| Name |
WARD, Henry Coffman |
| Birth |
1 Oct 1901 |
Scott Co., KY  [1, 2] |
| CENSUS |
22 Apr 1910 |
East Stamping Ground Precinct, Scott Co., KY [3] |
- Age 8
Can read and write
Attending school
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1910 US Census: East Stamping Grounds Precinct, Scott Co., KY, p 4A
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| CENSUS |
2 Apr 1930 |
Magisterial District 7, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY [4] |
- Newlyweds, nephew Harold Ward and new wife Lula living with Henry Ward family
- Address: 110 Marne Ave, Lexington, KY
Owns home, value $1800
Age 29, married at 19
Can red and write
Carpenter, building houses, wages
At work previous day
Not a veteran
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1930 US Census: Magisterial District #7, Fayette Co., KY, sht 2B
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| CENSUS |
30 Apr 1940 |
Magisterial District 3, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY [5] |
- Daughter Evelyn and husband Llonza Walton living with Henry and Matilda Ward
- Address: 357 Bassett Ave.
Renting, $18/month
39, married
Highest grade of eduction: 8
Address 1 Apr 1935: same house
Occupation: Carpenter, building construction, self employed
Worked 40 hours in last week, 52 weeks in 1939
Wages/salary in 1939: $1560; no other income
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1940 US Census: Magisterial District #3, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, sht 25B
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| MILI |
16 Feb 1942 |
Lexington, Fayette Co., KY [2] |
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WW II draft card: Henry Coffman Ward 1942
Address: 357 Basset Ave., Lexington, Fayette Co., KY (updated to 233 Preston Ave., Lexington, KY on 10/12/43 on margin of card)
Age 40, b. 1 Oct 1901, Scott Co., KY
Contact person: Matilda Ward, wife, same address
Employer: Frank Messer & Sons Inc., Avon, Fayette Co., KY
Description: 5-10 1/2, 205 lbs, blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion
No other distinguishing features |
| CENSUS |
18 Apr 1950 |
Lexington, Fayette Co., KY [6] |
- Address: 233 (down) Preston Ave. (down meaning Henry's family was living in the down stairs portion of the 2 story house). Family of daughter Evelyn and husband Lloyd Walton listed as living at 233 (upstairs) Preston Ave immediately before Henry and Cleo Ward's family in the census.
- Also living with Henry and Cleo Ward, Kenneth A. Cash, 18, lodger, attendant at gas filling station, wages
- 49, married
Contractor, own business
Worked 40 hours in last week
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1950 US Census: Fayette Co., KY, sht 45
Town/district not listed on form but addresses shown on page are for Lexington, KY |
| Death |
29 May 1964 |
Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY [1, 7] |
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Obituary: Henry C. Ward 1964
"Henry C. Ward Sr., 62, of 224 Preston Avenue, a general contractor, died at 7:50 p.m. yesterday at Camp Daniel Boone after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Ward, a native of Scott County, was a son of the late Vollie and Nannie C. Crampton Ward and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cleo Mathilda Ward; four daughters, Mrs. Charles Allender, Mrs. Raymond Sellers, Mrs. Charles Cochran and Mrs. Homer White; a son, Henry C. Ward Jr.; two brothers, Edward Ward and Harold Ward, all of Lexington; a sister, Mrs. Willie Cooper, Nicholasville: 13 grandchildren and four great grand-children. The body was taken to Kerr Brothers Funeral Home." |
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Death certificate: Henry C. Ward 1964
Died at Camp Daniel Boone, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY
Cause: Coronary occlusion
Residence: 224 Preston Ave., Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
Occupation: General contractor
Father: Vollie Ward
Mother: Nannie C. Crampton
Informant: Mrs Cleo Mathilda Ward
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| Burial |
3 Jun 1964 |
Blue Grass Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY [1, 8] |
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Headstone: Henry C Ward
Plot: Mausoleum - Cremation Niche Area |
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Services for Henry C. Ward 1964
"Services for Henry C. Ward Sr., 62, of 224 Preston Avenue, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home by the Rev. W. D. Hundley and the Rev. Bob Brown. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home." |
| Person ID |
I1735 |
Main |
| Last Modified |
9 Mar 2024 |
| Father |
WARD, Valentine, b. 1 Aug 1869, Madison Co., KY d. 19 Jun 1944, Jessamine, Jessamine Co., KY (Age 74 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
CRAMPTON, Nannie J., b. 12 Mar 1870, Carroll Co., KY d. 23 Mar 1917, Great Crossings, Scott Co., KY (Age 47 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Marriage |
27 Feb 1895 |
Scott Co., KY [9, 10, 11] |
- Some confusion over exactly where the wedding took place, One document states at Charles Walker's, another at John Wheeler's.
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Marriage affidavit: Nannie Crampton 1895
"This is is to certify that I affirm that I do know that Miss Nannie Crampton is over age twenty one years of Age. Give under my hand this 27th day of Febry 1895. C. W. Walker" |
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Marriage Record: Vollie Ward and Nannie Crampton 1895
Married at "Charles Walker's" who apparently officiated
Vollie age 25, farmer, b. Madison Co., KY; resident Great Crossings, KY
Nannie age 23, b. Owen Co., KY; ; resident Great Crossings, KY
1st marriage for both
Vollie could not sign his name; made mark instead |
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Marriage record: Vollie Ward and Nannie Crampton 1895
Vollie's name listed as Ollie in this record
Married at John Wheeler's, Scott Co., KY
Witnesses: James, Neale, John Walker, and John Walkerge
Thomas J. Stevenson officiating |
| Family ID |
F434 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
ATKERSON, Cleo Matilda, b. 10 Nov 1902, Kentucky d. 11 Jun 2000, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY (Age 97 years) |
| Marriage |
20 Jan 1920 |
Lexington, Fayette Co., KY |
| Children |
| | 1. WARD, Violet Aubry, b. 13 Nov 1921, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY [Birth] |
| + | 2. WARD, Eveline/Evelyne, b. 1923, Kentucky [Birth] |
| | 3. WARD, Cleo Jacqueline, b. 7 Jul 1928, Fayette Co., KY [Birth] |
| | 4. WARD, Henry C. Jr., b. 1933, Kentucky [Birth] |
| | 5. WARD, Patricia J., b. 1941, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY [Birth] |
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| Family ID |
F710 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
7 Mar 2024 |
Fisher Family Genealogy
1901 - 1964 (62 years)
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: Location
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