A History of Masonry in Madison County, Kentucky 1812-1913, compiled 
and written by Robert R. Burnam, 1914, p. 72.

SAMUEL COWELL WARE was born December 9, 1810 at Shrewsberry, 
Massachusetts. He came to Richmond in early life. He was a cabinet 
maker, and a very conscientious, pious man. There are still extant in 
Richmond specimens of his work in homes and it is hard to realize that 
such articles could have been made in Richmond seventy-five years ago. 
He was a friend of John Lawrence who was engaged in the same occupation. 
He was a devoted Presbyterian and for years led the singing in the old 
church, always having with him his tuning fork to help pitch the hymns. 
There is an amusing story handed down of how, after a very earnest 
sermon preached by "Father Barnes" on "Heaven," Brother Ware began to 
strike his fork to get ready, when the former, who cared very little for 
"Yankees" and less for tuning forks, exclaimed "Thank God brethren when 
we do get to Heaven there will be no Yankee with a tuning fork to start 
the hymns."  Mr. Ware married the daughter of Frederic Miller, his wife 
being a sister of Justice Samuel F. Miller of the United States Supreme 
Court. There was a large family born to them, none of whom reside in 
Richmond.  Brother Ware moved to Towanda, Ill., in 1863 with his family 
and died there August 6, 1886.  Mr. Ballinger, a member of President 
Taft's cabinet, was a grandson of Mr. Ware.  The records of the Grand 
Lodge do not show whether he was a Mason when he came to Kentucky or 
not, but he either received the Master's degree, or was admitted in 
1848.  The same year he was elected Secretary. He served as such for one 
year.  He was Junior Warden 1850, Senior Warden 1851, and elected Master 
in June, 1852, serving for six months.  He was elected again in December, 
1859 and a third time December, 1860.  He was a just, God-fearing man, 
set a splendid example to all, especially his own family and today they 
have reason to rise up and call him blessed.

Ware Lawrence Barnes Miller Ballinger Taft
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Shrewsberry-MA McLean-IL

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