kˈælvɪn dʒˈɑːn wˈɔːɹd wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ θˈɜːɾi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ɪn ɡɹˈiːn kˈaʊnti, tˌɛnəsˈiː ænd lˈɪvd ɪn mˈɔːɹɪstˌaʊn, tˌɛnəsˈiː.
Calvin John Ward was born on October 30, 1899, in Greene County, Tennessee and lived in Morristown, Tennessee.