========================================================================= DOC#: 076 ST: MS CNTY: HIND, PG: 1 of 1 EVENT: Cemet,Census,Court,Geneal,IGI,Land,Marriage,Milit,Probate,Will SOURCE1: The Compiled Records of HINDS County Mississippi SOURCE2: Multiple sources. AUTHOR: PUB: NOTES: Collected by: John E. Cain DATE: LOCATION: 1211 Maritime Ln; Wylie, TX 75098 CAT#: ======================================================================== The data in this document is a compilation of various records that have been collected concerning this county. It is by no means complete. The format of this document is as follows: CEMETERIES - CENSUS - US, State, Territorial, Tax lists, slave, COURT - All relevant court documents except probate. GENEALOGIES - IGI - Data from the LDS IGI files. IMMIGRANTS - passports, etc LAND - Claims, Grants, Patents, Lotteries, Deeds, etc. MARRIAGES - From county records, genealogies, IGI, etc. MILITARY - Rosters, Records, Pension, DAR, etc. PROBATE - Wills, Minutes, Guardian, Inventory and Accounts, etc. MISCELLANEOUS - Bible Records, Newspapers, Church, County History, Historical Accounts. Data in Brackets indicates source, ex: [LDS #0158333] SPECIAL NOTES: Hinds was formed in 1820 from Choctaw Cession of 1820. Jackson, 39201 is the County Seat. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1823, civil court records from 1930; Clerk of Chancery Court has divorce, probate, and land records. ======================================================================== >>>>> Record Begins <<<<< ======================================================================== ************************************************************************ CEMETERIES ************************************************************************ (From Old Cemeteries of Hinds County Mississippi - From 1811 to Present. by Mary Collins Landin, Ph.D.; Pub: Hinds Historical Books, Utica, MS. ; Located in Dallas Public Library. R929.37625 L2570.) Page 29. CLINTON CITY CEMETERY WARE, EVELYN DILLARD w/o E E b.22 Mar 1919, d.20 Jan 1974. WARE, EDWARD EARL, b.22 Oct 1921, d 1 Oct 1966. Page 86. GREENWOOD CITY CEMETERY - JACKSON (One block behind State Cap.) WARE, JIMMIE (no dates given) WARE, MARGARET LYNCH, b 31 Jul 1850, d 26 Aug 1853 WARE, ELLA B.; b 19 Aug 1845, d 1 Oct 1847 WARE, WILLIAM ANDERSON; b 20 Apr 1811, d 8 Apr 1853. WARE, WILLIAM LYNCH; b 14 Oct 1843, d 21 Feb 1876. WARE, J. JAMES b Philadelphia, PA (no date), d 10 Mar 1859. WARE, SARAH REBECCA JONES, w/o GUSTAVIUS A., dau. of Rev. Hill and Judith E. Jones. b Warren Co, NC 22 Nov 1824, d 15 May 1847. WARE, ELIZA ANN; w/o M. Pendleton, b 8 Jan 1826, d 24 Aug 1853. WARE, SEDLEY LYNCH; b 7 Jul 1848, d 28 Nov 1866. WARE, WILLIAM LYNCH; b 14 Oct 1843, d 21 Feb 1876. WARE, AUGUSTA LEE; dau. of William L. and Mary D. b 2 Sep 1870, d 2 Jan 1877. WARE, BESSIE, d/o W. L. and M. D., b 21 Aug 1866, d 21 Jul 1867. WARE, MARY DABNEY; w/o W. L., b 27 Dec 1842, d 23 Jun 1931. WARE, J. S. (no dates) WARE, JAMES D.; b 2 Sep 1809, d 1 Jan 1854. WARE, ______, w/o HARVEY R.; b 22 Jan 1843, d 21 Jun 1865. (cant read given name.) Page 181. COUNTY LINE BAPTIST CEMETERY (Located on Hinds/Copiah line east of I55, south of Terry) WARE, B A b. 1860. Page 237 TERRYTOWN CEMETERY (Within sight of I55 on NW edge of Terry, MS) WARE, SGT. JAMES L.; (CSA), b 31 Dec 1847, d 30 Apr 1938. (age 91 years). WARE, ELIZA; b (not given), d 23 Jan 1893. WARE, ELIZA; b 3 Dec 1842, d 15 Oct 1922. WARE, JULIA L. Walker; w/o J. L. b 5 Dec 1860, d 1 Feb 1924. WARE, ISABEL b 25 Sep 1852, d 24 Sep 1925. Page 420. CEDAR LAWN CITY CEMETERY (On west Capitol St. in Jackson near Livingston Park Zoo.) WARE, HERBERT F. b. 24 Sep 1897, d 29 Oct 1941. WARE, DORA E. (Mother) b 1 Apr 1875, d 14 Feb 1974. ************************************************************************ CENSUS ************************************************************************ KEY TO 1830 - 1840 UNITED STATES CENSUS --------------------------------------- PAGE = Page # on census schedule L = White female under age 5 CNTY = County where enumerated M = White female age 5 - 10 A = White male under age 5 N = White female age 10 - 15 B = White male age 5 - 10 O = White female age 15 - 20 C = White male age 10 - 15 P = White female age 20 - 30 D = White male age 15 - 20 Q = White female age 30 - 40 E = White male age 20 - 30 R = White female age 40 - 50 F = White male age 30 - 40 S = White female age 50 - 60 G = White male age 40 - 50 T = White female age 60 - 70 H = White male age 50 - 60 U = White female age 70 - 80 I = White male age 60 - 70 V = White female over age 80 J = White male age 70 - 80 K = White male over age 80 THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1830 FIRST NAME LASTNAME CNTY PAGE ST YEAR TYP ABCDEFGHIJK LMNOPQRSTUV CK ---------- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- --- ----------- ----------- --- ALFORD BUTLER HIND 204 MS 1830 00001000000 00010000000 ( ) JOSEPH WARE HIND 204 MS 1830 10000100000 20001000000 ( ) LARD WARE HIND 204 MS 1830 00000100000 00001000100 ( ) WILLIAM WARE HIND 204 MS 1830 10000100001 20001000000 ( ) THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1840 FIRST NAME LASTNAME CNTY PAGE ST YEAR TYP ABCDEFGHIJK LMNOPQRSTUV CK ---------- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- --- ----------- ----------- --- BENJAMIN WARE HIND 207 MS 1840 00100100000 12001000000 ( ) BENJAMIN WARE HIND MS 1841 ___________ ___________ ( ) BENJAMIN WARE HIND MS 1845 ___________ ___________ ( ) BENJAMIN WARE HIND MS 1845 ___________ ___________ ( ) LARD WARE HIND 207 MS 1840 00020010001 00000000010 ( ) LARD WARE HIND MS 1841 ___________ ___________ ( ) LARD WARE HIND MS 1845 ___________ ___________ ( ) NATHANIEL WARE HIND 189 MS 1840 00001101000 00001000000 ( ) NATHANIELA WARE HIND MS 1841 ___________ ___________ ( ) NATHANIELA WARE HIND MS 1845 ___________ ___________ ( ) THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1850 FIRST NAME LASTNAME CNTY PAGE ST YEAR TYP CK ---------- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- --- --- LOUISA CARR HIND 223 MS 1850 ( ) ROLLIN CARR HIND 173 MS 1850 ( ) WILLIAM CARR HIND 182 MS 1850 ( ) BENJAMIN F WEAR HIND 173 MS 1850 ( ) GUSTAVAS WARE HIND 184 MS 1850 ( ) JAMES WARE HIND 133 MS 1850 ( ) JAMES D WARE HIND 133 MS 1850 ( ) MEDIRA WARE HIND 129 MS 1850 ( ) WILLIAM A WEAR HIND 135 MS 1850 ( ) MS HIND 1850 n/a 129 xx MEDIRA WARE (boarder) f 7 GA; In boarding house. MS HIND 1850 n/a 133 xx WILLIAM A WEAR MD VA 39 Margaret SC 37 William L, m 6 MS; Seilly ?, m 2 MS; Charles Cage (MD Student) m 17 MS; Minerva Cage f 16 MS; MS HIND 1850 n/a 135 xx JAMES D WARE Planter VA 40 M P; m 24 TN; MS HIND 1850 n/a 173 xx BENJAMIN F WEAR Farmer MS 42 Eliza GA 30 Mary J, f 18 MS; Ferreby, m 16 MS; Martha, f 14 MS; Angus, m 12 MS; Claudia, f 10 MS; Eliza, f 8 MS; James S, m 5 MS; Margaret, f 4/12 MS; Limon, m 4/12 MS; MS HIND 1850 n/a 184 xx GUSTAVUS WARE Merchant VA 33 Adolphus, m 3 MS; THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1860 FIRST NAME LASTNAME CNTY PAGE ST YEAR TYP CK ---------- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- --- --- A WARE HIND 169 MS 1860 ( ) B F WARE HIND 164 MS 1860 ( ) MS HIND 1860 n/a 163 xx Ferry's Depot BENJAMIN WARE Blacksmith MS 50 E C GA 46 M L, f 22 MS; A, m 20 MS; E, f 18 MS; C, f 15 MS; J L, m 13 MS; S (twin), f 10 MS; M (twin), m 10 MS; J, f 7 MS; E, f 5 MS; MS HIND 1860 n/a 169 xx KING A Ware, m 20 MS; In King Household. THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1870 FIRST NAME LASTNAME CNTY PAGE ST YEAR TYP CK ---------- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- --- --- ANGUS WARE HIND 524 MS 1870 ( ) ANNIE WARE HIND 559 MS 1870 ( ) BENJAMIN WARE HIND 421 MS 1870 ( ) CATHARINE WARE HIND 519 MS 1870 ( ) IRVIN WARE HIND 628 MS 1870 ( ) JACKSON WARE HIND 640 MS 1870 ( ) JESSIE WARE HIND 524 MS 1870 ( ) JULIA WARE HIND 524 MS 1870 ( ) JULIA WARE HIND 730 MS 1870 ( ) MADISON WARE HIND 585 MS 1870 ( ) R H WARE HIND 413 MS 1870 ( ) REUBEN WARE HIND 628 MS 1870 ( ) ROBERT WARE HIND 406 MS 1870 ( ) ROBERT WARE HIND 407 MS 1870 ( ) RUSSEL WARE HIND 739 MS 1870 ( ) SIMON WARE HIND 700 MS 1870 ( ) THOMAS WARE HIND 741 MS 1870 ( ) WILLIAM L WARE HIND 529 MS 1870 ( ) MS HIND 1870 n/a 421 xx Ferry PO BENJAMIN WARE Blacksmith MS 62 Eliza MS 60 Eliza C, f 26 MS; Candasy, f 24 MS; James S, m 22 MS; Margaret, f 20 MS; Isabel, f 17 MS; Elvira, f 15 MS; Thomas Hills, m 14 MS; John Hills, m 12 MS; Emma Wim, f 10 MS; Mattie Wim, f 6 MS; also Thomas Haden, Blacksmith, 43 MISSISSIPPI TERRITORIAL AND STATE CENSUS Year First Nam Last Nam M F M21 Mch F21 Fch Sla P Acr Misc1 Misc2 ---- --------- -------- - - --- --- --- --- --- - --- -------- -------- 1824 William Ware Fam with Bth/Dth THE MISSISSIPPI TAX ROLLS YEAR FIRST NAME LASTNAME ACR SITUATE P SLA CNTY ---- ---------- -------- --- ------------ - --- ---- 1823 William Butler 1 HIND 1823 William Ware 1 2 HIND 1824 William Ware 1 2 HIND 1825 William Butler 1 HIND 1825 Wiley (?) Carr 1 HIND 1825 Joseph Ware 1 HIND 1825 Lard Ware 1 HIND 1825 William Weir 1 HIND 1827 Landon Butler 1 HIND 1827 Wiley Carr 280 1 HIND 1827 Joseph Weir 160 1 HIND 1827 Lard Weir 80 1 HIND 1827 William Weir 160 1 HIND 1828 Joseph Ware 1 HIND 1828 Lard Ware 1 HIND 1828 William Ware 1 HIND 1829 Alford Butler 1 HIND 1829 James Carr 1 HIND 1829 John Carr 1 HIND 1829 Wiley Carr 1 HIND 1829 Joseph Ware 1 HIND 1829 Lard Ware 1 HIND 1829 William Ware 1 HIND 1830 James Carr 1 HIND 1830 John Carr 1 HIND 1830 Willie Carr 1 HIND 1830 Benjamin Ware 1 HIND 1830 Joseph Ware 1 HIND 1830 Lard Ware 1 HIND 1830 William Ware 1 HIND 1831 Alford Butler 1 HIND 1831 James Carr 1 HIND 1831 James Carr 1 HIND 1831 John Carr 1 HIND 1831 Lansing Carr 1 HIND 1831 Willie Carr 1 HIND 1831 Benjamin Ware 1 HIND 1831 James Ware 1 HIND 1831 Joseph Ware 1 HIND 1831 Lard Ware 1 HIND 1831 William Ware 1 HIND 1833 James Carr 1 HIND 1833 John Carr 1 HIND 1833 Wiley Carr 1 HIND 1833 Benjamin Ware 1 HIND 1833 Joseph Ware 1 HIND 1833 Lard Ware 1 HIND 1833 William Ware 1 HIND 1834 William Caines 80 Rhodes Cr 1 HIND 1834 James Carr 1 HIND 1834 Benjamin Ware 1 HIND 1834 Joseph Ware 1 HIND 1834 Lard Ware 1 HIND 1834 William Ware 80 Rhodes Cr 1 HIND 1835 William Ware 80 Rhodes Cr. 1 HIND 1835 Ware&Tat 1 HIND 1836 James Carr 1 HIND 1836 Benj Ware 1 HIND 1836 Joseph Ware 1 HIND 1836 Lard Ware 1 HIND 1836 William Ware 1 HIND 1837 B F Ware 1 HIND 1837 Joseph Ware 160 1 HIND 1837 Lard Ware 1 HIND 1837 William Ware 1 HIND 1838 James Butler HIND 1838 William Butler HIND 1838 James Carr 1 HIND 1838 B F Ware 40 Harris Cr. HIND 1838 B F Ware Harris Cr. 1 HIND 1838 Lard Ware 480 Rhodes Cr. HIND 1838 Lard Ware Rhodes Cr. 1 HIND 1838 Thomas B Woolley HIND 1839 John Butler HIND 1839 B F Ware 1 HIND 1839 Benj F Ware 200 HIND 1839 Lard Ware 1 HIND 1840 A A Ware 1 HIND 1840 B F Ware 1 HIND 1840 Gustavius? Ware 1 HIND 1840 Lard Ware 1 HIND 1840 William B Ware 1 HIND 1841 Benj Ware 240 1 HIND 1841 N A Ware 1 HIND 1841 N A Ware 1700 1 HIND (Trust & pl) ************************************************************************ IGI ************************************************************************ WARE, ADALINE marriage to Andrew Boyd, 10 Nov 1874, Batch# M520202, Sht# 0356. WARE, ERVIN marriage to Polly Bray, 07 May 1870, Batch# M516912, Sht# 200 WARE, JACOB marriage to Permelia Hill, 01 Jun 1867, Batch# M516911, Sht# 255. WARE, MAHALA marriage to George Brent, 19 Feb 1881, Batch# M516903, Sht# 591. WARE, MARGARET H. marriage to E A Butler, 01 Jan 1874, Batch# M516908, Sht# 182. WARE, MOSES marriage to Rhoda Nicholson, 06 Nov 1884, Batch# M516904, Sht# 447. WARE, NANCY marriage to Lewis Washington, 04 May 1866, Batch# M516911, Sht# 0091. WARE, PHILIP marriage to Alice Brasfield, 14 Dec 1883, Batch# M516904, Sht# 330. WARE, SIMON marriage to Lizzie Gross, 21 Nov 1872, Batch# M516902, Sht# 158. ************************************************************************ LAND ************************************************************************ Hinds County Deed Index Grantor Grantee Date ST CNTY BK Page -------------------- -------------------- ----------- -- ---- -- ---- Carr, Wiley Evans, J M 1832 MS HIND 1 608 Logan, Geo W Carr, Robt. 1832 MS HIND 1 716 Bishop, John Carr, James 1832 MS HIND 2 69 Carr, Robert Nathans(?), Robert 1832 MS HIND 2 73 Ware, B F Catching, A 1832 MS HIND 2 487 Ware, N A Hadley, P L 1832 MS HIND 2 491 Carr, Wiley Carr, James 1833 MS HIND 3 155 Kyle Ware, Nathaniel A MS HIND 4 423 Bugg, Benj. & Wm. Ware, Nathaniel A MS HIND 4 456 Alford, Jesse Ware, Joseph MS HIND 5 63 Ferris(?), L Ware, N A MS HIND 5 169 Wills, Wm etal Ware, N A MS HIND 5 400 Alford, Jesse Ware, Lard MS HIND 5 448 Underwood, J G Ware, Lard MS HIND 5 451 Hogan, David Carr, J A P 1837 MS HIND 6 468 T______, Granville Carr, Jno. A P 1837 MS HIND 7 130 Carr, J A P Sh______, Robt. 1837 MS HIND 7 382 Carr, James Robert, H A G 1838 MS HIND 9 407 Carr, Wiley Robert, H A G 1838 MS HIND 9 532 Union Bank of MS Ware, B F MS HIND 11 149 Ware, Wm Ware, Lard MS HIND 12 49 Wills, Wm Ware, N A MS HIND 12 140 Wills, Wm Ware & Montgomery MS HIND 12 146 Davis, sheriff Ware, N A MS HIND 12 164 Davis, sheriff Ware, Jos (?) MS HIND 12 176 Garland, Samuel Ware, Jimmie D MS HIND 13 222 Wall, Michael Ware & Parkham MS HIND 13 341 ************************************************************************ MARRIAGES ************************************************************************ GROOMLAST GROOMFIRST BRIDELAST BRIDEFIRST DATE CNTY ST ------------ ---------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ---- -- WARE RUSSELL SHURLDS MARY F 17 AUG 1852 HIND MS WARE T P SMITH SALLIE B 24 APR 1854 HIND MS WARE H R STEWART MARY 29 JUN 1860 HIND MS DOSSETT J E WARE ALVIRA 25 MAR 1888 HIND MS WARE JOSEPH S TINDALL MAI BIRD 30 SEP 1890 HIND MS ************************************************************************ PROBATE ************************************************************************ WILLS ----- (Hinds County MS Will Book 1-347) WARE, JAMES D. 18 Nov 1833. (note from jc: faded, hard to read) Bro: M. Pendleton Ware, R. V. Ware of Wisconsin, Mansfield Ware. (Hinds County Mississippi Will Book 1-454) WARE, MARGARET. 18 Feb 1859 Son: Wm L. Ware, Lesley(?) L. Ware. PROBATE COURT MINUTES --------------------- The first volume of probate court minutes covers 1822-1836 and is not indexed. A scanning of the minutes from 1822 to aprox. 1830 did not show any Wares except for an entry for LARD WARE as an appraiser appointed by the court to appraise the estate of Joseph N. Cook. The second volume of probate court minutes covered 1834-1841 and was indexed. There were no Wares in the index. There was one Butler as shown below. There was no data of genealogical interest in these entries. Butler, James ppg. 281-283, 307-310, 330, 349, 386. (Hinds County Mississippi Probate Court Minutes A-???) April Term 1830. Ordered that Wm Beasley, LARD WARE, & Elijah Cook be appointed appraisers of the estate of Joseph N. Cook, decd. ************************************************************************* MISCELLANEOUS ************************************************************************ From: "Marriages and Deaths from Mississippi Newspapers" 3 vols. by: Betty Couch Wiltshire. DPL 929.3762 W756M VOLUME 2 -------- THE SOUTHRON (Jackson, MS 27 Sep 1850) Died in this city on Sunday the 22nd, Major GUSTAVIUS A. WARE, long a resident of this place. THE SOUTHRON (Jackson, MS 05 Jan 1843) Married at the residence of Governor Lynch, near this city, on Tuesday evening last, Dr. WILLIAM A WARE to Mrs. Sarah M. Land. THE SOUTHERN REFORMER (Jackson, MS 27 Dec 1845) Married, Major G A WARE of Jackson & Miss Sarah Rebecca Jones, formerly of North Carolina. VOLUME 3 -------- SOUTHERN REFORMER (Jackson, MS) 27 Dec 1845. Married Dec 9th, Major G. A. WARE of Jackson, and Miss Sarah Rebecca Jones, formerly of North Carolina. THE SOUTHRON (Jackson, MS) 05 Jan 1843. Married at the residence of Gov. Lynch, near this city, on Tuesday last, Dr. WILLIAM A WARE to Mrs Sarah M. Land. THE SOUTHRON (Jackson, MS) 24 Dec 1845. Married on the 9th, by the Rev. Mr. Gray, Maj. G. A. WARE, of this place, to Miss Sarah Rebecca, dau of Rev. Hill Jones, formerly of North Carolina. THE SOUTHRON (Jackson, MS) 27 Sep 1850. Died in this city, on Sun, the 22nd, Maj. GUSTAVIUS A. WARE, long a resident of this place.