BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Richland Co., Ohio
Past and Present
Illustrated
Publ: Mansfield by A. A., Graham & Co.
1807 - 1880
Weller Twp. -
CHRISTIAN WARD,
farmer; P. O. Olivesburg; he was born in Lancaster Co.,
Penn., in 1818; he lived at home on the farm until 1849,
when he was married, and in the same year he came to this
county to look after some land that his father had entered
some time before in Weller Township; he leased it out for a
few years, and then moved on it and went to farming himself;
Mr. Ward has been honored with the office of Justice
of the Peace nine years, and Infirmary Director and other
minor offices in the township; he has, by his industry and
strict attention to business, put himself in such a position
that he can give each of his children a farm when they
become of age. Mr. and Mrs. Ward have raised
eight children, three of whom are dead; he lost one son,
Jacob, in the late war. He enlisted in Co. G, 15th
O. V. I., and was killed at the battle of Nashville, Tenn.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - A. A., Graham &
Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 914 |
Sharon Twp. -
J. L. WARD,
proprietor Beverstock House, Shelby, Ohio; was born in
Columbiana Co., Ohio, in 1837. His father J. W.
Ward, moved to Richland Co. about 1847. About the
age of 15 years he began clerking, which he followed for a
number of years; he also taught for a number of terms; he
engaged in several business enterprises, furniture and
undertaking being the principal; he has lately built in
1847, and is well calculated for the business.
Mr. Ward is gentlemanly and accommodating; he and his
wife fully understand the wants of the traveling public.
He was married to Mrs. Ann E. Kline Feb. 22, 1880,
and has settled in Shelby.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - A. A., Graham &
Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 891 |
Weller Twp. -
JOHN WARD,
farmer; P. O. West Windsor; was born in England in 1816.
His father, and located where Mr. Ward now lives; his
father, Mr. Joseph Ward, was the first school
teacher, and taught the first school in this part of the
township; the first school-house was built of logs, in 1823,
near Olivesburg; the one built near West Windsor was built
about 1826. There were a few settlements around,
within a mile or two, when they came here, and very little
improvements made in the shape of buildings and clearing up
the farms. They now have a very fine farm and a
pleasant home. Mr. Ward has always lived here,
with the exception of one year that he lived in South
Carolina; while there he, together with a brother, were
engaged in staging and carrying the mails over the route
from Washington City to New Orleans; they run from Columbia,
S. C., to Augusta, Ga. The manner and habits of the
people there were not becoming to Mr. Ward's
idea of living and thinking, and at the expiration of one
year, he returned home, where he has since lived; he has
occupied several offices in the gift of the people, such as
Township Trustee, which he held for several years, also
Township Clerk, etc., and is one of the first men in the
township. He was married in 1844, to Miss Mary N.
Condon, of Mifflin Township. Her father was one of
the first settlers of Springfield Township; came in 1815;
was Sheriff of the county at one time. Mr. and Mrs.
Ward are highly respected citizens, and have a nice and
intelligent family; they have a steam saw-mill in connection
with the farm, owned and operated by his sons, C. C.
and C. P. Ward, which has been in successful
operation over one year.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - A. A., Graham
& Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 914 |
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