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 1865 - 1901 (~ 35 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | 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
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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]
Children:
- 2. Robert Ward
 was born Aug 1898, Indiana, USA; died , USA.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Robert Ward (1.George1) was born Aug 1898, Indiana, USA; 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]
Children:
- 3. L.P. Ward
- 4. Donald Ward was born 27 Jan 1932, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; died 12 May 2003.
- 5. F. Ward
- 6. Evangeline Ward was born 24 Dec 1936, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; died 6 Jun 2019.
- 7. 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
| 3. | L.P. Ward (2.Robert2, 1.George1) L.P. married B.L. Ross (son of Clyde Stanley Batton, Sr and Kathryn Carlee Ross) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 8. Jeffrey Ricko Ross was born 1955, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 16 Feb 2021, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried 27 Feb 2021, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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L.P. married J.H. Wooten [Group Sheet]
L.P. married H.M. Hardiman [Group Sheet]
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| 4. | Donald Ward (2.Robert2, 1.George1) was born 27 Jan 1932, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; 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
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Died:
Age: 71
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| 6. | Evangeline Ward (2.Robert2, 1.George1) was born 24 Dec 1936, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; died 6 Jun 2019. Other Events:
- Race: Negro
- Reference Number: 8383
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 3; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter
Evangeline married John Lindsey Cooper, Jr 13 Dec 1963, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. John (son of John Lindsey Cooper and Ruby Elizabeth Shepard) was born 16 Aug 1923, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 6 Apr 1995, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 10 Jun 1995, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Donald Allen Cooper was born 14 Oct 1963, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 21 Jul 1984, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 25 Jul 1984, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- 10. R. Cooper
- 11. J.R. Cooper
- 12. K. Ward
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| 7. | Cleora Elizabeth Ward (2.Robert2, 1.George1) was born 15 Jul 1921, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 20 Jun 1992, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried 27 Jun 1992. Other Events:
Notes:
Buried:
Cremation
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Generation: 4
| 8. | Jeffrey Ricko Ross (3.L.P.3, 2.Robert2, 1.George1) was born 1955, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 16 Feb 2021, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried 27 Feb 2021, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
Jeffrey married L.M.A. Aculf [Group Sheet]
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| 9. | Donald Allen Cooper (6.Evangeline3, 2.Robert2, 1.George1) was born 14 Oct 1963, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 21 Jul 1984, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 25 Jul 1984, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Black
- Reference Number: 6091
Notes:
Died:
Age: 20
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