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William Robinson Ward 1815 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: , , Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1887

Death Location: Antioch, Sevier Co., AR

Father: Johnathan Ward

Mother: Amelia Knight

Spouse(s): Martha Besley, Susan None

Children(s): William Ward, Phillip Ward, Sarah Ward, Francis Ward, Johnathan Ward, Stephen Ward, Nathan Ward, William Ward, James Ward, Richard Ward

1815 marked the beginning of William Robinson Ward's life in , , Tennessee, USA, to parents Johnathan Ward and Amelia Knight. Eventually, William Robinson Ward married Martha Besley and Susan, and they welcomed William R Ward, Phillip M Ward, Sarah E. Ward, Francis Ward, Johnathan Ward, Stephen I. Ward, Nathan B. Ward, William R. Ward, James H. Ward and Richard N. Ward. William Robinson Ward passed in 1887 at Antioch, Sevier Co., AR.

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Parents

Johnathan Ward
1780 – 1860
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Amelia Knight
1788 – 1850
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Besley
1828 –
Birth Location: –
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Susan None
1814 – 1889
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

William Ward
1853 – 1918
Birth Location: Texas, United States
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Phillip Ward
1835 – 1889
Birth Location: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
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Sarah Ward
1837 – 1890
Birth Location: Alabama
SW
Francis Ward
1839 –
Birth Location: –
FW
Johnathan Ward
1842 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Stephen Ward
1843 –
Birth Location: Alabama
SW
Nathan Ward
1845 – 1916
Birth Location: Texas
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William Ward
1848 –
Birth Location: Texas
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James Ward
1852 –
Birth Location: Arkasas
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Richard Ward
1854 – 1935
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1815
    Event Place: , , Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Monroe, Sevier, Arkansas; Roll: M653_51; Page: 61; Family History Library Film: 803051, Year: 1850; Census Place: Titus, Texas; Roll: M432_915; Page: 94A; Image: 173

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Titus, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Titus, Texas; Roll: M432_915; Page: 94A; Image: 173

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Monroe, Sevier, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Monroe, Sevier, Arkansas; Roll: M653_51; Page: 61; Family History Library Film: 803051

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sevier, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1887
    Event Place: Antioch, Sevier Co., AR
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