Jarius Ware (1772 – 1836)

“Jairus Ware was born in Wrentham, January 22, 1772, and was graduated at Brown University in 1797. He was for many years a leading lawyer in his native town. He was a Representative to the General Court from 1809 to … Continue reading →

Thomas G. Barnett (1838 – )

Barrett, Thomas G., of Augusta, where he is now living practically retired, was for many years one of the prominent business men of that city, while to his honor also stands a record of faithful service in the Confederate cause … Continue reading →

Samuel Ware (1781 – 1866)

“Samuel Ware was born in that part of Norwich which is now Huntington, September 5, 1781, and with his father’s family removed to Conway, in 1796. He studied theology with the Rev. Vinson Gould, of Southampton, and was licensed by … Continue reading →

William Francis Blocker (1862 – )

Note:  This is the grandson of Henry Ware.  The owner of Belle Grove Plantation.  “HENRY WARE had a glamorous daughter named Frances, who became the wife of a premier Marshall physician, Dr. E.B. Blocker. …” BLOCKER, William Francis; Capitalist; born … Continue reading →

Thomas A. Ware (1876 – )

Who is T.A. Ware?  John Stein, one of our members, found this image on a photo website for old pictures and sent this to me.  The only information given with the image was 1906 University of North Dakota Yearbook, member … Continue reading →

Sarah Ann Ellis Dorsey (1829 – 1879)

“DORSEY, Sarah Anne Ellis, author, was born in Natchez, Miss., Feb. 16, 1829; daughter of Thomas and  _____ (Ware) Ellis; stepdaughter of Gen. Charles G. Dahlgren, C.S. A.; and a niece of Catharine Ann (Ware) Warfield, author of “The Household … Continue reading →

Abraham Helmick (1842 – )

“Abraham Helmick, born 1842, in Pendleton County, son of Miles Helmick; married, 1861, to Catharine Mullennax. She died in 1877, and he married Prudence, daughter of William Ware, of Randolph County. Children: Abraham L., Georgiana, Albert, Martin Howard and Effie … Continue reading →