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James Raymond Ward 1917 – 2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1917

Birth Location: Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 4 Sep 2000

Death Location: Largo, Pinellas, Florida, USA

Father: Patrick Ward

Mother: Anna O'Donnell

Spouse(s): Mary Morehead

Children(s): Mary Ward, James Ward, Sara Ward

James Raymond Ward was born in 1917 in Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, USA, the child of Patrick Ward and Anna O'Donnell. James Raymond Ward later married Mary Louise Morehead, and together they raised children including Mary Ann Ward, James Patrick Ward and Sara K Ward. In 2000, James Raymond Ward passed away in Largo, Pinellas, Florida, USA.

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Parents

Patrick Ward
1887 –
Birth Location: Ireland
PW
Anna O'Donnell
1887 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
AO

Spouses(s)

Mary Morehead
1925 – 2003
Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
MM

Children(s)

Mary Ward
1946 –
Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
MW
James Ward
1947 – 1969
Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
JW
Sara Ward
1951 –
Birth Location: Burma
SW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Social Security Death Index, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01608; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 9-215, Number: 032-01-0019; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bayonne Ward 1, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1040; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 6, Year: 1930; Census Place: Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0350; FHL microfilm: 2340660

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Bayonne Ward 1, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bayonne Ward 1, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1040; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0350; FHL microfilm: 2340660

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01608; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 9-215

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01608; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 9-215

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Sep 2000
    Event Place: Largo, Pinellas, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current, Number: 032-01-0019; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 14 Sep 2000
    Event Place: Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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