I would like to get in touch with Bill Ward who posted the following message in 1998. I believe we are connected by the Ward family. I have information to share.
"Bill Ward, 1BILLWARD@email.msn.com, Friday, December 04, 1998
My grandparents were Edythe HARTENBOWER and Maurice WARD. Maurice had one brother, Emmet, and lived in Dexter. Edythe had many siblings, Ane, Bertha, Matt,Mame, John and Bill, and that is not a complete list. I would appreciate any leads on either family. The WARDS came from Miami County, I think and the HARTENBOWERS from Putnam County, Ill, I think. Thanks for being involved."