James Britton Ware Sr. (1830 – 1918)

“Mr. James Britton Ware was born in Coweta, now Heard county, Georgia, June 16, 1830.  He was a son of John Mimms Ware and Mrs. Lucy Sturdivant Ware.  His father was a planter, and lived to be fifty years old.  … Continue reading →

Enoch Ware (1862 – )

“ENOCH WARE.  This gentleman is numbered among the younger farmers of Colon Township, of which he is a native and is prosecuting agriculture in a very highly successful manner.  He first purchased forty acres in 1883 and since that time … Continue reading →

Elias Ware (1836 – )

Note:  Since the parents of the subject of this biography originally came from Pennsylvania, I suspect the nationality of origin might be German, rather than English. “ELIAS WARE, a well to do farmer of Colon Township, is comfortably located on … Continue reading →

John Mosby Bacon Jr. (1844 – 1913)

John Mosby Bacon Jr. was the great-great-great-grandson of James and Agnes Todd Ware.  He was born in Franklin Co., KY to John Mosby and Sarah Jane (Haggin) Bacon.  He had a brother and a sister.  His father died at age … Continue reading →

John Ware (1830 – )

“JOHN WARE, a member of the Board of trustees of Cedar Township, and a highly respected citizen,is one of the early settlers of the Hawkeye State.  He crossed the Mississippi while a mere youth, with his parents, and settled in … Continue reading →

Darwin Erastus Ware (1831 – 1897)

“DARWIN ERASTUS WARE, a Resident Member, elected in 1891, was born in Salem, Massachusetts, February 11, 1831, and died at his home, 237 Marlborough Street, Boston, April 2, 1897. He prepared for college at the public schools of Salem and … Continue reading →

James Alexander Ware (1832 – 1896)

” HON. JAMES ALEXANDER WARE C.S.A., son of Josiah William and Francis Toy (Glassell) Ware of Clarke county, Va.  He was b__, 1832; grad. Univ. Va., LL. B. 1853; removed to Texas, 1856 and practiced law at Corpus Christi; entered … Continue reading →