Ward Family Cemetery

LOCATION: Located on the Ward Ranch, NW of Yancey, Texas, on the east side of CR 732, .2 miles north of FM 2200. The family came to Medina County, Texas, from Panola County, Mississippi, about 1853.

NOTE: The following tombstone inscriptions were copied word for word, line for line. Tombstones identifying more than one grave are identified by a hyphen (1-2). Underlined information is relative to all graves sharing a common tombstone. FS signified footstone. A slash (/) indicates the end of a line. Information in italics (italics) represents comments or observations made by the transcriber or are from other sources as noted.

Compiled by the Medina County Tombstone Inscription Project, Jim Menke, Coordinator, in cooperation with the Castro Colonies Heritage Association, Historical Research Committee. Published in Branches and Acorns Volume XXIII - No. 1 - September 2007

No.	Name	Inscription/Remarks
1-2	WARD, L WARD, J	WARD / LEE / DEC 5, / 1864 / JAN. 12, 1958 JO ELLA / JAN. 22, / 1872 / APR. 20, 1954 / IN LOVING MEMORY
3	WARD, C	CLYDE WARD / BORN / SEPT. 22, 1899 / DIED / JAN. 20, 1920 / God gave, / He took / He will restore / He doeth all / things well / WARD FS
4	WARD, M	In Memory of / MOTHER / MARGARET / WARD / BORN / DEC. 10, 1826 / DIED / SEPT. 5, 1912 / WARD Wrought iron fence. FS - M.W.
5	WARD, H	FATHER / HUGH T. WARD / 1855 / 1917 FS -H.T.W.
6	WARD, N	N. W. WARD / MAR. 29, 1853 / MAR. 8, 1926 / An honest man's the noblest work of God. Masonic emblem
7	WARD, M	FATHER / MONROE T. WARD / May 31, 1862 / June 21, 1949 / WARD
8	WARD, L	MOTHER / LOUISA WARD / JUNE 28, 1862 / NOV. 20, 1933 / WARD
9	WARD, W	WALTER WARD / BORN APR. 17, 1899 / DIED / APR. 8, 1919 / Gone but not / forgotten / WARD