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(2) Jasper Newton "Newt" Ward,(1) William Ward
Jasper Newton "Newt" Ward born 16 Apr 1842 died 13June 1911. He married (1) Dorleska A Ballard on 8 Sept, 1864 in Greene Co. Illinois, (2) Mary A Buckner Oct 22, 1897, Greene Co Illinois(No Children were born to this marriage.)
Jasper served during the Civil War with Illinois 61st Volunteer Infantry Company "B" He enlisted
as a Recruit and was discarged as a Sargent.
Children of the marriage (1) :
(i) Eliza Ward born 1868 Greene Co.Ill died Sept 16, 1943 in Springfield, Sangamon Co Illinois. Married Thomas Lee, Jun 7, 1887 (living inSpringfield Ill in 1911)
(ii) Ella Ward born 1870, Greene Co ILL.Married unknown May (living in St. Louis Mo. in 1911)
(iii) Arthur E.Ward born 1873, Greene Co.ILL. died Nov 11 1918, at Springfield Illinois.
He married Emma Russ, Jul 13,1892 in MadisonCo. Illinois
(iv) Eunice Ward bn 1875, Greene Co, ILL.
(v) Chester R Ward born Sept 20, 1884, Greene Co Ill and died Nov 1, 1923 at St Louis Missouri
The family can be found on the 1870 U S Census for Illinois, Greene Co. Illinois,Carrollton Township page5 and again on the 1880 U S Census for Illinois, GreeneCo. Carrollton Township, page 159B
Jasper and Dorleska Ward are buried at Walkerville Cemetery Greene County Illinois, near Carrollton.
Civil War Veteran
Jasper Newton Ward
61st Ill Vol INF
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