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Edna Ellen Wood 1895–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1895

Birth Location: San Augustine, Texas, USA

Death Date: 9 JUL 1978

Death Location: Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA

Father: Jesse Woods

Mother: Lavinia Coon

Spouse(s): John Bennefield

Children(s): Bruce Sr, Cecil Bennefield, Baby Bennefield, Wesley Bennefield, Hattie Bennefield, John Bennefield, David Bennefield, Rube Bennefield, James Bennefield, Katy Bennefield

Edna Ellen Wood was born in 1895 in San Augustine, Texas, USA, the child of Jesse Allen Woods And Lavinia Catherine Coon. Edna Ellen Wood married John Coley Bennefield, and had children including Baby Girl Bennefield, Bruce Garner Bennefield Sr, Cecil Nadine Bennefield, David Willis Bennefield, Hattie B Bennefield, James L Bennefield, John Curtis Bennefield, Katy Mavis Bennefield, Rube Price Bennefield, Wesley Ray Bennefield. Edna Ellen Wood passed away in 1978 in Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Edna Ellen Wood was born in 1895 in San Augustine, Texas, USA, the child of Jesse Allen Woods And Lavinia Catherine Coon.
  • Edna Ellen Wood married John Coley Bennefield, and had children including Baby Girl Bennefield, Bruce Garner Bennefield Sr, Cecil Nadine Bennefield, David Willis Bennefield, Hattie B Bennefield, James L Bennefield, John Curtis Bennefield, Katy Mavis Bennefield, Rube Price Bennefield, Wesley Ray Bennefield.
  • Edna Ellen Wood passed away in 1978 in Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA.

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Edna Wood's Ancestors

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Edna Wood
1895–1978
Birth Place: San Augustine, Texas, USA
Parents
Jesse Allen Woods
1866–1941
, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Lavinia (Catherine) Coon
1868–1946
Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
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Edna Wood's Descendants

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Edna (Ellen) Wood (18 Dec 1895–9 JUL 1978) m. John (Coley) Bennefield (9 APR 1892–21 November 1969)
  1. 1. Bruce (Garner Bennefield) Sr 1932–2018 m. Genell Duhon 1937–2002
  2. 2. Cecil (Nadine) Bennefield 1924–2009
  3. 3. Baby (Girl) Bennefield 1915–1915
  4. 4. Wesley (Ray) Bennefield 1933–1987
  5. 5. Hattie (B) Bennefield 1916–1998
  6. 6. John (Curtis) Bennefield 1922–2011
  7. 7. David (Willis) Bennefield 1929–2010
  8. 8. Rube (Price) Bennefield 1926–1966
  9. 9. James (L.) Bennefield 1920–1950
  10. 10. Katy (Mavis) Bennefield 1924–2014

Edna Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1895
18 Dec 1895
Birth of Edna Ellen Wood in San Augustine, Texas, USA
San Augustine, Texas, USA
1978
9 JUL 1978
Age 83
Death of Edna Ellen Wood in Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1895
    Event Place: San Augustine, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 JUL 1978
    Event Place: Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA

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