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Edna Louise Ward 1921–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1921

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 26 May 2008

Death Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Frederick Ward

Mother: Lillie Deerifield

Spouse(s): Eugene Ray

Children(s): Daniel Ray, Bonnie Thompson

The story of Edna Louise Ward began in 1921 in Ohio, USA. Edna Louise Ward married Eugene Franklin Ray, and had children including Bonnie Louise Ray Thompson, Daniel Eugene Ray. Edna Louise Ward passed away in 2008 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edna Louise Ward began in 1921 in Ohio, USA.
  • Edna Louise Ward married Eugene Franklin Ray, and had children including Bonnie Louise Ray Thompson, Daniel Eugene Ray.
  • Edna Louise Ward passed away in 2008 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Edna Ward's Ancestors

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Edna Ward
1921–2008
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
Frederick Cecil Ward
1892–1969
Ohio, USA
Lillie (M 'Ollie') Deerifield
1900–1991
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Pvt (Noah Van) Ward
1845–1894
Hecla, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Mary (Jane) Henniger
1860–1920
Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Ward
1814–1891
Elizabeth Branham
1815–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Ward
1773–1894
Anna Plybon
1792–1879

Edna Ward's Descendants

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Edna (Louise) Ward (24 Nov 1921–26 May 2008) m. Eugene (Franklin) Ray (3 Nov 1916–26 Nov 1998)
  1. 1. Daniel (Eugene) Ray 1938–1982 m. Carol (Beverly) Ross 1941–2015
  2. 2. Bonnie (Louise Ray) Thompson 1940–2015

Edna Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1921
24 Nov 1921
Birth of Edna Louise Ward in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
2008
26 May 2008
Age 87
Death of Edna Louise Ward in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1921
    Event Place: Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 2008
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America

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