Elizabeth Ellen (Crozier) Ward (1831 - 1917)

Born 4 Jan 1831 in Ross Co., Ohio

Ancestors

Wife of Thornton Abraham Ward — married 1 Aug 1848 in Ross Co., Ohio

Descendants

Died 27 Mar 1917 at age 86 in Greenup, Cumberland Co., Illinois

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Burial

Burial:

Place: Greenup Cemetery, Greenup, Cumberland Co., Illinois

Note

Note: #N2405

Sources

Find A Grave: Memorial #47852742

Elizabeth Ellen (Crozier) Ward's parents are Christopher and Elizabeth (Walker) Crozier. The grandparents of Thornton's wife, Elizabeth, were John A. Walker and Mary McCandlish. According to Crozier researchers, John and Mary sailed to America from Scotland in 1792 or 1793 with one child, Samuel. One of their children, a baby, died while crossing and was buried at sea. They landed in Pennsylvania, where the rest of the family was born. In 1816 they moved to Virginia, then in 1820 to Ross County, Ohio, and from there, the young Walkers went to Iowa. According to Darlene Gleason, a Crozier-Ward descendant in Iowa, Mary McCandlish is a cousin of Scottish poet, Robert Burns, who wrote "Auld Lang Syne."

A daughter of John and Mary Walker, Elizabeth E. "Betsy" Walker was born August 14, 1792 in Pennsylvania. She married Christopher Crozier, March 29, 1821 in Ross Co, OH. Christopher Crozier was the son of James Crozier from County Tyrone, Ireland.

Copy of Last Will & Testament of Elizabeth E. Ward

From Mullinville, KS 5/18/1917

TO AMZA C. WARD 111. N. WASHINGTON, CHANUTE

FROM J. S. WARD-INVENTOR AND MFR OF WARD AND UNIVERSAL KAFFIR CORN & MILO MAIZE TOPPERS MULLINVILLE, KS

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I, Elizabeth E. Ward of Greenup in the Co., of Cumberland and State of Illinois being of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life do. There fore make ordain and publish and declare this to be my Last Will & Testament.

First. I order and direct that my executor here after named pay all my just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my decease as conveniently may be.

Second. After the payment of such funeral expenses and debts I give devise and bequeath my children James S. Ward, Allison H. Ward, Lorenzo D. Ward, Charles F. Ward, Eva A. Cash, and John M. Ward all my property real personal and mixed of every kind and character whatsoever and wheresoever situated. To be equally divided among them share and share alike. It is my desire that the portion herein given to my son John M. Ward shall be held and used by him for and during his natural lifetime and after his death it shall belong to and vest in his son Harrison Ward.

My son Robert J. Ward having received large advances during his lifetime it is my will that neither widow nor any of his heirs shall in any manner participate in my estate.

Lastly. I nominate Mr. Edward Peters of Greenup, Illinois to be executor of this my Last Will and Testament.

I hereby evoke all former wills and codiciles by me made I've witness whereof I have here unto subscribed my name this 26th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirteen A. D. 1913.

Elizabeth E. Ward (SEAL)

This instrument was on the day of the date thereof signed published and declared by the said testors Elizabeth E. Ward to be her Last Will and Testament. In the presence of us who at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names here to as witnesses.

Lester Wright Frances Felohake

State of Illinois ) Cumberland Co., ) SS.

I Mont McConnel Clerk of the Co., Court in the for said in the State a fore said the said court being a court of record and having a seal do hereby certify that the annexed instrument in writing is a true copy of the last will and testament of Elizabeth E. Ward as appears from the record of said court in my office.

Given under my hand of said court at Toledo, Illinois In said county this 5th day of May, AD 1917 Mont McConnel, Clerk

REFERENCE: (1) Fathers Name: Research by Darlene Woodruff Wilburn (2) Possible Children & Siblings: Research by Ruth E. Blankenbaker (3) Birth & Marriage: LDS Family Search II

1. ↑ Crozier-345 was created by Richard Carle through the import of Crozier.ged on Sep 6, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.

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