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Flora Bell Ward 1868 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1868

Birth Location: Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 11 Jan 1962

Death Location: Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA

Father: John Ward

Mother: Catharine Ward

Spouse(s): Ralph Bahner

Children(s): Frances Bahner

Flora Bell Ward was born in 1868 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA, the child of John R Ward and Catharine A Kerschner Warner Ward. Flora Bell Ward married Ralph Waldo Bahner, and had children including Frances Limera Bahner. Flora Bell Ward passed away in 1962 in Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Flora Bell Ward was born in 1868 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA, the child of John R Ward and Catharine A Kerschner Warner Ward.
  • Flora Bell Ward married Ralph Waldo Bahner, and had children including Frances Limera Bahner.
  • Flora Bell Ward passed away in 1962 in Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ward
1845 – 1914
Birth Location: Vermilion CO, IN
JW
Catharine Ward
1843 – 1921
Birth Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
CW

Spouses(s)

Ralph Bahner
1872 – 1949
Birth Location: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
RB

Children(s)

Frances Bahner
1897 – 1969
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
FB

Flora Ward's Ancestors

Self
Flora Ward
1868 – 1962
Birth Place: Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Parents
John R Ward
1845 – 1914
Vermilion CO, IN
Catharine (A Kerschner Warner) Ward
1843 – 1921
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Magdalena "Mollie"leinbach
1813 – 1902
Great-Grandparents
John Leinbach
1783 – 1854
Catharine Hartline
1784 – 1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Flora Ward's Descendants

1.
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Flora (Bell) Ward (10 Nov 1868 – 11 Jan 1962) m. Ralph (Waldo) Bahner (29 Oct 1872 – 29 Sep 1949)
  1. 1. Frances (Limera) Bahner (25 Mar 1897 – 24 Oct 1969) m. Thomas (Nugent) Perry (13 May 1894 – 5 Mar 1931)
    1. 1. Thomas (M. Perry -) Sr. (5 Jan 1918 – 18 Dec 2000) m. Madeline (Schlinke) Perry (16 jun 1916 – 14 aug 1987)
      1. 1. Linda Perry (abt 1956 – ) m. John (Joseph) Surowiec m. Scott (Anthony) Howland (2 Oct 1963 – )
        1. 1. Heather (Christine) Surowiec (18 Jan 1977 – )
        2. 2. Sarah (M) Howland
        3. 3. Daniel (Scott) Howland
      2. 2. Frances (I.) Perry
      3. 3. Thomas (M.) Perry

Flora Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1868
10 Nov 1868
Birth of Flora Bell Ward in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
1962
11 Jan 1962
Age 94
Death of Flora Bell Ward in Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA
Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1868
    Event Place: Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1962
    Event Place: Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA
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