Hiram Ward

b. 16 March 1830, d. 5 April 1909
  • Hiram Ward was born on 16 March 1830 in New York.
  • Hiram Ward appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 living in the household of planter A. E. Westall.
  • He was employed as a laborer, according to the 1850 census.
  • Hiram Ward appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Columbia PO, Brazoria County, Texas, living in the combined household of planters T. C. Bell, W. A. Rose, S A Masters.)
  • He was employed as overseer.
  • He married Phoebe Riley, daughter of James Wayne Riley and Sarah Jane Carpenter, in March 1870.
  • Hiram Ward and Phoebe Riley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Austin PO, Travis County, Texas, and two field laborers.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
  • Hiram Ward and Phoebe Riley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Travis County, Texas. Other members of the household included Nancy O. Ward, James Heman Ward, Sarah C. Ward, George M. Ward, Anna L. Ward and Richard Archer Ward. Son William Hiram, age 7, apparently was overlooked by the enumerator.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
  • Hiram Ward and Phoebe Riley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Travis County, Texas. Other members of the household included George M. Ward, Anna L. Ward, Richard Archer Ward, Hubbard Carrington Ward, Thomas C. Ward and Minnie J. Ward.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
  • Hiram Ward died on 5 April 1909 at age 79.
  • His wife Phoebe Riley became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Merrelltown Cemetery, Travis County, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 16 Jun 2010

Family: Phoebe Riley b. 14 October 1843, d. 23 July 1920