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Merrick J. Ward

Merrick J. Ward

Male 1863 - 1965  (101 years)

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  • Name Merrick J. Ward 
    Birth 13 Jun 1863  IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Apr 1965  Burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11549  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Family Nancy Isabel "Belle" Ackley,   b. Apr 1866, Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1941, Burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jun 1889 
    Children 
     1. Lynn B. Ward,   b. 12 Apr 1890, Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1895, Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA; burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
     2. Child Ward,   b. 10 Apr 1891, Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Percy Ashbury Ward,   b. 17 Aug 1894   d. 11 Sep 1986, Pharr, Hidalgo Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     4. Cecil D. Ward,   b. 27 Aug 1896   d. Apr 1976, Pharr, Hidalgo Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F4519  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
    Ward, Merrick J. (1863-1965) & Nancy Isabel 'Belle' Ackley (1866-1941)
    Ward, Merrick J. (1863-1965) & Nancy Isabel "Belle" Ackley (1866-1941)
    2-Persons photo of (L-R) Merrick J. Ward & Nancy Isabel "Belle" Ackley Ward was taken probably in 1919 and came from the Ackley/ Vorhes/ Smith Archives by SA Smith.
    Ward, Cecil D. (1896-1976) & Percy Ashbury Ward (1894-1986) & Nancy Isabel 'Belle' Ackley (1866-1941) & Quaife M. Ward (1918-1987) & Merrick J. Ward (1863-1965) & Bessie A. Quaife (1894-1973)
    Ward, Cecil D. (1896-1976) & Percy Ashbury Ward (1894-1986) & Nancy Isabel "Belle" Ackley (1866-1941) & Quaife M. Ward (1918-1987) & Merrick J. Ward (1863-1965) & Bessie A. Quaife (1894-1973)
    Group photo of (L-R, top row) Cecil D. Ward & Percy Ashbury Ward & (L-R, middle row) Nancy Isabel "Belle" Ackley Ward & Quaife M. Ward & Merrick J. Ward & (bottom row) Bessie A. Quaife Ward was taken probably in 1919-1920 and came from the Ackley/ Vorhes/ Smith Archives by SA Smith.

  • Notes 
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      Source:
      SA Smith:
      Russell J. Ackley/Maria Jane Baltimore

      Child 1: Ashbury James "AJ" Ackley
      B 23 Apr 1872 Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA
      D 3 Apr 1965
      Married: 6 Sep 1911
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA
      Spouse: Sophia Christine Bucholtz
      B 6 Sep 1880 Clarksville, Butler Co, IA
      D 2 Jan 1944
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA

      Child 2: Harry Lynn Ackley
      B 3 Sep 1883 Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA
      D 14 Mar 1922
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA
      Spouse: Forest Augusta Losee
      B 5 Feb 1885
      D 18 Feb 1974
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA

      Child 3: Estella Viva "Stella" Ackley
      B Mar 1864 Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA
      D 5 Mar 1940
      Married: 5 May 1886
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA
      Spouse: Albert Edward Gates
      B 11 Feb 1861
      D 6 Jun 1944
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA

      Child 4: Nancy Isabel "Belle" Ackley
      B Apr 1866 Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA
      D 28 Jan 1941
      Married: 17 Jun 1889
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA
      Spouse: Merrick J. Ward
      B 13 Jun 1863 Illinois
      D 3 Apr 1965
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA

      Child 5: Bertha May Ackley
      B Jan 1875 Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA
      D 1920
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA
      Spouse 1: VanLuren
      Divorced

      Spouse 2: W. Shepardson
      Divorced

      Spouse 3: Edward Swant
      B 1876
      D 24 Nov 1933
      Married: 20 Jun 1906

      Child 6: Nellie Ethel Ackley
      B 16 Jan 1882 Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA
      D 24 Nov 1969
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA
      Married: 1 May 1901
      Spouse 1: Lewis Dan Brunner
      B 11 Nov 1876
      D 23 Mar 1957
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA
      Parents
      Jacob W. Brunner
      B 9 Mar 1830
      D 25 Oct 1905
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA

      Dorothea L. Voelker
      B 7 Jul 1839
      D 10 Oct 1921
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock, Floyd Co, IA

      Child 7: Ella Irene Ackley
      B 1863 Ava, Douglas Co, Missouri
      D 1941
      Spouse 1: Bert Paddleford
      Spouse 2: Neiman
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      Source:
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVXX-CV5
      "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVXX-CV5 : 20 May 2016), Ward, 10 Apr 1891; citing Marble Rock, Floyd, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,481,724.
      Ward
      Iowa, County Births
      Name Ward
      Event Type Birth
      Event Date 10 Apr 1891
      Event Place Marble Rock, Floyd, Iowa, United States
      Gender Male
      Father's Name Merrick Ward
      Mother's Name Belle Ackley
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      Source:
      SA Smith:
      Merrick J. Ward/Nancy Isabel "Belle" Ackley

      Child 1 Lynn B. Ward
      B 12 Apr 1890 Marble Rock Floyd County IA
      D 20 Oct 1895 Marble Rock Floyd County IA
      Bur Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock Floyd County IA

      Child 2 Percy Ashbury Ward
      B 17 Aug 1894
      D 11 Sep 1986 Pharr Hidalgo County Texas
      Married 31 Dec 1914 Waukegan Lake County Illinois
      Spouse Bessie A. Quaife
      B 18 Oct 1894
      D 11 Feb 1973 McAllen Hidalgo County Texas

      Child 3 Cecil D. Ward
      B 27 Aug 1896
      D Apr 1976 Pharr Hidalgo County Texas
      Married 25 Jan 1919 Floyd County IA
      Spouse Margaret Maurine Jones
      B 8 Dec 1897
      D 14 Sep 1998 Edinburg Hidalgo County Texas
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      Sources:
      In general, SA Smith researched at Floyd County Court House, Charles City, Floyd County, Ia; birth records, death records, marriage records
      and also got information from:
      Death certificates
      Marriage certificates
      Birth certificates
      Cemetery tombstones
      Family Bible family info
      Cemetery records
      Obituaries



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