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Melvin "Mell" Ward 1910–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 June 1910

Birth Location: Jasper County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 5 May 1961

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Joseph Ward

Mother: Lula Walker

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Melvin "Mell" Ward was born in 1910 in Jasper County, Iowa, USA, the child of Joseph Ward And Lula May Luella Walker. Melvin "Mell" Ward passed away in 1961 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvin "Mell" Ward was born in 1910 in Jasper County, Iowa, USA, the child of Joseph Ward And Lula May Luella Walker.
  • Melvin "Mell" Ward passed away in 1961 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Melvin Ward's Ancestors

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Melvin Ward
1910–1961
Birth Place: Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Parents
Joseph Ward
1888–1963
Belleville, Republic, Kansas, USA
Lula (May (Luella)) Walker
1889–1914
Horton, Brown, Kansas, USA
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Great-Grandparents
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Melvin Ward's Timeline

3 Records

1910
9 Dec 1910
Birth of Melvin "Mell" Ward in Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Jasper County, Iowa, USA
1910
27 June 1910
Birth of Melvin "Mell" Ward in Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Jasper County, Iowa, USA
1961
5 May 1961
Age 51
Death of Melvin "Mell" Ward in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1910
    Event Place: Jasper County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 567-01-0414; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] California, Death Index, Date: 1961-05-05

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 June 1910
    Event Place: Jasper County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1961
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 567-01-0414; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] California, Death Index, Date: 1961-05-05
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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