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David Genung Ward 1803 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1803

Birth Location: Madisonville, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 28 Mar 1894

Death Location: Thorntown, Boone, Indiana, USA

Father: Stephen Ward

Mother: Mary Genung

Spouse(s): Eleanor Lafuze

Children(s): George Ward

In 1803, David Genung Ward entered the world in Madisonville, Hamilton, Ohio, USA, born to Stephen David Ward and Mary Polly Genung. David Genung Ward married Eleanor Lafuze, and had children including George Washington Ward. David Genung Ward passed away in 1894 in Thorntown, Boone, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1803, David Genung Ward entered the world in Madisonville, Hamilton, Ohio, USA, born to Stephen David Ward and Mary Polly Genung.
  • David Genung Ward married Eleanor Lafuze, and had children including George Washington Ward.
  • David Genung Ward passed away in 1894 in Thorntown, Boone, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Ward
1770 – 1858
Birth Location: Chatham, Morris, New Jersey, USA
SW
Mary Genung
1774 – 1854
Birth Location: Morris County, New Jersey, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Eleanor Lafuze
1812 – 1896
Birth Location: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
EL

Children(s)

George Ward
1830 – 1907
Birth Location: Union, Indiana
GW

David Ward's Ancestors

Self
David Ward
1803 – 1894
Birth Place: Madisonville, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Parents
Stephen David Ward
1770 – 1858
Chatham, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Mary (Polly) Genung
1774 – 1854
Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Ward
1734 – 1824
Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Phebe
1738 – 1801
David Genung
1752 – 1829
Genung Town, East Madison, Morris Co., NJ
Nancy Hand
1766 – 1829
Bottel Hill, Madison, NJ
Great-Grandparents
Lemuel WARD
1704 – 1754
Hannah CANFIELD
1708 – 1760
Thomas Genung
1726 – 1785
Phebe Ward
1731 – 1806
Sarah Burnett
1734 – 1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ward
1674 – 1745
Martha Johnson
1679 – 1781
Anna Lyon
1689 – 1744
Ichabod Genung
1692 – 1763
Mary Pierson
1704 – 1776
David Ward
1680 – 1768
Mary Brown
1684 – 1753
Moses Burnett
1685 – 1741
Jerusha Halsey
1700 –

David Ward's Descendants

1.
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David (Genung) Ward (15 Jul 1803 – 28 Mar 1894) m. Eleanor Lafuze (16 April 1812 – 16 March 1896)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Ward (11 Oct 1830 – 2 Oct 1907) m. Eleanora Heavenridge (18 Aug 1833 – 8 Jan 1868)
    1. 1. George (Washington) Ward (24 Mar 1858 – 2 Apr 1940) m. Permelia Brenton (8 August 1860 – 19 November 1942)
      1. 1. Charlie Ward (1878 – 1954) m. Mamie Bolling (1879 – 1957)
        1. 1. Lourene Ward (5 Aug 1910 – 9 Jun 2005) m. Ottis (Calvin) Luttrull (18 December 1906 – 6 March 1967)
      2. 2. George (Allen) Ward (19 November 1883 – 3 January 1886)
      3. 3. Carl Ward (2 July 1888 – 25 December 1963)

David Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1803
15 Jul 1803
Birth of David Genung Ward in Madisonville, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Madisonville, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1894
28 Mar 1894
Age 91
Death of David Genung Ward in Thorntown, Boone, Indiana, USA
Thorntown, Boone, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1803
    Event Place: Madisonville, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1894
    Event Place: Thorntown, Boone, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Darlington, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA
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