John Abraham Ware (1912)

Born 20 Mar 1912 in Caroline County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Ethel (Byrd) Ware — married 18 Mar 1937 in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia

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Biography

John Ware is a part of US Black heritage.

John Abraham Ware was born on March 20, 1912 in Caroline County, Virginia, son of John Mordicai Ware and Hattie Goode.

John (24) and Ethel Byrd (21) were married on March 18, 1937 in Bowling Green, Virginia. Their children were:

• Martha Ware (1939–1943)
• Jennie Lee Ware (1945–1991)
• Additional children who may still be living

Sources

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: T625_1884; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 20
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #23220640
  Jonnie Deann (8), single son, in household of John M Deann (35) in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia. Born in Virginia.
• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342172
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #97480727
  John Ware (18), single son, Odd Jobs, in household of Hattie Ware (40) in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia. FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CD9Z-YZM
• "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB1-8D96 : 20 February 2021), John Ware and Ethel Byrd, 18 Mar 1937; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Bowling Green, Virginia, United States, certificate 4867, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04253; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 17-4
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #24840566
  John Wore (35), married, Laborer, head of household in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia. Born in Virginia.
• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 771
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #10093758
  Name: John Ware; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Age: 28; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 20 Mar 1912; Birth Place: Caroline, Virginia, USA; Residence Place: File, Caroline, Virginia, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: File, Caroline, Virginia, USA; Employer: Self; Height: 5 4; Weight: 140; Complexion: Light Brown; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Hazel; Next of Kin: Ether Byrd Ware;
  Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
  John Ware 28 Self (Head)
  Ether Byrd Ware Wife.