Carrie Arlina Ward

Carrie Arlina Ward

• Father: William W. Ward b. 20 December 1832, d. 28 October 1898
• Mother: Partha E. Gilbert b. circa 1836, d. 22 July 1900

• Carrie Arlina Ward was born on 20 January 1870 in Louisiana.
• William W. Ward and Partha E. Gilbert appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Wadeville PO, Navarro County, Texas. Other members of the household included Carrie Arlina Ward, William J. Ward, Fannie Blanche Ward and Sebastian Gilbert Ward.
• William W. Ward and Partha E. Gilbert appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Navarro County, Texas. Other members of the household included Carrie Arlina Ward, Sebastian Gilbert Ward, Fannie Blanche Ward, William J. Ward, Lou Anna Ward and Levina Thorp. Also in the household were two grist mill laborers and a cook.
• She married Thomas James Nixson circa 1888.
• Thomas James Nixson and Carrie Arlina Ward appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Navarro County, Texas, enumerated next to the household of Carrie's brother William Ward. Other members of the household included Ruth B. Nixson, Fannie Inez Nixson, Henry Ervin Nixson and Frank Derrill Nixson. Also in the household was one male boarder working on the farm.
• Carrie Arlina Ward became a widow at the 21 September 1905 death of her husband Thomas James Nixson.
• Carrie Arlina Ward appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Navarro County, Texas. Other members of the household included Fannie Inez Nixson, Henry Ervin Nixson, Frank Derrill Nixson, Thelma M. Nixson and Thomas James Nixson.
• She was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
• Carrie Arlina Ward appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Navarro County, Texas, at Ward Bridge Road. Other members of the household included Henry Ervin Nixson, Frank Derrill Nixson and Thomas James Nixson.
• She was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
• Carrie Arlina Ward appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Richland, Navarro County, Texas. Also in the household were two young female lodgers, public school teachers.
• The following appeared on 16 April 1937 in The Corsicana Daily Sun: (Richland, April 15) Blake Ward of Fort Worth visited his aunts, Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Nixon, Friday and Saturday.
       Mr. and Mrs. Abbington are here visiting their mother, Mrs. S. G. Ward.
• Carrie Arlina Ward appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Richland, Navarro County, Texas, enumerated near the household of her brother's widow Amantha Stevenson Ward.
• Carrie Arlina Ward died on 25 May 1940 at age 70 in Richland, Navarro County, Texas, . Informant was R. E. Nixon.
• She was interred at Richland Cemetery, Richland, Navarro County, Texas.
• The following appeared on 25 May 1940 in The Corsicana Daily Sun: Mrs. Carrie Nixson, aged 69 years, died at her home at Richand Saturday morning. Funeral services will be held from the Baptist church at Richland Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Interment will be in the Richland cemetery. The rites will be conducted by Rev. J. D. Clare and Rev. Van P. Morrison.
       Surviving are two sons, H. E. Nixson and F. D. Nixson, both of Longview; two daughters, Mrs. T. M. Beckham, Wickett, and Mrs. T. E. Orand, Richland; and a sister, Mrs. Lou A. Davis, brother Oscar Ward, Fort Worth, Denton.
       Pallbearers will be Vivian Beckham, James Beckham, Henry Nixson, Frank Nixson, Clifton Orand and S. G. Orand.
       Corley Funeral Home is directing the arrangements.

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2016