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Sarah Jane Ward 1833–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 MAY 1833

Birth Location: Fulton, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 29 SEP 1902

Death Location: Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, USA

Father: John Ward

Mother: Hannah Baily

Spouse(s): John Wafer

Children(s): Nancy Sefton, Cora Wafer, Mary Wafer, William Wafer, Francis Wafer, Ida Wafer, Lizzie Wafer

Sarah Jane Ward was born in 1833 in Fulton, Illinois, USA, the child of John Ward And Hannah Baily. In 1850, Sarah Jane Ward resided in Farmers, Fulton, Illinois, USA. In 1860, Sarah Jane Ward resided in Marietta, Fulton, Illinois, USA. Sarah Jane Ward married John Jordan Wafer, and had children including Cora Adda Wafer, Francis E Wafer, Ida F Wafer, Lizzie Wafer, Mary Mariah Ellen Wafer, Nancy J Sefton, William David Wafer. Sarah Jane Ward passed away in 1902 in Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Jane Ward was born in 1833 in Fulton, Illinois, USA, the child of John Ward And Hannah Baily.
  • In 1850, Sarah Jane Ward resided in Farmers, Fulton, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1860, Sarah Jane Ward resided in Marietta, Fulton, Illinois, USA.
  • Sarah Jane Ward married John Jordan Wafer, and had children including Cora Adda Wafer, Francis E Wafer, Ida F Wafer, Lizzie Wafer, Mary Mariah Ellen Wafer, Nancy J Sefton, William David Wafer.
  • Sarah Jane Ward passed away in 1902 in Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ward
1805–1915
Birth Location: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
JW
Hannah Baily
1809–1915
Birth Location: New York, New York, USA
HB

Spouses(s)

John Wafer
1820–1888
Birth Location: Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
JW

Children(s)

Nancy Sefton
1861–1931
Birth Location: Sefton, Fayette, Illinois, USA
NS
Cora Wafer
1866–1872
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
CW
Mary Wafer
1852–1917
Birth Location: Marietta, Fulton, Illinois, USA
MW
William Wafer
1872–1941
Birth Location: Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, USA
WW
Francis Wafer
1875–1943
Birth Location: Canton, Fulton, Illinois, USA
FW
Ida Wafer
1863–1938
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
IW
Lizzie Wafer
1860–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
LW

Sarah Ward's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Ward
1833–1902
Birth Place: Fulton, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Ward
1805–1915
Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah Baily
1809–1915
New York, New York, USA
Grandparents
Levi Bailey
1750–1809
Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Knight
1749–1832
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bailey
1721–1783
Elizabeth Cloud
1727–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Bailey
1693–1783
Olive Harry
1704–1766
Mordacai Cloud
1691–1745
Sarah Chads
1697–1738

Sarah Ward's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Jane) Ward (23 MAY 1833–29 SEP 1902) m. John (Jordan) Wafer (20 DEC 1820–19 JUN 1888)
  1. 1. Nancy (J) Sefton 1861–1931 m. John (Charles) McKinney 1855–1925
    1. 1. Myrtle McKinney 1889–1965 m. Charlie (Fredreck) Panzer 1883–1968
      1. 1. Carl (Ernest) Panzer 1911–1996
      2. 2. Chalotte (Irene) Panzer 1914–2008 m. Robert (Louis) Bacon 1908–1991
        1. 1. Louise (Arlene) Bacon 1931–2009
        2. 2. Delores (Ileen) Bacon 1934–2015
    2. 2. David (Alva) McKinney 1887–1974 m. Barbara Antony 1890–1976
      1. 1. Everett McKinney 1914–1979 m. Evelyn (Dorothy) Rhode 1915–2006
      2. 2. Eugene McKinnney 1919–1969 m. Anna Paul 1918–
      3. 3. Earl (Steven) McKinney 1911–1990 m. Jessie (Esther) Taylor 1917–1998
        1. 1. James (Earl) McKinney 1938–2005
      4. 4. Evangeline (Marie) Mckinney 1912–1985 m. Foppe (Frans van der) Woud 1905–1971
        1. 1. Patricia (Marie Vander) Woud 1938–1996
    3. 3. Louella McKinney 1886–1974 m. Henry (C) Thorvik 1885–1960
      1. 1. Charles (Christopher) Thorvik 1920–1990
      2. 2. Ruth (J) Thorvig 1922–1998 m. Clarence (G) Barnett 1903–1984 m. Sanford (Stanley) Stromberg 1929–1992
        1. 1. Sylvia (Elane) Barnett 1943–2006 m. Peter (Anthony) Lee 1948–1988 m. John (Charles) Westlie 1949–2015
  2. 2. Cora (Adda) Wafer 1866–1872
  3. 3. Mary ((Mariah) Ellen) Wafer 1852–1917
  4. 4. William (David) Wafer 1872–1941 m. Rowena Johnson 1879–1942
    1. 1. John (David) Wafer 1923–1965
    2. 2. Roy (D.) Wafer 1911–1998
    3. 3. Benjamin (Lee) Wafer 1898–1962
  5. 5. Francis (E) Wafer 1875–1943 m. Minnie (B) Smith 1874–
  6. 6. Ida (F.) Wafer 1863–1938 m. William (M) Brown 1850–1913
  7. 7. Lizzie Wafer 1860–

Sarah Ward's Timeline

9 Records

1833
23 MAY 1833
Birth of Sarah Jane Ward in Fulton, Illinois, USA
Fulton, Illinois, USA
1850
1850
Age 17
Sarah Jane Ward resided here in Farmers, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Farmers, Fulton, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 27
Sarah Jane Ward resided here in Marietta, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Marietta, Fulton, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 27
Sarah Jane Ward resided here in Marietta, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Marietta, Fulton, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 27
Sarah Jane Ward resided here in Marietta, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Marietta, Fulton, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 37
Sarah Jane Ward resided here in Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, USA
Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 47
Sarah Jane Ward resided here in Adair, McDonough, Illinois, USA
Adair, McDonough, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 67
Sarah Jane Ward resided here in Canton, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Canton, Fulton, Illinois, USA
1902
29 SEP 1902
Age 69
Death of Sarah Jane Ward
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 MAY 1833
    Event Place: Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Canton, Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 SEP 1902
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Farmers, Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Marietta, Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Marietta, Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Marietta, Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Bushnell, McDonough, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Adair, McDonough, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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