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Gertrude M. (SPENCER) WARD

Page last updated 5 February 2026.

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Birth:  27 April 1882 in Maryland
Death:  20 June 1912 in Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial:  22 June 1912 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot C-2
Headstone Text:  Headstone was either not engraved or it has worn off over the years.

Parents:  John SPENCER and Alice SPENCER (m. HANDCOCK*)
Parents' Children: 

• Gertrude M. WARD (m. SPENCER)

 
* Spelled “Handcock” on Gertrude’s death certificate, but could have been “Hancock”.

Spouse:  Eldridge Brook WARD
Children: 

• Spencer Samuel WARD
• Richard WARD
• Ralph Ellsworth WARD

[He also had 3 children from his second marriage: Lillian Estelle, Elsie Elizabeth, Joseph Ellsworth.]
 
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery:  Gertrude is buried in Plot C-2. Also buried in this cemetery are: her son -- Richard; her in-laws -- Samuel and Harriet.
 
Family Information Compiled From:  FindAGrave website (#21159986), FamilySearch website (#G3K8-8WB), GenealogyBank, and family records.
 
Documents Include: Prince George's Enquirer & Southern Maryland Advertiser -- obituary; Providence Methodist Church Record of Cemetery Trustee.
 
Abbreviation Key:  
​m. = maiden name
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