Thomas E. Ward1

b. March 1874
FatherBallard P. Ward1 b. 14 Jan 1836, d. 4 Sep 1912
MotherSarah Frances Thompson1 b. 5 Nov 1840, d. 28 Aug 1911
BirthMar 1874 Thomas E. Ward was born in Mar 1874 in Texas.2 
Marriagecirca 1897 He married Rachel (?) circa 1897.3 
Cens-1900Jun 1900  Thomas and Rachel lived in Moore County, Texas, in the early years of their marriage. There they were enumerated in 1900 with 2 children: a son and daughter, both born in Texas. Rachel's place of birth was listed as New Mexico.2 
Cens-191021 Apr 1910 In 1910 the couple were living in Hansford County, Texas where 37 year old Thomas was enumerated as the head of a household that included wife Rachel (32), son Zenas P. (11) and daughter Opal (10), as well as Thomas's father and mother. They were living on a rented farm. On this census Opal was listed as having been born in Kansas (1900 census listed TX).3 
  Thomas may have been deceased by 1920. Rachel, Zenas and Opal were recorded on that year's census living in Huerfano County, Colorado. Rachel was married to a man by the name of William E. Angel.4 

Family

Rachel (?) b. Feb 1882
Children
  • Zenas P. Ward3 (Aug 1898 - )
  • Opal A. Ward3 (Jul 1899 - )
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited9 Nov 2008

Citations

  1. [S1742] Judy B. Anderson, Virginia Connections - A Genealogical History of the Thompson-Ward Family, p. 393 citing census records and letters left by Ballard Ward.
  2. [S1575] Thomas E. Ward household, 1900 U.S. cens., Moore Co., Texas, pop. sched., ED 60, sheet 1B, dwelling 18, family 18, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 2 of 5. Enumeration includes: Thomas E. Ward, 26, b. March 1874, marr 2 yrs, b. TX, parents b. VA, stock farmer; Rachell Jane, wife, 18, b. Feb. 1872, mother of 2 children, both living, b. New Mexico, father b. New Mexico, mother b. "Old" Mexico; Y. Prest__, son, 1, b. Aug. 1898; Opal, son, 10/12, b. Jul 1899; both children: b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. NM.
  3. [S1567] Thomas E. Ward household, 1910 U.S. cens., Hansford Co., Texas, pop. sched., Hansford, ED 128, sheet 2A (p. 306 stamped), dwelling 23, family 23, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 3 of 6. Enumeration includes Thomas E. Ward, 37, marr 13 yrs, b. TX, parents b. VA, farmer, rents farm; Rachel J., wife, 32, marr 13 yrs, mother 2 children, both living, b. N.M., father b. TX, mother b. MO; __nas P., son, 11, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. NM; Opal A., dau, dau, 10, b. Kansas, father b. TX, mother b. NM; Ballard P., father, 74, marr #1, marr 51 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, no occup; Sallie F., mother, 69, marr #1, marr 51 yrs, mother of 5 children, 4 living, b. VA, father b. TN, mother b. VA.
  4. [S1576] William E. Angel household, 1920 U.S. cens., Huerfano Co., Colorado, pop. sched., Walsenburg, ED 83, sheet 17A (p. 80 stamped), dwelling 315, family 321, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 33 of 57. Enumeration includes: William E. Angel, 46, b. NC, no occup; Rachel J., wife, 41, b. NM, father b. TX, mother b. MO; Zenas P. Ward, son, 21, machinist at garage, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. NM; Opal H., dau, 20, bookkeeper, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. NM.