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Stephen Franklin Ward 1880–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 January 1880

Birth Location: Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 12 April 1965

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

Father: Stephen 💙

Mother: Esther 💙

Spouse(s): Ida Washburn, Rosa Anderson

Children(s): Howard Ward, Mable Ward, Daisy Ward, Della Ward, Bertha Ward, Lily Ward, Beulah Ward

The story of Stephen Franklin Ward began in 1880 in Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA. In 1880, Stephen Franklin Ward resided in Marble, Saunders, Nebraska, USA. In 1880, Stephen Franklin Ward resided in Marble, Saunders, Nebraska, USA. Stephen Franklin Ward married Ida Mae Washburn, Rosa Anderson, and had children including Bertha May Ward, Beulah Ellen Ward, Daisy Ward, Della Ann Ward, Howard Henry Ward, Lily Ward, Mable Ward. Stephen Franklin Ward passed away in 1965 in Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Stephen Franklin Ward began in 1880 in Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1880, Stephen Franklin Ward resided in Marble, Saunders, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1880, Stephen Franklin Ward resided in Marble, Saunders, Nebraska, USA.
  • Stephen Franklin Ward married Ida Mae Washburn, Rosa Anderson, and had children including Bertha May Ward, Beulah Ellen Ward, Daisy Ward, Della Ann Ward, Howard Henry Ward, Lily Ward, Mable Ward.
  • Stephen Franklin Ward passed away in 1965 in Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen 💙
1834–1918
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Clay County, Indiana, United States of America
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Esther 💙
1841–1923
Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
E💙

Spouses(s)

Ida Washburn
1890–1980
Birth Location: Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America
IW
Rosa Anderson
1886–1969
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
RA

Children(s)

Howard Ward
1911–1971
Birth Location: Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
HW
Mable Ward
1916–1987
Birth Location: Saunders, Nebraska, USA
MW
Daisy Ward
1918–1980
Birth Location: Saunders, Nebraska, USA
DW
Della Ward
1926–2007
Birth Location: Saunders, Nebraska, USA
DW
Bertha Ward
1910–1910
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
BW
Lily Ward
1912–2008
Birth Location: Saunders, Nebraska, USA
LW
Beulah Ward
1914–1971
Birth Location: Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America
BW

Stephen Ward's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Ward
1880–1965
Birth Place: Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
Parents
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
Grandparents
Jacob (Ward) 💙
1803–1870
Grayson, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Landreth) 💙
1809–1860
Virginia, United States
James (Lee) 💙
1800–1886
Virginia, USA
Mariah (Orsborn) 💙
1820–1877
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Ward
1770–1849
Abigail 💙
1778–1849
Solomon 💙
1782–1852
Mary 💙
1792–1876
Uzal Orsborn
1772–1840
Deborah Springer
1772–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wells 💙
1735–1821
Elizabeth Unknown
1735–1810
Enoch 💙
1745–1818
Mary 💙
1751–1822
Nathaniel 💙
1760–1833
Mary 💙
1752–1838
John Long
1755–1836
Susannah 💙
1754–1816
Abraham Orsborn
1746–1827
Rachel Hole
1751–1810

Stephen Ward's Descendants

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Stephen (Franklin) Ward (28 January 1880–12 April 1965) m. Ida (Mae) Washburn (14 Jan 1890–1 August 1980) m. Rosa Anderson (31 Jan 1886–April 29, 1969)
  1. 1. Howard (Henry) Ward 1911–1971 m. Mae (Ida) Hardman 1923–1995
    1. 1. James (Dean) Ward 1944–1992
    2. 2. Martin (Lee) Ward 1946–2018
  2. 2. Mable Ward 1916–1987 m. Richard Gilbert 1912– m. Leroy (James) Buskirk 1908–1940
  3. 3. Daisy Ward 1918–1980 m. Philip (Brisbin) Buskirk 1893–1988
  4. 4. Della (Ann) Ward 1926–2007 m. Frank (Wesely) Etherton 1923–2004
  5. 5. Bertha (May) Ward 1910–1910
  6. 6. Lily Ward 1912–2008 m. Rolland (Corbon) Cox 1910–2004
    1. 1. Velma Cox 1933– m. Elmer (Carl) Hofmeister 1924– m. Roy (Dean) Webb 1934–2006
    2. 2. James (Harold) Cox 1938–1984
    3. 3. Floyd (Henry) Cox 1930–2016 m. Charlene (Esther) Miner 1941–2019
  7. 7. Beulah (Ellen) Ward 1914–1971 m. Richard (Earl) Buskirk 1911–1934 m. Edwin (Stanley) Gilbert 1902–1970

Stephen Ward's Timeline

20 Records

1880
28 January 1880
Birth of Stephen Franklin Ward in Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
1880
1880
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Marble, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Marble, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1880
1880
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Marble, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Marble, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1885
1885
Age 5
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Marble, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Marble, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1885
19 Jun 1885
Age 5
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Marble, Saunders, Nebraska
Marble, Saunders, Nebraska
1900
1900
Age 20
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1900
1900
Age 20
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1908
17 Jan 1908
Age 28
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Ashland, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 30
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Ashland Ward 1, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland Ward 1, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 30
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 37
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1935
1935
Age 55
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska
1940
1940
Age 60
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1950
1950
Age 70
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 71
Stephen Franklin Ward resided here in Nebraska
Nebraska
1965
12 April 1965
Age 85
Death of Stephen Franklin Ward in Weeping Water, Cass County, Nebraska, United States of America
Weeping Water, Cass County, Nebraska, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 January 1880
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
    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 (Fourth Registration) For the State of Nebraska; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 1296
    [2] Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885, National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; SeriesRecord Group: M352; County: Saunders; Township: Marble; Page: 9
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02263; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 78-1
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1001; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 144
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2341027
    [7] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Nebraska; Registration County: Saunders County
    [8] Nebraska State Census, 1885
    [9] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marble, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: 755; Page: 269A; Enumeration District: 170
    [10] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: 939; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0122; FHL microfilm: 1240939
    [11] 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
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [13] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Publication Date: 28 Jan 1954; Publication Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.21317863,0.6184181,0.30929822&xid
    [14] 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: Ashland, Saunders, N
    [15] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Marble, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Marble, Saunders, Nebraska; Archive Collection Number: T1128; Roll: 11; Page: 12; Line: 5; Schedule Type: Agriculture
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marble, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: 755; Page: 269A; Enumeration District: 170

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Marble, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marble, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: 755; Page: 269A; Enumeration District: 170

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Marble, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885, National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; SeriesRecord Group: M352; County: Saunders; Township: Marble; Page: 9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1885
    Event Place: Marble, Saunders, Nebraska
    Record Source:
    [1] Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885, National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; Series/Record Group: M352; County: Saunders; Township: Marble; Page: 9
    [2] Nebraska State Census, 1885

    Genealogy Event 6
    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 7
    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 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1908
    Event Place: Ashland, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: Nebraska, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Ashland Gazette; Publication Date: 17 Jan 1908; Publication Place: Ashland, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    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 10
    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 11
    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 12
    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 13
    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 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2341027

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2341027

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02263; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 78-1

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02263; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 78-1

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 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: Ashland, Saunders, N

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Nebraska
    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 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 999 N. 2 d St.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Publication Date: 28 Jan 1954; Publication Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.21317863,0.6184181,0.30929822&xid

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ashland City, Nebraska, 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 (Fourth Registration) For the State of Nebraska; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 1296

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    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 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1965
    Event Place: Weeping Water, Cass County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Publication Date: 28 Jan 1954; Publication Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.21317863,0.6184181,0.30929822&xid
    [4] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1904-1955, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska Death Index, 1956-1968
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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