Brief Life History of John H
When John H WARD was born on 17 April 1851, in Lawrence, Missouri, United States, his father, Charles Bowen Ward, was 29 and his mother, Nancy Simons, was 30. He lived in Ozark Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died on 16 October 1927, in Warm Springs, Deer Lodge, Montana, United States, at the age of 76.
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Family Time Line
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- John Ward in household of Charles Ward, "United States Census, 1860"
- John H Ward in household of Charles B Ward, "United States Census, 1870"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Historical Information: 1865: Deer Lodge, Montana Territory, United States 1889: Deer Lodge, Montana, United States
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Middle English ward ‘watchman, guard’ (Old English weard, used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).
English: occupational name from Middle English warde ‘armed guard’ (Old English weard ‘watching, guarding’), with the same meaning as 1 above.
Irish: shortened form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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