WARD, Lewis

WARD, Lewis Augustine (1850-1921) was born on January 19, 1850 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. He married Lillian A. Cowdrey (1854-1940) on August 21, 1873 in Greenwood, Illinois and they had four children:

• Bertha Francis Ward (1875- )
• Grace Greenwood Ward (1877-1950)
• Eda Ward (1880- )
• Leon Lewis Ward (1883-1957) (SS# 503-05-6816)

The Wards lived on San Miguel Island as caretakers, and had been married 35 years when the 1910 United States census was taken. He is listed as a farmer. Ward died in Long Beach on February 22, 1921. He was 71 years old. He is buried next to his wife in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, CA.

In the News~

August 24, 1910 [SBMP]: “The Charm, Captain Henry Short, will leave Thursday for San Miguel Island with Mrs. Ward, wife of the foreman of the island ranch, who has been spending a few weeks here, the guest of Mrs. Ercanbreck and family. She also visited friends in San José.”

GET WILLETT VISIT WITH WARD REFERENCE see Doran. J122.