The Shemwell Family

Oscar Leo WardAge: 67 years18851952

Name
Oscar Leo Ward
Given names
Oscar Leo
Surname
Ward
Birth October 3, 1885 27 27
Birth of a sisterEmma Lee Ward
January 22, 1888 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Oda Ward
May 1, 1890 (Age 4 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Oda Ward
January 17, 1892 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherEdward Jones Ward
November 7, 1892 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherRebecca Loftin
1892 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterEunice Rebecca Ward
August 29, 1895 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Jerome “Charlie” Ward
January 12, 1898 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 27, 1900 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a sisterGertrude Ward
November 16, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel Cicero Ward
May 24, 1906 (Age 20 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 32 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a motherNancy Louisa Morris
August 18, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death November 15, 1952 (Age 67 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: October 24, 1882Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
Oscar Leo Ward
Birth: October 3, 1885 27 27Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 15, 1952High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
Emma Lee Ward
Birth: January 22, 1888 29 29North Carolina, United States
Death: November 24, 1958Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger brother
William Oda Ward
Birth: May 1, 1890 31 32Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 17, 1892Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Edward Jones Ward
Birth: November 7, 1892 34 34Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 29, 1979Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Eunice Rebecca Ward
Birth: August 29, 1895 37 37Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 20, 1995Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger brother
Charles Jerome “Charlie” Ward
Birth: January 12, 1898 39 39Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 26, 1961Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Gertrude Ward
Birth: November 16, 1900 42 42Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 1, 1988Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Oscar Leo Ward has 5 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Cicero Ward - Household

Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Ward, CiceroheadWMJun185841M17NCNCNCFarmer
Ward, Nancy LwifeWFMar185842M1785NCNCNC
Ward, Oscar LsonWMOct188514SNCNCNCFarm Laborer
Ward, Emma LdaughterWFJan188812SNCNCNC
Ward, Edward JsonWMNov18927SNCNCNC
Ward, EunicedaughterWFAug18944SNCNCNC
Ward, CharliesonWMJan18982SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Louisa Morris - Household

Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Ward, Nancy LheadFW51Wd96NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Ward, Oscar LsonMW23SNCNCNCFarmLaborer
Ward, Ed JsonMW17SNCNCNCFarmLaborer
Ward, Eunice RdaughterFW14SNCNCNCFarmLaborer
Ward, Charlie JsonMW12SNCNCNCFarmLaborer
Ward, GertrudedaughterFW9SNCNCNC