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Lorenzo Dow Ward

Birth	:	16 Mar 1876 Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Death	:	6 Jun 1940 Crisfield, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Burial	:	Sunny Ridge Memorial Park, Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.0177994, -75.8178024
Description	:	LORENZO D. WARD DIED YESTERDAY Succumbed After Short Illness At Home On Somerset Avenue OPERATED GROCERY STORE MANY YEARS Lorenzo D. Ward, prominent merchant and esteemed citizen of this city, passed away at his home on North Somerset avenue yesterday morning after only a short illness. Mr. Ward, son of the late Augustus Ward and Mary Wesley Ward, had spent practically his entire life in this community. For many years he had conducted a grocery store on the upper end of Maryland avenue, where it joins the new Crisfield-Hopewell highway, at what is known as Ward's Crossing. Read More	LORENZO D. WARD DIED YESTERDAY Succumbed After Short Illness At Home On Somerset Avenue OPERATED GROCERY STORE MANY YEARS Lorenzo D. Ward, prominent merchant and esteemed citizen of this city, passed away at his home on North Somerset avenue yesterday morning after only a short illness. Mr. Ward, son of the late Augustus Ward and Mary Wesley Ward, had spent practically his entire life in this community. For many years he had conducted a grocery store on the upper end of Maryland avenue, where it joins the new Crisfield-Hopewell highway, at what is known as Ward's Crossing. He started in the grocery business at this site at the death of his father, who had operated the business for many years prior to his passing. A congenial, cheerful type of man, he made many lasting friends who were greatly shocked and sincerely grieved at his passing. Because of his friendliness, his industriousness and the honesty for which he was widely known, Mr. Ward was able to make quite a success of the business. He was a fine, upstanding, substantial citizen and was a progressive business man who aided in every way possible in the progress and growth of the community. Added to his many other fine traits he possessed a charitable nature and was ever willing to aid all those who sought help from him. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Florence Ward; two sons, Alan Ward, of Baltimore and Lorenzo Ward, of Crisfield and one daughter, Miss Mary Wesley Ward, also of this city. Two sisters, Mrs. Irene Adkinson and Mrs. Eunice Evans, both of Crisfield, and two brothers, Robert Ward, of Baltimore and Thomas Ward, of this city, also survive. At press time funeral arrangements had not been made but it is thought that the services, will be held on Sunday afternoon. The Crisfield Times, Crisfield, Maryland, Friday, June 7, 1940, p. 11 __________ Lorenzo Dow Ward married Florence Eliza Somers on 1 May 1906 at Pungoteague, Va. (Marriages – PE 5 May 1906) Date of birth recorded in the historical records of Immanuel M. E. Church, Crisfield, Maryland.

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Lorenzo Dow Ward's memorial is located at: Sunny Ridge Memorial Park, Crisfield, Somerset County, USA.
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Lorenzo Dow Ward death on 6 Jun 1940 in Crisfield, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
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Latitude: 38.0177994
Longitude: -75.8178024

Family Members:

Parent

Augustus Ward Sr.

(1838 - 1922)

Mary Wesley Lawson Ward

(1845 - 1892)

Spouse

Florence Eliza Somers Ward

(1879 - 1941)

Siblings

Eunice A. Ward Evans

(1867 - 1962)

Charles Loomis Ward Sr.

(1868 - 1930)

(1871 - 1932)

(1874 - 1950)

(1879 - 1956)

(1880 - 1946)

(1884 - 1924)

Children

Lorenzo Dow Ward Jr.

(1911 - 1983)

Mary Wesley Ward

(1914 - 1941)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Sunny Ridge Memorial Park
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0177994, -75.8178024

2. Saint Peter's Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0169000, -75.8206000

3. Hopewell Church Cemetery
Hopewell, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0116330, -75.8164300

4. Hopewell Cemetery
Hopewell, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0116400, -75.8162500

5. Stevenson Homestead Cemetery
Hopewell, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0221200, -75.8081800

6. Daugherty Family Plot
Daugherty Town, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0146320, -75.8359790

7. Cox Family Cemetery
Hopewell, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9990000, -75.8120060

8. Thomas Evans Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0156630, -75.8441200

9. Noah Ward Cemetery
Daugherty Town, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0073460, -75.8433360

10. Coulbourne Family Cemetery
Marion Station, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0380000, -75.8011667

11. Nelson Family Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9915080, -75.8274930

12. Somerset Memorial Veterans Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9905910, -75.8221237

13. Mariners Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9897003, -75.8308029

14. Saint Paul's Cemetery
Marion Station, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0158920, -75.7727600

15. John Wesley Cemetery
Marion Station, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0184593, -75.7723698

16. American Legion Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9833200, -75.8448700

17. Crisfield Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9835230, -75.8459740

18. Isaac Lawson Cemetery
Lawsonia, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9745930, -75.8226510

19. Brinkley Cemetery
Marion Station, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0534270, -75.7861040

20. Asbury Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9748240, -75.8347100

21. Sterling Plot
Lawsonia, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9728760, -75.8321510

22. Dixon Family Cemetery
Marion Station, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0557900, -75.7832900

23. Union Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9729100, -75.8344600

24. Capt Samuel Tull Burial Site
Tulls Corner, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0112515, -75.7574190