Civil War: Company I, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry
1883-1884: Sheriff, Cochise County, Arizona Territory
Jerome Lemuel Ward was born in Oneida County, New York May 6, 1833, the son of Eliphalet Ward (1807, NY-1876, CA) and Effa Taggart (1812, NY-1896, CA). His family moved to Wisconsin in 1843, where he married Lydia Mary Christie* on October 30 1853. During the Civil War Jerome enlisted as a Wagoner (Teamster) on January 27, 1862, and was mustered into Company I, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. He was mustered out on February 9, 1863. In 1873 the Ward family moved to California, and five years later they moved to Arizona Territory where Jerome engaged in freighting. The Wards moved to Chicago for two years, but returned to Tombstone, Arizona Territory, where Jerome was elected Cochise County sheriff in 1883 as a "pronounced Democrat." Jerome served as the second sheriff of Cochise County, following John Behan, who was sheriff at the time of the OK Corral shoot out. Sheriff Ward participated in the infamous "Bisbee Massacre." On February 28, 1884, Sheriff Ward simultaneously hanged five members of the Heith gang on an oversized Courthouse gallows constructed specifically for the occasion. Jerome's son "Billy" served as Tombstone's jailer during his tenure was Cochise County Sheriff. While a resident of Tombstone he was a member of Burnside Post, Grand Army of the Republic. He appeared on the Post's 1886 roster. Ward subsequently served as a guard at the Yuma Territorial Prison. He filed for a Civil War veterans pension in Arizona July 17, 1891, and received application No. 1,042,410 and certificate No. 706,581. Jerome Ward moved to San Diego in 1912, where a year later he was killed in a truck accident during a parade on September 29, 1913.
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Siblings:
- Abigail Elizabeth "Abbie" Ward (1841, NY-1929, CA; m. Marsena P. Stone, who was also a veteran of Company I, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry)
Children:
- Will Jerome "Billy" (Aug 15, 1854, WI - Nov 27, 1899, CA)
- Frederick W. (1857, WI - Apr. 12, 1894, CA)
- Frank Christie (Aug. 1867, WI - Mar. 21, 1935, San Diego, CA; Frank's son: Jerome Lemuel Ward)
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* IN MEMORIAM.
Resolutions of respect to the memory of Mrs. J. L. Ward, passed by the Women's Relief Corps (WRC), Headquarters, John W. Owen Post, No. 5, G.A.R., Phoenix, Arizona.
Whereas, God in his providence has seen fit to remove from the WRC, a beloved sister, whose death we deplore and whose loss from our society we deeply feel. Therefore, be it
Resolved: That we as a society tender our sympathy to the bereaved family in their great affliction.
Resolved: That as a token of respect to the memory of the deceased we drape our badges in mourning for the period of thirty days.
Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family and be spread on the minutes of the Corps.
Lizzie Trask, Kate Plattner, Ada Irvine, Committee.
(The Arizona Sentinel [Yuma]; Saturday, December 2, 1893; Pg 3)
1883-1884: Sheriff, Cochise County, Arizona Territory
Jerome Lemuel Ward was born in Oneida County, New York May 6, 1833, the son of Eliphalet Ward (1807, NY-1876, CA) and Effa Taggart (1812, NY-1896, CA). His family moved to Wisconsin in 1843, where he married Lydia Mary Christie* on October 30 1853. During the Civil War Jerome enlisted as a Wagoner (Teamster) on January 27, 1862, and was mustered into Company I, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. He was mustered out on February 9, 1863. In 1873 the Ward family moved to California, and five years later they moved to Arizona Territory where Jerome engaged in freighting. The Wards moved to Chicago for two years, but returned to Tombstone, Arizona Territory, where Jerome was elected Cochise County sheriff in 1883 as a "pronounced Democrat." Jerome served as the second sheriff of Cochise County, following John Behan, who was sheriff at the time of the OK Corral shoot out. Sheriff Ward participated in the infamous "Bisbee Massacre." On February 28, 1884, Sheriff Ward simultaneously hanged five members of the Heith gang on an oversized Courthouse gallows constructed specifically for the occasion. Jerome's son "Billy" served as Tombstone's jailer during his tenure was Cochise County Sheriff. While a resident of Tombstone he was a member of Burnside Post, Grand Army of the Republic. He appeared on the Post's 1886 roster. Ward subsequently served as a guard at the Yuma Territorial Prison. He filed for a Civil War veterans pension in Arizona July 17, 1891, and received application No. 1,042,410 and certificate No. 706,581. Jerome Ward moved to San Diego in 1912, where a year later he was killed in a truck accident during a parade on September 29, 1913.
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Siblings:
- Abigail Elizabeth "Abbie" Ward (1841, NY-1929, CA; m. Marsena P. Stone, who was also a veteran of Company I, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry)
Children:
- Will Jerome "Billy" (Aug 15, 1854, WI - Nov 27, 1899, CA)
- Frederick W. (1857, WI - Apr. 12, 1894, CA)
- Frank Christie (Aug. 1867, WI - Mar. 21, 1935, San Diego, CA; Frank's son: Jerome Lemuel Ward)
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* IN MEMORIAM.
Resolutions of respect to the memory of Mrs. J. L. Ward, passed by the Women's Relief Corps (WRC), Headquarters, John W. Owen Post, No. 5, G.A.R., Phoenix, Arizona.
Whereas, God in his providence has seen fit to remove from the WRC, a beloved sister, whose death we deplore and whose loss from our society we deeply feel. Therefore, be it
Resolved: That we as a society tender our sympathy to the bereaved family in their great affliction.
Resolved: That as a token of respect to the memory of the deceased we drape our badges in mourning for the period of thirty days.
Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family and be spread on the minutes of the Corps.
Lizzie Trask, Kate Plattner, Ada Irvine, Committee.
(The Arizona Sentinel [Yuma]; Saturday, December 2, 1893; Pg 3)
Civil War: Company I, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry
1883-1884: Sheriff, Cochise County, Arizona Territory
Jerome Lemuel Ward was born in Oneida County, New York May 6, 1833, the son of Eliphalet Ward (1807, NY-1876, CA) and Effa Taggart (1812, NY-1896, CA). His family moved to Wisconsin in 1843, where he married Lydia Mary Christie* on October 30 1853. During the Civil War Jerome enlisted as a Wagoner (Teamster) on January 27, 1862, and was mustered into Company I, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. He was mustered out on February 9, 1863. In 1873 the Ward family moved to California, and five years later they moved to Arizona Territory where Jerome engaged in freighting. The Wards moved to Chicago for two years, but returned to Tombstone, Arizona Territory, where Jerome was elected Cochise County sheriff in 1883 as a "pronounced Democrat." Jerome served as the second sheriff of Cochise County, following John Behan, who was sheriff at the time of the OK Corral shoot out. Sheriff Ward participated in the infamous "Bisbee Massacre." On February 28, 1884, Sheriff Ward simultaneously hanged five members of the Heith gang on an oversized Courthouse gallows constructed specifically for the occasion. Jerome's son "Billy" served as Tombstone's jailer during his tenure was Cochise County Sheriff. While a resident of Tombstone he was a member of Burnside Post, Grand Army of the Republic. He appeared on the Post's 1886 roster. Ward subsequently served as a guard at the Yuma Territorial Prison. He filed for a Civil War veterans pension in Arizona July 17, 1891, and received application No. 1,042,410 and certificate No. 706,581. Jerome Ward moved to San Diego in 1912, where a year later he was killed in a truck accident during a parade on September 29, 1913.
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Siblings:
- Abigail Elizabeth "Abbie" Ward (1841, NY-1929, CA; m. Marsena P. Stone, who was also a veteran of Company I, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry)
Children:
- Will Jerome "Billy" (Aug 15, 1854, WI - Nov 27, 1899, CA)
- Frederick W. (1857, WI - Apr. 12, 1894, CA)
- Frank Christie (Aug. 1867, WI - Mar. 21, 1935, San Diego, CA; Frank's son: Jerome Lemuel Ward)
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* IN MEMORIAM.
Resolutions of respect to the memory of Mrs. J. L. Ward, passed by the Women's Relief Corps (WRC), Headquarters, John W. Owen Post, No. 5, G.A.R., Phoenix, Arizona.
Whereas, God in his providence has seen fit to remove from the WRC, a beloved sister, whose death we deplore and whose loss from our society we deeply feel. Therefore, be it
Resolved: That we as a society tender our sympathy to the bereaved family in their great affliction.
Resolved: That as a token of respect to the memory of the deceased we drape our badges in mourning for the period of thirty days.
Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family and be spread on the minutes of the Corps.
Lizzie Trask, Kate Plattner, Ada Irvine, Committee.
(The Arizona Sentinel [Yuma]; Saturday, December 2, 1893; Pg 3)
1883-1884: Sheriff, Cochise County, Arizona Territory
Jerome Lemuel Ward was born in Oneida County, New York May 6, 1833, the son of Eliphalet Ward (1807, NY-1876, CA) and Effa Taggart (1812, NY-1896, CA). His family moved to Wisconsin in 1843, where he married Lydia Mary Christie* on October 30 1853. During the Civil War Jerome enlisted as a Wagoner (Teamster) on January 27, 1862, and was mustered into Company I, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. He was mustered out on February 9, 1863. In 1873 the Ward family moved to California, and five years later they moved to Arizona Territory where Jerome engaged in freighting. The Wards moved to Chicago for two years, but returned to Tombstone, Arizona Territory, where Jerome was elected Cochise County sheriff in 1883 as a "pronounced Democrat." Jerome served as the second sheriff of Cochise County, following John Behan, who was sheriff at the time of the OK Corral shoot out. Sheriff Ward participated in the infamous "Bisbee Massacre." On February 28, 1884, Sheriff Ward simultaneously hanged five members of the Heith gang on an oversized Courthouse gallows constructed specifically for the occasion. Jerome's son "Billy" served as Tombstone's jailer during his tenure was Cochise County Sheriff. While a resident of Tombstone he was a member of Burnside Post, Grand Army of the Republic. He appeared on the Post's 1886 roster. Ward subsequently served as a guard at the Yuma Territorial Prison. He filed for a Civil War veterans pension in Arizona July 17, 1891, and received application No. 1,042,410 and certificate No. 706,581. Jerome Ward moved to San Diego in 1912, where a year later he was killed in a truck accident during a parade on September 29, 1913.
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Siblings:
- Abigail Elizabeth "Abbie" Ward (1841, NY-1929, CA; m. Marsena P. Stone, who was also a veteran of Company I, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry)
Children:
- Will Jerome "Billy" (Aug 15, 1854, WI - Nov 27, 1899, CA)
- Frederick W. (1857, WI - Apr. 12, 1894, CA)
- Frank Christie (Aug. 1867, WI - Mar. 21, 1935, San Diego, CA; Frank's son: Jerome Lemuel Ward)
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* IN MEMORIAM.
Resolutions of respect to the memory of Mrs. J. L. Ward, passed by the Women's Relief Corps (WRC), Headquarters, John W. Owen Post, No. 5, G.A.R., Phoenix, Arizona.
Whereas, God in his providence has seen fit to remove from the WRC, a beloved sister, whose death we deplore and whose loss from our society we deeply feel. Therefore, be it
Resolved: That we as a society tender our sympathy to the bereaved family in their great affliction.
Resolved: That as a token of respect to the memory of the deceased we drape our badges in mourning for the period of thirty days.
Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family and be spread on the minutes of the Corps.
Lizzie Trask, Kate Plattner, Ada Irvine, Committee.
(The Arizona Sentinel [Yuma]; Saturday, December 2, 1893; Pg 3)
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