Obituary for John Watson Ward (b. 1836)
No. 141 - Uncited clippings from the "Neva Murphy Hubbard Collection" of
Beth Rengers Talken, 1998.
John Watson WARD died at his home in Clark township last Sunday morning of a
complication of diseases, and his remains were interred at the MILLER graveyard Monday
afternoon by the Troy Masonic lodge, assisted by members of the Moscow Mills, Chain of
Rocks and other neighboring lodges.
He was a son of John and Rebekah WARD, his mother being a sister of the late Walton
PERKINS. He was one of a family of eleven children, ten of whom grew to manhood and
womanhood, but of whom there are now only three livingDr. Jas. A. WARD, of St. Louis;
Wm. R. WARD, of Clark township, and Franklin WARD, of Richland Center, Wis.
He was born Aug. 3, 1836, not more than two miles from the place where he died. Nov. 20,
1873, he was married to Mary Mildred NOLIN, of Pike county, who survives him.
John WARD was a man of generous impulses, a good friend and an obliging neighbor. He has
many friends throughout the county who will be pained to learn of his death. We extend our
sympathy to his bereaved relatives.
Note regarding clippings from the "Neva Murphy Hubbard Collection": Neva Murphy Hubbard (1886-1971) lived all of her life in Lincoln County, MO. She collected a large file of clippings of Lincoln County residents. The majority of the clippings were without citation. Beth Rengers Talken, beneficiary of the collection, has transcribed them for inclusion in our Lincoln County Heritage Records.
Submitted to HERITAGE PAGES of LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI by Beth Rengers Talken, 18 September 1998.
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