Ware, James A.

Submitted by Mike Miller

James A. Ware, White Castle, La., who is recognized as one of the agricultural and social leaders of Iberville parish, was born in Texas in 1847, and is a son of Henry and Martha A. (Everett) Ware, natives of Alabama and Georgia, respectively. His mother died in 1879, and his father now resides in Pass Christian, Miss. In 1868 James A. Ware was married to Miss Mary E. Stone, of Iberville parish, a daughter of Dr. J. P. R. Stone. One child was born of this union, named J. Stone Ware. When war was being waged between the North and South Mr. Ware enlisted in the confederate service, and served as body guard and courier for General Wharton until the close of the struggle. When the war was over he turned his attention to sugar planting, and in 1879 he removed to his present plantation, which contains 2,109 acres, 1,100 of which are under cultivation; the principal crop is corn and cane. The place is known as the Belle Grove plantation, and the residence is one of the finest in the South, having been erected in 1859 at a cost of $85,000. One of the leading features of our subject's business is a plantation supply store, where he carries a fine line of goods and has a thriving trade. He is a man of unusual business ability, and there are few public enterprises which have not found in him a generous supporter. For several years he served as a member of the police jury, was an efficient officer, and is now a member of the state legislature.

Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, (vol. 2), pp. 442-443. Published by the Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago, 1892.