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Willie Ernest Ward 1903–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1903

Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 16 Dec 1957

Death Location: Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jasper Best

Mother: Lucille Best

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Willie Jr, Eleanor Miles

Willie Ernest Ward was born in 1903 in Duplin, North Carolina, United States, the child of Jasper Rodger Reverend Best And Lucille Best. Willie Ernest Ward had children including Eleanor Miles, Willie Ernest Ward Jr. Willie Ernest Ward passed away in 1957 in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Ernest Ward was born in 1903 in Duplin, North Carolina, United States, the child of Jasper Rodger Reverend Best And Lucille Best.
  • Willie Ernest Ward had children including Eleanor Miles, Willie Ernest Ward Jr.
  • Willie Ernest Ward passed away in 1957 in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Ward's Ancestors

Self
Willie Ward
1903–1957
Birth Place: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jasper Rodger (Reverend) Best
1875–1952
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Lucille Best
1877–1957
Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Wiley (Henry) Best
1826–1915
N. C.
Rachael Hood
1828–1928
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Henry Best
1775–1851
Polly Best
1790–1860
Johnson
–1840
Civil Johnson
–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1736–1798
Hanah Havelin
1736–1786
Josiah Gardner
1782–1865

Willie Ward's Descendants

1.
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Willie (Ernest) Ward (27 Jan 1903–16 Dec 1957)
  1. 1. Willie (Ernest Ward) Jr 1936–2013
  2. 2. Eleanor Miles 1946–1990 m. Elijah Cox 1943–2018

Willie Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1903
27 Jan 1903
Birth of Willie Ernest Ward in Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
1957
16 Dec 1957
Age 54
Death of Willie Ernest Ward in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1903
    Event Place: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1957
    Event Place: Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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