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Dorothy May Ward 1917–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Dec 1917

Birth Location: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 03 Jul 2005

Death Location: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Father: Andrew Ward

Mother: Ida Pauls

Spouse(s): Joseph Williams

Children(s): Phyllis Williams, Deanna Williams

Dorothy May Ward was born in 1917 in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA, the child of Andrew Knight Ward And Ida James Pauls. In 1920, Dorothy May Ward resided in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Dorothy May Ward resided in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. Dorothy May Ward married Joseph Samuel Sam Williams, and had children including Deanna Mae Williams, Phyllis Gail Williams. Dorothy May Ward passed away in 2005 in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy May Ward was born in 1917 in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA, the child of Andrew Knight Ward And Ida James Pauls.
  • In 1920, Dorothy May Ward resided in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Dorothy May Ward resided in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
  • Dorothy May Ward married Joseph Samuel Sam Williams, and had children including Deanna Mae Williams, Phyllis Gail Williams.
  • Dorothy May Ward passed away in 2005 in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Ward
1887–1944
Birth Location: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
AW
Ida Pauls
1889–1959
Birth Location: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
IP

Spouses(s)

Joseph Williams
1914–1987
Birth Location: Howertons, Essex, Virginia, USA
JW

Children(s)

Phyllis Williams
1936–2016
Birth Location: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
PW
Deanna Williams
1938–2021
Birth Location: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
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Dorothy Ward's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Ward
1917–2005
Birth Place: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Parents
Andrew Knight Ward
1887–1944
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Ida (James) Pauls
1889–1959
Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Stephen (Wesley) Ward
1840–1890
York, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Susan) Forrest
1845–1913
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr
1813–1892
Martha Rollins
1826–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1786–1857
Harriet Morgan
1793–1830

Dorothy Ward's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy (May) Ward (06 Dec 1917–03 Jul 2005) m. Joseph (Samuel "Sam") Williams (05 Oct 1914–18 Mar 1987)
  1. 1. Phyllis (Gail) Williams 1936–2016 m. Clarence (Raymond) Atkinson 1934–2021 m. Eugene (Granville Christman) Sr 1933–2013
  2. 2. Deanna (Mae) Williams 1938–2021 m. Joseph (Roger Hastings) Sr 1939–

Dorothy Ward's Timeline

9 Records

1917
06 Dec 1917
Birth of Dorothy May Ward in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Dorothy May Ward resided here in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Dorothy May Ward resided here in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Dorothy May Ward resided here in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Dorothy May Ward resided here in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Dorothy May Ward resided here in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1980
1980
Age 63
Dorothy May Ward resided here in Poquoson, York, Virginia, USA
Poquoson, York, Virginia, USA
2005
01 Jul 2005
Age 88
Death of Dorothy May Ward in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
2005
03 Jul 2005
Age 88
Burial of Dorothy May Ward in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Messick, York, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04303; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 100-9
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Poquoson, York, Virginia; Roll: T625_1919; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 164
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Poquoson, York, Virginia; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342198
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Poquoson, York, Virginia; Roll: T625_1919; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 164

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Poquoson, York, Virginia; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342198

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Messick, York, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04303; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 100-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Messick, York, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04303; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 100-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Poquoson, York, Virg

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1980
    Event Place: Poquoson, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jul 2005
    Event Place: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 03 Jul 2005
    Event Place: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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