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Lewis C. Ward 1833–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1833

Birth Location: Michigan, United States

Death Date: Feb 1915

Death Location: Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States

Father: Isaiah Ward

Mother: Josephine Case

Spouse(s): Alvira Galligan

Children(s): Eleanor Ward, Cora Ward, Herbert Ward, Isaiah Ward, Ira Ward, Ethelinda Ward, Charles Ward, Harry Ward

Lewis C. Ward was born in 1833 in Michigan, United States, the child of Isaiah Butler Ward And Josephine Case. In 1850, Lewis C. Ward resided in Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States. In 1860, Lewis C. Ward resided in Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Lewis C. Ward married Alvira Galligan, and had children including Charles Ward, Cora D Ward, Eleanor Josephine Ward, Ethelinda Ward, Harry Ward, Herbert Ward, Ira Herbert Ward, Isaiah Butler Ward. Lewis C. Ward passed away in 1915 in Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States.

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Biography

  • Lewis C. Ward was born in 1833 in Michigan, United States, the child of Isaiah Butler Ward And Josephine Case.
  • In 1850, Lewis C. Ward resided in Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States.
  • In 1860, Lewis C. Ward resided in Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
  • Lewis C. Ward married Alvira Galligan, and had children including Charles Ward, Cora D Ward, Eleanor Josephine Ward, Ethelinda Ward, Harry Ward, Herbert Ward, Ira Herbert Ward, Isaiah Butler Ward.
  • Lewis C. Ward passed away in 1915 in Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lewis Ward's Ancestors

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Lewis Ward
1833–1915
Birth Place: Michigan, United States
Parents
Isaiah Butler Ward
1802–1890
Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States
Josephine Case
1805–1899
New York, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Ward's Descendants

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Lewis (C.) Ward (4 Jan 1833–Feb 1915) m. Alvira Galligan (7 Mar 1839–Apr 1894)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Josephine) Ward 1862–1905 m. John (Torbert) Bennett 1855–1926
    1. 1. Cora (Frances) Bennett 1889–1979 m. Henry McCauley 1875–1957
      1. 1. Henry (Ward) McCauley 1916–1980 m. Arlene (E.) McCowan 1917–2015
      2. 2. Mary (E) McCauley 1910–
    2. 2. Milford (Ervin) Bennett 1884–1916
    3. 3. Earl (Ward) Bennett 1885–1963
    4. 4. Roy (Lewis) Bennett 1887–1941
    5. 5. Elva (M.) Bennett 1891–1976
    6. 6. Samuel Bennett 1895–
    7. 7. John (Torbert) Bennett 1899–
  2. 2. Cora (D) Ward 1859–1917
  3. 3. Herbert Ward 1861–
  4. 4. Isaiah (Butler) Ward 1868–1936
  5. 5. Ira (Herbert) Ward 1870–1876
  6. 6. Ethelinda Ward 1873–1957
  7. 7. Charles Ward 1879–1880
  8. 8. Harry Ward 1883–1951

Lewis Ward's Timeline

6 Records

1833
4 Jan 1833
Birth of Lewis C. Ward in Michigan, United States
Michigan, United States
1850
1850
Age 17
Lewis C. Ward resided here in Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States
1860
1860
Age 27
Lewis C. Ward resided here in Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
1910
1910
Age 77
Lewis C. Ward resided here in Fort Scott Ward 4, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Fort Scott Ward 4, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
1915
26 Feb 1915
Age 82
Death of Lewis C. Ward in Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
1915
Feb 1915
Age 82
Burial of Lewis C. Ward
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1833
    Event Place: Michigan, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 25 Feb 2023), entry for Eleanor Josephine Ward, person ID 9JH8-ZBS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 25 Feb 2023), entry for Lewis C. Ward, person ID L7NF-C96.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 25 Feb 2023), entry for Lewis C. Ward, person ID L7NF-C96.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 25 Feb 2023), entry for Lewis C. Ward, person ID L7NF-C96.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet 1907 and 1933
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 25 Feb 2023), entry for Lewis C. Ward, person ID L7NF-C96.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fort Scott Ward 4, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 25 Feb 2023), entry for Lewis C. Ward, person ID L7NF-C96.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 25 Feb 2023), entry for Eleanor Josephine Ward, person ID 9JH8-ZBS.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Feb 1915
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 25 Feb 2023), entry for Eleanor Josephine Ward, person ID 9JH8-ZBS.

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