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Gilbert Levern Ward 1927–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1927

Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 May 2011

Death Location: Hollymead, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Father: William Ward

Mother: Lottie Firth

Spouse(s): Barbara Martin, Mary Hendricks

Children(s):

Gilbert Levern Ward was born in 1927 in York, Virginia, USA, the child of William Wesley Willie Ward And Lottie Jennie Janie Firth. In 1930, Gilbert Levern Ward resided in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. In 1935, Gilbert Levern Ward resided in Messick, York, Virginia, USA. Gilbert Levern Ward married Barbara Ruth Martin, Mary Lillian Hendricks, and had children including Betty Jane Ward, Donald Gene Ward, Edward Martin Ward, Kathryn Clemente. Gilbert Levern Ward passed away in 2011 in Hollymead, Albemarle, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Gilbert Levern Ward was born in 1927 in York, Virginia, USA, the child of William Wesley Willie Ward And Lottie Jennie Janie Firth.
  • In 1930, Gilbert Levern Ward resided in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Gilbert Levern Ward resided in Messick, York, Virginia, USA.
  • Gilbert Levern Ward married Barbara Ruth Martin, Mary Lillian Hendricks, and had children including Betty Jane Ward, Donald Gene Ward, Edward Martin Ward, Kathryn Clemente.
  • Gilbert Levern Ward passed away in 2011 in Hollymead, Albemarle, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ward
1895–1972
Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA
WW
Lottie Firth
1901–1943
Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA
LF

Spouses(s)

Barbara Martin
1936–2010
Birth Location: Pulaski, Virginia, USA
BM
Mary Hendricks
1924–2022
Birth Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
MH

Children(s)

Gilbert Ward's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Ward
1927–2011
Birth Place: York, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Wesley "Willie" Ward
1895–1972
York, Virginia, USA
Lottie (Jennie "Janie") Firth
1901–1943
York, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Henry) Ward
1867–1959
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane) Forrest
1867–1929
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Ward
1840–1890
Rebecca Forrest
1845–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr
1813–1892
Martha Rollins
1826–1902

Gilbert Ward's Timeline

9 Records

1927
15 Jun 1927
Birth of Gilbert Levern Ward in York, Virginia, USA
York, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 3
Gilbert Levern Ward resided here in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Gilbert Levern Ward resided here in Messick, York, Virginia, USA
Messick, York, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 13
Gilbert Levern Ward resided here in Poqusson Mag Dist, Messick, York, Virginia, USA
Poqusson Mag Dist, Messick, York, Virginia, USA
1946
1946
Age 19
Gilbert Levern Ward resided here in Messick, York, Virginia, USA
Messick, York, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Gilbert Levern Ward resided here in York, Virginia, USA
York, Virginia, USA
1993
1993
Age 66
Gilbert Levern Ward resided here in Charlottesville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Charlottesville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
2011
12 Mar 2011
Age 84
Death of Gilbert Levern Ward in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
2011
15 May 2011
Age 84
Burial of Gilbert Levern Ward in Hollymead, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Hollymead, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1927
    Event Place: York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Poquoson, York, Virginia; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342198

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Messick, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Messick, York, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04303; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 100-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Poqusson Mag Dist, Messick, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Messick, York, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04303; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 100-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Messick, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 770

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Charlottesville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 2011
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 May 2011
    Event Place: Hollymead, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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