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Kenneth Lee Ward 1927–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1927

Birth Location: Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 9 April 1970

Death Location: Raytown, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Jess Ward

Mother: Beatrice Shearer

Spouse(s): Berna Holmes

Children(s):

Kenneth Lee Ward was born in 1927 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Jess M Ward And Beatrice Shearer. Kenneth Lee Ward married Berna Dean Holmes, Patricia Pear Colley, and had children including Gary Lee Ward, Michael Wayne Ward. Kenneth Lee Ward passed away in 1970 in Raytown, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Kenneth Lee Ward was born in 1927 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Jess M Ward And Beatrice Shearer.
  • Kenneth Lee Ward married Berna Dean Holmes, Patricia Pear Colley, and had children including Gary Lee Ward, Michael Wayne Ward.
  • Kenneth Lee Ward passed away in 1970 in Raytown, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Kenneth Ward's Ancestors

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Kenneth Ward
1927–1970
Birth Place: Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, United States of America
Parents
Jess M Ward
1905–
Missouri
Beatrice Shearer
1905–1969
Missouri
Grandparents
Charles (Everett) Shearer
1880–1936
Knox County, Missouri, United States of America
Mary (Emma) cupp
1881–1964
Knox County, Missouri, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Howell Cupp
1838–1909
Mary Saling
1844–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Valentine Cupp
1809–1861
Elizabeth Davis
1812–1870

Kenneth Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1927
15 Mar 1927
Birth of Kenneth Lee Ward in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, United States of America
Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, United States of America
1970
9 April 1970
Age 43
Death of Kenneth Lee Ward in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1927
    Event Place: Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Highland Park, Illinois
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1970
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Raytown, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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