James
Ward
Born about in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Benton Ward
and Elizabeth (Meek) Ward
Brother of
William Ward, Susan (Ward) Price, Stephen Ward, Ali Ward, Shadrack Ward, Solomon Ward, John M. Ward, Martelia (Ward) Lyons, Andrew Jackson Ward, Jonathan Ward, Elizabeth (Ward) Williamson and Angeline (Ward) Harris
Husband of
Susan Irena (Lyons) Ward
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Alifair (Ward) Gambill, Mary (Ward) Porter, Elizabeth (Ward) Welch, Ransom Ward, Elliot Ward, Marinda Margeret (Ward) Spears, Sarah (Ward) Wilson and Sarah (Ward) Porter
Died before
before about age 82
in Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Oct 2011
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Biography
James Ward was born about 1818 [uncertain] in Kentucky, United States.[1] He was the son of William Ward and Elizabeth Meek.
He died about 1900.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65C-N8F : 12 April 2016), James M Ward, Johnson county, part of, Johnson, Kentucky, United States; citing family 169, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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Anonymous Ward
JAMES "BIGFOOT" WARD was born sometime in January of 1818, in Kentucky. According to the 1870 census, he never learned to read or write, but he lived on a prosperous farm in Toms Creek, Johnson County (the same census shows its value at $2000, with $400 in personal property, as well), until his death, sometime before 1900, in Kentucky. In that census, his mother, Elizabeth, lives next door to the farm at age 70, "keeping house," while his brother Stephen lives on the other side of the property, in a $600 farm. Obviously, this was a tightly-knit family which kept strong alliances and watched out for its own. In 1880, he had moved the family to Greasy, Johnson County, Kentucky, and it covers two census pages, as his farm sits next to the farm of his son Ransom.
posted 23 Oct 2011 by Anonymous Ward
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 James:
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~1.56%
Gene Butcher
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23andMe, GEDmatch M074633 [compare]
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~1.56%
Roger Ward :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Julia (Daniel) Daniels :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Becky Preece :
23andMe, GEDmatch M130935 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A123742 [compare], Ancestry member becwith
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~0.78%
Sherrie (Butcher) Anderson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M211547 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M211547 [compare], Ancestry member Butcher_Sherrie
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Robert Arnett :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Gregg Meeks :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Gloria (Rose) York :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NN3853509 [compare], Ancestry member GJRose14
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~0.78%
Terry West :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch JL9686960 [compare]
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