hmtl5 Albert Ward b. 17 Jul 1854 Glencoe, McLeod County, Minnesota d. 1 Mar 1952 Sidney, Richland County, Montana: Gritton Genealogy

Albert Ward

Male 1854 - 1952  (97 years)

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  • Name Albert Ward 
    • son of James Benjamin Ward and Mary Best [1]
    Birth 17 Jul 1854  Glencoe, McLeod County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Mar 1952  Sidney, Richland County, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Fairview Cemetery, East Fairview, McKenzie County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I4540  Gritton
    Last Modified 22 May 2025 

    Family Melinda Ann Milender,   b. Oct 1863, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1936 (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 1887  Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F1947  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 May 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1887 - Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Note on Find a Grave:
      Parents: James Ward and Mary Best Ward
      Siblings: John and Elizabeth

      Spouse: Malinda Ann Milender
      married 1887 St Cloud MN
      Children: Claude, Elzie "Mike", Elmer, Ethel, two sons
      [1]
    • Albert Ward was born on July 17, 1854, at Glencoe, Minn. His boyhood and early adult years were spent in Minnesota where he was employed in farming and in the lumber camps of northern Minnesota. In 1887, he was married to Malinda Ann Milender at St. Cloud, Minn. To this union were born six children. Two sons and his wife preceded him in death.
      In 1907 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ward moved to the vicinity of Cando, N.D. The Wards moved to Fairview, Mont., in 1928. From that time until his death Mr. Ward has lived i this community. For the past twenty years he has made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ward, his son and daughter-in-law. Mrs. Ward, Sr., passed away in 1936. He passed away in the Memorial hospital March 1, 1952, after a short illness at the venerable age of 97 years.
      Survivors are three sons, Mike Ward of Fairview; Elmer Ward of Whitefish, Mont.; and Claude Ward of Tacoma, Wash; one daughter, Mrs. Howard Jones of Forsyth, Mont. Also surviving Mr. Ward are twelve grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
      Fairview News, Fairview, Montana. Thursday, 5 March 1952.
      [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S17] Obituary.

    3. [S102] Newspaper article.