Stephen Farmer Ward
1900 Census - Jasper County - Crooked Creek Township # 304 # 306Stephen Ward born December 19, 1846, 53 years old, Born in Illinois, Father born in Illinois, Mother born in Delaware Occupation: Farmer
Drusilla Ward - born may 1844, 56 years old, Born in Indiana. Father and Mother born in Kentucky. Married 32 years, mother of three children - two living.
Hulda Clark: mother-in-law, born in Kentucky.
Act of May 11, 1912
Amended By Act Mar. 4, 1913
United States of America
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
It is hereby certified That in conformity with the laws of the United States, Stephen F. Ward who was a Private Co. E. 66 Regiment, Illinois Infantry.
Is entitled to a pension at the rate of 16 dollars per month from Dec. 19, 1912, 20 dollars per month from Dec. 19, 1916 and 24 dollars per month from Dec. 19, 1921.
Given at the department of the Interior this 18th day of Jun. one thousand to nine hundred and thirteen and Independence of the United States of America.
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Certificate No. -- 962092
Name -- Stephen F. Ward
Washington D.C. Jan. 15, 1898
Sir:
In forwarding and to the pension agent the executed voucher for your next quarterly payment please favor me by returning the circular to him with replies to the questions to the enumerated below.
Very respectfully,
H. Clay Everett
Commissioner of Pensions
First. Are you married? If so, pleased state your wife's full name and her maiden name. Answer. -- yes Drusilla (Clark) Ward
Second. When, where, and by whom were you married? Answer. -- Dec. 12th 1867 by John Firmand, J.P. at the Ellbridge, Illinois
Third. What record of marriage exists? Answer. -- County record, Edgar County, Illinois
Fourth. Were you previously married? If so, please state of the name of your former wife and the date and place of her death or divorce. Answer. -- No
Fifth. Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the dates of their birth. Answer -- yes, Mary born Feb. 28th 1870 Ida born Apr. 14th 1872. Stephen F. Ward
Marriage Certificate
State of Illinois
County of Edgar
I, George D. Murphy, County Clerk in the and for said County and State, hereby certify that Mr. Stephen Ward and Drusilla Clark were duly married on the 12th day of Dec. 1867 by J. H. Foreman J.P. as appears of record in my office.
Given under my he and an official seal this, the 30th Jun., 1917
George D. Murphy -- County Clerk
Certificate of Death
1. Place of death -- County, Jasper -- Township, Crooked Creek -- Village, Rose Hill
2. Full name -- Stephen Farmer Ward
3. Sex -- male
4. Color or race -- white
5. Single married widowed or divorced -- married
6. Date of birth -- Dec. 19, 1846
7. Age -- 70 years, 5 months, 25 days
8. Occupation -- Farmer
9. Birthplace -- Indiana
10. Name of father -- Samuel Ward
11. Birthplace of father -- Ohio
12. Maiden name of mother -- Mary E. Veasy
13. Birthplace of mother -- Delaware
14. The above is true to the best of my knowledge, J. E. Cummins, Rose Hill, Illinois
15. Filed 4 -15, 1917
16. The date of death -- Jun. 14th 1917
17. I hereby certify, that I tended to deceased from June 1st 1917 to Jun. 13, 1917 that I last saw him alive on June 13, 1917 and a death occurred, on the date stated above at 730 a.m.
The cause of death was as follows: chronic diarrhea with complications. Duration, years. Contributory -- chronic army ailments.
Signed F.W. Knechler, M.D.
Address -- Hidalgo, Illinois
Date Jun. 14, 1917 Telephone 9-164
18. Empty
19. Place a burial or removal -- Songer Cemetery Date of burial 6-15-1917
20. Undertaker -- John F. Mitchell, Address, Newton, Illinois
The Newton Press -- Tuesday, Jun. 19, 1917 -- page 1, column three
Stephen F. Ward
Rose Hill, Illinois, Jun. 18 -- Stephen F. Ward, a Civil War veteran, died Thursday morning at his home in the western part of town, in his 70th. year, after a lingering illness of several years duration, and was laid to rest the following day in Songer Cemetery.
Uncle Steve, as he was familiarly styled, was a good citizen, father, neighbor in friend, and his loss will...
Pensioner Dropped
Department Of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Jul. 2, 1917
Certificate No. 962092
Class -- May 11, 1912
Pensioner -- Stephen F. Ward
Soldier
Service -- E. 66 Illinois Infantry
The Commissioner of Pensions
Sir:
I have the honor to import that the name of the above described pensioner who was last paid at 20 dollars to Apr. 4, 1917 as this day been dropped from the roll the cause of his reported death Jun. 14, 1917.
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