From 1880 Census of Madison, abstracted by Norma D Morgan and James A Black, page 253, is family of Joseph Ward, living in Spring Creek Township # 8:

Ward, Joseph; age 45; born TN; his father born SC; his mother born SC.
Sarah; age 38; wife; born TN; both parents born TN.
Martha; age 18; daughter; born TN.
Mary E.; age 14; daughter; born TN.
Ida N.; age 12; daughter; born TN.
Dora; age 8; daughter; born TN.
Ady M.; age 7; daughter; born TN.
Carter E.; age 4; son; born TN.
Tillitha; age 1; daughter; born NC.

From 1890 Veterans Census of Madison, abstracted by Sally Seaman-Williams, page 26, Meadowfork Township:

Ward, Joseph; was a private, Co.B, 8th TN Regiment; enlisted 8 Jan. 1863; discharge 16 June 1865; Post Office was Lynch.
[since this census was intended only for Union vets, and the discharge of June, 1865----- looks like Joseph was in the Union Army

attempting to gain further info.
Possibly related to surname REECE?

I know Mary E. (Etta ) Ward m. Robert Edward Lee Morris (these were my great grandparents) and relocated to the McDowell, Buncombe area of NC

any further info in any direction would be most appreciative