Son of Edwin W. Ward and Margaret M. Gunter. His parents were married in Guilford County, North Carolina, on January 28, 1839.
William Joseph Ward and Mary Jane Murrah were married on December 24, 1868 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. They had the following children:
1. Sarah Ella Ward Maxey (b. 1870)
2. Charles Yates Ward (b. 1871)
3. James Edward Ward (b. 1874)
4. Jane “Jennie” Ward O'Donnell (b. 1874)
5. Adam Walter Ward (b. 1879)
6. Ernest Jesse Ward (b. 1882)
7. Carrie Stacie Ward Arant (b. 1886)
NOTE: James Edward Ward and Jane Ward O'Donnell were twins.
1870 US Census:
Lincoln Co., TN
J W Ward M 34 Alabama
Mary Ward F 25 Alabama
Ella Ward F 0 Tennessee
1880 US Census:Robinsons Cross Roads, Montgomery Co., AL
Joe Ward Self M 42 Alabama
Mary Ward Wife F 35 Alabama
Ella Ward Daughter F 11 Alabama
Charles Ward Son M 9 Alabama
James Ward Son M 7 Alabama
Jane Ward Daughter F 7 Alabama
Adam Ward Son M 5 Alabama
1900 US Census:Winfield, Marion Co., AL
William J Ward Head M 61 Alabama
Mary J Ward Wife F 55 Alabama
Earnest J Ward Son M 19 Alabama
Stacie C Ward Daughter F 15 Alabama
1910 US Census:Brown, Fayette Co., AL
William J Ward Head M 70 Alabama
Mary J Ward Wife F 65 Alabama
Stacy Ward Daughter F 24 Alabama
Orville Ward Grandson M 7 Alabama
Kizzie Ward Granddaughter F 4 Alabama
Earl Ward Grandson M 0 Alabama
Maggie Odonnell Granddaughter F 15 Alabama
Mary Odonnell Granddaughter F 14 Alabama
Patrick Odonnell Grandson M 11 Alabama
Civil War Military Service:
William Joseph Ward (also listed as Joseph Ward, W.J. Ward) voluntarily enlisted in Company B, 13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, "Southern Stars," on July 19, 1861, in Montgomery, Alabama.
He fought in the Peninsula Campaign, Virginia, at Yorktown April 5-May 4, 1862; Seven Pines May 31-June 1, 1862; Mechanicsville June 26, 1862; Cold Harbor June 27, 1862; and, Malvern Hill July 1, 1862.
He fought in the Maryland Campaign at South Mountain September 14, 1862; Antietam/Sharpsburg September 16-17, 1862; and, in the Chancellorsville Campaign, Virginia, April 27-May 6, 1863.
He fought in the Gettysburg Campaign, Pennsylvania, and was absent/sick at Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863, and was captured at the Battle of Falling Waters, Maryland, July 14, 1863.
He appears on the Prisoner of War rolls, Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C., July 23, 1863, and Point Lookout Prison, Maryland, August 23, 1863. He was paroled under Oath of Allegiance February 13, 1865, at Point Lookout Prison, along with 2,051 prisoners. They were received at Coxes Landing, James River, Virginia, February 14-15, 1865.
After his release, he reported back to duty with the CSA and was discharged after the war on May 12, 1865.
Sources:
Alabama Civil War Soldiers Database
Fold3.com (Service Records and Pension Records)
William Joseph Ward and Mary Jane Murrah were married on December 24, 1868 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. They had the following children:
1. Sarah Ella Ward Maxey (b. 1870)
2. Charles Yates Ward (b. 1871)
3. James Edward Ward (b. 1874)
4. Jane “Jennie” Ward O'Donnell (b. 1874)
5. Adam Walter Ward (b. 1879)
6. Ernest Jesse Ward (b. 1882)
7. Carrie Stacie Ward Arant (b. 1886)
NOTE: James Edward Ward and Jane Ward O'Donnell were twins.
1870 US Census:
Lincoln Co., TN
J W Ward M 34 Alabama
Mary Ward F 25 Alabama
Ella Ward F 0 Tennessee
1880 US Census:Robinsons Cross Roads, Montgomery Co., AL
Joe Ward Self M 42 Alabama
Mary Ward Wife F 35 Alabama
Ella Ward Daughter F 11 Alabama
Charles Ward Son M 9 Alabama
James Ward Son M 7 Alabama
Jane Ward Daughter F 7 Alabama
Adam Ward Son M 5 Alabama
1900 US Census:Winfield, Marion Co., AL
William J Ward Head M 61 Alabama
Mary J Ward Wife F 55 Alabama
Earnest J Ward Son M 19 Alabama
Stacie C Ward Daughter F 15 Alabama
1910 US Census:Brown, Fayette Co., AL
William J Ward Head M 70 Alabama
Mary J Ward Wife F 65 Alabama
Stacy Ward Daughter F 24 Alabama
Orville Ward Grandson M 7 Alabama
Kizzie Ward Granddaughter F 4 Alabama
Earl Ward Grandson M 0 Alabama
Maggie Odonnell Granddaughter F 15 Alabama
Mary Odonnell Granddaughter F 14 Alabama
Patrick Odonnell Grandson M 11 Alabama
Civil War Military Service:
William Joseph Ward (also listed as Joseph Ward, W.J. Ward) voluntarily enlisted in Company B, 13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, "Southern Stars," on July 19, 1861, in Montgomery, Alabama.
He fought in the Peninsula Campaign, Virginia, at Yorktown April 5-May 4, 1862; Seven Pines May 31-June 1, 1862; Mechanicsville June 26, 1862; Cold Harbor June 27, 1862; and, Malvern Hill July 1, 1862.
He fought in the Maryland Campaign at South Mountain September 14, 1862; Antietam/Sharpsburg September 16-17, 1862; and, in the Chancellorsville Campaign, Virginia, April 27-May 6, 1863.
He fought in the Gettysburg Campaign, Pennsylvania, and was absent/sick at Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863, and was captured at the Battle of Falling Waters, Maryland, July 14, 1863.
He appears on the Prisoner of War rolls, Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C., July 23, 1863, and Point Lookout Prison, Maryland, August 23, 1863. He was paroled under Oath of Allegiance February 13, 1865, at Point Lookout Prison, along with 2,051 prisoners. They were received at Coxes Landing, James River, Virginia, February 14-15, 1865.
After his release, he reported back to duty with the CSA and was discharged after the war on May 12, 1865.
Sources:
Alabama Civil War Soldiers Database
Fold3.com (Service Records and Pension Records)
Son of Edwin W. Ward and Margaret M. Gunter. His parents were married in Guilford County, North Carolina, on January 28, 1839.
William Joseph Ward and Mary Jane Murrah were married on December 24, 1868 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. They had the following children:
1. Sarah Ella Ward Maxey (b. 1870)
2. Charles Yates Ward (b. 1871)
3. James Edward Ward (b. 1874)
4. Jane “Jennie” Ward O'Donnell (b. 1874)
5. Adam Walter Ward (b. 1879)
6. Ernest Jesse Ward (b. 1882)
7. Carrie Stacie Ward Arant (b. 1886)
NOTE: James Edward Ward and Jane Ward O'Donnell were twins.
1870 US Census:
Lincoln Co., TN
J W Ward M 34 Alabama
Mary Ward F 25 Alabama
Ella Ward F 0 Tennessee
1880 US Census:Robinsons Cross Roads, Montgomery Co., AL
Joe Ward Self M 42 Alabama
Mary Ward Wife F 35 Alabama
Ella Ward Daughter F 11 Alabama
Charles Ward Son M 9 Alabama
James Ward Son M 7 Alabama
Jane Ward Daughter F 7 Alabama
Adam Ward Son M 5 Alabama
1900 US Census:Winfield, Marion Co., AL
William J Ward Head M 61 Alabama
Mary J Ward Wife F 55 Alabama
Earnest J Ward Son M 19 Alabama
Stacie C Ward Daughter F 15 Alabama
1910 US Census:Brown, Fayette Co., AL
William J Ward Head M 70 Alabama
Mary J Ward Wife F 65 Alabama
Stacy Ward Daughter F 24 Alabama
Orville Ward Grandson M 7 Alabama
Kizzie Ward Granddaughter F 4 Alabama
Earl Ward Grandson M 0 Alabama
Maggie Odonnell Granddaughter F 15 Alabama
Mary Odonnell Granddaughter F 14 Alabama
Patrick Odonnell Grandson M 11 Alabama
Civil War Military Service:
William Joseph Ward (also listed as Joseph Ward, W.J. Ward) voluntarily enlisted in Company B, 13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, "Southern Stars," on July 19, 1861, in Montgomery, Alabama.
He fought in the Peninsula Campaign, Virginia, at Yorktown April 5-May 4, 1862; Seven Pines May 31-June 1, 1862; Mechanicsville June 26, 1862; Cold Harbor June 27, 1862; and, Malvern Hill July 1, 1862.
He fought in the Maryland Campaign at South Mountain September 14, 1862; Antietam/Sharpsburg September 16-17, 1862; and, in the Chancellorsville Campaign, Virginia, April 27-May 6, 1863.
He fought in the Gettysburg Campaign, Pennsylvania, and was absent/sick at Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863, and was captured at the Battle of Falling Waters, Maryland, July 14, 1863.
He appears on the Prisoner of War rolls, Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C., July 23, 1863, and Point Lookout Prison, Maryland, August 23, 1863. He was paroled under Oath of Allegiance February 13, 1865, at Point Lookout Prison, along with 2,051 prisoners. They were received at Coxes Landing, James River, Virginia, February 14-15, 1865.
After his release, he reported back to duty with the CSA and was discharged after the war on May 12, 1865.
Sources:
Alabama Civil War Soldiers Database
Fold3.com (Service Records and Pension Records)
William Joseph Ward and Mary Jane Murrah were married on December 24, 1868 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. They had the following children:
1. Sarah Ella Ward Maxey (b. 1870)
2. Charles Yates Ward (b. 1871)
3. James Edward Ward (b. 1874)
4. Jane “Jennie” Ward O'Donnell (b. 1874)
5. Adam Walter Ward (b. 1879)
6. Ernest Jesse Ward (b. 1882)
7. Carrie Stacie Ward Arant (b. 1886)
NOTE: James Edward Ward and Jane Ward O'Donnell were twins.
1870 US Census:
Lincoln Co., TN
J W Ward M 34 Alabama
Mary Ward F 25 Alabama
Ella Ward F 0 Tennessee
1880 US Census:Robinsons Cross Roads, Montgomery Co., AL
Joe Ward Self M 42 Alabama
Mary Ward Wife F 35 Alabama
Ella Ward Daughter F 11 Alabama
Charles Ward Son M 9 Alabama
James Ward Son M 7 Alabama
Jane Ward Daughter F 7 Alabama
Adam Ward Son M 5 Alabama
1900 US Census:Winfield, Marion Co., AL
William J Ward Head M 61 Alabama
Mary J Ward Wife F 55 Alabama
Earnest J Ward Son M 19 Alabama
Stacie C Ward Daughter F 15 Alabama
1910 US Census:Brown, Fayette Co., AL
William J Ward Head M 70 Alabama
Mary J Ward Wife F 65 Alabama
Stacy Ward Daughter F 24 Alabama
Orville Ward Grandson M 7 Alabama
Kizzie Ward Granddaughter F 4 Alabama
Earl Ward Grandson M 0 Alabama
Maggie Odonnell Granddaughter F 15 Alabama
Mary Odonnell Granddaughter F 14 Alabama
Patrick Odonnell Grandson M 11 Alabama
Civil War Military Service:
William Joseph Ward (also listed as Joseph Ward, W.J. Ward) voluntarily enlisted in Company B, 13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, "Southern Stars," on July 19, 1861, in Montgomery, Alabama.
He fought in the Peninsula Campaign, Virginia, at Yorktown April 5-May 4, 1862; Seven Pines May 31-June 1, 1862; Mechanicsville June 26, 1862; Cold Harbor June 27, 1862; and, Malvern Hill July 1, 1862.
He fought in the Maryland Campaign at South Mountain September 14, 1862; Antietam/Sharpsburg September 16-17, 1862; and, in the Chancellorsville Campaign, Virginia, April 27-May 6, 1863.
He fought in the Gettysburg Campaign, Pennsylvania, and was absent/sick at Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863, and was captured at the Battle of Falling Waters, Maryland, July 14, 1863.
He appears on the Prisoner of War rolls, Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C., July 23, 1863, and Point Lookout Prison, Maryland, August 23, 1863. He was paroled under Oath of Allegiance February 13, 1865, at Point Lookout Prison, along with 2,051 prisoners. They were received at Coxes Landing, James River, Virginia, February 14-15, 1865.
After his release, he reported back to duty with the CSA and was discharged after the war on May 12, 1865.
Sources:
Alabama Civil War Soldiers Database
Fold3.com (Service Records and Pension Records)
Inscription
CO B 13 ALA INFANTRY
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
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Interred next to his daughter, Sarah Ella Ward Maxey.
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