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Egbert Grant Ward 1889–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1889

Birth Location: Greenway, Clay, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 10 January 1959

Death Location: Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Thomas Ward

Mother: Ida Hughes

Spouse(s): Kittie Harris

Children(s): Alma Ward, Wain Ward, Ray Ward, Marris Word

Egbert Grant Ward was born in 1889 in Greenway, Clay, Arkansas, United States, the child of Thomas Henry Ward And Ida Elnora Hughes. In 1900, Egbert Grant Ward resided in Greenway Town, Clay, Arkansas. In 1900, Egbert Grant Ward resided in Haywood, Clay, Arkansas. Egbert Grant Ward married Kittie Belle Harris, and had children including Alma M Ward, Marris S Word, Ray Harris Ward, Wain C Ward. Egbert Grant Ward passed away in 1959 in Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Egbert Grant Ward was born in 1889 in Greenway, Clay, Arkansas, United States, the child of Thomas Henry Ward And Ida Elnora Hughes.
  • In 1900, Egbert Grant Ward resided in Greenway Town, Clay, Arkansas.
  • In 1900, Egbert Grant Ward resided in Haywood, Clay, Arkansas.
  • Egbert Grant Ward married Kittie Belle Harris, and had children including Alma M Ward, Marris S Word, Ray Harris Ward, Wain C Ward.
  • Egbert Grant Ward passed away in 1959 in Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Ward
1865–1953
Birth Location: Weakley County, Tennessee
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Ida Hughes
1869–1919
Birth Location: Sharon, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Kittie Harris
1890–1965
Birth Location: Greenway, Clay, Arkansas, United States
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Children(s)

Alma Ward
1926–
Birth Location: –
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Wain Ward
1922–2012
Birth Location: Piggott, Clay, Arkansas, United States
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Ray Ward
1916–
Birth Location: Piggott, Clay, Arkansas, United States
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Marris Word
1915–1994
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Egbert Ward's Ancestors

Self
Egbert Ward
1889–1959
Birth Place: Greenway, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Parents
Thomas Henry Ward
1865–1953
Weakley County, Tennessee
Ida (Elnora) Hughes
1869–1919
Sharon, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Levi (Jackson) Ward
1845–1885
Weakley County, Tennessee
Martha (Jane) Sanders
1847–1895
Weakley County, Tennessee
Archelaus (Madison) Hughes
1834–1904
Weakley, Tennessee, United States
Martha (Ann) Fonville
1845–1910
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Ward
1803–1875
Maranda Abernathy
1812–1870
William Sanders
1811–1894
Sarah
1812–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Sr.
1764–1840
William Sanders
1776–1830
Mariah Hoxworth
1780–1810

Egbert Ward's Descendants

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Egbert (Grant) Ward (9 Jan 1889–10 January 1959) m. Kittie (Belle) Harris (9 Jan 1890–12 Aug 1965)
  1. 1. Alma (M) Ward 1926–
  2. 2. Wain (C) Ward 1922–2012 m. Mary (Ann) Heath –2007
  3. 3. Ray (Harris) Ward 1916– m. Virginia (Lee) Bearden 1920–
    1. 1. Sylvia (Virginia) Ward 1946–1991
  4. 4. Marris (S) Word 1915–1994 m. Mary (Geraldine) Smith 1918–1991

Egbert Ward's Timeline

7 Records

1889
9 Jan 1889
Birth of Egbert Grant Ward in Greenway, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Greenway, Clay, Arkansas, United States
1900
1900
Age 11
Egbert Grant Ward resided here in Greenway Town, Clay, Arkansas
Greenway Town, Clay, Arkansas
1900
1900
Age 11
Egbert Grant Ward resided here in Haywood, Clay, Arkansas
Haywood, Clay, Arkansas
1910
1910
Age 21
Egbert Grant Ward resided here in Haywood, Clay, Arkansas
Haywood, Clay, Arkansas
1920
1920
Age 31
Egbert Grant Ward resided here in Saint Francis, Clay, Arkansas
Saint Francis, Clay, Arkansas
1930
1930
Age 41
Egbert Grant Ward resided here in Piggott, Clay, Arkansas
Piggott, Clay, Arkansas
1959
10 January 1959
Age 70
Death of Egbert Grant Ward in Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas, United States of America
Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1889
    Event Place: Greenway, Clay, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Saint Francis, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: T625_57; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 511.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Piggott, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: 68; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 527.0.
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Clay County, Arkansas; Roll: 1522834; Draft Board: 0.
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Haywood, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: T623_53; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Haywood, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: T624_46; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 253.
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Greenway Town, Clay, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Haywood, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: T623_53; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Haywood, Clay, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Haywood, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: T623_53; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Haywood, Clay, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Haywood, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: T624_46; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 253.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Saint Francis, Clay, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Saint Francis, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: T625_57; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 511.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Piggott, Clay, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Piggott, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: 68; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 527.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clay, Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Clay County, Arkansas; Roll: 1522834; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 January 1959
    Event Place: Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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