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Sarah A. Ward 1850–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1850

Birth Location: Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Independence County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Michael Ward

Mother: Cynthia Cox

Spouse(s): Joseph Bennight

Children(s): Thomas Bennight, Jerome Bennight, Seth Bennight, George Bennight, Carrie Bennight, Sarah Bennight, Joseph Bennight

The story of Sarah A. Ward began in 1850 in Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA. Sarah A. Ward married Joseph Buchannon Bennight, and had children including Carrie Bennight, George Bennight, Jerome Bennight, Joseph Wortham Bennight, Sarah Rebecca Sallie Bennight, Seth Michael Bennight, Thomas Howard Benton Bennight. Sarah A. Ward passed away in 1900 in Independence County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah A. Ward began in 1850 in Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA.
  • Sarah A. Ward married Joseph Buchannon Bennight, and had children including Carrie Bennight, George Bennight, Jerome Bennight, Joseph Wortham Bennight, Sarah Rebecca Sallie Bennight, Seth Michael Bennight, Thomas Howard Benton Bennight.
  • Sarah A. Ward passed away in 1900 in Independence County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Ward's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Ward
1850–1900
Birth Place: Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Michael Ward
1809–1875
Tennessee, USA
Cynthia Cox
1826–
Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
John (Robertson) Cox
1787–1852
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Nelson
1798–1875
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1763–1842
Sarah Robertson
1753–1814
John Nelson
1781–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cox
1739–1818
Margaret Davis
1736–1806
William Robertson
1720–1812
Elizabeth Crockett
1734–1818

Sarah Ward's Descendants

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Sarah (A.) Ward (Dec 1850–1900) m. Joseph (Buchannon) Bennight (1832–1885)
  1. 1. Thomas (Howard Benton) Bennight 1877–1938 m. Roxy (Ophelia) Pearson 1882–1943
    1. 1. Ernest (Thomas) Bennight 1901–1989 m. Merle (Lea) Edwards 1905–1989
      1. 1. Kenneth (Lamar) Bennight 1923–1993
      2. 2. Arba (Lucille) Bennight 1925–1925
      3. 3. Alva (Nadyne) Bennight 1930–2017 m. Jerry (Glenn) Harris 1930–2016
  2. 2. Jerome Bennight 1868–
  3. 3. Seth (Michael) Bennight 1872–1928
  4. 4. George Bennight 1870–1943
  5. 5. Carrie Bennight 1867–
  6. 6. Sarah (Rebecca (Sallie)) Bennight 1880–1925 m. Jeptha (Hill (Jepp)) Miller 1877–1953
    1. 1. Angie Miller 1909–
    2. 2. Foster Miller 1903–1987
    3. 3. Sarilla Miller 1901–
    4. 4. May (Belle) Miller 1918–2005
    5. 5. F. (L.) Miller 1921–2002
    6. 6. Gordon Miller 1899–1900
    7. 7. Gilbert (Gerome) Miller 1904–1986
    8. 8. Jeptha (Hill (Jeppie)) Miller 1910–2003
    9. 9. Joe (Woody (Jody)) Miller 1912–1990 m. Eleanor (F.) Dunkin 1912–1988
      1. 1. Billy (Charles) Miller 1939–2006
      2. 2. Ira (Joe) Miller 1936–2005
      3. 3. Betty (Jane) Miller 1938–2002 m. Alvin (Hugh) Davis 1935–2012
      4. 4. Naomi (Lucille) Miller 1946–2017
      5. 5. Oliver (Dean (Sonny)) Miller 1948–2009
      6. 6. Patsy (Laverne) Miller 1942–2023 m. Clyde (R.) Rudisill 1943–1993
    10. 10. Jaslie Miller 1903–
    11. 11. Mary (Vermell) Miller 1906–1982
    12. 12. Martha (Laura) Miller 1916–1976
    13. 13. Woodrow (Bryson) Miller 1914–1991
    14. 14. Cerilus (Gentry) Miller 1900–1975
  7. 7. Joseph (Wortham) Bennight 1874–1958 m. Amelia (E.) Johnson 1876–1968
    1. 1. Martha (Zelma) Bennight 1900–1939
    2. 2. Nellie Bennight 1898–
    3. 3. Viola Bennight 1895–1987
    4. 4. Paul (Revere) Bennight 1913–1984
    5. 5. Marie Bennight 1908–
    6. 6. Joe (Wortham) Bennight 1905–1996
    7. 7. Mary Bennight 1901–
    8. 8. Tomie Bennight 1902–1903
    9. 9. Lee Bennight 1893–1967
    10. 10. Lorayne Bennight 1910–2004 m. Wilburn (Lee Cecil) Bailey 1909–1952
    11. 11. Amelia (Malverda) Bennight 1898–1993

Sarah Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1850
Dec 1850
Birth of Sarah A. Ward in Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA
Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 50
Death of Sarah A. Ward in Independence County, Arkansas, USA
Independence County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1850
    Event Place: Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Independence County, Arkansas, USA

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