Dr. James Melvin Ward and Rita Mayer

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Husband Dr. James Melvin Ward ¹

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           Born: 12 Oct 1866 - Oakland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1939 - St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co, FL 1
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         Father: Moses Ward (1835-1874) 1 2
         Mother: Mary J. Hays (      -Aft 1879) 1 2

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       Marriage: Abt 1929

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   Other Spouse: Mabel Viola Powell (1864-1927) 1 - 1896 1

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Wife Rita Mayer ¹

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. James Melvin Ward

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He graduated from Allegheny College in 1888, and received his M. D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1895.
He was a wide traveller. He first went to Europe in 1889, just after his graduation from college, and lived to circle the world three times. He was in active practice for about 25 years in Oil City, Pennsylvania, but then retired to devote more time to travelling. He was a member of the 2nd Presbyterian Church of Oil City.

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General Notes: Wife - Rita Mayer

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from Australia

1 —, Crawford County Genealogy, Vol. V, No. 1 (Meadville, PA: Crawford County Genealogical Society, Jan, 1982).

2 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 611.