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Bessie Ann Ward 1906–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1906

Birth Location: Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska

Death Date: 11 Nov 1937

Death Location: Ogallala, Nebraska

Father: Walter Ward

Mother: Dorothy Schear

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In 1906, Bessie Ann Ward entered the world in Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska, born to Walter Guy Ward And Dorothy Elizabeth Schear. Bessie Ann Ward passed away in 1937 in Ogallala, Nebraska.

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Biography

  • In 1906, Bessie Ann Ward entered the world in Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska, born to Walter Guy Ward And Dorothy Elizabeth Schear.
  • Bessie Ann Ward passed away in 1937 in Ogallala, Nebraska.

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Bessie Ward's Ancestors

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Bessie Ward
1906–1937
Birth Place: Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska
Parents
Walter Guy Ward
1879–1953
Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa
Dorothy (Elizabeth) Schear
1883–1963
Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois
Grandparents
Levi Schear
1851–1925
Ohio
Viola (Ann) Sprague
1860–1947
Wisconsin
Great-Grandparents
Esek Sprague
1830–1913
Elizabeth Metz
1837–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Metz
1809–1882
Ann Hahn
1812–1899

Bessie Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1906
13 Sep 1906
Birth of Bessie Ann Ward in Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska
Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska
1937
11 Nov 1937
Age 31
Death of Bessie Ann Ward in Ogallala, Nebraska
Ogallala, Nebraska

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1906
    Event Place: Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1937
    Event Place: Ogallala, Nebraska

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