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Family: John Wesley Ward / Sophia Corbin (F22391)

• Father | Male John Wesley Ward

  
  

  Born	28 Apr 1870	Wingett Run, Ohio, USA
  Died	27 May 1956	Wood County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried
  Married	CA 1890  [1]
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Mother | Female Sophia Corbin

  
  

  Born	12 Jul 1872	Wood County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	23 Feb 1934	Wood County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried		Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Wood County, WV
  Other Spouse	David Runyon | F22390
  Married
  Father	Ebenezer Franklin Corbin | F22395 Group Sheet
  Mother	Melissa Ellen Whitlatch | F22395 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Etta M Ward

  
  

  Born	4 Sep 1893	Wood County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Male George Franklin Ward

  
  

  Born	25 Jul 1895	Wood County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Sep 1977	West Virginia, USA
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Male William A Ward

  
  

  Born	Oct 1897	West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 4 | Male John Wesley Ward

  
  

  Born	Jan 1900	West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Male Charles Ward

  
  

  Born	CA 1903	West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Isaac Sheridan Ward

  
  

  Born	4 Sep 1905	Wood County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 7 | Male Delbert Dewey Ward, Sr

  
  

  Born	27 Feb 1910	Wood County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	10 Nov 1999
  Buried		Wood County, West Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Freda Louise Casto | F22392
  Married	5 Oct 1929	Wood County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 8 | Female Della M Ward

  
  

  Born	27 Feb 1910	Wood County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 9 | Female Lillie B Ward

  
  

  Born
  Died
  Buried

  
  

• Notes

  1900 Union, Wood, WV #101 Ward, John W 5/1870 m 9y WV OHOHO Sophia 7/1870 m 9y 6-6 children WVWVWV Ida E da 6/1888 WVWVWV Etta M da 9/1893 Nettie M 4 Sep 1893 Wood George F son 7/1895 7/25/19895 Wood William A son 10/1897 John W son 1/1900 James E neph 5/1885 1910 Walker, Wood, WV #92 all WVWVWV Ward, John 40 m1- 18y Sophia 36 m1- 18y 12-10 children Etta da 17 Frank son 15 William son 12 Wesley son 10 Chas son 7 Sheridan son 5 Isaac Sheridan 9/4/1905 Wood Delbert son 2/12 2/27/1910 Della da 2/12 2/27/1910 IS's birth record shows Sophia with Locefis written over it, as if implying her name was Locefis instead of Sofia. 1920 Williams, Wood, WV Ward, John 49 OH OH OH Sophy 47 WVWVWV Frank G son 24 John W son 19 Isic S son 14 Thelbert D son 10 Della M da 10 Lillie B Da 5 1930 Williamstown, Wood, WV Ward, John W 55 md age 22 OH US US Sophia S 54 md age 21 WVWVWV Sheridan I son 24 s Lilly B da 15 Charles Forest Ward, age 16, died Williamstown, 10/19/1918 I can't find a marriage for John & Sophia but there is this one for Sophia Corbin to another man at about the right time. Could there have been a mistake made in the records? Maybe 2 records mixed up or ?? Marriage Record(1056 Kb) Date: 8/19/1890 at the bride's sisters Place: Wood Harry Wright, 21, Ohio Co WV, Wood Sophia Corbin, 17, Wood, Wood Informants: Harry Wright & Jno Rost Jr of Wood Co

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census.