Known children are:
1. Bessie Ward m. Buford Webb Dyess
2. Oscar Ward m. Girtie
3. Bertha Ward
4. Pleze Ward m. Gladys
5. Margaret "Maggie" Ward m. Bernard "Benny" Arsola
6. Gladys Ward m. ? Brown m. Rudolph Cruz m. Octave Jules Wentz
7. Hester Ward m. ? Matheny
8. Dewey Ward
9. Mattie Lee Ward
10. Mary Alice Ward m. Andrew Cruz
Sources
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF37-PCT : 12 April 2016), Prentice Dyass in household of J W Dyass, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 20, family 159, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,226.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GG-KGB : 22 August 2017), Printis Dyess in household of J W Dyess, Carleys, Marion, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 131, sheet 291A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0656; FHL microfilm 1,254,656.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
I requesting a merge of my Great Great Father, John Wesley Dyess.