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Ellen L. Ward 1849–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1849

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 18 Jan 1905

Death Location: Buffalo, Harper, Oklahoma, USA

Father: John Ward

Mother: Anna Sturdevant

Spouse(s): Samuel Wright

Children(s): Edwin Wright, Charity Wright

The story of Ellen L. Ward began in 1849 in Illinois, USA. In 1880, Ellen L. Ward resided in Jackson, Bremer, Iowa, USA. Ellen L. Ward married Samuel Jameson Wright, and had children including Charity Grace Wright, Edwin Clarence Wright. Ellen L. Ward passed away in 1905 in Buffalo, Harper, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ellen L. Ward began in 1849 in Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, Ellen L. Ward resided in Jackson, Bremer, Iowa, USA.
  • Ellen L. Ward married Samuel Jameson Wright, and had children including Charity Grace Wright, Edwin Clarence Wright.
  • Ellen L. Ward passed away in 1905 in Buffalo, Harper, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ward
1815–1874
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Anna Sturdevant
1825–1895
Birth Location: Mina, Chautauqua, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Wright
1846–1931
Birth Location: Keokuk, Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Edwin Wright
1875–1959
Birth Location: Finchford, Union, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
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Charity Wright
1873–1951
Birth Location: Janesville, Bremer, Iowa, USA
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Ellen Ward's Ancestors

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Ellen Ward
1849–1905
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
John Wesley Ward
1815–1874
New York, USA
Anna Sturdevant
1825–1895
Mina, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Grandparents
Ira (Hanier) Sturdevant
1793–1862
Tinmouth, Rutland, Vermont, USA
Ascenath Lilly
1794–1867
Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, USA
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Sturdevant
1759–1837
Merriam Howe
1764–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sturdevant
1734–1807

Ellen Ward's Descendants

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Ellen (L.) Ward (May 1849–18 Jan 1905) m. Samuel (Jameson) Wright (01 Dec 1846–31 Mar 1931)
  1. 1. Edwin (Clarence) Wright 1875–1959 m. Maggie Weder 1883–1967
    1. 1. Wesley (Albert) Wright 1904–1985 m. Pauline (Lucille Standley) Cole 1908–1993
      1. 1. Dorothy (Jean) Wright 1927–1995 m. Ernest (Warren) McLaughlin 1926–2013
      2. 2. Frances (Louise) Wright 1926–2009 m. Edmund (Lester "Eddie") Kolb 1920–1988
    2. 2. Lester Wright 1901–
  2. 2. Charity (Grace) Wright 1873–1951

Ellen Ward's Timeline

3 Records

1849
May 1849
Birth of Ellen L. Ward in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 31
Ellen L. Ward resided here in Jackson, Bremer, Iowa, USA
Jackson, Bremer, Iowa, USA
1905
18 Jan 1905
Age 56
Death of Ellen L. Ward in Buffalo, Harper, Oklahoma, USA
Buffalo, Harper, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1849
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Bremer, Iowa; Roll: 328; Family History Film: 1254328; Page: 289A; Enumeration District: 071; Image: 0663
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jackson, Bremer, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Bremer, Iowa; Roll: 328; Family History Film: 1254328; Page: 289A; Enumeration District: 071; Image: 0663

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1905
    Event Place: Buffalo, Harper, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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