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Cynthia Loraine Ward 1949 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 October 1949

Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 7 December 1986

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father: Lem Ward

Mother: Myrtle Wilkins

Spouse(s): James Adams

Children(s): Tina Harris, Robert Ward, Terrence Ward, Michael Ward

In 1949, Cynthia Loraine Ward entered the world in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, born to Lem Ward and Myrtle Mae Wilkins. In 1950, Cynthia Loraine Ward resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Cynthia Loraine Ward married James Adams, and had children including Tina Harris, Robert Ward, Terrence Ward, Michael Ward. Cynthia Loraine Ward passed away in 1986 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1949, Cynthia Loraine Ward entered the world in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, born to Lem Ward and Myrtle Mae Wilkins.
  • In 1950, Cynthia Loraine Ward resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • Cynthia Loraine Ward married James Adams, and had children including Tina Harris, Robert Ward, Terrence Ward, Michael Ward.
  • Cynthia Loraine Ward passed away in 1986 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cynthia Ward's Ancestors

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Cynthia Ward
1949 – 1986
Birth Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Lem Ward
1897 – 1975
Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
Myrtle (Mae) Wilkins
1916 – 2010
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Essex Ward
1870 – 1935
Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Mary (E) Smith
1875 – 1963
Tennessee
Jim ("James") Wilkins
1865 – 1958
Coldwater, Mississippi, USA
Minta (\ Mary) Jennings
1878 – 1955
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Ward
1817 – 1910
Amelia Taylor
1830 –
William Smith
1837 – 1924
Nancy Indian
1840 –
Jim Wilkins
Phyllis Crawford
Calvin Jennings
1847 – 1918
Violet Collier
1852 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Smith
1809 – 1878
Sarah Lockhart
1812 – 1850
Jane Morris
1790 –
Miles Jennings
1824 –
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Herbert Willis
1820 –
Polly Willis
1822 –

Cynthia Ward's Descendants

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Cynthia (Loraine) Ward (29 October 1949 – 7 December 1986) m. James Adams
  1. 1. Tina Harris
  2. 2. Robert Ward
  3. 3. Terrence Ward
  4. 4. Michael Ward

Cynthia Ward's Timeline

3 Records

1949
29 October 1949
Birth of Cynthia Loraine Ward in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 1
Cynthia Loraine Ward resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1986
7 December 1986
Age 37
Death of Cynthia Loraine Ward in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 October 1949
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 9 Dec 1986; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.15527962,0.9677405,0.2757819&xid=3355
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 1453; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 98-125

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 1453; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 98-125

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 1180 Wood Lawn
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 9 Dec 1986; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.15527962,0.9677405,0.2757819&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 December 1986
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 9 Dec 1986; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.15527962,0.9677405,0.2757819&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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