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Irene Ward 1936 – 1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1936

Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 Sep 1994

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father: Lem Ward

Mother: Myrtle Wilkins

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Vaterda Ward, Carman AL

Irene Ward was born in 1936 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, the child of Lem Ward and Myrtle Mae Wilkins. In 1940, Irene Ward resided in Civil D # 1, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. In 1950, Irene Ward resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Irene Ward had children including Vaterda Ward, Carman Ward AL. Irene Ward passed away in 1994 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Irene Ward was born in 1936 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, the child of Lem Ward and Myrtle Mae Wilkins.
  • In 1940, Irene Ward resided in Civil D # 1, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1950, Irene Ward resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • Irene Ward had children including Vaterda Ward, Carman Ward AL.
  • Irene Ward passed away in 1994 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lem Ward
1897 – 1975
Birth Location: Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
LW
Myrtle Wilkins
1916 – 2010
Birth Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Vaterda Ward
Birth Location: –
VW
Carman AL
Birth Location: –
CA

Irene Ward's Ancestors

Self
Irene Ward
1936 – 1994
Birth Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Lem Ward
1897 – 1975
Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
Myrtle (Mae) Wilkins
1916 – 2010
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Essex Ward
1870 – 1935
Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Mary (E) Smith
1875 – 1963
Tennessee
Jim ("James") Wilkins
1865 – 1958
Coldwater, Mississippi, USA
Minta (\ Mary) Jennings
1878 – 1955
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Ward
1817 – 1910
Amelia Taylor
1830 –
William Smith
1837 – 1924
Nancy Indian
1840 –
Jim Wilkins
Phyllis Crawford
Calvin Jennings
1847 – 1918
Violet Collier
1852 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Smith
1809 – 1878
Sarah Lockhart
1812 – 1850
Jane Morris
1790 –
Miles Jennings
1824 –
? ?
Herbert Willis
1820 –
Polly Willis
1822 –

Irene Ward's Descendants

1.
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Irene Ward (21 Sep 1936 – 8 Sep 1994)
  1. 1. Vaterda Ward
  2. 2. Carman (Ward) AL

Irene Ward's Timeline

5 Records

1936
21 Sep 1936
Birth of Irene Ward in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 4
Irene Ward resided here in Civil D # 1, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Civil D # 1, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 14
Irene Ward resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1954
1954
Age 18
Irene Ward resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1994
8 Sep 1994
Age 58
Death of Irene Ward in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1936
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03968; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 98-254
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 10 Sep 1994; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.49601656,0.8241723,0.5704437&xid=3355
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 1453; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 98-125

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil D # 1, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03968; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 98-254

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 1453; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 98-125

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mamplta
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 10 Sep 1994; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.49601656,0.8241723,0.5704437&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1994
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 10 Sep 1994; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.49601656,0.8241723,0.5704437&xid=3355
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