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• Name: Benjamin Franklin Ward
• Sex: M
• Birth: 14 SEP 1874 in Arthur, Douglas Co., IL
• Death: 15 JUL 1955
• Burial: Carlyle Cem., Carlyle, IL.
• Person Id: I24411
• Tree Id: 619700

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Parents
Father:

• William Henry Ward: Birth: 15 JUN 1842 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA. Death: 17 APR 1917 in Martinsville, Morgan Co., IN
Mother:

• Cephelia Ann Maris: Birth: 7 MAY 1845 in West Union, Parke Co., IN. Death: 14 SEP 1896 in Hidalgo, Jasper Co., IL

Family
Marriage:

• Married: Mary Hannah Cooley on 1 JAN 1898 at Huey, Clinton Co., IL.
  
• Mary Hannah Cooley: Birth: 4 SEP 1881 in Clark Co., IL. Death: 21 OCT 1936

Children:

1. William Russell Ward: Birth: 18 SEP 1899 in Greenup, Cumberland Co., IL. Death: 23 JUL 1976 in Breese, Clinton Co., IL

2. Albert Raymond Ward: Birth: 6 JAN 1902 in IL. Death: 15 NOV 1967 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI

3. Lester Earl Ward: Birth: 8 DEC 1904 in White Lake, SD. Death: 28 JUN 1976 in Vernon, Marion Co., IL

4. Gladys M. Ward: Birth: 25 MAY 1906. Death: 8 JAN 1974

5. Elmer Franklin Ward: Birth: 26 JUN 1910 in Clement Twp., Clinton Co., IL. Death: 25 DEC 1984

Family
Marriage:

• Married: Dollie M. Cooley on 12 SEP 1942 at Benton, Newton Co., MO.
  
• Dollie M. Cooley: Birth: 1896 in Macedonia, IL. Death: 3 SEP 1960 in Huey, Clinton Co., IL

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