William Jefferson Ward

Birth Date

1828-02-01

Death Date

1904-06-09

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Johnson County, Kentucky, farmer, soldier, and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Son of Shadrach Ward and Levina Ward. Married to Sarah Hicks Ward in Johnson County on November 29, 1860. Father of Shadrach W. Ward. Farmer in Johnson County in 1850. Farmer in Johnson County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Johnson County in 1863. Served in the 5th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a second lieutenant.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 113B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 221.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, Toms Creek, p. 199A.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Johnson County Marriages, 1843-1875, Film #001912950, p. 162 of 239 of microfilm.
Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Kentucky, 9th Congressional District, Johnson County, Vol. 2 of 3, October 1863, p. 416, p. 208 of 212 of microfilm), (Accessed via ancestry.com on August 20, 2020).
Find A Grave, “William Jefferson Ward (1828-1908)," Memorial #20381935, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20381935/william-jefferson-ward (accessed August 20, 2020).
KYR-0001-004-0362.

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