Daughter of James Fordham Ward and Elizabeth Meeker. Source: North American Family Histories, 1500-2000 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elizabeth Meeker Ward, b. abt. 1809, New Jersey; d. 1870, Douglas County, KS. Source: Elizabeth Ward in the U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880 Surname: Elizabeth Ward Year: 1870 County: Douglas CO. State: KS Age: 61 Gender: F (Female) Month of Death: Dec State of Birth: NJ ID#: 198_358922 Occupation: HOUSEWIFE Cause of Death: ABCESS LUNG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elizabeth Meeker Ward's obituary from January 19, 1870, in The Daily Kansas Tribune states: At her residence, near Black Jack, Douglas county, Kansas, on the 25th of December, 1869, Mrs Elizabeth Ward, in the 61st year of her age. *There is no record of her in Oak Hill Cemetery , Lawrence, KS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Phoebe D. Ward was married in Columbus, Ohio, February 23, 1852, to William Alexander Rankin. They had seven children; five lived. After William died in Albuquerque, NM, where they had been living, Phoebe returned to Lawrence, KS to be near her family.