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George Washington Ward 1837 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 December 1837

Birth Location: Warren, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 26 January 1919

Death Location: Van Wert, Ohio, USA

Father: James Ward

Mother: Hannah Fry

Spouse(s): Ann Fields, Lyda Ward

Children(s): Bell Ward, William Ward, Jaspar Ward, Ann Ward, Osskar Ward, Ella Ward, Minnie Herring

Born in 1837 in Warren, Ohio, USA, George Washington Ward was the child of James Ward and Hannah Fry. In time, George Washington Ward married Ann Fields and Lyda Ward, and they raised a family that included Bell Dora Ward, William Edward Ward, Jaspar Albert Ward, Ann Goddred Ward, Osskar Ward, Ella Ward and Minnie B Herring. George Washington Ward died in Van Wert, Ohio, USA in 1919.

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Parents

James Ward
1795 – 1850
Birth Location: Virginia
JW
Hannah Fry
1797 – 1874
Birth Location: Lovettsville, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
HF

Spouses(s)

Ann Fields
1839 – 1901
Birth Location: Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States of America
AF
Lyda Ward
1842 – 1911
Birth Location: –
LW

Children(s)

Bell Ward
1862 –
Birth Location: Ohio
BW
William Ward
1867 –
Birth Location: Ohio
WW
Jaspar Ward
1871 –
Birth Location: Ohio
JW
Ann Ward
1873 –
Birth Location: Ohio
AW
Osskar Ward
1876 –
Birth Location: Ohio
OW
Ella Ward
1879 –
Birth Location: Ohio
EW
Minnie Herring
1884 – 1946
Birth Location: –
MH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 December 1837
    Event Place: Warren, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: 1074; Page: 476A; Enumeration District: 155

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Liberty, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: 1074; Page: 476A; Enumeration District: 155

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 January 1919
    Event Place: Van Wert, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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