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• Name	Andrew Arthur Ward  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Enslaved	1843 Frederick County, Maryland, USA [12]  –  According to Andrew's USCT Military service records he was enslaved prior to the civil war.
  Enslaved	1843 Frederick County, Maryland, USA [12]  –  According to Andrew's USCT Military service records he was enslaved prior to the civil war.
  Born	10 Mar 1843 Frederick County, Maryland, USA [1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1863 [12]  –  MilitaryServiceBranch: Infantry; MilitaryUnit: 4th U.S. Colored Infantry
  Military Enlistment	11 Aug 1863 Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA [12, 14]  –  Rank: Corporal
  Military Muster	1 Sep 1863 [14]  –  Information: Enlisted; MilitaryCompany: I; MilitaryUnit: 2937; Regiment: U.S. Colored Troops 4th Infantry; RegimentType: Infantry
  Military Muster Out	4 May 1866 Washington, District of Columbia, USA [14]  –  Rank: Corporal
  Residence	1870 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA [13]  –  Age: 26; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Yes; RealEstateValue: 500; Day Laborer Occupation: Day Laborer
  Residence	1880 South street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]  –  Age: 39; Occupation: Laborer; CannotRead: Yes; CannotWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 094; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head
  Horse Thief Arrested	2 Oct 1884 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [15]  –  Horse Thief Arrested--Driving the Animal to Death--Secured at Lancaster
  Military Pension	Widow's Pension 1893 Aug 23: Application #581982 Certificate #438648 [11]
  Military Pension	Widow's Pension 1893 Aug 23: Application #581982 Certificate #438648 [11]
  Race	Black [4, 13]
  Veteran	Civil War: Co. I 4th U.S. Colored Troops. Info: Corporal; ServiceNumber: 742968; SideOfWar: Union; SurvivedWar: Yes [6, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17]
  Name	Andrew Ward [3, 4, 12, 13, 14, 16]
  Occupation	1887 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]  –  Occupation Fireman at the Lochiel Hotel.
  Residence	​ Pennsylvania, USA [11]  –  Relation to Head: Soldier
  Residence	1887 122 Cowden, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]
  Residence	Jun 1890 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [6]
  Died	4 Aug 1893 Pennsylvania, USA [3, 17]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3, 17, 18]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	Civil War Veteran, Andrew Arthur Ward, was born on March 10, 1843, in Frederick, Maryland. He fought in the Civil War as a member of the United States Colored Infantry--- He served in the 4th Regiment with Company I. He had one son and four daughters with Ida Cecelia Gaskins between 1867 and 1883 (Fanny, Annie, Bertha, Florence, and John Damon). He died on August 4, 1893, at the age of 50, and was buried in Lincoln Cemetery. Widow's Pension 1893 Aug 23 Application #581982 Certificate #438648 According to Andrew's USCT Military service records he was enslaved prior to the civil war. "Corporal. Name transferred to proper place. Slave April 19/ '61"
  Person ID	I4931 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Family	Ida Cecelia Gaskins (Age 73 years) b. 10 Nov 1849, Washington, North Carolina, USA d. 14 Apr 1923, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. Bertha Ward (Age 59 years) b. 15 Dec 1882, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Oct 1942, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years)  [natural]   2. John Damon Ward (Age 29 years) b. 24 Sep 1883, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Sep 1913, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 29 years)  [natural]   3. Annie May Ward (Age 57 years) b. 27 Feb 1869, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA d. 21 May 1926, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 57 years)  [natural]   4. Fanny Shaw Ward (Age 26 years) b. Abt 1867, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA d. 10 Feb 1893, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 26 years)  [natural]   5. Florence Ward (Age 33 years) b. Dec 1877, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Dec 1910, 137 Short, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 33 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F1637 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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Record for Andrew Ward https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1138&h=319246&indiv=try [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), Andrew Ward 4 Aug 1893. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123956663/andrew-ward [S632] Lincoln Cemetery Grave Markers, Rachael Williams, (Name: SavingOurAncestorsLegacy; Location: Pennsylvania; Date: 2021;), Ward, Andrew. Private 4th USCT. Block E. Restored and Reset by SOAL in 2023. https://lincolncemetery.org/index.php/list-update-harrisburgs-civil-war-veterans-buried-at-lincoln-cemetery/