Abner died intestate in 1838 in Elbert County, Georgia. Lawrence L., Millie and John C. were all listed as minor children of Abner Vernon Ward in Elbert County, Georgia. Source:Inferior Court Returns of Administrator and Guardian Bonds, 1830-1844 p. 200. Thomas Johnston appointed Guardian; William Ward's Will; Elbert Co. Ga. White Marriages 1805-1913, p. 59.
According to Find A Grave, Abner Vernon Ward is buried in the Ward Family Cemetery in Elbert County, Georgia.
Marriage 1 Francis Kidd 24 Dec 1807 in Elbert , Georgia Note: Marriages 1806 - 1850 Elbert County, GA
Children (most born in Elbert, Georgia): Jeptha Harris Ward b: 1809; Nesbitt Lindsey Ward b: 7 May 1811; William W. Ward b: Abt 1813; Merial Ann Ward b: 1816; Sarah Livonia Ward b: 31 Mar 1817; Louisiana Ward b: 1819; Elizabeth Ward b: Abt 1818; Eliza Francis Ward b: Abt 1821; Nancy M Ward b: Abt 1825; Lawrence Lafayette Ward b: 3 Apr 1829; Mildred L Ward b: Abt 1831; and John C Ward b: Abt 1834.
There are rumors on many genealogy websites of another relationship with a woman named Patricia Arquette. I have seen no documentation of the existence of such a person, or of a marriage or other relationship. For the sake of thoroughness, I list below the children that were supposedly born from this relationship. (Note: there is a profile for Arquette, but I have not linked it here.)
Richard Ward b: 1835; Robert Ward b: 3 Jan 1837; James Ward; Joseph Ward.
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Also, if you've added Robert J. Ward as a second husband of Catherine Carrie Wooley (Woolley) ( wife of Jeptha Harris Ward), it's the same thing. It never happened. Since Robert Ward doesn't exist, any sons attributed to Catherine & Robert don't exist, either. I know the source who has since died. I'll never know why that person made up this story. Without verification, this Myth was posted sometime around 1995 to 2000, Anyone who added this information to their genealogy tree should remove it. Please take it down.