Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameBenjamin Harrison WARD 683,682,645
Birth Date30 Jun 1843
Birth PlaceKnoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Death Date12 Feb 1933 Age: 89
Death PlaceWinfield, Cowley County, Kansas
Burial PlaceWinfield, Cowley County, Kansas, Highland Cemetery
OccupationCarpenter, Builder, Lumber Yards Owner
FatherJohnathan S. WARD (?->1885)
MotherElizabeth S. PATTON (1817-1890)
Spouses
1Lydia Jane BUTTS 684,71
Birth Date2 Jan 1855645
Birth PlaceLouisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Death Date21 Sep 1944645 Age: 89
Death PlacePonca City, Kay County, Oklahoma
Burial PlaceWinfield, Cowley County, Kansas, Highland Cemetery645
Family ID6318
Marr Date27 Jun 1870645
Marr PlaceOlathe, Johnson County, Kansas
Marr MemoKansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911
ChildrenEmmett Montress (1872-1960)
 Daisy Ara (1875-1942)
 Maurice Garfield “Morris” (1880-1942)
 Mary Olivia (1891-1978)
Notes for Benjamin Harrison WARD
Headstone reads “Homesteaded 7 miles east of Augusta, Kan. in 1870. Started in the lumber business in 1878 at Leon, Kan. continued in the same profession until his death.”
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