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Benjamin Franklin Ward
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Benjamin Franklin Ward
1834 - 6/23/1923
(Shown at age 76)
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Benjamin Franklin Ward was born about 1834 in Dale County, Alabama and died on June 23, 1923 in Ponce De Leon (Holmes Co. ), Florida. Actual date of birth is unknown. He lived to be about 89 years old.
Married Martha Edna Gilley (born 4/28/1838 in Alabama and died 1/16/1913). Children:
- Jesse E. (1858-1942),
- Jincy F. (1860-),
- James W.(1862-1948),
- Martha L.(1865-),
- Eli F. (1866-),
- Thomas J. (1868-1951),
- John Green (1869-1930),
- Charles A. (1871-1934),
- Asa Lee (1874-1961),
- Warren Ely (1878-1960), and
- Sarah Alice (1882-1946).
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 | Census | 6/1/1840 | AL (Dale County) | 6 yrs old | page 31 -Line 17: The family of James Ward is described as consisting of one male under five-year-old, two between 5-9 yrs old, one between 10-14, two males between 15-19, and one male between 40-50 yrs old. Two females under 5 years old, one between 10-14, and one between 30-40 years old.
(possibly the brother of Tersey)Line 18: The family of J.L.B McCrone is recorded with two males under five-year-old, and one male between 20-30 yrs old, one female under five, one female between 20-30 years old..
Line 20: The family of Hugh Davis is recorded with one male under five-year-old, two between 5-9 yrs old, one between 10-14, two males between 15-19, and one male between 30-40 yrs old. one female between 10-14, one female between 15-20 and one between 30-40 years old. Hugh is the brother of Thomas Allen Davis. |
| Census | 10/24/1850 | AL (Dale County) | 16 yrs old | | family#145: James B. Ward (age 54, farmer, born in SC), Elizabeth (age 52, born in GA), William J. (20, farmer, born in AL), Benjamin F. (16, farmer, AL), Elizabeth (14, AL), Mary (12, AL), Monroe (5, AL), Ann Elliott (12, race is recorded as "b" [choices were white, black or Indian], born in AL). |
| Census | 7/30/1860 | Newton AL (Dale County) | 26 yrs old | The 1860 Non Population Census covering agriculture reports the following:
James M. Davis -
ACRES OF LAND: 20 Improved, 60 Uninproved;
Cash value of farm: $110;
Value of farming implements: $21;
LIVESTOCK:
1 Horses,
0 Asses/Mules,
3 Milch Cows,
2 Working Oxen,
9 Other Cattle,
0 Sheep,
25 Swine.
Estimated value of livestock = $260.
PRODUCE DURING THE YEAR:
0 bushels of wheat,
0 bushels rye,
200 bushels Indian corn,
0 bushels oats,
200 lbs of rice,
0 lbs of tobacco,
1 400 lb bales of coton,
0 lbs of wool,
6 bushels of Peas/Beans,
0 bushels Irish Potatoes,
15 bushels Sweet Potatoes,
0 bushels Barley,
0 bushels Buckwheat,
0 value of orchard products,
0 gallons of wine,
$20 value of produce to market,
0 lbs of butter,
0 lbs cheese,
0 tons of hay,
0 bushels of clover seed,
0 bushels grass seeds,
0 lbs of hops,
0 tons of hemp,
0 lbs of flax,
0 bushels flaxseed,
0 lbs of silk cocoons,
0 lbs maple sugar,
0 1000-lbs of sugar cane,
0 gallons molasses,
0 lbs beeswax,
0 lbs honey,
$10 value of homemade manufactures, and
$56 value of animals slaughtered.
Chesley Pervis -
ACRES OF LAND: 40 Improved, -- Uninproved;
Cash value of farm: $150;
Value of farming implements: $25;
LIVESTOCK:
4 Horses,
0 Asses/Mules,
6 Milch Cows,
2 Working Oxen,
1 Other Cattle,
12 Sheep,
75 Swine.
Estimated value of livestock = $746.
PRODUCE DURING THE YEAR:
0 bushels of wheat,
0 bushels rye,
200 bushels Indian corn,
0 bushels oats,
400 lbs of rice,
0 lbs of tobacco,
2 400 lb bales of coton,
20 lbs of wool,
4 bushels of Peas/Beans,
0 bushels Irish Potatoes,
100 bushels Sweet Potatoes,
0 bushels Barley,
0 bushels Buckwheat,
0 value of orchard products,
0 gallons of wine,
$120 value of produce to market,
0 lbs of butter,
0 lbs cheese,
0 tons of hay,
0 bushels of clover seed,
0 bushels grass seeds,
0 lbs of hops,
0 tons of hemp,
0 lbs of flax,
0 bushels flaxseed,
0 lbs of silk cocoons,
0 lbs maple sugar,
0 1000-lbs of sugar cane,
0 gallons molasses,
0 lbs beeswax,
0 lbs honey,
$100 value of homemade manufactures, and
$212 value of animals slaughtered.
Benjamin F. Ward -
ACRES OF LAND: 20 Improved, -- Uninproved;
Cash value of farm: $250;
Value of farming implements: $25;
LIVESTOCK:
1 Horses,
0 Asses/Mules,
3 Milch Cows,
2 Working Oxen,
8 Other Cattle,
0 Sheep,
25 Swine.
Estimated value of livestock = $300.
PRODUCE DURING THE YEAR:
0 bushels of wheat,
0 bushels rye,
75 bushels Indian corn,
0 bushels oats,
40 lbs of rice,
0 lbs of tobacco,
2 400 lb bales of coton,
0 lbs of wool,
3 bushels of Peas/Beans,
0 bushels Irish Potatoes,
0 bushels Sweet Potatoes,
0 bushels Barley,
0 bushels Buckwheat,
0 value of orchard products,
0 gallons of wine,
$50 value of produce to market,
0 lbs of butter,
0 lbs cheese,
0 tons of hay,
0 bushels of clover seed,
0 bushels grass seeds,
0 lbs of hops,
0 tons of hemp,
0 lbs of flax,
0 bushels flaxseed,
0 lbs of silk cocoons,
0 lbs maple sugar,
0 1000-lbs of sugar cane,
20 gallons molasses,
0 lbs beeswax,
0 lbs honey,
$30 value of homemade manufactures, and
$40 value of animals slaughtered.
Jno T Ward -
ACRES OF LAND: 40 Improved, 240 Uninproved;
Cash value of farm: $500;
Value of farming implements: $10;
LIVESTOCK:
2 Horses,
0 Asses/Mules,
4 Milch Cows,
2 Working Oxen,
12 Other Cattle,
0 Sheep,
25 Swine.
Estimated value of livestock = $360.
PRODUCE DURING THE YEAR:
0 bushels of wheat,
0 bushels rye,
200 bushels Indian corn,
0 bushels oats,
0 lbs of rice,
0 lbs of tobacco,
5 400 lb bales of coton,
0 lbs of wool,
4 bushels of Peas/Beans,
2 bushels Irish Potatoes,
41 bushels Sweet Potatoes,
0 bushels Barley,
0 bushels Buckwheat,
0 value of orchard products,
0 gallons of wine,
$100 value of produce to market,
0 lbs of butter,
0 lbs cheese,
0 tons of hay,
0 bushels of clover seed,
0 bushels grass seeds,
0 lbs of hops,
0 tons of hemp,
0 lbs of flax,
0 bushels flaxseed,
0 lbs of silk cocoons,
0 lbs maple sugar,
0 1000-lbs of sugar cane,
25 gallons molasses,
0 lbs beeswax,
0 lbs honey,
$125 value of homemade manufactures, and
$120 value of animals slaughtered.
J. B. Ward -
ACRES OF LAND: 90 Improved, 140 Uninproved;
Cash value of farm: $2,000;
Value of farming implements: $50;
LIVESTOCK:
4 Horses,
0 Asses/Mules,
80 Milch Cows,
4 Working Oxen,
60 Other Cattle,
130 Sheep,
100 Swine.
Estimated value of livestock = $2,425.
PRODUCE DURING THE YEAR:
0 bushels of wheat,
0 bushels rye,
300 bushels Indian corn,
0 bushels oats,
0 lbs of rice,
0 lbs of tobacco,
0 400 lb bales of coton,
300 lbs of wool,
0 bushels of Peas/Beans,
0 bushels Irish Potatoes,
150 bushels Sweet Potatoes,
0 bushels Barley,
0 bushels Buckwheat,
0 value of orchard products,
0 gallons of wine,
$100 value of produce to market,
0 lbs of butter,
0 lbs cheese,
0 tons of hay,
0 bushels of clover seed,
0 bushels grass seeds,
0 lbs of hops,
0 tons of hemp,
0 lbs of flax,
0 bushels flaxseed,
0 lbs of silk cocoons,
0 lbs maple sugar,
0 1000-lbs of sugar cane,
0 gallons molasses,
30 lbs beeswax,
100 lbs honey,
$60 value of homemade manufactures, and
$200 value of animals slaughtered.
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| Census | 8/31/1860 | AL (Dale County) | 26 yrs old | | family #1224 - Benj. F. Ward (age 26), wife Martha M. E.(21), Jipe E.(2) & Tinsey (7 mo.) Benjamin is a farmer and estimates the value of his personal estate to be $360. All were born in AL. |
| Military | 1/1/1861 | AL | 27 yrs old |  Benjamin F. Ward is mustered into Company B of the 4th Regiment, Alabama Infantry (Confederate). He is a Private throughout his military career. FILM NUMBER: M374 roll 46. [date is unknown] |
| Census | 7/27/1870 | FL (Washington County) | 36 yrs old | | family# 162 - Franklin Ward 40
Martha Ward 35
Jesse Ward 11
James Ward 8
Martha Ward 7
Alexander Ward 4, Franklin is a carpenter. All born in AL, except Alex in FL.
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| Census | 6/16/1900 | Ponce de Leon FL (Holmes County) | 66 yrs old | | family #34: Benjamin F. Ward (age 66 born1834), Martha E. Ward (62,1838),Warren Ward (21,1879),Sarah Alice Ward(18,1882)Ace Ward (28,1872),Ella Ward (24,1876). Warren, Sarah, Ace & Ella were born in FL. Others born in AL. Benjamin is a farmer. Warren & Ace are Log Drivers. All can read & write.
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| Census | 4/25/1910 | Ponce De Leon FL (Holmes County) | 76 yrs old | | Family#158: Benjamine F Ward (age 77)AL,
Martha E. Ward (74)AL,
Sarah Alice Ward (30)FL,
grandson, Fred Ward (6)AL,
Benjamin is a farmer. All can read & write (except Fred). Bemjamin parents were born in SC, Martha's AL. They have been married 53 years. |
| Census | 1/21/1920 | Ponce de Leon FL (Holmes County) | 86 yrs old | | family# B. Franklin Ward (age 85,AL)widow,
Alice Ward (28,FL),
& grandson, Fred Ward (16,FL). Bemjamin is a manager of house farm. Fred is a laborer at the railroad. All can read & write. Benjamin states his parents were born in the US.
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| Graveyard/Tombstone | 1/1/1923 | Ponce de Leon FL (Holmes County) | 89 yrs old | | Otter Creek Methodist Cemetery. - PVT Benjamin F. Ward - Co. D, 53 Ala Inf. CSA, 1934 -1923 |
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| Age | Date | Event |
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| 1 |
1835 |
Alabama gold rush begins in the east-centrl hill country. |
| 3 |
1837 |
The Second Creek war begins in 1836. In 1837 The Battle of Hobdy's Bridge becomes the last indian battle in AL. |
| 6 |
1840 |
Alabama reports a total population of 590,756 on the 1940 Federal Census. This includes 335,185 whites, 255,571 blacks, 253,532 slaves, zero Native Americans, and others. |
| 16 |
1850 |
State population=771,623.
The 1850 Federal Census reveals the
White population=426,514;
African-American population=345,109;
Slave population=342,844;
Free black population=2,265;
Urban population=35,179;
Rural population=736,444;
Cotton production in bales=564,429;
Corn production in bushels=28,754,048;
Number of manufacturing establishments=1,026. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 1 |
1835 |
The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida. |
| 3 |
1837 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In October, Chief Osceola of the Seminole Indians is captured when he arrives for supposed truce negotiations at Fort Payton. He is imprisoned at St. Augustine, FL where he refuses to eat and attempts to escape several times. In December he is moved to a prison in SC where he dies on January 20, 1838. At the time of his death, Osceola was the most famous American Indian. |
| 8 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
| 8 |
1842 |
Congress passes the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. It entitles persons willing and able to bear arms against the Indians and establish themselves in villages along the borders of Indian territory ownership of their land after 5 years. |
| 11 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
| 16 |
1850 |
Florida's total population has grown to 87,445. This includes about 39,000 slaves and 1,000 free blacks. Indians were not counted. |
| 21 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins and war breaks out with most of the battles occurring in Central Florida. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 27 |
1861 |
No Floridian's voted for Lincoln during the 1860 election. On Jan. 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the U.S. and joined the Confederate States of America a few weeks later. |
| 30 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 31 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 31 |
1865 |
May 10th -- Union troops occupy Tallahassee. While Tallahassee was the only Confederate state capital east of the Mississippi River that had not been captured, Union troops occupy the capitol following the surrender of the major Confederate armies in the east. |
| 36 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
| 48 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
| 49 |
1883 |
Three railroad companies are merged to form the Florida Transit and Penisular Railroad Company. Thee are: Florida Transit Railroad Co., Peninsular Railroad Co, and the Tropical Florida Railroad Co. |
| 50 |
1884 |
Most railroads in Florida are passed into the hands of a single company owned and operated by a single management, under the name of The Florida Railway and Navigation Company. It has more that 500 miles of main track in operation and about 300 miles of track under construction. The longest route was the "Western Division" which ran from Tallahassee to Jacksonville - 209 miles. |
| 72 |
1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
| 83 |
1917 |
Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 5 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 10 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 19 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 22 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 25 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 31 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 35 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 43 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 45 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 55 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 61 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 63 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 66 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 66 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
| 67 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 68 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 69 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 70 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 72 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 72 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 72 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 78 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 79 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 80 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
| 89 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 89 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 27 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 28 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 48 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 51 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 74 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 78 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 79 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 83 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
| 85 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 1 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 3 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 6 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 8 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 21 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 26 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 28 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 29 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 31 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 34 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 41 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 42 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 75 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 76 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 75 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 80 |
1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
| 83 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 85 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 86 |
1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
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Born on April 28, 1838 and died on January 16, 1916
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The Children of Benjamin Franklin Ward
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84 years old
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Martha E. Luisar Ward
Born somewhere in Alabama on April 22, 1866 and died in Montgomery Co., Texas on May 10, 1952. She was 86 years old.
She married John Caswell in Walton Co. FL.
Children: G. Cleveland Caswell (Nov.1888), Katie A. Caswell (Aug.1890), Mary Velma Caswell (Aug. 1892) & Johnnie Caswell (April 1898).
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