William Worth WARD^{[1, 2, 3]}

1914 - 1939  (25 years)

• Name	William Worth WARD
  Born	3 Jun 1914	, probably Fannin, Georgia   [2, 4, 5]
  	30 Jun 1914 -> headstone 1915, Georgia -> age 5 on 1920 census 1915, Georgia -> age 15 on 1930 census Location: Probably Fannin County -> his parents appeared in Fannin County on both the 1910 and 1920 censuses.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia   [6]
  	Worth (5) appeared in the household of Newton C. Ward (28) as his son. They lived on a farm. He had not attended school during the year. He and both parents were born in Georgia. The household included Rachel (27), Nellie (7), Ruby (7), Elleree (3), Bondell (1), and Martha J. Johnson (65). Martha Johnson was Rachel's mother. Newt's parents, William and Mary Ward, lived two households up. 1920 Census Analysis – Newton C. Ward Household
  Census	1930	Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia   [3]
  	Newton C. Ward Household in 1930
  Residence	1939	Newport, Fannin, Georgia   [1]
  Died	9 Jul 1939	Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia   [1, 7, 8]
  	9 Jul 1939 -> headstone inscription 9 Jul 1939; Morganton, GA -> burial permit 9 Jul 1939; Fannin County, GA -> GA deaths Cause of death: bleeding [this is consistent with my grandmother's story that Worth was stabbed to death] -> burial permit
  Buried	11 Jul 1939	Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia   [1, 7]
  	Address: Johnson Cemetery
  	Uncle Worth’s Burial Permit
  		Worth Ward Burial Permit
  Notes	Name: William Worth Ward -> burial permit Worth Ward -> headstone inscription Connection to parents: He is named as Newton C. Ward's son on the 1930 census.
  Person ID	I1852	Kendrick-Hemphill
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Newton Coleman WARD,   b. 24 Oct 1890, Newport, Fannin, Georgia ,   d. 1 Aug 1974, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Rachel Louisa JOHNSON,   b. 9 Aug 1892, , Fannin County, Georgia ,   d. 16 Feb 1980, Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia  (Age 87 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1909	, Fannin County, Georgia
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S312] Kendrick Family Papers, William Worth Ward Burial Permit; citing burial on 11 July 1939; Burial permit issued by the Georgia State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics; Photocopy owned by author's mother, who allowed the author to scan it in 2011 (Reliability: 3). [S136] Johnson Cemetery, Worth Ward monumental inscription, personally photographed by Tonia Kendrick, (Reliability: 3). [S350] 1930 Census. Georgia. Fannin County., Stock Hill Mil. District 1488; 56-19; sheet 1-B; dwelling 16, family 16; Newton C. Ward household; accessed; 30 December 2008 (Reliability: 3). [S350] 1930 Census. Georgia. Fannin County., Stock Hill Mil. District 1488; 56-19; sheet 1-B; dwelling 16, family 16; Newton C. Ward household; accessed; 30 December 2008 (Reliability: 2). [S351] 1920 Census. Georgia. Fannin County, Stockhill District; 40; sheet 1-B; dwelling 14, family 14; Newton C. Ward household; accessed; 8 April 2007 (Reliability: 2). [S351] 1920 Census. Georgia. Fannin County, Stockhill District; 40; sheet 1-B; dwelling 14, family 14; Newton C. Ward household; accessed; 8 April 2007 (Reliability: 3). [S346] Johnson/Stock Hill Cemetery, Worth Ward monumental inscription; 19 July 2009; photographed by Tonia Kendrick (Reliability: 3). [S305] Georgia Deaths, 1919-98, accessed; 5 March 2012; entry for William W. Ward (1939) (Reliability: 3).