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Edith May Patterson Ward

Female - 1967


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  • Name Edith May Patterson Ward 
    Born St. Clere, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 30 May 1967  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Memorial Park Cemetery (Penwell-Gabel Cemetery), Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6888  Rossville
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2020 

    Father Lawrence M Patterson,   b. 26 Aug 1831,   d. 14 May 1922, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Lucy Ann (Louise) Custer Patterson,   b. 4 Aug 1845, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1918, St. Clere, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 14 Aug 1871 
    Family ID F8527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Washington Ward 
    Married 12 Jan 1897  St. Clere, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Zella Izetta Olive Ward Jacques,   b. 31 May 1900, Adrian, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1994, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    Documents
    Anniversary- Ward, George and Edith
    Anniversary- Ward, George and Edith
    To have 60th anniversary reception
    [Caption: Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Ward]

    Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Ward will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary next Sunday, January 13, with open house at the Community Center. No invitations are being sent but friends are invited to call between 2 and 5 p.m.

    Mr. and Mrs. Ward were married January 12, 1897 at the home of her parents near St. Clere, Kansas. The first 27 years of their marriage was spent on a farm near Adrian, Kansas. They came to Rossville four years ago from Silver Lake when Mr. Ward retired from farming. Their Golden Wedding anniversary was celebrated at their farm home north of Silver Lake where they had spent 34 happy years.

    The couple has one daughter, Mrs. Zella Jacques of Rossville, one granddaughter, and four great grandchildren. He is 82 years of age and she is 78.

    [From 10 Jan 1957]
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2017 15:41:10 
    Family ID F4637  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - - St. Clere, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Jan 1897 - St. Clere, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Ward, Edith
    Obituary- Ward, Edith
    Edith Ward
    Services for Mrs. Edith May Ward, 89, of Rossville will be held at the Rossville Methodist Church with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. She died Tuesday in a Topeka hospital.

    Mrs. Ward was born at St. Clere and had lived at Silver Lake and Rossville for many years.

    A daughter, Mrs. Zella Jacques of Rossville, survives; a granddaughter; four great-grandchildren and three great- great-grandchildren.