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Martha Elizabeth Ward 1881–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1881

Birth Location: Stone, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 1923

Death Location: Big Flat, Baxter County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Thomas Ward

Mother: Sarah Alexander

Spouse(s): Newton Rorie

Children(s): Grace Rorie, Ama Rorie, James Rorie, Herman [Rarie], Mamie (Bates), Julia (Kelley), Raymond Rorie

Martha Elizabeth Ward was born in 1881 in Stone, Arkansas, United States, the child of Thomas Jefferson Ward And Sarah Jane Elizabeth Bonapart Alexander. In 1900, Martha Elizabeth Ward resided in Northwest, Stone, Arkansas, USA. Martha Elizabeth Ward married Newton Simpson Rorie, and had children including Ama Jean Rorie, Grace L Rorie, Herman Rorie Rarie, James Ralph Rorie, Julia B Rorie Kelley, Mamie Marie Rorie Bates, Raymond Rorie. Martha Elizabeth Ward passed away in 1923 in Big Flat, Baxter County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha Elizabeth Ward was born in 1881 in Stone, Arkansas, United States, the child of Thomas Jefferson Ward And Sarah Jane Elizabeth Bonapart Alexander.
  • In 1900, Martha Elizabeth Ward resided in Northwest, Stone, Arkansas, USA.
  • Martha Elizabeth Ward married Newton Simpson Rorie, and had children including Ama Jean Rorie, Grace L Rorie, Herman Rorie Rarie, James Ralph Rorie, Julia B Rorie Kelley, Mamie Marie Rorie Bates, Raymond Rorie.
  • Martha Elizabeth Ward passed away in 1923 in Big Flat, Baxter County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Ward
1861–1926
Birth Location: Locust Grove, Searcy, Arkansas, CSA
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Sarah Alexander
1861–1929
Birth Location: Green, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Newton Rorie
1874–1966
Birth Location: Onia, Stone County, Arkansas, United States of America
NR

Children(s)

Grace Rorie
1905–1994
Birth Location: Farris, Stone, Arkansas, USA
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Ama Rorie
1923–1923
Birth Location: Big Flat, Baxter County, Arkansas, United States of America
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James Rorie
1917–1925
Birth Location: Big Flat, Baxter County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Herman [Rarie]
1900–1973
Birth Location: Onia, Stone County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Mamie (Bates)
1908–1970
Birth Location: Onia, Stone County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Julia (Kelley)
1902–1997
Birth Location: Onia, Stone County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Raymond Rorie
1909–
Birth Location: –
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Martha Ward's Ancestors

Self
Martha Ward
1881–1923
Birth Place: Stone, Arkansas, United States
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Ward
1861–1926
Locust Grove, Searcy, Arkansas, CSA
Sarah (Jane Elizabeth Bonapart) Alexander
1861–1929
Green, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Onoconstota) Ward
1835–1880
Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Martha (Snellgroves) Satterfield
1838–1915
, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Gibson (Ralph "Gip") Alexander
1823–1905
Waynesboro, Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nancy (Emeline) Martin
1825–1902
Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Alexander
1790–1850
Anna Smith
1788–1850
Henry MARTIN
1797–1881
Nancy McDaniel
1805–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Alexander
1760–1840
Elizabeth Sturgeon
1776–1818
Alexander Smith
1761–1836
Jane Denny
1765–1851
Nathaniel Martin
1758–1848
Elizabeth"Lillie" Ray
1770–1848
William McDaniel
1766–1852
Nancy Woodward
1779–1836

Martha Ward's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Elizabeth) Ward (Dec 1881–1923) m. Newton (Simpson) Rorie (25 December 1874–26 February 1966)
  1. 1. Grace (L) Rorie 1905–1994 m. Leland (Stanford) Kelley 1903–1967
    1. 1. Johnnie (M) Kelley 1924–2010
    2. 2. Henry (Clay) Kelley 1925–
    3. 3. Anna (Dene) Kelley 1930–1988
  2. 2. Ama (Jean) Rorie 1923–1923
  3. 3. James (Ralph) Rorie 1917–1925
  4. 4. Herman (Rorie) [Rarie] 1900–1973 m. Nina (Mabel) Bodenhamer 1901–1987
  5. 5. Mamie (Marie "Rorie) (Bates) 1908–1970 m. Grover (C) Bates 1886–1938
  6. 6. Julia (B. Rorie) (Kelley) 1902–1997 m. Jesse (Truman) Kelley 1901–1953
    1. 1. Cecil (Dean 'Buster") Kelley 1925–2009 m. Norma (Ruth Compton) (Kelley) 1939–2014
      1. 1. Jimmie (Dean) Kelley 1949–2018
    2. 2. Charles (Maynard "Nard") Kelley 1930–1982
  7. 7. Raymond Rorie 1909–

Martha Ward's Timeline

8 Records

1881
Dec 1881
Birth of Martha Elizabeth Ward in Stone, AR, USA
Stone, AR, USA
1881
Dec 1881
Birth of Martha Elizabeth Ward in Stone, Arkansas, United States
Stone, Arkansas, United States
1900
abt 1900
Age 19
Martha Elizabeth Ward resided here in Northwest, Stone, Arkansas, USA
Northwest, Stone, Arkansas, USA
1902
abt 1902
Age 21
Martha Elizabeth Ward resided here
None
1910
1910
Age 29
Martha Elizabeth Ward resided here in Farris, Stone, Arkansas, USA
Farris, Stone, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 39
Martha Elizabeth Ward resided here in Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas, USA
Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas, USA
1923
25 Oct 1923
Age 42
Death of Martha Elizabeth Ward in Big Flat, Baxter, AR, USA
Big Flat, Baxter, AR, USA
1923
1923
Age 42
Death of Martha Elizabeth Ward in Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas, United States
Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1881
    Event Place: Stone, AR, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas; Roll: T625_53; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 2
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Northwest, Stone, Arkansas; Roll: 77; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1240077
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Farris, Stone, Arkansas; Roll: T624_64; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1374077
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1881
    Event Place: Stone, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1900
    Event Place: Northwest, Stone, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Northwest, Stone, Arkansas; Roll: 77; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1240077
    [2] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1881

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1902
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Farris, Stone, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Farris, Stone, Arkansas; Roll: T624_64; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1374077

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas; Roll: T625_53; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1923
    Event Place: Big Flat, Baxter, AR, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Flat, Baxter County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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