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WARD, Valentine

WARD, Valentine

Male 1869 - 1944  (74 years)

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  • Name WARD, Valentine 
    Nickname Vollie 
    Birth 1 Aug 1869  Madison Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    CENSUS 27 Jul 1870  Elliston, Madison, Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    1870 US Census: Elliston precinct, Madison Co., KY, p 32
    1870 US Census: Elliston precinct, Madison Co., KY, p 32
    CENSUS 4 Jun 1880  Richmond, Madison Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1880 US Census: Richmond, Madison Co., KY, p 11
    1880 US Census: Richmond, Madison Co., KY, p 11
    CENSUS 12 Jun 1900  Magisterial District No. 5, Scott Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Valentine listed under nickname Volley.
      Listed as born Aug 1869.
      Married five years
      Occupation: Farmer.
      Brother Henry and sister Mugie living with Valentine's family.
      Brother-in-law Joseph Crampton, sister-in-law Mary Crampton and Mary's son Moses also living with Valentine's family.
    1900 US Census: Magisterial District No. 5, Scott Co., KY, sht 8A
    1900 US Census: Magisterial District No. 5, Scott Co., KY, sht 8A
    CENSUS 22 Apr 1910  East Stamping Ground Precinct, Scott Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • 41, 1st marriage, 15 years
      Occupation: Farmer, general farm
      Cannot read or write
      Renting farm
    1910 US Census: East Stamping Grounds Precinct, Scott Co., KY, p 4A
    1910 US Census: East Stamping Grounds Precinct, Scott Co., KY, p 4A
    CENSUS 2 May 1930  Magisterial District #6, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Vollie living with son Edward Ward and wife Lula
    • Address: Clays Mill Pike (now Clays Mill Road)
      60, widowed
      Can read and write
      laborer, public work, wages, at work yesterday
      Not a veteran
    1930 US Census: Magisterial District #6, Fayette Co., KY, p 35A
    1930 US Census: Magisterial District #6, Fayette Co., KY, p 35A
    CENSUS 18 Apr 1940  Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Living with son Edward Ward and family
    • Daughter Willie, 2nd husband William Aldridge and family living next door (listed next in census)
    • Age 71, widowed
      Highest grade education: 0
      Where living 1 Apr 1935: RR #4, Bourbon, KY
      Farmer, unable to work, no income
    1940 US Census: Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY, sht 11A
    1940 US Census: Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY, sht 11A
    Death 19 Jun 1944  Jessamine, Jessamine Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 9
    • Funeral service at East Hickman Baptist Church, Lexington, KY
      Rev. D. L. Kitson officating
    Death Certificate: Valentine Ward 1944
    Death Certificate: Valentine Ward 1944
    Name on certificate is Valentine's nickname Vollie.
    Lists place of death as Davis Road, Jessamine. Suspect this is now Davis Drive as there is no Davis Road near Jessamine today.
    Cause: Hypertensive heart disease and congestive failure
    Wife Nannie Crampton must have died before Valentine. He is listed as a widow on death certificate.
    Occupation: Farmer.
    Father: Allen Ward, born Fayette Co., KY;
    Mother: Sarah Fritz, Madison Co., KY.
    Informant: son A. (Allen) B. Ward, Lexington, KY.
    Obituary: Valentine Ward 1994
    Obituary: Valentine Ward 1994
    Obituary: Valentine Ward 1944
    Obituary: Valentine Ward 1944
    Burial 21 Jun 1944  Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Section: C-1, Lot: P, Grave: 85
    Headstone: Vollie Ward
    Headstone: Vollie Ward
    Plot: Section: C-1, Lot: P, Grave: 85
    Person ID I1408  Main
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2024 

    Father WARD, Allen,   b. 30 Sep 1840, Donerail, Estill Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1931, 300 Sherman Ave., Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother FRITTS, Sarah B.,   b. 14 Jan 1847, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1930, 348 Lincoln Ave., Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 17 Jan 1866  Madison Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12
    • Marriage Record indicates wedding held at home of O? Fritts
      Witnessed by Thomas C Cobb and Allen Douglas
      H? B Johnson M. B. C officiating
      Samuel Griggs signed the marriage bond with Allen Ward
      Both records list Sarah's middle initial as S vs the B on her death certificate and headstone
      Supplemental record indicates Sarah's mother attended the wedding and gave consent.
    Marriage Record - Allen Ward and Sarah Fritts 1866, Film 000183302, Image 45
    Marriage Record - Allen Ward and Sarah Fritts 1866, Film 000183302, Image 45
    Marriage Bond - Allen Ward and Sarah Fritts 1866, Film 000183318 Image 2
    Marriage Bond - Allen Ward and Sarah Fritts 1866, Film 000183318 Image 2
    Marriage Record - Allen Ward and Sarah Fritts 1866 supplement, Film 000183318 Image 273
    Marriage Record - Allen Ward and Sarah Fritts 1866 supplement, Film 000183318 Image 273
    Family ID F256  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family CRAMPTON, Nannie J.,   b. 12 Mar 1870, Carroll Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1917, Great Crossings, Scott Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 27 Feb 1895  Scott Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 15
    • Some confusion over exactly where the wedding took place, One document states at Charles Walker's, another at John Wheeler's.
    Marriage affidavit:  Nannie Crampton 1895
    Marriage affidavit: Nannie Crampton 1895
    "This is is to certify that I affirm that I do know that Miss Nannie Crampton is over age twenty one years of Age. Give under my hand this 27th day of Febry 1895. C. W. Walker"
    Marriage Record: Vollie Ward and Nannie Crampton 1895
    Marriage Record: Vollie Ward and Nannie Crampton 1895
    Married at "Charles Walker's" who apparently officiated
    Vollie age 25, farmer, b. Madison Co., KY; resident Great Crossings, KY
    Nannie age 23, b. Owen Co., KY; ; resident Great Crossings, KY
    1st marriage for both
    Vollie could not sign his name; made mark instead
    Marriage record: Vollie Ward and Nannie Crampton 1895
    Marriage record: Vollie Ward and Nannie Crampton 1895
    Vollie's name listed as Ollie in this record
    Married at John Wheeler's, Scott Co., KY
    Witnesses: James, Neale, John Walker, and John Walkerge
    Thomas J. Stevenson officiating
    Children 
     1. WARD, Allen Bertrand,   b. 11 May 1896, Stamping Ground, Scott Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1958, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Birth]
    +2. WARD, Mary V.,   b. May 1899, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1930, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)  [Birth]
    +3. WARD, Henry Coffman,   b. 1 Oct 1901, Scott Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1964, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Birth]
    +4. WARD, Harold Webster,   b. 3 Mar 1904, Scott Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1995, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)  [Birth]
     5. WARD, Edward Smith,   b. 29 May 1906, Scott Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1997, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)  [Birth]
    +6. WARD, Willie Ann,   b. Feb 1909, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1990, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F434  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Aug 1869 - Madison Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 27 Jul 1870 - Elliston, Madison, Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 4 Jun 1880 - Richmond, Madison Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Feb 1895 - Scott Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 12 Jun 1900 - Magisterial District No. 5, Scott Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 22 Apr 1910 - East Stamping Ground Precinct, Scott Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 2 May 1930 - Magisterial District #6, Fayette Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 18 Apr 1940 - Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Jun 1944 - Jessamine, Jessamine Co., KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 21 Jun 1944 - Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Vollie Ward 1939
    Vollie Ward 1939
    Henry English and Valentine 'Vollie' Ward
    Henry English and Valentine "Vollie" Ward

  • Sources 
    1. [S467] Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965, (Ancestry.com), 1 Jul 1944, Jessamine Co., File No. 16460 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S790] 1870 US Census, Kentucky , (Ancestry.com), 27 Jul 1870, Elliston, Madison Co., p 32 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S789] 1880 US Census, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com), 4 Jun 1880, Richmond, Fayette Co., p 11 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S786] 1900 US Census, Kentucky , (Ancestry.com), 12 Jun 1900, Magisterial district No. 5, Fayette Co., sht 8A (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S546] 1910 US Census, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com), 22 Apr 1910, East Stamping Grounds Precinct, Scott Co., p 4A (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S788] 1930 US Census, Kentucky , (Ancestry.com), 2 May 1930, Magisterial District #6, Fayette Co., sht 35A (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S792] 1940 US Census, Kentucky, (Ancestry.com), 18 Apr 1940, Magisterial District #4, Jessamine Co., sht 11A (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S550] Obituary: Valentine Ward 1944, (Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington, KY; 19 Jun 1944, p2), 21 Jun 1944, 2 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S549] Obituary: Valentine Ward 1944, (Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington, KY; 21 Jun 1944, p2), 21 Jun 1944, 2 (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 18 Jan 1866, Film 000183302, Image 45 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 18 Jan 1866, Film 000183318 Image 2 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 18 Jan 1866, Film 000183318 Image 273 (Reliability: 2).

    13. [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 27 Feb 1895, Scott Co. Marriages, 1884-1918, p 8 (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 27 Jul 1895, Scott Co. Marriages, 1884-1918, p 9 (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S468] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com), 27 Feb 1895, Scott Co. Marriages, 1884-1918, p 152-153, No. 679 (Reliability: 3).