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Lewis Travis Ward 1897–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1897

Birth Location: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Oct 1966

Death Location: Portsmouth, VA

Father: Joseph Ward

Mother: Leanna Spottswood

Spouse(s): Bessie Marshall, Bessie Marshall

Children(s): Lewis Ward, Lewis Ward

Lewis Travis Ward was born in 1897 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Ward And Leanna Spottswood. Lewis Travis Ward married Bessie Marshall, and had children including Lewis Ward. Lewis Travis Ward passed away in 1966 in Portsmouth, VA.

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Biography

  • Lewis Travis Ward was born in 1897 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Ward And Leanna Spottswood.
  • Lewis Travis Ward married Bessie Marshall, and had children including Lewis Ward.
  • Lewis Travis Ward passed away in 1966 in Portsmouth, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Ward
1856–1941
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
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Leanna Spottswood
1863–1909
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Bessie Marshall
1899–
Birth Location: Hamilton, Georgia
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Bessie Marshall
1899–
Birth Location: Hamilton, Georgia
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Children(s)

Lewis Ward
1919–1964
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Lewis Ward
1919–
Birth Location: Illinois
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Lewis Ward's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Ward
1897–1966
Birth Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Ward
1856–1941
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Leanna Spottswood
1863–1909
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Pruden
1822–1880
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Sally) Ward
1839–1925
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
George Spottswood
1815–
Virginia
Elizabeth Thornton
1830–1912
Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Jr
1787–1839
Mary Cowling
–1844
James Denson
1808–1844
Matilda Dashiell
1809–1842
Jesse Spotswood
1776–1871
Spotswood
1780–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Ward's Descendants

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Lewis (Travis) Ward (20 Aug 1897–22 Oct 1966) m. Bessie Marshall (Abt 1899–) m. Bessie Marshall (Abt 1899–)
  1. 1. Lewis Ward 1919–1964 m. Annie Baker 1926–1944
  2. 2. Lewis Ward 1919– m. Ann Marshall 1922–2003

Lewis Ward's Timeline

4 Records

1897
20 Aug 1897
Birth of Lewis Travis Ward in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
1898
abt 1898
Age 1
Birth of Lewis Travis Ward
None
1899
Abt 1899
Age 2
Birth of Lewis Travis Ward
None
1966
22 Oct 1966
Age 69
Death of Lewis Travis Ward in Portsmouth, VA
Portsmouth, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1898
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1899

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1897
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1966
    Event Place: Portsmouth, VA
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