Margaret Nowell Ward

1900 - 1998  (98 years)

• Name	Margaret Nowell Ward
  Nickname	Peggy
  Birth	29 Jun 1900	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	Birth Record of Margaret Nowell Ward
  Census	1910 (9 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Age: 9
  Address: North Orange Road
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Graduation	1919 (18 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6]
  Agency: Orange High School
  Census	1920 (19 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Age: 19
  She was recorded while living with her widowed mother.
  Married	18 Jul 1925 (25 years)	Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4, 6]
  Donald Herrick Stone. He was born 20 March 1896 and died 25 February 1969 in Orange, Massachusetts. He was a barber. Issue: 1. Diane Stone (1932-2002) 2. Richard C. Stone (1941-____)- adopted
  Census	1940 (39 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [9]
  Age: 39
  Address: 54 Ball Street
  History	1998 (97 years)  [6]
  According to her obituary, she "worked at the former Minute Tapioca Co. several years and also was a bookkeeper at Chamberlain's Hardware. Mrs. Stone was an accomplished pianist and organist and was organist for several years at the Community Church of North Orange and Tully. She was an avid gardener, well-known in the area for her rock gardens. She was a lifelong member of the First Universalist Church in Orange and served as chairman of the church fairs for many years. She later organized the "La Petite" flower shows which were held at the church for many years. She also made quilts and braided rugs for various church projects. She was a past president of the Orange Women's Club and was instrumental in forming the Garden Clubdivision of the Women's Club. She was inducted into the Clara Barton Sisterhood of the Universalist-Unitarian Women's Federation in 1979."
  Death	4 Dec 1998	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6, 7]
  Agency: Quabbin Valley Healthcare Center
  Burial	South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. South Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts   [6, 10]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Harold Harding Ward,   b. 22 Jan 1887, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Feb 1973, Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years) + 2. Ruth Esther Ward,   b. 9 Jul 1889, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Dec 1980, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 91 years) ▻ Harry Lincoln Woodman,  m. 2 Oct 1912 > 3. Grace Ella Ward,   b. 19 Sep 1892, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Feb 1971, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years) ▻ Floyd French,  m. 8 Jun 1912 > 4. Margaret Nowell Ward,   b. 29 Jun 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Dec 1998, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 98 years) + 5. Lawrence Carlyle Ward,   b. 18 Jul 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Feb 1985, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years) ▻ Edith Charlotte Waterman,  m. 6 Nov 1936
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Ward,   b. 1573, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England   (7 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Mills   d. 5 Nov 1765  (5 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I751	Ward Line
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2020

  
  

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

  
  

  Spouse / Partner
  Marriage	18 Jul 1925	Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2015

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Margaret Nowell Ward(1900 – 1998) 2Everett Daniel Ward(1857 – 1920) 4Deacon Thomas Harris Ward(1814 – 1891) 8Deacon Daniel Ward(1774 – 1861) 16Deacon Nehemiah Ward(1751 – 1831) 17Sarah Whitney(1741 – 1824) 9Sarah Jones(1779 – 1862) 18Jonathan Jones(1731 – ) 19Mary Wood(23 Feb 1733/34 – ) 5Esther Kellogg Mayo(1814 – 1895) 10Stephen Mayo(1783 – 1871) 20Benjamin Mayo(1750 – 1797) 21Dorothy Goddard(1758 – 1845) 11Mary Cheney(1784 – 1870) 22Levi Cheney(1756 – 1847) 23Mary Hill(1756 – 1819) 3Cora May Harding(1868 – 1952) 6George Harding(1837 – 1910) 12Alpheus Harding(1809 – 1898) 24Captain Oliver Harding(1774 – 1843) 25Elizabeth Browning(1777 – 1845) 13Catharine Muzzy Wheeler(1818 – 1872) 26Captain Rowland Wheeler, J.P.(1785 – 1867) 27Lydia Gates(1789 – 1861) 7Ruth Melinda Delvey(1838 – 1923) 14Joseph Delvey(1803 – 1848) 28Jonathan Delvey(1770 – 1850) 29Hannah Johnson(1774 – 1851) 15Mary Wheaton(1806 – 1844) 30Reuban Wheaton(1779 – 1831) 31Abigail Partridge(1782 – 1850)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Jun 1900 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Graduation - 1919 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 18 Jul 1925 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 18 Jul 1925 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 4 Dec 1998 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - - South 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

  Margaret Nowell (Ward) Stone

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20). Year: 1910; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_589; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0512; FHL microfilm: 1374602 [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1920; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_698; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 341 [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982). [S3] Brodeur, Diane , Descendants of Ruth Melinda Delvey, (Oxford, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1981). [S469] Crosby, Barbara. The Ward Family of 11 Children, (Orange, Massachusetts: manuscript, circa 1950). [S498] Obituary of Margaret W. Stone, (Athol, Massachusetts: The Athol Daily News, 5 December 1998). [S10] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S187] Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 201). Birth Record of Margaret Nowell Ward [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Year: 1940; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1592; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 6-51 [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). Find A Grave Memorial# 11020842