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Melissa Angeline Ward 1854–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1854

Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1878

Death Location: Perry County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Carroll Ward

Mother: Martha Whitwell

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Children(s):

In 1854, Melissa Angeline Ward entered the world in Perry County, Tennessee, USA, born to Carroll Houston Ward And Martha Ann Whitwell. Melissa Angeline Ward passed away in 1878 in Perry County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Melissa Angeline Ward entered the world in Perry County, Tennessee, USA, born to Carroll Houston Ward And Martha Ann Whitwell.
  • Melissa Angeline Ward passed away in 1878 in Perry County, Tennessee, USA.

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Melissa Ward's Ancestors

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Melissa Ward
1854–1878
Birth Place: Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Carroll Houston Ward
1826–1863
, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Ann) Whitwell
1830–1904
, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Pleasant Whitwell
1803–1875
Barren, Kentucky, United States
Margaret Anderson
1801–1877
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1774–1846
Mary Anderson
1781–1838
Elkanah Anderson
1774–1815
Sally Murry
1777–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitwell
1750–1775
Mary Bromfield
1752–1774
John Anderson
1750–1805
Rebecca Maxwell
1753–1824
John Anderson
1750–1805
Rebecca Maxwell
1753–1824
Thomas Murray
1750–1812
Elizabeth Llewellyn
1755–1804

Melissa Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1854
1854
Birth of Melissa Angeline Ward in Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Perry County, Tennessee, USA
1878
1878
Age 24
Death of Melissa Angeline Ward in Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Perry County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Perry County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Perry County, Tennessee, USA

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