SIXTH GENERATION

670. Ward Kilgore Sheley was born on 19 Jun 1872 in Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio.⁽¹⁵⁸³⁾⁽¹⁵⁸⁴⁾ He appeared on the census on 29 Jun 1880 in home of parent. He appeared on the census on 2 Jun 1900 in Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio. He appeared on the census on 11 May 1910 in Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio. He appeared on the census on 9 Jan 1920 in Silver Creek Township, Greene County, Ohio. He died in 1941.⁽¹⁵⁸⁵⁾ He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio.⁽¹⁵⁸⁶⁾⁽⁶⁶⁾

He was married to Maude Allis Pearson (daughter of William H. Pearson and --- ---) in 1897.⁽¹⁵⁸⁷⁾ Maude Allis Pearson was born in 1880 in Fayette County, Ohio.⁽¹⁵⁸⁸⁾ She appeared on the census on 2 Jun 1900 in home of spouse. She appeared on the census on 11 May 1910 in home of spouse. She appeared on the census on 9 Jan 1920 in home of spouse. She died in 1973.⁽⁶⁶⁾ She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio.⁽⁶⁶⁾⁽¹⁵⁸⁹⁾⁽¹⁵⁹⁰⁾ Ward Kilgore Sheley and Maude Allis Pearson had the following children:

1502 i. Dona Clare Sheley was born on 24 Oct 1905 in Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio.⁽⁶⁶⁾⁽¹⁵⁹¹⁾⁽¹⁵⁹²⁾ She was listed as age 3 in the 1910 census. She appeared on the census on 11 May 1910 in home of parent. She appeared on the census on 9 Jan 1920 in home of parent. She died on 25 Mar 1994 in Kettering Memorial Hospital, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.⁽⁶⁶⁾⁽¹⁵⁹³⁾ Obit: Dona Clare Sheley of 42 West Washington St., Jamestown, Ohio died March 25 at Kettering Memorial Hospital, Dayton.
She was born October 24, 1905 in Fayette County, the only child of Ward and Maude (Pearson) Sheley, who preceded her in death. Her family moved to Jamestown in 1918.
She was graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and Columbia University, New York City. She taught music in public schools for forty-one years. She was member of the Jamestown United Methodist Church, participating in the choir, and as Sunday School pianist.
She was member of the Delta Omricon National Society, the President's Club of Miami University, the Greene County Retired Teachers Organization, and the Senior Citizens of Jamestown.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, March 28 at 2 p.m. at the Powers Funeral Home, Jamestown, with Rev. Duane Kemerly officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, Dona requested contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund of the Jamestown United Methodist Church.
She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio.⁽⁶⁶⁾