Person:Samuel Ward (38)

Stories

Samuel Ward is described as "King of the Bay" in a 17 Sep 1898 article on the bird hunting season. There are other references over the years to his bird hunting and fishing skills. (Bath Independent, 28 Apr 1888; Bath Independent, 9 Apr 1887; Bath Independent, 17 Oct 1896).

Samuel is a subject in the Biographical Review, published in 1897. This entry reads, in part: "Samuel O. Ward, a successful farmer and fisherman of Bath, Sagadahoc County, has been a lifelong resident of this city, where his birth occurred in Ward Seven in 1835. He is descended from one of the early families of Bath, his great-grandfather Ward having settled here in Colonial times....

Samuel O. Ward was reared and educated in Bath. He owns fifteen acres of land, which he cultivates; and in addition he is engaged in fishing during the proper season, and also does a good deal of river work. Politically, Mr. Ward is a stanch Democrat.

Mr. Ward and Clara G., daughter of Enoch Hinkley, were married in May, 1863, and are the parents of six children, namely: Scott, an engineer, living in Bath; William C, who lives here, is married, and has one child; George, who is employed in Boston; Ernest, a young man living at the parental home; Edith; and Bessie, a young lady of sixteen years." ^[3]

Samuel's brother George is noted in the Biographical Review as living nearby.

1910 Census

Samuel Ward, 70, lives on a farm on North Bath Road in Bath, Maine. He has been married for 47 years; however, his wife Clara does not appear in this census listing. He is a farmer, and owns his farm free and clear. His daughter, Bessie G Palmer, age 30, is living with him. She has been married for six years and has three children, all living. Both Samuel and his daughter Bessie were born in Maine, as were their parents.

1.   "Flying Feathers", in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. Bath Independent. (Bath, Maine)
   p 3, 17 Sep 1898.

   "Al Ridley captured eight birds Tuesday, shooting three or four ducks out of a flock close by the wharf of Samuel Ward, King of the Bay."

2.   Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Census Place: Bath Ward 7, Sagadahoc, Maine; Roll T624_545; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 215; Image: 1239., 1910.

   See text

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Samuel O Ward, in Maine, United States. Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. (Augusta, ME: Maine State Archives)
   Online database, Accessed 25 Jan 2011.

   Name: Samuel O Ward
   Place of Death: Bath, Me. Bay Road, Ward 7
   Residency: 80 yrs. Always.
   Date of Death: 12 Apr 1916
   Age: 80 yrs, 10 months, 17 days
   Born: Bath, Me., 27 Apr 1836
   Vital: Male, White, Married
   Occupation: Farmer
   Parents: Robert Ward (born Brunswick, Me.) and Mary Yeaton (born Richmond, Me.)
   Father's Occupation: Fisherman
   Cause of Death: Fracture of neck of right femur.
   Contributing Cause: (illegible) A fall struck on hip?
   Physician: C A Peaslee, MD, Bath
   Burial: Bath, 15 Mar 1916, Oak Grove Cemetery
   Undertaker: Wm C Chadbourne, Bath, Me
   Clerk: Albert J Grassy, Bath, Me

4.   Samuel O Ward, in Biographical review: containing life sketches of leading citizens of Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties, Maine. (Boston, Mass: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1897)
   p 357-358, Viewed online 6/13/2018.