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Elizabeth "Betsy" Wood 1809 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1809

Birth Location: Comptons Fort, Wabash, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 6 Dec 1886

Death Location: Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA

Father: Joseph Wood

Mother: Leah Greathouse

Spouse(s): William LITHERLAND

Children(s): George Litherland

Elizabeth "Betsy" Wood was born in 1809 in Comptons Fort, Wabash, Illinois, USA, the child of Joseph Ogle Wood and Leah Greathouse. Elizabeth "Betsy" Wood married William Ogle LITHERLAND, and had children including George Ogle Litherland. Elizabeth "Betsy" Wood passed away in 1886 in Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Wood was born in 1809 in Comptons Fort, Wabash, Illinois, USA, the child of Joseph Ogle Wood and Leah Greathouse.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Wood married William Ogle LITHERLAND, and had children including George Ogle Litherland.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Wood passed away in 1886 in Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Wood
1786 – 1827
Birth Location: Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Leah Greathouse
1790 – 1830
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

William LITHERLAND
1808 – 1843
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

George Litherland
1833 – 1910
Birth Location: Friendsville, Wabash, Illinois, United States
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Elizabeth Wood's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Wood
1809 – 1886
Birth Place: Comptons Fort, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Parents
Joseph Ogle Wood
1786 – 1827
Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
Leah Greathouse
1790 – 1830
Warren, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
John (Wood,) Ensign
1754 – 1832
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Martha (Patsy Ogle Wood) 4ggm
1761 – 1820
Frederick, Maryland, United States
John (Enoch) Greathouse
1737 – 1834
Heidelburg Township, Lancaster (now Berks), Pennsylvania
Catharina (Elissen) Haack
1740 – 1834
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Catherina Julien
1722 – 1782
Alexander Ogle
1730 – 1783
Martha Williams
1731 – 1805
Heinrich Groethausen
1695 – 1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Bullock
1680 – 1750
Thomas Ogle
1668 – 1734
William Williams
1693 –

Elizabeth Wood's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Betsy") Wood (4 Oct 1809 – 6 Dec 1886) m. William (Ogle) LITHERLAND (30 Mar 1808 – 1 May 1843)
  1. 1. George (Ogle) Litherland (26 December 1833 – 01 October 1910) m. Sarah (Jane) Fite (12 Jan 1836 – 26 Feb 1899)
    1. 1. William (Francis) Litherland (28 Nov 1859 – 4 Mar 1905) m. Mary (Urzilla) Smith (12 Jul 1860 – 3 Dec 1929)
      1. 1. Mark (Alexander) Litherland (18 July 1886 – 12 December 1954) m. Mary Williams (2 Aug 1890 – 28 Dec 1955)
        1. 1. Cecile (Evelyn) Litherland (2 Jul 1913 – 20 Oct 1981) m. Aaron (Brown) Seibert (Nov 15 1911 – 11 February 1994)

Elizabeth Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1809
4 Oct 1809
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsy" Wood in Comptons Fort, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Comptons Fort, Wabash, Illinois, USA
1886
6 Dec 1886
Age 77
Death of Elizabeth "Betsy" Wood in Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA
Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1809
    Event Place: Comptons Fort, Wabash, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1886
    Event Place: Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA
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