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Family HistoryFamily History - David Ward


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features David Ward and two of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. David Ward,1 born April 1875 in Tennessee (parents not determined).1 David married, ca. 1897, Cyrena Roberta Adams1 (born 23 January 1884 in Texas, parents not determined1, 2, 3, 4).

Child of David Ward and Cyrena Roberta Adams:

+2i. Audra Imogene Ward, born 9 December 1897 in Texas; died 8 September 1926 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Married Frances Oscar ‘Frank’ Beitel.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Texas, Bell County, Justice Precinct No. 2, Enumeration District 19, Sheet No. 3A, family of David Ward (25, Tennessee, Apr 1875, day laborer); wife of 3 years Cyrena R. Ward (16, Texas, Jan 1884, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Audrie I.[?] Ward (2, Texas, Dec 1897).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Texas, Bastrop County, Elgin Town, Enumeration District 9, Sheet No. 19B, family of William A. Dunlap (51, Texas, farmer, 2nd marriage); wife of 7 years Roberta Dunlap (26, Texas, 2nd marriage, 1 child, 1 living); son Joseph M. Dunlap (16, Texas); son Otis L. Dunlap (14, Texas); stepdaughter Audra J. Ward (11, Texas).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio City, Enumeration District 90, Sheet No. 6B, family of Frank O. Beitel (25, Texas, lumberman, lumberyard); wife Audra I. Beitel (21, Texas); son Frank O. Beitel, Jr. (7/12, Texas); mother-in-law Roberta Dunlap (36, Texas, divorced); brother-in-law Reginald W. Dunlap (9, Texas).
  4. Harkness Family, by Scott Owens; Descendants of Robert Harkness I. (website)
Second and Third Generations
2. Audra Imogene Ward2 (David1), born 9 December 1897 in Texas;1, 2, 3, 4 died 8 September 1926 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1, 5 Audra married, 11 April 1917 in Bexar County, Texas, Frances Oscar ‘Frank’ Beitel4, 8 (born 22 September 1894 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, the son of Albert Beitel and Mary A. Perkins;4, 6 Frank died 13 March 1935 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas6, 7). Audra and Frank are buried in Mission Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1, 6

Child of Audra Imogene Ward and Frances Oscar ‘Frank’ Beitel:

 3i. Frank Oscar Beitel, Jr., born 5 June 1919 in Texas;4, 9 died 23 May 1977 in Bexar County, Texas.9, 10

  1. Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Beitel, Andra [sic] I.; born 9 Dec 1899, Texas; died 8 Sep 1926, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas; record provides name of parents and their places of birth, occupation, date and place of burial. Her year of birth in this record conflicts with other records.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Texas, Bell County, Justice Precinct No. 2, Enumeration District 19, Sheet No. 3A, family of David Ward (25, Tennessee, Apr 1875, day laborer); wife of 3 years Cyrena R. Ward (16, Texas, Jan 1884, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Audrie I.[?] Ward (2, Texas, Dec 1897).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Texas, Bastrop County, Elgin Town, Enumeration District 9, Sheet No. 19B, family of William A. Dunlap (51, Texas, farmer, 2nd marriage); wife of 7 years Roberta Dunlap (26, Texas, 2nd marriage, 1 child, 1 living); son Joseph M. Dunlap (16, Texas); son Otis L. Dunlap (14, Texas); stepdaughter Audra J. Ward (11, Texas).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio City, Enumeration District 90, Sheet No. 6B, family of Frank O. Beitel (25, Texas, lumberman, lumberyard); wife Audra I. Beitel (21, Texas); son Frank O. Beitel, Jr. (7/12, Texas); mother-in-law Roberta Dunlap (36, Texas, divorced); brother-in-law Reginald W. Dunlap (9, Texas).
  5. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, available at ancestry.com. Beitel, Andra I., died 8 Sep 1926, Bexar County, Texas.
  6. Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Beitel, Frank O.; born 22 Sep 1894, San Antonio; died 13 Mar 1935, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas; record provides name of parents and their places of birth, name of [second] wife, occupation, date and place of burial.
  7. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, available at ancestry.com. Beitel, Frank O., died 13 March, 1935, Bexar County, Texas.
  8. Texas Marriages, 1837-1973; marriage of Frances Oscar Beitel and Audra Imogene Ward, 11 Apr 1917 in Bexar County, Texas.
  9. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Beitel, Frank; no. 465-05-7142; born 5 Jun 1919; died May 1977.
  10. Texas Death Index, 1964-1998; Beitel, Frank; died 23 May 1977, Bexar County, Texas.