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Reese B. Ward (Rockcastle and Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1819-11-20 d. 1891-12-23

Rockcastle and Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer. Wayne County, Kentucky, native. Married to Nancy McHargue Ward. Father of Samuel Ward, James Ward, William Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Mary J. Ward, Talitha A. Ward, Emeline Ward, Andrew Ward, Richard G. Ward, and Ellen Ward. Farmer in Laurel County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, in 1860. Farmer in Garrard County, Kentucky, in 1863.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Laurel County, p. 32B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, p. 576.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, District 1, p. 9A.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Garrard County, KY, July 1863, p. 166.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994044, Laurel County Births.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994044, Laurel County Deaths.

"Death of Col Reese Ward," The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), December 23, 1891, p. 5.

W. H. Perrin, J. H. Battle, and G. C. Kniffin, Kentucky: A History of the State, 8th edition (Louisville: F. A. Battey and Company, 1888), 1004.

"Reece B. Ward (1819-1891)," Find A Grave, Memorial 127086522, accessed October 13, 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127086522.

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Ward, Reese B.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281212 (November 12, 2026).

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