Presley Harrison WARD
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Birth: 20 February 1875 in Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Death: 2 July 1950 in Fort Washington, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: 5 July 1950 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot J-4
Headstone Text: No headstone there. Church recently placed a slab there to replace it.
Parents: Samuel Eldridge WARD and Harriet Rebecca WARD (m. BERRY)
Parents' Children:
Spouse #1: Ethel (Lurinda or Beatrice) ARCHER (h2. RUCKER)
Marriage: 25 November 1902
Divorce: January 1912
Children:
* Both children were shown as fostered and then possibly later adopted. Both children, however, went by the surname WARD. There was much controversy over Gorman; authorities requested that he be returned to the hospital he was originally left at, but he was possibly later adopted by Presley’s parents instead.
Spouse #2: Frances Isabel RICHARDSON (h1. VELOTTET)
Marriage: 9 February 1914 in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
I have not currently found evidence that they have children.
Employment: Presley was an employee of the Government Hospital for the Insane (St. Elizabeth’s Hospital). He was also a Farmer and Store Owner.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Presley was buried in Plot J-4. Also buried in this cemetery are: his daughter – Dorothy; his parents – Samuel and Harriett; his brother and sister-in-law – Ellsworth, Gertrude.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#211599696), FamilySearch website (#L12K-7PY), GenealogyBank, and family records.
b. = birth name (if adopted)
m. = maiden name
h1., h2. = surname of first husband, second husband
Death: 2 July 1950 in Fort Washington, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: 5 July 1950 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot J-4
Headstone Text: No headstone there. Church recently placed a slab there to replace it.
Parents: Samuel Eldridge WARD and Harriet Rebecca WARD (m. BERRY)
Parents' Children:
- Presley Harrison WARD
- Ella Ann SMITH (m. WARD)
- Eldridge Brook WARD
- Ellsworth WARD
- Josie WARD
- Mary Elizabeth KEETON (m. WARD)
- Grover Cleveland WARD
- Jane C. WARD
Spouse #1: Ethel (Lurinda or Beatrice) ARCHER (h2. RUCKER)
Marriage: 25 November 1902
Divorce: January 1912
Children:
- Gorman WARD (b. unknown)
- Dorothy Virginia WARD (b. unknown)
* Both children were shown as fostered and then possibly later adopted. Both children, however, went by the surname WARD. There was much controversy over Gorman; authorities requested that he be returned to the hospital he was originally left at, but he was possibly later adopted by Presley’s parents instead.
Spouse #2: Frances Isabel RICHARDSON (h1. VELOTTET)
Marriage: 9 February 1914 in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
I have not currently found evidence that they have children.
Employment: Presley was an employee of the Government Hospital for the Insane (St. Elizabeth’s Hospital). He was also a Farmer and Store Owner.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Presley was buried in Plot J-4. Also buried in this cemetery are: his daughter – Dorothy; his parents – Samuel and Harriett; his brother and sister-in-law – Ellsworth, Gertrude.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#211599696), FamilySearch website (#L12K-7PY), GenealogyBank, and family records.
b. = birth name (if adopted)
m. = maiden name
h1., h2. = surname of first husband, second husband
