bullet Eleanor (Ellen) WARD was born on 26 Aug 1829 in MS. She died on 1 Apr 1905 in TX. This is a guess; living next to Moses in the 1850 census. There is an Elanora, age 7, w/Moses in 1850; could be dau. of Henry.
Parents: Moses M. WARD and Hannah DAVIS.

Children were: Ransom CHANCE, John CHANCE , Ann CHANCE, Joseph CHANCE , Timothy CHANCE.

bulletEleanor Marie WARD. Parents: Thomas Jackson (Jack) Ward and Clara Luticia Brunson.

bulletEli M. WARD was born in 1855 in TX. Parents: Stephen WARD and Elizabeth J. CHANCE.

Children were: William S WARD.

bulletElias WARD was born in 1825 in MS. Parents: Henry WARD and Elnora SMITH.

bullet Elias M. WARD was born in 1856 in TX. Parents: Stephen WARD and Elizabeth J. CHANCE.

bullet Eligia WARD was born in 1848. He died in 1850. This child's placement in this family is educated guesswork. Buried at Old Dorcas Cem., Okaloosa Co., FL.
Parents: John Elijah WARD and Mary Grace COUSINS.

bullet Elijah (Lige) WARD was born in May 1855 in Walton Co., FL. He died in 1934. Buried at Davisville, Escambia Co., FL Parents: Celestine Josiah Thomas William Augustus WARD and Catherine BAKER.

He was married to Catherine MERRITT about 1873. Children were: Susan Elizabeth (Lizzy) WARD, Jasper N. WARD, Saphrona Elmo WARD, William Elijah (Little Lige) WARD, Ada WARD, Talton WARD, Gladys M. WARD, Otis Merritt WARD.

bullet Elijah B. WARD was born on 1 Dec 1811. Parents: William Powell WARD.

bullet Elijah Covington WARD was born on 16 May 1832 in Jackson Co., MS. He died on 6 May 1921 in Jackson Co., FL. Elijah may be the same as Liza, a census mistake, according to Bob Doherty. In 1840 there are two females age 0-5; in 1850 there should not be any females over age 15. Liza, age 18, does not "fit"; there are two females age 11 & 15. Could Lige or Liga have been misinterpreted as Liza? Elijah reared by Griffin Hollman, a lawyer, after his mother's death. Found in the 1850 Census of Perry Co., MS with HOLLMAN. Buried at Cypress Baptist Cemetery.

Elijah Covington WARD was borned in Jackson County Miss. May 16 -1832, his mother died when he was 9 years old, then he was reared by Griffin HOLLMAN, a lawyer, was well educated, taught school in his early life, then was employ by the M&P Ohio Railway Co. as a carpenter, was a soldier in the Civil War, enlisted at Barrancas Barracs at Pensacola Fla. was with M. B. R. R. Co. for some years after the war, then moved to Hattiesburg Miss. He married Miss Serena BUSBY in 1859 in July. 8 children were borned. William Henry, Louise Anna, Mary Alice, Cynthia Melissa, Nora Isabella, Ella Iola, Leonard Lucien, David Elijah. Then he was married a second time, Jan-6-1897, to Missouri Davis McCARTY, 2 children were borned, Elvira Elizabeth, Pauline Adella, he lived in Jackson Co Fla from 1894 till death May-6-1921. Third, I do not think anyone could have made the connection to Griffin HOLLMAN without family lore. Parents: Henry WARD and Elnora SMITH.

He was married to Serena BUSBY on 17 Jul 1860 in Mobile, Mobile Co., AL. Children were: William Henry WARD, Louise Anna WARD, Mary Alice WARD, Cynthia Melissa WARD, Nora Isabel WARD, Ella Iola WARD, Leonard Lucian WARD, David Elijah WARD.

He was married to Missouri DAVIS McCARTY on 6 Jan 1897 in Jackson Co., FL. Children were: Pauline Adella WARD, Elvira Elizabeth WARD .

bullet Elijah W. WARD was born in 1859. Parents: Andrew Jackson WARD and Mary (Mollie) Malissa CANNON. Parents: Andrew Jackson WARD and Mary (Mollie) Malissa CANNON.

bullet Elijah W. WARD was born in 1779 in Ashland, Caswell County, North Carolina. He died in 1862 in Walton County, Florida. According to several sources he is the son of John III. There is a letter written by Joseph Bartholomew Childress stating the relationship. There is also a story related by Jesse Turner to Betty Perkins: William Childress, the son of Nancy & Bartholomew, went to see his Uncle Elijah and met Mary Caroline his first cousin. He fell in love and when he went back he took two friends, George Washington Nelson & Marsh Underwood and introduced them to Mary's sisters, Harriett & Louisa; they all got married. Jesse was a desc. of Gabriella. I do not know Elijah & son James' connection to NC! He is found in Clark Co., AL, in 1816, son James b. in NC ca 1820, in what became Walton Co., FL in 1821, in Covington Co., AL in 1830, Tallahassee, Leon Co., FL in 1835, & back in Walton Co. in the 1840 census. He is also found there in 1850 & 1860. Fought in the Indian Wars of 1837 & 1838 for which he received a bounty of 160 acres in Walton Co., FL. This appears to be the land described on homestead certificate #8210. Filed for & received 640 acres in what became Santa Rosa Co., FL on the Yellow River; known as Ward's Basin. Claims he settled there in 1821 & cultivated the land. Elijah was a cobbler who was once said to have fought off a pack of wild dogs with his cobbler's awl. Most of the WARDs in the area were loggers. All of course were farmers to some degree. Elijah, according to family lore, married twice after after Sarah died. One wife was taken across the river in a boat and left on the other side. He is buried in what is now a meadow near Crestview.
Parents: John III WARD and Elizabeth Nancy (Nahoga) KNIGHT.

He was married to Sarah (Sally) Anne COCHRAN on 4 Apr 1816 in Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama. Children were: John (Jack) WARD, William (Bill) Marion WARD, Gabriella Ann WARD , James Melvin (Jim) WARD, Andrew Jackson WARD, John Elijah WARD, Louisa WARD, Sarah Ann (Sallie) WARD, Celestine Josiah Thomas William Augustus WARD, Daniel WARD, Mary Caroline WARD, Harriett Elizabeth WARD.

bullet Elisha Patrick WARD was born in 1825 in MS. Served CSA - Co. of Inf. Rio Grande Mil. Dist. under Col. Jno S. FORD. Enl. @@ Galveston 2 Mar 1861.
Age 35, 5'11 1/2" tall, eyes blue, hair dark. Nat. Jackson Co., MS.
Parents: Moses M. WARD and Hannah DAVIS.

Children were: Loucious WARD, Rufus WARD.

bulletEliza WARD was born on 10 Mar 1859 in Ucheeanna, Walton Co., FL. She died on 27 Nov 1921 in Juniper. Deborah B. says middle name Louisa. I recorded Louizer from 1860 census.
Parents: WARD (Husband of Sarah (Sallie) WARD) and Sarah (Sallie) WARD.

She was married to William (Will) Arnold ELLIS on 19 Aug 1880 in Chumuckla, Santa Rosa Co., FL. Children were: Richmond C ELLIS, James William ELLIS, Isaac Alonzo ELLIS, Mattie ELLIS, Bama ELLIS, Malissa ELLIS, Sarah Eugene ELLIS, Roland ELLIS, Lewis ELLIS, Mary Anna ELLIS.

bullet Eliza WARD was born in 1832 in MS. Parents: Henry WARD and Elnora SMITH.

bullet Eliza WARD Parents: Joshua WARD and Sarah McCALL.

She was married to Edmund MATTHEWS on 15 Jan 1801 in Charleston, West Virginia.

bullet Eliza WARD was born in 1859 in AL. Parents: James Madison WARD and Mary Jane PURVIS.

bullet Eliza Ann WARD was born on 13 Nov 1807 in South Carolina. She died after 1880. Parents: Ward (Father of Permelia & Eliza Ward) .

She was married to Wiley PEEBLES in Henry, Alabama. Children were: Jesse Wiley PEEBLES, Mariah J. PEEBLES, Sarah F. PEEBLES, James W. PEEBLES, William J. PEEBLES, Permelia Ann PEEBLES, Isham PEEBLES, Byron Peebles, Mary A. PEEBLES, Wiley Henry PEEBLES, William J. PEEBLES, James W. PEEBLES.

bullet Eliza Ruth WARD was born on 18 Sep 1912 in Pulaski, Virginia. Strawberry Time In The Hollow

Written by
Jim Nixon

The wild strawberry plants had bloomed much earlier in the year, the warm spring, and gentle rains had been just what the plants needed to produce a bountiful harvest, and now the berries were ripening and ready for picking. The sweet berries were a prized commodity of the inhabitants of the hill country of the
western part of Virginia, and picking them was a daily chore. Earlier in the year when the strawberry plants were beginning to bloom, Emory Nixon a young man of twenty five years of age had met the girl of his dreams, Eliza Ward, a young lady, fifteen years old and ten years younger than himself. Just as the strawberry plants had bloomed, so too had the love that they had for each other. Emory would do any thing to be with Eliza, and judging by what was to take place one would have to assume that the feeling was mutual.

The story begins the evening before when Emory, who had been visiting with Eliza, had told her that he was going to work on his mothers car at home the next day, and if she wanted to come over and visit him, that would be a good time. Now back then, it just was not very lady like for a young girl to go gallivanting off to a boys house, and Mary Ward, Eliza's Mother, had already warned her not to go over to the Nixon's house to see Emory. Now, any one who ever thought that they were in love knows that a team of wild horses couldn't keep two lovers apart, and immediately Eliza begin to plan just how she was going to out smart her mother and make the journey over two hills and a hollow to see the man of her dreams.

Now back to the strawberries, there just ain't nothing that can beat a bowl of wild strawberries covered with sugar and cream, unless it might possibly be homemade strawberry preserves. Eliza knew that her mother wanted some berries, and so therein lies her plan. Early that morning she grabs a half gallon bucket and sneaks out of the house and goes out scouring the hillsides for the small sweet berries and after having picked a goodly portion she hides them in the bushes, for they are a part of the plan that she has masterminded to outwit her mother so that she can go visit with Emory. Eliza returns to the house to await her opportunity to put into play the rest of her plan. So far everything has went well, she has picked the berries, hid them, and returned to the house, all without being missed by her mother.

Mrs. Wards favorite spot was sitting in the doorway of the old log home that her husband Charles had purchased some years earlier, and today was no exception, there she was holding Sadie, her youngest child, putting her to sleep and watching down the road that leads up into the hollow. Eliza had already cleaned up from her berry picking trip and was just waiting for the opportunity to slip away from the house and to go see Emory. Mrs. Ward noticed that Eliza was all dressed up and remarked, "I guess he's a coming over" and Eliza replied, yes, at about two. Sadie was asleep by now and Mrs. Ward got up to lay her into the bed and no sooner than she had cleared the doorway, Eliza ran from the house, down the road, up the hills and hollow to the Nixon home place where Emory was working on his mothers car.

Mrs. Martha Nixon was working in her vegetable garden, nursing along the tender plants that provided the food for her family's table. Lucy, Emory's sister was nearby picking strawberries, and just as planned he was working on his mothers car. Eliza had arrived about five minutes earlier and had few precious moments to socialize with Emory when he looked over to where his mother was working and noticed that Mrs. Ward had arrived on the scene. Oh!! Eliza, he remarked; I see your mother coming, go over to where Lucy is picking berries and maybe she won't whip you. Well, that didn't help, holding a switch in her hand she remarked, " I thought I told you not to come over here", at the same time striking Eliza across the legs with the switch. Moving rather rapidly ahead of her mother down the hill and toward home she remembered to stop and pick up the berries that she had hidden earlier that day, "you picked them this morning, didn't you", her mother remarked, telling the truth, as had always been her policy, she exclaimed "yes". Telling the truth is probably what kept her from receiving further punishment. Mrs. Ward loved her children deeply, and realized that while Eliza had not obeyed her instructions, she was honest and perhaps her lesson had been learned.

Emory arrived at the Ward home later that evening and his first words to Eliza were "did she whip you again?" no, she replied. "Well, I'll tell you, that is the last time that you'll get a whipping".

That night they set the date for their wedding. Mom and Dad were married two months later on August 11, 1928. [The Hulion Family Tree2.FTW]

Parents: Charles Henry WARD and Mary Ann SULLIVAN.

She was married to Emory William , Sr. NIXON on 11 Aug 1928 in Pulaski, Virginia. Children were: Margaret Ruth Nixon, Emory William (Bill) , Jr. NIXON, Betty Jewel NIXON, Janie Darlleen NIXON, Mary Elizabeth (Libby) NIXON, Bobby Douglas NIXON , James Richard (Jimmy) NIXON, Mildred Glenna NIXON, Shirley Arbutus NIXON , Barbara Joyce NIXON, Johnny Lee NIXON, Sherry Dawn NIXON.

bullet Elizabeth WARD was born in 1836 in Dale County, Alabama. She died before 1860. Parents: James Benjamin WARD and Elizabeth ENGLISH. Parents: James Benjamin WARD and Elizabeth ENGLISH.

She was married to Rufus Jackson PURVIS in 1850 in Married before 1850. Children were: Mary J. PURVIS, George Washington PURVIS.

bullet Elizabeth WARD was born in 1867 in AL. Parents: Monroe James WARD and Mary (Polly) DAVIS.

bulletElizabeth Ward was born between 1832 and 1860. She died between 1837 and 1942. Parents: Eber Brock WARD and Mary McQueen.

bullet Elizabeth (Lizzie Bea) WARD Parents: Andrew J. (Ander) WARD and Sarah A. REED.

bullet Elizabeth Ann WARD Parents: Belvin Ray WARD and Cheryl Ann WELCH.

bullet Elizabeth Davis WARD was born in 1858. She died in 1930. Lived at Moss Point, MS. They had three children.
Parents: Jackson Patrick WARD and Mary McGILL.

bulletElizabeth Ellen Ward was born on 4 Jun 1936. Parents: Ernest Linwood Ward and Catherine Penuel.

Children were: Dana Linwood JAMES, Douglas Lee JAMES.

bulletElizabeth Frances (Liza) WARD was born on 26 Jan 1853 in AL. She died on 25 Aug 1951. Parents: John Jackson WARD and Susan Elizabeth WYNN.

bulletElla WARD was born in 1879 in FL. Parents: James Riley (Dock) WARD and Julia GRIMES.

bullet Ella WARD was born in 1891. Still living, in Molino, FL, at 101 years old.
Parents: David WARD and Mary Elizabeth HICKS.

bulletElla Iola WARD was born on 23 Sep 1875 in AL. Parents: Elijah Covington WARD and Serena BUSBY.

bullet Ellie WARD Parents: Cornelius (Neil) Ferdinand WARD and Jerusha Jane ELY.

bullet Elma Louise WARD was born on 12 Oct 1931 in Crestview, Okaloosa Co., FL. Parents: Walter Hinson WARD and Ruth Elma GRAHAM.

She was married to Louis CRAIG on 15 Apr 1951 in Crestview, FL. Children were: Janet Christine CRAIG, Deborah Annette CRAIG, Susan Rachell CRAIG, Aubrey Ward CRAIG.

bullet Elnora WARD died on 12 Sep 1841. She was born in 1843 in MS. With Moses WARD family in Tyler Co., TX census in 1850. (???)
Parents: Henry WARD and Elnora SMITH.

bullet Elsie WARD was born on 25 Jun 1937 in Walnut Hill, Florida. Parents: Alvin Aster WARD and Mary Pauline BEASLEY.

She was married to James Herbert Hulion on 20 Jun 1970 in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. Children were: James Herbert , Jr. Hulion.

bullet Elvie Elizabeth WARD was born on 23 Jan 1896 in Georgiana, AL. She died on 8 Jun 1977 in Pensacola, Escambia Co., FL. Parents: Henry Harrison (Wardy) WARD and Lillian Josephine (Phennie) KELLEY.

She was married to James Amos WATTS in May 1914 in Davisville, Escambia Co., FL. Children were: Hazel Lee WATTS, James Wilfred WATTS, Pauline Lillian WATTS, Amosteen WATTS.

She was married to Lloyd Thomas MORGAN on 14 May 1926 in Davisville, Escambia Co., FL. Children were: Delethea MORGAN, Lewis Thomas MORGAN, Winnie Faye MORGAN.

bullet Elvira Elizabeth WARD was born in Feb 1900 in FL. Parents: Elijah Covington WARD and Missouri DAVIS McCARTY .

bulletEmanuel (Man) WARD was born on 13 Sep 1870 in Walton Co., FL. He died on 15 Jun 1952. Parents: Celestine Josiah Thomas William Augustus WARD and Nancy Elizabeth (Bettie) MAJORS.

Children were: Celestine (Teen) WARD, Don WARD, Ora M. WARD, Edna Alice WARD, Millie WARD, Roy J. WARD, Jeanette WARD, Alama WARD, Tom WARD, Grace WARD.

bulletEmile WARD. Parents: Lorenza S. WARD and Lucinda MALLET.

bulletEmily WARD died between 1807 and 1918. Parents: Eber WARD and Sally POTTER.

bullet Emma Lee WARD was born on 28 Feb 1912. She died on 22 Dec 1986.

bulletErnest WARD. Parents: Lorenza S. WARD and Lucinda MALLET.

bulletErnest Clayton Ward was born on 29 Apr 1878. He died on 15 Mar 1923.

Children were: Harry Raleigh Ward, Sarah Myrtle Ward, Evah Beatrice Ward, Ernest Linwood Ward, Olan Salathiel Ward, Carrie Mae Ward, Glenn William Ward.

bulletErnest Harrison WARD was born on 26 Jan 1922 in Walnut Hill, Escambia Co., FL. Parents: Horace WARD and Minnie Lou MORGAN.

He was married to Frances Evlynne SOLOMON on 21 Mar 1942 in Pensacola, Escambia Co., FL. Children were: Carol Ann WARD, Judith Lynn WARD, Ernest Harrison , Jr. WARD, David Jeffrey WARD .

bullet Ernest Harrison , Jr. WARD was born on 20 Feb 1952 in Atmore, Escambia Co., AL. Parents: Ernest Harrison WARD and Frances Evlynne SOLOMON.

He was married to Kathleen Jo Anne FROST on 24 Mar 1973 in Tavares, FL. Children were: Jennifer Ashley WARD, Allison Ann WARD.

bullet Ernest Linwood Ward was born on 23 Jun 1909. Parents: Ernest Clayton Ward and Lizzie Ellen Baker.

Children were: Ernest Linwood , Jr. Ward, Elizabeth Ellen Ward, Anne Carol Ward.

bulletErnest Linwood , Jr. Ward was born on 6 Sep 1934. Parents: Ernest Linwood Ward and Catherine Penuel.

He was married to Beatrice Jean Cordrey on 19 Jul 1958. Children were: Steven Linwood Ward, Scott Ernest Ward, John William Ward, Donna Lynn Ward.

bullet Ernestine Carol WARD was born on 5 Nov 1936.

She was married to Herman Izell Jr. STEELE on 23 Jun 1951. Children were: LeeAnne Jeane STEELE, Steven Fredrick STEELE , Edward Darien STEELE, Bobby Russell STEELE, DeLinda Susan STEELE.

bullet Ervin or Erwin WARD Parents: Andrew J. (Ander) WARD and Sarah A. REED.

bullet Esmey L. Ward was born between 1857 and 1899. She died between 1866 and 1979. Parents: Eber Brock , Jr. Ward and Eugene Hugel.

bullet Estelle WARD

bulletEsther Ward died about 1684. She was born on 2 May 1684 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. Parents: Andrew WARD and Tryal MEIGS.

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