Olen Ward
b. 3 October 1903, d. 26 April 1948
- Father: James Olander Ward b. 15 April 1855, d. 11 May 1940
- Mother: Charlotte Atchison b. 31 October 1859, d. 9 January 1952
- Olen Ward was born on 3 October 1903 in Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma.
- James Olander Ward and Charlotte Atchison appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Jones County, Texas. Other members of the household included Olen Ward, James Neal Ward, Carl Ward, Ethredge Ward, Bessie Ward and Leslie Ward.
- James Olander Ward and Charlotte Atchison appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Collingsworth County, Texas. Other members of the household included Olen Ward.
- He was attending school and working on the home farm, according to the 1920 census.
- He married Della Mary Griffin, daughter of Frank Griffin and Gertrude Gunckel.
- Olen Ward and Della Mary Griffin appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Bethel, Quindaro Township, Wyandotte County, Kansas, at Route 1. Other members of the household included James Olen Ward. Also in the household was Della's brother Shelby Griffin, age 21. The Ward family was living in Kansas City in 1935.
- He was employed as a foreman by a petroleum company, according to the 1940 census.
- At the time of his death Olen Ward was living in Sweeny, Brazoria County, Texas.
- Olen Ward died on 26 April 1948 at age 44 in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, at Matagorda General Hospital of injuries sustained in an accident.
- His wife Della Mary Griffin became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Sweeny Cemetery, Sweeny, Brazoria County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 10 Nov 2012
Family: Della Mary Griffin b. 4 July 1907, d. 25 December 2001
- James Olen Ward b. 25 June 1931, d. 7 November 1989