Alvin Lavell Ward, my father, passed away on January 13, 2003. He left me his loose-leaf notebook containing the information he had collected on the genealogy of the Ward Family. I scanned these many pages, consisting of xerographic copies of old photos and other data he gleaned over many years of research; and personal contact with near and distant relatives. I have shared the PDF files to several of my close relatives, but I'm certain that most of them have never looked at them, nor shared them with other family members. So, I decided to publish them in printed form. This book is the...