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Orlando Ward 1872–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 March 1872

Birth Location: Johnson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 21 March 1949

Death Location: Thelma, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Shadrack Ward

Mother: Levina Hylton

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The story of Orlando Ward began in 1872 in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA. Orlando Ward passed away in 1949 in Thelma, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Orlando Ward began in 1872 in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Orlando Ward passed away in 1949 in Thelma, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Children(s)

Orlando Ward's Ancestors

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Orlando Ward
1872–1949
Birth Place: Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Shadrack Ward
1786–1853
Russell, Virginia, United States
Levina Hylton
1793–1868
Madison, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
James (Lemuel "Jeems" Ward) Sr.
1758–1808
Halifax County, Virginia, United States
Sarah ("Sally") Osborne
1758–1814
Giles, Virginia, United States
Jesse Hylton
1755–1823
Judith ("Juda") Wright
1755–1821
Great-Grandparents
William Ward
1723–1795
Elizabeth Thompson
1730–1797
Solomon Osborne
1743–1810
Nancy Davidson
1746–1827
Susannah Walton
1732–1760
John II
1707–1792
Judith Easley
1721–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ward
1704–1763
Sarah Lynch
1700–1792
James Thomson
1700–
Mary Willis
1699–1759
Elizabeth Howard
1714–1785
James Davidson
1741–1794
Margaret Maner
1719–1797

Orlando Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1872
14 March 1872
Birth of Orlando Ward in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
1949
21 March 1949
Age 77
Death of Orlando Ward in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 March 1872
    Event Place: Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1949
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thelma, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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