Rebecca Ellen Ward

1848 - 1937  (88 years)

• Name	Rebecca Ellen Ward  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  Birth	17 Feb 1848	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Robertson, Kentucky, USA   [14]
  Residence	8 Aug 1850	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Residence	20 Jun 1860	Harrison County, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Residence	3 Jun 1880	Ellisville, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  Residence	13 Jun 1900	Huffs Stable Township, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  Residence	25 Apr 1910	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [8]
  Residence	24 Jan 1920	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [9]
  Residence	16 Apr 1930	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [10]
  Death	12 Feb 1937	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [12, 13, 16]
  Burial	14 Feb 1937	Near Bald Hill, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA   [12, 13]
  	Brierly Graveyard
  Person ID	I12445	McKelleb
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Anderson Ward,   b. 1821, Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rachel Flora,   b. 1825, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Jan 1844	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [17]
  Marriage License	24 Jan 1844	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [18]
  Family ID	F5950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Brierly,   b. 13 Feb 1850, Bracken County, Kentucky, USA d. 26 Aug 1930, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage License	27 Oct 1870	Robertson County, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  Marriage	28 Oct 1870	Robertson County, Kentucky, USA   [4, 5, 7, 15]
  Children	1. Anna Elizabeth Brierly,   b. Apr 1883, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA d. 23 Jan 1945, Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Arthur G. Brierly,   b. May 1880, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA d. 13 Jul 1952, Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William Ambrose Brierly,   b. 11 Mar 1879, Carlisle, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Orval Warner Brierly,   b. 30 Oct 1875, Robertson County, Kentucky, USA d. 4 Jun 1918, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Blaine Brierly,   b. May 1885, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Thomas R. Brierly,   b. Jun 1888, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Ivy E. Brierly,   b. Apr 1886, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Nancy Mary Brierly,   b. 25 Nov 1873, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA d. 14 Jul 1943, Carlisle, Nicholas, Kentucky, United States (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Bertha May Brierly,   b. 27 Dec 1892, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA d. 3 Sep 1894, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Lenerd A. Brierly,   b. 25 Jul 1871, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA d. 16 Oct 1880, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA (Age 9 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Rena Brierly,   b. 17 Jul 1888, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA d. 18 Aug 1890, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Feb 1848 - Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA Residence - - Robertson, Kentucky, USA Residence - 8 Aug 1850 - Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 20 Jun 1860 - Harrison County, Kentucky, USA Marriage License - 27 Oct 1870 - Robertson County, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 28 Oct 1870 - Robertson County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 25 Apr 1910 - Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 24 Jan 1920 - Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 16 Apr 1930 - Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA Death - 12 Feb 1937 - Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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