Mary Lourania FORRESTER 

Mary Lourania FORRESTER[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1864 - 1944

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  • Birth  7 Jul 1864  , Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5] 
    • 07 Jul 1864 -> Forrester Bible Records.
      Jul 1864, Georgia -> stated on 1900 census.
      07 Jul 1864, Fannin County GA -> death certificate
    Gender  Female 
    Census  1870  Militia District 844, Fannin County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Mary (6) appeared in the household of Colman Forister (52).  She was at home.  She was born in Georgia.  The household included Ann (45), Edward (19), Martha (16), Newton (9), and George (8).

      Fannin County Forresters – 1870
    Census  1880  Noontootla, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Mary L. (16) appeared in the household of Coleman Forester (62) as his daughter. She was single and "at home." She had attended school during the year and was literate. She was born in Georgia, her father in South Carolina, and her mother in Georgia. The household included "Anney" (59), and Newton (22).

      Fannin County Forresters – 1880
    Census  1900  Stock Hill, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Mary L. (35) appeared in the household of William H. Ward (35) as his wife. She was born Jul 1864. She and both parents were born in Georgia. She and William had been married 11 years. She was the mother of four children, all of whom were living. The household included Newton C. (9), Edward C. (7), William D. (2), and Walter A. (1). The family lived on farm, which they owned.

      Mary's mother, Anie, appeared next door, and her brother, James P. Forrester appeared four households down.
    1900 Census, Georgia, Fannin County, Stock Hill, p2B    		 1900 Census, Georgia, Fannin County, Stock Hill, p2B
    Census  1910  Stock Hill, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Mary L. (45) appeared in the household of William H. Ward (45) as his wife. They had been married 21 years. Mary had borne 8 children, but only 6 were still living. She and both parents were born in Georgia. She was a farm laborer on a home farm, where she worked as an employee. She was literate. They owned their home, which was a farm. The household included Edward C. (17), William D. (13), Coles H. (10), Charlie C. (7), Virgil Taft (3), and Anna Forrester (92).

      Anna Forrester was Mary's mother. William and Mary's son, Newton C. Ward, and his family appeared on on page 9-B.
    Census  1920  Stock Hill, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Mary (54) appeared in the household of William H. Ward (54) as his wife. They lived on a farm, which they owned free of mortgage. She was married and was literate. She and both parents were born in Georgia. She had no occupation. The household included Clifford (24), Carl (20), Charly (16), and Virgil (13).

      William's sister, Georgia Kirby, appeared five households up on the same page, and William and Mary's son, Newton C. Ward, appeared two households down on the following page.
    Census  1930  Stock Hill, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Mary L. (65) appeared in the household of William H. Ward (65) as his wife. She was the homemaker. The family owned their home, which was a farm of unspecified value. They did not have a radio. Mary was 24 when they married. She could read and write. She and both parents were born in Georgia. Other household members include their sons Coles H. (29), and Virgil T. (23).

      Their son, Newt, and his family lived next door and their son, Charlie, lived two households down.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Occupation  Address:
    Housewife  [2] 
    Residence  1933  Newport, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Mary resided in Newport at the time of her husband's death.
    Residence  1944  Newport, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Died  21 Apr 1944  Newport, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • She had been under the care of W. H. Rogers, M. D. since 18 Apr 1944.
    Buried  22 Apr 1944  Dial, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Notes 
    • Name:
      Mary Lourania Ward -> her death certificate.
      Mary L. Forester -> 1880 census
      Mary Ward -> 1920 census

      Connection to parents:
      *Her parents are reported as Coleman Forrester and Anna Cearns on her death certificate.
      * She is named as Coleman Forester's daughter on the 1880 census.

      Wordless Wednesday: Mary Forrester Ward
    Person ID  I1650  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified  6 Aug 2011 

    Father  Coleman FORRESTER,   b. 9 Sep 1817, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1888 OR 1889, , probably Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Anna CARNES,   b. Feb 1823, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1914, , Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  13 Jan 1842  , Lumpkin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F75  Group Sheet

    Family  William Harvey WARD,   b. Sep 1864, Roy, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1933, Newport, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  9 Jan 1889  , Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
    >1. Newton Coleman WARD,   b. 24 Oct 1890, Newport, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1974, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    >2. Edward Clifford WARD,   b. 15 Apr 1893, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1975
     3. William Dallas WARD,   b. 21 Jul 1897, Newport, Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Walter H. WARD,   b. May 1899, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1900 and 1910, , probably Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Coles H. WARD,   b. Abt 1900, , probably Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Unknown WARD,   b. Aft 1900,   d. Bef 1910
    >7. Charlie C. WARD,   b. Abt 1904, , probably Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Virgil Taft WARD,   b. 7 May 1906, , probably Fannin, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1991
    Family ID  F73  Group Sheet

  • Photos
    Mary (Forrester) Ward    		Mary (Forrester) Ward

  • Sources 
    1. [S200] Forrester Bible Records, 1842-1888, family pages; digital images made by Tonia Kendrick, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chatsworth, Georgia, 2009; from photocopies supplied by M. H. Kendrick, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Georgia. Entries suggest that the earliest owners were Coleman Forrester (1817-1889) and wife Anna Carnes (1822-1914), who married in 1842, Births, entry for Mary Lourania Forrester (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S373] , Death certificate , Georgia Department of Community Heath, Vital Records, Atlanta, Georgia., Mary Lourania Ward; no. 7153; 1944 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S400] 1880 U. S. Census, Fannin County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 0145., Noontootley D.; 61; p. 700 (stamped); dwelling 79, family 79; Coleman Forester household; accessed ; 6 February 2008 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S491] 1920 U. S. Census, Fannin County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication T625, roll 256., Stockhill District; 40; sheet 1-A; dwelling 12, family 12; William H. Ward household; accessed; 8 April 2007 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S92] 1900 U.S. census, Fannin County, Georgia population schedule; digital images, Ancestry.com; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623 (http://www.ancestry.com), roll 195; Stock Hill District, enumeration district (ED) 29, p. 2 B (penned), dwelling 38, family 38, Mary L. Ward; (Reliability: 3).
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    6. [S461] 1870 U. S. Census, Fannin County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 148., Militia District 844; p. 45 (penned); dwelling 336, family 335; Colman Forister household; accessed; 16 February 2008 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S480] 1900 U. S. Census, Fannin County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication T623, roll 195., Stock Hill District; 29; sheet 2-B (penned); dwelling 38, family 38; William H. Ward household; accessed; 4 March 2008 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S494] 1910 U. S. Census, Fannin County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication T624, roll 182., Stock Hill; 28; 6-A; dwelling 7, household 7; William H. Ward household; accessed; 12 April 2008 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S490] 1930 U. S. Census, Fannin County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); National Archives and Records and Administration microfilm publication T626, roll 355., Stock Hill Mil. District 1488; 56-19; sheet 1-B; dwelling 17, family 17; William H. Ward household; accessed; 4 October 2009 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S373] , Death certificate , Georgia Department of Community Heath, Vital Records, Atlanta, Georgia., William Harvey Ward; no. 10329; 1933 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S373] , Death certificate , Georgia Department of Community Heath, Vital Records, Atlanta, Georgia., Mary Lourania Ward; no. 7153; 1944 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S457] Fannin County, Georgia, Marriage Books, Fannin County Ordinary Court, , , ; digital images, Georgia Archives, Georgia's Virtual Vault (http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us/index.php : accessed )., accessed; 15 February 2011; 1864-1894, p. 414; Ward-Forrister; 1889 (Reliability: 3).



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