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James Benjamin "Bear" Ward 1796 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 13 Apr 1862

Death Location: Malvern, Geneva, Alabama, USA

Father: John Ward

Mother: Nancy Knight

Spouse(s): Elizabeth English

Children(s): John Ward

James Benjamin "Bear" Ward was born in 1796 in South Carolina, United States, the child of John III Ward and Nancy Elizabeth Knight. James Benjamin "Bear" Ward married Elizabeth "Nashosha" English, and had children including John Jackson "Jack" Ward. James Benjamin "Bear" Ward passed away in 1862 in Malvern, Geneva, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • James Benjamin "Bear" Ward was born in 1796 in South Carolina, United States, the child of John III Ward and Nancy Elizabeth Knight.
  • James Benjamin "Bear" Ward married Elizabeth "Nashosha" English, and had children including John Jackson "Jack" Ward.
  • James Benjamin "Bear" Ward passed away in 1862 in Malvern, Geneva, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ward
1744 – 1813
Birth Location: St Johns Parish, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
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Nancy Knight
1748 – 1822
Birth Location: Eufaula, Creek, Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth English
1798 – 1888
Birth Location: Blakley, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

John Ward
1821 – 1900
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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James Ward's Ancestors

Self
James Ward
1796 – 1862
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Parents
John III Ward
1744 – 1813
St Johns Parish, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
Nancy (Elizabeth) Knight
1748 – 1822
Eufaula, Creek, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Lachlan (Lia (Tuckabatchee Chief)) McGillivray
1719 – 1799
Strathnairn, Drumnaglass, Invernesshire, Scotland
Sarah ((not Cooke)) Childs
1702 – 1760
Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA
Mekko (Andrew Jackson) Knight
1697 – 1780
Creek Nation, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Seabury
1677 – 1721
Cheif Knight
1665 – 1720
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1670 – 1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patience Kemp
1656 –
Latowaga Knight
1649 – 1700
Dinah Jackson
1640 –
Mike Rattler
Sallie Rattler

James Ward's Descendants

1.
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James (Benjamin "Bear") Ward (1796 – 13 Apr 1862) m. Elizabeth ("Nashosha") English (1798 – 25 Dec 1888)
  1. 1. John (Jackson "Jack") Ward (16 February 1821 – 12 August 1900) m. Susan (Elizabeth) Wynn (23 Feb 1825 – 6 Dec 1896)
    1. 1. Rebecca (Ann) Ward (1858 – 27 Jan 1897) m. Warren (S) Silcox (Jun 1852 – 24 May 1914)
      1. 1. Lawrence (Washington 'Shug') Silcox (14 March 1880 – 27 Aug 1947) m. Elsie (Mae) Pennington (7 January 1888 – 7 June 1956)
        1. 1. Elton (Broward) Silcox (29 Nov 1905 – 08 Sep 1964) m. Flora (Elizabeth) Bell (20 Sep 1913 – 6 Dec 2002)

James Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of James Benjamin "Bear" Ward in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1862
13 Apr 1862
Age 66
Death of James Benjamin "Bear" Ward in Malvern, Geneva, Alabama, USA
Malvern, Geneva, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1862
    Event Place: Malvern, Geneva, Alabama, USA
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