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Ray Milo Ward 1894–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1894

Birth Location: Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America

Death Date: 03 May 1968

Death Location: Joyfield Township, Benzie County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: James 💙

Mother: Julia 💙

Spouse(s): Anna Howard, Dorthea Hutchinson, Stachey Valdick

Children(s):

In 1894, Ray Milo Ward entered the world in Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America, born to James Henry Ward And Julia Ellen Landreth. In 1900, Ray Milo Ward resided in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA. In 1900, Ray Milo Ward resided in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA. Ray Milo Ward married Anna Martha Howard, Dorthea Edith Hutchinson, Stachey Belle Valdick, and had children including James Ward. Ray Milo Ward passed away in 1968 in Joyfield Township, Benzie County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Ray Milo Ward entered the world in Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America, born to James Henry Ward And Julia Ellen Landreth.
  • In 1900, Ray Milo Ward resided in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1900, Ray Milo Ward resided in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA.
  • Ray Milo Ward married Anna Martha Howard, Dorthea Edith Hutchinson, Stachey Belle Valdick, and had children including James Ward.
  • Ray Milo Ward passed away in 1968 in Joyfield Township, Benzie County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ray Ward's Ancestors

Self
Ray Ward
1894–1968
Birth Place: Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America
Parents
James Henry Ward 💙
1860–1932
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Julia (Ellen Landreth) 💙
1868–1923
Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States
Grandparents
Stephen (Douglas Ward) 💙
1834–1918
Bowling Green, Clay County, Indiana, United States of America
Esther (Maria Lee) 💙
1841–1923
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
David (Martin Landreth) 💙
1830–1908
North Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (Jane Bass) 💙
1837–1885
Owen County, Indiana, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jacob 💙
1803–1870
Nancy 💙
1809–1860
James 💙
1800–1886
Mariah 💙
1820–1877
James 💙
1808–1865
Rachel 💙
1810–1890
Thomas 💙
1788–1882
Mary 💙
1799–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Ward
1770–1849
Abigail 💙
1778–1849
Solomon 💙
1782–1852
Mary 💙
1792–1876
Uzal Orsborn
1772–1840
Deborah Springer
1772–1816
John 💙
1784–1867
Elizabeth 💙
1790–1859
Edward 💙
1760–1847
Hannah 💙
1760–1840
Edward 💙
1760–1847
Hannah 💙
1760–1840

Ray Ward's Timeline

21 Records

1894
25 Jan 1894
Birth of Ray Milo Ward in Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America
Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 6
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Ashland Ward 1, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland Ward 1, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1917
1917
Age 23
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 23
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
1919
Abt 1919
Age 25
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1922
Abt 1922
Age 28
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Ashland
Ashland
1930
1930
Age 36
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, USA
Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, USA
1931
12 Feb 1931
Age 37
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Ashland, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Nebraska, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado
1940
1940
Age 46
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 46
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
1942
1942
Age 48
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Marshall Twp, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Marshall Twp, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
1943
1943
Age 49
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Pueblo, Colorado, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 57
Ray Milo Ward resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1968
03 May 1968
Age 74
Death of Ray Milo Ward in Frankfort, Benzie County, Michigan, United States of America
Frankfort, Benzie County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1894
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Michigan; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00476; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 51-25A
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01737; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 13-68
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1001; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 144
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Canon City, Fremont, Colorado; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2339976
    [8] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Nebraska; Registration County: Saunders County
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: 939; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0122; FHL microfilm: 1240939
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ashland Ward 1, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: T624_855; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1374868
    [11] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage
    [12] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [13] Iowa, Select Marriages
    [14] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [15] Indiana, Marriage Certificates
    [16] Colorado, U.S., County Marriage Records and State Index
    [17] Pennsylvania, Marriages
    [18] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
    [19] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Lincoln Journal Star; Publication Date: 23 Jun 1922; Publication Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; ,0.9083967,0.27038774,0.94363755&xid=3398
    [20] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Pueblo, Pueblo, Colo
    [21] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Marshall, Calhoun, M
    [22] Michigan, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: 939; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0122; FHL microfilm: 1240939

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: 939; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0122; FHL microfilm: 1240939

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ashland Ward 1, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ashland Ward 1, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: T624_855; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1374868

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ashland Ward 1, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: T624_855; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1374868

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Nebraska; Registration County: Saunders County

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Nebraska; Registration County: Saunders County

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1919
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Evening News; Publication Date: 8 Apr 1919; Publication Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.16823699,0.2659475,0.2150913&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1001; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 144

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1001; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 144

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1922
    Event Place: Ashland
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Lincoln Journal Star; Publication Date: 23 Jun 1922; Publication Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; ,0.9083967,0.27038774,0.94363755&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Canon City, Fremont, Colorado; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2339976

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1931
    Event Place: Ashland, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: Nebraska, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Ashland Gazette; Publication Date: 12 Feb 1931; Publication Place: Ashland, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00476; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 51-25A
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01737; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 13-68

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00476; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 51-25A
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01737; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 13-68

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01737; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 13-68

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Marshall Twp, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Michigan; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Pueblo, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Pueblo, Pueblo, Colo
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Marshall, Calhoun, M

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    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 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ashland, Neb
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Battle Creek, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [2] Indiana, Marriage Certificates

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marshall Twp, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Michigan; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 May 1968
    Event Place: Frankfort, Benzie County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [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., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
    [5] Michigan, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Joyfield Township, Benzie County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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