Montgomery County NcArchives Obituaries.....Ward, (Mr.) 1859 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com September 7, 2007, 11:10 am The Raleigh Standard - Sept. 7, 1859 SUICIDE -- A letter from Hunsucker's Store, Montgomery County, informs us that a man named WARD was found dead near his plantation, on Monday evening of last week, and that a jury of inquest returned a verdicgt of suicide by shooting himself. A loaded rifle was standing against a tree nearby, while an empty shot gun lay on the ground, the muzzle pointing towards the dead body, into which the load had been discharged. No cause is known for the act. The deceased was regarded as a peaceable, honest and industrious citizen. He leaves a wife and two small children. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/montgomery/obits/w/ward439ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb