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Sarah Ellen Ward 1877–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 January 1877

Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 28 December 1939

Death Location: Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Jesse Ward

Mother: Mary Ward

Spouse(s): Lafayette Begley

Children(s): Martha Smith

Sarah Ellen Ward was born in 1877 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Jesse Ward And Mary Ann Ward. In 1880, Sarah Ellen Ward resided in District 16, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA. Sarah Ellen Ward married Lafayette Begley, and had children including Martha Begley Smith. Sarah Ellen Ward passed away in 1939 in Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Ellen Ward was born in 1877 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Jesse Ward And Mary Ann Ward.
  • In 1880, Sarah Ellen Ward resided in District 16, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA.
  • Sarah Ellen Ward married Lafayette Begley, and had children including Martha Begley Smith.
  • Sarah Ellen Ward passed away in 1939 in Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Ward's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Ward
1877–1939
Birth Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Jesse Ward
1833–
Tennessee
Mary (Ann) Ward
1850–
Tennessee
Grandparents
John Ward
1798–1871
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Hester (Hettie) Barrett
1801–1871
Tennessee
Catherine (F.) Crawford
1812–1896
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr.
1780–1830
Elizabeth Scapy
1780–1850
William Crawford
1793–1874
Martha Ford
1796–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1740–1808
Jane Gill
1740–1808

Sarah Ward's Descendants

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Sarah (Ellen) Ward (17 January 1877–28 December 1939) m. Lafayette Begley (Feb 1848–30 Dec 1940)
  1. 1. Martha (Begley) Smith 1883–1963 m. Levi Smith 1886–1954
    1. 1. Walter Smith 1920–1947
    2. 2. Gertrude Huff 1923–2008
    3. 3. Ruby Smith 1917–1997

Sarah Ward's Timeline

3 Records

1877
17 January 1877
Birth of Sarah Ellen Ward in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 3
Sarah Ellen Ward resided here in District 16, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
District 16, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
1939
28 December 1939
Age 62
Death of Sarah Ellen Ward in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 January 1877
    Event Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 16, Hawkins, Tennessee; Roll: 1260; Page: 212B; Enumeration District: 078
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 16, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 16, Hawkins, Tennessee; Roll: 1260; Page: 212B; Enumeration District: 078

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1939
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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