"John Ward was a son of Job Ward, who was a son of Joshua Ward, who came from Ireland in the latter part of the eighteenth century." ~The History of Upshur County, West Virginia... by William Bernard Cutright

"Nancy Osborn, born July 28, 1799 in Loudon County, Virginia; died September 2, 1856 in Barbour County, Virginia ... She married John Ward November 12, 1819 in Harrison County, Virginia, son of Job(e) Ward and Tabitha Cummins. He was born 1797 in Loudon County, Virginia, and died January 11, 1868 in Sugar Fork, Upshur County, West Virginia... " ~ Ancestors of Munza & deVaux Families

West Virginia County Marriages
Marriage 12 Nov 1819
Harrison, Virginia, now West Virginia
Groom John Ward
Bride Nancy Osburn
Father Joseph Osburn

1830 United States Census
Western District, Harrison county, Virginia
John Ward
2 males under 5
2 males 5 to 10
1 male 30 to 40
1 female under 5
1 female 20 to 30
~living next door
Job Ward aged 60 to 70, Tabitha would be female aged 60 to 70
Joseph Osben aged 50 to 60

1840 United States Census
Western District, Harrison county, Virginia
John Ward
1 male 5 to 10
2 males 10 to 15
2 males 15 to 20
1 male 40 to 50
1 female 15 to 20
1 female 30 to 40
~living next door
Tabitha Ward aged 70 to 80
Joseph Osborne aged 60 to 70

1850 United States Census
Barbour county, Virginia
John Ward 53 Virginia Farmer
Nancy Ward 50 Virginia
Anthony Ward 21 Virginia
Jackson Ward 15 Virginia

Nancy died in 1856, and John married 2d widow Elizabeth Keesling Strader.

West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970
Marriage 29 Aug 1857
Upshur County, Virginia, now West Virginia
Groom John Ward
Age 60 years 4 months 24 days
Birth Year (Est) 1797
Parents Job and Tabatha Ward
Bride Elizabeth Strader
Age 58 years 6 months 5 days
Birth Year (Est) 1799
Parents Jacob and Mary Keesling

1860 United States Census
, Upshur, Virginia
Post Office Buckhannon, Virginia
John Ward 63 Virginia Farmer
Elizabeth Ward 61 Virginia

Constables of Upshur County in 1865
David J Brake, John Ward, Issac N Kesling, Geo W Currence, T S Heavnor, Elmor Brake, Gideon H Wilson, Wm W Warner, Wirt Phillips, John W Rohrbough
~History of Upshur County...