Morgan Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 28 Oct 1855 of Albert Ward, age 27, born Bath Co., Ky, to Mary Elizabeth Williams, age 25, born in Smith Co., Virginia, both residents of Morgan Co., by Joseph Fugate, witness John Williams.

1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, division 2, West Liberty P.O., enumerated 26 July, lists on p. 95 as family #632:
Albert Ward, 35, farmer, b. Ky; Elizabeth, 26, b. Va; Margarett, 4; Mary J., 2; Amanda, 1. All children born in Kentucky.

They are living among a cluster of Ward families. The two preceding households are headed by Thomas Ward age 50 with wife Nancy age 46, and James Ward age 25 with wife Margarett age 17. The following household is headed by William Ward age 27 with wife Anna age 27, and the one after that by Albert’s mother Mary Ward age 73 with two grown daughters.

1870 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Black Water precinct, enumerated 29 Aug, lists on p. 10 as family #66/65:
Ward, Elizabeth, 34, b. Va; Margaret, 13; Mary J., 12; Amanda, 11; William T., 9; James F., 7; John N., 6. All children born in Kentucky.