Fisher Family Genealogy
WARD, Willie Ann
1909 - 1990 (81 years)-
Name WARD, Willie Ann Birth Feb 1909 Kentucky CENSUS 22 Apr 1910 East Stamping Ground Precinct, Scott Co., KY [1] - Age 1 3/12
1910 US Census: East Stamping Grounds Precinct, Scott Co., KY, p 4A CENSUS 3 Apr 1930 Magisterial District 7, Bourbon Co., KY [2] - Living with husband Murven's parents, Rollie and Eliza Purcell
- Address: Cynthiana and Paris
21, married at 16
Can read and write
Occupation: none
1930 US Census: Magisterial District 7, Bourbon Co., KY, sht 2A CENSUS 18 Apr 1940 Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY [3] - Father Vollie, brother Edward Ward and family, and brother Harold Ward and family living next door (listed immediately before Willie's family in census)
- Age 30, married
Highest grade education: 8
Where living 1 Apr 1935: RR #4, Bourbon, KY
Housekeeper, at home, no other income
1940 US Census: Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY, sht 11A Death 14 Nov 1990 Lexington, Fayette Co., KY [4, 5] Obituary: Willie Turner Ward Cooper 1990
"Willie Turner Ward Cooper, 81, Lexington Manor Nursing Home, widow of Dudley Cooper, died Wed., Nov. 14, 1990, at the UK Medical Center. She was a member of Highlands Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Goldey, Vandalia, OH; a son, Chester Elwood Aldridge, Nicho-lasville; two brothers, Harold and Ed S. Ward, both of Lexington; 9 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Warren Purcell; and a daughter, Elizabeth Biddle. Services will be 2 p.m. today at Betts & West Funeral Home with Bro. Ed S. Ward officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Bearers will be David Biddle, Dennie Williams, Fred Faulconer, Richard Critz, Kenneth Ward, and Damon Ward. Visitation will be after 12:30 p.m. today."Burial 16 Nov 1990 Hillcrest Memorial Park, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY [4] Headstone: Willie Cooper
Plot: Section 6Person ID I1738 Main Last Modified 1 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 [6, 7, 8] - Some confusion over exactly where the wedding took place, One document states at Charles Walker's, another at John Wheeler's.
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"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 insteadMarriage 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 officiatingFamily ID F434 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 PURCELL, Murvin Thompson, b. 5 Dec 1906, Nicholas Co., KY d. 16 Dec 1936, Paris, Bourbon Co., KY (Age 30 years) Marriage 13 Sep 1924 Flemingsburg, Fleming Co., KY [9] Marriage record: Murvin Purcell and Willie Ward 1924
Marriage bond signed by Marvin, Willie and Harold Ward (brother) 13 Sep 1924
Murven, age 21, farmer, b. Nicholas Co., KY; resident Paris, KY
Parents: Riley and Eliza Purcell
Willie, age 22, b. Scott Co., KY; resident Winchester, KY
Parents: V and Nannie Ward
1st marriage for both
Wed 13 Sep 1924 at Flemingsburg, KY
Witnesses: Harold Ward and Dora Purcell
A. W. Clarke? officiatingChildren 1. PURCELL, Elizabeth T, b. 24 Jan 1926, Kentucky [Birth] 2. PURCELL, Warren B., b. 17 Feb 1929, Kentucky [Birth] 3. PURCELL, Bettie L., b. 7 Oct 1931, Kentucky [Birth] Family ID F716 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Mar 2024
Family 2 ALDRIDGE, William Chester, b. 30 Jun 1910, Jessamine Co., KY d. 11 Jan 1984, Jessamine Co., KY (Age 73 years) Marriage 22 Dec 1938 Jessamine Co., KY [10] Marriage bond: William Aldridge and Willie Purcell 1938
Marriage bond signed by William Aldridge and Willie Purcell 22 Dec 1938
William, 28, divorced, farmer, b. Jessamine Co., KY; resident Jessamine Co., KY
Parents: James and Sophia Aldridge
Willie, age 29, widow, b. Scott Co., KY; resident Jessamine Co., KY
Parents: Vollie and Nannie Ward
Marriage certificate portion not completed/blankDivorce yes Children 1. ALDRIDGE, Chester Elwood, b. 23 Oct 1939, Kentucky d. 22 Aug 2010 (Age 70 years) [Birth] Family ID F717 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Mar 2024
Family 3 COOPER, Cornelius Dudley, b. 8 Sep 1898, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY d. 11 Jun 1959, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY (Age 60 years) Marriage 20 Apr 1956 Shelbyville, Shelby Co., KY [11] Marriage record: Cornelius Dudley Cooper and Willie Aldridge 1956
Marriage bond signed by Dudley Cooper and Jesse Layton 12 Apr 1956
William, 57, widowed, mechanic, b. Jessamine Co., KY; resident Jessamine Co
Parents: William Cooper and Catherine O'Connell
Willie, 46, divorced, b. Scott Co., KY; resident Jessamine Co
Parents: Vollie Ward and Nannie Crampton
Wed 20 Apr 1956 at Shelbyville, Shelby Co., KY
Witnesses: L. L. Boyd and Louise Qutlyrie?
J. L. Schramm officiatingFamily ID F718 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Mar 2024
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Sources - [S546] 1910 US Census, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com), 22 Apr 1910, East Stamping Grounds Precinct, Scott Co., p 4A (Reliability: 2).
- [S788] 1930 US Census, Kentucky , (Ancestry.com), 3 Apr 1930, Magisterial District 7, Bourbon Co., sht 2A (Reliability: 2).
- [S792] 1940 US Census, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com), 18 Apr 1940, Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., sht 11A (Reliability: 2).
- [S785] News articles: The Lexington Herald, Lexington KY, (The Lexington Herald, Lexington KY), 16 Nov 1990, p 12 (Reliability: 2).
- [S848] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, (Ancestry.com), 14 Nov 1990, Fayette Co., Vol 58, Cert No. 28549 (Reliability: 2).
- [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 27 Feb 1895, Scott Co. Marriages, 1884-1918, p 8 (Reliability: 3).
- [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 27 Jul 1895, Scott Co. Marriages, 1884-1918, p 9 (Reliability: 3).
- [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 27 Feb 1895, Scott Co. Marriages, 1884-1918, p 152-153, No. 679 (Reliability: 3).
- [S469] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, (Ancestry.com), 13 Sep 1924, Fleming Co., Marriage Records 1924–1928, No. 69 (Reliability: 3).
- [S469] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, (Ancestry.com), 22 Dec 1938, Jessamine Co., Marriage Records 1938–1939, No. 54 (Reliability: 3).
- [S469] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, (Ancestry.com), 20 Apr 1956, Garrard Co., Marriage Records 1956–1962, No. 13 (Reliability: 3).
- [S546] 1910 US Census, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com), 22 Apr 1910, East Stamping Grounds Precinct, Scott Co., p 4A (Reliability: 2).