Ruth Esther Ward

1889 - 1980  (91 years)

• Name	Ruth Esther Ward
  Birth	9 Jul 1889	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 6, 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27]
  	Birth Record of Ruth Esther Ward
  Census	1900 (10 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 9, living on 52 Whitney Street, Orange, Massachusetts with her parents.
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Miscellaneous	Dec 1901 (12 years)  [19]
  In December 1901, she fell on frozen ground, cutting a gash in one of her limbs.
  Census	1910 (20 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 20, living on North Orange Road, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts at the Aubrey Turner house as a boarder. She was a public school teacher.
  Census	1920 (30 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 30, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.
  Census	1930 (40 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 40, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.
  Census	1940 (50 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 50, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.
  Moved To	1945 (55 years)	North Orange, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. North Orange is a neighborhood in Orange, Massachusetts,  and is where the town was founded.   [28]
  In 1945, she and Harry moved to North Orange, Massachusetts.
  Death	28 Dec 1980	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7, 10, 11, 16, 23, 27]
  She died at Athol Memorial Hospital. [21]
  Burial	31 Dec 1980	Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Jones Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts   [10, 11, 21, 22]
  The following is from her funeral sermon: "She was not only a grandmother in her own family, but served that functions well for many people. She had the appearance of a grandmother, the mein of one, too. She appeared in church with the assurance of a dowager queen, elegantly dressed, making quips and wise cracks, kids dancing around her in great merriment, the younger folks greeting her. Hers was always a grand entrance."
  	Gravestone of Harry and Ruth Woodman and their two daughters, Shirley and Janice
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Harold Harding Ward,   b. 22 Jan 1887, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Feb 1973, Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years) + 2. Ruth Esther Ward,   b. 9 Jul 1889, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Dec 1980, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 91 years) ▻ Harry Lincoln Woodman,  m. 2 Oct 1912 > 3. Grace Ella Ward,   b. 19 Sep 1892, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Feb 1971, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years) ▻ Floyd French,  m. 8 Jun 1912 > 4. Margaret Nowell Ward,   b. 29 Jun 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Dec 1998, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 98 years) + 5. Lawrence Carlyle Ward,   b. 18 Jul 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Feb 1985, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years) ▻ Edith Charlotte Waterman,  m. 6 Nov 1936
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Ward,   b. 1573, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England   (7 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Mills   d. 5 Nov 1765  (5 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I615	Roy Line, Ward Line
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Everett Daniel Ward,   b. 16 Nov 1857, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Jan 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Cora May Harding,   b. 9 Jun 1868, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Oct 1952, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Harry Lincoln Woodman,   b. 24 Nov 1880, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 17 Dec 1968, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1912	North Orange, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. North Orange is a neighborhood in Orange, Massachusetts,  and is where the town was founded.   [6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 18, 26, 27]
  	Marriage Record of Ruth Ward and Harry Woodman
  Age at Marriage	She : 23 years and 3 months - He : 31 years and 11 months.
  Information	They were wed in a double ring ceremony performed by the Rev. Selden W. Cummings, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lowell.
  Children	2 daughters
  +   1. Shirley Frances Woodman,   b. 29 Oct 1917, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Apr 2016, Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 98 years) ▻ Capt. Robert Gladwin Roy  m. 3 May 1942;   Harry Clemens Buell  m. 10 Nov 1979 +   2. Janice Mary Woodman,   b. 6 Oct 1919, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Aug 2009, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 89 years) ▻ Sidney Henry Smith  m. Feb 1939;   Grandville William Cooper, Jr.  m. 3 Sep 1949;   Clarence Edwin Wheeler  m. 1 Oct 1966;   John Daniel Farmer
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Ruth Esther Ward(1889 – 1980) 2Everett Daniel Ward(1857 – 1920) 4Deacon Thomas Harris Ward(1814 – 1891) 8Deacon Daniel Ward(1774 – 1861) 16Deacon Nehemiah Ward(1751 – 1831) 17Sarah Whitney(1741 – 1824) 9Sarah Jones(1779 – 1862) 18Jonathan Jones(1731 – ) 19Mary Wood(23 Feb 1733/34 – ) 5Esther Kellogg Mayo(1814 – 1895) 10Stephen Mayo(1783 – 1871) 20Benjamin Mayo(1750 – 1797) 21Dorothy Goddard(1758 – 1845) 11Mary Cheney(1784 – 1870) 22Levi Cheney(1756 – 1847) 23Mary Hill(1756 – 1819) 3Cora May Harding(1868 – 1952) 6George Harding(1837 – 1910) 12Alpheus Harding(1809 – 1898) 24Captain Oliver Harding(1774 – 1843) 25Elizabeth Browning(1777 – 1845) 13Catharine Muzzy Wheeler(1818 – 1872) 26Captain Rowland Wheeler, J.P.(1785 – 1867) 27Lydia Gates(1789 – 1861) 7Ruth Melinda Delvey(1838 – 1923) 14Joseph Delvey(1803 – 1848) 28Jonathan Delvey(1770 – 1850) 29Hannah Johnson(1774 – 1851) 15Mary Wheaton(1806 – 1844) 30Reuban Wheaton(1779 – 1831) 31Abigail Partridge(1782 – 1850)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Jul 1889 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 2 Oct 1912 - North Orange, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - 1945 - North Orange, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 28 Dec 1980 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - 31 Dec 1980 - Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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