Benjamin Franklin Ward

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1860 Census
Name: Benjamin Ward
Age: 5
Birth Year: abt 1855
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 [Tabitha]

1880 Census
Name: Benjamin Ward
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Zachariah Ward
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Nancy Ward
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


OBITUARY

The Southwestern News, Pulaski, VA; 9 Sept. 1940

Benjamin Ward
Passes Sunday
Following Illness
Benjamin Franklin Ward, Sr.
85, retired Pulaski businessman,
died early Sunday at Pulaski hospital
following a two weeks' illness.
Mr. Ward was one of Pulaski's
first merchants and resided at his store
building at the corner of Dora Highway and Washington Avenue.
Survivors include several children and grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements will not be completed until the arrival of relatives.

Married:
(1) Cynthia Ellen Phipps June 27,1875 Allegany Co., NC
(2) Cora Cox Feb. 28,1892 Grayson Co., Virginia
(3) Alice Margaret Phipps Parsons Oct. 7,1895 Tazewell Co., Virginia



Buried:
Grave location, biography, obituary and tombstone photos:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37037414

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Benjiman Franklin Ward
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 85
Birth Date: abt 1855
Death Date: 8 Sep 1940
Death Place: Pulaski County, Virginia
Registration Date: 10 Sep 1940
Father: Zachariah Ward
Spouse: Alice Ward