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Gerald Vincent Ward 1917–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1917

Birth Location: Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 25 January 2008

Death Location: Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Gordon Ward

Mother: Elizabeth Ward

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Children(s):

The story of Gerald Vincent Ward began in 1917 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America. Gerald Vincent Ward passed away in 2008 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Gerald Vincent Ward began in 1917 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America.
  • Gerald Vincent Ward passed away in 2008 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Gerald Ward's Ancestors

Self
Gerald Ward
1917–2008
Birth Place: Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Gordon Vaal Ward
1887–1972
Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America
Elizabeth (Frances Collins -) Ward
1889–1983
Hudson, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
Michael (John) Collins
1815–1897
Woodville, County Cork, Ireland
Mary (Anne (or Marianne?)) O'BRIEN
1852–1907
Sam's Cross Roads, County Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Daly
1770–1869
Margaret O’Sullivan
1775–1868
James O'Brien
1823–1870
Johanna McCarthy
1828–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Collins
1740–1836
Catherine Murphy
1745–1789
James O'SULLIVAN
1755–1845
Mary Murphy
1755–1800
Denis McCARTHY
1795–1864
Catherine O'CONNOR
1795–1878

Gerald Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1917
5 May 1917
Birth of Gerald Vincent Ward in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America
2008
25 January 2008
Age 91
Death of Gerald Vincent Ward
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1917
    Event Place: Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 2008
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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