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Howard Ezekiel Ward 1928–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1928

Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina

Death Date: 3 Nov 1986

Death Location: Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina

Father: Roosevelt WARD

Mother: Florence Henderson

Spouse(s): Hilda Grantham

Children(s):

The story of Howard Ezekiel Ward began in 1928 in Duplin, North Carolina. Howard Ezekiel Ward married Hilda Grey Grantham. Howard Ezekiel Ward passed away in 1986 in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Howard Ezekiel Ward began in 1928 in Duplin, North Carolina.
  • Howard Ezekiel Ward married Hilda Grey Grantham.
  • Howard Ezekiel Ward passed away in 1986 in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Howard Ward's Ancestors

Self
Howard Ward
1928–1986
Birth Place: Duplin, North Carolina
Parents
Roosevelt WARD
1909–1952
North Carolina
Florence Henderson
1909–2000
Mount Olive, North Carolina
Grandparents
Ezekiel Ward
1879–1931
North Carolina
Annie Lane
1886–1961
North Carolina
Lewis Henderson
1886–
North Carolina
Hattie Henderson
1892–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Levi Ward
1841–1907
Martha Ward
1855–1933
Lucien Lane
1852–
Penny Newell
1856–1923
Walter Hobb
1868–
Luvenia Tate
1871–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Harris Barfield
1813–
Leah Ward
1797–1910
William Newell
1821–

Howard Ward's Timeline

9 Records

1928
1 Sep 1928
Birth of Howard Ezekiel Ward in Duplin, North Carolina
Duplin, North Carolina
1930
1930
Age 2
Howard Ezekiel Ward resided here in Grantham, Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Grantham, Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1946
1946
Age 18
Howard Ezekiel Ward resided here in MT Olive, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
MT Olive, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1948
24 Feb 1948
Age 20
Howard Ezekiel Ward was married in Wayne, North Carolina
Wayne, North Carolina
1949
1949
Age 21
Howard Ezekiel Ward resided here in Hickory Route Three
Hickory Route Three
1950
1950
Age 22
Howard Ezekiel Ward resided here in Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1956
1956
Age 28
Howard Ezekiel Ward resided here in Newport News, Virginia, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA
1982
4 Jun 1982
Age 54
Howard Ezekiel Ward was married in Newport News, Virginia, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA
1986
3 Nov 1986
Age 58
Death of Howard Ezekiel Ward in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina
Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1928
    Event Place: Duplin, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 382
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2341462
    [3] North Carolina, Birth Indexes, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; Register of Deeds; Roll: NCVR_B_C035_66003
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Brogden, Wayne, Nort

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1948
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1982
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1919
    Event Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 126

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 May 1919
    Event Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 126

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Grantham, Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2341462

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: MT Olive, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 382

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Hickory Route Three
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index, Hickory Daily Record; Publication Date: 8 Apr 1949; Publication Place: Hickory, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Brogden, Wayne, Nort

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: DuQUIN, ILL
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 126

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mount Olive, Wayne, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1986
    Event Place: Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Birth Indexes, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; Register of Deeds; Roll: NCVR_B_C035_66003
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] Web: Newport News, Virginia, U.S., Daily Press Obituary Index, 1898-1988

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