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Zophar John Ward

Birth	:	11 Jul 1862 Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	25 May 1929 Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Fairview Cemetery, White, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.4336014, -96.6280975
Description	:	Zophar John WARD was born July 11, 1862 at Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, the first of seven children (6 boys) born to Mahlon James WARD and Francis Emily ROBERTS. He died May 25, 1929 in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha co, South Dakota at age 66 years, 10 months and 14 days and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, White, SD where his infant daughter, 11 months old, Linda Elizabeth WARD, was also buried in January 1899. ZOPHAR'S CHILDREN: * Earl Thomas WARD of Eleva, Wis. died before 1945 * Mrs. William Morris (Pearl) THOMPSON of Doland, SD died Dec. 11,... Read More	Zophar John WARD was born July 11, 1862 at Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, the first of seven children (6 boys) born to Mahlon James WARD and Francis Emily ROBERTS. He died May 25, 1929 in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha co, South Dakota at age 66 years, 10 months and 14 days and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, White, SD where his infant daughter, 11 months old, Linda Elizabeth WARD, was also buried in January 1899. ZOPHAR'S CHILDREN: * Earl Thomas WARD of Eleva, Wis. died before 1945 * Mrs. William Morris (Pearl) THOMPSON of Doland, SD died Dec. 11, 1979 in Huron, Beatle co. SD at age 80 * Mrs. Alfred E. (Margaret) BERG died April 18, 1982 in Newell, Butte co., SD * Mr. Joyce M. WARD of Haley, No. Dakota died Jan. 15, 1957 in Scranton, Bowman co., ND * Mrs. John R. (Lucy Irene) Larsen of Midland, So Dakota died Oct. 14, 1994 in Underwood, Pennington co., SD. ZOPHAR'S SIBLINGS: * Mrs. Harry (Emily) McKnight died April 17, 1943 in Brookings, SD * Orin ("Ora") WARD died Dec. 24, 1949 in Brookings, SD at age 77 * George WARD of Osseo, Wis. Zophar's family moved to the Eau Clair, Trempealeau co., Wisconsin where he spent his early life and learned the carpentry trade. He divorced his 1st wife, and in the fall of 1892, he came to Brookings Co., South Dakota and worked as contractor & builder. He lived in White, SD for many years where many of the homes in White and vicinity bear permanent record of his skillfull handiwork; others enjoy what his hands built. He was a member of the Odd Fellow lodge of Dell Rapids, a respected citizen and a good workman. August 5, 1883 at Eau Claire, Wis. he married Laura (Annie) LINDSAY, one of 9 children of Thomas Myers LINDSAY and Sarah Jane DOBBS. They had 2 children: son Earl Thomas WARD who married Susan VanPELT had a son Earl Everett "Sag" WARD who died March 31, 1972 in Eau Clair, WI at age 53; and a daughter, Mabel died at about age 2. They divorced and Laura married two more times -to William E. COOPER and Edgar N. MARKHAM. On April 8, 1897 at White, SD, Zophar married Cora WINGAD, of Strum, Wisconsin, one of five children of David WINGAD and Margaret T. GREEN. They made their home near White, SD and had five children, four daughters and one son. After Zophar and Cora divorced, she married Thomas MORTON -and she died July 16, 1939 in Davenport, Iowa. Zophar suffered paralysis February 28, 1923 and after that was in poor health. He sold his home in west White, SD. In 1926 he could not care for himself and entered the I.O.O F. (Odd Fellows) Home at Dell Rapids. SD Zophar's funeral was at the Methodist church and the Odd Fellows assisted with arrangements. His obituary was in the White Leader newspaper, White, SD.

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Zophar John Ward's memorial is located at: Fairview Cemetery, White, Brookings County, USA.
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Zophar John Ward death on 25 May 1929 in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 44.4336014
Longitude: -96.6280975

Family Members:

Parent

Mahlon James Ward

(1839 - 1912)

Francis Emily “Fannie” Roberts Ward

(1845 - 1929)

Spouse

Cora Leora Wingad Morton

(1868 - 1939)

Siblings

Orion Orlando “Ora and Orion” Ward

(1872 - 1949)

Emily Anne Ward McKnight

(1875 - 1943)

Children

Linda Elizabeth Ward

(1898 - 1899)

Pearl Francis Ward Thompson

(1899 - 1979)

Margaret Ward Berg

(1900 - 1982)

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