Family History - Heorates F. Ward

1. Heorates F. Ward,¹ born ____ (parents not determined). Heorates married Cornelia Stetson (born ____, parents not determined).

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Reginald Phillips Ward, born 11 October 1876 in New York; died 29 November 1929 in Staten Island, New York. Married Dorothea Foley.

2. Reginald Phillips Ward² (Heorates¹), born 11 October 1876 in New York;^{1, 2, 3} died 29 November 1929 in Staten Island, New York.⁴ Reginald married, ca. 1903 in England, Dorothea Foley^{2, 11} (born 16 October 1884 in New York, New York, the daughter of John Arthur Foley and Louisa Pamela Heartt;^{2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} Dorothea died 5 June 1960 in Massachusetts¹⁰).

+	3	i.	John Phillips Ward, born 21 August 1904 in Richmond County, New York; died February 1972. Married Mildred V. Bullwinkle.
+	4	ii.	Stetson Ward, born 17 March 1907 in New York, New York; died 27 January 1974. Married Marianne C. Evans.

1. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Serial No. 118, Reginald Phillips Ward, born: 11 October 1876; age: 41; occupation: artist; nearest relative: Mrs. Dorothea Ward.
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Richmond County, New Brighton, E.D. 1296, Sheet No. 14A, Reginald Ward, 34, New York, artist; wife of 7 years Dorothy Ward, 25, New York, 2 children, 2 living; son John Ward, 5, New York; son Stetson Ward, 3, New York; maid Margaret Domaelly, 16, New York, maid, private family.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Brookfield, E.D. 93, Sheet No. 5B, Reginald P. Ward, 43, New York, printer, magazine; wife Dorothea F. Ward, 32, Wisconsin [sic, this is incorrect, she was born in New York]; son John P. Ward, 15, New York; son Stetson Ward, 12, New York.
4. New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, Reginald Phillips Ward, died: 29 November 1929 in Staten Island, New York City, New York; age: 52; father: Heorates F. Ward; mother: Cornelius Stetson.
5. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 19957, 22 January 1895 in New York City, New York, Louisa P. W. Heartt Foley, born: 17 April 1852 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. The application also names three of her children and their birth dates and places: Harold Heartt Foley, born: 21 January 1878 in New York City, New York; Elizabeth Louise Foley, born: 23 June 1880 in Seabright, New Jersey; and Dorothea Foley, born: 16 October 1884 in New York City, New York.
6. New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957, Dorothea Ward, age 40 years, married, born: 16 October 1885 in New York, N.Y.; son Stetson Ward, age 19, single, born: 17 March 1907 in New York, N.Y. On the same page: Marianne Evans, age 18, single, born: 18 August 1908 in New York, N.Y. [she is the future wife of Stetson Ward].
7. New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957, S.S. Conte Di Savoia, sailing from Villefranche, 30 March 1933, arriving at Port of New York, 6 April 1933, Alexandre Ferrand, 57, naturalized in November 1905 in Richmond, N.Y.; Dorothea Ferrand, 48, born: 16 October 1885 in New York, N.Y.
8. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Richmond County, New Brighton-St. George, Louise Foley, 77, New York, widow, first married age 24; living next door: Dorothea Ward, 43, New York, widow, first married age 18, practitioner, Christian Science.
9. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Sherman, E.D. 1-139, Sheet No. 6B, Dorothea F. Ward, 55, New York, widow, Christian Science practicioner; son John P. Ward, 36, New York, craft man, furnitture [sic].
10. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Dorot[hea] Ward, died: 5 June 1960 in Massachusetts; age: 75 years; widow; spouse: Regi[nald]; residence: New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
11. Marriage Announcement, The Pelham Sun, Pelham, New York (available at fultonhistory.com), 24 June 1932, upcoming marriage of Dorothea Ward, widow of the late Reginald Ward, will become the wife of M. Alexandre Ferrand on 2 July 1932. The article provides biographical detail including Dorothea living in Paris from early childhood until her marriage to Mr. Ward in __bury [Salisbury?] Cathedral in England. mentions her two sons, John Ward, who lives in the Philippines, and Stetson Ward of __erman [Sherman?], Conn. [Note: the left portion of the newspaper is torn away, cutting off several words.]

3. John Phillips Ward³ (Reginald,² Heorates¹), born 21 August 1904 in Richmond County, New York;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} died February 1972.² John married, 1 July 1944 in Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, Mildred V. Bullwinkle^{6, 9} (born 17 July 1913 in New York, parents not determined;^{6, 7, 8} Mildred died 18 January 2003⁷).

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David J. Ward, born 11 January 1947 in Connecticut.6, 8

4. Stetson Ward³ (Reginald,² Heorates¹), born 17 March 1907 in New York, New York;^{3, 4, 10, 11, 12} died 27 January 1974.^{13, 14} Stetson married Marianne C. Evans (born 18 August 1908 in New York, New York, parents not determined;^{10, 11, 12, 15} Marianne died 28 September 1998 in Marion, Plymouth County, Massachusetts¹⁵). Stetson is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.¹³

+	6	i.	Elizabeth P. ‘Betsy’ Ward, born 23 April 1934 in Sherman, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died 10 August 2022 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Married (1) Stuart Hodge Married (2) Frederick Ernest Scholze.
+	7	ii.	Cornelia Stetson ‘Tippy’ Ward, born 27 March 1937 in New York. Married Charles Denison Makepeace II.

1. New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909, John Phillips Ward, born: 21 August 1904 in New York City, Richmond County, New York; father: Reginald P. Ward; mother: Dorothea Foley.
2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), John Ward, died: February 1972; born: 21 August 1904; last place of residence: Gaylordsville, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Richmond County, New Brighton, E.D. 1296, Sheet No. 14A, Reginald Ward, 34, New York, artist; wife of 7 years Dorothy Ward, 25, New York, 2 children, 2 living; son John Ward, 5, New York; son Stetson Ward, 3, New York; maid Margaret Domaelly, 16, New York, maid, private family.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Brookfield, E.D. 93, Sheet No. 5B, Reginald P. Ward, 43, New York, printer, magazine; wife Dorothea F. Ward, 32, Wisconsin [sic, this is incorrect, she was born in New York]; son John P. Ward, 15, New York; son Stetson Ward, 12, New York.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Sherman, E.D. 1-139, Sheet No. 6B, Dorothea F. Ward, 55, New York, widow, Christian Science practicioner; son John P. Ward, 36, New York, craft man, furnitture [sic].
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Connecticut, Litchfield County, New Milford, E.D. 3-25, Sheet No. VI, John Ward, 45, New York, cabinet maker, private industry; wife Mildred Ward, 35, New York; son David Ward, 3, Conn.
7. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Mildred B. Ward, born: 17 July 1913; died: 18 January 2003; residence zip code: 27249 [corresponding to Guilford County, North Carolina].
8. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
9. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ John Ward and Mildred Bullwinkle, married on 1 July 1944 in Southbury, Connecticut.
10. New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957, Dorothea Ward, age 40 years, married, born: 16 October 1885 in New York, N.Y.; son Stetson Ward, age 19, single, born: 17 March 1907 in New York, N.Y. On the same page: Marianne Evans, age 18, single, born: 18 August 1908 in New York, N.Y. [she is the future wife of Stetson Ward].
11. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Sherman, E.D. 1-139, Sheet No. 1B, Stetson Ward, 33, New York, real estate, salesman; wife Marianne C. Ward, 31, New York, church reader, church; daughter Elizabeth P. Ward, 5, Conn.; daughter Cornelia S. Ward, 3, Conn.
12. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Sherman, E.D. 1-247, Sheet No. 28, Stetson Ward, 43, New York, insurance state agent, insurance company; wife Marianne Ward, 41, New York, healing work, Christian Science practice; daughter Elizabeth P. Ward, 15, Conn.; daughter Cornelia Ward, 13, Conn.
13. Find a Grave (website). Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, Stetson Ward, born: unknown; died: 27 January 1974 (from record).
14. Obituary, The Bridgeport Post, Bridgeport, Connecticut (available at newspapers.com, and newspaperarchive.com), 28 January 1974, Stetson Ward, died 27 January 1974. The article provides vital and biographical details and the name of his wife.
15. Massachusetts Death Index 1970-2003 (available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org), Marianne E. Ward, died: 28 September 1998 in Marion, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; born: 18 August 1908 in New York.

6. Elizabeth P. ‘Betsy’ Ward⁴ (Stetson,³ Reginald,² Heorates¹), born 23 April 1934 in Sherman, Fairfield County, Connecticut;^{1, 2, 3} died 10 August 2022 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut.³ Betsy married, first, Stuart Hodge³ (born ____, parents not determined). Betsy married, second, 10 January 1964 in Sherman, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Frederick Ernest Scholze^{3, 5} (born 9 July 1920 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, parents not determined;⁴ Frederick died 10 April 2009 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida⁴).

	8	i.	Joel Evans Hodge, born ca. 1957; died 14 September 1968 in Sherman, Fairfield County, Connecticut.6
+	9	ii.	Phoebe Weatherby Hodge, born 13 August 1958. Married David Michael Farmer.
+	10	iii.	Rex McAndrew Hodge, born 17 March 1960 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. Married (1) Linda Frances Leili Married (2) Debra R. Poynter.

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William Frederick ‘Fritz’ Scholze, born 5 May 1968. Married Michelle Ann Lewandoski.

7. Cornelia Stetson ‘Tippy’ Ward⁴ (Stetson,³ Reginald,² Heorates¹), born 27 March 1937 in New York.^{1, 2, 7} Tippy married, 28 September 1956 in Sherman, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Charles Denison Makepeace II^{9, 10} (born 1 January 1934 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, the son of Russell Makepeace and Eleanor Beeson Morse⁸).

	12	i.	Margaret Anne Makepeace, born 17 January 1960.7
+	13	ii.	Susan Morse Makepeace, born 31 October 1961. Married (1) Andres T. Rojas, Jr. Married (2) Thomas John Basting, Jr..

1. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Sherman, E.D. 1-139, Sheet No. 1B, Stetson Ward, 33, New York, real estate, salesman; wife Marianne C. Ward, 31, New York, church reader, church; daughter Elizabeth P. Ward, 5, Conn.; daughter Cornelia S. Ward, 3, Conn.
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Sherman, E.D. 1-247, Sheet No. 28, Stetson Ward, 43, New York, insurance state agent, insurance company; wife Marianne Ward, 41, New York, healing work, Christian Science practice; daughter Elizabeth P. Ward, 15, Conn.; daughter Cornelia Ward, 13, Conn.
3. Obituary, The Harlem Valley News (website: theharlemvalleynews.net), 19 August 2022, Elizabeth “Betsy” Ward Scholze, died: 10 August 2022 in Danbury, Connecticut; born: 23 April 1934 in Sherman, Connecticut. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, two husbands, children and their spouses, grandchildren, sister and her husband and children.
4. Obituary, CT Insider (website: ctinsider.com), 22 April 2009, Frederick E. Scholze, died: 10 April 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida; born: 9 July 1920 in Montreal, Canada. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his two wives, son and his wife, grandson, and two step-children.
5. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Frede[rick] Scholze and Eliza[beth] Hodge, married on 10 January 1964 in Sherman, Connecticut.
6. Deaths, The Bridgeport Telegram, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Monday, 16 September 1968, Joel Evans Hodge, age 11, was found dead Saturday night [14 September 1968] in Sherman, Connecticut by his step-father [Frederick Scholze].
7. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
8. Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1934, Charles Denison Makepeace II, born: 1 January 1934 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; father: Russell Makepeace, 29, born in Mays Landing, N.J., trade: cranberry grower; mother: Eleanor Beeson Morse, 32, born in Houston, Texas.
9. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Charles Makepeace II and Cornelia Ward, married on 28 September 1956 in Sherman, Connecticut.
10. Marriage Announcement, New York Times, New York, New York, 29 September 1956, Miss Cornelia Stetson Ward and Charles Denison Makepeace 2nd, married on 28 September 1956 in Sherman, Connecticut.

9. Phoebe Weatherby Hodge⁵ (Elizabeth ‘Betsy’,⁴ Stetson,³ Reginald,² Heorates¹), born 13 August 1958.¹ Phoebe married, 16 October 2004, David Michael Farmer¹ (born 27 May 1963, parents not determined¹).

10. Rex McAndrew Hodge⁵ (Elizabeth ‘Betsy’,⁴ Stetson,³ Reginald,² Heorates¹), born 17 March 1960 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan.^{1, 2} Rex married, first, 18 June 1983 in Pawling, Dutchess County, New York, Linda Frances Leili² (born 14 December 1959 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, parents not determined²). Their marriage ended in divorce on 23 July 1985 in Albemarle County, Virginia.² Rex married, second, 15 August 2012, Debra R. Poynter¹ (born 17 December 1959, parents not determined¹).

11. William Frederick ‘Fritz’ Scholze⁵ (Elizabeth ‘Betsy’,⁴ Stetson,³ Reginald,² Heorates¹), born 5 May 1968.¹ Fritz married Michelle Ann Lewandoski (born 6 August 1975, parents not determined¹).

	14	i.	Jackson Scholze.
	15	ii.	Alex Scholze.

13. Susan Morse Makepeace⁵ (Cornelia ‘Tippy’,⁴ Stetson,³ Reginald,² Heorates¹), born 31 October 1961.¹ Susan married, first, 10 November 1984 in Marion, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Andres T. Rojas, Jr.³ (born ____, parents not determined). Susan married, second, 1991, Thomas John Basting, Jr.⁴ (born ca. 1962, parents not determined¹).

	16	i.	Christopher Makepeace Basting, born 1993.1
	17	ii.	Tara Makepeace Basting, born 1996.1

1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
2. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988, State File No. 85-012348, Rex M. Hodge, born: 17 March 1960 in Flint, Michigan, first marriage; Linda Frances Leili, born: 14 December 1959 in Danbury, Connecticut, first marriage; married on 18 June 1983 in Pawling, New York; divorced final on 23 July 1985 in Albemarle County, Virginia; no children.
3. Marriage Announcement, New York Times, New York, New York, 11 November 1984, Susan Morse Makepeace and Andres T. Rojas, Jr., married on 10 November 1984 in Marion, Massachusetts. The article provides biographical details and the names of their parents and her paternal grandfather, and mentions that Andres’ previous marriage ended in divorce.
4. Justia US Law (website: law.justia.com), State of Minnesota In Court of Appeals, In Re the Marriage of Thomas John Basting, Jr., vs. Susan Morse Makepeace. Filed August 24, 2010.