Daughter of Bryant Ward and Anne Amelia Durham Ward.

Married to Robert Lee Howard around 1910.

Robert and Mary were the parents of:
Robert Ward Howard
Georgia Bryant Howard Pometto
James Anthony Howard
John Coolidge Howard
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary B Ward
Home in 1900: Bingham, Orange, North Carolina
Age: 11
Birth Date: Aug 1888
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relationship to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Annie
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Household Members: Name Age
Annie Ward 41
Ralph H Ward 13
Mary B Ward 11

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary B Howard
[Mary B Ward]
Age in 1910: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1889
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Annie Ward
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Spouse's name: Robert L Howard
Home in 1910: Bingham, Orange, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Annie Ward 51
Robert L Howard 25
Mary B Howard 21

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Howard
Home in 1920: Melville, Alamance, North Carolina
Age: 31
Estimated birth year: abt 1889
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's name: Robert L Howard
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Robert L Howard 37
Mary Howard 31
Robert W Howard 7

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary B Howard
Home in 1930: High Point, Guilford, North Carolina
Age: 41
Estimated birth year: abt 1889
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's name: Robert L Howard
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Robert L Howard 44
Mary B Howard 41
Robert L Howard 17
Georgia B Howard 9
James A Howard 7
John C Howard 3

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Mrs. Mary B Howard
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 50
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Domestic
Birth Date: 23 Aug 1888
Birth Place: Greensboro, North Carolina
Death Date: 6 Sep 1938
Death Location: High Point, Guilford
Spouse's name: R L Howard
Father's Name: Bryant Ward
Mother's Name: Annie Durham
Cause of death: Acute apendicitis, ruptured, gangrenous, acute generalized peritonitis
Informant: R L Howard, High Point, NC