James was the husband of Sarah Jane Benton Ward.
Marriage:
James Ward - Sarah Benton
25 May 1857
Marriage Records
Stehenson County, Illinois
Licence No. 285
James and Sarah had the following children:
Etta V. Ward Cook (1860 - 1962)
William Eugene Ward (1862 - 1942)
Edith Ward Punter (1865 - 1959)
Oscar (Bud) Ward (1866 - 1922)
Oliver Wendell Ward (1869-1956)
Eveline Ward Wells (1873 - 1978)
The following is an obituary taken from a local newspaper provided courtesy of Henry County usgenweb.org.
Clinton, MO - James E. Ward, a highly respected citizen of this county, died January 30, 1899, with grip, bronchitis and congestion of the brain. He was born in Ireland April 12, 1835; came to America when between 9 and 10, living in N.Y. and N. J. for a few years, then moving westward into Indiana and Illinois. He married Sarah Jane Benton May 20, 1857 to which union 11 children were born, six of whom still survive him. They lived in Illinois until after the close of the Rebellion, moving to Missouri in the fall of 1866, where he has lived on the same place for 33 years. Remains laid to rest in Bethlehem Cemetery.
Marriage:
James Ward - Sarah Benton
25 May 1857
Marriage Records
Stehenson County, Illinois
Licence No. 285
James and Sarah had the following children:
Etta V. Ward Cook (1860 - 1962)
William Eugene Ward (1862 - 1942)
Edith Ward Punter (1865 - 1959)
Oscar (Bud) Ward (1866 - 1922)
Oliver Wendell Ward (1869-1956)
Eveline Ward Wells (1873 - 1978)
The following is an obituary taken from a local newspaper provided courtesy of Henry County usgenweb.org.
Clinton, MO - James E. Ward, a highly respected citizen of this county, died January 30, 1899, with grip, bronchitis and congestion of the brain. He was born in Ireland April 12, 1835; came to America when between 9 and 10, living in N.Y. and N. J. for a few years, then moving westward into Indiana and Illinois. He married Sarah Jane Benton May 20, 1857 to which union 11 children were born, six of whom still survive him. They lived in Illinois until after the close of the Rebellion, moving to Missouri in the fall of 1866, where he has lived on the same place for 33 years. Remains laid to rest in Bethlehem Cemetery.
James was the husband of Sarah Jane Benton Ward.
Marriage:
James Ward - Sarah Benton
25 May 1857
Marriage Records
Stehenson County, Illinois
Licence No. 285
James and Sarah had the following children:
Etta V. Ward Cook (1860 - 1962)
William Eugene Ward (1862 - 1942)
Edith Ward Punter (1865 - 1959)
Oscar (Bud) Ward (1866 - 1922)
Oliver Wendell Ward (1869-1956)
Eveline Ward Wells (1873 - 1978)
The following is an obituary taken from a local newspaper provided courtesy of Henry County usgenweb.org.
Clinton, MO - James E. Ward, a highly respected citizen of this county, died January 30, 1899, with grip, bronchitis and congestion of the brain. He was born in Ireland April 12, 1835; came to America when between 9 and 10, living in N.Y. and N. J. for a few years, then moving westward into Indiana and Illinois. He married Sarah Jane Benton May 20, 1857 to which union 11 children were born, six of whom still survive him. They lived in Illinois until after the close of the Rebellion, moving to Missouri in the fall of 1866, where he has lived on the same place for 33 years. Remains laid to rest in Bethlehem Cemetery.
Marriage:
James Ward - Sarah Benton
25 May 1857
Marriage Records
Stehenson County, Illinois
Licence No. 285
James and Sarah had the following children:
Etta V. Ward Cook (1860 - 1962)
William Eugene Ward (1862 - 1942)
Edith Ward Punter (1865 - 1959)
Oscar (Bud) Ward (1866 - 1922)
Oliver Wendell Ward (1869-1956)
Eveline Ward Wells (1873 - 1978)
The following is an obituary taken from a local newspaper provided courtesy of Henry County usgenweb.org.
Clinton, MO - James E. Ward, a highly respected citizen of this county, died January 30, 1899, with grip, bronchitis and congestion of the brain. He was born in Ireland April 12, 1835; came to America when between 9 and 10, living in N.Y. and N. J. for a few years, then moving westward into Indiana and Illinois. He married Sarah Jane Benton May 20, 1857 to which union 11 children were born, six of whom still survive him. They lived in Illinois until after the close of the Rebellion, moving to Missouri in the fall of 1866, where he has lived on the same place for 33 years. Remains laid to rest in Bethlehem Cemetery.
Inscription
WARD
James
Apr. 12, 1835
Jan. 29, 1899
Sarah J. HIS WIFE
Mar. 14, 1835
Jan. 1, 1922
AT REST
Gravesite Details
Born in Ireland. m: May 20, 1857 to Sarah Jane BENTON. Died in Henry Co., MO.
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