WARD: Davis Tree

Davis Uriah I | Born 1707

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Generation: 1

1. WARD (son of WARD and BURNS).

Generation: 2

2. WARD (son of WARD and OWINGS).
— BURNS. [Group Sheet]
3.
BURNS
Children:

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1. WARD

Generation: 3

4. WARD (son of WARD, Leonard Risdon and COFFIN, Alpha Mary).
— OWINGS. [Group Sheet]
5.
OWINGS
Children:

WARD, William Leonard was born 31 Aug 1953, Hanford, Kings County, California; died 5 Oct 1990, Greenbrea, California.

WARD

2. WARD

Generation: 4

WARD, Leonard Risdon was born 8 Apr 1892, Alameda, Alameda County, California (son of WARD, Thomas Warner and RISDON, Elizabeth Eldridge); died 2 Apr 1971, Fresno, Fresno County, California.

Notes:

Leonard enlisted in the army in 1917 at the beginning of WWII while still a junior at UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Ca.

He rose to the rank of Seargent and served 18 months in Europe. He was in the 91st Div. C 363rd (Infantry Chemical Warfare Division) and he saw action at St. Mehiel, Argonne, France.

After the war he graduated from UC Davis with a teaching degree and moved to Lemore, Ca. in 1923.

He retired as principal of Lemore High School in 1957.

He was very active in the Scottish Rite Tehran Temple, and numerous educational and civic organizations. He and Alpha had 3 children, one Doris died at 6 months. He and Alpha are buried at MT. View Cemetery in Oakland, CA.

Leonard married COFFIN, Alpha Mary 14 Aug 1922, Oakland, Alameda County, California. Alpha (daughter of COFFIN, Lorenzo Post and MOWRY, Addie Mark) was born 5 Sep 1894, Boise, Ada County, Idaho; died 4 Aug 1983, Sebastapol, Sonoma County, California. [Group Sheet]

COFFIN, Alpha Mary was born 5 Sep 1894, Boise, Ada County, Idaho (daughter of COFFIN, Lorenzo Post and MOWRY, Addie Mark); died 4 Aug 1983, Sebastapol, Sonoma County, California.

Notes:

Alpha was working as a secretary in San Francisco, Ca. when she metLeonard Ward.

Children:

4. WARD
WARD, Doris Alpha was born 14 Jun 1927, Oakland, Alameda County, California; died 4 Jan 1930, Hanford, Kings County, California.
WARD, Nancy Lou was born 12 Sep 1931, Oakland, Alameda County, California; died 3 Apr 1992, Sebastapol, Sonoma County, California.