Moses was born 18 May 1906 in Nakina, Columbus, North Carolina, United States. He was the son of John Kelly Ward and Frances Ward.
In the 1910 census Mosses (age 3) was the son of John K Ward in Lees, Columbus, North Carolina, United States.[1]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
John K Ward
M
39
Married
Head
Farmer
North Carolina
Francis Ward
F
37
Married
Wife
North Carolina
Rose Zella Ward
F
20
Single
Daughter
Farm Laborer
North Carolina
Mary M Ward
F
18
Single
Daughter
Farm Laborer
North Carolina
Amanda Ward
F
16
Single
Daughter
Farm Laborer
North Carolina
Major Ward
M
13
Single
Son
Farm Laborer
North Carolina
Mosses Ward
M
3
Single
Son
North Carolina
Sylva H Ward
F
0
Single
Daughter
North Carolina
In the 1920 census Moses (age 13) was the son of John K Ward in Lees, Columbus, North Carolina.[2]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
John K Ward
M
50
Married
Head
Farmer
North Carolina
Francis Ward
F
52
Married
Wife
North Carolina
Rosa E Ward
F
30
Single
Daughter
North Carolina
Moses Ward
M
13
Single
Son
North Carolina
Sylvia A Ward
F
10
Single
Daughter
North Carolina
In the 1930 census Moses (age 23), Farmer, was the married head of household on Nellie Ford Road, Lees, Columbus, North Carolina, United States.[3]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Moses Ward
M
23
Married
Head
Farmer
North Carolina
Janie S Ward
F
22
Married
Wife
North Carolina
In the 1940 census Massia (age 34), Farmer, was the married head of household in Lees, Columbus, North Carolina.[4]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Massia Ward
M
34
Married
Head
Farmer
North Carolina
Sussian J Ward
F
33
Married
Wife
North Carolina
Cedric J Ward
M
8
Single
Son
North Carolina
Azmir F Ward
F
4
Single
Daughter
North Carolina
John H Ward
M
2
Single
Son
North Carolina
Isiah D Ward
M
0
Single
Son
North Carolina
Moses registered for the WW II draft on 16 October 1940 in Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States.[5]
In the 1950 census Moses (age 43), Farmer, was the married head of household in Lees, Columbus, North Carolina, United States.[6]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Moses Ward
M
43
Married
Head
Farmer
North Carolina
Janie Ward
F
42
Married
Wife
North Carolina
Cedric Ward
M
18
Never married
Son
Farm Helper
North Carolina
Any F Ward
F
14
Never married
Daughter
North Carolina
John H Ward
M
12
Never married
Son
North Carolina
Issac D Ward
M
10
Never married
Son
North Carolina
Rose E Ward
F
69
Never married
Sister
North Carolina
Moses died on 27 October 1953 in Nakina, Columbus, North Carolina and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Bethel, Columbus County, North Carolina, United States.[7][8]
Sources
↑1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census" Year: 1910; Census Place: Lees, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1104; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1375117 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #178625563 (accessed 16 February 2023) Mosses Ward (3), single son, in household of John K Ward (39) in Lees, Columbus, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
↑1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census" Year: 1920; Census Place: Lees, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1292; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 34 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #27202778 (accessed 16 February 2023) Moses Ward (13), single son, in household of John K Ward (50) in Lees, Columbus, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
↑1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Lees, Columbus, North Carolina; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2341417 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #77390917 (accessed 16 February 2023) Moses Ward (23), married, Farmer, head of household on Nellie Ford Road, Lees, Columbus, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
↑1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census" Year: 1940; Census Place: Lees, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02892; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 24-14 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #151424024 (accessed 16 February 2023) Massia Ward (34), married, Farmer, head of household in Lees, Columbus, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
↑Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947" The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 383 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #103763 (accessed 16 February 2023) Name: Moses Ward; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 34; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 18 May 1906; Birth Place: Nakina, North Carolina, USA; Residence Place: Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA; Household Members (Name) Age Relationship: Moses Ward 34 Self (Head) Jamie Ward Wife.
↑1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census" United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lees, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: 2582; Sheet Number: 3; Enumeration District: 24-22B Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #146568914 (accessed 16 February 2023) Moses Ward (43), married, Farmer, head of household in Lees, Columbus, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
↑Death: "North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976" North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1121 #810024 (accessed 16 February 2023) Moses Ward death 26 Oct 1953 (born May 1906), son of J Kelly Ward & Frances Ward, in Nakina, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.
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