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Benjamin Houston Wood 1909–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 February 1909

Birth Location: St Clair County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 30 June 1968

Death Location: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA

Father: William Wood

Mother: Millie Hyatt

Spouse(s): Clara aunt

Children(s): Ruth Wood

The story of Benjamin Houston Wood began in 1909 in St Clair County, Alabama, USA. Benjamin Houston Wood married Clara Nmn Battles G Aunt, and had children including Ruth Alice Wood. Benjamin Houston Wood passed away in 1968 in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Houston Wood began in 1909 in St Clair County, Alabama, USA.
  • Benjamin Houston Wood married Clara Nmn Battles G Aunt, and had children including Ruth Alice Wood.
  • Benjamin Houston Wood passed away in 1968 in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA.

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Benjamin Wood's Ancestors

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Benjamin Wood
1909–1968
Birth Place: St Clair County, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Mabry 'Billy' Wood
1891–1971
Chandler Mountain, St Clair, Alabama, USA
Millie (Jane) Hyatt
1890–1912
Chandler Mountain, St Clair, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (M) Hyatt
1856–1925
Heard County, Georgia, United States of America
Hattie (Masouria) Smith
1852–1924
Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hyatt
1813–1872
Edith McWaters
1816–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis McWaters
1786–1864
Lucy Talley
1795–1886

Benjamin Wood's Descendants

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Benjamin (Houston) Wood (5 February 1909–30 June 1968) m. Clara ((Nmn) Battles * g) aunt (28 Nov 1911–30 Dec 1989)
  1. 1. Ruth (Alice) Wood 1935–2022 m. Harold (Paul) Myers 1931–2007

Benjamin Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1909
5 February 1909
Birth of Benjamin Houston Wood in St Clair County, Alabama, USA
St Clair County, Alabama, USA
1968
30 June 1968
Age 59
Death of Benjamin Houston Wood in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 February 1909
    Event Place: St Clair County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1968
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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