BIOGRAPHIES: Mrs. Celia WARD, Augusta, Eau Claire County, WI ==================================================================== 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, or the legal representative of the contributor, 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. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Eau Claire Co. WIGenWeb coordinator on 17 June 2002 ==================================================================== ** Posted for informational purposes only - poster is not related to the subject of this biography. Mrs. Celia Ward, millinery and dress goods, Augusta, was born in Whitewater, only daughter of Albert Woodbury, mechanic. Went to Plover, Portage Co., at the age of seven years, and was married there, Dec. 25, 1865, to Edwin Ward. He died in October, 1877, at Stevens Point. She came to Augusta in 1879, in July, and in January 1880, commenced present business. There are four persons employed in the establishment. She has two children, Edwin Charles and Fred E. --Transcribed from "History of Northern Wisconsin," The Western Historical Company, A. T. Andreas, Proprietor, Chicago, IL, 1881. Page 342