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Emily Garner Ward 1902–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1902

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 2 August 1974

Death Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States

Father: James Garner

Mother: Eliza Garner

Spouse(s): George Ward

Children(s): Florence Ward, Cecil Ward, James Ward, Lonnie Ward, Clarence Ward, Clara Ward, Charles Ward, Wiley *, Leroy Ward

Emily Garner Ward was born in 1902 in Mississippi, the child of James Garner And Eliza Jane Garner. Emily Garner Ward married George F Ward, and had children including Cecil Riley Ward, Charles Odis Ward, Clara Edna Ward, Clarence Junior Ward, Florence Maudette Ward, James Monroe Ward, Leroy Ward, Lonnie Alvin Ward, Wiley Presley Ward. Emily Garner Ward passed away in 1974 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Emily Garner Ward was born in 1902 in Mississippi, the child of James Garner And Eliza Jane Garner.
  • Emily Garner Ward married George F Ward, and had children including Cecil Riley Ward, Charles Odis Ward, Clara Edna Ward, Clarence Junior Ward, Florence Maudette Ward, James Monroe Ward, Leroy Ward, Lonnie Alvin Ward, Wiley Presley Ward.
  • Emily Garner Ward passed away in 1974 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Garner
1847–1923
Birth Location: Alabama
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Eliza Garner
1866–1958
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

George Ward
1895–1946
Birth Location: Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Florence Ward
1923–1992
Birth Location: Meridian Lau, Mississippi, USA
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Cecil Ward
1930–1984
Birth Location: Lauderdale County, Mississippi
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James Ward
1931–2007
Birth Location: Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
JW
Lonnie Ward
1932–1955
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Clarence Ward
1936–1991
Birth Location: Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
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Clara Ward
1937–1994
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Charles Ward
1938–1996
Birth Location: Lauderdale, Mississippi
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Wiley *
1940–1979
Birth Location: Meridian Lau, Mississippi
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Leroy Ward
1941–2015
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Emily Ward's Ancestors

Self
Emily Ward
1902–1974
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
James Garner
1847–1923
Alabama
Eliza (Jane) Garner
1866–1958
Mississippi
Grandparents
John (William) Griffith
1842–1924
Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, United States
Harriet (Carolina Quimby) *
1853–1924
Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Bennett *
1812–1893
Elizabeth **
1817–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonas *
1786–1850
Margaret *
1790–1883
James *
1765–1836
Elizabeth Quimby
1788–1860

Emily Ward's Descendants

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Emily (Garner) Ward (12 Jan 1902–2 August 1974) m. George (F) Ward (15 December 1895–8 June 1946)
  1. 1. Florence (Maudette) Ward 1923–1992
  2. 2. Cecil (Riley) Ward 1930–1984
  3. 3. James (Monroe) Ward 1931–2007
  4. 4. Lonnie (Alvin) Ward 1932–1955
  5. 5. Clarence (Junior) Ward 1936–1991
  6. 6. Clara (Edna) Ward 1937–1994
  7. 7. Charles (Odis) Ward 1938–1996
  8. 8. Wiley (Presley Ward) * 1940–1979
  9. 9. Leroy Ward 1941–2015

Emily Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1902
12 Jan 1902
Birth of Emily Garner Ward in Mississippi
Mississippi
1974
2 August 1974
Age 72
Death of Emily Garner Ward in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1902
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 August 1974
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
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