Jul-28-2018
Husband: Martin Carr Ward
Born: Aug- 1-1821 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Died: Mar- 8-1897 2 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 3,2 Father: William Ward Mother: Sarah Shobe
Wife: Mary Jane Gaston Also known as: Betty 4 Married: Dec-17-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,5
Born: Jun-23-1823 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Died: Dec-18-1908 6 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 3,2 Resided: in Bone Creek, near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: formerly in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Father: John Gaston (1796 - 1884) Mother: Elizabeth Morris (1797 - 1882) Notes
F Child 1: Sarah Elizabeth Ward Born: Dec-10-1841 2 Died: Jan-20-1855 2 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 3
M Child 2: John J. "Jasper" Ward Also known as: Jasper Ward 7 Born: Oct-11-1843 2 Wife: Martha A. Bond b. Jul- 3-1844 d. 1931 Married: Nov- 1-1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 8 (see note 1)
F Child 3: Anna M. Ward Also known as: Annie 9 Born: Dec- 2-1845 2 (see note 2) Died: Feb-27-1934 in Ritchie Co, WV 10 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William Buckner Zinn b. Jul- 9-1842 d. Aug-29-1924 Also known as: Buckner Zinn 9 Married: Jul-27-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
M Child 4: William W. Ward Born: Feb-29-1848 2 (see note 3) Died: Apr-12-1865 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 2 (see note 4) Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 3
M Child 5: Lewis M. Ward Born: Mar-17-1850 3 (see note 5) Died: Jan-28-1855 3 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 3
M Child 6: Thomas Floyd Ward 12 Born: Mar- 4-1852 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,12,13 Died: 1929 9,13 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: near Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Census: 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 14 Wife: Frances Virginia Frymier b. 1854 d. 1910 Married: Apr-18-1875 in Ritchie Co, WV 8,2
F Child 7: Amanda Victoria Ward Born: Dec- 7-1853 15,2 Died: May-25-1938 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Husband: John Townsend Hall b. Mar-13-1855 d. Jan- 5-1935 Also known as: John Town Hall Married: Apr- 8-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 8,2
F Child 8: Eliza J. Ward Born: Jan-29-1856 2,6 Died: Feb-22-1932 in Ritchie Co, WV 6,2 Buried: in Chevauxdefrise/Kendall Cemetery, CR 24, east of Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Husband: James Emery Amos b. Jul-11-1859 d. Jul-24-1945 Married: Sep- 1-1885 in Ritchie Co, WV 16
M Child 9: Charles Alvin Ward 12 Born: 1858 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 2,17,13 (see note 6) Died: Mar- 5-1944 in Ritchie Co, WV 17,13 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Wife: Catherine Olive Hall b. Dec-31-1864 d. Jan-14-1944 Also known as: Katherine Olive Hall 12 Married: Feb-24-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 2,8
M Child 10: Calvin B. Ward Born: May-18-1860 in West Virginia 2,18,13 Died: 1944 13 Buried: in Velva Cemetery, McHenry Co, ND 19 Census: 1930 in Bjornson (Minot), McHenry Co, ND Census: 1920 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN Census: 1910 in Bjornson (Minot), McHenry Co, ND Census: 1900 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN Occupation: 1910, 1930 farmer 20 Occupation: 1920 laborer 21 Occupation: 1900 waiter 18 Wife: Jessie E. Krouth b. Aug- -1870 d. 1949 Married: Jun- 4-1891 2
M Child 11: Alvadore Smith Ward Also known as: Smith A. Ward 2 Born: Nov-30-1862 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2,22 Died: Feb-25-1899 2 Resided: 1893 in Ritchie Co, WV 22 Wife: Lillie Dell Thomas b. Apr- 5-1875 d. Feb- 5-1936 Also known as: Dell Thomas Married: Nov- 8-1893 in Ritchie Co, WV 22,2
M Child 12: Albert M. Ward Born: Jan-15-1866 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 2,17,15 Died: May- 1-1950 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 17,23 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 15,3 Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Occupation: farmer 15 Wife: Flora Bell Wade b. Mar- 2-1877 d. Dec-26-1960 Married: Apr-18-1895 in Ritchie Co, WV 2,24
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 315. (2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 316. (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) Death record of daughter. (5) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (6) Headstone. (7) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 124. (8) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (9) Goldenseal Magazine, West Virginia Cultural Center, www.wvlc.wvnet.edu/culture/goldensl.html, Fall 1996. (10) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998), Identified as Anna Ward Zinn, dau of Martin & Betty Gaston Ward, born in Doddridge Co, died Feb 27 1934 at age 88y2m25d. (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as William B. Zinn, age 23, b. Lewis Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of John W. & Eliza; and Ann M. Ward, age 20, of Ritchie Co, dau of Martin C. & Mary J. Married Jul 27 1865. (12) Death record of son. (13) Headstone (year only) (14) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (16) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as James E. Amos, 26, of Ritchie Co; and Eliza J. Ward, 28, of Ritchie Co. Married Sep 1 1885. (NOTE: Minnie Kendall Lowther, RCHR p. 316, reports marriage date for Eliza J. Ward as Sep 1 1865, clearly a typographical error intended to be Sep 1 1885, as shown here.) (17) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998) (18) 1900 Census. (19) Findagrave.com. (20) 1910 Census. (21) 1920 Census. (22) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (23) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). "Ritchie County Cemeteries Through 1993" incorrectly reports death date as May 1 1956. Middle initial provided by Minnie Kendall Lowther as W, but marriage record, death record and headstone have it as M. (24) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Albert M. Ward, age 28, of Ritchie Co; and Flora B. Wade, age 18, of Ritchie Co. Married Apr 18 1895. Event Notes Note (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther (p. 316) reports marriage date as Nov 3 1864. Note (2) Birth date on headstone is 1846. Note (3) But age 17y1m23d on headstone would put birthdate at Feb 20 1848. Note (4) Killed while on guard duty. Note (5) "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 316, reports dates for Lewis M. Ward as Mar 14 1850 to Jun 25 1855. But "Ritchie County Cemeteries" reports death date on headstone as Jan 28 1855, at age 4y10m11d, which would put birth date at Mar 17 1850. Note (6) Based on age 85y9m29d given in death record, birthdate would be May 5 1858, but Minnie Kendall Lowther reports March 14 1858.Name Index