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WARD, Florence

Female 1890 - 1975  (84 years)


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  • Name WARD, Florence 
    Birth 7 Sep 1890  Catlin, Vermilion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    CENSUS 11 Jun 1900  Catlin, Vermilion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • 9, single
      Attending school
    1900 US Census: Catlin township, 1st precinct, Vermillion Co., IL, sht 9A    		 1900 US Census: Catlin township, 1st precinct, Vermillion Co., IL, sht 9A
    CENSUS 15 Apr 1910  Catlin, Vermilion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 19, single
      Occupation: none
      Can read and write
    1910 US Census: Catlin, Vermillion Co., IL, sht 1B    		 1910 US Census: Catlin, Vermillion Co., IL, sht 1B
    CENSUS 6 Jan 1920  Catlin, Vermilion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 29, single (should read divorced as Florence married Clifford Ottinger in Jul 1914. The fact Florence is using her maiden name Ward in this census, and that Clifford Ottinger appears to have remarried and lived until 1943, suggests their marriage ended in divorce sometime between Jul 1914 and Jan 1920, the date of this census. Their daughter June is listed two line after Florence as June Ottinger, age 4 5/12)
      Can read and write
      Occupation: none
    1920 US Census: Catlin, Vermillion Co., IL, sht 5A    		 1920 US Census: Catlin, Vermillion Co., IL, sht 5A
    CENSUS 17 Apr 1930  Danville, Vermilion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Florence's father Thomas Ward living with Florence and husband Elvis Chappell. Florence's sister Jess also living with the family.
    • Address 303 Pine St
      37, married
      Age at 1st marriage: 22
      Can read and write
      Occupation: none
    1930 US Census: Danville, Vermillion Co., IL, sht 9A    		 1930 US Census: Danville, Vermillion Co., IL, sht 9A
    Death 19 Feb 1975 
    Burial Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermilion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstone: Elvis S and Florence Chappell    		 Headstone: Elvis S and Florence Chappell
    Plot: Block 16 Lot 98
    Person ID I2222  Main
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 

    Father WARD, Thomas J.,   b. 8 Aug 1853, Twin Creek, Estill Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1935, Danville, Vermilion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Father HANCOCK, Sara Elizabeth,   b. Mar 1857, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1907 (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 6 Feb 1888  Vermilion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Marriage Thomas J. Ward and Sarah Hancock Morrison 1888    		 Marriage Thomas J. Ward and Sarah Hancock Morrison 1888
    Thomas: resident Catlin Township, coal miner, 1st marriage
    34, b. KY, parents Valentine Ward and L. Burton.
    Sarah: resident Catlin Township, (surname Morrison on license), 2nd marriage
    31, b. Indiana, parents: Lewis Hancock and Melia Jane Hayden
    License issued 4 Feb 1886
    Wed by Chistopher Mulvaney, J. P (notes he doesn't remember names of witnesses)
    Family ID F702  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 OTTINGER, Clifford,   b. 15 Apr 1893, Fountain Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 25 Jul 1914  Fountain Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Marriage record: Clifford Ottinger and Florence Ward 1914    		 Marriage record: Clifford Ottinger and Florence Ward 1914
    Clifford, b. 15 Apr 1893, Fountain Co., IN; residence Stone Bluff, IN; blacksmith
    Father: Seph Ottinger, b. Indiana; resides Stone Bluff, IN; blacksmith
    Mother: Maggie Parish, b. Indiana; resides California; housekeeper
    Florence b. 7 Sep 1890, Catlin, IL; residence Catlin, IL; housekeeper
    Father: Thomas Ward, b. Kentucky; resides Stone Bluff, IN; blacksmith
    Mother: Sarah Hancock b. Indiana; resides Catlin, IL; housekeeper
    1st marriage for both
    License issued 25 Jul 1914
    Wed 25 Jul 1914 by T. H. McGeorge, Mayor
    Children 
     1. OTTINGER, June,   b. 18 Jul 1915, Stone Bluff, Fountain Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F705  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2024 

    Family 2 CHAPPELL, Elvis Solomon,   b. 8 May 1883, Womac, Macoupin Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1956, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 7 Sep 1929  Orange, Orange Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F707  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Sep 1890 - Catlin, Vermilion Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 11 Jun 1900 - Catlin, Vermilion Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 15 Apr 1910 - Catlin, Vermilion Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Jul 1914 - Fountain Co., IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 6 Jan 1920 - Catlin, Vermilion Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Sep 1929 - Orange, Orange Co., IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 17 Apr 1930 - Danville, Vermilion Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermilion Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S703] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, (familysearch.org), 25 Jul 1914, Fountain Co., 1914-1916, Volume 15, p 88 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S580] 1900 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 11 Jun 1900, Catlin township, 1st precinct, Vermillion Co., sht 9A (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S579] 1910 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 15 Apr 1910, Catlin, Vermillion Co., p 1B (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S532] 1920 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 6 Jan 1920, Catlin, Vermilion Co., sht 5A (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S533] 1930 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 17 Apr 1930, Danville, Vermillion Co., sht 9A (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S592] Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, (Illinois State Archives, Springfield IL), 7 Feb 1888, Vermillion Co., Vol 2, p 69, License No. 6524 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S703] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, (familysearch.org), 7 Sep 1929, Orange Co., (Reliability: 3).


 

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