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Ward Genealogy IX

Generation No. 15 (continued)

44. CHARLES W "TOL"¹⁵ WARD (CHARLES FREMONT¹⁴, HORACE PARKER¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 24 Nov 1879 in Minnesota, and died 20 Sep 1942 in Minnesota (The dead body of Charles W. Ward was found on September 20, 1942 in a car parked in front of the Ward home. He had taken his own life with his shotgun, which was in the car beside him. A neighbor discovered the tragedy at about 10 a.m. Dr. J. C. Vezina, the deputy coroner, was summoned. As there was evidence of suicide, no inquest was necessary. Taken from the Blue Earth County Enterprise dated September 24, 1942.) He married ELNORA BARTSCH 13 Jan 1903. She was born 08 Feb 1886, and died 10 Jun 1971.

Children of CHARLES WARD and ELNORA BARTSCH are:

i. FREEMAN¹⁶ WARD, b. 02 Feb 1905; d. 18 Apr 1995, Cloquet, Carlton, Minnesota; m. (1) PEARL KRAMER; m. (2) GRACE CHRISTIANSEN, 07 Jun 1961.

ii. WARD

1905 Census ~ 1910 Census ~ 1920 Census ~ 1930 Census

45. DORA ELIZABETH¹⁵ WARD (CHARLES FREMONT¹⁴, HORACE PARKER¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 14 Oct 1883 in Minnesota, and died 09 Feb 1968 in Minnesota. She married EDWARD A. FISCHER 25 Jan 1904. He was born 03 Jan 1871 in Wisconsin, and died 19 Apr 1962.

Children of DORA WARD and EDWARD FISCHER are:

i. MYRTLE L.¹⁶ FISCHER, b. 25 Jun 1908; d. 22 Mar 1994, Mapleton, Blue Earth, Minnesota.

ii. RACHEL E. FISCHER, b. 14 Nov 1912; d. 29 Apr 2002, Amboy, Blue Earth, Minnesota.

1910 Census ~ 1920 Census ~ 1930 Census

46. MINNIE MYRTLE¹⁵ WARD (CHARLES FREMONT¹⁴, HORACE PARKER¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 02 Dec 1890 in Minnesota , and died 15 Apr 1955 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota. She married WILLIAM OACHS.

47. JESSIE JOSEPH¹⁵ AVERILL (ANNIE ELIZA¹⁴ WARD, HORACE PARKER¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 23 May 1879 in Sterling Township, Minnesota, and died 17 Aug 1959 in Park Falls, Wisconsin. He married ROSE CARPENTER 11 Dec 1917. She was born 1895. Military Records ~ 1920 Census Pg 1 ~ 1920 Census Pg 2 ~ 1930 Census Fern Averill ~ 1930 Census Glenn Averill. The 1930 Census Records show that the children of Jessie and Rose Averill, (Glenn and Fern), are at a school for dependent children in Wisconsin. I am unable to locate Jessie or Rose in 1930.

48. BESSIE ELIZABETH¹⁵ AVERILL (ANNIE ELIZA¹⁴ WARD, HORACE PARKER¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 13 Dec 1888 in Sterling Township, Minnesota, and died 08 Nov 1958 in Stevens County, Minnesota. She married (1) EDWARD OACHS 20 Sep 1910 in Mankato, Minnesota, son of PETER OACHS and ELIZABETH STOPPELMANN. He was born 31 Oct 1886, and died 17 Oct 1923 in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. She married (2) ELMER PHELPS 19 Aug 1933. 1920 Census Records

49. MARY VIVIAN¹⁵ AVERILL (ANNIE ELIZA¹⁴ WARD, HORACE PARKER¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 30 Sep 1891 in Sterling Township, Minnesota, and died 25 Oct 1974. She married CHARLES H. BEDBURY 11 Dec 1912. He was born 17 Apr 1891, and died 13 Jul 1933 (Charles and Mary are buried in Sterling Cemetery.) Charles Military Records.

Children of MARY AVERILL and CHARLES BEDBURY are:

i. ADA EVELYN¹⁶ BEDBURY, b. 12 Jul 1913; d. 13 Jan 2003, Coon Rapids, Anoka, Minnesota; m. HARLAN MANLEY DAVIS, 05 Aug 1936, Vernon Center, Minnesota; b. 29 Nov 1915, Delavan, Minnesota; d. 02 Mar 1986, Coon Rapids, Anoka, Minnesota.

ii. VERONA VIVIAN BEDBURY, b. 15 Mar 1916; d. 18 Mar 1970, buried at Fort Snelling Cemetery.

iii. FLOYD LEROY BEDBURY, b. 04 Aug 1919; d. 22 Jul 1999, Hassan, Hennepin, Minnesota; m. DOROTHY MARGARET ZIEGLER, 14 Jul 1943; b. 06 Sep 1924; d. 10 May 1965, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

50. HARVEY HART¹⁵ WARD (HORACE GREELEY¹⁴, HORACE PARKER¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born Jan 1886 in Nashville, Martin, Minnesota, and died 11 Mar 1918 (Harvey is buried in Waukenabo Cemetery near Aitken, Minnesota.) He married (1) LILA CRAWFORD. He married (2) ELLA BEHNKE 29 Apr 1908. She was born 29 Jun 1887, and died 06 Jun 1975. 1910 Census Records

Children of HARVEY WARD and ELLA BEHNKE are:

i. WARD

ii. WALTER WARD, b. 15 Aug 1910; d. 10 Aug 1942 (Died in auto accident.); m. ETHEL KARBEN, 19 Jul 1934.

51. WILLIAM HENRY¹⁵ WARD (HORACE GREELEY¹⁴, HORACE PARKER¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 11 May 1888 in Nashville, Martin, Minnesota, and died 03 Apr 1963 in St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota. He married CLARA EDA MANN 16 Dec 1908 in Good Thunder, Blue Earth, Minnesota. She was born 21 May 1890 in Good Thunder, Blue Earth, Minnesota, and died 30 Apr 1971 in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Military Record.

Children of WILLIAM WARD and CLARA MANN are:

i. LIAL LEE¹⁶ WARD, b. 27 Oct 1909, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; d. 12 Jan 1976, Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; m. ANNETTE I. MANTHEY, 17 Oct 1932.

ii. ELSA FRIEDA WARD, b. 16 May 1911, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; d. 28 Feb 1928, Blue Earth County, Minnesota.

iii. AUDREY ALTHEA WARD, b. 28 Sep 1913, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; d. 02 Jun 1993, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; m. ARCHIE EUGENE CHENEY, 16 Dec 1933, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; b. 10 Sep 1907, Nora Springs, Floyd, Iowa; d. 13 Oct 1992, Blue Earth County, Minnesota.

iv. RALPH RAYMOND WARD, b. 24 Oct 1915, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; d. 12 May 1932, Blue Earth County, Minnesota.

v. WARD, b. 04 Jan 1918, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; m. JOHN BELTON ORBELL, 20 Nov 1938; b. 20 Mar 1906, Pinchback, Lincolnshire, England; d. 30 Jan 1960, Wells, Faribault, Minnesota.

vi. OPAL LUVERNE WARD, b. 25 Feb 1920, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; d. 13 Sep 1997, Lemont, Du Page, Illinois; m. FORREST DALE ORBELL, 24 Nov 1938, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; b. 13 Jun 1914, Winnebago, Faribault, Minnesota; d. 02 Jun 1993, New London, Wisconsin.

vii. MANFORD MILO WARD, b. 29 Mar 1922, Sterling, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; d. 07 Nov 1983, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; m. (1) DOROTHY SOMMERS; m. (2) LORETTA JEAN RADER, 19 Feb 1951, Illinois.

viii. JAMES LESTER WARD, b. 27 Feb 1925, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; d. 15 Feb 1995, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; m. FERN BEHNKE.

ix. LULA MAXINE WARD, b. 20 Jun 1927, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; d. 28 Sep 1997, Aurora, Kane, Illinois; m. GORDON PLOHR, 1947, Illinois; b. 02 Feb 1914, Illinois; d. Feb 1987, Naperville, Du Page, Illinois.

x. WARD

xi. DARLENE CAROL WARD, b. 14 Apr 1933, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; d. 09 Nov 1966, Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; m. ALFRED MARVIN BERGEMANN; b. 24 Aug 1920, Lyra Township, Minnesota; d. 29 Dec 2001, Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota.

1910 Census ~ 1920 Census ~ 1930 Census Pg 1 ~

1930 Census Pg 2

52. HORACE STEPHEN¹⁵ WARD (HORACE GREELEY¹⁴, HORACE PARKER¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 18 Dec 1890, and died 22 Sep 1951 in Indian River, Michigan. He married LILA H. CRAWFORD 05 Oct 1919. She died Nov 1964 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

1920 Census ~ 1930 Census

53. BEN GREELEY¹⁵ WARD (HORACE GREELEY¹⁴, HORACE PARKER¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 05 Jan 1894 in Blue Earth, Fairbault, Minnesota, and died 09 Jun 1961 in Orr, St. Louis, Minnesota (Divorced Grace on 4 Sep 1942.). He married (1) GRACE MISSOURI ALLEN 21 Aug 1915 in Aitkin, Aitkin, Minnesota. She was born 6 Oct 1896 in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, and died 27 Jun 1969 in El Cajon, California. He married (2) EVA YOUNTS 1945.

Children of BEN WARD and GRACE ALLEN are:

i. WARD

ii. LLOYD LEWIS WARD, b. 16 Nov 1917, Colorado; d. 10 Mar 1975, West Plains, Howell, Missouri; m. (1) MYRNA MAE GRUHLKE; m. (2) JEWEL HOLLINGSHEAD.

iii. DELBERT ALMER WARD, b. 05 May 1919, Iowa; d. 13 Feb 2000, Fort Snelling Reservation, Hennepin, Minnesota; m. ELIZABETH KATHERINE SKAIFE, Aug 1942.

iv. DELMAR ALBERT WARD, b. 05 May 1919, owa; d. 05 Jun 1942, Placer County, California.

vii. EMERY GEORGE WARD, b. 29 Oct 1923, Minnesota; d. 24 Jul 1993, Aitkin County, Minnesota.

xi. KENNETH EARL WARD, b. 21 Dec 1935, itkin County, Minnesota; d. 06 Jul 1960.

Military Record ~ 1920 Census ~ 1930 Census

54. LILY ANN¹⁵ WARD (HORACE GREELEY¹⁴, HORACE PARKER¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 1899, and died 1964 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Lilly Ann married at the age of 15. Her parents divorced when she was 11 years old and she lived with her brother, Bill, for a while. Lily and Joseph McQuiston had three children. She later left taking Clarence with her. He later turned up in an orphanage. The girls were raised by their father. Lilly was married and divorced several more times. She may have had children by a Tom Scott. These children also ended up in an orphanage. She was last married to a Leonard Anderson. Taken from a Ward Family Booklet by Clare Prechel.). She married JOSEPH MCQUISTON 02 Dec 1914. He was born 14 Feb 1894, and died 06 Dec 1957 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.

1920 Census ~ In these records, Joseph and Lily are shown living in Clear Creek, Iowa with their two daughters: Hazel and Iona B. Both girls were born in Iowa. 1930 Census ~ In these records, Joseph uses his middle initial of E. Iona B. is now listed as Barbara I. Joseph is listed as "widowed". He has both girls living with him.

55. LILLIAN¹⁵ KROGEL (EMMA MARTHA¹⁴ WARD, HORACE PARKER¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 13 Jun 1895; d. 13 Nov 2001, Oregon City, Oregon. She married ROSS SALT PURKHISER 4 Apr 1920. He was born 27 Jul 1899; d. 19 Jun 1968, Oregon. 1930 Census Records.

Children of LILLIAN KROGEL and ROSS PURKHISER are:

i. ROSS PURKHISER

ii. ROBERT PURKHISER

iii. CONSTANCE PURKHISER, b. 1928; d. 1959, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Constance died instantly in a car crash. No Children.); m. HOWARD TEEPLE, 1952.

56. LAWRENCE¹⁵ KROGEL (EMMA MARTHA¹⁴ WARD, HORACE PARKER¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 25 Jun 1898, and died 26 Jun 1976 in Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon. He married MILDRED. She was born 07 May 1906, and died Oct 1983 in Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon. 1930 Census Records.

57. EDWARD GRANT¹⁵ WARD (ULYSSES GRANT¹⁴, GEORGE WASHINGTON¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 25 Aug 1895 in Garden City, Blue Earth, Minnesota; d. 5 Sep 1944, Garden City, Blue Earth, Minnesota. He married LUCIE GATES 14 Mar 1918.

58. VERONICA IRENE¹⁵ GOOD (ELIZABETH¹⁴ WARD, GEORGE WASHINGTON¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 23 Sep 1895 in Vernon Center, Blue Earth, Minnesota, and died 29 Dec 1991 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota. She married NICHOLAS JAMES THUL 29 Jun 1920 in Vernon Center, Minnesota. He was born 15 Jul 1897 in Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota, and died 26 Nov 1980 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota.

Nicholas Thul Military Record ~ 1930 Census Records.

59. GLADYS MAGDELINE¹⁵ GOOD (ELIZABETH¹⁴ WARD, GEORGE WASHINGTON¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 07 May 1901 in Vernon Center, Blue Earth, Minnesota, and died 25 Feb 1976 in Richmond,Contra Costa County, California. She married HENRY GEORGE THUL Nov 1920 in Vernon Center, Minnesota. He was born 18 Apr 1892 in Michigan, and died 08 Mar 1966 in Richmond, Contra Costa County, California.

Children of GLADYS GOOD and HENRY THUL are:

i. GRACE IRENE¹⁶ THUL, b. 20 Sep 1920; d. 21 Mar 1976, Contra Costa County, California; m. JAMES BUTSON; b. 18 Oct 1910; d. 16 Jul 1975, Contra Costa County, California.

*Two living children.

Military Record ~ 1920 Census ~ 1930 Census

60. CLARENCE ALFRED¹⁵ WARD (JULIUS CLARENCE¹⁴, GEORGE WASHINGTON¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 11 Apr 1900 in Garden City, Blue Earth, Minnesota, and died 21 Feb 1985 in San Mateo County, California. He married OLGA CECLIA ELSA 1946. She was born 18 May 1908, and died 16 Mar 1983 in San Mateo County, California.

61. NINA MAE¹⁵ WARD (JULIUS CLARENCE¹⁴, GEORGE WASHINGTON¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 04 Feb 1904 in Garden City, Blue Earth, Minnesota, and died 29 Apr 1936 in Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa (Nina Mae died in childbirth along with the baby. She died from complications of the pregnancy and uremic poisening. After Nina's death, the five children lived with their father who married several times, and with aunts and uncles. Most of them moved to Washington State to live.) She married MILEHART MEYER 17 May 1921 in Mankato, Minnesota. He was born 24 Apr 1902 in Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa, and died 16 Apr 1950 in Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa (Milehart was a supervisor for the Sibley Electric Plant. Milehart and Nina lived in Sibley for most of their married life.)

Children of NINA WARD and MILEHART MEYER are:

i. KENNETH MILES¹⁶ MEYER, b. 08 Aug 1922, Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa; d. 02 Dec 2005, Olympia, Thurston, Washington; m. PATRICIA FRALEY, 20 Apr 1943; b. 27 Mar 1927.

vii. BABY MEYER, b. 1936.

1925 Census ~ 1930 Census

62. MYRTLE ANGELINE WARD¹⁵ BUCK (JULIUS CLARENCE¹⁴ WARD, GEORGE WASHINGTON¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 10 Nov 1907 in Garden City, Blue Earth, Minnesota, and died 05 Mar 1982 in Blue Earth County, Minnesota (After her mother's death, Myrtle was adopted at age 7 by Harry H. and Ora B. Buck who lived on a farm three miles south of Garden City. She went to country school and moved to Good Thunder with her parents when in the 4th grade. They moved to Mankato, Minnesota in 1923. She graduated from Mankato High School in 1924. Myrtle went to Mankato Commercial College and did office work. She married Russell Millard from Good Thunder. He graduated from Garden City High School in 1926. They lived on Russell's father's farm until 1939. They then moved to Myrtle's father's farm and purchased it in 1948. They moved to Garden City in 1957 at the same location and old house where Myrtle was born stood. They sold the farm and retired in 1965. Myrtle had been in ill health for years.) She married RUSSELL MILLARD 20 Jun 1935 in Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa. He was born 15 Feb 1908 in Earlville, Deleware County, Iowa, and died 21 Jun 1995 in Blue Earth County, Minnesota.

63. RUSSELL¹⁵ WARD (JULIUS CLARENCE¹⁴, GEORGE WASHINGTON¹³, NATHANIEL DRAPER¹², WILLIAM¹¹, THADDEUS¹⁰, CALEB⁹, WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, WILLIAM⁶ WARDE, JOHANNES EDWARD⁵, THOMAS⁴, JOHANNES³, JOHANNES², THOMAS¹) was born 21 Mar 1910 in Garden City, Blue Earth, Minnesota, and died 10 Dec 1957 in Rochester, lmsted County, Minnesota. He married GERTRUDE YAHNKE 08 Aug 1938 in Vernon Center, Minnesota. She was born 22 Jul 1910.

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