John William Ward (1843 - 1887)

Born 1843 in Morristown, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

Died 5 Jan 1887 at about age 44 in Morristown, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

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Biography

Pvt John Ward served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 5, 1862
Mustered out: June 22, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company B 106th New York Infantry

John engaged in farming in New York.

Caution: Do Not Conflate with Corporal John Ward (1826 - 1893) who served with Company C

John was born in 1843. He had blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion, was 5’ 6 1/2” tall, occupation listed as a farmer (per fold3 record) In 1880 John, 38, and his wife Mary Ann, 33, were living in Morristown, New York, with their children, William, 6; Henry, 4; Catherine, 2; and Jennie, infant. Also in the household were Edgar Howard, 17, who was a clerk in his grocery store, and his father-in-law, James Farrall, 70, born in Ireland.^[1]

Military

U.S. Civil War

WARD, JOHN W.—Age, 19 years. Enlisted, August 5, 1862, at Morristown, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. B, August 27, 1862; mustered out with company, June 22, 1865, near Washington, D. C.^[2]

Fold3^[3][4]

See also: civilwardata

John W. Ward

Residence was not listed; 19 years old.

Enlisted on 8/5/1862 at Morristown, NY as a Private.

On 8/27/1862 he mustered into "B" Co. NY 106th Infantry

He was Mustered Out on 6/22/1865 at Washington, DC

Occupation

• Farmer (per Fold3)
• General Grocery (per 1880 census)

Research Notes

• Obit? St Lawrence Republican and Ogdensburgh Weekly Journal, 26 January 1887 — Page 2
• Mr. John Ward is moving into his new store The Gouverneur Herald, 1 January 1880

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZFV-9S5 : Thu Oct 05 07:10:03 UTC 2023), Entry for John W. Ward and Mary A. Ward, 1880.
2. ↑ https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/106th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf
3. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/315790169
4. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/15445373/ward-john-w-us-civil-war-pensions-index-1861-1900

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27194341/john-w-ward : accessed 27 September 2021), memorial page for John W. Ward (1843–5 Jan 1887), Find A Grave: Memorial #27194341, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Morristown, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Anne Cady (contributor 46985237) .
• "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K836-6RZ : Sun Nov 12 17:58:21 UTC 2023), Entry for John W Ward and Mary A, 1890.

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