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Born 1824, Perry county
From The history of Jasper county, Missouri : including a condensed history of the state, a complete history of Carthage and Joplin, other towns and townships : together with numerous portraits of prominen (1883)
JAMES WARD was born Jan. 1, 1824, in Perry county, Ohio. His father was born in Yirginia, and reared in Ohio. His mother was born in Maryland. James was reared on a farm, and received a common school education. Mr. Ward has been married three times. He was married to Harriet Ward, Oct. 5, 1848, in Allen county, Ohio. By this marriage they have three children living, named William H., Martha J., and John A. Mrs. Ward died Aug. 14, 1858. March 31, 1859, Mr. Ward was married to Miss Dillon, who was born in 1842. Mr. Ward enlisted on May 12th,
1863, in Company D, One Hundred and Fifty-first Ohio Yolnnteer Infantry, as second lieutenant, enlisting for one hundred days. He was sent to "Washington City, D. C, and was there mustered out. In 1868 he moved to Henry county, Mo., farming two years, and then bought his present farm of eighty acres in 1869. Mr. Ward's children by his second wife are Sarah E., Mary M., and James L. Mrs. Ward died Aug. 29, 1869, and he was again married in September, 1879, to Elizabeth Henry. Mr. Ward, is a member of the Dunkard Church; is a pleasant, sociable gentleman and a good farmer.
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