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Josie Ward 1910–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1910

Birth Location: Birmingham Junction, Alabama

Death Date: 15 Jul 2005

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Father: Abner Ward

Mother: Mattie Sewell

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Josie Ward was born in 1910 in Birmingham Junction, Alabama, the child of Abner Clinton Ward And Mattie Sewell. In 1920, Josie Ward resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Josie Ward passed away in 2005 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Josie Ward was born in 1910 in Birmingham Junction, Alabama, the child of Abner Clinton Ward And Mattie Sewell.
  • In 1920, Josie Ward resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • Josie Ward passed away in 2005 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abner Ward
1875–1955
Birth Location: Alabama
AW
Mattie Sewell
1881–1948
Birth Location: Marion, Alabama
MS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josie Ward's Ancestors

Self
Josie Ward
1910–2005
Birth Place: Birmingham Junction, Alabama
Parents
Abner Clinton Ward
1875–1955
Alabama
Mattie Sewell
1881–1948
Marion, Alabama
Grandparents
Abner Ward
1838–1922
Alabama
Mary Roberts
1855–
Alabama
Hart (Sewell) Senior
1847–
Alabama
Ellen Boyd
1848–
Marion, Perry, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Celia Boyd
1805–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josie Ward's Timeline

6 Records

1910
25 Apr 1910
Birth of Josie Ward in Birmingham Junction, Alabama
Birmingham Junction, Alabama
1912
29 Apr 1912
Age 2
Birth of Josie Ward in Birmingham Junction, Alabama
Birmingham Junction, Alabama
1920
1920
Age 10
Josie Ward resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Josie Ward resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1931
1931
Age 21
Josie Ward resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
2005
15 Jul 2005
Age 95
Death of Josie Ward in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1912
    Event Place: Birmingham Junction, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T625_22; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 23
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2339758
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1910
    Event Place: Birmingham Junction, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T625_22; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 23

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2339758

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 2005
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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