Salmon Ward

Birth and Death
Birth 31 Jan 1792
Death 18 Oct 1865
Burial Burns Cemetery, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Parent Dexter Ward 1770 14 Jul 1850
Parent Hannah Stevens
Family
Marriage 1818
Spouse Susannah Proctor
Children Edwin R Ward 27 Feb 1837 Vermont 30 Jun 1921 Wisconsin

Notes

  • Birth: Jan. 31, 1792
    Death: Oct. 18, 1865
    Salmon was the son of Dexter and Hannah (Stevens) Ward of Poultney, Vermont. Salmon was married in 1818 to Susannah Proctor and they had 18 children, 2 sets of twins. The children were Lucy, Malvina, Matilda, Melinda, Clarinda, Lafayette, Madison, Emily, Clarissa, Columbia, Jennie, Harrison Oscar, Amy, Edgar, Edwin, Julia, Reuben and Alvira.
    Around 1842, Salmon and several of his siblings, along with their families, moved west from Vermont. They settled in the southeastern portion of the Wisconsin Territory. Salmon and his brother, Dexter lived in Grant Co, WI; Asahel lived in WI; Matilda (Mrs Artemus Dean/Mrs. Samuel Clark) lived in Weyauwega, WI; Melinda (Mrs John Williams) and Reuben lived in Peoria, IL.
    Salmon was a veteran of the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk Ward. Four of his sons- Madison, Edgar, Edwin and Reuben; three of his son-in-laws- Gorham Alexander, Thomas Varney, George Ritter, and one of his grandsons, Judson Cook, served in the Union forces during the Civil War. His son Madison died in 1863 near New Orleans, Louisiana. son-in-laws, Gorham and Thomas also died in service.
    Veteran of the War of 1812.
    1813 Sept 25 to Nov 18 Appears on - Dixon's Regiment, VT Militia, Capt. Elijah Birge's Company of Vermont Detached Militia War of 1812 Company Muster Roll.
    1813 Sept 25th - Date of Enlistment; Time engaged or enlisted - 3 months
    1813 Sept, Oct, Nov - On Company Pay Roll -
    1813 Nov 17th - Expiration of service or of this settlement.
    Served 1 month 23 days; Pay per month $8.00; Amount of pay $14.13.
    War of 1812 Service Records Record about
    SALMON WARD (SOLOMON)
    Name: SALMON (SOLOMON) WARD
    Company: DIXON'S REGIMENT VERMONT MILITIA.
    Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
    Roll Box: 219 Roll Exct: 602
  • Looks like he was living with the Meekers in 1850 in Grant County, Wisconsin. Where was the rest of the family?

Documents

Salmon Ward 1850 Census
Salmon Ward Headstone

Ancestors