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Joseph Doddridge Ward 1869–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1869

Birth Location: Conroy, Iowa, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 21 Apr 1948

Death Location: Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: James Ward

Mother: Susan Brown

Spouse(s): Etta Ward

Children(s): Blanche Ward., William Ward, James Ward

The story of Joseph Doddridge Ward began in 1869 in Conroy, Iowa, Iowa, USA. In 1880, Joseph Doddridge Ward resided in Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, USA. In 1910, Joseph Doddridge Ward resided in Belle Plaine Ward 3, Benton, Iowa, USA. Joseph Doddridge Ward married Etta H Hillman Ward, Rhoda Fisher, and had children including Blanche Margaret Ward, James Kenneth Ward, William H Ward. Joseph Doddridge Ward passed away in 1948 in Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Doddridge Ward began in 1869 in Conroy, Iowa, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1880, Joseph Doddridge Ward resided in Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1910, Joseph Doddridge Ward resided in Belle Plaine Ward 3, Benton, Iowa, USA.
  • Joseph Doddridge Ward married Etta H Hillman Ward, Rhoda Fisher, and had children including Blanche Margaret Ward, James Kenneth Ward, William H Ward.
  • Joseph Doddridge Ward passed away in 1948 in Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ward
1849–1927
Birth Location: Vinton, Vinton, Ohio, United States
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Susan Brown
1847–1927
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Etta Ward
1867–1932
Birth Location: Jefferson, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
EW

Children(s)

Blanche Ward.
1892–1965
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, USA
BW
William Ward
1886–1967
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Iowa, USA
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James Ward
1893–1918
Birth Location: Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, USA
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Joseph Ward's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Ward
1869–1948
Birth Place: Conroy, Iowa, Iowa, USA
Parents
James Greenberry Ward
1849–1927
Vinton, Vinton, Ohio, United States
Susan Brown
1847–1927
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Asahel Ward
1816–1872
New York, USA
Margaret (Phillips) Ward
1821–1909
Ohio, United States of America
John Brown
1805–1859
West Salem Twp., Mercer Co., PA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Ward's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Doddridge) Ward (16 May 1869–21 Apr 1948) m. Etta (H. Hillman) Ward (18 Oct 1867–10 Oct 1932)
  1. 1. Blanche (Margaret) Ward. 1892–1965 m. Clayton (Leonard) Cox 1892–1960
    1. 1. Darius (William) Cox 1922–2001 m. Evelyn (signa) Rasmussen 1915–2005
    2. 2. Lee (Hillman) Cox 1925–1981 m. Blanche Ward 1893–
    3. 3. James (Chauncey) Cox 1917–1980 m. Thelma Peterson 1920–
  2. 2. William (H) Ward 1886–1967
  3. 3. James (Kenneth) Ward 1893–1918

Joseph Ward's Timeline

6 Records

1869
16 May 1869
Birth of Joseph Doddridge Ward in Conroy, Iowa, Iowa, USA
Conroy, Iowa, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
Joseph Doddridge Ward resided here in Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, USA
Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
Joseph Doddridge Ward resided here in Belle Plaine Ward 3, Benton, Iowa, USA
Belle Plaine Ward 3, Benton, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
Joseph Doddridge Ward resided here in Belle Plaine Ward 3, Benton, Iowa, USA
Belle Plaine Ward 3, Benton, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 61
Joseph Doddridge Ward resided here in Belle Plaine, Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, USA
Belle Plaine, Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, USA
1948
21 Apr 1948
Age 79
Death of Joseph Doddridge Ward in Belle Plaine, , Iowa, USA
Belle Plaine, , Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1869
    Event Place: Conroy, Iowa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Belle Plaine Ward 3, Benton, Iowa; Roll: T625_477; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 3
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340376
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marengo, Iowa, Iowa; Roll: 345; Page: 162c; Enumeration District: 202
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Belle Plaine Ward 3, Benton, Iowa; Roll: T624_391; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374404
    [5] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marengo, Iowa, Iowa; Roll: 345; Page: 162c; Enumeration District: 202

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Belle Plaine Ward 3, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Belle Plaine Ward 3, Benton, Iowa; Roll: T624_391; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374404

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Belle Plaine Ward 3, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Belle Plaine Ward 3, Benton, Iowa; Roll: T625_477; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Belle Plaine, Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340376

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Belle Plaine
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1948
    Event Place: Belle Plaine, , Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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