Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameLydia Jane BUTTS 684,73
Birth Date2 Jan 1855646
Birth PlaceLouisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Death Date21 Sep 1944646 Age: 89
Death PlacePonca City, Kay County, Oklahoma
Burial PlaceWinfield, Cowley County, Kansas, Highland Cemetery646
Spouses
1Benjamin Harrison WARD 683,682,646
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)
Family ID6318
Marr Date27 Jun 1870646
Marr PlaceOlathe, Johnson County, Kansas
Marr MemoKansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911
ChildrenEmmett M. (<1875-)
 Daisy Ara (1875-1942)
 Maurice Garfield “Morris” (1880-1942)
 Mary Olivia (1891-1978)
Notes for Benjamin Harrison (Spouse 1)
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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