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Mary Jean Ward 1935 – 2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1935

Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 May 2011

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father: Lem Ward

Mother: Myrtle Wilkins

Spouse(s): James Howard

Children(s): Demeris Rice, Yolanda Ward, Stephanie Pruitt, Dexter Ward, Fabian Howard, Rhonda Howard, Donna Brewer, Robert Howard, Charlie Howard, Elston Howard

In 1935, Mary Jean Ward entered the world in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, born to Lem Ward and Myrtle Mae Wilkins. In 1935, Mary Jean Ward resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee. In 1940, Mary Jean Ward resided in Civil D # 1, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Mary Jean Ward married James Howard, and had children including Demeris Rice, Yolanda Ward, Stephanie Pruitt, Dexter Ward, Fabian Howard, Rhonda Howard, Donna Brewer, Robert Howard, Charlie Howard, Elston Howard. Mary Jean Ward passed away in 2011 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1935, Mary Jean Ward entered the world in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, born to Lem Ward and Myrtle Mae Wilkins.
  • In 1935, Mary Jean Ward resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Mary Jean Ward resided in Civil D # 1, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • Mary Jean Ward married James Howard, and had children including Demeris Rice, Yolanda Ward, Stephanie Pruitt, Dexter Ward, Fabian Howard, Rhonda Howard, Donna Brewer, Robert Howard, Charlie Howard, Elston Howard.
  • Mary Jean Ward passed away in 2011 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Ward's Ancestors

Self
Mary Ward
1935 – 2011
Birth Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Lem Ward
1897 – 1975
Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
Myrtle (Mae) Wilkins
1916 – 2010
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Essex Ward
1870 – 1935
Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Mary (E) Smith
1875 – 1963
Tennessee
Jim ("James") Wilkins
1865 – 1958
Coldwater, Mississippi, USA
Minta (\ Mary) Jennings
1878 – 1955
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Ward
1817 – 1910
Amelia Taylor
1830 –
William Smith
1837 – 1924
Nancy Indian
1840 –
Jim Wilkins
Phyllis Crawford
Calvin Jennings
1847 – 1918
Violet Collier
1852 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Smith
1809 – 1878
Sarah Lockhart
1812 – 1850
Jane Morris
1790 –
Miles Jennings
1824 –
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Herbert Willis
1820 –
Polly Willis
1822 –

Mary Ward's Descendants

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Mary (Jean) Ward (6 Feb 1935 – 17 May 2011) m. James Howard
  1. 1. Demeris Rice
  2. 2. Yolanda Ward
  3. 3. Stephanie Pruitt
  4. 4. Dexter Ward
  5. 5. Fabian Howard
  6. 6. Rhonda Howard
  7. 7. Donna Brewer
  8. 8. Robert Howard
  9. 9. Charlie Howard
  10. 10. Elston Howard

Mary Ward's Timeline

6 Records

1935
6 Feb 1935
Birth of Mary Jean Ward in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Mary Jean Ward resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 5
Mary Jean Ward resided here in Civil D # 1, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Civil D # 1, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 15
Mary Jean Ward resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 16
Mary Jean Ward resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
2011
17 May 2011
Age 76
Death of Mary Jean Ward in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1935
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03968; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 98-254
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 20/ May/ 2011; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; pid=151153115
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 1453; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 98-125

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03968; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 98-254

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil D # 1, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03968; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 98-254

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 1453; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 98-125

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 2011
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 20/ May/ 2011; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; pid=151153115

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