Newton Coleman WARD^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1890 - 1974  (83 years)

• Photos » Slide Show		Cohutta Talc Mine Newt Ward worked in the mine and Rachel (Johnson) Ward cooked there.
  		Cohutta Talc Mine where my great-grandfather worked
  		Memaw and Pepaw Ward in front of the mill
  		Newt Ward and Rachel Johnson My great-grandparents, when they were courting. They are seated at the far left.
  		Pepaw Ward at the Cohutta Talc Mine
  		Pepaw Ward at the Still

  
  

• Name	Newton Coleman WARD
  Born	24 Oct 1890	Newport, Fannin, Georgia   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  	24 Oct 1890 -> WWI Draft Registration card 24 Oct 1890; Newport, GA -> SS-5 24 Oct 1890, Georgia -> death certificate Oct 1891, GA -> 1900 census
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia   [2]
  	Newton C. (8) appeared in the household of William H. Ward (35) as his son. He was born Oct 1891. He and both parents were born in Georgia. He had attended school four months during the year. The household included Mary L. (35), Edward C. (7), William D. (2), and Walter A. (1). The family lived on farm, which they owned. Mary's mother, Anie, appeared next door, and her brother, James P. Forrester appeared four households down.
  Census	1910	Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia   [7]
  	Newton C. Ward (19) appeared as head of household. He and both parents were born in Georgia. He was a farmer on a general farm and employed others. He and Rachael (17) had been married less than one year (the number of months is difficult to read). He was literate. His home was rented and was a farm - farm schedule 62. The household included Nellie (1 month). Rachel's brother, John W. Johnson, appeared next door, with his family.
  Residence	1917	Newport, Fannin, Georgia   [8]
  	At the time of his draft registration, Newt was a self-employed farmer in Newport, Georgia.
  Census	1920	Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia   [9]
  	Newton C. Ward (28) appeared as head of household. He rented his home, which was a farm. He was married and was literate. He and both parents were born in Georgia. He was a farmer on a farm, working on his own account. The household included Rachel (27), Nellie (9), Ruby (7), Worth (5), Elleree (3), Bondell (1), and Martha J. Johnson (65). Martha Johnson was Rachel's mother. Newt's parents, William and Mary Ward, lived two households up. 1920 Census Analysis – Newton C. Ward Household
  Occupation	1925  [3]
  	Farmer
  Census	1930	Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia   [10]
  	Newton C. Ward Household in 1930
  Name	Newt Ward
  Residence	11 Jul 1939	Newport, Fannin, Georgia   [11]
  	Residence reported on Worth's burial permit.
  Occupation	8 Dec 1939	Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia   [4]
  	The Cohutta Talc Co.
  Residence	12 Dec 1939	Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia   [4]
  	Address: RFD #3 RFD #3
  Residence	From 1964 to 1974	Sunset Drive, Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia   [6]
  Residence	From Feb 1972 to Aug 1974	Ridgewood Manor Nursing Home, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia   [6]
  	He had been at Ridgewood for 18 months at the time of his death.
  Died	1 Aug 1974	Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia   [12, 13, 14]
  	Newton Coleman Ward died at 10 A. M. on 01 Aug 1974 in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia. His daughter, Mrs. Nellie Flowers, was the informant. Cause of death was bronchial pneumonia; he also had "thrombosis cerebral artery."
  Buried	3 Aug 1974	Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia   [6, 13]
  	Address: Johnson Cemetery
  	He was buried on 03 Aug 1974. Peeples Funeral Home in Chatsworth, GA handled the arrangements.
  Notes	Name: Newton C. Ward -> 1900 census Newton C. Ward -> Anne's birth certificate Connection to parents: *His parents are reported as William Ward and Mary "Foster" on his death certificate. *They are named as William Harvey Ward and Mary "Forster" on his SS-5. *He is named as William H. Ward's son -> 1900 census
  Person ID	I1554	Kendrick-Hemphill
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	William Harvey WARD,   b. Sep 1864, Roy, Fannin, Georgia ,   d. 15 Apr 1933, Newport, Fannin, Georgia  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Mary Lourania FORRESTER,   b. 7 Jul 1864, , Fannin County, Georgia ,   d. 21 Apr 1944, Newport, Fannin, Georgia  (Age 79 years)
  Married	9 Jan 1889	, Fannin County, Georgia
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Louisa JOHNSON,   b. 9 Aug 1892, , Fannin County, Georgia ,   d. 16 Feb 1980, Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia  (Age 87 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1909	, Fannin County, Georgia   [15, 16, 17]
  	Newton Ward is named as the spouse of Rachel Louisa Ward on her death certificate. ", daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Ward became the bride of John Edward Hemphill. . .Mrs. Hemphill is her parents' youngest daughter, her sisters being Mrs. Prince Beavers and Mrs. John Fain, both of Blue Ridge; Mrs. Grady Johnson of Gainesville, Mrs. John Thomas, of Akron, Ohio; Mrs. Glenn Stewart and Mrs. Robert Fortenberry."
  Children	+ 1. Nellie M. WARD,   b. 31 Jan 1910, , probably Fannin, Georgia ,   d. 17 Aug 1999  (Age 89 years) + 2. Ruby Lee WARD,   b. 26 Feb 1912, Newport, Fannin, Georgia ,   d. 5 May 1989, , Hall, Georgia  (Age 77 years)   3. William Worth WARD,   b. 3 Jun 1914, , probably Fannin, Georgia ,   d. 9 Jul 1939, Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia  (Age 25 years)   4. Ellaree WARD,   b. 10 Aug 1916, Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia ,   d. 19 Aug 1997  (Age 81 years) + 5. Bondell WARD,   b. 27 Nov 1918, , , Georgia ,   d. 7 Mar 2008, North Olmstead, Cuyahoga, Ohio  (Age 89 years) + 6. Thelma WARD,   b. 10 Apr 1921, , , Georgia ,   d. 23 Nov 2009, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia  (Age 88 years) + 7. Pearl WARD,   b. 15 Apr 1923, Newport, Fannin, Georgia ,   d. 23 Mar 2002, Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi  (Age 78 years) + 8. Anna Lee WARD
  Photos		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] Whitfield County Death Certificate (basic), no. 14619 (1974), Newton Coleman Ward; (Reliability: 3). [S342] 1900 Census. Georgia. Fannin County, pop. sch., Stock Hill District; 29; sheet 2-B (penned); dwelling 38, family 38; William H. Ward household; accessed; 4 March 2008 (Reliability: 3). [S487] Georgia. Fannin County. Birth Certificates., birth certificate; 59860; 1925; Anna Lee Ward (Reliability: 3). [S258] Social Security Administration - Form SS-5, Newton Coleman Ward; SS No. [held for private use]; 12 December 1939 (Reliability: 3). [S300] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, accessed; 12 October 2009; Newton Coleman Ward, serial no. 880, order no. 11, Draft Board 0, Fannin County, Georga (Reliability: 2). [S315] Whitfield County Vital Records, death certificate; 14619; 1974; Newton Coleman Ward (Reliability: 2). [S353] 1910 Census. Georgia. Fannin County., Stock Hill; 28; 9-B; dwelling 62, household 62; Newton C. Ward household; accessed; 12 April 2008 (Reliability: 3). [S300] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, accessed; 12 October 2009; Newton Coleman Ward, serial no. 880, order no. 11, Draft Board 0, Fannin County, Georga (Reliability: 3). [S351] 1920 Census. Georgia. Fannin County, Stockhill District; 40; sheet 1-B; dwelling 14, family 14; Newton C. Ward household; accessed; 8 April 2007 (Reliability: 3). [S350] 1930 Census. Georgia. Fannin County., Stock Hill Mil. District 1488; 56-19; sheet 1-B; dwelling 16, family 16; Newton C. Ward household; accessed; 30 December 2008 (Reliability: 3). [S312] Kendrick Family Papers, William Worth Ward Burial Permit; citing burial on 11 July 1939; Burial permit issued by the Georgia State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics; Photocopy owned by author's mother, who allowed the author to scan it in 2011 (Reliability: 3). [S315] Whitfield County Vital Records, death certificate; 14619; 1974; Newton Coleman Ward (Reliability: 3). [S346] Johnson/Stock Hill Cemetery, Rachel and Newton C. Ward monumental inscription; 19 July 2009; photographed by Tonia Kendrick (Reliability: 3). [S297] Social Security Death Index, accessed; 12 March 2007; Newton Ward; SS no. [privately held]; before 1951 (Reliability: 3). [S131] Internet. Abbrev: Fannin County Marriages Title: Fannin County Marriage Book Page: Book D, page 387. [S317] Murray County, Georgia Death Certificates, death certificate; 004040; 1980; Rachel Louisa Ward (Reliability: 3). [S303] Hemphill Family Scrapbook, "Ward-Hemphill Wedding Told"; published in The Chatsworth Times, 12 Dec 1946; In 2009, Ms. Davis provided her scrapbook to the author and allowed her to scan the contents (Reliability: 2).