WARD, Harold Webster

1904 - 1995  (90 years)

• Name	WARD, Harold Webster
  Birth	3 Mar 1904	Scott Co., KY   [1]
  CENSUS	22 Apr 1910	East Stamping Ground Precinct, Scott Co., KY   [2]
  	Age 6
  		1910 US Census: East Stamping Grounds Precinct, Scott Co., KY, p 4A
  CENSUS	2 Apr 1930	Magisterial District 7, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY   [3]
  	Living with family of Uncle Henry C. Ward Address: 110 Marne Ave, Lexington, KY Age 26, married at 26 (Harold and Lulu married only 1 week before this census) Can red and write Carpenter, building houses, wages At work previous day Not a veteran
  		1930 US Census: Magisterial District #7, Fayette Co., KY, sht 2B
  CENSUS	18 Apr 1940	Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY   [4]
  	Harold and family living with brother Edward Ward and wife Lula Sister Willie, 2nd husband William Aldridge and family living next door (listed next in census) Age 35, married Highest grade education: 7 Where living 1 Apr 1935: RR #4, Bourbon, KY Carpenter, building, paid wages: $600 in 1939; other income: yes Hours worked week of Mar 24: 48 Weeks worked in 1939: 40 Not a veteran
  		1940 US Census: Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY, sht 11A
  MILI	16 Feb 1942	Jessamine Co., KY   [5]
  		WW II draft card: Harold Webster Ward 1942 Address: RR #1, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY Age 37, b. 3 Mar 1904, Scott Co., KY Contact person: Lula Johnston (should read (Johnson) Ward, wife Employer: Skinner Bros. and Self, 361 E. Main St, Lexington, KY Description: 5-10 1/2, 170 lbs, blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion No other distinguishing features
  CENSUS	1950	Jessamine Co., KY   [6]
  	Brother Edward Ward and wife Lula living with Harold and Lula Ward family 45, married Farmer, own account Worked 40 hours last week
  		1950 US Census: Jessamine Co., KY, sht 15
  Death	14 Jan 1995	Lexington, Fayette Co., KY   [1, 7, 8]
  		Obituary: Harold W. Ward 1995 "Harold W. Ward, 90, 2309 Southgate dr., Lexington, died at his home on Saturday, January 14, 1995, after a long illness. A retired electrician from Central Baptist Hospital, he was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Lula Virginia Ward. Mr. Ward was a member of Highlands Baptist Church and a native of Scott County. He is survived by his brother, Edward S. Ward, two sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald E. and Barbara Ward, Aurora, CO, and Kenneth and Connie Ward, Georgetown, KY; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Highlands Baptist Church with Rev. John T. Thompson officiating. Burial will be at Bluegrass Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Ward, Christopher K. Ward, Brian Ward, Damon M. Ward, Winfred Frye and David Biddle."
  		Death certificate: Harold Webster Ward 1995 Died at home 2308 Southgate Dr., Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Cause: Congestive heart failure (6 myths), generalized arteriosclerotic heart disease (yrs) Age 90, widowed, b. 3 Mar 1904, Scott Co., KY Occupation: Hospital electrician Highest agreed of education: 6 Parents: Vollie Ward and Nannie Crampton Informant: Harold Ward (son), 118 Redding Rd., Georgetown, KY
  Burial	17 Jan 1995	Blue Grass Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY   [1, 8]
  		Headstone Harold W. and Lula V. Ward Plot: Garden of Everlasting Life
  Person ID	I1736	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   [9, 10, 11]
  	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 instead
  		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	JOHNSON, Lula Virginia,   b. 29 Jun 1911, Lincoln Co., KY d. 7 Sep 1978, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1930	Lexington, Fayette Co., KY   [12]
  		Marriage license issued Harold Ward and Lula Johnson 1930 "Harold Ward, carpenter, and Lula Johnson, both of Lexington."
  Children	1. WARD, Ronald Edward,   b. 1933, Kentucky  [Birth]   2. WARD, Rosemary,   b. 21 Jun 1939, Jessamine Co., KY d. 15 May 1942, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY (Age 2 years)  [Birth]   3. WARD, Harold Kenneth,   b. 1943, Kentucky  [Birth]
  Family ID	F709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Feb 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Mar 1904 - Scott Co., KY CENSUS - 22 Apr 1910 - East Stamping Ground Precinct, Scott Co., KY Marriage - 23 Mar 1930 - Lexington, Fayette Co., KY CENSUS - 2 Apr 1930 - Magisterial District 7, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY CENSUS - 18 Apr 1940 - Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY MILI - 16 Feb 1942 - Jessamine Co., KY CENSUS - 1950 - Jessamine Co., KY Death - 14 Jan 1995 - Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Burial - 17 Jan 1995 - Blue Grass Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Harold Ward ca. 1930
  		Harold Ward ca. 1975-1980

  
  

• Sources

  [S849] Kentucky Death Certificates, (Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics), 31 Jan 1995, Fayette Co., File No. 116 9500630 (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 Apr 1930, Magisterial District 7, Fayette Co., sht 2B (Reliability: 2). [S792] 1940 US Census, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com), 18 Apr 1940, Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., sht 11A (Reliability: 2). [S450] WW II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1947, (Ancestry.com), 16 Feb 1942, Serial No. 22, Order No. 10545 (Reliability: 3). [S824] 1950 US Census, Kentucky , (Ancestry.com), 1950, Jessamine Co., sht 15 (Reliability: 2). [S847] Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Ancestry.com), 14 Jan 1995, SSN 402-01-3755 (Reliability: 3). [S785] News articles: The Lexington Herald, Lexington KY, (The Lexington Herald, Lexington KY), 16 Jan 1995, p 10 (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). [S785] News articles: The Lexington Herald, Lexington KY, (The Lexington Herald, Lexington KY), 23 Mar 1930, p 12 (Reliability: 2).