Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Charles Alvin Ward 1   
                Born: 1858                 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  2,3,4 (see note 1)
                Died: Mar- 5-1944          in Ritchie Co, WV  3,4
              Buried:                      in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  5
              Father: Martin Carr Ward   (1821 - 1897) 
              Mother: Mary Jane Gaston   (1823 - 1908) 
                Wife: Catherine Olive Hall 3    
       Also known as: Katherine Olive Hall 1
             Married: Feb-24-1881          in Ritchie Co, WV  2,6
                Born: Dec-31-1864          in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  3,4
                Died: Jan-14-1944          in Ritchie Co, WV  3,4
              Buried:                      in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  5
              Father: Lawson Hall   (1831 - 1913) 
              Mother: Sarah J. Sinnett   (1834 - 1924) 
           M Child 1: Calvin Ray Ward      
                Born: Aug-18-1884           5
                Died: Mar-19-1885           5
              Buried:                      in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  5
           F Child 2: Lena M. Ward      
                Born: Feb-  -1886           7,6
             Husband: A. Mood Ehret  b. Feb-24-1884  d. Jun-11-1951  
       Also known as: Moode Ehret 
             Married: Apr-18-1908          in Ritchie Co, WV  6
           F Child 3: Goldie Ward      
                Born: Oct-  -1887           7
           F Child 4: Mattie Ward      
                Born: Sep-  -1889           6,7
                Died: 1958                  4
              Buried:                      in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  5
              Census: 1910                 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Husband: Asa James Sheets  b. 1886  d. 1946  
             Married: Sep-24-1907          in Ritchie Co, WV  6
           F Child 5: Tensy Ward      
         Census name: Tensie 
                Born: Oct-13-1891          in Ritchie Co, WV  8,7,9
                Died: Jul-  -1987           8
             Resided:                      in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  8
              Census: 1930                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1920                 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Resided: 1912                 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  9
             Husband: Clarence G. Grose  b. ca 1892  
             Married: Aug-30-1912          in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  9
           F Child 6: Sarah Ward      
                Born: Sep-  -1894           7
           M Child 7: Harry Hazal Ward   10   
                Born: Jan-19-1898          in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  10,4
                Died: Jul-26-1920          in Ritchie Co, WV  10,4
              Buried:                      in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  5
           F Child 8: Norma Ward      
                Born: Jul-15-1899           5
                Died: Sep-15-1899           5
              Buried:                      in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  5

Sources:
(1) Death record of son. 
(2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 316. 
(3) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998) 
(4) Headstone (year only) 
(5) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(6) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) 
(7) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). 
(8) Social Security Death Index. 
(9) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. 
(10) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) 

Event Notes
Note (1) Based on age 85y9m29d given in death record, birthdate would be May 5 1858,
but Minnie Kendall Lowther reports March 14 1858.







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