John Ware Fletcher (1824 – )

“FLETCHER, JOHN WARE, son of Amos and Sarah (Ware) Fletcher, was born in Norridgewock, Sommerset county, Maine, April 11, 1824.  The town school and academy furnished him with his educational training.  His first connection in business was in Norridgewock, Me., … Continue reading →

James Alman Howard (1865 – )

“HOWARD, JAMES ALMAN Banker; born Delavan Ill., April 5, 1865; son of James and Sarah (Ware) Howard; educated in public schools in Illinois and Evergreen City Business College, Bloomington Ill.; married Xenia, Ohio, Aug. 1889, Zana M. Steele; three children. … Continue reading →

Amelius E. Woodruff (1842 – )

“Amelius E. Woodruff was born in Essex county, New York, July 26, 1842, a son of Lyman L. Woodruff, who was born in New York City, and Laura (Lee) Woodruff, who was born in Essex county, New York state. Lyman … Continue reading →

Junie Harwood (1844 – )

“HARWOOD, JUNIE, merchant, was born October 16, 1844, in Charles City County Va., son of William H. and Rebecca (Christian) Harwood, natives of Virginia; grandson of Edwin Harwood, a Virginian by birth of English Origin, and of Joseph Christian, likewise … Continue reading →

Orlando Ware (1779 – 1860)

“Orlando Ware was born in Sherburne, Mass., the twenty-ninth day of August, 1779.  His father, John Ware, was a brother of Henry Ware, senior, late Professor of Divinity in Harvard University, and his mother was daughter of Caleb Leland, and … Continue reading →

Col. Edmund “Ned” Richardson (1818 – 1886)

Edmund Richardson was born June 28, 1818 in Caswell Co. North Carolina, one of three sons born to James Richardson and Anne Payne Ware.  James, a planter and country merchant, died in 1826 and Edmund’s mother, Anne, married Stephen Sargeant.  … Continue reading →

Solomon Grizzell Ware (1855 – 1916)

“… Some four or five generations of the Ware family have been identified with Kentucky since pioneer times to the present.  Isaac Ware, a Virginian, came to Kentucky at a very early day and developed a large plantation in Campbell … Continue reading →