Celia (Perdue) Ward (1802 - 1906)

Born 1802 in Franklin, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Whittington William Ward — married 21 Nov 1825 in Franklin, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Sep 1906 at about age 104 in Essex, Fayette Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Celia (Perdue) Ward was a centenarian, living to age 104.

Celia Perdue Ward was the daughter of Daniel Perdue and Happy Ward. She married her first cousin, Whittington W. Ward

Celia and Whittington were married 22 Jun 1826 in Franklin, VA.

Per Familysearch.org Tree, Celia and Whittenton W. Ward had the following children:

• Reynolds A. Ward 1829-1862
• Jane Ward 1832-deceased
• Miriam Ward 1833-1913
• John Ward 1838-deceased
• Phoebe Ward 1843-1907
• Benjamin Ward 1845-deceased
• Eleanor C. Ward 1846-deceased
• George Washington Ward 1847-deceased
• Celia W. Ward 1855-deceased

• According to the 1850 Census, the family lived in Fayette Twp. Lawrence County, OH:
• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• Whittington Ward Male 51 Virginia
• Ceely Ward Female 40 Virginia
• Jane Ward Female 18 Ohio
• Marie Ward Female 17 Ohio
• John Ward Male 14 Ohio
• Phebe Ward Female 10 Ohio
• Benj Ward Male 5 Ohio
• Atty C. (Abby C.) Ward Female 3 Ohio

• The actual date of her birth is uncertain, without a birth record.

• The 1850 Census records her being 40 years old, 1860, 58, then in 1870, 50 making her birth year 1810, but errors often occur in Census reports.

Sources

• Originated from Lillian Esther Holmes Family Tree on Aug 9, 2017.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQD-YHZ : 29 January 2020), Whittenton W. Ward, 1826.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQJ-SFT : 21 December 2020), Ceely Ward in household of Whittington Ward, Fayette Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/fanchart/L4BV-33H
• Source Citation: Census:Year: 1850; Census Place: Fayette, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: M432_701; Page: 447A; Image: 675.
• Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15532914/celia-ward: accessed 17 May 2023), memorial page for Celia Perdue Ward (1802–29 Sep 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15532914, citing Oakland Chapel Cemetery, Kitts Hill, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by susan j (contributor 46852126).