Hiriam Palmer Ward (1846 - 1933)

Born 15 Jul 1846 in Washtenaw, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Gail (Henry) Ward — married 28 Jan 1891 in Iowa

Descendants

Died 12 Nov 1933 at age 87 in Perry, Dallas, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Harry Ward worked first for the Illinois Central Railroad, then, starting in 1884 for the Milwaukee Railroad, being promoted to a conductor in 1887. After he retired, "several years" before 1928, he worked in real estate and insurance in Perry, IA.

He was in attendance at the Lincoln-Douglas debate in Fond du Lac, WI, although as a young boy. His memory involved the physical contrast between the tall and thin Abraham Lincoln and the short and "portly" Stephen Douglas (Perry, IA newspaper notation, 1929).

Research Note

There is inconsistent information regarding where he was born. In the family tree attached to the birth certificate of Barbara Timm Henle (his granddaughter), he was born in Washtensaw County, Michigan. The 1850 US Census finds the family in Michigan and states he was born in Michigan. His obituary says he was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

The 1850 US Census has him living in Lima Township, Michigan. There is a cemetery there in which a Ward family is buried, including a Hiram Ward 1788-1842.^[1][2] Could be a relative? There are also some Palmers buried there, including a Russel Palmer, the name of his grandfather, died 7 Aug 1854 at age 51.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/washtenaw/photos/tombstones/limacenter/ward212969nph.jpg
2. ↑ http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/tsphoto/washtenaw/limacenter.htm
3. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/washtenaw/photos/tombstones/limacenter/palmer213053nph.txt

• Family memory

Perry, iA newspaper article, 19 Sept. 1928

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229644748/hiram-palmer-ward
• Marriage date reference: "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJZH-WP4 : 25 September 2017), Mary Martin in entry for Hiram P. Ward and Frankie Henry, 28 Jan 1891, Perry, Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing reference it 2 p 127, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,112.
• 1850 Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-678S-DZW?i=14&cc=1401638&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMF8P-JRG