Venora Ward in the 1940 Census

This snapshot of Venora Ward's life was captured by the 1940 U.S. Census.
When Venora Ward was born about 1926, her father, John, was 28, and her mother, Josee, was 18. In 1940, she was 14 years old and lived in Samson, Alabama, with her father, mother, 5 brothers, and 2 sisters.