William Ward II (1916 - 1978)

Born 7 Nov 1916 in Ohio, USA

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Descendants

Died 22 Sep 1978 at age 61 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Biography

William Ward II was an Ohioan.

William Edward Ward III was born on 7 Nov 1916 in Ohio. Son of William Edward Ward (1879-1951) and Anna A. Evans (1888-1927). William married Esther Mae (Swallow) Ward (1913-2011) on 19 Jun 1937 in Wayne, Indiana. William passed away in 1978.^[1]

Name

Name: William /Ward/ III

Obituary Transcription:

Ward, William E., age 61 of 9608 Welsh Rd., Brookville, died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital after an extended illness. A life area resident and retired Schriber Co. employee. Member of Vandalia Grace Brethren Church. Survived by his wife Esther M., daughters Mrs. Patricia A. Rhoades of Lewisburg, Mrs. Esther Edith Pottender of Vandalia, sons, William E. of Brookville, Daniel L. of Dayton, 13 grandchildren, sister Mrs. Betty Davies of Dayton, niece Mrs. Maude Smith of Dayton. Funeral services 1:00 PM Monday at the Gilbert Funeral Home, Brookville, Rev. Charles Lawson officiating. Interment Arlington Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home 3-6 PM Sunday.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKBP-S7D : 30 June 2021), William E Ward, 1978.
2. ↑ Dayton Daily News, Sunday, 23 Sep 1978.

• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27KS-BCN : 3 August 2022), William E Ward and Esther Swallow, 19 Jun 1937; citing Wayne, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007030268.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XYT-522M : Wed Jul 26 16:37:50 UTC 2023), Entry for William Ward and Ester Ward, 10 April 1950.

• United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRNB-M2J : 9 January 2021), William Ward, Sep 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67522930/william-edward-ward: accessed 08 September 2023), memorial page for William Edward Ward II (7 Nov 1916–22 Sep 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67522930, citing Arlington Cemetery, Brookville, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Helen L. Smith Hoke (contributor 46540075).

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Tom Pottenger for creating WikiTree profile Ward-8519 through the import of Edie Ward Family Tree.ged on Nov 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Tom and others.