Leroy Ward1

b. March 1883
FatherBallard P. Ward1 b. 14 Jan 1836, d. 4 Sep 1912
MotherSarah Frances Thompson1 b. 5 Nov 1840, d. 28 Aug 1911
BirthMar 1883 Leroy Ward was born in Mar 1883 in Missouri.2 
Cens-1900Jun 1900 In 1900 he worked as a stock herder for a stock raiser named Joseph Jones in Hansford County, Texas. Leroy's brother Sidney worked as a farm laborer for the same stock raiser and an older brother Gus worked for a different stock raiser in the same area.3 
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited22 Jun 2007

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. [S1565] Joseph Jones household, 1900 U.S. cens., Hansford Co., Texas, pop. sched., Precinct 3, ED 81, sheet 1B, dwelling 10, family 10, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 2 of 2. Enumeration includes: Joseph Jones, head, 39, b. Walers, stock raiser; Leroy Ward, 17, b. March 1883, b. MO, parents b. VA, stock herder; Sidney B. Ward, 18, b. Sept. 1881, b. Arkansas, parents b. VA, farm laborer.
  3. [S1565] Joseph Jones household, 1900 U.S. cens., Hansford Co., Texas, pop. sched., Precinct 3, ED 81, sheet 1B, dwelling 10, family 10, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 2 of 2. Enumeration includes: Joseph Jones, head, 39, b. Wales, stock raiser; Leroy Ward, 17, b. March 1883, b. MO, parents b. VA, stock herder; Sidney B. Ward, 18, b. Sept. 1881, b. Arkansas, parents b. VA, farm laborer.