Laura Ward

Female 1873 - 1941  (68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Laura Ward was born 18 Jun 1873, Grayson Co. VA; died 26 Nov 1941, Buchanan Co. VA.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1880 Census
    Name: Laura Ward
    Age: 7
    Birth Year: abt 1873
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's name: Zachariah Ward
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's name: Nancy Ward
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Zachariah Ward 48
    Nancy Ward 49
    Mary A. Ward 28
    Sarah Ward 26
    Benjamin Ward 25
    Alford Ward 23
    Samantha Ward 21
    Zachariah Ward 18
    Thomas J. Ward 13
    John Ward 11
    Laura Ward 7

    1900 Census
    Name: Laura Altizer
    Age: 22
    Birth Date: Jan 1877
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1900: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: William Altizer
    Marriage Year: 1892
    Years Married: 8
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother: number of living children: 4
    Mother: How many children: 5
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    William Altizer 30
    Laura Altizer 22
    Amelia Altizer 7
    Doak Altizer 6
    Ugene Altizer 1
    Anson Altizer 1


    Died:
    Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
    Name: Mrs Laura Altizer
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Age at Death: 68
    Birth Date: 18 Jun 1873
    Birthplace: Grayson Co. VA
    Death Date: 7 Sep 1941
    Death Place: Bearwallow, Buchanan, Virginia
    Registration Date: 26 Nov 1941
    Father: Zack Ward
    Mother: Nancy Billings
    Spouse: Wm R Altizer

    Laura married William Riley ALTIZER 31 Mar 1892, Tazewell Co. VA. William (son of Adam ALTIZER and Elizabeth L. Stevenson) was born Feb 1870, Tazewell Co. VA; died 03 Oct 1956, Welch, McDowell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Amelia ALTIZER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Mar 1893, Pocahontas, Tazewell Co. VA; died 09 Nov 1951, Mingo Co. WV; was buried , Altizer Cemetery, Jewell Ridge, Tazewell Co. VA.
    2. 3. Doak ALTIZER  Descendancy chart to this point was born Mar 1894, McDowell Co. WV; died 28 Jan 1907, McDowell Co. WV.
    3. 4. Eugene ALTIZER  Descendancy chart to this point was born Oct 1898, McDowell Co. WV.
    4. 5. Anson ALTIZER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Apr 1899, McDowell Co. WV; died 11 Jun 1963, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell, Tazewell Co. VA.
    5. 6. Flora Bell ALTIZER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Apr 1902, McDowell Co. WV; died 08 Oct 1949, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Altizer Cemetery, Bearwallow, Tazewell Co. VA.
    6. 7. Dokie ALTIZER  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1907, McDowell Co. WV; died 01 Dec 1961, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Altizer Cemetery, Bearwallow, Tazewell Co. VA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Amelia ALTIZER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Laura1) was born 28 Mar 1893, Pocahontas, Tazewell Co. VA; died 09 Nov 1951, Mingo Co. WV; was buried , Altizer Cemetery, Jewell Ridge, Tazewell Co. VA.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1900 Cesus
    Name: Amelia Altizer
    Age: 7
    Birth Date: Mar 1893
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Home in 1900: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's name: William Altizer
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's name: Laura Altizer
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    William Altizer 30
    Laura Altizer 22
    Amelia Altizer 7
    Doak Altizer 6
    Ugene Altizer 1
    Anson Altizer 1

    1930 Census
    Name: Amelia A Bowles
    Birth Year: abt 1893
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Marital Status: Married
    Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Homemaker?: Yes
    Home in 1930: District 4, Laurel, Kentucky
    Street address: Sinking Road
    Age at First Marriage: 23
    Able to Read and Write: Yes
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Able to Speak English: Yes
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Walter G Bowles 42
    Amelia A Bowles 37
    J Odell Bowles 7
    Mary O Bowles 3 years 10 months

    Buried:
    Burial location according to death certificate.

    Died:
    West Virginia Death Certificate:
    http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1338714&Type=Death

    Amelia married Walter Garfield Bowles 03 May 1916, War, McDowell Co. WV. Walter was born 11 Apr 1887, Norton, Wise Co. VA; died 22 Jul 1953, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Altizer Cemetery, Jewell Ridge, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. James Odell Bowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Dec 1922, Laurel Co. KY; died 25 Apr 1978; was buried , Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware Co. IN.
    2. 9. Mary O. Bowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 May 1926, Laurel Co. KY.
    3. 10. Betty Bowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Apr 1928, Laurel Co. KY; died 28 Apr 1928, Laurel Co. KY.
    4. 11. Walter Franklin Bowles  Descendancy chart to this point was born 09 Jun 1930, Laurel Co. KY; died 11 Dec 2000, Cuyahoga Co. OH; was buried , Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware Co. IN.

  2. 3.  Doak ALTIZER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Laura1) was born Mar 1894, McDowell Co. WV; died 28 Jan 1907, McDowell Co. WV.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1900 Census
    Name: Doak Altizer
    Age: 6
    Birth Date: Mar 1894
    Birthplace: West Virginia
    Home in 1900: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's name: William Altizer
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's name: Laura Altizer
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    William Altizer 30
    Laura Altizer 22
    Amelia Altizer 7
    Doak Altizer 6
    Ugene Altizer 1
    Anson Altizer 1

    Died:
    West Virginia Vital Records
    http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4683813&Type=Death
    Cause of Death: Diptheria


  3. 4.  Eugene ALTIZER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Laura1) was born Oct 1898, McDowell Co. WV.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1900 Census
    Name: Ugene Altizer [Eugne Attinger]
    Age: 1
    Birth Date: Oct 1898
    Birthplace: West Virginia
    Home in 1900: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's name: William Altizer
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's name: Laura Altizer
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    William Altizer 30
    Laura Altizer 22
    Amelia Altizer 7
    Doak Altizer 6
    Ugene Altizer 1
    Anson Altizer 1


  4. 5.  Anson ALTIZER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Laura1) was born 25 Apr 1899, McDowell Co. WV; died 11 Jun 1963, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell, Tazewell Co. VA.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1900 Census
    Name: Anson Altizer
    Age: 1
    Birth Date: Apr 1899
    Birthplace: West Virginia
    Home in 1900: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's name: William Altizer
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's name: Laura Altizer
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    William Altizer 30
    Laura Altizer 22
    Amelia Altizer 7
    Doak Altizer 6
    Ugene Altizer 1
    Anson Altizer 1

    Birth:
    POB is given as Buchanan Co. VA

    Buried:
    Grave location:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18563037&ref=acom

    Died:
    West Virginia Death Certificate
    http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2176321&Type=Death


  5. 6.  Flora Bell ALTIZER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Laura1) was born 14 Apr 1902, McDowell Co. WV; died 08 Oct 1949, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Altizer Cemetery, Bearwallow, Tazewell Co. VA.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1910 Census
    Name: Flora D Altizer
    Age in 1910: 8
    Birth Year: abt 1902
    Birthplace: West Virginia
    Home in 1910: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's name: William R Altizer
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's name: Laura E Altizer
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    William R Altizer 40
    Laura E Altizer 37
    Amelia A Altizer 17
    Eugene Altizer 12
    Anson Altizer 11
    Flora D Altizer 8
    Doakie Altizer 3

    1930 Census
    Name: Flora Beavers
    Birth Year: abt 1903
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birthplace: West Virginia
    Marital Status: Married
    Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Homemaker?: Yes
    Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
    Age at First Marriage: 26
    Able to Read and Write: Yes
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Able to Speak English: Yes
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Robert L Beavers 30
    Flora Beavers 27
    William Beavers 77 [father-in-law]

    Birth:
    Death certificate has POB as Bearwallow, VA

    Buried:
    Grave location according to death certificate

    Died:
    Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
    Name: Flora Bell Beavers
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Age at Death: 47
    Birth Date: 14 Apr 1902
    Death Date: 8 Oct 1949
    Death Place: Bandy, Tazewell, Virginia
    Registration Date: 12 Oct 1949
    Father: William Riley Altizer
    Mother: Laura Ward
    Spouse: Robert L Beavers

    Flora married Robert Lee BEAVERS 03 Apr 1928, McDowell Co. WV. Robert (son of William H. BEAVERS and Nancy Jane ASBURY) was born 31 Mar 1900, Tazewell Co. VA; died 06 Mar 1963, Bandy, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Dokie ALTIZER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Laura1) was born 1907, McDowell Co. WV; died 01 Dec 1961, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Altizer Cemetery, Bearwallow, Tazewell Co. VA.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1910 Census
    Name: Doakie Altizer
    Age in 1910: 3
    Birth Year: abt 1907
    Birthplace: West Virginia
    Home in 1910: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's name: William R Altizer
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's name: Laura E Altizer
    Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    William R Altizer 40
    Laura E Altizer 37
    Amelia A Altizer 17
    Eugene Altizer 12
    Anson Altizer 11
    Flora D Altizer 8
    Doakie Altizer 3

    1940 Census
    Name: Dockie Altizer
    Age: 32
    Estimated birth year: abt 1908
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birthplace: West Virginia
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Home in 1940: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
    Inferred Residence in 1935: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
    Residence in 1935: Same House
    Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
    Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
    Class of Worker: Unpaid family worker
    Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
    Income: 0
    Income Other Sources: No
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    William Altizer 70
    Laura Altizer 67
    Dockie Altizer 32
    Frank Bowles 9 [nephew]

    Buried:
    Location from death certificate

    Died:
    West Virginia Death Certificate:
    http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1359951&Type=Death



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  James Odell Bowles Descendancy chart to this point (2.Amelia2, 1.Laura1) was born 21 Dec 1922, Laurel Co. KY; died 25 Apr 1978; was buried , Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware Co. IN.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Name: James Odell Bowles
    SSN: 234304826
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Birth Date: 21 Dec 1922
    Birth Place: London Laure, Kentucky
    Father Name: Walter G Bowles
    Mother Name: Amelia A Altizer
    Death Date: 25 Apr 1978
    Claim Date: 3 Jul 1975
    Type of Claim: Original SSN.
    Notes: Oct 1941: Name listed as JAMES ODELL BOWLES; 18 Jan 1977: Name listed as JAMES BOWLES; 04 Feb 1997: Name listed as JAMES O BOWLES

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bowles&GSiman=1&GScid=84289&GRid=123065982&

    Died:
    Social Security Death Index
    Name: James O. Bowles
    SSN: 234-30-4826
    BORN: 21 Dec 1922
    Died: 25 Apr 1978
    State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)


  2. 9.  Mary O. Bowles Descendancy chart to this point (2.Amelia2, 1.Laura1) was born 28 May 1926, Laurel Co. KY.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

    Name: Mary O Bowls
    Date of Birth: 28 May 1926
    Birth Place: Laurel, Kentucky
    Mother's name: Amelia Altizer
    Volume Number: 090
    Certificate Number: 44659
    Volume Year: 1926


  3. 10.  Betty Bowles Descendancy chart to this point (2.Amelia2, 1.Laura1) was born 28 Apr 1928, Laurel Co. KY; died 28 Apr 1928, Laurel Co. KY.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

    Name: Bety Bowles
    Date of Birth: 28 Apr 1928
    Birth Place: Laurel, Kentucky
    Mother's name: Melia Altizer
    Volume Number: 047
    Certificate Number: 23375
    Volume Year: 1928

    Died:
    Kentucky. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates ? Microfilm (1911-1955). Microfilm rolls #7016130-7041803. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.

    Name: Betty Bowls
    Death Date: 28 Apr 1928
    Death Location: Laurel, Kentucky
    Age: 0
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birth Date: 28 Apr 1928
    Birth Location: Kentucky
    Father's name: Walter G Bowles
    Father's Birth Location: Virginia
    Mother's name: Melia A Altizer
    Mother's Birth Location: Virginia


  4. 11.  Walter Franklin Bowles Descendancy chart to this point (2.Amelia2, 1.Laura1) was born 09 Jun 1930, Laurel Co. KY; died 11 Dec 2000, Cuyahoga Co. OH; was buried , Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware Co. IN.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Name: Walter Franklin Bowles
    SSN: 226304493
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Birth Date: 2 Jan 1930
    Birth Place: London Laure, Kentucky
    Father Name: Walter G Bowles
    Mother Name: Amelia Altizer
    Death Date: 11 Dec 2000
    Death Certificate Number: FIX FOR "01" DOD 03/01
    Type of Claim: Original SSN.
    Notes: Jul 1944: Name listed as WALTER FRANKLIN BOWLES; 19 Apr 2001: Name listed as WALTER F BOWLES

    Buried:
    Grave location:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=123065984&ref=acom

    Died:
    Social Security Death Index
    Name: Walter F. Bowles
    SSN: 226-30-4493
    Last Residence: 44136 Strongsville, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    BORN: 2 Jun 1930
    Died: 11 Dec 2000
    State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)