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Anna Ward 1858 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1858

Birth Location: Warren County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 14 January 1926

Death Location: Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: John Ward

Mother: Sarah Bates

Spouse(s): Turner Vaughn

Children(s): Alverta Call, Stella Watkins, Myrtle Kiefer, Alvin Vaughn, Minnie Merica

Anna Ward was born in 1858 in Warren County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of John Thomas Ward and Sarah Ann Bates. In 1880, Anna Ward resided in Lancaster, Wells, Indiana, USA. Anna Ward married Turner Vaughn, and had children including Alverta B. Call, Stella L. Watkins, Myrtle E. Kiefer, Alvin Harrison Vaughn, Minnie Laverne Merica. Anna Ward passed away in 1926 in Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Anna Ward was born in 1858 in Warren County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of John Thomas Ward and Sarah Ann Bates.
  • In 1880, Anna Ward resided in Lancaster, Wells, Indiana, USA.
  • Anna Ward married Turner Vaughn, and had children including Alverta B. Call, Stella L. Watkins, Myrtle E. Kiefer, Alvin Harrison Vaughn, Minnie Laverne Merica.
  • Anna Ward passed away in 1926 in Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Anna Ward's Ancestors

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Anna Ward
1858 – 1926
Birth Place: Warren County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
John Thomas Ward
1818 – 1882
Ohio, Ohio, USA
Sarah (Ann) Bates
1825 – 1893
Grandparents
James Ward
1795 – 1850
Virginia
Hannah Fry
1797 – 1874
Lovettsville, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ward
1747 – 1818
Elizabeth Stephens
1760 – 1841
Johann Fry
1746 – 1837
Anna Ansell
1768 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Ward
1721 – 1749
Emma Allen
1725 – 1762
James Stevens(Stephens)
1726 – 1798
Elizabeth Boling
1747 – 1841

Anna Ward's Descendants

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Anna Ward (1 May 1858 – 14 January 1926) m. Turner Vaughn (1852 – 6 December 1928)
  1. 1. Alverta (B.) Call (1881 – 1966)
  2. 2. Stella (L.) Watkins (11 October 1883 – 28 May 1971)
  3. 3. Myrtle (E.) Kiefer (19 May 1885 – 24 March 1970)
  4. 4. Alvin (Harrison) Vaughn (13 July 1888 – 30 May 1961) m. Anna (May Van) Camp (abt 1903 – )
    1. 1. Betty Vaughn (abt 1924 – )
    2. 2. Donna Vaughn (abt 1927 – )
    3. 3. Barbara (K) Vaughn (abt 1931 – )
    4. 4. Jerry (Lee) Vaughn (5 July 1933 – 21 February 1995) m. Carolyn (Sue) Carnes (10 February 1935 – 19 December 2007)
  5. 5. Minnie (Laverne) Merica (3 September 1899 – 8 October 1921)

Anna Ward's Timeline

3 Records

1858
1 May 1858
Birth of Anna Ward in Warren County, Indiana, United States of America
Warren County, Indiana, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 22
Anna Ward resided here in Lancaster, Wells, Indiana, USA
Lancaster, Wells, Indiana, USA
1926
14 January 1926
Age 68
Death of Anna Ward in Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1858
    Event Place: Warren County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lancaster, Wells, Indiana; Roll: 323; Page: 49C; Enumeration District: 142
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lancaster, Wells, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lancaster, Wells, Indiana; Roll: 323; Page: 49C; Enumeration District: 142

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 January 1926
    Event Place: Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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