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Jesse Jackson Ward 1811 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Warren, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 24 February 1887

Death Location: Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, United States

Father: John Ward

Mother: Janety Hobbs

Spouse(s): Delanah Daniel

Children(s): Sallie Loftin

Jesse Jackson Ward Sr was born in 1811 in Warren, Georgia, United States, the child of John Newetson Ward and Janety "Junicy" Hobbs. Jesse Jackson Ward Sr married Delanah Daniel, and had children including Sallie Loftin. Jesse Jackson Ward Sr passed away in 1887 in Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Jesse Jackson Ward Sr was born in 1811 in Warren, Georgia, United States, the child of John Newetson Ward and Janety "Junicy" Hobbs.
  • Jesse Jackson Ward Sr married Delanah Daniel, and had children including Sallie Loftin.
  • Jesse Jackson Ward Sr passed away in 1887 in Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ward
1765 – 1860
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States
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Janety Hobbs
1772 – 1850
Birth Location: Marks Creek, Wake, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Delanah Daniel
1818 – 1881
Birth Location: Warren County, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Sallie Loftin
1856 – 1937
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Jesse Ward's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Ward
1811 – 1887
Birth Place: Warren, Georgia, United States
Parents
John Newetson Ward
1765 – 1860
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Janety ("Junicy") Hobbs
1772 – 1850
Marks Creek, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Ward's Descendants

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Jesse (Jackson) Ward (1811 – 24 February 1887) m. Delanah Daniel (1818 – 22 Jul 1881)
  1. 1. Sallie Loftin (Feb 1856 – 1937) m. James (L) Loftin (Dec 1852 – 1910)
    1. 1. James ("Jimmy" Robert) Loftin (19 Mar 1882 – 14 Jul 1955) m. Laura (Ann) Boone (23 Sep 1883 – 21 Jan 1928)
      1. 1. Delton (Moore) Loftin (23 sep 1903 – 28 Apr 1982) m. Verda (Mae) Loftin (1 June 1917 – 3 February 2019)
        1. 1. Helen (Loftin) Hilty (1 sep 1935 – 12 dec 2023)

Jesse Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1811
Birth of Jesse Jackson Ward Sr in Warren, Georgia, United States
Warren, Georgia, United States
1887
24 February 1887
Age 76
Death of Jesse Jackson Ward Sr in Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, United States
Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Warren, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1887
    Event Place: Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, United States
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