Samuel Houston WARD
Nancy A. MANGIS


Husband:  Samuel Houston WARD
Birth:  9 Dec 1848, Illinois 
Death:  23 Jul 1922, Connersville, Fayette Co., Indiana       (obituary)
Cause of Death:  Cerebral Hemorrhage 
Burial:  Jul 1922, I.O.O.F. Cemetery, McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., Illinois     (pic)
Father:
Mother:

Marriage:   29 May 1872, Hamilton Co., Illinois 

Wife:  Nancy A. MANGIS
Birth:  9 May 1857, Hamilton Co., Illinois 
Death:  22 Oct 1913, Hamilton Co., Illinois  
Burial:  Oct 1913, I.O.O.F. Cemetery, McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., Illinois     (pic)
Father:  John B. MANGIS 
Mother:  Permelia ANDERSON 

Children:
1. Emery WARD, b: 13 Mar 1873, McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                            d: 16 Jul 1874, McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                         bur:  Union Hall Cemetery, McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
2. Minnie WARD, b: Mar 1875, McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
3. James Harry WARD, b: 11 Sep 1877, McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
4. Ada E. WARD, b: 4 Dec 1879, McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
5. Rella WARD, b: 23 Dec 1884, McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
6. Nora Alice WARD, b: 24 Oct 1886, McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
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Notes:
Samuel served with the Union forces during the Civil War.  His service record Shows:
  Name:  Samuel H. Ward
  Residence: McLeansboro, Illinois
  Unit Number:  250
  Service Record:  Enlisted as a Private on 12 April 1864.
                                Enlisted in Co. H, 6th Calvary Regiment Illinois on 13 May 1864.
                                Mustered out Co. H, 6th Calvary Illinois on 5 November 1865 in Selma, AL. 

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0210, Page 547D), McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois,
                                                                                  Enumeration Dist: 26, Enumeration Date: 5-Jul-1880, Family #582

 NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

 Relation

M/S W/D

Occupation

POB

Father POB

Mother POB

In
 Sch

 WARD, Samuel H

31

M

W

 Self

M

 Farmer

IL

KY

IL

 

             Nancy A

23

F

W

 Wife

M

 Keeping House

IL

VA

IL

 

             Minnie

5

F

W

 Daughter

S

  

IL

IL

IL

   

             Harry

2

M

W

 Son

S

  

IL

IL

IL

   

             Ada

5m

F

W

 Daughter

S

 At Home

IL

IL

IL

   

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0304, Page 291B), McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 54, Enumeration Date: 9-Jun-1900, Family #98

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Birth Mo.

Birth Yr

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 WARD, Samuel H

 Head

M

Dec

1848

51

M

28

 

 

IL

KY

IL

 Farmer

 

              Nancy A

 Wife

F

May

1857

43

M

28

5

4

IL

TN

IL

 

 

              Harry J

 Son

M

Sep

1877

22

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

IL

 Farmer

 

              Ada

 Daughter

F

Dec

1879

20

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

IL

   

 

              Rella

 Daughter

F

Dec

1884

15

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

IL

   

X

              Nora

 Daughter

F

Oct

1886

13

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

IL

   

X

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_0291, Page 126B), McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 43, Enumeration Date: 21-Apr-1910, Family #73

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 WARD, S  H

 Head

M

61

M1

38

 

 

IL

KY

IL

 Farmer

 

              Nancy A

 Wife

F

52

M1

38

6

5

IL

TN

IL

 None

 

              Nora

 Daughter

F

22

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

IL

 Teacher / Public School

  

By 1920, Nancy had died and Samuel was living with their daughter, Minnie, and her family.
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