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George Washington Wood 1853–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 November 1853

Birth Location: Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 15 February 1924

Death Location: Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: David Wood

Mother: Mary Clanton

Spouse(s): Ida Warner, Ellen Swain

Children(s): Ira Wood, Dora Wood, Oren Wood, Mary Evans, Polly Evans, Laura Evans

George Washington Wood was born in 1853 in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of David Bush Wood And Mary A Clanton. In 1870, George Washington Wood resided in Township 7 Range 8, Macoupin, Illinois, USA. In 1880, George Washington Wood resided in Bunker Hill, Macoupin, Illinois, USA. George Washington Wood married Ellen Green Swain, Francis Ellen Evans, Ida May Warner, and had children including Dora P Wood, Ira Warner Wood, Laura Evans, Mary Evans, Oren Wood, Polly Evans. George Washington Wood passed away in 1924 in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Washington Wood was born in 1853 in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of David Bush Wood And Mary A Clanton.
  • In 1870, George Washington Wood resided in Township 7 Range 8, Macoupin, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, George Washington Wood resided in Bunker Hill, Macoupin, Illinois, USA.
  • George Washington Wood married Ellen Green Swain, Francis Ellen Evans, Ida May Warner, and had children including Dora P Wood, Ira Warner Wood, Laura Evans, Mary Evans, Oren Wood, Polly Evans.
  • George Washington Wood passed away in 1924 in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Wood's Ancestors

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George Wood
1853–1924
Birth Place: Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
David Bush Wood
1814–1898
Cumberland City, Clinton, Kentucky, USA
Mary (A) Clanton
1819–1897
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James Wood
1774–1849
Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America
Susanna Wood
1777–1856
Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
James (Wesley) Clanton
1780–1859
Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (J. "Betty") Anderson
1790–1847
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Clanton
1748–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Wood's Descendants

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George (Washington) Wood (5 November 1853–15 February 1924) m. Ida (May) Warner (28 May 1854–21 March 1930) m. Ellen (Green) Swain (15 Feb 1855–1905)
  1. 1. Ira (Warner) Wood 1877–1954 m. Mary (Lavina Louisa) Salzman 1878–1941 m. Sivana Wood 1878–
    1. 1. Ethel (V) Wood 1905–
    2. 2. Annie (M) Wood 1907–
    3. 3. Evelyn Wood 1910–
    4. 4. Russell (Ira) Wood 1915–1997
    5. 5. Harold Wood 1918–
  2. 2. Dora (P.) Wood 1878–1939
  3. 3. Oren Wood 1880–
  4. 4. Mary Evans 1887–1959
  5. 5. Polly Evans 1890–
  6. 6. Laura Evans 1893–

George Wood's Timeline

5 Records

1853
5 November 1853
Birth of George Washington Wood in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 17
George Washington Wood resided here in Township 7 Range 8, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Township 7 Range 8, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
George Washington Wood resided here in Bunker Hill, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Bunker Hill, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 47
George Washington Wood resided here in Spotsville, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Spotsville, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
1924
15 February 1924
Age 71
Death of George Washington Wood in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1853
    Event Place: Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 7 Range 8, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bunker Hill, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Spotsville, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 February 1924
    Event Place: Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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