Peninsula Genealogical Society - Door Co., WI
Peninsula Genealogical Society - Door Co., WI
WARD Family
Contributed by Tracy CARNER
Updated 23 Mar 2011
The following WARD Family information contributed by Tracy CARNER on 19 Mar 2011 via e-mail. Her ancestor, Samuel B. WARD moved with his family to Baileys Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin by 1853. Tracy would love to hear from other WARD Family members.
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Tracy's E-mail to the PGS:
"Hello, I would like to add a family to your surname list to be viewed by others and may find other family or history. The family was Samuel B. Ward, Miami S. Ward, there adopted son William Ward and Mother in law of Samuel - Jeanette Jones. This is the information that I have. I would like to find the descendants of William Ward..Thank you Tracy Carner"
"Miami S. Jones was born the 15 of
March 1819 in Dansville, Livingston
County, New York. She died at 61
years of age on the 15th
of December 1880 in Bartlett Village
in the town of Hanover, Cook County,
Illinois. The following Friday on
December 17th she was
buried at the Wayne Center Cemetery,
DuPage County, Illinois eight miles
south of her home. The cause of
death was Consumption of the lungs
that persisted for two years. Today
it would be called Tuberculous. She
also was of Welsh heritage. Her
mother was Mrs. Jeanette Jones born
in 1812 in the state of
Pennsylvania. Her father is unknown
at this point. Miami also had two
siblings, Horace Jones born in 1814
in New York and Celestia Jones born
in 1812 in New York and died in
Illinois living with her brother
Horace after 1880.
Edgar M. Carner married Miami S.
Jones in Cuyahoga County, Ohio on
the 15th November 1838 by
Justice of Peace A. D Smith. At some
point in early 1840's the couple
moves to Franklin Township which is
the part Kent, Ohio, Portage County.
The area was formally known as
Franklin Mills now Kent, Portage
County, Ohio and is six miles East
of Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio.
Edgar and Miami Carner had three
children while living in this area.
George Carner was born in 1843,
death and whereabout’s unknown, in
1844 Orlando M. Carner was born in
Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio and
then Nettie Ann Carner born 1846,
death unknown. Edgar died on 18th
July 1848 at 32 years of age. His
death was reported in the Ohio Star
Journal of Ravenna, Ohio obituaries
as sudden. Miami was a widow at 26
years old. The children were five,
four, and two year’s old. After the
death of Edgar his wife Miami
relocated 35 miles North to
the city of Cleveland, Ohio. She
lived with her mother Jeanette Jones
who also was widowed, on Huntington
St., in the first ward of the city.
The young children George and Nettie
Ann Carner also were living here.
Orlando was sent to live with his
aunt Celestia Hildreth and her
husband Daniel R. Hildreth of Doans
Corner’s. This is the area now known
as East Cleveland. Daniel and his
wife Celestia (nee Jones) operated
Hildreth’s General Store on the
corner of Euclid Avenue and Doan
Street (now 105th
Street). This was also the location
of the post office and town
meeting’s in the area know as the
commons. The family home was on the
opposite corner. Mrs. Carner then
remarried to Samuel B. Ward
sometimes between 1851 and 1853. She
was 22 years younger then him. He
was born in the year 1800 in the
state of New York. The Ward family
then moved 610 miles West to
Bailey’s Harbor, Door County,
Wisconsin by 1853. Her children did
not move there with her. It is
unknown where George Carner went at
11 years old by 1860 he was 17 years
old and most likely living with
family or on his own. Nettie Ann was
living with the Hildreth family by
1860 in Doans Corners. Samuel and
Miami Ward did have a child named
William Ward born in 1865 from Ohio,
but he was adopted by Samuel after
their marriage and taken to Baileys
Harbor, Wisconsin also. It is
unclear who his parents were at this
time or his given surname. There are
no other records of him after 1870.
Samuel B. Ward was the first
storekeeper of the peninsula of Door
County, Wisconsin off the western
shores of Lake Michigan. Baileys
Harbor was established 1849. Door
County was established in 1851 from
Brown County, Wisconsin. In 1853
Samuel brought with him a small
stock of provision and notions.
Samuel then bought the home of W.L.
Brooks and built the Baileys Harbor
House. On the 4th of
August 1870 Samuel B. Ward died
suddenly. The following is his
obituary placed in The Door County
Advocate later that week. "Sudden
Death, The duties of the journalist
are not always pleasant. Death makes
sad havoc sometimes and recording
his ravages among one’s friends is a
sad duty. We were shocked too here
of the sudden and unlooked for death
of our friend and correspondent, Mr.
S. B. Ward, of Baileys Harbor. It
appears that on the day of his
death, (Friday) he had been busy out
of doors attending to business
matters and about 11 o’clock in the
morning went home. He was apparently
well but spoke of being tired and
while passing from one room to
another dropped to the floor and
died almost instantly. Heart disease
is supposed to have been the cause.
Mr. W. was over 70 years of age,
hale, hearty and with promise of
many years and possessed of
qualities that made him respected
wherever known. He was one of the
old residents of Baileys Harbor and
well liked by its citizens. He
leaves behind a widow and one
adopted son. His burial took place
on Saturday and was largely
attended." At this time his burial
location is unknown but very likely
the Baileys Harbor Cemetery. Also,
at this time Miami’s mother Jeanette
Jones is living with the family. In
1871 Adam Hendrick bought the
Baileys Harbor House from Miami
Ward. The property was valued at $
4400.00 dollars in the 1870 Census.
In about 1876 Miami Ward sells the
rest of the families interests in
Baileys Harbor and moves 260 miles
South to Bartlett, Cook County,
Illinois established in 1873. Miami
bought two lots off of the town
founder Luther Bartlett and built a
home. In the 1880 Census she is
living with a domestic servant named
Christine Busch who was 21 years of
age." - Tracy CARNER - 19 Mar 2011.