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Ruth Esther Ward

Ruth Esther Ward

Female 1889 - 1980  (91 years)

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  • Name Ruth Esther Ward 
    Birth 9 Jul 1889  Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Birth Record of Ruth Esther Ward
    Birth Record of Ruth Esther Ward
    Census 1900  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Census 1910  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Census 1920 (Age 31)  Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1930  Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence Sep 1939 (Age 50)  Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Census 1940 (Age 51)  Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    History When she attended Orange High School, she lived with her Aunt, Grace (Harding) Whitney at 77 North Main Street, Orange, Massachusetts. 
    Death 26 Dec 1980  Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 14
    Agency: Athol Memorial Hospital 
    Burial 31 Dec 1980  Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Woodman Family Gravestone
    Woodman Family Gravestone
    Harry L. Woodman
    Ruth E. Ward
    Shirley F. Buell
    Janice M. Farmer
    Siblings 4 Siblings 
    Person ID I827  | Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Joseph
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2022 

    Father Everett Daniel Ward,   b. 16 Nov 1857, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1920, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Cora May Harding,   b. 9 Jun 1868, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1952, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 22 Oct 1885  Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 27 years and 11 months - She : 17 years and 4 months. 
    Family ID F477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harry Lincoln Woodman,   b. 24 Nov 1880, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1968, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 02 Oct 1912  North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16
    Agency: the Home of Everett and Cora Ward, Ruth's parents 
    • They were married in a double ring ceremony performed by the Rev. Selden W. Cummings, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lowell.
    Age at Marriage She : 23 years and 3 months - He : 31 years and 11 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Shirley Frances Woodman,   b. 29 Oct 1917, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 2016, Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years)
    +2. Janice Mary Woodman,   b. 6 Oct 1919, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 2009, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 May 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Jul 1889 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 02 Oct 1912 - North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Shirley Frances Woodman - 29 Oct 1917 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Janice Mary Woodman - 6 Oct 1919 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Sep 1939 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Dec 1980 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 31 Dec 1980 - Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Sources 
    1. [S499] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Lowell Ward 8, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_712; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 567.

    2. [S509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0136.

    3. [S39] Crosby, Barbara, The Ward Family of 11 Children, (Orange, Massachusetts: manuscript, circa 1950).

    4. [S76] Funeral Card of Ruth E. Woodman, (1980).

    5. [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011).

    6. [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.).
      Memorial ID 131973359

    7. [S911] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc).

    8. [S801] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
      Birth Record of Ruth Esther Ward

    9. [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
      Birth Record of Ruth Esther Ward

    10. [S504] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004).
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0494

    11. [S503] 1910 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006).
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_589; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0512; FHL microfilm: 1374602

    12. [S54] Birth Notice - Jean Ruth Smith, (Lowell, Massachusetts: Lowell Sun, 14 September 1939).

    13. [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

    14. [S805] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005).

    15. [S51] Wedding Invitation.

    16. [S77] News Article: Marriage of Ward and Woodman, (Lowell, Massachusetts: Lowell Sun, 1912).