The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14


midnight Tuesday night he had a sud-
den relapse, growing worse as Wednes-
day morning came, until at lis o'clock
yesterday afternoon he passed away.
Captain Ward was one of the best
known and most generally beloved of
all the old Confederate veterans in
the south, He was born at SiNmile.
Bibb county, April 5, 1885, being slight
ly over 10 years old when he died.
His father was David Ward of Edge
field county, South Carolina. Captain
Wards father and many other of his
ancestors on the paternal side of his
family were illustrious men. His grand
father and great grandfather were both
soldiers in the revolutionary war. Cap
tain Wards mother was of direct Eng
fish descent and was a native of Geor-
gia.
Was Professor in Howard College
After attending the public schools
of Bibb county, where he lived as a
boy, Captain Ward went to the Uni
versity of Alabama and gra duated from
that INSTITUTION III 1000. AlteT Ills
uation and until the outbreak of the
civil war he was a professor at How
ard college, then located at Marion.
He enlisted as a private in Company
C. Fourth Alabama infantry and served
with great valor through the entire
four years of the war. During the first
wears of the war he was in General
Lees army and was severely wounded
under that command at the battle of
Manassas Junction.
After the war he returned to his home
and entered into the study and prac-
flee of law at Selma. Two years later,
1888. he married Miss Alice Gocdhue.
daughter of Prof. A. B. Goodhue OF
Howard college. He was a great fac
tor in the civic life of Selma and the
nolitical life of his county until in
1883 he came to Birmingham to live
and had made this city his home ever
since.
captain Ward is survived by his
widow, one son, William C. Ward, Jr..
and five daughters. Mrs. John L. Par
ker. Miss Julia Ward, Miss Lee Ward,
Miss May Ward and Miss Amy Ward.
immediate family and closest friends at
the time of his death with the exception
of his two daughters, Miss May and
Miss Lee, who left for tour through
the north just a few days ago. Tele-
grams bearing the news of their faith
er's death have been sent to them and
they are now on their way home
Member of Baptist Church
Captain Ward was devout member
of the Baptist church. He was a true
Christian man, devoted husband and
father, and a good and true friend TO
everybody who ever knew him. File was
a short time ago appointed by Gov.
B. b. Conner to the commission which
was to go to the battlefield of Get
tysburg and mark the graves of the
Confederate. soldiers who fell there.
Although Captain Ward was never ac-
tivelv engaged In politics and never
held any elective public office, yet he
was one of the important factors In
public life of Birmingham and the
Ninth congressional district. He was
a quiet, talented, high minded man and
was known to his friends and ac-
ouaintances moro by his deeds than
by his words.
A special meeting was called by N.
A. Graham, first lieutenant commander,
and by ]. L. Darby, adjutant, of Camp
Hardee to assemble In the auditorium
of the Chamber Of Commerce at III
o'clock this morning. The meeting is
called so as to have ample time for |
The camp to make arrangements for