Julia Eliza Ward

1844 - 1928  (84 years)

• Name	Julia Eliza Ward
  Birth	10 Aug 1844	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Census	1850 (5 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8]
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Age: 6
  Census	1855 (10 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [9]
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Age: 10
  Census	1860 (15 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [10]
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Age: 16
  History	12 Apr 1861 (16 years)	Civil War Begins
  Census	1865 (20 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [11]
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Age: 20
  Married	2 Jun 1869 (24 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 4, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Abijah Eddy "Eddy" Brooks, the son of Otis and Beulah (Eddy) Brooks. He was born 16 August 1842 in Warwick, Massachusetts and died 5 April 1939 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Issue: 1. Sarah Hortense "Sadie" Brooks (1842-1939) 2. Marcus Dearborn Brooks (1873-1917) 3. Jay Winfield Brooks (1880-1965) 4. Buelah E. Brooks (1888-1986)
  	Abijah Eddy Brooks (1842-1939)
  Census	1870 (25 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [16]
  They were living with his parents.
  Age: 25
  Moved To	Abt 1870 (25 years)	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A.   [2]
  They returned yearly to North Orange for family reunions.
  Census	1880 (35 years)	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A.   [17]
  Age: 35
  Census	1900 (55 years)	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A.   [18]
  Age: 55
  History	6 Apr 1917 (72 years)	US Enters World War I
  Census	1920 (75 years)	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A.   [19]
  Age: 75
  Address: 363 State Street
  Residence	1928 (83 years)	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A.   [7]
  Address: 363 State Street
  Death	21 Oct 1928	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 4, 7, 15]
  Cause: cerebral apoplexy
  	Death Record of Julia E. Brooks
  Burial	23 Oct 1928	Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A. Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan   [7]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Marcus Harris Ward,   b. 24 Nov 1836, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Jun 1864, Washington, District of Columbia  (Age 27 years) > 2. West Allen Ward,   b. 20 Jul 1838, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Nov 1922, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 84 years) ▻ Martha J. Adams,  m. 5 Jan 1862   3. Laura Jane Ward,   b. 22 Jan 1842, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Mar 1927, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 85 years)   4. Julia Eliza Ward,   b. 10 Aug 1844, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Oct 1928, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A.  (Age 84 years)   5. Nancy Cheney Ward,   b. 9 Mar 1846, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 30 Jan 1864, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 17 years)   6. Nelson Cheney Ward,   b. 9 Mar 1846, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Aug 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 4 years)   7. Maria Wheelock Ward,   b. 30 Nov 1847, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Apr 1873, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 25 years)   8. Wales N. Ward,   b. 29 Sep 1849, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Oct 1940, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 91 years)   9. Esther Finette Ward,   b. 15 Sep 1851, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Mar 1913, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 61 years)   10. Roxy M. Ward,   b. 31 Mar 1854, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Jan 1888, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 33 years) + 11. Everett Daniel Ward,   b. 16 Nov 1857, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Jan 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 62 years) ▻ Cora May Harding,  m. 22 Oct 1885
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Ward,   b. 1573, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England   (6 x Great Grandfather)  Susanna  (6 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I11924
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Deacon Thomas Harris Ward,   b. 28 Mar 1814, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Jul 1891, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Esther Kellogg Mayo,   b. 20 Mar 1814, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 Aug 1895, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Julia Eliza Ward(1844 – 1928) 2Deacon Thomas Harris Ward(1814 – 1891) 4Deacon Daniel Ward(1774 – 1861) 8Deacon Nehemiah Ward(1751 – 1831) 16Timothy Ward(1714 – 1757) 17Margaret Woodward(1715 – 1761) 9Sarah Whitney(1741 – 1824) 18Jonas Whitney(Abt 1709 – ) 19Sarah Perry(1716 – ) 5Sarah Jones(1779 – 1862) 10Jonathan Jones(1731 – ) 20Jonathan Jones(1701 – ) 21Hannah Adams(12 Feb 1701/02 – ) 11Mary Wood(23 Feb 1733/34 – ) 22Samuel Wood(1706 – 1799) 23Mary Albee(1710 – 1792) 3Esther Kellogg Mayo(1814 – 1895) 6Stephen Mayo(1783 – 1871) 12Benjamin Mayo(1750 – 1797) 24Major Joseph Mayo(28 Feb 1720/21 – 1776) 25Esther Kenrick(1726 – 1775) 13Dorothy Goddard(1758 – 1845) 26Nathan Goddard(1725 – 1806) 27Dorothy Stevens(1718 – 1808) 7Mary Cheney(1784 – 1870) 14Levi Cheney(1756 – 1847) 28William Cheney(7 Feb 1703/04 – 1756) 29Joanna Thayer(1706 – ) 15Mary Hill(1756 – 1819) 30John Hill(1717 – ) 31Thankful Underwood(8 Feb 1718/19 – )

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Aug 1844 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1850 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1855 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1860 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1865 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 2 Jun 1869 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1870 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - Abt 1870 - Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A. Census - 1880 - Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A. Residence - 1928 - Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A. Death - 21 Oct 1928 - Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A. Burial - 23 Oct 1928 - Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S451] Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy - The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass. 1638-1925, (New York: Artemas Ward, 1925). [S468] Miner, Beatrice M. History of Orange 1753-1976, (Orange, Massachusetts: Orange Historical Society, 1976). [S453] Roy, Robert Alan. Extracts from the Genealogical Files of Barbara Crosby, (Orange, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1980). [S469] Crosby, Barbara. The Ward Family of 11 Children, (Orange, Massachusetts: manuscript, circa 1950). [S457] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. Ward Family: Descendants of William Ward, (Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1851). [S459] Eldredg, Ruth DeFonda, compiler. Transcription of Early Handwritten Records of Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts volume 2, (Wheat Ridge, Colorado: Search and Reserach Publishing Corp, 2001). [S523] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). Death Record of Julia E. Brooks [S192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1850; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_317; Page: 362A; Image: 326 [S274] 1855 Massachusetts, State Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1860; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_501; Page: 374; Image: 378; Family History Library Film: 803501 [S275] New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1865 Massachusetts, State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S454] Mayo, Chester Garst. John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1688 A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants, (Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965). [S476] Eddy, Charles. Genealogy of the Eddy Family, (Brooklyn: Nolan Brothers, 1881). [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). Find A Grave Memorial# 85066114 [S192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1870; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_615; Page: 352A; Image: 334805; Family History Library Film: 552114 [s189] Bureau of the Census, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1880; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 588; Family History Film: 1254588; Page: 363B; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 0428 [s137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 4, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 722; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1240722 [s26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1920; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T625_778; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 391