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Richard Leon Ward 1918 – 1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 July 1918

Birth Location: Carolan, Logan County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 30 November 1996

Death Location: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA

Father: John Ward

Mother: Estella Jones

Spouse(s): Hannah Grayson, Laverne Shepherd

Children(s):

1918 marked the beginning of Richard Leon Ward's life in Carolan, Logan County, Arkansas, USA, to parents John Franklin Ward and Estella Benton Jones. Eventually, Richard Leon Ward married Hannah Delaverna Grayson and Laverne Shepherd. Richard Leon Ward passed in 1996 at Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA.

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Parents

John Ward
1874 – 1938
Birth Location: Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, United States
JW
Estella Jones
1885 – 1980
Birth Location: Logan County, Arkansas, United States of America
EJ

Spouses(s)

Hannah Grayson
1924 –
Birth Location: Barber,Logan County,Arkansas
HG
Laverne Shepherd
1924 – 1998
Birth Location: Barber, Logan County, Arkansas, USA
LS

Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 July 1918
    Event Place: Carolan, Logan County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cauthron, Logan, Arkansas; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0009

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Cauthron, Logan, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cauthron, Logan, Arkansas; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0009

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 November 1996
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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