James Smith Ward

James Smith Ward

• Father: William Whitfield Ward b. 11 January 1818, d. 5 November 1862
• Mother: Martha Ann Smith b. 9 December 1826, d. 30 December 1902

• James Smith Ward was born on 24 November 1850 in Alabama.
• William Whitfield Ward and Martha Ann Smith appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Wetumpka PO, Coosa County, Alabama. Other members of the household included James Smith Ward, Mary Ward, William Joseph Ward, Achilles Richard Ward and Thomas W. Ward.
• Martha Ann Smith appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Garden Valley, Smith County, Texas, enumerated on the same page as the household of Martha's brother Elijah Smith.. Other members of the household included James Smith Ward, Mary Ward, William Joseph Ward, Achilles Richard Ward and Thomas W. Ward.
• He was a farm laborer, according to the 1870 census.
• He married Martha Ann (?) circa 1874.
• James Smith Ward and Martha Ann (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Smith County, Texas. Other members of the household included Zula E. Ward, William R. Ward, Martha Ann Smith and Thomas W. Ward.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
• James Smith Ward and Martha Ann (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Lindale, Smith County, Texas. Other members of the household included Zula E. Ward, William R. Ward, Homer R. Ward, Fannie Ward, Josiah O. Ward, James M. Ward, Cecil C. Ward and Martha Ann Smith.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
• James Smith Ward died on 29 November 1930 at age 80 in Smith County, Texas.
• His wife Martha Ann (?) became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Lindale City Cemetery, Lindale, Smith County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 31 Aug 2011