Fisher Family Genealogy
WARD, Valentine

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Name WARD, Valentine Nickname Vollie Birth 1 Aug 1869 Madison Co., KY [1]
CENSUS 27 Jul 1870 Elliston, Madison, Co., KY [2]
1870 US Census: Elliston precinct, Madison Co., KY, p 32 CENSUS 4 Jun 1880 Richmond, Madison Co., KY [3]
1880 US Census: Richmond, Madison Co., KY, p 11 CENSUS 12 Jun 1900 Magisterial District No. 5, Scott Co., KY [4]
- Valentine listed under nickname Volley.
Listed as born Aug 1869.
Married five years
Occupation: Farmer.
Brother Henry and sister Mugie living with Valentine's family.
Brother-in-law Joseph Crampton, sister-in-law Mary Crampton and Mary's son Moses also living with Valentine's family.
1900 US Census: Magisterial District No. 5, Scott Co., KY, sht 8A CENSUS 22 Apr 1910 East Stamping Ground Precinct, Scott Co., KY [5]
- 41, 1st marriage, 15 years
Occupation: Farmer, general farm
Cannot read or write
Renting farm
1910 US Census: East Stamping Grounds Precinct, Scott Co., KY, p 4A CENSUS 2 May 1930 Magisterial District #6, Fayette Co., KY [6]
- Vollie living with son Edward Ward and wife Lula
- Address: Clays Mill Pike (now Clays Mill Road)
60, widowed
Can read and write
laborer, public work, wages, at work yesterday
Not a veteran
1930 US Census: Magisterial District #6, Fayette Co., KY, p 35A CENSUS 18 Apr 1940 Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY [7]
- Living with son Edward Ward and family
- Daughter Willie, 2nd husband William Aldridge and family living next door (listed next in census)
- Age 71, widowed
Highest grade education: 0
Where living 1 Apr 1935: RR #4, Bourbon, KY
Farmer, unable to work, no income
1940 US Census: Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY, sht 11A Death 19 Jun 1944 Jessamine, Jessamine Co., KY [1, 8, 9]
- Funeral service at East Hickman Baptist Church, Lexington, KY
Rev. D. L. Kitson officating
Death Certificate: Valentine Ward 1944
Name on certificate is Valentine's nickname Vollie.
Lists place of death as Davis Road, Jessamine. Suspect this is now Davis Drive as there is no Davis Road near Jessamine today.
Cause: Hypertensive heart disease and congestive failure
Wife Nannie Crampton must have died before Valentine. He is listed as a widow on death certificate.
Occupation: Farmer.
Father: Allen Ward, born Fayette Co., KY;
Mother: Sarah Fritz, Madison Co., KY.
Informant: son A. (Allen) B. Ward, Lexington, KY.Obituary: Valentine Ward 1994 Obituary: Valentine Ward 1944 Burial 21 Jun 1944 Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY [1]
- Section: C-1, Lot: P, Grave: 85
Headstone: Vollie Ward
Plot: Section: C-1, Lot: P, Grave: 85Person ID I1408 Main Last Modified 1 Mar 2024
Father WARD, Allen, b. 30 Sep 1840, Donerail, Estill Co., KY d. 14 Sep 1931, 300 Sherman Ave., Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
(Age 90 years)
Relationship Birth Mother FRITTS, Sarah B., b. 14 Jan 1847, Kentucky d. 28 Jun 1930, 348 Lincoln Ave., Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
(Age 83 years)
Relationship Birth Marriage 17 Jan 1866 Madison Co., KY [10, 11, 12]
Marriage Record - Allen Ward and Sarah Fritts 1866
Wedding held at home of A. Fritts (likely Sarah's father)
Witnessed by Thomas C Cobb and Allen Douglas
H. B Johnson M. B. C officiatingMarriage Bond - Allen Ward and Sarah Fritts 1866
Samuel Griggs signed the marriage bond with Allen Ward
Sarah's middle initial written as S. vs B. on her death cert and headstoneMarriage Bond (back) - Allen Ward and Sarah Fritts 1866
Allen: 25 yo, first marriage
Sarah: 17 yo, first marriage
Sarah's middle initial written as S. vs B. on her death cert and headstone
Sarah's father present and gave consentFamily ID F256 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family CRAMPTON, Nannie J., b. 12 Mar 1870, Carroll Co., KY d. 23 Mar 1917, Great Crossings, Scott Co., KY
(Age 47 years)
Marriage 27 Feb 1895 Scott Co., KY [13, 14, 15]
- 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 officiatingChildren 1. WARD, Allen Bertrand, b. 11 May 1896, Stamping Ground, Scott Co., KY d. 2 Dec 1958, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
(Age 62 years) [Birth]
+ 2. WARD, Mary V., b. May 1899, Kentucky d. 30 Nov 1930, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
(Age 31 years) [Birth]
+ 3. WARD, Henry Coffman, b. 1 Oct 1901, Scott Co., KY d. 29 May 1964, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY
(Age 62 years) [Birth]
+ 4. WARD, Harold Webster, b. 3 Mar 1904, Scott Co., KY d. 14 Jan 1995, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
(Age 90 years) [Birth]
5. WARD, Edward Smith, b. 29 May 1906, Scott Co., KY d. 22 Mar 1997, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
(Age 90 years) [Birth]
+ 6. WARD, Willie Ann, b. Feb 1909, Kentucky d. 14 Nov 1990, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY
(Age 81 years) [Birth]
Family ID F434 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Feb 2024
- Valentine listed under nickname Volley.
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Photos Vollie Ward 1939 Henry English and Valentine "Vollie" Ward
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Sources - [S467] Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965, (Ancestry.com), 1 Jul 1944, Jessamine Co., File No. 16460 (Reliability: 3).
- [S790] 1870 US Census, Kentucky , (Ancestry.com), 27 Jul 1870, Elliston, Madison Co., p 32 (Reliability: 3).
- [S789] 1880 US Census, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com), 4 Jun 1880, Richmond, Fayette Co., p 11 (Reliability: 3).
- [S786] 1900 US Census, Kentucky , (Ancestry.com), 12 Jun 1900, Magisterial district No. 5, Fayette Co., sht 8A (Reliability: 3).
- [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), 2 May 1930, Magisterial District #6, Fayette Co., sht 35A (Reliability: 2).
- [S792] 1940 US Census, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com), 18 Apr 1940, Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., sht 11A (Reliability: 2).
- [S550] Obituary: Valentine Ward 1944, (Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington, KY; 19 Jun 1944, p2), 21 Jun 1944, 2 (Reliability: 2).
- [S549] Obituary: Valentine Ward 1944, (Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington, KY; 21 Jun 1944, p2), 21 Jun 1944, 2 (Reliability: 2).
- [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 18 Jan 1866, Madison Co., KY Clerk of the County Court, Marriages 1864-1954, p 235 (Reliability: 3).
- [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 18 Jan 1866, Madison Co., KY Clerk of the County Court, Marriages 1864-1954, p 305 (Reliability: 3).
- [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 18 Jan 1866, Madison Co., KY Clerk of the County Court, Marriages 1864-1954, p 306 (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).
- [S467] Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965, (Ancestry.com), 1 Jul 1944, Jessamine Co., File No. 16460 (Reliability: 3).