Oswald Sydney Ward 1 2 3
- Born: 1893, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 1 2
- Marriage (1): Hazel Elena Ritenour on 21 August 1920 in Detroit, MI 1 2 3
- Died: After 1 April 1940
 Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Detroit, MI on 2 April 1930. 2
1930 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 844, Family 28, Roll 1068
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
16582 Tracey; Home owned, $7000
Oswald S. Ward..Head..36..England..married at age 27..Accountant, automobile
(Living with 2nd wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Detroit, MI on 16 April 1940. 3
1940 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 84-1582, Family 386, Roll 1889
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
16582 Tracey Avenue; Home owned, $5000
Oswald Ward..Head..48..England..10th grade..Account, Body Mfg Co..earned $2000 in 1939
(Living with 2nd wife, 4 children, and sister-in-law.)
NOTE - If his birth date was in 1893, then his age should have been 46 or 47 instead of 48.
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Oswald married Hazel Elena Ritenour, daughter of Daniel Perry Ritenour and Lydia Alicia Lightfoot, on 21 August 1920 in Detroit, MI.1 2 3 (Hazel Elena Ritenour was born on 22 February 1890 in Brady Township, Williams, OH 1 4 5 6 and died on 4 March 1968 in Detroit, MI.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Image: 21 August 1920, in Detroit, MI. 1
• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Detroit, MI on 2 April 1930. 2
1930 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 844, Family 28, Roll 1068
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
16582 Tracey; Home owned, $7000
Oswald S. Ward..Head..36..England..married at age 27..Accountant, automobile
Hazel E. Ward..Wife..36..Ohio..married at age 29
Robert S. Ward..Son..14..Michigan
William S. Ward..Son..11..Michigan
Marjorie S. Ward..Daughter..9..Michigan
Bruce R. Ward..Son..11m..Michigan
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Detroit, MI on 16 April 1940. 3
1940 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 84-1582, Family 386, Roll 1889
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
16582 Tracey Avenue; Home owned, $5000
Oswald Ward..Head..48..England..10th grade..Account, Body Mfg Co..earned $2000 in 1939
Hazel Ward..Wife..48..Ohio..12th grade
Robert Ward..Son..24..Michigan..4 years college..Landscaping, City Employee..earned $900 in 1939
William Ward..Son..21..Michigan..2 years college
Marjorie Ward..Daughter..19..Michigan..12th grade
Bruce Ward..Son..11..Michigan..5th grade
Mayme Ritenour..Sister-in-law..52..Ohio..6th grade..Sells Cosmetics, door-to-door
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Marriage Notes:
Name: Oswald S. Ward
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Aug 1920
Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 27y
Birth Date: 1893
Birthplace: England
Marriage Date: 21 Aug 1920
Marriage Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Father's Name: Wm H.
Mother's Name: Mary J. Myres
Spouse's Name: Hazel Ritenour Stevenson
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 27y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1893
Spouse's Birthplace: Ohio
Spouse's Father's Name: Daniel
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lydia Lightfoot
Source Reference: v 9 p 191 rn 200480
Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N31H-FJK : 9 November 2020), Oswald S. Ward and Hazel Ritenaur Stevenson, 21 Aug 1920; citing Marriage, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4032480.
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