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 1932 - 2003 (71 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Donald Ward was born 27 Jan 1932, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (son of Robert Ward and Mary E Rose); died 12 May 2003. Other Events:
- Race: Negro
- Reference Number: 8381
- Residence: 1935, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grandson
Notes:
Died:
Age: 71
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Robert Ward was born Aug 1898, Indiana, USA (son of George Ward and Ruth Roberts); died , USA. Other Events:
- Race: Black
- Reference Number: 8378
- Residence: 1900, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; StreetAddress: Spruce Street; 1 Age: 1; CityWard: 8; EnumerationDistrict: 0119; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son
Robert married Mary E Rose. Mary (daughter of Anna Rose) was born , Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died , USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 3. | Mary E Rose was born , Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of Anna Rose); died , USA. Other Events:
Children:
- L.P. Ward
- 1. Donald Ward was born 27 Jan 1932, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; died 12 May 2003.
- F. Ward
- Evangeline Ward was born 24 Dec 1936, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; died 6 Jun 2019.
- Cleora Elizabeth Ward was born 15 Jul 1921, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 20 Jun 1992, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried 27 Jun 1992.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | George Ward was born Jun 1865, Kentucky, USA; died 26 Feb 1901, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Black
- Reference Number: 11083
- Residence: 1900, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; StreetAddress: Spruce Street; 24 Age: 24; Day Laborer Occupation: Day Laborer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: 8; EnumerationDistrict: 0119; HomeOwnership: Rent; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarried: 3; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
Notes:
Miss Ida Finkelstein was attacked and injuried on her way home from school by Mr. George Ward. She died as a result of her injuries. From her description Mr. George Ward was arrested and confessed but before Sheriff Daniel Fasig could get him out of town a large crowd pulled him from the jail and killed him.
EQUAL JUSTICE INITITIVE
On February 26, 1901, a white mob lynched George Ward, an African American husband and father of two, near the old Wabash River Wagon Bridge. The day prior, a white woman had been shot and stabbed in the woods near Terre Haute and died later that evening. Fear and anger gripped the community.
Though there were no witnesses to the crime, Mr. Ward was arrested and reports of an alleged confession began to circulate. Less than an hour after he was taken into custody, a white mob formed outside the jail.
Around noon, the mob broke into the jail using a battering ram, seized Mr. Ward, and beat him until he collapsed. The mob then dragged Mr. Ward to the bridge and hanged him from a trestle using a noose made of rope and chain.
Unsatisfied, the mob, “in morbid fury,” cut down and burned Mr. Ward’s body on the west riverbank. At least 1,000 white men, women, and children came to watch the spectacle lynching. Some collected fragments of Mr. Ward’s remains as souvenirs.
Died:
36 Age: 36
George married Ruth Roberts. Ruth (daughter of Charles Roberts and Isabelle Anderson) was born 10 Feb 1877, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 5. | Ruth Roberts was born 10 Feb 1877, Indiana, USA (daughter of Charles Roberts and Isabelle Anderson). Other Events:
- Race: Black
- Reference Number: 3902
- Residence: 1880, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 7Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- Residence: 1900, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; StreetAddress: Spruce Street; 23 Age: 23; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: 8; EnumerationDistrict: 0119; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 2; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 2; YearsMarried: 3; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife
Children:
- 2. Robert Ward was born Aug 1898, Indiana, USA; died , USA.
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| 7. | Anna Rose was born Abt 1874, Alabama, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Negro
- Reference Number: 8380
- Residence: 1935, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 66; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
Children:
- 3. Mary E Rose was born , Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died , USA.
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Generation: 4
| 10. | Charles Roberts was born Sep 1844, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of Benjamin Roberts and Mary Anne Chavis); died 12 Feb 1927, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 3213
- Residence: 1850, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1860, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 23 Dec 1863, USA; Enlisted in military
- Residence: 1870, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1880, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 35Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
- civil: 23 Apr 1888, Indiana, USA; Charles Roberts in the U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
- Residence: 1900, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1910, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1920, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Charles married Isabelle Anderson 13 Nov 1866, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Isabelle (daughter of Jordan Anderson and Elizabeth Jackson) was born 11 May 1845, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 25 Feb 1923, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 11. | Isabelle Anderson was born 11 May 1845, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of Jordan Anderson and Elizabeth Jackson); died 25 Feb 1923, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Colored
- Reference Number: 1635
- Residence: 1880, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 35Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Residence: 1900, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1910, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1920, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Notes:
Buried:
aka Shepard Cemetery
Died:
Age: 77
Children:
- Flora Roberts was born 23 Nov 1869, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 23 Mar 1947, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Gertie Roberts was born 3 Mar 1875, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 20 Feb 1878, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Theodore Roberts was born Jan 1896, Indiana, USA.
- Carly Roberts was born Apr 1890, Indiana, USA.
- Jennie Roberts was born Mar 1885, Indiana, USA.
- Docia Janette Roberts was born 1885, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 19 Oct 1927, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 22 Oct 1927, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Myrtle Roberts was born 28 Sep 1883, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Augustus Sumner Roberts was born 31 May 1881, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Oscar Roberts was born Abt 1879, Indiana, USA.
- Bishop Roberts was born 1878; died 5 Nov 1879, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- 5. Ruth Roberts was born 10 Feb 1877, Indiana, USA.
- Siotia 'Ottie' Roberts was born Dec 1873, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died Apr 1970, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 2 May 1970, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Viola Roberts was born Jul 1872, Indiana, USA.
- Farelander Roberts was born Abt 1871, Indiana, USA.
- Ellem Roberts was born 23 May 1871; died 11 Jan 1896, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Herman Roberts was born Abt 1869, Indiana, USA; died 20 Dec 1880, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Humphrey Roberts was born Abt 1876, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died Bef 22 Dec 1921, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Harry Roberts was born 8 Jun 1889, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 1 Apr 1966, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 5 Apr 1966, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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