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Sylvia Powell Ward 1937–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Mar 1937

Birth Location: Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Mar 2017

Death Location: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Father: Carl Sr

Mother: Eva Evans

Spouse(s): Robert Sr

Children(s):

The story of Sylvia Powell Ward began in 1937 in Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA. In 1940, Sylvia Powell Ward resided in Messick, York, Virginia, USA. In 1950, Sylvia Powell Ward resided in York, Virginia, USA. Sylvia Powell Ward married Robert White Wood Sr, and had children including Gene Kelly Wood, Jesse Wayne Wood, Robert White Wood Jr. Sylvia Powell Ward passed away in 2017 in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvia Powell Ward began in 1937 in Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1940, Sylvia Powell Ward resided in Messick, York, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1950, Sylvia Powell Ward resided in York, Virginia, USA.
  • Sylvia Powell Ward married Robert White Wood Sr, and had children including Gene Kelly Wood, Jesse Wayne Wood, Robert White Wood Jr.
  • Sylvia Powell Ward passed away in 2017 in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Carl Sr
1903–1970
Birth Location: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
CS
Eva Evans
1910–1979
Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Robert Sr
1935–2012
Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA
RS

Children(s)

Sylvia Ward's Ancestors

Self
Sylvia Ward
1937–2017
Birth Place: Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
Parents
Carl Edison Ward Sr
1903–1970
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Eva (Jane) Evans
1910–1979
York, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Henry) Ward
1867–1959
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane) Forrest
1867–1929
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Ward
1840–1890
Rebecca Forrest
1845–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr
1813–1892
Martha Rollins
1826–1902

Sylvia Ward's Timeline

8 Records

1937
06 Mar 1937
Birth of Sylvia Powell Ward in Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 3
Sylvia Powell Ward resided here in Messick, York, Virginia, USA
Messick, York, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 13
Sylvia Powell Ward resided here in York, Virginia, USA
York, Virginia, USA
1952
1952
Age 15
Sylvia Powell Ward resided here in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1983
Bet. 1983–2020
Age 46
Sylvia Powell Ward resided here in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1992
1992
Age 55
Sylvia Powell Ward resided here in Hampton, VA
Hampton, VA
2017
10 Mar 2017
Age 80
Death of Sylvia Powell Ward in Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
2017
13 Mar 2017
Age 80
Burial of Sylvia Powell Ward in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1937
    Event Place: Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Messick, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Poquoson High School; Year: 1952

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1983–2020
    Event Place: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Hampton, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 2017
    Event Place: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Mar 2017
    Event Place: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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