Iowa Family Groupsheet for james w ward Family *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: charles heffler Email address: hefflerfamily@comcast.net Husband: james w ward Birthdate: 1820 Birthplace: indiana Death date: Place of death: Father: Mother: Marriage date: 10 march 1842 Marriage place: knox county illinois Wife: nancy thurman Birthdate: 1823 Birthplace: ohio Death date: Place of death: Father: felix thurman of va. Mother: frances young of va. CHILDREN Child No. 1: david calvin ward Sex: m Birthdate: 01 dec 1842 Birthplace: hancock cnty. illinois Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: 29 dec 1863 Marriage place: washington cnty. iowa Spouse's name: margaret delong Child No. 2: lavina e ward Sex: f Birthdate: 1846 Birthplace: hancock cnty illinois Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: 18 july 1865 Marriage place: wasington cnty. iowa Spouse's name: daniel thurman Child No. 3: wilcey ward Sex: m Birthdate: <1848 > Birthplace: hancock cnty illinois Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 4: alice ward Sex: f Birthdate: <1851> Birthplace: hancock cnty illinois Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 5: george ward Sex: m Birthdate: <1853 > Birthplace: washington cnty iowa Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 6: rachel ward Sex: f Birthdate: <1855 > Birthplace: washington cnty iowa Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 7: presley ward Sex: m Birthdate: <1857 > Birthplace: washington cnty iowa Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 8: harvey ward Sex: m Birthdate: <1862 > Birthplace: washington cnty iowa Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 9: william ward Sex: m Birthdate: <1870 > Birthplace: decatur cnty iowa Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Documentation: illinois marriage license, 1850 census hancock cnty illinois, 1860 census washington cnty iowa, 1870 census decatur cnty iowa and 1880 census decatur cnty iowa. david calvin wards birthday and marriage date from family search .org i think james ward's father and mother are the david and esther ward that are in the 1850 census hancock cnty. illinois as they have a daughter age 15 that was born in indiana and that is where james was born. need more proof before i can claim them