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Martha Jane Ward

Female 1822 - 1882  (60 years)


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  • Name Martha Jane Ward  [1
    Born 1822  [2
    Gender Female 
    _UID 92F752954E744D24B8CFFBDAC9FC315A4FF1 
    Died 1882  [3
    Person ID I10477  Paul's Genealogy Tree
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2017 

    Father Richard Courtney Ward,   b. 14 Aug 1792, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1857, Pickaway County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Mary Matilda Rout,   b. Between 26 Mar 1798 and 1800, Harpers Ferry, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1846, Yellowbud, Ross, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Alt. Marriage 7 Apr 1817  Pickaway County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Married 17 Apr 1817  Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Alt. Marriage 7 Aug 1817  Pickaway County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 8 children 
    Family ID F10223  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elias J. Decker,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [9
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2012 
    Family ID F10230  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S861] Pedigree Resource File, ((http://familysearch.org : 2012)), accessed Nov 23, 2012), Entry for Mary Matilda Rout; Citing database, Submitter ID MM9T-Q7C, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/93DP-431 [Marylin Johnson?]. (Reliability: 3), 23 Nov 2012.
      name: Mary Matilda Rout
      gender: Female
      birth: from 28 March 1798 to 1800
      Harpers Ferry VA
      death: 26 March 1846
      Yellowbud Ohio
      burial: Reber Hill Cemetery near Ashville Ohio
      afn: 39SZ-94K
      Parents
      father: William Rout (AFN: 39TN-CVB )
      mother: Ann Staige\\Stage (AFN: 39TN-DQN )
      Marriages (1)
      spouse: Richard Courtney Ward (AFN: 39SW-8VN )
      marriage: 7 April 1817
      Pickaway County Ohio
      Hide children (8)
      child 1: Martha Jane Ward (AFN: 39SZ-G6T )
      gender: Female
      birth 1822
      death 1882
      child 2: Fannie Ann Ward (AFN: 39SZ-C6B )
      gender: Female
      birth 1818
      death 1855
      child 3: Sidner Jay Ward (AFN: 39SZ-HRJ )
      gender: Male
      birth 13 January 1823
      Walnut Township (Near Circleville Ohio)
      death 10 January 1914
      Ashville Ohio, Pickaway County Ohio
      child 4: Matilda Ward (AFN: 39SZ-KFS )
      gender: Female
      birth 1825
      death 1851
      child 5: William Harvey Ward (AFN: 39SZ-DM6 )
      gender: Male
      birth 7 November 1819
      death November 1886
      child 6: Mary Bell Ward (AFN: 39SZ-M49 )
      gender: Female
      birth 1829
      death 20 September 1892
      child 7: Elizabeth Ann Ward (AFN: 39SZ-R3R )
      gender: Female
      birth 1836
      death 1917
      childe 8: Sarah E. Ward (AFN: 39SZ-PKB )
      gender: Female
      birth 3 January 1834
      Walnut Township (Near Circleville Ohio)
      death 1893
      Nelson E. Walts
      Nelson E. Walts
      Will of Ann Rout (nee. Staige)
      Will of Ann Rout (nee. Staige)
      Mary Matilda Rout
      Mary Matilda Rout
      Submitted by: (submitter ID MM9T-Q7C)
      Nelson E. Walts
      Nelson E. Walts
      Envelope containing the copy of the will received Apr. 5, 2014
      Envelope containing the copy of the will received Apr. 5, 2014


    2. [S861] Pedigree Resource File, ((http://familysearch.org : 2012)), accessed Nov 23, 2012), Entry for Mary Matilda Rout; Citing database, Submitter ID MM9T-Q7C, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/93DP-431 [Marylin Johnson?]. (Reliability: 4), 23 Nov 2012.
      name: Mary Matilda Rout
      gender: Female
      birth: from 28 March 1798 to 1800
      Harpers Ferry VA
      death: 26 March 1846
      Yellowbud Ohio
      burial: Reber Hill Cemetery near Ashville Ohio
      afn: 39SZ-94K
      Parents
      father: William Rout (AFN: 39TN-CVB )
      mother: Ann Staige\\Stage (AFN: 39TN-DQN )
      Marriages (1)
      spouse: Richard Courtney Ward (AFN: 39SW-8VN )
      marriage: 7 April 1817
      Pickaway County Ohio
      Hide children (8)
      child 1: Martha Jane Ward (AFN: 39SZ-G6T )
      gender: Female
      birth 1822
      death 1882
      child 2: Fannie Ann Ward (AFN: 39SZ-C6B )
      gender: Female
      birth 1818
      death 1855
      child 3: Sidner Jay Ward (AFN: 39SZ-HRJ )
      gender: Male
      birth 13 January 1823
      Walnut Township (Near Circleville Ohio)
      death 10 January 1914
      Ashville Ohio, Pickaway County Ohio
      child 4: Matilda Ward (AFN: 39SZ-KFS )
      gender: Female
      birth 1825
      death 1851
      child 5: William Harvey Ward (AFN: 39SZ-DM6 )
      gender: Male
      birth 7 November 1819
      death November 1886
      child 6: Mary Bell Ward (AFN: 39SZ-M49 )
      gender: Female
      birth 1829
      death 20 September 1892
      child 7: Elizabeth Ann Ward (AFN: 39SZ-R3R )
      gender: Female
      birth 1836
      death 1917
      childe 8: Sarah E. Ward (AFN: 39SZ-PKB )
      gender: Female
      birth 3 January 1834
      Walnut Township (Near Circleville Ohio)
      death 1893
      Nelson E. Walts
      Nelson E. Walts
      Mary Matilda Rout
      Mary Matilda Rout
      Submitted by: (submitter ID MM9T-Q7C)
      Nelson E. Walts
      Nelson E. Walts
      Probate Index entries for William Rout and Ann Rout
      Probate Index entries for William Rout and Ann Rout
      Probate Index entries for William Rout and Ann Rout, 1831 and 1832
      Additional Rout names
      Additional Rout names
      "Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-31311-1115-92?cc=1992421&wc=MCF5-G3N:266274601,266346701 : accessed 08 Apr 2014), Pickaway > General index 1810-1974 vol H-Z > image 434 of 700.


    3. [S861] Pedigree Resource File, ((http://familysearch.org : 2012)), accessed Nov 23, 2012), Entry for Mary Matilda Rout; Citing database, Submitter ID MM9T-Q7C, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/93DP-431 [Marylin Johnson?]. (Reliability: 3), 23 Nov 2012.
      name: Mary Matilda Rout
      gender: Female
      birth: from 28 March 1798 to 1800
      Harpers Ferry VA
      death: 26 March 1846
      Yellowbud Ohio
      burial: Reber Hill Cemetery near Ashville Ohio
      afn: 39SZ-94K
      Parents
      father: William Rout (AFN: 39TN-CVB )
      mother: Ann Staige\\Stage (AFN: 39TN-DQN )
      Marriages (1)
      spouse: Richard Courtney Ward (AFN: 39SW-8VN )
      marriage: 7 April 1817
      Pickaway County Ohio
      Hide children (8)
      child 1: Martha Jane Ward (AFN: 39SZ-G6T )
      gender: Female
      birth 1822
      death 1882
      child 2: Fannie Ann Ward (AFN: 39SZ-C6B )
      gender: Female
      birth 1818
      death 1855
      child 3: Sidner Jay Ward (AFN: 39SZ-HRJ )
      gender: Male
      birth 13 January 1823
      Walnut Township (Near Circleville Ohio)
      death 10 January 1914
      Ashville Ohio, Pickaway County Ohio
      child 4: Matilda Ward (AFN: 39SZ-KFS )
      gender: Female
      birth 1825
      death 1851
      child 5: William Harvey Ward (AFN: 39SZ-DM6 )
      gender: Male
      birth 7 November 1819
      death November 1886
      child 6: Mary Bell Ward (AFN: 39SZ-M49 )
      gender: Female
      birth 1829
      death 20 September 1892
      child 7: Elizabeth Ann Ward (AFN: 39SZ-R3R )
      gender: Female
      birth 1836
      death 1917
      childe 8: Sarah E. Ward (AFN: 39SZ-PKB )
      gender: Female
      birth 3 January 1834
      Walnut Township (Near Circleville Ohio)
      death 1893
      Nelson E. Walts
      Nelson E. Walts
      1830 Census
      1830 Census
      Wm. Rout, John Anderson, Jacob Hott, George Hott
      Mary Matilda Rout
      Mary Matilda Rout
      Submitted by: (submitter ID MM9T-Q7C)
      Nelson E. Walts
      Nelson E. Walts
      William Rout
      William Rout


    4. [S861] Pedigree Resource File, ((http://familysearch.org : 2012)), accessed Nov 23, 2012), Entry for Mary Matilda Rout; Citing database, Submitter ID MM9T-Q7C, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/93DP-431 [Marylin Johnson?]. (Reliability: 3), 23 Nov 2012.
      name: Mary Matilda Rout
      gender: Female
      birth: from 28 March 1798 to 1800
      Harpers Ferry VA
      death: 26 March 1846
      Yellowbud Ohio
      burial: Reber Hill Cemetery near Ashville Ohio
      afn: 39SZ-94K
      Parents
      father: William Rout (AFN: 39TN-CVB )
      mother: Ann Staige\\Stage (AFN: 39TN-DQN )
      Marriages (1)
      spouse: Richard Courtney Ward (AFN: 39SW-8VN )
      marriage: 7 April 1817
      Pickaway County Ohio
      Hide children (8)
      child 1: Martha Jane Ward (AFN: 39SZ-G6T )
      gender: Female
      birth 1822
      death 1882
      child 2: Fannie Ann Ward (AFN: 39SZ-C6B )
      gender: Female
      birth 1818
      death 1855
      child 3: Sidner Jay Ward (AFN: 39SZ-HRJ )
      gender: Male
      birth 13 January 1823
      Walnut Township (Near Circleville Ohio)
      death 10 January 1914
      Ashville Ohio, Pickaway County Ohio
      child 4: Matilda Ward (AFN: 39SZ-KFS )
      gender: Female
      birth 1825
      death 1851
      child 5: William Harvey Ward (AFN: 39SZ-DM6 )
      gender: Male
      birth 7 November 1819
      death November 1886
      child 6: Mary Bell Ward (AFN: 39SZ-M49 )
      gender: Female
      birth 1829
      death 20 September 1892
      child 7: Elizabeth Ann Ward (AFN: 39SZ-R3R )
      gender: Female
      birth 1836
      death 1917
      childe 8: Sarah E. Ward (AFN: 39SZ-PKB )
      gender: Female
      birth 3 January 1834
      Walnut Township (Near Circleville Ohio)
      death 1893
      William Emmert and Carolina H Arney
      William Emmert and Carolina H Arney
      Mary Matilda Rout
      Mary Matilda Rout
      Submitted by: (submitter ID MM9T-Q7C)


    5. [S859] Ohio, Marriages - 1800-1958, Genealogical Society of Utah, ((http://familysearch.org : 2012)), accessed Nov 23, 2012), Entry for Matilda Rout and Richard Ward; Citing marriage index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18059-99491-45?cc=1614804&wc=M9MV-7BH:n1390171938. (Reliability: 3), 23 Nov 2012.
      groom's name: Richard Ward
      groom's birth date:
      groom's birthplace:
      groom's age:
      bride's name: Matilda Rout
      bride's birth date:
      bride's birthplace:
      bride's age:
      marriage date: 17 Apr 1817
      marriage place: , Pickaway, Ohio
      groom's father's name:
      groom's mother's name:
      bride's father's name:
      bride's mother's name:
      groom's race:
      groom's marital status:
      groom's previous wife's name:
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      indexing project (batch) number: M51316-1
      system origin: Ohio-VR
      source film number: 288393
      reference number: 2:JKMKQS
      Christopher Hager, Frederika Clock
      Christopher Hager, Frederika Clock
      Matilda Rout and Richard Ward
      Matilda Rout and Richard Ward
      Richard Ward and Matilda Rout
      Richard Ward and Matilda Rout
      Image source:
      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18059-99491-45?cc=1614804&wc=M9MV-7BH:n1390171938
      Index page, marriage of Richard C. Ward and Matilda Rout
      Index page, marriage of Richard C. Ward and Matilda Rout
      Index page, marriage of Richard C. Ward and Matilda Rout
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-913L-8M?i=12&wc=Q3XB-JWP%3A121881101%2C122041501%3Fcc%3D1614804&cc=1614804


    6. [S862] Find A Grave online database, ((http://www.findagrave.com : 2012)), accessed Nov 23, 2012), Entry for Richard Courtney Ward; Citing Find A Grave database, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40756214. (Reliability: 3), 23 Nov 2012.
      Richard Courtney Ward

      Birth: Aug. 14, 1792
      Virginia, USA
      Death: Dec. 15, 1857
      Pickaway County
      Ohio, USA

      Richard was the son of Nancy Courtney and William Ward.

      He married Mary Matilda Rout on April 7, 1817 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Justice of the Peace Benjamin Cole united them in marriage.


      Richard and his wife were the parents of Fannie Ann Ward (1818), William Harvey Ward (Nov. 7, 1819), Sidner Jay Ward (Jan. 13, 1823), Martha Jane Ward (1822), Matilda Ward (1825), Mary Bell Ward (1829), Elizabeth Ann Ward (1836) and Sarah E. Ward (Jan 3, 1834).


      In the 1850 Census, Richard was enumerated as a farmer, living in Walnut Township, Pickaway County. Residing in the household, daughter, Matilda age 22, who was listed as insane; Sarah, age 14 and Elizabeth, age 11.

      Richard was a private in Captain John R. Lemmon's Company in the War of 1812
      He built the first sawmill along Little Walnut in 1811 or 1812.


      Photos of tombstone provided by Gerald Alspaugh. Thank you!



      Family links:
      Parents:
      William Ward (1743 - 1814)
      Nancy Courtney Ward (1745 - 1834)

      Spouse:
      Mary Matilda Rout Ward (1798 - 1846)

      Children:
      Fanny Ann Ward Abbott (1818 - 1855)*
      Sidner Jay Ward (1823 - 1914)*

      *Calculated relationship


      Burial:
      Reber Hill Cemetery
      Ashville
      Pickaway County
      Ohio, USA
      Plot: Lot 1, Section 4

      Created by: Marilynn Johnson
      Record added: Aug 16, 2009
      Find A Grave Memorial# 40756214
      George Adams and Maggie Schick
      George Adams and Maggie Schick
      Richard Courtney Ward
      Richard Courtney Ward
      George Adams and Maggie Schick
      George Adams and Maggie Schick


    7. [S914] Pickaway Quarterly, W. W. Higgins, "The Stages and Their Pond,"Summer 1976, 28. (Reliability: 3), 29 Dec 2012.
      Pickaway Quarterly
      Volume XVIII Summer 1976 No. 3

      Page 26

      The Stages And Their Pond
      by W. W. Higgins

      [photo]

      Page 27

      Elizabeth Reff Bourcy
      Elizabeth Reff Bourcy
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 1
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 1
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 2
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 2
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 26
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 26
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 27
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 27
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 28
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 28
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 29
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 29
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 30
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 30
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 31
      Pickaway Quarterly, p. 31


    8. [S862] Find A Grave online database, ((http://www.findagrave.com : 2012)), accessed Nov 23, 2012), Entry for Mary Matilda Rout Ward; Citing database, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40756527. (Reliability: 3), 23 Nov 2012.
      Mary Matilda Rout Ward

      Birth: 1798
      Virginia, USA
      Death: Mar. 26, 1846
      Yellowbud
      Ross County
      Ohio, USA

      Mary was the daughter of Anna and William Rout.

      Mary married Richard Courtney Ward on August 7, 1817 in Pickaway county, Ohio.

      Mary was the mother of Fannie Ann Ward (1818), William Harvey Ward (Nov. 7, 1819), Sidner Jay Ward (Jan. 13, 1823), Martha Jane Ward (1822-1882) married Elias Jackson Decker), Matilda Ward (1825), Mary Bell Ward (1829), Elizabeth Ann Ward (1836) and Sarah E. Ward (Jan 3, 1834).

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Richard Courtney Ward (1792 - 1857)*

      Children:
      Fanny Ann Ward Abbott (1818 - 1855)*
      Sidner Jay Ward (1823 - 1914)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Reber Hill Cemetery
      Ashville
      Pickaway County
      Ohio, USA

      Created by: Marilynn Johnson
      Record added: Aug 16, 2009
      Find A Grave Memorial# 40756527
      Christopher Hager and Fredericke Clock
      Christopher Hager and Fredericke Clock
      Christopher Hager and Fredericke Clock
      Christopher Hager and Fredericke Clock


    9. [S862] Find A Grave online database, ((http://www.findagrave.com : 2012)), accessed Nov 23, 2012), Entry for Mary Matilda Rout Ward; Citing database, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40756527. (Reliability: 3), 23 Nov 2012.
      Mary Matilda Rout Ward

      Birth: 1798
      Virginia, USA
      Death: Mar. 26, 1846
      Yellowbud
      Ross County
      Ohio, USA

      Mary was the daughter of Anna and William Rout.

      Mary married Richard Courtney Ward on August 7, 1817 in Pickaway county, Ohio.

      Mary was the mother of Fannie Ann Ward (1818), William Harvey Ward (Nov. 7, 1819), Sidner Jay Ward (Jan. 13, 1823), Martha Jane Ward (1822-1882) married Elias Jackson Decker), Matilda Ward (1825), Mary Bell Ward (1829), Elizabeth Ann Ward (1836) and Sarah E. Ward (Jan 3, 1834).

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Richard Courtney Ward (1792 - 1857)*

      Children:
      Fanny Ann Ward Abbott (1818 - 1855)*
      Sidner Jay Ward (1823 - 1914)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Reber Hill Cemetery
      Ashville
      Pickaway County
      Ohio, USA

      Created by: Marilynn Johnson
      Record added: Aug 16, 2009
      Find A Grave Memorial# 40756527
      John Reff
      John Reff
      Julia Reff
      Julia Reff
      John Reff and Julia Reff
      John Reff and Julia Reff