Ruth Esther Ward

1889 - 1980  (91 years)

• Name	Ruth Esther Ward
  Born	9 Jul 1889	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	Birth Record of Ruth Esther Ward
  Census	1900	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [9]
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Age: 6
  History	Dec 1901  [10]
  	In December 1901, she fell on frozen ground, cutting a gash in one of her limbs.
  Residence	1913	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [11]
  Address: 43 South Loring Street
  Residence	1913	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Address:
  Residence	1913	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Address:
  Census	1920	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [12]
  Age: 30
  Address: 422 Pine Street
  Census	1930	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [13]
  Age: 40
  Address: 422 Pine Street
  Census	1940	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [14]
  Age: 50
  Address:
  Moved To	1945	North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [15]
  SSN	013-50-9679  [3, 7]
  Died	28 Dec 1980	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [3, 6, 16, 17, 18]
  Agency: Athol Memorial Hospital
  Buried	31 Dec 1980	Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [17, 18, 19, 20]
  The following is from her funeral sermon: "She was not only a grandmother in her own family, but served that functions well for many people. She had the appearance of a grandmother, the mein of one, too. She appeared in church with the assurance of a dowager queen, elegantly dressed, making quips and wise cracks, kids dancing around her in great merriment, the younger folks greeting her. Hers was always a grand entrance."
  	Gravestone of Harry and Ruth Woodman and their two daughters, Shirley and Janice
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Harold Harding Ward,   b. 22 Jan 1887, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 14 Feb 1973, Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont  (Age 86 years)   2. Ruth Esther Ward,   b. 9 Jul 1889, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 28 Dec 1980, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 91 years)   3. Grace Ella Ward,   b. 19 Sep 1892, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 16 Feb 1971, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire  (Age 78 years)   4. Margaret Nowell "Peggy" Ward,   b. 29 Jun 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 4 Dec 1998, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 98 years) + 5. Lawrence Carlyle Ward,   b. 18 Jul 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Feb 1985, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina  (Age 74 years)
  Person ID	I615	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Everett Daniel Ward,   b. 16 Nov 1857, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 4 Jan 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Cora May Harding,   b. 9 Jun 1868, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 23 Oct 1952, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 84 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1885	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harry Lincoln Woodman,   b. 24 Nov 1880, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine ,   d. 17 Dec 1968, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 88 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1912	North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [4, 6, 21, 22, 23, 24]
  They were wed in a double ring ceremony performed by the Rev. Selden W. Cummings, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lowell.
  Children	1. Shirley Frances Woodman,   b. 29 Oct 1917, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 Apr 2016, Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania  (Age 98 years)   2. Janice Mary Woodman,   b. 6 Oct 1919, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 23 Aug 2009, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2016
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Jul 1889 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - She was recorded while living with her parents.,Age: 6 - 1900 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Married - 2 Oct 1912 - North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Residence - Address: 43 South Loring Street - 1913 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Residence - Address: - 1913 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Residence - Address: - 1913 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Census - Age: 30,Address: 422 Pine Street - 1920 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Census - Age: 40,Address: 422 Pine Street - 1930 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Census - Age: 50,Address: - 1940 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Moved To - 1945 - North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Died - Agency: Athol Memorial Hospital - 28 Dec 1980 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Buried - 31 Dec 1980 - Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		The Enchanted Barn The home of Harry and Ruth Woodman in North Orange, Massachusetts
  		Ruth (Ward) Woodman with two grandsons
  		Shirley (Woodman) Buell and Ruth (Ward) Woodman

  
  

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