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Below is a family biography included in The Portrait and Biographical Record of Randolph, Jackson, Perry and Monroe Counties, Illinois published by Biographical Publishing Co. in 1894.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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F. M. WARD, M. D. The calling of a physician is not only one of the most arduous, but one of the most responsible pursuits in which man can engage, and he who attains a high reputation in this profession must necessarily be endowed with physical endurance, keen intelligence and excellent judgment. The subject of this sketch is one whose extensive practice and high standing in professional circles prove conclusively his mental and physical endowments and his painstaking efforts to continually add to his knowledge and skill.

Dr. Ward is a native of this state, having been born in Jefferson County, in which place his parents located in an early day. The father bore the name of Daniel Ward and was a native of Virginia. He was a farmer by occupation, and at the time of his entering the Union army, in 1863, was conducting a valuable estate. His decease occurred while on the march between Duval’s Bluff and Pine Bluff, Ark., in 1864. He was the father of nine children, all of whom grew to manhood and womanhood.

The father of Mrs. Ward, Isaiah Youngblood, came to Illinois from Alabama in an early day. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Lloyd Ward, hailed from Ireland, and after coming to the United States was married and here spent the rest of his life.

The subject of this sketch grew to mature years on his father’s farm in Jefferson County and prosecuted his early studies in the common schools near his home. Later he attended the Southern Illinois Normal at Carbondale, and when a young man of nineteen engaged in teaching school, and in this way earned the money which enabled him to carry out his long cherished plan of becoming a physician. When circumstances permitted him to prosecute his medical studies, young Ward entered the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis, from which institution he was graduated in March, 1879. Immediately on receiving his diploma Dr. Ward came to Tamaroa, and since that time he has been engaged in the practice of his profession in Franklin, Washington, Jefferson and Perry Counties.

The year prior to his graduation Dr. Ward was married to Miss Addie, daughter of Thomas A. Lovelady, a native of Tennessee. Mrs. Ward at the time of her marriage was residing in this county, and by her union with our subject has become the mother of four children, Parley G., Marian Katie, Velma, who is deceased, and Leland.

As has already been stated, the Doctor has built up an extensive practice in this and surrounding counties, and as a private citizen is highly esteemed for his public spirit and interest in all that is beneficial to the members of the community and the county at large. While attending medical lectures he sat side by side with Dr. Cronin, of Chicago fame.

Dr. Ward, of this sketch, was Pension Examiner of Perry County under President Harrison, and as might be expected is a stanch Republican. With his wife he is a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church, and socially is prominently connected with the Masonic fraternity.

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This family biography is one of 679 biographies included in The Portrait and Biographical Record of Randolph, Jackson, Perry and Monroe Counties, Illinois published in 1894.  View the complete description here: The Portrait and Biographical Record of Randolph, Jackson, Perry and Monroe Counties, Illinois

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