CPT Ward Beecher Pershing (1874-1909)

CPT Ward Beecher Pershing Veteran

Birth

29 Mar 1874

Laclede, Linn County, Missouri, USA

Death

28 Aug 1909 (aged 35)

Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA

Burial

Oak Woods Cemetery

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map

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6th US Artillery and 4th US Cavalry.
Participated in Philippine American War (1901).
Discharged as captain, died from illness contracted in line of duty.

Family Members

Parents

John Fletcher Pershing

1834–1906
Ann Elizabeth Thompson Pershing

1835–1902

Spouse

Gertrude Effa Ebelmesser Pershing

1875–1944 (m. 1908)

Siblings

John J. "Black Jack" Pershing

1860–1948
James Fletcher "Jim" Pershing Sr

1862–1933
Mary Elizabeth Pershing Butler

1864–1928
Anna May Pershing

1867–1955
Grace Pershing Paddock

1869–1903
Rose Pershing

1872–1872
Ruth Pershing

1872–1872
Fredrick G. "Fred" Pershing

1876–1877

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1880 United States Federal Census
Colorado, U.S., County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006

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John Fletcher Pershing

Ann Elizabeth Thompson Pershing

Gertrude Effa Ebelmesser Pershing

John J. "Black Jack" Pershing

James Fletcher "Jim" Pershing Sr

Mary Elizabeth Pershing Butler

Anna May Pershing

Grace Pershing Paddock

Rose Pershing

Ruth Pershing

Fredrick G. "Fred" Pershing

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