Leander
Ward
Born in Wayne County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Harrison Ward
and Mary Ann (Christian) Ward
Brother of
Margaret Jane (Ward) Hazlett, July Ann (Ward) Moran, Martha A. (Ward) Fuller, Nancy Ann (Ward) Morrison, Ceburn Ward, Alexander Ward and Ellender Ward
Husband of
Mary J. (Thacker) Ward
— married
21 Apr 1870 in Wayne County, West Virginia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 78
in Huntington, Cabell County, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Nov 2017
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Biography
Leander was age 18 in the 1860 US Census of Wayne County, Virginia and resided with his parents Harrison Ward and Mary Ann Christian.[1]
Leander Ward (age 20, born Wayne County, Virginia the son of H. & ~ Ward) married Mary J. Thacker(age 18, born Wayne County, Virginia the daughter of Daniel & May Thacker) on 21 April 1870 in Wayne County, West Virginia. The marriage ceremony was performed by R.A. Billups.[2]
The 1880 census shows the family in the Ceredo District (lying on the West side of Twelve Pole Creek), Wayne County, West Virginia.[3]
- Leander Ward 28 head, b VA "works on farm"
- Mary J. Ward 28 wife, b VA
- Mary E. Ward 7 dau, b WV
- Alsina Ward 2 son, b WV
In 1917 Leander Ward was described as a Laborer living on N E Corner of Virginia Ave and 13th St W in Huntington, West Virginia with his wife Mary J. Ward.[4]
A retired farmer, he died (age 78 years, 9 mos, 5 days.) on 28 June 1929 in Huntington, West Virginia. His WV Death Certificate lists his parents as Harrison Ward and Mary A. Christian and wife as Mary J. Thacker.[5]
Sources
- ↑ US Census 1860; PO Round Bottom, Wayne County, Virginia; Roll: M653_1383; Page: 768; Family History Library Film: 805383. Household of Harrison Ward, age 45, farmer.
- ↑ West Virginia Archives & History. West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Wayne County, West Virginia Marriages. [1]
- ↑ US Census 1880; Ceredo, Wayne, West Virginia; Roll: 1415; Family History Film: 1255415; Page: 318D; Enumeration District: 144
- ↑ Huntington, West Virginia, City Directory, 1917. p 744. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
- ↑ West Virginia Archives & History. West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Death record of Leander Ward. [2]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leander by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leander:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leander by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leander:
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Lois (Billups) Hathaway 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M129966 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Amy (Billups) Batra :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Shelia (Breeding) Ball :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member teapot
-
~1.56%
Christine Miller :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A172759 [compare], Ancestry member cmd116lex
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~1.17%
Rene Christian :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A156479 [compare]
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~1.17%
Michael Longfellow :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #594253
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~0.78%
Bonnie (Crabtree) Berg :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A448956 [compare], Ancestry member bonnie4tea
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch f237102 [compare], FTDNA kit #237102
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~0.39%
Connie (Daniels) Graves :
23andMe, GEDmatch T402351 [compare], yourDNAportal CONa2d8a633
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T402351 [compare], yourDNAportal CONa2d8a633, FTDNA kit #576234
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~0.39%
Carol (Daniels) Gallant :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Robert Arnett :
23andMe
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