Ray Ward^{[1, 2, 3]}

1905 - 1958  (52 years)

• Name	Ray Ward
  Born	12 Aug 1905	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	19 Feb 1958  [5]
  Buried	Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I124963	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Robert Arthur Ward,   b. Mar 1889, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 7 Dec 2008  (Age ~ 119 years)
  Mother	Eva Rebecca Parrott,   b. 2 Sep 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jun 1931  (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F58054	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Anna Mae Sims,   b. 18 Feb 1907, Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Nov 2004  (Age 97 years)
  Children	1. Robert Stanley Ward,   b. 29 Jun 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Dec 2012  (Age 85 years)   2. Nina Ray Ward,   b. 7 Jan 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Sep 2010  (Age 79 years) + 3. William Wayne "Bill" Ward,   b. 3 Feb 1933, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jun 1984  (Age 51 years) + 4. Charles E. Ward,   b. 27 Sep 1934, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Oct 1985  (Age 51 years) + 5. Charlotte A. Ward,   b. 11 Apr 1940  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F45923	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Aug 1905 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Ray Ward Aug. 12, 1905 Feb. 19, 1958 Gone but not forgotten

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 22 Jul 1972. William Charles Sims obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 26 Jan 1938. W. C. Sims obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 Sep 1938. Mrs. Lucile Pratt obituary [S112] Census, 1940. name: Ray Ward titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States gender: Male age: 34 marital status: Married race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Head birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1906 residence in 1935: Same House enumeration district number: 78-8 family number: 70 sheet number and letter: 4B line number: 62 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3933 digital folder number: 005461375 image number: 00214 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Ray Ward M 34 Tennessee wife Anna May Ward F 33 Tennessee son Bobby Ward M 12 Tennessee daughter Nina R Ward F 9 Tennessee son Billy Ward M 7 Tennessee son Charles Ward M 5 Tennessee [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 19 Feb 1958. Ward, Ray 52 b. 8-12-1905 Sev Co d. 2-19-58 Osceola IN Alder Branch Cem Survivors: widow Anna Mae Sims R1 Mishawaka IN 3 sons Robert Osceola Sp 3/C William Ward US Army GA Pvt Charles Germany 2 dau Nina Ward Osceola Charlotte Ward Osceola 3 bro Fred TX Doyle TX Coy Ward Maryville 3 sis Mrs Raymond Patterson Sev Mrs Lester Kerr Sev Mrs W T Spicer Sev. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 102.