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Ida Ward 1884–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1884

Birth Location: Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 19 Nov 1966

Death Location: Lynn, Greenup, Kentucky, USA

Father: Benjamin Ward

Mother: Lucinda Helton

Spouse(s): Rufus Preston, Richard Cook

Children(s): General Cook

Ida Ward was born in 1884 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Benjamin Ward And Lucinda Helton. Ida Ward married Richard Menafee Cook, Rufus Preston, and had children including General Cook. Ida Ward passed away in 1966 in Lynn, Greenup, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Ida Ward was born in 1884 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Benjamin Ward And Lucinda Helton.
  • Ida Ward married Richard Menafee Cook, Rufus Preston, and had children including General Cook.
  • Ida Ward passed away in 1966 in Lynn, Greenup, Kentucky, USA.

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Ida Ward's Ancestors

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Ida Ward
1884–1966
Birth Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Benjamin Ward
1851–1915
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Lucinda Helton
1853–1930
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Hylton
1829–1910
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Louise (Eliza Jane) Montgomery
1831–1900
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Helton
1793–1864
Melinda Wade
1805–1879
Alexander IV
1780–1847
Elizabeth Addington
1789–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Wade
1793–1864
Charity Ballinger
1723–1772
Alexander III
1762–
William *
1750–1805
Margaret *
1756–1830

Ida Ward's Descendants

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Ida Ward (21 Jan 1884–19 Nov 1966) m. Rufus Preston (–1955) m. Richard (Menafee) Cook (19 Oct 1874–10 Nov 1943)
  1. 1. General Cook 1924–1924

Ida Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1884
21 Jan 1884
Birth of Ida Ward in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
1966
19 Nov 1966
Age 82
Death of Ida Ward
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1884
    Event Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1966
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lynn, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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