Biographical Sketch of William Henry Ward, Greene County, Missouri, Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Mr. Ward is the son of William T. and Louisa J. Ward, and was born October 10, 1842, in Greene County, Missouri, two miles west of Spring- field. He grew to manhood upon the farm, and when the war broke out he joined the militia for a year, and then enlisted in the 2nd Missouri light artillery, battery I, as first sergeant. He was at the battles of Springfield and Nashville. At Springfield he was wounded in the left hand. He was mustered out August 10, 1865, at Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri. He then came home and learned the trade of stone mason, and worked at it ten years, and during the time laid the founda- tion for some of the principal business houses in the city of Spring- field. In 1879 he moved to Christian county and ran a saw mill, and in January, 1883, he returned to Springfield, and now has charge of the large saw mill of R. A. Campbell. His first vote was cast for Lincoln in 1864 on the steamer J. D. Berry. He was married September 22, 1870, to Miss Lavinia, daughter of Henry Clay, of Springfield. Their union has been blest with three sons and one daughter. His father was born January 10, 1814 in Tazewell County, Tenn., and came to Greene County, Mo., in 1837, settling upon the place where Col. J. H. Price now lives. He then moved six miles south of Springfield, where he has lived forty five years. His first wife was Miss Priscilla Price, a sister of Judge William C. Price. She dying, he married Louisa J. Epperson, by whom he had seven children, four sons and three daughters. His second wife died March 31, 1854. Mr. Ward, Sr., was a Know Nothing before the war, and voted for Lincoln in 1864. He was one of the pioneers of the county, and one of Greene's best citizens. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================