Percy Ward Jr was a son of Percy Ward Sr and Bertha Ward, and he died in Bakersfield, California, in 1975. He was born in Arkansas, migrated to Washington State, then settled in Bakersfield. He married Ida Ward in Seattle, Washington, and later married Onie Mae Ward in Bakersfield, California. He could play the piano by ear and as a hobby had a fascination with locks. He could open any lock or combination. He raised pigeons in Bakersfield and liked to play cards and dominoes.