Attala County, MS 1850 census
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ms/attala/1850/

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Attala County, MS 1850 census

In the 1850 census for the Oliver Ward family, on page 156
lines 25-28, the Enumerator recorded the surname as "Word".

Oliver's given-name was recorded by the Enumerator as initials: O. J.
Oliver's wife was recorded as Marina, and in the 1860 census she is Martha.

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1860 census for Attala County, MS
Township 15, Range 6
hand-written page 172

WARD, Oliver J 37, Farming, $3200/3500, GA
" Martha M, 31, MISS
" John M, 12, MISS
" Serah E, 9, MISS
" James W, 7, MISS
" Benson, 5, MISS
" Robert S, 3, MISS
" Columbus A, 3/12, MISS
HAWKINS, John, 35, Ditcher, Ireland
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