Ward Family Bible Records submitted by: Timothy D. Hudson ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.org/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ****************** Here are transcriptions of the family Bible records for David Ward (1806-1882), an early settler of eastern Union Parish, and his brother, Elisha Ward, Jr. (1823-1898). ************************************************************ DAVID WARD & CYNTHIA SEALE FAMILY BIBLE David Ward and his first wife Cynthia Seale Ward were early settlers of Union Parish Louisiana, arriving in February 1837, several years before the parish was created from Ouachita. The following is a precise transcription of the information recorded on the family pages of David Ward and Cynthia Seale’s Family Bible. I was sent scanned copies of the original Bible pages in early 2002, but I have been unable to determine the year in which the Bible was published. The late Mrs. Geneva Chevalier Aulds owned the pages, and her family now possess them. Back in the 1980s, I frequently visited my friend and cousin Mrs. Geneva Chevalier Aulds of Farmerville. As a young woman, she had seen David Ward’s Bible in the home of her uncle Leander Ward, and she copied down several dates, including the date of Cynthia Seale Ward’s death and that of her brother James Hayden Seale’s birth. I do not know precisely when or how Mrs. Aulds came into possession of the Bible. I have used all of the original punctuation and spelling in the transcriptions below. ************************************************************ ********** David Ward Family Bible, Page 1 – Deaths *********** Note: The deaths in this page appear to have been made by three different people. The first handwriting records the deaths of both Elisha Wards and of the infant Clarenda Ward, all between 1838 and 1844. The next person entered the death dates for David W. Ward and Cynthia Seale Ward. The McLelland deaths were entered last in a distinctly different handwriting than the Ward deaths, and it is nearly impossible to read the faint McLelland deaths. Elisha Ward, Sr.’s death was recorded first, at the top of Column 1. However, the subsequent Ward deaths were all recorded in Column 2. As this left the remainder of Column 1 blank, the McLelland deaths were later recorded just under Elisha Ward, Sr.’s death entry. ++ Elisha Ward Snr. Departed this life on 5th day of Aug A.D. 1838. Aged Sixty four years and some months. ++ Frederick M. McLeland Departed this life on th 22nd of March 1870 ++ Francis M. McLeland Departed this life on th 6th of July 1871 ++ Jermiah D. McLeland Departed this life on th 6th of April 187___ ++ Elisha Ward Jnr. Died the 22nd of May A.D. 1844 ++ Clarenda Ward Died the 8th of June A.D. 1844 ++ David Washington Ward Departed this life 24 July 1852 ++ Cyntha Ward – wife of David Ward Died March 27th 1857. Buried at Ward’s Chapel Union Parish La ********** David Ward Family Bible, Page 2 – Marriages ********** ++ Henry Wesley Ward was Born the October 16, 1868 ++ Frederick McLeland son of Benj. McLeland was Borned Nov 7th 1847 ++ Ellen M. McLeland was Borned Jan 16th 1856 ++ Francis B. McLeland was Borned March 26th 1861 ********** David Ward Family Bible, Page 3 – Births ********** ++ Mary Ward was Born in the year 1827 – 12 day of May in year of our Lord ++ Eligea H. Ward was Born in the year 1830th 13 day of July in the year of our Lord ++ Rachael Jane Ward was Born in the year of our Lord 1833 the 6 day of April ++ John Thomas Ward was Born in the year of our Lord 1835 the 30 Day of June ++ Elisha Ward was born July the 29th 1838 ++ Julia Annis Ward was born A.D. 1841 18th day March ++ Clarinda Ward was born on 29th day of November A.D. 1843 ++ James Madison Ward & David Washington Ward was the born Born the 27th of May A.D. 1845 ++ [written in pencil at the bottom of this page, in different handwriting] Hnrey Wesley Ward was Born October 16 1868 ********** David Ward Family Bible, Page 4 – Births ********** ++ William H. H. Ward was born 25 April 1848 ++ Levincy Jane Carter was born 24 day of December 1849 [The year looks like “1849”, although other sources indicate she was born in the year 1847, including her tombstone and the 1850 & 1860 censuses] ++ Sarah francis Carter was bornd 27 of November 1850 ++ Mary Caliline Carter was bornd 26 of January 1852 ++ Jas. H. Seale was Born in the year of our Lord 1814 the 18 day of March Negro Age ++ Bety [name very difficult to read] was born on the 5th day of July 1849 ++ Hanarh was born on the 7th day of October 1852 ++ Harriett was born on the 11 day of September 1854 ++ Shollet was born on the 5 day of August 1856 [year is difficult to decipher] ++ Henry was born on the 18 of Jan 1860 ******************************************************************* THE ELISHA WARD, JR. & ELIZABETH MEEKS FAMILY BIBLE The following is a precise transcription of the information recorded on the family pages of Elisha Ward, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth Meeks. He was the youngest known child of Elisha Ward, Sr. and Jane Washington Neeland Ward. On 19 August 2000, this Bible was in the possession of Mrs. Katherine Kinniell of Austin, Texas. Mrs. Kinniell is a granddaughter of Mr. Nacy Evans Ward, the youngest son of Elisha Wad, Jr. Mr. Mark Ward kindly shared this information with me. This Bible was published and sold in 1829 by Daniel D. Smith, 190 Greenwich Street, New York. Elisha Ward, Jr. arrived in what is now Union Parish with his parents in the winter of 1837 - 1838 from Kemper County Mississippi. His father died shortly after their arrival, in August 1838. Elisha lived with his mother Jane in Union Parish near his siblings David Ward and Margaret Jane Ward Auld until the early 1850s, when he and his wife Elizabeth Meeks Ward moved from Union Parish into neighboring Claiborne. In the 1870s, he moved his family from Claiborne Parish to Nevada County Arkansas, where Elisha died in 1898. ********** Elisha Ward, Jr. Family Bible, Page 1 – Births ********** ++ Elisha Ward was born the 21st day of Feby 1773. ++ Jane W. Neeland was bor the born the 15th of October AD 1784. ++ Elisha Ward Jnr. Was born the 20th of April AD 1823. ++ Theodotia [name crossed out, written above] Mary T. Redick was born the 18th of October AD 1828. ********** Elisha Ward, Jr. Family Bible, Page 2 – Births ********** ++ John Washington Ward was born the 21st of July 1845. ++ Theodotia Ann Ward was born the 10th of September 1847. ++ Joseph Hubbard Ward Born Feb 4th 1850. ++ William David Ward Born July 28th 1852. ++ Elisha Michael Ward Born Septem 30th 1854. ++ Henry Taylor Ward Born October 27th 1857. ++ Harty Jane Ward Born March 17th AD 1860. ++ Nacy Evans Ward was Born Nov 22th 1863. ++ Mary Eliza Ward was born Aug 7th 1867. ++ Nannie Ward was born the 23 day of Oct. 1898. ++ Mary Ward was born Aug 7th 1901. ++ Katherine Elizabeth Parker was born Sept. 7, 1931. ********** Elisha Ward, Jr. Family Bible, Page 4 – Marriages ********** ++ Elisha Ward and Elizabeth Meeks was married the 28th of September 1843. ++ N. E. Ward and Dora Dillon was married 17th of Oct 1889. ++ N. E. Ward and Kate Dillon was married the 26 day of June 1895. ++ Leonard Smith & Nannie Ward were married 6th day of Sept 1919. ++ Nannie Ward Smith and Alfred Cumming were married May 26, 1924. ++ Mary Ward and Fletcher Parker were married June 8, 1924. ++ Katherine Parker & Wm. T. Kinneill, Jr. Aug 10, 1952. ********** Elisha Ward, Jr. Family Bible, Page 4 – Deaths ********** ++ Dora Ward died the 11day of Dec 1893. ++ Fletcher Parker died April 16, 1946. ++ Kate Dillon Ward died June 27, 1949. ++ N. E. Ward died August 11, 1950. ++ Joseph Hubbard Ward departed this life June 22d, 1855 aged 5 year and 3 months. ++ Mary Eliza Ward departed this life May 2nd 1876. ++ Elisha Ward died the 3rd of Oct 1898. ++ Harty Jane McClure died the 20 [or 2d] day of March 1899. [Note: Every other date has “th” or “rd” or “nd”, so this date could be “2d” instead of “20”.] ++ Elizabeth Ward died the 6th day of Feb 1916. # # #