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George Wallace Ward

Birth	:	29 Mar 1854 Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
Death	:	Aug 1947 Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Eldora City Cemetery, Eldora, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3613014, -93.0876999
Plot	:	b
Description	:	Age 93 years. Past and Present of Hardin County Iowa, published 1911, pages 748-750: George W. Ward Hardin County, Iowa, has been especially honored in the character and career of her public and professional men. In every township there are to be found, rising above their fellows, individuals born to leadership, men who dominate not alone by superior intelligence and natural endowment, but also by force of character which minimizes discouragements and dares great undertakings. Such men are by no means rare in this section of the great Hawkeye state, and it is always profitable to study their lives, weigh their motives and... Read More	Age 93 years. Past and Present of Hardin County Iowa, published 1911, pages 748-750: George W. Ward Hardin County, Iowa, has been especially honored in the character and career of her public and professional men. In every township there are to be found, rising above their fellows, individuals born to leadership, men who dominate not alone by superior intelligence and natural endowment, but also by force of character which minimizes discouragements and dares great undertakings. Such men are by no means rare in this section of the great Hawkeye state, and it is always profitable to study their lives, weigh their motives and hold up their achievements as incentives to greater activity and higher excellence on the part of others just entering upon their struggles with the world. Such thoughts are prompted by a study of the life record of George W. Ward, a prominent attorney of Eldora. He has long had the interests of this locality at heart and has sought to promulgate them whenever possible. His career has been characterized by untiring energy, uncompromising fidelity and a desire to perfect himself in his chosen vocation. He is quick of perception, forms his plans readily and executes them with alacrity, at the same time winning and retaining the high esteem of all with whom he comes into contact by the honorable course which he has pursued. Mr. Ward was born March 29, 1855 [1854 per his stone], in Iowa County, Wisconsin and he is the son of George S. and Amelia (McKenzie) Ward, the former born in Nova Scotia and the latter in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The boyhood of George W. Ward was spent on the farm and when he was six years of age the family moved to Black Earth, Wisconsin and there he lived until he was nineteen years of age, assisting with the various duties about the farm and attended the public schools during the winter months, later attending college at Madison, Wisconsin. In 1874 he went to Des Moines, Iowa and became principal of the Iowa Business College, which he managed in a most capable and satisfactory manner until 1877. He also had an interest in a drug store at Des Moines for about two years. Turning his attention to the law he gave up flattering business prospects and in 1877 went to Washington, D.C. and attended the National University Law School and there pursued his studies four years, making a brilliant record, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1880, after which he took a post-graduate course and the degree of Master of Laws was conferred upon him in 1881. While attending the law school he also engaged in the practice of law, first with older attorneys. In 1880 he was admitted to the bar in Washington City in the United States court. In 1882 he came to Eldora, Iowa and here took up the practice of his profession and has remained here ever since, enjoying a liberal patronage from the first and his clientele has ever increased until he has long since taken his proper place in the front rank of attorneys of a locality long noted for the high order of its legal talent. He has figured in the leading cases in the local courts for the past quarter of a century and has won a reputation as a painstaking, well-informed and honest advocate and as a trial lawyer he has few equals. Mr. Ward has been prominent in public life since taking up his residence here he has been called upon to fill numerous positions of public trust, in all of which he has discharged his duties in a most faithful and praiseworthy manner. Within a few years after taking up his residence here he was elected mayor of Eldora, which office he held for two or three terms; form 1893 to 1897 he was county attorney and was also appointed county attorney in January 1908, which office he held until January 1911. For four years he was a member of the Eldora school board. He has been an uncompromising Republican and his advice has been frequently sought in local elections. Fraternally, Mr. Ward is a Mason, belonging to the Knights Templar and the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. For several years he was master of the local lodge and most of the time for the past ten years he has been high priest of the Royal Arch chapter at Eldora. He also holds membership in the commandery of Knights Templar at Iowa Falls. He is one of the prominent Masons of central Iowa. Mr. Ward was married in 1876 to Allena Dimmick, daughter of Allen and Rebecca (McGlothlin) Dimmick. She was born in Jersey City, grew up in New York City and she came to Des Moines in the early seventies. She had the advantage of a good education and is a lady of refinement. Four children, three girls and one boy, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Ward, namely: Marian is the wife of Edward Nuckolls, a jeweler in Eldora; Ethel [Ethel Marguerite Ward, born December 20,1880 in the District of Columbia] is at home with her parents; Winnifred, the youngest daughter, is a teacher of elocution in Adrian, Michigan; Clinton, the son and the youngest child, who is at home, was graduated from the high school in Eldora with the class of 1911. Personally, Mr. Ward is a very pleasant gentleman to know, kind, public-spirited, generous and entirely unassuming. He has kept fully abreast of the times in everything pertaining to his profession, has always been a very close student, no only of legal affairs but of the world's best literature and he is a broad-minded, well-rounded and genteel gentleman.

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George Wallace Ward's memorial is located at: Eldora City Cemetery, Eldora, Hardin County, USA.
When did George Wallace Ward death?
George Wallace Ward death on Aug 1947 in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.3613014
Longitude: -93.0876999

Family Members:

Parent

George Samuel Ward

(1828 - 1916)

Amelia MacKenzie Ward

(1831 - 1908)

Spouse

Frances Allena “Allie” Dimmick Ward

(1856 - 1934)

Siblings

Adaline Augusta “Addie” Ward Taylor

(1852 - 1923)

Isabel “Belle” Ward Sweet

(1857 - 1918)

Elizabeth Jane “Bessie” Ward Martin

(1859 - 1924)

Louis G. “Lew” Ward

(1862 - 1946)

Clinton A. Ward

(1866 - 1883)

Harry A. Ward

(1871 - 1958)

Children

Clinton Dimmick Ward

(1893 - 1914)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Eldora, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3626000, -93.0905500

2. Ellsworth Cemetery
Eldora, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3651199, -93.0857129

3. East Lawn Memorial Garden
Eldora, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3605300, -93.0727600

4. Eldora Training School Cemetery
Eldora, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3558000, -93.1291000

5. Buckner Cemetery
Eldora, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3685989, -93.0453033

6. Steamboat Rock Cemetery
Steamboat Rock, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4055000, -93.0618000

7. Xenia Cemetery
Gifford, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3119011, -93.0781021

8. Hardin County Home Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3978004, -93.1524963

9. Francisco Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2888985, -93.0456009

10. Jackson Township Cemetery
Owasa, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4219017, -93.1572037

11. Pleasant Chapel Community Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3156013, -93.1883011

12. Rough Woods Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3582993, -93.2091980

13. New Providence Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2877998, -93.1671982

14. Sheppard Cemetery
Gifford, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2672005, -93.0843964

15. Melrose Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3255997, -92.9558029

16. Kidwiler Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4571991, -93.1492004

17. Hadley Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2672005, -93.1544037

18. Sheller Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3678017, -92.9439011

19. Point Pleasant Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3422012, -93.2311020

20. Oakwood Cemetery
Owasa, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4500008, -93.1731033

21. Hauser Cemetery
Whitten, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2528000, -93.0302963

22. Hazel Green Cemetery
Ackley, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4780998, -93.0905991

23. First Christian Reformed Cemetery
Wellsburg, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4338989, -92.9633026

24. Highland Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2783012, -93.2117004