Brief Life History of Marion Francis
When Marion Francis Ward was born on 8 April 1863, in Bancroft, Daviess, Missouri, United States, his father, James Francis Ward, was 32 and his mother, Rebecca Staley, was 30. He married Marguerite "Maggie" Ann Tourney in 1886, in Daviess, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Lincoln Township, Daviess, Missouri, United States for about 50 years and Sugar Creek Township, Harrison, Missouri, United States in 1930. He died on 23 April 1955, in Gilman City, Harrison, Missouri, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Gilman City Masonic Cemetery, Gilman City, Harrison, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Marion F Ward, "United States 1950 Census"
- Marion Francis Ward, "Find A Grave Index"
- Marion F Ward, "United States Census, 1930"
Spouse and Children
1863–1955 Male
1867–1954 Female
Children (8)
1887–1977 Female
1888–1938 Female
1891–1972 Female
1893–1961 Male
1896–1970 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1830–1908 Male
1832–1872 Female
Siblings (12)
1851–1919 Female
1853–1853 Female
1855–1946 Female
1857–1930 Male
1859–1943 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1865
Age 2
1865 · The Assassination of a President
Age 2
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 27
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Middle English ward ‘watchman, guard’ (Old English weard, used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).
English: occupational name from Middle English warde ‘armed guard’ (Old English weard ‘watching, guarding’), with the same meaning as 1 above.
Irish: shortened form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Marion Francis Ward memory by Robert M Ward
I can remember my Grandfather Ward riding his horse out to the farm and looking at the crops. He wasn't a large man - kind of like my dad. He had lost his right index finger when he was younger. Some …
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