I H S
LORD HAVE MERCY ON THE SOUL OF
JOHN WARD
WHO DIED 7 TH FEB Y 1898
AGED 78 YEARS
ALSO HIS SON MICHAEL
DIED 21 ST JAN Y 1853 AGED 3 YEARS
ALSO HIS SON THOMAS WHO
DIED 8 TH MARCH 1869 AGED 6 MONTHS
HIS WIFE MARY WARD
DIED MARCH 15 TH 1884 AGED 58 YEARS
WALTER WARD DIED JAN 25 TH 1928
AGED 30 YEARS
ERECTED BY HIS BELOVED WIFE
MARY AND HIS SON JAMES WARD
PAT WARD DIED 20 TH JUNE 1939
AGED 80 YRS
HIS WIFE KATE WARD
DIED 15 TH NOV 1939 AGE 77 YRS
The address for this headstone is Falty / Coolderry. Mary Ward, died 1884 (wife of John Ward) was nee Colleran. Kate Ward, died 1939 (wife of Pat Ward) was nee McEvilly from Lakeland.
Census 1901:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Roscommon/Ballydangan/R...
Census 1911:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Roscommon/Culliagh/Cool...