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WARD, Edward Smith

Male 1906 - 1997  (90 years)


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  • Name WARD, Edward Smith 
    Birth 29 May 1906  Scott Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    CENSUS 22 Apr 1910  East Stamping Ground Precinct, Scott Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Age 4
    1910 US Census: East Stamping Grounds Precinct, Scott Co., KY, p 4A    		 1910 US Census: East Stamping Grounds Precinct, Scott Co., KY, p 4A
    CENSUS 2 May 1930  Magisterial District #6, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Father Vollie Ward living with Edward and wife Lula
    • Address: Clays Mill Pike (now Clays Mill Road)
      Owns farm
      23, married at age 20
      Can read and write
      Painter, buildings, wages, at work yesterday
      Not a veteran
    1930 US Census: Magisterial District #6, Fayette Co., KY, p 35A    		 1930 US Census: Magisterial District #6, Fayette Co., KY, p 35A
    CENSUS 18 Apr 1940  Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Father Vollie Ward and brother Harold Ward's family living with Edward Ward and wife Lula.
      Nephew Edgar Reed and niece Myrtle Reed also living with Edward and Lula Ward.
    • Sister Willie, 2nd husband William Aldridge and family living next door (listed next in census)
    • Age 33, married
      Highest grade education: 6
      Where living 1 Apr 1935: RR #4, Bourbon, KY
      Farmer, own account; other income: yes
      Hours worked week of Mar 24: 44
      Weeks worked in 1939: 52
      Owns farm, value $2300
    1940 US Census: Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY, sht 11A    		 1940 US Census: Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY, sht 11A
    MILI 16 Oct 1940  Jessamine Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    WW II draft card: Edward Smith Ward 1940    		 WW II draft card: Edward Smith Ward 1940
    Address: RR #1, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY
    Age 34, b. 29 May 1906, Scott Co., KY
    Contact person: Lula Ford Ward, wife, same address
    Employer: self, same address
    Description: 5-6, 165 lbs, blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion
    No other distinguishing features
    CENSUS 1950  Jessamine Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Living with brother Harold Ward's family
    • Listed as Edd in this census
      43, married
      Farmer, paid work
      Worked 40 hours last week
      Living on same farm in Jessamine Co., KY one year ago
      Highest grade of schooling completed: S5
      Weeks world in 1949: 40
      Income from wages: $0; income from own account: $2160; other income: $0
      Not a veteran
    1950 US Census: Jessamine Co., KY, sht 15    		 1950 US Census: Jessamine Co., KY, sht 15
    Death 22 Mar 1997  Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 8] 
    Obituary: Edward Smith Ward 1997    		 Obituary: Edward Smith Ward 1997
    "Edward Smith Ward, 90, Lex-ington, widower of Lula Ford Ward, died Saturday, March 22, 1997, at his home. A native of Scott County, he was a lay evangelist and a retired painter and farmer. Mr. Ward was a member and deacon of the Highlands Baptist Church. He is survived by a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home by the Rev. John T. Thompson and the Son Funeral Home. Visitation 6 p.m. today."
    Burial 25 Mar 1997  Blue Grass Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstone: Edward S. and Lula F. Ward    		 Headstone: Edward S. and Lula F. Ward
    Plot: Garden of Everlasting Life
    Person ID I1737  Main
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2024 

    Father WARD, Valentine,   b. 1 Aug 1869, Madison Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1944, Jessamine, Jessamine Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother CRAMPTON, Nannie J.,   b. 12 Mar 1870, Carroll Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1917, Great Crossings, Scott Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 27 Feb 1895  Scott Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [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    		 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    		 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    		 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 NICHOLS, Lula Ford,   b. 27 Mar 1907, Woodford Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1981, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage Y  [12] 
    Marriage bond: Edward Ward and Lula Ford Nichols 1927    		 Marriage bond: Edward Ward and Lula Ford Nichols 1927
    Edward: 21, single, b. Scott Co., KY; resident Fayette Co., KY
    Parents: Vollie Ward and Nannie Crampton
    Lula: 20, single, b. Woodford Co., KY; resident Jessamine Co., KY
    Parents: Jim Nichols and Pattie Grear
    Family ID F708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 May 1906 - Scott Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 22 Apr 1910 - East Stamping Ground Precinct, Scott Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 2 May 1930 - Magisterial District #6, Fayette Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 18 Apr 1940 - Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMILI - 16 Oct 1940 - Jessamine Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 1950 - Jessamine Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Mar 1997 - Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 25 Mar 1997 - Blue Grass Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S450] WW II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1947, (Ancestry.com), 16 Oct 1940, Serial No. 1161, Order No. 444 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S847] Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Ancestry.com), 22 Mar 1997, SSN 402-14-0079 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S546] 1910 US Census, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com), 22 Apr 1910, East Stamping Grounds Precinct, Scott Co., p 4A (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S788] 1930 US Census, Kentucky , (Ancestry.com), 2 May 1930, Magisterial District #6, Fayette Co., sht 35A (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S792] 1940 US Census, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com), 18 Apr 1940, Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., sht 11A (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S824] 1950 US Census, Kentucky , (Ancestry.com), 1950, Jessamine Co., sht 15 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S848] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, (Ancestry.com), 22 Mar 1997, Fayette Co., Vol. 14, Cert No. 6696 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S785] News articles: The Lexington Herald, Lexington KY, (The Lexington Herald, Lexington KY), 24 Mar 1997, p 22 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 27 Feb 1895, Scott Co. Marriages, 1884-1918, p 8 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 27 Jul 1895, Scott Co. Marriages, 1884-1918, p 9 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 27 Feb 1895, Scott Co. Marriages, 1884-1918, p 152-153, No. 679 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S469] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, (Ancestry.com), 23 Feb 1927, Jessamine Co., Marriage Records 1927–1928, No. 11 (Reliability: 3).


 

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