William Harvey WARD[1, 2, 3]
Male 1864 - 1933


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  • Nickname  Buddy 
    Birth  Sep 1864  Roy, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 6] 
    • Sep 1864, Georgia -> stated on 1900 census
      68 years, 7 months at time of death (equates to Sep 1864) -> death cert.
      1865, Georgia -> age 5 on 1870 census
      1865, Georgia -> age 65 on 1930 census

      His birthplace is noted as Roy, GA on his death certificate. I can't find a town called Roy, but there is a Roy Road in Fannin County.
    Gender  Male 
    Census  1870  Subdivision 55, Gilmer, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Address:
    Ellijay post office 
    • William H. (5) appeared in the household of H. D. Ward (30). He was born in Georgia. The household included Mary E. (25), Georgia A. (8), and Nancy E. (2).
    Census  1880  Noontootla, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • William H. (15) appeared in the household of Mary Ward (35) as her son. He was "at home." He had attended school during the year, but could not read or write. He and both parents were born in Georgia. The household included Georgia A. (17), and Nancy E. (11).
    Census  1900  Stock Hill, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • William H. Ward (35) appeared as head of household. He was born Sep 1864. He and both parents were born in Georgia. He was a farmer. He and Mary L. (35) had been married 11 years. The household included Newton C. (9), Edward C. (7), William D. (2), and Walter A. (1). The family lived on farm, which they owned.

      Mary's mother, Anie, appeared next door, and her brother, James P. Forrester appeared four households down.
    1900 Census, Georgia, Fannin County, Stock Hill, p2B    		 1900 Census, Georgia, Fannin County, Stock Hill, p2B
    Census  1910  Stock Hill, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • William H. Ward (45) appeared as head of household. He and Mary L. (45) had been married 21 years. He and both parents were born in Georgia. He was a farmer on a general farm and employed others. He was literate. He owned his home, which was a farm. The farm schedule was #8. The household included Edward C. (17), William D. (13), Coles H. (10), Charlie C. (7), Virgil Taft (3), and Anna Forrester (92).

      Anna Forrester was Mary's mother. William and Mary's son, Newton C. Ward, and his family appeared on on page 9-B.
    Residence  1918  Newport, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • He is reported as the nearest relative of his son, William Dallas Ward, on Dallas' World War I Draft Registration. He resides in Newport.
    Census  1920  Stock Hill, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • William H. Ward (54) appeared as head of household. He lived on a farm, which he owned free of mortgage. He was married and was literate. He and both parents were born in Georgia. He was a farmer on a farm, working on his own account. The household included his wife, Mary (54), and children: Clifford (24), Carl (20), Charly (16), and Virgil (13).

      William's sister, Georgia Kirby, appeared five households up on the same page, and his son, Newton C. Ward, appeared two households down on the following page.
    Census  1930  Stock Hill, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • William H. Ward (65) appeared as head of household. He owned his home, which was a farm of unspecified value. The family did not have a radio. William was 24 when he was first married. He and both parents were born in Georgia. He was a farmer on a general farm, working on his own account. He was occupied during the year and was not a veteran. Other household members include his wife Mary L. (65), and sons Coles H. (29), and Virgil T. (23).

      His son Newt and his family lived next door and his son Charlie and family lived two households down.
    Occupation  Farmer  [1, 13] 
    Residence  1933  Newport, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • His residence at the time of his death.
    Died  15 Apr 1933  Newport, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • Cause of death was chronic myocarditis and intestinal nephritis, complicated by high blood pressure.
    Buried  17 Apr 1933  Dial, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Notes 
    • Name:
      William H. Ward -> 1920 census
      William Harvey Ward -> death certificate
      William "Bud" Ward -> "Forrester Family"

      Connection to parents:
      William's parents are reported as Harvey Ward and Mary Tucker on his death certificate.
    Person ID  I1649  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified  16 Apr 2011 

    Father  Harvey D. WARD,   b. Abt 1840, , , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother  Mary E. TUCKER,   b. Abt 1845, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married  probably Abt 1861 
    Family ID  F74  Group Sheet

    Family  Mary Lourania FORRESTER,   b. 7 Jul 1864, , Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1944, Newport, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  9 Jan 1889  , Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Children 
    >1. Newton Coleman WARD,   b. 24 Oct 1890, Newport, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1974, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    >2. Edward Clifford WARD,   b. 15 Apr 1893, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1975
     3. William Dallas WARD,   b. 21 Jul 1897, Newport, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Walter H. WARD,   b. May 1899, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1900 and 1910, , probably Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Coles H. WARD,   b. Abt 1900, , probably Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Unknown WARD,   b. Aft 1900,   d. Bef 1910
    >7. Charlie C. WARD,   b. Abt 1904, , probably Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Virgil Taft WARD,   b. 7 May 1906, , probably Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1991
    Family ID  F73  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S491] 1920 U. S. Census, Fannin County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication T625, roll 256., Stockhill District; 40; sheet 1-A; dwelling 12, family 12; William H. Ward household; accessed; 8 April 2007 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S373] , Death certificate , Georgia Department of Community Heath, Vital Records, Atlanta, Georgia., William Harvey Ward; no. 10329; 1933 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S493] Lemma Forrester, "Forrester Family: Forrester - Keeper of the Forest," Facets of Fannin: A History of Fannin County, Georgia, Ethelene Dyer Jones, editor (Dallas, TX: Curtis Media Corporation, 1989), ., p. 309 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S92] 1900 U.S. census, Fannin County, Georgia population schedule; digital images, Ancestry.com; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623 (http://www.ancestry.com), roll 195; Stock Hill District, enumeration district (ED) 29, p. 2 B (penned), dwelling 38, family 38, William H. Ward; (Reliability: 3).
      http://tinyurl.com/yfuy8lm

    5. [S399] 1870 U. S. Census, Gilmer County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 152., Subdivision No. 55; p. 36 (penned); dwelling 254, family 254; H. D. Ward household; 4 September 2010 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S490] 1930 U. S. Census, Fannin County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); National Archives and Records and Administration microfilm publication T626, roll 355., Stock Hill Mil. District 1488; 56-19; sheet 1-B; dwelling 17, family 17; William H. Ward household; accessed; 4 October 2009 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S399] 1870 U. S. Census, Gilmer County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 152., Subdivision No. 55; p. 36 (penned); dwelling 254, family 254; H. D. Ward household; 4 September 2010 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S400] 1880 U. S. Census, Fannin County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 0145., Noontootla, 844 G. M.; 61; p. 701 B (stamped); dwelling 106, family 107; Mary Ward household; 4 September 2010 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S480] 1900 U. S. Census, Fannin County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication T623, roll 195., Stock Hill District; 29; sheet 2-B (penned); dwelling 38, family 38; William H. Ward household; accessed; 4 March 2008 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S494] 1910 U. S. Census, Fannin County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication T624, roll 182., Stock Hill; 28; 6-A; dwelling 7, household 7; William H. Ward household; accessed; 12 April 2008 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S418] "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," Database and images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918, NARA microfilm publication M1509., accessed; 8 April 2011; William Dallas Ward, serial no. 87, Draft Board O, Fannin County, Georgia; citing FHL microfilm roll 1,557,032 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S490] 1930 U. S. Census, Fannin County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); National Archives and Records and Administration microfilm publication T626, roll 355., Stock Hill Mil. District 1488; 56-19; sheet 1-B; dwelling 17, family 17; William H. Ward household; accessed; 4 October 2009 (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S373] , Death certificate , Georgia Department of Community Heath, Vital Records, Atlanta, Georgia., William Harvey Ward; no. 10329; 1933 (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S457] Fannin County, Georgia, Marriage Books, Fannin County Ordinary Court, , , ; digital images, Georgia Archives, Georgia's Virtual Vault (http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us/index.php : accessed )., accessed; 15 February 2011; 1864-1894, p. 414; Ward-Forrister; 1889 (Reliability: 3).



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