JUDGE GEORGE W. WARD, JR.

     Is a son of George W. Ward, who was born in Culpeper county, Virginia, and is living now at Winchester, Virginia. His mother, born in Clarke County, Virginia, was Julia A., daughter of Oliver Funsten and Margaret, his wife, who were natives of Ireland. She died in Winchester, in January, l884. Judge Ward was born near Winchester, July 31, 1847. He was a cadet of the Virginia Military Institute. l864-1865 and took part in the battle of New Market, then was in the Confederate Service to close of war.

     He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and of the University of Virginia. After leaving the latter, he studied law at the Winchester Law School (formerly Judge Tucker's), and practiced law in Winchester, Virginia, and Springfield, Missouri. In 1874 moved to Abingdon, Virginia, and there entered upon practice of law and as editor of the Abingdon Virginian; afterwards started the South West Examiner. In the canvass of 1883-1884 was elected with Capt. Page McCarthy by Executive Committee of the Democratic party of Virginia, editor of its Campaign organ, The Democratic Campaign published at Lynchburg, Virginia. He was twice appointed a visitor of the Virginia Military Institute. In 1880 he was elected county judge of Washington County, but resigned in 1881. He was commonwealth's attorney of the county, 1884-1847, and in April, 1887, he resigned having been reelected to the office he is still filling, judge of the county.

     He was married at Knoxville, Tennessee, by Rev. Thomas W. Humes, D. D., President of University of Tennessee, December 10, 1878, and his wife is L. A. C. Preston, born in New York City. They have two children: George and Rosalie Garnett. Mrs. Ward is the daughter of Walter Preston, who married A. Garnett Peyton, and died in 1867. Her mother, who was the daughter of William M. Peyton, of Roanoke, Virginia, is now living in New York City.

[Source:  Virginia and Virginians:  History of Volume 2; by Robert Alonzo Brock, Virgil Anson Lewis; publ. 1888;  Pgs.722-764; Transcribed and submitted to Genealogy Trails by Andrea Stawski Pack]

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