Willie S. Ward
b. 10 May 1896, d. 3 December 1947
- Father: Samuel King Ward b. circa 15 November 1866, d. 28 September 1938
- Mother: Laura Ann Edenfield b. 28 December 1868, d. 21 June 1899
- Willie S. Ward was born on 10 May 1896 in Emanuel County, Georgia.
- Samuel King Ward and Ida Jane Neal appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Summit, Emanuel County, Georgia. Other members of the household included Willie S. Ward, Dora B. Ward and James Olen Ward.
- Samuel King Ward and Ida Jane Neal appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Emanuel County, Georgia. Other members of the household included Willie S. Ward, Dora B. Ward, James Olen Ward and Mary Ann Ward. Also in the household were children Lira (age 8), Mary L. (7) and Clyde (2), not yet recorded.
- He was attending school and working on the farm, according to the 1910 census.
- Willie S. Ward registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Emanuel County, Georgia, while single and living in Graymont, self-employed there as a barber.
- He married Lottie Mae Sutton, daughter of William Sutton and Martha (?), and Lottie's sister Ada married Willie's brother James.
- Willie S. Ward died on 3 December 1947 at age 51.
- His wife Lottie Mae Sutton became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Antiooch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Twin City, Emanuel County, Georgia.
- Last Edited: 4 Nov 2012