William Ward (poet)
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William Ward (August, 1823 - 1887) was a jeweler, poet, and editor in Mississippi.[1][2]
William and Charlotte Ward were his parents. He was a native New Englander born in Litchfield, Connecticut. His fsther was a jewler and he had a brother and sister who wrote poetry. He moved to Columbus, Mississippi and worked as a jeweler with his elder brother. He moved to Macon, Mississippi in 1850. He married Emilie A. Whiffen, a teacher. Theu had three daughters and a son. She died and he raised them. He became editor of Macon's Beacon newspaper. He was a Whig before becoming a Democrat. He belonged to the Odd Fellows. He was buried in Macon. His poem "Come to the South" beckoned European immigrants. He also wrote of yellow fever and Ku Klux Klan deathtolls. His poemes were published in the Philadelphia American Courrier and New Orleans Times Democrat as well as the Beacon[3]
References
- ^ The Mississippi Poets. E. H. Clarke & brothers. 1922.
- ^ William Ward, a Mississippi Poet Entitled to Distinction. 1899.
- ^ Society (Founded 1890), Mississippi Historical (May 4, 1898). "Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society". The Society – via Google Books.
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