Descendants of CHARLES WARD
Generation No. 1
1. CHARLES1 WARD was born 1802 in GA. He married MARY ELVIRA HENSLEE, daughter of BENJAMIN HENSLEY and ELIZABETH. She was born 1821 in Burke Co., NC, and died 1878.
Children of CHARLES WARD and MARY HENSLEE are:
i. MATILDA2 WARD, b. January 17, 1834, Arkansas; d. September 17, 1899, Adair Co., OK; m. JOHN BEAVER.
ii. MARY ELVIRA WARD, b. December 29, 1836, Cherokee Co., NC; d. February 10, 1921, Rogers Co., OK; m. JOHN WESLEY HOLLAND, February 15, 1857, Union Co., GA.
Notes for MARY ELVIRA WARD:
John and Mary Elvira Holland are buried at Ward.s Grove Cemetery at Foyil, Oklahoma
iii. MARTHA CATHERINE WARD, b. April 15, 1840, Cherokee Co., NC; d. May 31, 1912, Stillwell, Adair Co., OK; m. JAMES MONROE CLOUD.
iv. JOHN TISDALE WARD, b. 1843, GA; d. 1869; m. SARAH E. KILLIAN, March 11, 1856, Ellijah, GA.
v. GEORGE WASHINGTON WARD, b. January 15, 1844, Gilmer Co., GA; d. 1911; m. (1) MARGARET PINION; m. (2) RACGEK HICKS.
Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON WARD:
Buried at Greenbrier Cemetery, Greenbrier, Robertson CO., TN
2. vi. CHARLES RUFUS WARD, b. July 27, 1840, Cherokee Co., NC; d. 1924, Lutts, Wayne CO, TN.
vii. JULIUS R. WARD, b. 1848.
viii. BENJAMIN F. WARD, b. 1849, NC; d. 1875.
ix. LUCY WARD, b. 1856, Murray Co., GA.
Generation No. 2
2. CHARLES RUFUS2 WARD (CHARLES1) was born July 27, 1840 in Cherokee Co., NC, and died 1924 in Lutts, Wayne CO, TN. He married (1) CATHERINE RAY in Maury Co., TN. He married (2) MARGARET E. JAMES July 14, 1878 in Columbia, Maury Co., TN.
Notes for CHARLES RUFUS WARD:
Buried at Lutts Cemetery in Lutts Wayne CO, TN
From the Book: THESE ARE BIOGRAPHIES OF FAMILIES WITH CONNECTIONS FROM
WHITE & CLEBURNE CO., AR
CHARLES RUFAS WARD One of the greatest blessings that can accrue in a communtiy is to be blessed with the old fashioned kind of families that have been successful in rearing a large family of well developed, healthy children. Families these days have dwindled in size, until it is a relief to a thorough old fashioned, liberty & loving, American citizen to meet up with such a family as that of Mr. Charles Rufas WARD, a brief family history of which follows: Charles Rufas WARD was bom in Cherokee Co., NC, July 27th, 1840, and will consequently be 67 years old his next birthday. He was raised on a farm in that state until he was 18 years of age, when being of a patriotic disposition and aiding with the Union cause, he enlisted in Co. F. of the 5th Regiment, TN Mounted Infantry, Col. S. B. BOYD commanding. He served throughout the entire war, and was mustered out at its close, in 1865, with honor to himself and to the company & regiment he had bom arms with. While not in any of the few great battles noted for numbers, he was in numerous smaller engagements, which were most bitterly contested, such as Spring Creek, GA, and Fishers Creek, TN. Mr. WARD was married July 14th, 1878, to Miss Margaret Elizabeth JAMES, at Columbia, TN. To them have been bom IO children, as follows: Auba Scaile, bom July 30th, 1897; Berry De Lone, bom February 5th, 1895; Charles Lawson, bom July 4th, 1893; Rufus Cecil, bom January 25th, 1892; George Henry, bom Dec. 24th, 1889; Byrum Smith, bom Dec. 13th, 1888; Wam Beaufort, bom Dec. 13,1886; Maggie Elizabeth, bom Dec. 23rd, 1884; Emma Dale, bom June 11, 1882, and James Tell, bom April I I th, 1880. All the children are now living except Emma Dale, who died when 3 years@ 3 months & 17 days of age, and Maggie Elizabeth, who died when only 6 days of age. This leaves 7 boys & I girl, (Miss Zuba Sealile), all living and all at home with their parents south of Pleasant Plains; all the children have so far remained unmarried. Mrs. Ward is a farmer, and after his marriage resided at Columbia, TN, for about 12 years; from there he moved to Hardin Co., TN, residing there about 14 years, and from there to White Co., AR, where he & his family have since resided. (from The Pioneer, Vol. V, Maddox, White Co., AR, Apr., 1907, No. 4)
Children of CHARLES WARD and MARGARET JAMES are:
i. JAMES TELL3 WARD, b. April 11, 1880.
ii. EMMA DALE WARD, b. June 11, 1882.
iii. MAGGIE ELIZABETH WARD, b. December 23, 1884.
iv. WARN BEAUFORT WARD, b. December 13, 1886.
v. BYNUM SMITH WARD, b. December 13, 1888.
vi. GEORGE HENRY WARD, b. December 24, 1889.
vii. RUFUS CECIL WARD, b. January 25, 1892.
viii. CHARLES LAWSON WARD, b. July 04, 1893.
ix. BERRY DELONE WARD, b. February 05, 1895.
x. ZUBA SEAILE WARD, b. July 30, 1897.
