William Joseph Ward
b. 9 April 1853, d. 11 May 1930
- Father: William Whitfield Ward b. 11 January 1818, d. 5 November 1862
- Mother: Martha Ann Smith b. 9 December 1826, d. 30 December 1902
- William Joseph Ward was born on 9 April 1853 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 William Joseph Ward, Mary Ward, James Smith 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 William Joseph Ward, Mary Ward, James Smith Ward, Achilles Richard Ward and Thomas W. Ward.
- He was a farm laborer, according to the 1870 census.
- He married Larevera C. Thomas.
- William Joseph Ward died on 11 May 1930 at age 77 in Smith County, Texas.
- His wife Larevera C. Thomas became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Barron Cemetery, Copeland Community, Smith County, Texas, six miles south of Tyler.
- Last Edited: 31 Aug 2011