Fulton Arthur WARD
Page last updated 4 February 2026.
Birth: 10 December 1915 in Maryland
Death: 9 July 1930 in Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland (see * below)
Burial: 11 July 1930 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot F-6
Headstone Text: LITTLE ONES / TO HIM BELONG / FULTON A. WARD / SON OF GROVER AND EVA WARD / DEC. 10, 1915 / JULY 9, 1931
* There is a discrepancy on when Fulton died. His headstone shows 1931, but other records (including the funeral home records, church records and two 1930 newspaper entries) give his death as 9 July 1930.
Parents: Grover Cleveland WARD and Eva Jeannette WARD (m. TAYLOR)
Parents’ Children:
- Fulton Arthur WARD
- Randolph Wilson WARD
- Marion J. WARD
- Ruth Frances COPE (m. WARD)
Fulton died due to a tractor accident.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Fulton is buried in Plot F-6. Also buried in this cemetery are: his grandparents -- Samuel and Harriett, Thomas and Agnes, George; his great grandparent -- Celestia; his sister -- Marion.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#33211700), FamilySearch website (#L122-SZQ), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Documents Include: Evening Star -- death memorial, obituary; Prince George’s County Genealogical Society -- Murray Funeral Home Records, Stones and Bones; Providence Methodist Church Record of Cemetery Trustee.
Abbreviation Key:
m. = maiden name