| Name |
Mary Lourania FORRESTER |
| Born |
7 Jul 1864 |
, Fannin County, Georgia  [1, 2, 5] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
1870 |
Militia District 844, Fannin County, Georgia [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
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| Census |
1880 |
Noontootla, Fannin, Georgia [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
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| Census |
1900 |
Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia [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.
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| Census |
1910 |
Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia [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.
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| Census |
1920 |
Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia [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.
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| Census |
1930 |
Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia [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.
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| Residence |
1933 |
Newport, Fannin, Georgia [10] |
- Mary resided in Newport at the time of her husband's death.
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| Residence |
1935 |
Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia [11] |
| Census |
1940 |
Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia [12] |
Address:
Noontootla Road |
| Occupation |
Address:
Housewife [2, 11] |
| Residence |
1944 |
Newport, Fannin, Georgia [13] |
| Died |
21 Apr 1944 |
Newport, Fannin, Georgia [13] |
- She had been under the care of W. H. Rogers, M. D. since 18 Apr 1944.
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| Buried |
22 Apr 1944 |
Dial, Fannin County, Georgia [13] |
| 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
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| Person ID |
I1650 |
Kendrick-Hemphill |
| Last Modified |
20 Apr 2014 |
| Family |
William Harvey WARD, b. Sep 1864, Roy, Fannin, Georgia , d. 15 Apr 1933, Newport, Fannin, Georgia (Age ~ 68 years) |
| Married |
9 Jan 1889 |
, Fannin County, Georgia [14] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Newton Coleman WARD, b. 24 Oct 1890, Newport, Fannin, Georgia , d. 1 Aug 1974, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia (Age 83 years) |
| + | 2. Edward Clifford WARD, b. 15 Apr 1893, , , Georgia , d. Dec 1975 (Age 82 years) |
| + | 3. William Dallas WARD, b. 21 Jul 1897, Newport, Fannin, Georgia |
| | 4. Walter H. WARD, b. May 1899, , , Georgia , d. Between 1900 and 1910, , probably Fannin, Georgia (Age ~ 0 years) |
| | 5. Carl H. WARD, b. Abt 1900, , probably Fannin, Georgia |
| | 6. Unknown WARD, b. Aft 1900, d. Bef 1910 (Age ~ 9 years) |
| + | 7. Charlie C. WARD, b. Abt 1904, , probably Fannin, Georgia |
| | 8. Virgil Taft WARD, b. 7 May 1906, , probably Fannin, Georgia , d. 22 May 1991 (Age 85 years) |
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| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2015 |
| Family ID |
F73 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1864 - 1944 (79 years)