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Bernice Winifred Ward 1935–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1935

Birth Location: Merriman, Cherry, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 07 Jul 1991

Death Location: Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska, USA

Father: Elmer Ward

Mother: Bernice Ayers

Spouse(s): Willis Brown

Children(s):

The story of Bernice Winifred Ward began in 1935 in Merriman, Cherry, Nebraska, USA. In 1940, Bernice Winifred Ward resided in Bennett, South Dakota, USA. In 1950, Bernice Winifred Ward resided in Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, USA. Bernice Winifred Ward married Willis Brown, and had children including Kathleen Kay Brown, Kevin Carl Brown, Randall Stewart Brown. Bernice Winifred Ward passed away in 1991 in Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bernice Winifred Ward began in 1935 in Merriman, Cherry, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1940, Bernice Winifred Ward resided in Bennett, South Dakota, USA.
  • In 1950, Bernice Winifred Ward resided in Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, USA.
  • Bernice Winifred Ward married Willis Brown, and had children including Kathleen Kay Brown, Kevin Carl Brown, Randall Stewart Brown.
  • Bernice Winifred Ward passed away in 1991 in Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bernice Ward's Ancestors

Self
Bernice Ward
1935–1991
Birth Place: Merriman, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Elmer William Ward
1905–1997
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Bernice (Winifred) Ayers
1911–1969
Merriman, Cherry County, Nebraska, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Henry Ward) 💙
1860–1932
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Julia (Ellen Landreth) 💙
1868–1923
Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen 💙
1834–1918
Esther 💙
1841–1923
David 💙
1830–1908
Sarah 💙
1837–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob 💙
1803–1870
Nancy 💙
1809–1860
James 💙
1800–1886
Mariah 💙
1820–1877
James 💙
1808–1865
Rachel 💙
1810–1890
Thomas 💙
1788–1882
Mary 💙
1799–1885

Bernice Ward's Timeline

5 Records

1935
23 Jul 1935
Birth of Bernice Winifred Ward in Merriman, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
Merriman, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 5
Bernice Winifred Ward resided here in Bennett, South Dakota, USA
Bennett, South Dakota, USA
1950
25 May 1950
Age 15
Bernice Winifred Ward resided here in Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
1984
1984
Age 49
Bernice Winifred Ward resided here in Eldridge, Scott, Iowa, USA
Eldridge, Scott, Iowa, USA
1991
07 Jul 1991
Age 56
Death of Bernice Winifred Ward in Eldridge, Scott, Iowa, USA
Eldridge, Scott, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1935
    Event Place: Merriman, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Township 36 Range 38, Bennett, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3847; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 4-14.
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 508-40-6594; Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: 1952-1953.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Rock Island Argus; Publication Date: 8 Jul 1991; Publication Place: Rock Island, Illinois, USA; ,0.22342992,0.501489,0.39697346&xid=3355
    [7] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska Birth Index, 1912-1994
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Roll: 1492; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 16-43

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Bennett, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Township 36 Range 38, Bennett, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3847; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 4-14.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 May 1950
    Event Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Nebraska, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Republican; Publication Date: 25 May 1950; Publication Place: Valentine, Nebraska, USA
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Roll: 1492; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 16-43

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1984
    Event Place: Eldridge, Scott, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Beed Apt
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Cherry County News; Publication Date: 21 Jun 1956; Publication Place: Valentine, Nebraska, USA; ,0.2495959,0.6186591,0.95268303&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Park View, Scott, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Rock Island Argus; Publication Date: 8 Jul 1991; Publication Place: Rock Island, Illinois, USA; ,0.22342992,0.501489,0.39697346&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Valentina
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Cherry County News; Publication Date: 31 May 1956; Publication Place: Valentine, Nebraska, USA; ,0.32083902,0.2933109,0.37022567&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1991
    Event Place: Eldridge, Scott, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 508-40-6594; Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: 1952-1953.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Rock Island Argus; Publication Date: 8 Jul 1991; Publication Place: Rock Island, Illinois, USA; ,0.22342992,0.501489,0.39697346&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Rock Island Argus; Publication Date: 8 Jul 1991; Publication Place: Rock Island, Illinois, USA; ,0.22342992,0.501489,0.39697346&xid=3355

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