The Louisville Courier-Journal
August 9, 1874
Mrs. Emily M. Ward
Death of a Famous Kentucky Lady
The intelligence of the death of Mrs. Emily M. Ward, widow of the late Robert J. Ward, which occurred at her residence in this city at 12 o'clock last night, will create a profound sensation among the thousands who have known her in Louisville and throughout the country. She was among the widest known of the celebrated women whom Kentucky has given to the world, and the mother of a family, the daughter of which, especially, are among the most famous in the country. The brief interval allowed us, after receiving the news of her death, prevents but a brief mention at this time; but the announcement will recall to all who knew her and her family many noted and most interesting recollections.
Mrs. Ward was born in Scott County in the year 1810. She was the daughter of Mathew Flournoy, a wealthy and highly respected planter in that county. She received such an education as money could give, and, with an unusually gifted mind, was one of the most cultivated women of her day. When about 17 years old she was married to Robert J. Ward, then one of the leading and most prosperous merchants of Louisville. He had a branch house in New Orleans, and was a man of great wealth and boundless hospitality. He was at one time Speaker of the House of Representatives, and was a man of great influence in the city and State.
To them were born four sons and four daughters, and when these were grown, the Ward mansion, on the corner of Second and Jefferson streets, became one of the most noted houses in the country. The culture of Mrs. Ward, the wealth and hospitable habit of Mr. Ward, the extraordinary beauty of the daughters and the presence of the four sons, two of them, notably, men of unusual literary attainments, supplemented by travel and mixing with men of all nations, made the house the resort of more culture, wit, beauty and refinement than perhaps any residence in the West or South. Mrs. Sallie Ward Hunt, who is now living in this city, was the most celebrated of these daughters, and her beauty has been long a synonym for the highest type of Kentucky loveliness - the most famous the world through. The four daughters were Mrs. Hunt; Malvina, who married Mr. Colin Throckmorton; Emily, who was married to Captain William Johnson, and Lillie, the wife of J. Louis Shroeder. The sons were Matthew, Robert, William and Victor. These are all dead; three of the daughters survive - Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Throckmorton and Mrs. Johnson, and are the only remaining members of the large family.
The Ward mansion continued to be occupied by the family until the reverses of the war overwhelmed Mrs. Ward, with so many others in the South, and was then sold to the Cook Benevolent Association. Mrs. Ward then purchased her present residence on Fourth, beyond Broadway.
Mrs. Ward has been very ill for several months past, and her death was not unexpected. From the beginning of her illness until her death her children and other descendants and friends were continually at her bedside, devotedly administering to her wants and making easy her last days upon earth. The time of the funeral is yet to be announced.
August 9, 1874
Mrs. Emily M. Ward
Death of a Famous Kentucky Lady
The intelligence of the death of Mrs. Emily M. Ward, widow of the late Robert J. Ward, which occurred at her residence in this city at 12 o'clock last night, will create a profound sensation among the thousands who have known her in Louisville and throughout the country. She was among the widest known of the celebrated women whom Kentucky has given to the world, and the mother of a family, the daughter of which, especially, are among the most famous in the country. The brief interval allowed us, after receiving the news of her death, prevents but a brief mention at this time; but the announcement will recall to all who knew her and her family many noted and most interesting recollections.
Mrs. Ward was born in Scott County in the year 1810. She was the daughter of Mathew Flournoy, a wealthy and highly respected planter in that county. She received such an education as money could give, and, with an unusually gifted mind, was one of the most cultivated women of her day. When about 17 years old she was married to Robert J. Ward, then one of the leading and most prosperous merchants of Louisville. He had a branch house in New Orleans, and was a man of great wealth and boundless hospitality. He was at one time Speaker of the House of Representatives, and was a man of great influence in the city and State.
To them were born four sons and four daughters, and when these were grown, the Ward mansion, on the corner of Second and Jefferson streets, became one of the most noted houses in the country. The culture of Mrs. Ward, the wealth and hospitable habit of Mr. Ward, the extraordinary beauty of the daughters and the presence of the four sons, two of them, notably, men of unusual literary attainments, supplemented by travel and mixing with men of all nations, made the house the resort of more culture, wit, beauty and refinement than perhaps any residence in the West or South. Mrs. Sallie Ward Hunt, who is now living in this city, was the most celebrated of these daughters, and her beauty has been long a synonym for the highest type of Kentucky loveliness - the most famous the world through. The four daughters were Mrs. Hunt; Malvina, who married Mr. Colin Throckmorton; Emily, who was married to Captain William Johnson, and Lillie, the wife of J. Louis Shroeder. The sons were Matthew, Robert, William and Victor. These are all dead; three of the daughters survive - Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Throckmorton and Mrs. Johnson, and are the only remaining members of the large family.
The Ward mansion continued to be occupied by the family until the reverses of the war overwhelmed Mrs. Ward, with so many others in the South, and was then sold to the Cook Benevolent Association. Mrs. Ward then purchased her present residence on Fourth, beyond Broadway.
Mrs. Ward has been very ill for several months past, and her death was not unexpected. From the beginning of her illness until her death her children and other descendants and friends were continually at her bedside, devotedly administering to her wants and making easy her last days upon earth. The time of the funeral is yet to be announced.
The Louisville Courier-Journal
August 9, 1874
Mrs. Emily M. Ward
Death of a Famous Kentucky Lady
The intelligence of the death of Mrs. Emily M. Ward, widow of the late Robert J. Ward, which occurred at her residence in this city at 12 o'clock last night, will create a profound sensation among the thousands who have known her in Louisville and throughout the country. She was among the widest known of the celebrated women whom Kentucky has given to the world, and the mother of a family, the daughter of which, especially, are among the most famous in the country. The brief interval allowed us, after receiving the news of her death, prevents but a brief mention at this time; but the announcement will recall to all who knew her and her family many noted and most interesting recollections.
Mrs. Ward was born in Scott County in the year 1810. She was the daughter of Mathew Flournoy, a wealthy and highly respected planter in that county. She received such an education as money could give, and, with an unusually gifted mind, was one of the most cultivated women of her day. When about 17 years old she was married to Robert J. Ward, then one of the leading and most prosperous merchants of Louisville. He had a branch house in New Orleans, and was a man of great wealth and boundless hospitality. He was at one time Speaker of the House of Representatives, and was a man of great influence in the city and State.
To them were born four sons and four daughters, and when these were grown, the Ward mansion, on the corner of Second and Jefferson streets, became one of the most noted houses in the country. The culture of Mrs. Ward, the wealth and hospitable habit of Mr. Ward, the extraordinary beauty of the daughters and the presence of the four sons, two of them, notably, men of unusual literary attainments, supplemented by travel and mixing with men of all nations, made the house the resort of more culture, wit, beauty and refinement than perhaps any residence in the West or South. Mrs. Sallie Ward Hunt, who is now living in this city, was the most celebrated of these daughters, and her beauty has been long a synonym for the highest type of Kentucky loveliness - the most famous the world through. The four daughters were Mrs. Hunt; Malvina, who married Mr. Colin Throckmorton; Emily, who was married to Captain William Johnson, and Lillie, the wife of J. Louis Shroeder. The sons were Matthew, Robert, William and Victor. These are all dead; three of the daughters survive - Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Throckmorton and Mrs. Johnson, and are the only remaining members of the large family.
The Ward mansion continued to be occupied by the family until the reverses of the war overwhelmed Mrs. Ward, with so many others in the South, and was then sold to the Cook Benevolent Association. Mrs. Ward then purchased her present residence on Fourth, beyond Broadway.
Mrs. Ward has been very ill for several months past, and her death was not unexpected. From the beginning of her illness until her death her children and other descendants and friends were continually at her bedside, devotedly administering to her wants and making easy her last days upon earth. The time of the funeral is yet to be announced.
August 9, 1874
Mrs. Emily M. Ward
Death of a Famous Kentucky Lady
The intelligence of the death of Mrs. Emily M. Ward, widow of the late Robert J. Ward, which occurred at her residence in this city at 12 o'clock last night, will create a profound sensation among the thousands who have known her in Louisville and throughout the country. She was among the widest known of the celebrated women whom Kentucky has given to the world, and the mother of a family, the daughter of which, especially, are among the most famous in the country. The brief interval allowed us, after receiving the news of her death, prevents but a brief mention at this time; but the announcement will recall to all who knew her and her family many noted and most interesting recollections.
Mrs. Ward was born in Scott County in the year 1810. She was the daughter of Mathew Flournoy, a wealthy and highly respected planter in that county. She received such an education as money could give, and, with an unusually gifted mind, was one of the most cultivated women of her day. When about 17 years old she was married to Robert J. Ward, then one of the leading and most prosperous merchants of Louisville. He had a branch house in New Orleans, and was a man of great wealth and boundless hospitality. He was at one time Speaker of the House of Representatives, and was a man of great influence in the city and State.
To them were born four sons and four daughters, and when these were grown, the Ward mansion, on the corner of Second and Jefferson streets, became one of the most noted houses in the country. The culture of Mrs. Ward, the wealth and hospitable habit of Mr. Ward, the extraordinary beauty of the daughters and the presence of the four sons, two of them, notably, men of unusual literary attainments, supplemented by travel and mixing with men of all nations, made the house the resort of more culture, wit, beauty and refinement than perhaps any residence in the West or South. Mrs. Sallie Ward Hunt, who is now living in this city, was the most celebrated of these daughters, and her beauty has been long a synonym for the highest type of Kentucky loveliness - the most famous the world through. The four daughters were Mrs. Hunt; Malvina, who married Mr. Colin Throckmorton; Emily, who was married to Captain William Johnson, and Lillie, the wife of J. Louis Shroeder. The sons were Matthew, Robert, William and Victor. These are all dead; three of the daughters survive - Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Throckmorton and Mrs. Johnson, and are the only remaining members of the large family.
The Ward mansion continued to be occupied by the family until the reverses of the war overwhelmed Mrs. Ward, with so many others in the South, and was then sold to the Cook Benevolent Association. Mrs. Ward then purchased her present residence on Fourth, beyond Broadway.
Mrs. Ward has been very ill for several months past, and her death was not unexpected. From the beginning of her illness until her death her children and other descendants and friends were continually at her bedside, devotedly administering to her wants and making easy her last days upon earth. The time of the funeral is yet to be announced.
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