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WARD, Gertrude Mae

Female 1886 - 1965  (78 years)


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  • Name WARD, Gertrude Mae 
    Birth 20 Dec 1886  Catlin, Vermilion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    CENSUS 11 Jun 1900  Catlin, Vermilion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Interesting that Gertrude is listed as daughter to Thomas Ward though born two years before Thomas and Sara were married, while Frank and Minnie are listed as step-children under surname Morrison, after Clarence Morrison Sara's first husband
    • 13, single
      At school, 3 months
      Can read and write
    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  [2
    • 23, 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
    Death 16 Mar 1965  Danville, Vermilion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstone: Gertrude M. and Harry A. Richards.
    Headstone: Gertrude M. and Harry A. Richards.
    Person ID I2224  Main
    Last Modified 19 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  [4
    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 RICHARDS, Harry A.,   b. 20 Dec 1892, Westville, Vermilion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1974 (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Dec 1886 - 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 MapsDeath - 16 Mar 1965 - Danville, Vermilion Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, 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. [S580] 1900 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 11 Jun 1900, Catlin township, 1st precinct, Vermillion Co., sht 9A (Reliability: 2).

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

    3. [S452] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (Ancestry.com), 8 Oct 1952, Cert No. 0015831 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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).