Slaves of Ephraim Ward of Wythe County, Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Wythe County, Virginia
Surnames/tags: Ward Slavery USBH

Contents 1 Slaves of Ephraim Ward 2 1820 Census 3 Will of Jane Ward - 1827 4 1830 Census 5 Will of Elizabeth Ward - 1838 6 1850 Census / Slave Schedule

Slaves of Ephraim Ward

The purpose of this page is to record and identify the slaves of Ephraim Ward (1793-1868) of Wythe County, Virginia.

1820 Census

Seven slaves - 3 male and 4 female

• 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
  1820 U S Census; Census Place: Evensham, Wythe, Virginia; Page: 227; NARA Roll: M33_139; Image: 244
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7734 #1107627 (accessed 17 January 2022)
  Ephrem Ward.

Slaves - Males - Under 14: 3

Slaves - Females - Under 14: 3

Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 1

Will of Jane Ward - 1827

In her will, signed February 14, 1827, [[Jane Ward of Wythe County left the following slaves to her son, Ephraim Ward. Probate granted September 1836

• Probate: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
  Wills, 1790-1906; General Index to Wills, 1790-1911; Author: Virginia. County Court (Wythe County)
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 62347 #2665393 (accessed 17 January 2022)
  Ephraim Ward probate.

Pheba Ward (abt.1802-)

Levina Ward (1820-), child of Pheba

Susan Ward (abt.1824-), child of Pheba

Isaac Ward (abt.1822-), child of Pheba

1830 Census

Total of 10 slaves: 5 male and 5 female

• 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1830; Census Place: Wythe, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 200; Family History Library Film: 0029679
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8058 #946309 (accessed 17 January 2022)
  Ephraim Ward.

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 3

Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 2

Slaves - Females - Under 10: 2

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2

Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1

Will of Elizabeth Ward - 1838

In her will, signed October 3, 1838,Elizabeth Ward of Wythe County left the following slaves to her brother Ephraim Ward. Probate granted October, 1842

• Probate: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
  Wills, 1790-1906; General Index to Wills, 1790-1911; Author: Virginia. County Court (Wythe County)
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 62347 #2665589 (accessed 17 January 2022)
  Ephraim Ward probate.

Jesse

John

Austin

Granville

Mathilda

Rachel

Harriet

1850 Census / Slave Schedule

Total of slaves - 29 male and 5 female

• 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
  The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8055 #93023961 (accessed 17 January 2022)
  Ephraim Ward in District 68, Wythe, Virginia, USA.

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