Notes for LEE ROSS GIFFORD WARD:

Son of Berkley and Ida (Moody) Ward.
Born: October, 1885 in Seventy-Six Township, Iowa.
Died: October, 1976 in Unknown.
Census: 1910 - Washington Township, Washington County, Iowa.
Married: Lee Ross Gifford Ward about 1906 in Unknown.

On several occasions after their marriage, Carrie and Lee were separated for a week at a time. About 1911, Lee left for good and joined the army. After that he had essentially no contact with his children and did nothing to support them. Lee was stationed in El Paso, and retired a Colonel in Washington, DC.