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Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward 1909–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 SEP 1909

Birth Location: Atoka, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 7 MAR 2006

Death Location: Forest City, Seminole County, Florida, USA

Father: Joseph Ward

Mother: Ida Ward

Spouse(s): Fred Wilson

Children(s): Ward Wilson, Barbara Wilson, James Wilson

In 1909, Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward entered the world in Atoka, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA, born to Joseph E Ward And Ida M Ward. In 1910, Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward resided in Wilson, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA. In 1920, Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward resided in Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA. Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward married Fred Wilson, and had children including Barbara Lee Wilson, Harold E Wilson Junior, James Earle Wilson, Ward Everett Wilson. Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward passed away in 2006 in Forest City, Seminole County, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1909, Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward entered the world in Atoka, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA, born to Joseph E Ward And Ida M Ward.
  • In 1910, Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward resided in Wilson, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1920, Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward resided in Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA.
  • Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward married Fred Wilson, and had children including Barbara Lee Wilson, Harold E Wilson Junior, James Earle Wilson, Ward Everett Wilson.
  • Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward passed away in 2006 in Forest City, Seminole County, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Ward
1869–1949
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
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Ida Ward
1877–1944
Birth Location: Oklahoma
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Spouses(s)

Fred Wilson
1906–1974
Birth Location: Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas, USA
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Children(s)

Ward Wilson
1929–2011
Birth Location: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
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Barbara Wilson
1931–1966
Birth Location: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
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James Wilson
1931–2008
Birth Location: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
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Tennessee Ward's Ancestors

Self
Tennessee Ward
1909–2006
Birth Place: Atoka, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Joseph E. Ward
1869–1949
Arkansas, United States
Ida (M) Ward
1877–1944
Oklahoma
Grandparents
Mack (C) Ward
1836–
Tennessee, United States
Mary Ashmore
1850–1880
Arkansas, United States
George (W.) Vannatta
1847–
Pennsylvania
Caroline Vannatta
1849–
Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Minor Ward
1806–1890
Mary Steele
1807–1883
William Ashmore
1832–1854
Elizabeth Right
1833–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ward
1760–1831
Nancy Crompton
1777–1860

Tennessee Ward's Descendants

1.
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Tennessee ("Tenny" Ozela) Ward (6 SEP 1909–7 MAR 2006) m. Fred Wilson (14 AUG 1906–15 NOV 1974)
  1. 1. Ward (Everett) Wilson 1929–2011
  2. 2. Barbara (Lee) Wilson 1931–1966
  3. 3. James (Earle) Wilson 1931–2008

Tennessee Ward's Timeline

9 Records

1909
6 SEP 1909
Birth of Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward in Atoka, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
Atoka, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward resided here in Wilson, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
Wilson, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward resided here in Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 16
Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward resided here in Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward resided here in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward resided here in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 31
Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward resided here in Gore, Sumner, Kansas, USA
Gore, Sumner, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward resided here in Neuchatel, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
Neuchatel, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
2006
7 MAR 2006
Age 97
Death of Tennessee "Tenny" Ozela Ward in Casselberry, Seminole, Florida, USA
Casselberry, Seminole, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 SEP 1909
    Event Place: Atoka, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_100; Line: 17
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gore, Sumner, Kansas; Roll: T627_1263; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 96-17
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: T625_542; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 201; Image: 490
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 720; Page: 40A; Enumeration District: 0047; Image: 486.0; FHL microfilm: 2340455
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilson, Atoka, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1242; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1375255
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Neuchatel, Nemaha, Kansas; Roll: 3835; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 66-18

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wilson, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilson, Atoka, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1242; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1375255

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas; Roll: T625_542; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 201; Image: 490

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_100; Line: 17

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 720; Page: 40A; Enumeration District: 0047; Image: 486.0; FHL microfilm: 2340455

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gore, Sumner, Kansas; Roll: T627_1263; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 96-17

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Gore, Sumner, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gore, Sumner, Kansas; Roll: T627_1263; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 96-17

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Neuchatel, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Neuchatel, Nemaha, Kansas; Roll: 3835; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 66-18

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 MAR 2006
    Event Place: Casselberry, Seminole, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Forest City, Seminole County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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