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Submitted by: Dora Smith
Email address: deanae@alltel.net
Husband: Jonas Henry WARD
Birthdate: Sep 19,1847
Birthplace: Robinson,Crawford,Illinois
Death date: Nov 06,1927
Place of death: Norcatur,Decatur,Kansas
Father: Josiah Spencer WARD
Mother: Mary Magdalene BURNER
Marriage date: March 29,1876
Marriage place: Winterset,Madison,Iowa
Wife: Orpha Ann REAGER
Birthdate: Feb 29,1856
Birthplace: Walnut Twp,Winterset,Madison,Iowa
Death date: Aug 19,1939
Place of death: Norcatur,Decatur,Kansas
Father: Isaac REAGER
Mother: Mary SUTHERLAND
CHILDREN
Child No. 1: Minnie Esther WARD
Sex: F
Birthdate: April 12,1877
Birthplace: Iowa
Death date: Sep 1879
Place of death: Norcatur,Norton,Kansas
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Child No. 2: Mary Edith WARD
Sex: F
Birthdate: bet May 07-17,1881
Birthplace: Winterset,Madison,Iowa
Death date: Sep 05,1902
Place of death: Norcatur,Norton,Kansas
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Child No. 3: Laura Elizabeth WARD
Sex: F
Birthdate: Jan 10,1883
Birthplace: Norcatur,Norton,Kansas
Death date: Dec 07,1963
Place of death: Norton,Norton,Kansas
Marriage date: Dec 27,1903
Marriage place: ?
Spouse's name: Norman STRAYER
Child No. 4: Clyde Spencer WARD
Sex: M
Birthdate: Nov 25,1884
Birthplace: Norcatur,Norton,Kansas
Death date: Oct 26,1966
Place of death: Norcatur,Decatur,Kansas
Marriage date: June 26,1905
Marriage place: Oberlin,Decatur,Kansas
Spouse's name: Gladys FREWEN
Child No. 5: Melvin Guy WARD
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Birthdate: June 15,1888
Birthplace: Norcatur,Norton,Kansas
Death date: Sep 19,1935
Place of death: Scandia,Republic,Kansas
Marriage date: April 28,1915
Marriage place: ?
Spouse's name: Jessie HILERY
Child No. 6: Eva Estella WARD
Sex: F
Birthdate: March 10,1890
Birthplace: Norcatur,Norton,Kansas
Death date: March 17,1966
Place of death: Norton,Norton,Kansas
Marriage date: March 09,1910
Marriage place: Norcatur,Decatur,Kansas
Spouse's name: Raymond R HOLSINGER
Child No. 7: Nellie Ethel WARD
Sex: F
Birthdate: April 27,1893
Birthplace: Norcatur,Norton,Kansas
Death date: unknown
Place of death: unknown
Marriage date: Aug 25,1915
Marriage place: ?
Spouse's name: George JANDEBEUR
Child No. 8: Homer Clifford WARD
Sex: M
Birthdate: June 28,1895
Birthplace: Norcatur,Norton,Kansas
Death date: Dec 26,1896
Place of death: Norcatur,Norton,Kansas
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Child No. 9: Vaile Willie WARD
Sex: M
Birthdate: Dec 05,1897
Birthplace: Norcatur,Norton,Kansas
Death date: Dec 13,1970
Place of death: Cheyene,Wyoming
Marriage date: Aug 14,1919
Marriage place: Norton,Norton,kansas
Spouse's name: Ruby STEEL
Child No. 10: Merle Forest WARD
Sex: M
Birthdate: July 22,1899
Birthplace: Norcatur,Norton,Kansas
Death date: March 12,1971
Place of death: Loma Linda,San Bernadino,California
Marriage date: Nov 08,1944
Marriage place: California
Spouse's name: Edith G VANGUNDY
Child No. 11: Flossie Edna WARD
Sex: F
Birthdate: Aug 13,1901
Birthplace: Norcatur,Norton,Kansas
Death date: Aug 15,1909
Place of death: Norcatur,Norton,Kansas
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Documentation:
Norcatur is in Decatur County but on the line the
homestead where most of the children were born is in Norton County
Sources are Family Bible,obits of Orpha "Ann" Reager & Jonas Henry
"Hank"
Ward,info on picture backs.DAR records