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Cora Jane Ward 1873–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1873

Birth Location: Mineral County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 August 1940

Death Location: Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: John Ward

Mother: Rachel Kerns

Spouse(s): Eugene Wright

Children(s):

Cora Jane Ward was born in 1873 in Mineral County, West Virginia, USA, the child of John B Ward And Rachel Catherine Kerns. Cora Jane Ward married Eugene C Wright. Cora Jane Ward passed away in 1940 in Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Cora Jane Ward was born in 1873 in Mineral County, West Virginia, USA, the child of John B Ward And Rachel Catherine Kerns.
  • Cora Jane Ward married Eugene C Wright.
  • Cora Jane Ward passed away in 1940 in Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Cora Ward's Ancestors

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Cora Ward
1873–1940
Birth Place: Mineral County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
John B. Ward
1833–1915
Virginia, United States
Rachel (Catherine) Kerns
1832–1914
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Ward
1764–1836
Elizabeth Short
1799–1850
Frederick (James) Kerns
1789–1848
Sandy Hollow, Bloomery District of Hampshire County, Virginia, USA
Margaret Kesler
1800–1870
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Kerns
1760–1846
Elizabeth Light
1768–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Sr
1738–1811
Sarah McVickers
1740–1829
Frederick Light
1732–1816
Catharine Light
1750–1808

Cora Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1873
1873
Birth of Cora Jane Ward in Mineral County, West Virginia, USA
Mineral County, West Virginia, USA
1940
18 August 1940
Age 67
Death of Cora Jane Ward in Cumberland, Maryland, USA
Cumberland, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Mineral County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 August 1940
    Event Place: Cumberland, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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