Richard Archer Ward

b. 22 December 1879, d. 7 November 1945
  • Father: Hiram Ward b. 16 March 1830, d. 5 April 1909
  • Mother: Phoebe Riley b. 14 October 1843, d. 23 July 1920
  • Richard Archer Ward was born on 22 December 1879 in Texas.
  • Hiram Ward and Phoebe Riley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Travis County, Texas. Other members of the household included Richard Archer Ward, Nancy O. Ward, James Heman Ward, Sarah C. Ward, George M. Ward and Anna L. Ward. Son William Hiram, age 7, apparently was overlooked by the enumerator.
  • Hiram Ward and Phoebe Riley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Travis County, Texas. Other members of the household included Richard Archer Ward, George M. Ward, Anna L. Ward, Hubbard Carrington Ward, Thomas C. Ward and Minnie J. Ward.
  • He was working on the farm, according to the 1900 census.
  • He married Elfrieda Kempe, daughter of Frank Kempe and Ida Alwine Menzer, on 26 April 1908 in Williamson County, Texas.
  • Richard Archer Ward and Elfrieda Kempe appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Travis County, Texas. Other members of the household included Richard Archer Ward Jr., Hiram Ward and Frances G. Kempe. Also in the household were two boarders.
  • He was a manager at the telephone company, according to the 1910 census.
  • Richard Archer Ward registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Travis County, Texas, while living with his wife Frieda in Pfluegerville, and employed there as a telephone company manager.
  • Richard Archer Ward and Elfrieda Kempe appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas, at Pecan Street. Other members of the household included Richard Archer Ward Jr., Hiram Ward, Vivian E. Ward and Maudine Ward.
  • He was a manager at the telephone company, according to the 1920 census.
  • Richard Archer Ward and Elfrieda Kempe appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas. Other members of the household included Hiram Ward, Vivian E. Ward and Maudine Ward.
  • He was manager of a chicken hatchery, according to the 1930 census.
  • Richard Archer Ward and Elfrieda Kempe appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas. Other members of the household included Maudine Ward.
  • Richard Archer Ward died on 7 November 1945 at age 65 in Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas.
  • His wife Elfrieda Kempe became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Austin, Travis County, Texas.
  • His wife Maudine Ward became a widow at his death.
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2015

Family: Elfrieda Kempe b. 26 November 1889, d. 18 March 1979