James Olander Ward
b. 15 April 1855, d. 11 May 1940
- Father: William W. Ward b. 20 December 1832, d. 28 October 1898
- Mother: Mary Ann Hays b. circa 1838, d. between 1857 and 1860
- James Olander Ward was born on 15 April 1855 in Alabama.
- Benjamin W. Hays and Eliza (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Lineville, Randolph County, Alabama. Other members of the household included James Olander Ward, Thomas Marion Hays, Elizabeth P. Hays, Sarah L. Hays, Benjamin Franklin Hays and Oscar Zenella Ward.
- Benjamin W. Hays and Eliza (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Fox Creek, Blakes Ferry, Randolph County, Alabama. Other members of the household included James Olander Ward, Benjamin Franklin Hays and Oscar Zenella Ward. Also in the household were Ben Waldrop (age 12), Delila Overton (age 16) and Henry Haze (age 14), probably all grandchildren.
- He was a farm laborer, according to the 1870 census.
- He married Charlotte Atchison, daughter of Robert Atchison and Evalina Hunter, on 11 January 1877 in Clay County, Alabama, with S. T. Collen, MG, officiating.
- James Olander Ward and Charlotte Atchison appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Lineville, Clay County, Alabama, enumerated next to James' step-grandmother Eliza Hayes, and his aunt Elizabeth Bartlett.. Other members of the household included Mary Ann Eveline Ward and Young Robert Ward.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- James Olander Ward and Charlotte Atchison appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Ellis County, Texas. Other members of the household included Young Robert Ward, Roxie Ward, James Neal Ward, Carl Ward, Ethredge Ward, Bessie Ward and Leslie Ward.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
- James Olander Ward and Charlotte Atchison appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Jones County, Texas. Other members of the household included Olen Ward, James Neal Ward, Carl Ward, Ethredge Ward, Bessie Ward and Leslie Ward.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
- James Olander Ward and Charlotte Atchison appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Collingsworth County, Texas. Other members of the household included Olen Ward.
- He was operating a farm, according to the 1920 census.
- James Olander Ward and Charlotte Atchison appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, at 212 North Pleasant. They were living in Dallas in 1935.
- James Olander Ward died on 11 May 1940 at age 85 in Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, at 206 North Pleasant at his residence. . His death was officially witnessed by Roxie Ward.
- He was interred at Vaughan (Bell) Cemetery, Hill County, Texas, near Hillsboro.
- A single grave marker identifies the graves of James Olander Ward and Charlotte Atchison.
James Olander Ward & Charlotty Atchison, Vaughan (Bell) Cemetery, Hill County, Texas
- Last Edited: 25 Jul 2016
Family: Charlotte Atchison b. 31 October 1859, d. 9 January 1952
- Mary Ann Eveline Ward+ b. 30 August 1878, d. 25 March 1973
- Young Robert Ward+ b. 9 May 1880, d. 18 May 1949
- Roxie Ward+ b. 10 March 1882, d. 8 March 1984
- Artie Ward b. 18 March 1884, d. 1884
- Henry Alonzo Ward b. 8 January 1886, d. 1886
- James Neal Ward+ b. 19 January 1888, d. 31 May 1963
- Carl Ward+ b. 13 January 1890, d. 15 October 1958
- Zanella Ward b. 28 December 1892, d. 1893
- Ethredge Ward+ b. 11 June 1894, d. 27 June 1967
- Bessie Ward+ b. 3 April 1896, d. 18 September 1996
- Leslie Ward+ b. 12 December 1898, d. 16 June 1936
- Alvin Ward b. 3 June 1900, d. 1900
- Olen Ward+ b. 3 October 1903, d. 26 April 1948