Family Group Sheet
NameCharles Preston Ward
Birth29 Jun 1883 or 1884, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death18 Mar 1936, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
FatherMarshall Alphonzo “Fonze” Ward (1861-~1896)
MotherOlive “Ollie” Hamilton (~1863-~1886)
Marriage1906, Ohio
SpouseRosa Ellen Pugh
Birth15 Sep 1878, Wolfe Co., Kentucky
Notes for Charles Preston Ward
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Charles Preston Ward, age 35, residence 805 Conch, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, born 29 June 1883, occupation shoe laster, employer Selby Shoe Co., Portsmouth, Ohio, nearest relative Rosa Ellen Ward, same address.
In the 1900 census he was recorded as age 15, born June 1884.
His death certificate records Charles Preston Ward, age 54 years 8 months 17 days, born 29 June 1881 in Morehead, Ky, died 18 Mar 1936 in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, married, husband of Rosa Ward, occupation Selby Shoe Worker, place of employment hotel restaurant, father Fonds Ward, mother’s maiden name Ollie Hamilton, both born in Ky, cause of death angina pectoris, informant Mrs. Rosa WArd, 1148 9th St., burial in Greenlawn.
In the 1900 census he was recorded as age 15, born June 1884.
His death certificate records Charles Preston Ward, age 54 years 8 months 17 days, born 29 June 1881 in Morehead, Ky, died 18 Mar 1936 in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, married, husband of Rosa Ward, occupation Selby Shoe Worker, place of employment hotel restaurant, father Fonds Ward, mother’s maiden name Ollie Hamilton, both born in Ky, cause of death angina pectoris, informant Mrs. Rosa WArd, 1148 9th St., burial in Greenlawn.
Census Notes for Charles Preston & Rosa Ellen (Family)
1910 census of Scioto Co., Ohio, Portsmouth ward 1, enumerated 16 April, lists on p. 3A as family #40/51, at 105 Front St:
Ward, Charles P., 26, b. Ky Ky Ky, laster at shoe factory; Rose E., wife, 32, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 4 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Smith, Ralph J., boarder, 29, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage, married 5 years, house painter; Colley, Warren L., boarder, 20, single, b. Ky Va Ky, typesetter for newspaper; Carroll J., William, boarder, 43, single, b. Oh Oh Oh, typesetter for newspaper.
Ward, Charles P., 26, b. Ky Ky Ky, laster at shoe factory; Rose E., wife, 32, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 4 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Smith, Ralph J., boarder, 29, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage, married 5 years, house painter; Colley, Warren L., boarder, 20, single, b. Ky Va Ky, typesetter for newspaper; Carroll J., William, boarder, 43, single, b. Oh Oh Oh, typesetter for newspaper.
