HISTORY: Ard, Reuben -1841 Submitted for use in the Wayne County Archives on 9-30-00 by R Langton ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ I don't believe Reuben Ard was born in Wayne County, just that he lived there for a good part of his life, and all if not most of his kiddos were born there. The families left Wayne Co. in 1841. Ard a630001.jpg and a630002.jpg are copies of the first page of his will I obtained from MO files. Its in two sections, obviously, and the information overlaps. Same for page a630003.jpg and 2a630004.jpg. The Ard story was copied from a book called The History of MorganCounty, Missouri. And, the Ard cemetery a630005.jpg lists all the folks buried there, including Reuben Ard and his wife Elizabeth (LeFevers) Ard. It also gives directions to the cemetery.