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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=100 BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="W42"><U><B>Back</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>W4H</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Ward Ranch History</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Benjamin Wood Ward</U></B><B> (1843-1914)</B></div> <div> <I>Buried in Brandon, TX, Hill County</I></div> <bR> <div> Benjamin Wood Ward was a rancher in Hill County, and also operated a stage coach Inn near Brandon which was the stage run between Waco and Dallas. One of Benjamin's Sons was Robert Ward.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Robert Benjamin Ward</U></B><B> (1874-1941)</B></div> <div> <I>Buried in True Cemetery, Young County</I></div> <bR> <div> Robert "Bob" Ward and his brother Dave moved to Young County around 1910 and homesteaded ranch land northeast of Newcastle, in the True community. Robert and Dave build homes on adjoining property which is located on Ward Road today. During the early 1900's these two brothers operated a large herd on land they owned and additional leased land. Almost all the Bob Ward land remains in the family even today. Bob Ward had one son, Robert Pitman "R. P." Ward.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Robert Pitman "R. P." Ward (1909-2000)</U></B></div> <div> <I>Buried in True Cemetery, Young County</I></div> <bR> <div> R. P. Ward and wife, Artie Mae (York), operated one half of the Bob Ward land and his sister, Ellen and husband Claud Burkett operated the other half. R. P. also inherited a part of the Dave Ward Ranch which he operated until his death in 2000. The R. P. Ward land was deeded to his four sons, Charles E. Ward, David C. Ward, James R. "Bob" Ward, and William W. "Bill" Ward, thus created the "W4 Cattle Company".</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>W4 Cattle Company</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>Ward 4 Brothers - Charles, David, Bob, Bill</U></B></div> <bR> <div> These four boys created W4 Cattle Company, "Ward 4 Boys". Charles died in 1997, leaving his property to his wife, Louise, daughter Cheryl, and Sons Curtis and Cameron. The R. P. Ward land is still operated by the four brothers and their family, plus additional land acquired by Charles, David, Bill, Curtis & Cameron. They also operate additional leased land, some of the pasture leased by Bob and Dave Ward in the early 1900's, is still leased by our family. </div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Fifth Generation</U></B></div> <bR> <div> Charles' sons Curtis & Camron Ward, David's son Rob Ward, Bills son Randall Ward are still ranching today.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>