Mary Ann

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann was born in 1816, in Jackson, Georgia, United States, her father, Minor M Meade, was 53 and her mother, Jane Landers, was 40. She married John William Ward on 18 August 1839, in Carroll, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in St. Clair, Alabama, United States in 1860 and Georgia, United States in 1870. She died on 21 June 1891, in Haralson, Georgia, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Tallapoosa, Haralson, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John William Ward
1815–1874
Mary Ann
1816–1891
Marriage: 18 August 1839
Coline Caroline Ward
1846–1884
William James Ward
1849–1910
Mary Jane Ward
1851–

Sources (7)

  • Mary Ward in household of John Ward, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary Mead, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Mary Ann in entry for William Ward, "England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997"

World Events (8)

1818

Historical Boundaries: 1818: St. Clair, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: St. Clair, Alabama, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

From Latin Maria via Old Welsh Meir. See Mary .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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