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{{For|the scientist|E. Sally Ward}}{{Infobox person
| name = Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs
| name = Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs
| image = File:Portrait of Sallie Ward by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1860.jpg
| image = File:Portrait of Sallie Ward by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1860.jpg
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1896|07|08|1827|09|29|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1896|07|08|1827|09|29|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Louisville, Kentucky]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Louisville, Kentucky]], U.S.
| restingplace = [[Cave Hill Cemetery]]
| restingplace = [[Cave Hill Cemetery]]<br />Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
| spouse = {{marriage|Timothy Bigelow Lawrence|1849|1850|end=divorced}}<br/>{{marriage|Robert P. Hunt|1852|end=died}}<br/>Vene P. Armstrong<br/>{{marriage|George F. Downs|1885}}
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Timothy Bigelow Lawrence|1849|1850|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Robert P. Hunt|1852|end=died}}
* Vene P. Armstrong
* {{marriage|George F. Downs|1885}}
}}
| children = 3
| children = 3
| relatives = [[Richard Mentor Johnson]] <small>(paternal great-great-uncle)</small><br/>[[Abbott Lawrence]] <small>(father-in-law)</small>
| relatives = [[Richard Mentor Johnson]] <small>(paternal great-great-uncle)</small><br/>[[Abbott Lawrence]] <small>(father-in-law)</small>
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Sally Ward was born on September 29, 1827 in [[Scott County, Kentucky]].<ref name=kentuckyrising>{{cite book|last1=Ramage|first1=James|last2=Watkins|first2=Andrea S.|title=Kentucky Rising: Democracy, Slavery, and Culture from the Early Republic to the Civil War|date=2011|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|location=Lexington, Kentucky|pages=167–168|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2FWot7ikWqMC&q=Robert+J.+Ward+kentucky&pg=PA167|accessdate=January 5, 2016|isbn=9780813134406|oclc=724674667}}</ref><ref name=salliewardthecelebrated>{{cite journal|last1=Ellwanger|first1=Ella Hutchison|title=Sallie Ward: THE CELEBRATED KENTUCKY BEAUTY|journal=Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society|date=January 1918|volume=16|issue=46|jstor=23368465|publisher=Kentucky Historical Society|pages=7–14}}</ref><ref name=encyclopediaoflouisville921>{{cite book|last1=Kleber|first1=John E.|title=The Encyclopedia of Louisville|date=2001|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|location=Lexington, Kentucky|isbn=9780813121000|oclc=42726130|page=921|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pXbYITw4ZesC&q=%22Vene+P.+Armstrong%27&pg=PA921|accessdate=January 5, 2016}}</ref> Her father, Col. Robert Johnson Ward, was a planter and lawyer who served as the Speaker of the Assembly of Kentucky.<ref name=thekentucky/><ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> Her mother, Emily Flournoy, was a native of [[Georgetown, Kentucky]].<ref name=kentuckyrising/><ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/>
Sally Ward was born on September 29, 1827, in [[Scott County, Kentucky]].<ref name=kentuckyrising>{{cite book|last1=Ramage|first1=James|last2=Watkins|first2=Andrea S.|title=Kentucky Rising: Democracy, Slavery, and Culture from the Early Republic to the Civil War|date=2011|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|location=Lexington, Kentucky|pages=167–168|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2FWot7ikWqMC&q=Robert+J.+Ward+kentucky&pg=PA167|accessdate=January 5, 2016|isbn=9780813134406|oclc=724674667}}</ref><ref name=salliewardthecelebrated>{{cite journal|last1=Ellwanger|first1=Ella Hutchison|title=Sallie Ward: THE CELEBRATED KENTUCKY BEAUTY|journal=Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society|date=January 1918|volume=16|issue=46|jstor=23368465|publisher=Kentucky Historical Society|pages=7–14}}</ref><ref name=encyclopediaoflouisville921>{{cite book|last1=Kleber|first1=John E.|title=The Encyclopedia of Louisville|date=2001|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|location=Lexington, Kentucky|isbn=9780813121000|oclc=42726130|page=921|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pXbYITw4ZesC&q=%22Vene+P.+Armstrong%27&pg=PA921|accessdate=January 5, 2016}}</ref> Her father, Col. Robert Johnson Ward, was a planter and lawyer who served as the Speaker of the Assembly of Kentucky.<ref name=thekentucky/><ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> Her mother, Emily Flournoy, was a native of [[Georgetown, Kentucky]].<ref name=kentuckyrising/><ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/>


Her paternal grandfather, William Ward, married Sally Johnson, a sister of Vice President [[Richard Mentor Johnson]].<ref name=oldkentuckyhomesandtheir>{{cite journal|last1=Downing|first1=George C.|title=Old Kentucky Homes and Their Histories: The Ward Home near Georgetown|journal=Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society|date=September 1906|volume=4|issue=12|pages=54–58|publisher=Kentucky Historical Society|jstor=23366291}}</ref> Her paternal uncle, Junius Richard Ward, resided at [[Ward Hall (Georgetown, Kentucky)|Ward Hall]] in Georgetown, Kentucky,<ref name=oldkentuckyhomesandtheir/> as well as the [[Junius R. Ward House]] in [[Erwin, Mississippi]]. On her maternal side, she was of [[Huguenot]] descent.<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> Her maternal grandfather, Major Matthew Flournoy, served in the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref name=southernbeautydead/>
Her paternal grandfather, William Ward, married Sally Johnson, a sister of Vice President [[Richard Mentor Johnson]].<ref name=oldkentuckyhomesandtheir>{{cite journal|last1=Downing|first1=George C.|title=Old Kentucky Homes and Their Histories: The Ward Home near Georgetown|journal=Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society|date=September 1906|volume=4|issue=12|pages=54–58|publisher=Kentucky Historical Society|jstor=23366291}}</ref> Her paternal uncle, Junius Richard Ward, resided at [[Ward Hall (Georgetown, Kentucky)|Ward Hall]] in Georgetown, Kentucky,<ref name=oldkentuckyhomesandtheir/> as well as the [[Junius R. Ward House]] in [[Erwin, Mississippi]]. On her maternal side, she was of [[Huguenot]] descent.<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> Her maternal grandfather, Major Matthew Flournoy, served in the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref name=southernbeautydead/>


Ward grew up in [[Louisville, Kentucky]] with her seven siblings.<ref name=kentuckyrising/><ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> She was educated in a French [[finishing school]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], graduating in 1844.<ref name=kentuckyrising/>
Ward grew up in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], with her seven siblings.<ref name=kentuckyrising/><ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> She was educated in a French [[finishing school]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], graduating in 1844.<ref name=kentuckyrising/>


==Adult life==
==Adult life==
Ward was a Southern belle and socialite.<ref name=encyclopediaoflouisville921/> She spoke French and played several instruments.<ref name=kentuckyrising/> She became one of the first women in the United States to wear [[cosmetics]] and wore daring outfits.<ref name=kentuckyrising/> She organized one of the first fancy dress balls in Kentucky.<ref name=encyclopediaoflouisville921/> She paved the way for wearing several dresses during a given society ball.<ref name=thekentucky/> She married several times, a trend which later became widespread.<ref name=bluegrasscalvacade>{{cite book|last1=Clark|first1=Thomas D.|title=Bluegrass Cavalcade|date=2015|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|location=Lexington, Kentucky|pages=157–161}}</ref>
Ward was a Southern belle and socialite.<ref name=encyclopediaoflouisville921/> She spoke French and played several instruments.<ref name=kentuckyrising/> She became one of the first women in the United States to wear [[cosmetics]] and wore daring outfits.<ref name=kentuckyrising/> She organized one of the first proper-style dress balls in Kentucky.<ref name=encyclopediaoflouisville921/> She paved the way for wearing several types of dresses during a given society ball.<ref name=thekentucky/> She married several times, a trend which later became widespread.<ref name=bluegrasscalvacade>{{cite book|last1=Clark|first1=Thomas D.|title=Bluegrass Cavalcade|date=2015|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|location=Lexington, Kentucky|pages=157–161}}</ref>


Ward married her first husband, Timothy Bigelow Lawrence, the son of [[Abbott Lawrence]], on December 5, 1849.<ref name=thekentucky/><ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> The wedding was attended by governors [[Robert P. Letcher]], [[John J. Crittenden]] and [[Lazarus W. Powell]], as well as [[George D. Prentice]], the editor of the ''Louisville Journal''.<ref name=thekentucky/> They resided in [[Boston]], Massachusetts, where she attended society balls.<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> They divorced in 1850 due to cultural differences.<ref name=kentuckyrising/><ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> In one last incident, she wore a dress resembling [[Amelia Bloomer]]'s outfit at a ball in jest, but her in-laws were not amused.<ref name=thekentucky/><ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/>
Ward married her first husband, Timothy Bigelow Lawrence, the son of [[Abbott Lawrence]], on December 5, 1849.<ref name=thekentucky/><ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> The wedding was attended by governors [[Robert P. Letcher]], [[John J. Crittenden]] and [[Lazarus W. Powell]], as well as [[George D. Prentice]], the editor of the ''Louisville Journal''.<ref name=thekentucky/> They resided in [[Boston]], Massachusetts, where she attended society balls.<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> They divorced in 1850 due to cultural differences.<ref name=kentuckyrising/><ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> In one last incident, she wore a dress resembling [[Amelia Bloomer]]'s outfit at a ball in jest; but, her in-laws were not amused.<ref name=thekentucky/><ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/>


Ward married Dr Robert P. Hunt, a Kentucky native, in 1852.<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/><ref name=encyclopediaoflouisville921/> They resided in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], where they threw parties at the [[French Opera House]].<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> They had two sons, Robert and John Wesley, and one daughter, Emily.<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> Their son John Wesley survived to adulthood.<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> Meanwhile, her husband served in the [[Confederate States Army]] during the [[American Civil War]], and he was killed in combat.<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> They separated when he joined the army, as she supported [[Abraham Lincoln]].<ref name=encyclopediaoflouisville921/>
Ward married Dr Robert P. Hunt, a Kentucky native, in 1852.<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/><ref name=encyclopediaoflouisville921/> They resided in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], where they threw parties at the [[French Opera House]].<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> They had two sons, Robert and John Wesley, and one daughter, Emily.<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> Their son John Wesley survived to adulthood.<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> Meanwhile, her husband served in the [[Confederate States Army]] during the [[American Civil War]], and he was killed in combat.<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> They separated when he joined the army, as she supported [[Abraham Lincoln]].<ref name=encyclopediaoflouisville921/>
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==Death==
==Death==
Ward died of a ruptured [[Peptic ulcer|stomach ulcer]] on July 8, 1896 at the [[Galt House|Galt House Hotel]] in Louisville, Kentucky.<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/><ref name=encyclopediaoflouisville921/><ref name=southernbeautydead>{{cite news|title=Southern Beauty Dead. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/71147259/?terms=%22Sallie%2BWard%22 |newspaper=The Austin Weekly Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=July 16, 1896 |page=7 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate =January 5, 2016 }} {{Open access}}</ref> She was buried at the [[Cave Hill Cemetery]].<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> Her son, John Wesley Hunt, worked as the night editor of the ''[[New York World]]''.<ref name=southernbeautydead/>
Ward died of a ruptured [[Peptic ulcer|stomach ulcer]] on July 8, 1896, at the [[Galt House|Galt House Hotel]] in Louisville, Kentucky.<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/><ref name=encyclopediaoflouisville921/><ref name=southernbeautydead>{{cite news|title=Southern Beauty Dead. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/71147259/?terms=%22Sallie%2BWard%22 |newspaper=The Austin Weekly Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=July 16, 1896 |page=7 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate =January 5, 2016 }} {{Open access}}</ref> She was buried at the [[Cave Hill Cemetery]].<ref name=salliewardthecelebrated/> Her son, John Wesley Hunt, worked as the night editor of the ''[[New York World]]''.<ref name=southernbeautydead/>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:38, 23 August 2024

For the scientist, see E. Sally Ward.
Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs
Portrait by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1860
Born
Sally Ward

(1827-09-29)September 29, 1827
Scott County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJuly 8, 1896(1896-07-08) (aged 68)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting placeCave Hill Cemetery
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Other namesSallie Ward
Spouses
Timothy Bigelow Lawrence
​
​
(m. 1849; div. 1850)​
Robert P. Hunt
​
​
(m. 1852, died)​
  • Vene P. Armstrong
George F. Downs
​
(m. 1885)​
Children3
RelativesRichard Mentor Johnson (paternal great-great-uncle)
Abbott Lawrence (father-in-law)

Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs, also known as Sallie Ward, (September 29, 1827 – July 8, 1896) was a "Southern belle."[1] Born into the Southern aristocracy of Kentucky in the Antebellum South, she married four times. After a failed marriage into the Boston Brahmin elite, she married three more times and became a socialite in New Orleans and Louisville, Kentucky. She was one of the first women in the United States to wear cosmetics, and she wore daring outfits. She embodied "an old Kentucky way of life."[1]

Early life

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Sally Ward was born on September 29, 1827, in Scott County, Kentucky.[2][3][4] Her father, Col. Robert Johnson Ward, was a planter and lawyer who served as the Speaker of the Assembly of Kentucky.[1][3] Her mother, Emily Flournoy, was a native of Georgetown, Kentucky.[2][3]

Her paternal grandfather, William Ward, married Sally Johnson, a sister of Vice President Richard Mentor Johnson.[5] Her paternal uncle, Junius Richard Ward, resided at Ward Hall in Georgetown, Kentucky,[5] as well as the Junius R. Ward House in Erwin, Mississippi. On her maternal side, she was of Huguenot descent.[3] Her maternal grandfather, Major Matthew Flournoy, served in the American Revolutionary War.[6]

Ward grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, with her seven siblings.[2][3] She was educated in a French finishing school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1844.[2]

Adult life

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Ward was a Southern belle and socialite.[4] She spoke French and played several instruments.[2] She became one of the first women in the United States to wear cosmetics and wore daring outfits.[2] She organized one of the first proper-style dress balls in Kentucky.[4] She paved the way for wearing several types of dresses during a given society ball.[1] She married several times, a trend which later became widespread.[7]

Ward married her first husband, Timothy Bigelow Lawrence, the son of Abbott Lawrence, on December 5, 1849.[1][3] The wedding was attended by governors Robert P. Letcher, John J. Crittenden and Lazarus W. Powell, as well as George D. Prentice, the editor of the Louisville Journal.[1] They resided in Boston, Massachusetts, where she attended society balls.[3] They divorced in 1850 due to cultural differences.[2][3] In one last incident, she wore a dress resembling Amelia Bloomer's outfit at a ball in jest; but, her in-laws were not amused.[1][3]

Ward married Dr Robert P. Hunt, a Kentucky native, in 1852.[3][4] They resided in New Orleans, Louisiana, where they threw parties at the French Opera House.[3] They had two sons, Robert and John Wesley, and one daughter, Emily.[3] Their son John Wesley survived to adulthood.[3] Meanwhile, her husband served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and he was killed in combat.[3] They separated when he joined the army, as she supported Abraham Lincoln.[4]

Ward married Vene P. Armstrong, a merchant, in the postbellum era.[1][4] After his death, she married her fourth husband, Major George F. Downs, a Kentucky native.[1] They resided at the Galt House, a hotel in Louisville.[3]

Her portrait was done by George Peter Alexander Healy.[8] It is now at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky.[8]

Death

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Ward died of a ruptured stomach ulcer on July 8, 1896, at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky.[3][4][6] She was buried at the Cave Hill Cemetery.[3] Her son, John Wesley Hunt, worked as the night editor of the New York World.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Clark, Thomas D. (2015). The Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. pp. 238–255.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Ramage, James; Watkins, Andrea S. (2011). Kentucky Rising: Democracy, Slavery, and Culture from the Early Republic to the Civil War. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. pp. 167–168. ISBN 9780813134406. OCLC 724674667. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Ellwanger, Ella Hutchison (January 1918). "Sallie Ward: THE CELEBRATED KENTUCKY BEAUTY". Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society. 16 (46). Kentucky Historical Society: 7–14. JSTOR 23368465.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Kleber, John E. (2001). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 921. ISBN 9780813121000. OCLC 42726130. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Downing, George C. (September 1906). "Old Kentucky Homes and Their Histories: The Ward Home near Georgetown". Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society. 4 (12). Kentucky Historical Society: 54–58. JSTOR 23366291.
  6. ^ a b c "Southern Beauty Dead". The Austin Weekly Statesman. Austin, Texas. July 16, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved January 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Clark, Thomas D. (2015). Bluegrass Cavalcade. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. pp. 157–161.
  8. ^ a b "Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt (1830-1896), (painting)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
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