in East Radford, VA).

• "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," J.B. Ward in entry for Jesse T. Ward, 26 Jan 1931; citing Mercer, West Virginia, County Records, 923, county courthouses, West Virginia; Family History Library microfilm 1,953,611.