When John Lawrence WARD was born on May 19, 1930, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the 5th child of Alfred, was 28 and his mother, Stella, was 23. He married Edna Imogene TEEPE and they had two children together between 1950 and 1953. He then married Margaret Louise STUART and they had two children together between 1962 and 1963. He died on April 26, 1986, in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 55.
When John was in the 1st grade, the Edgewood Grade School, his teacher asked the class what they had for breakfast. John held up his hand and when called upon, he proudly stated that he had bug's and rice for breakfast.
After school was done for the day the teacher was concerned about what her student John Ward has said. She went to visit John's parents. She knocked on the door and Mom (Stella Fryman Ward answered the door. After Mom knew who she was invited her into her home. the teacher stated that she would like to discuss what John had for breakfast. He said that he had
bugs and rice. Mom said yes that was true with a smile on her face. The teacher asked what is bugs and rice. Mom chuckled and said that her kids called raisins and rice as the raisins looked like bugs. The teacher thanked Mom and left without another word.
John Lawrence WARD Sr. had a hard time in school. He was held back at least 1-2 times. When he was 16 he quit school.
John had difficulty with school. He went until he was 16 years old and then started to work.

Since he could not read and write well it was difficult for him to get some of the better paying jobs. His 2nd wife Margaret help him out when he was working as the lead in a position in manufacturing. He would bring home his paper work and she along with John would look over the papers and thus he maintained this job for a while. John was good at mechanical and repair. His last position was in a hospital in Chicago and everyone seemed to like him. He worked their until his death.

Residence US Census 1930 19 May, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN at 1014 Morgan Street
Education 1936 — Age: 6 Westfield, Hamilton Co., Indiana in the Westfield Grade School
Residence US Census 1940 1 Apr— Age: 9 Washington, Hamilton, Indiana, United States
Census US Census 1940 — Age: 10 Westfield, Hamilton Co., Indiana
Education 1941 — Age: 11 Clinton Co., Indiana in the Kirklin School System
Education 1945 — Age: 15 Marion Co., IN in the Cumberland School System
Education 1946 Jan— Age: 15 Eminence, Adams Twp., Morgan, IN in the Eminence School System
Marriage to Edna Imogene TEEPE 1950 13 May— Age: 19 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Residence 1950 13 May— Age: 19 at 442 Niontion, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN
Census 1950 — Age: 20 Marion Co., IN
Divorce Filed from Edna Imogene TEEPE 1961 Bef— Age: 31
Marriage to Margaret Louise STUART 1961 27 May— Age: 31 NY City, NY Co., NY
Residence 1984 — Age: 54 Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois at 2145 West Homer
Death 1986 26 Apr— Age: 55 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; File Number: 6008764
Burial 1986 30 Apr Acacia Park Cemetery, lot 3A BI 4, Fern Sec, grave 4, Chicago, Cook Co., ILL
Description
6'8", dark brown hair and blue eyes
Occupation employed as a brick layer, and other miscellaneous jobs.
Religion a Christian