Ward, James Alexander (b. 1826), Memoir, 1908 (C3890)

1 folder, photocopy

INTRODUCTION

Typescript of the Autobiography of J. A. Ward, M.D. written by a nineteenth century Lincoln County, Missouri, doctor.

DONOR INFORMATION

The James A. Ward Memoir was loaned to the State Historical Society of Missouri for copying by John E. Long on February 22, 1993 (SHS Accession No. 2951).

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

In a short autobiography written in 1908 at the age of 82, Dr. James A. Ward sketches episodes in his life: a childhood on the Missouri frontier of the 1830s; lead mining in Wisconsin; an aborted rush to the California goldfields in 1850; early medical practice in Lincoln County, Missouri; Civil War experiences; and settling in Troy, Missouri. Very little of the narrative concerns Ward's medical practice. His early education, his views on the Civil War and slavery, some technical aspects of building construction, and Ward family history are some of the highlights of the account.

INDEX TERMS

These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available indexes at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index term, please contact the reference staff.

  • Agriculture--Missouri, 1840s
  • Building materials, 1830s
  • Building materials, 1870s
  • Building--Missouri, 1830s
  • Building--Missouri, 1870s
  • Civil War--Missouri, Troy
  • Duncan, Hyram
  • Education--Missouri, 1830s
  • Frontier & pioneer life--Missouri
  • Gosney, James
  • Lead Mines & Mining--Wisconsin
  • Missouri, Lincoln County, 1820s-1870s
  • Missouri, St. Joseph, 1850
  • Missouri, Troy, 1850s-1870s
  • Perkins, Jesse
  • Physicians, Missouri, 1850s-1870s
  • Schools, Missouri, Lincoln County, 1830s
  • Slavery, Moral & religious aspects
  • Steamboat, Mendota
  • Steamboat, War Eagle
  • Waggoner, Franklin
  • Waggoner, John
  • Ward family
  • Ward, Franklin
  • Ward, James Alexander
  • Ward, Jesse
  • Ward, John
  • Ward, Rebekah
  • Wildlife, Missouri, 1920s
  • Wisconsin, Highland, 1840s
  • Woodson, Henry
  • Wright, Morgan