John P. Ward

As printed in 1883

JOHN P. WARD was born Jan. 20, 1858, in Auglaize county, Ohio, and is the son of Daniel Ward, who was born and reared in Ohio, and died in March, 1881. His mother was also a native of Ohio. She married Jessie Heston. He was born in Bucks county, Penn., and moved from Ohio to Jasper county, Mo., in 1870. Young John worked on the farm until twenty-two years of age, and during that time got a good common school education. In 1879 he engaged in a drug store as clerk for Mr. Lewis, in Jasper, one year, and then went to keeping hotel, but did not keep that quite a year, selling out to Mrs. McFarland. He engaged in threshing some time. Next engaged as clerk for Prichard & Thompson, and is still with them, enjoying the esteem and confidence of his employers. Mr. Ward has a fine farm of ninety-three acres.

was born June 15, 1838, in Oswego county, N. Y., reared near Cleveland, Ohio, and moved to Will county, Ill., in 1845. She was married to A. P. Warner Sept. 9, 1858, in Will county. He was born in Canada, in 1833. He came to Illinois and married Miss Eliza Goal. They had seven children, named Eugene, Waller, John, Frank, William, Benjamin, and Hallie. They moved to Jasper county. Mo., in 1879. Mr. Warner died Sept. 27, 1879. Mrs. Warner has carried on farming, with the help of her sons, for the last eleven years, as Mr. Warner was not able to work for a good many years before his death. Mrs. Warner is a lady of culture and refinement. Her oldest boys are very near grown. Eugene, the eldest, is very fond of hunting, but is a good boy to work and is well liked by all. Mrs. Warner and family are highly esteemed by all their friends and neighbors.

As printed in 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 prominent (1883). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.