Zachariah Ward b. 20 Jan 1833 Grayson Co. VA d. 28 Aug 1926 Jewell Ridge, Tazewell Co. VA: Appalachian Aristocracy

1833 - 1926 (93 years)

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Name	Zachariah Ward
Born	20 Jan 1833	Grayson Co. VA
Gender	Male
Died	28 Aug 1926	Jewell Ridge, Tazewell Co. VA
	Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. Name: Zackariah Ward Gender: Male Race: White Age at Death: 93 Birth Date: 20 Jan 1833 Birth Place: Grayson Co. VA Death Date: 28 Aug 1926 Death Place: Jewell Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia Registration Date: 30 Aug 1926 Father: Zachariah Ward [born Maryland] Mother: Tabitha Hash [born Maryland] Spouse: Nancy Billings Informant: C. S. Chambers Chapman S. Chambers [grandson] Sarah Ward m. Thomas D. Chambers
Buried	Laird Cemetery, Tazewell Co. VA
	Grave location, biography, and photo of house: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83834033&ref=acom
Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1850 Census Name: Zachariah Ward Age: 17 Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: District 19, Grayson, Virginia Gender: Male Family Number: 695 Household Members: Name Age Zachariah Ward 58 Riley Ward 30 Silas Ward 20 Zachariah Ward 17 Sally Richardson 40 1860 Census Name: Zachariah Ward Age: 27 Birth Year: abt 1833 Gender: Male Birth Place: Virginia Home in 1860: Grayson, Virginia Post Office: Bridle Creek Family Number: 1003 Household Members: Name Age Zachariah Ward 27 Nancy Ward 30 Mary Ward 8 Sarah Ward 6 Benjamin Ward 5 Alford Ward 4 Sumantha Ward 3 Bobetha Ward 1 1870 Census Name: Zachariah Ward Age in 1870: 36 Birth Year: abt 1834 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Mouth of Wilson Household Members: Name Age Zachariah Ward 36 Nancy Ward 39 Mary Ward 18 Sarah Ward 17 Benjamin Ward 15 Alfred Ward 13 Samantha Ward 11 Tobitha Ward 9 Zachariah Ward 7 Thos J S Ward 3 John W Ward 11 months 1880 Census Name: Zachariah Ward Age: 48 Birth Year: abt 1832 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nancy Ward Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Farmer Household Members: Name Age Zachariah Ward 48 Nancy Ward 49 Mary A. Ward 28 Sarah Ward 26 Benjamin Ward 25 Alford Ward 23 Samantha Ward 21 Zachariah Ward 18 Thomas J. Ward 13 John Ward 11 Laura Ward 7 1900 Census Name: Zachariah Ward Age: 67 Birth Date: Jan 1833 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nancy Ward Marriage Year: 1851 Years Married: 49 Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Name Age Zachariah Ward 67 Nancy Ward 70 Sallie Ward 47 [daughter] Victoria Ward 27 [granddaughter] Thos Short 5 [great grandson, Sallie's grandson] 1910 Census Name: Jack Ward [Zach Ward] Age in 1910: 77 Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nancy Ward Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Name Age Jack Ward 77 Nancy Ward 83 Sallie Chambers 52 Thomas Short 15 1920 Census Name: Zachariah Ward Age: 87 Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Street: Bearwallow Ridge Road Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Grandfather Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Able to Speak English: Yes Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age Chapman Chambers 45 [grandson] Ida Chambers 38 Lilly Chambers 20 Elizabeth Chambers 13 Minnie Chambers 8 Vista Chambers 5 Zachariah Ward 87 Sallie Ward 63 [daughter] MILITARY RECORDS National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online Name: Zach Ward Side: Confederate Regiment State/Origin: Virginia Regiment: 30th Battalion, Virginia Sharpshooters (Clarke's) Company: E Rank In: Private Rank Out: Musician [drummer] Film Number: M382 roll 58 This battalion fought at the following battles while Zach was enlisted: 16 Feb 1862 at Fort Donelson, TN. 15 Aug 1862 at Roane County, WV. 31 Aug 1862 at Lewisburg, TN. 10 Sep 1862 at Fayetteville, WV. 15 Nov 1862 at Elk River, TN. 24 Apr 1863 at Raleigh, WV. 16 Sep 1863 at Atheneum Prison, Wheeling, WV. 18 Sep 1863 at Montgomery Hospl, VA. 1 Oct 1863 at Knoxville, TN. 12 Oct 1863 at Scott County, VA. 15 Oct 1863 at Washington Co, VA. 17 Dec 1863 at Craig County, VA. 19 Dec 1863 at Roanoke County, VA. 9 May 1864 at Cloyd's Mountain, VA. He was discharged May 11,1864 after the battle at Cloyd's Mountain.
Person ID	I31823	Master File
Last Modified	23 Oct 2015

Father	Zachariah Ward, b. 23 Apr 1793, Ashe Co. NC , d. 28 Nov 1878, Grayson Co. VA (Age 85 years)
Mother	Tabitha Hash, b. 03 Dec 1799, d. 01 Mar 1835, Grayson Co. VA (Age 35 years)
Married	29 Jan 1818	Grayson Co. VA
	Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers. Name: Zachariah Ward Gender: Male Spouse Name: Tabitha Hash Spouse Gender: Female Marriage Date: 29 Jan 1818 County: Grayson State: Virginia
Family ID	F13395	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Nancy Billings, b. 1830, Ashe Co. NC , d. 1912, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 82 years)

Married 19 Oct 1850 Ashe Co. NC

North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.

Name: Nancy Billings
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1850
Marriage Place: Ashe, North Carolina
Spouse: Zachariah Ward
Spouse Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage

Children

	1. Mary Ward, b. ca 1852, Grayson Co. VA , d. Bef 1900, Virginia (Age ~ 48 years)
	2. Sarah (Sallie) WARD, b. 04 Apr 1856, Grayson Co. VA , d. 04 Mar 1920, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 63 years)
	3. Benjamin Franklin Ward, b. 24 Nov 1855, Grayson Co. VA , d. 18 Aug 1940, Pulaski Co., VA (Age 84 years)
	4. Alfred Ward, b. ca 1856, Grayson Co. VA
+	5. Samantha Ward, b. 08 Oct 1857, Grayson Co. VA , d. 22 Jan 1948, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 90 years)
	6. Tabitha Ward, b. ca 1859, Grayson Co. VA , d. Aft 1870, Grayson Co. VA (Age ~ 12 years)
	7. Zachariah Ward, b. ca 1863, Grayson Co. VA
	8. Thomas J. Ward, b. ca 1866, Grayson Co. VA , d. 27 Jun 1892, Tazewell Co. VA (Age ~ 26 years)
	9. John Ward, b. ca 1869, Grayson Co. VA , d. 29 Jun 1891, Tazewell Co. VA (Age ~ 22 years)
+	10. Laura Ward, b. 18 Jun 1873, Grayson Co. VA , d. 26 Nov 1941, Buchanan Co. VA (Age 68 years)
	11. Tabitha Ward, b. 07 Dec 1876, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 12 Dec 1876, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 0 years)

Last Modified 22 Oct 2015

Family ID F13373 Group Sheet | Family Chart