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John Thomas Ward 1818–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 October 1818

Birth Location: Ohio, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 1882

Death Location: Zanesville, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: James Ward

Mother: Hannah Fry

Spouse(s): Sarah Bates

Children(s): Amos Ward, Asa Ward, Joseph Ward, William Ward, Jonathan Ward, Anna Ward, Clarissa Ward, Michael Ward, Oliver Ward

John Thomas Ward was born in 1818 in Ohio, Ohio, USA, the child of James Ward And Hannah Fry. In 1880, John Thomas Ward resided in Union, Wells, Indiana, USA. John Thomas Ward married Sarah Ann Bates, and had children including Amos Milton Ward, Anna Ward, Asa Ward, Clarissa Ward, Jonathan Sherman Ward, Joseph M Ward, Michael C W Ward, Oliver Ward, William Henry Ward. John Thomas Ward passed away in 1882 in Zanesville, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Thomas Ward was born in 1818 in Ohio, Ohio, USA, the child of James Ward And Hannah Fry.
  • In 1880, John Thomas Ward resided in Union, Wells, Indiana, USA.
  • John Thomas Ward married Sarah Ann Bates, and had children including Amos Milton Ward, Anna Ward, Asa Ward, Clarissa Ward, Jonathan Sherman Ward, Joseph M Ward, Michael C W Ward, Oliver Ward, William Henry Ward.
  • John Thomas Ward passed away in 1882 in Zanesville, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ward's Ancestors

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John Ward
1818–1882
Birth Place: Ohio, Ohio, USA
Parents
James Ward
1795–1850
Virginia
Hannah Fry
1797–1874
Lovettsville, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Ward
1748–1786
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Thomas Ward
1747–1818
Leesburg, Loudoun Co, Virginia, United States
Johann (Nicholas) Fry
1746–1837
Germany
Anna (Margaret) Ansell
1768–1851
Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Ward
1721–1749
Emma Allen
1725–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ward
1703–1724
Sarah Willis
1706–1745
John Allen
1694–1771
Amy Cox
1698–1778

John Ward's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Ward (9 October 1818–1882) m. Sarah (Ann) Bates (1825–1893)
  1. 1. Amos (Milton) Ward 1845–1932
  2. 2. Asa Ward 1858–1936
  3. 3. Joseph (M) Ward 1846–1922
  4. 4. William (Henry) Ward 1861–1943
  5. 5. Jonathan (Sherman) Ward 1866–1941
  6. 6. Anna Ward 1858–1926 m. Turner Vaughn 1852–1928
    1. 1. Alvin (Harrison) Vaughn 1888–1961 m. Anna (May Van) Camp 1903–
      1. 1. Betty Vaughn 1924–
      2. 2. Jerry (Lee) Vaughn 1933–1995 m. Carolyn (Sue) Carnes 1935–2007
    2. 2. Myrtle (E.) Kiefer 1885–1970
    3. 3. Stella (L.) Watkins 1883–1971
    4. 4. Minnie (Laverne) Merica 1899–1921
    5. 5. Alverta (B.) Call 1881–1966
  7. 7. Clarissa Ward 1848–1850
  8. 8. Michael (C. W.) Ward –1859
  9. 9. Oliver Ward 1862–1928

John Ward's Timeline

3 Records

1818
9 October 1818
Birth of John Thomas Ward in Ohio, Ohio, USA
Ohio, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 62
John Thomas Ward resided here in Union, Wells, Indiana, USA
Union, Wells, Indiana, USA
1882
1882
Age 64
Death of John Thomas Ward in Zanesville, Allen, Indiana, USA
Zanesville, Allen, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 October 1818
    Event Place: Ohio, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Union, Wells, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Wells, Indiana; Roll: 323; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 140

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1882
    Event Place: Zanesville, Allen, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Zanesville, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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