In 1837 the Ward family set out for Greene County, Missouri. Elizabeth's parents had gone to Greene County and they were following when Elizabeth died suddenly.
The young widowed husband left infant, Thomas Benton, with a young couple where the wife died, and returned to Virginia to get a colored couple to help with the baby. When he returned with the couple, he picked up his son and continued on to Missouri where he moved in with his deceased wife's parents.
The exact burial location is unknown, but somewhere between Tazewell County, Virginia and Greene County, Missouri.
The young widowed husband left infant, Thomas Benton, with a young couple where the wife died, and returned to Virginia to get a colored couple to help with the baby. When he returned with the couple, he picked up his son and continued on to Missouri where he moved in with his deceased wife's parents.
The exact burial location is unknown, but somewhere between Tazewell County, Virginia and Greene County, Missouri.
In 1837 the Ward family set out for Greene County, Missouri. Elizabeth's parents had gone to Greene County and they were following when Elizabeth died suddenly.
The young widowed husband left infant, Thomas Benton, with a young couple where the wife died, and returned to Virginia to get a colored couple to help with the baby. When he returned with the couple, he picked up his son and continued on to Missouri where he moved in with his deceased wife's parents.
The exact burial location is unknown, but somewhere between Tazewell County, Virginia and Greene County, Missouri.
The young widowed husband left infant, Thomas Benton, with a young couple where the wife died, and returned to Virginia to get a colored couple to help with the baby. When he returned with the couple, he picked up his son and continued on to Missouri where he moved in with his deceased wife's parents.
The exact burial location is unknown, but somewhere between Tazewell County, Virginia and Greene County, Missouri.
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