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Chester Decker "Chet" Ward 1937–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1937

Birth Location: Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 20 Jan 2013

Death Location: Hermitage

Father: Henry Ward

Mother: Thelma Decker

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Children(s):

The story of Chester Decker "Chet" Ward began in 1937 in Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. In 1940, Chester Decker "Chet" Ward resided in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA. Chester Decker "Chet" Ward married Dorene Reinhardt, and had children including Curtis Ward, Denise Ward, Tammy Ward. Chester Decker "Chet" Ward passed away in 2013 in Hermitage.

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Biography

  • The story of Chester Decker "Chet" Ward began in 1937 in Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1940, Chester Decker "Chet" Ward resided in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Chester Decker "Chet" Ward married Dorene Reinhardt, and had children including Curtis Ward, Denise Ward, Tammy Ward.
  • Chester Decker "Chet" Ward passed away in 2013 in Hermitage.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Chester Ward's Ancestors

Self
Chester Ward
1937–2013
Birth Place: Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Henry Gordon Ward
1908–1985
Johnsonburg, Elk, Pennsylvania
Thelma (Margaret) Decker
1906–1974
DuBois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Henry (Alfred Ward) Sr
1884–1959
Wilcox, Pennsylvania, USA
Verna (Vanley) Myers
1885–1980
Richburg, Allegany County, New York
Great-Grandparents
John Ward
1850–1923
Ann Richardson
1845–1935
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph I
1816–1867
Elizabeth Robinson
1823–1902
Charles Richardson
1805–1874
Jane Wray
1820–1874

Chester Ward's Timeline

3 Records

1937
30 Jan 1937
Birth of Chester Decker "Chet" Ward in Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 3
Chester Decker "Chet" Ward resided here in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
2013
20 Jan 2013
Age 76
Death of Chester Decker "Chet" Ward in Hermitage, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Hermitage, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1937
    Event Place: Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03572; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 43-76
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 22 Jan 2013; Publication Place: Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03572; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 43-76

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 70 Stone Ridge Blvd, Hermitage
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 22 Jan 2013; Publication Place: Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 2013
    Event Place: Hermitage, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 22 Jan 2013; Publication Place: Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hermitage
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 22 Jan 2013; Publication Place: Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA

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